Letterbook of Juno, 01 January 1855-09 December 1857

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File FRE/205

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Copies of letters by Captain Fremantle (Juno, Sydney, Pitcairn Island, Tahiti, Apia, Tongatabu, Cocos Islands, Spithead) to Sir Michael Seymour, Commander in Chief, The Admiralty and others reporting the proceedings of the ship.

Subjects include: stores and provisions; movements of other ships, including French ships; transmission of treasure from Australia; enquiry into conduct of John MacGillivray at request of Captain Denham of Herald 'It did not appear that Mr MacGillivray at any period ... had ever shown any acknowledgement or courtesy towards Captain Denham'; possibility of extending protection over New Hedrides and Fiji; North Australian Expedition to Victoria River, visit to Pitcairn Island to ascertain if population are willing to remove to Norfolk Island; census of Pitcairn Island as at 19 September 1855; situation on Tahiti; case of Crescent at Apia; condition of inhabitants of Manua - 'all weapons of war had been destroyed or cast aside - theft was unknown'; keeping of Sabbath at Pago Pago; characteristics of the Samoans; visit to Friendly Islands and Fiji; exemplary worth of missionaries; French designs in Polynesia; conditions at Norfolk Island; visit to Hobart; circumstances of placing Lt H.B.Burnaby under arrest; visit to Friendly Islands; visit to Pitcairn Islanders now on Norfolk Island - their new circumstances; character of William Pritchard and suitability to be consul at Samoa or Fiji; accusations made by Henry Hodgson; court martial of Lt Richard Bradshaw and Richard Caswell Drew, Acting Master; taking possession of Cocos Islands; met by James Ross; survey of the Islands; the origin and progress of the settlement on Cocos Islands; voyage home round Cape Horn; explanation respecting certain minor punishments.

(255p. and index at back, faint)

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