Journal kept by Daniel Paine covering the years 1795-1798, written out again by him from his fair copy after 1807. Related Material JOD/172, an earlier version of the same diary but lacking the return journey to Deptford (and appendices).

The Journal covers Paine’s return journey from Australia, through his shipwreck on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, and finally back to Deptford in 1798. There are also some appendices.

The journal details a voyage to Port Jackson, New South Wales, where the author has a short residence in that colony. Paine then takes a northern passage to China, and then to the Philippines. The return passage home by the way of Batavia, and the Straits of Sunda (Indonesia) is also covered; interspersed with remarks, and observations in the years 1795-1798.

This is a characteristic sea journal providing a daily account of weather, sailing information, directions, shipping information and a general account of running the ship.

Administrative / biographical background
This is the copy Daniel Paine wrote out again from loose sheets he took on his travels but also including an additional year of 1798 not provided in JOD/172 (which covers 16th December 1794 – 7th September 1795; 24th November 1796 – 7th February 1797; 4th July 1797 – 11 August 1797). There is overlap between the two parts of the journal but crucially, the second part includes an additional year (of his voyage back to Deptford) and appendices.