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Flinders' journal entry and certificate of seamanship (FLI05) Page 2


In pursuance of directions from Tho-
-mas Pringle Esq. Rear Admiral of
the Red, and Commander of His Ma-
-jesty's ships and veƒsels at the Cape
of Good Hope &c &c &c


    We have examined Mr Matthew Flinders who appears to be
more than Twenty years of age, and has been to sea more that Six Years
in the Ships and Qualities undermentioned Viz


Ships

Entry

Quality

Discharge

Years

Months

Days

Alert
Scipio
Bellerophon
----Do ------
Dictator
Providence
----Do ------

Bellerophon

----Do ------

Reliance

----Do------

23rd October 1789
17th May 1790
28th July 1790
31 July 1790
14th April 1791
8 May 1791
2 April 1793

7th September
1793
1st October 1793

11th August 1794

25th Novembr
1795

Lieut. Servt
Able
Able
Mid.
Mid
Mid
Able

Able

Mid

Mas. Mate

Act. Lieut

16th May 1790
27th July 1790
30th July 1790
13 April 1791
7 May 1791
1 April 1793
6th Septembr
1793
30th September
1793
10th August
1794
24th November
1795
21st January
1797

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1
"

"

"

1

1
____
7

---6---
2
"
8–
"
10
5

"

10

3

1
____
2

24
12
3
14
25
25
25

24

10

15

28
____
29


    He produceth Jour-
-nals kept by himself in the Bellerophon and Reliance, and Certificates
from Captains Burdon, Pasley, Tonken, Bligh, Hope and Waterhouse
of his diligence, sobriety and obedience to Command, he can splice,
Knot, Reef a sail, work a ship in sailing, shift his Tides, keep a reck-
-oning of the ships way by Plane sailing and Mercator, observe by the
Sun or Star, find the Variation of the Compaƒs, and is qualified to
do his duty as an Able Seaman and a Midshipman.


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Related people
Waterhouse, Henry
Flinders, Matthew
Pasley, Thomas
Bligh, William
Hope, Hugh

Places
Cape of Good Hope

Vessels
Alert
Scipio
Bellerophon
Dictator
Providence
Reliance

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