Captain Maling, Diana, Spithead, to Markham, on return from a cruise, being dismasted, and other ships damaged, loss of 9 killed or drowned and 16 badly hurt, with 50 overboard in the night, fogs and gales, broke my right arm near the wrist, excuse left handed writing, on repair of rotten bowsprit in Port Royal, other repairs needed, PS also the master put us on the Needles
5 Oct 1806, Captain Maling, Diana,?Spithead, to Markham, (2 pages) on return from a cruise, being dismasted, and other ships damaged, loss of 9 killed or drowned and 16 badly hurt, with 50 overboard in the night, fogs and gales, broke my right arm near the wrist, excuse left handed writing, on repair of rotten bowsprit in Port Royal, other repairs needed, PS also the master put us on the Needles
Record Details
| Item reference: | MRK/102/4/86 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1806 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |