Samuel
The first record of Samuel being in New Zealand waters was when her captain John Dawson, and five members of his crew, were killed by New Zealand Maori at Admiralty Bay (date unknown).
In December 1825, Samuel sailed from the Auckland Islands for Sydney with 2000 seal skins on board.
In 1827, she delivered the crew of Glory back to Sydney having taken them on board when they arrived in a long boat at the Bay of Islands just as Samuel was departing, after having traveled 800 miles in an open boat. Captain Worth was in command now and his ship had 4500 seal skins in her hold.
By March 1829, Captain Hall was the master of Samuel and when they arrived in Sydney the demise of the seal colonies was evident, with only 840 skins to show for their effort. It was Captain Lawrence who next sailed in Samuel, and his crew feared even worse, returning with only 170 skins.
In November, Captain Worth was back in charge, and Samuel departed Sydney to collect a sealing gang that had been left on the Chatham Islands on the previous voyage. However, when they reached their men, their skins had been plundered by the crew of the ship Cyprus. With so few seals left alive, its little surprise that Samuel’s cargo when she arrived in Sydney on 25 May 1830 was just 14 tons of flax, and 15 live pigs.
Captain Worth made one more trading voyage to New Zealand on Samuel in 1830. In 1831, it was Captain Anglin who was in command when Samuel sailed into Sydney on 29 March with a cargo of seal skins and flax.
In December 1825, Samuel sailed from the Auckland Islands for Sydney with 2000 seal skins on board.
In 1827, she delivered the crew of Glory back to Sydney having taken them on board when they arrived in a long boat at the Bay of Islands just as Samuel was departing, after having traveled 800 miles in an open boat. Captain Worth was in command now and his ship had 4500 seal skins in her hold.
By March 1829, Captain Hall was the master of Samuel and when they arrived in Sydney the demise of the seal colonies was evident, with only 840 skins to show for their effort. It was Captain Lawrence who next sailed in Samuel, and his crew feared even worse, returning with only 170 skins.
In November, Captain Worth was back in charge, and Samuel departed Sydney to collect a sealing gang that had been left on the Chatham Islands on the previous voyage. However, when they reached their men, their skins had been plundered by the crew of the ship Cyprus. With so few seals left alive, its little surprise that Samuel’s cargo when she arrived in Sydney on 25 May 1830 was just 14 tons of flax, and 15 live pigs.
Captain Worth made one more trading voyage to New Zealand on Samuel in 1830. In 1831, it was Captain Anglin who was in command when Samuel sailed into Sydney on 29 March with a cargo of seal skins and flax.