The artist was John T Haverfield who was in the marines onboard 'Constance'
According to his service records, Haverfield also disembarked in the Valley of Cowichan, further north on Vancouver Island.
ADM 196 59 page 143
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| With the temperature at around 80 degrees Fahrenheit the ship set sail on the 29th of June, headed for Vancouver Island - now part of Canada. A four week voyage began quietly: steady peaceful sailing and a little washing and mending clothes with some gunnery practice. Half way through, the problem of drunkenness again appeared. On the 13 of July - Latitude 50.21.14 North and Longitude 149.9.10 West - some trouble started. The log relates ' In consequence of finding three Marines, Thomas Kent, N Tilbury and Henry Filby drunk at quarters the captain summoned the Petty Officers stating, that if another case of drunkenness occurred, he would make all the ships company drink their grog at the tub'. Presumably Courtenay intended to stop their 'trading' of grog, so that some of the crew would be denied the chance to be drunk as they pleased. The next day N Tilbury and Henry Filby were deprived of their grog ration, their allowance being too much for them by their own acknowledgement. "15th July", the log noted, "passed a dead whale". On the 19th, the Seaman's Library was found deficient of four books; two volumes of Captain Cook's voyages, one volume of Surveying and one volume of Wrangeles book on his polar sea expedition. | ||
| On the 23rd of July the ship's company was mustered at Quarters. The log notes, "In consequence of Jas Fitzpatrick (AB) and John Robertson (AB) being drunk at quarters, the ship's company, excepting Petty and non-commissioned Officers, are to drink their grog at the tub by Captain's Order, and the two above mentioned men's grog stopped". 'Constance' was at anchor in Esquimalt harbour in the afternoon of the 24th of July 1848. | ||
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'Constance' anchored in Esquimalt.
This is a digitally recovered image from a very poor picture in the public
domain.
The artist was John T Haverfield who was in the marines onboard 'Constance' According to his service records, Haverfield also disembarked in the Valley of Cowichan, further north on Vancouver Island. ADM 196 59 page 143 |
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