Journey Notes
Via Plymouth & ran into a fishing boat off Start Point (24 May), carrying away her mast & gear. Many complaints about captain and officers including surgeon J.Heigenbottom, who was 'not only professionally incompetent, but was gross and improper in his language, and seldom sober.' [Sexton]. Allegations of gross misconduct on this ship were made (see Register 7/8/1850).[Parsons]
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