82 George Phenney
From xerographs of his log (MR 102) kept in Sceptre, sailing November 23, 1695 for Bombay. All dates are of course Old Style*.
4th [October 1696, dr 14/10] ... about 4 a clock in the afternoon came to an anchor in 6 fathom water Penguin Island bore NbW and the Lyons Rump bore Wt Southerly we found in Port the Charles Capt. Dorrill [item 80], The Dorill, Capt. Hyde, and the Mary, Capt. Hawks from the Coast of Cormandell, 3 Dutch shipps and a Sloop* bound for Hollanda Nova [Australia] upon a Discovery [dr 27/10 for ‘the Southland’], the Dutch Guard shipp [Swarte Leeuw], a Dutch Pink* and several other small vessels.
5th. This morning I went on board Capt. Dorrill, where we sent for the Cheife Mate of the Mary Mr. Norman, and the rest of the sailors, and examined them, about a Mutiny that had been in the said shipp Occasioned by Mr. Norman, so in the Conclusion it was agreed that he should remain aboard the Charles, not being safe to lett him return to his owne shipp, this afternoone I went ashoar to the Governour....
6th ... this night it blew very hard at SE.
7th. This day sent 25: of our sick men ashoare, Yesterday came in a Dutch shipp at anchor of off Penguin Island from Holland who in his Passage lost 96 men and all the rest sick but 4 or 5 [DR 17/10]....
8th ... we sent the rest of our sick ashoar....
[9th to 13th cleaning ship, watering]
14th. This day we heald our shipp and scrubd the other side And sent for a boate
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