Manuscript fair copy, of dated entries recounting the departure from Liverpool, the shipwreck on the Barbary Coast, the crew's enslavement in northern Africa, and their return to Dartmouth. Many entries concern the work done, foods, illnesses and inju...
Holograph journal of the author's naval service from 1845 to 1861, with some verses dated 1867. The volume begins with a summary of his service on the HMS Seaflower, sailing between Jersey and northern France, as well as on the steam ship Sidon. He ...
Description:
Rear-Admiral John Parry Jones-Parry was born October 7, 1829, the son of Rev. J. Jones-Parry, born in Wales. He was a midshipman till November 1851; then Mate 1851-4, Lieutenant 1854-63, Commander 1863-71, and Captain in 1871. He retired in 1873, a...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Africa, East., and Africa
Subject (Name):
Baines, Matthew Talbot, 1799-1860., Bosquet, Pierre, 1810-1870., Jones-Parry, John Parry, 1829-1920., Samwell, William, b. 1832., Windham, Charles Ash, Sir, 1810-1870., and Great Britain. Royal Navy
Subject (Topic):
Sea life, Elegiac poetry, English, Pen drawing, Poetry, English, Sailors, Sentimentalism in literature, Slave trade, Women authors, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
