CO 194/38 [B-678] |
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| 1 | 13 April, 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Proclamation of 22 March 1788, which prohibited seamen from serving Foreign Princes and States. |
| 3 | 13 April, 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Act of Parliament regulating trade between colonies and plantations. |
| 5 | 4 June, 1788 | Ivan Nepean | Gov. Elliot | Estimate for salaries of Governor and Civil Officers of Nfld. |
| 7 | 7 June, 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Treaty of Defensive Alliance between the King and the States General of United Provinces |
| 9 | 18 June, 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Lord Sydney | Regulations by which the fishery may be conducted (English Shore). |
| 11 | 19 June, 1788 |
Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Acknowledges receipt of Sydney's letter of 18 June 1788. |
| 13 | 2 Aug., 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Arrived in St. John's on 27 July, fishery looks to be very healthy. Law and order no problem on the island. |
| 15 | 9 Nov., 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Left Newfoundland on 26 Oct., 1788. He states that annual reports of the fishery will follow shortly. |
| 17-17v | 14 Oct., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer | Courthouse was opened on 29 Sept., but closed on 4 Oct. because of no criminal cases. |
| 19-22 | 14 Oct., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Commissioners | Minutes of the Court. |
| 23 | 11 Nov., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Lord Sydney | Sydney acknowledges Elliot's letter of 2 Aug., 1788. |
| 25-26 | 25 Oct., 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Problem of Bermuda vessels fishing off the island, then landing and drying their catch. |
| 27-28 | 20 Aug., 1788 | Governor of Bermuda | Gov. Elliot | Informs Governor of Bermuda on the problem, requests that action be taken to prevent this from happening again in the future. |
| 29 | 13 Nov., 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Various reports pertaining to the Newfoundland fishing season of 1788. |
| 31 | 25 Oct., 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | General Return of his Majesty's Troops doing Duty in Newfoundland. |
| 33 | 24 Oct., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Report of the State of the Fortifications at St. John's. | |
| 35-44 | 31 Aug., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | A remain of Ordinance Ammunition, and Ordinance Stores in his Majesty's Garrison at St. John's. | |
| 45 | 24 Oct., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Return of Officers, Artificers and Labourers employed on his Majesty's Works at St. John's. | |
| 48 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | General Return of the Newfoundland Fishery for the year, 1788. | |
| 51-52 | Gov. Elliot | Robert C. Reynolds (Commander of HMS Echo) | Return of the French Fisheries within the limits assigned them upon the Coast of the Island of Newfoundland on the year 1788. | |
| 53-54 | Gov. Elliot | Reynolds | Report on the Salmon Fisheries carried on the French Limits in Newfoundland during 1788. | |
| 54v-55v | Reynolds | Copy of a notice published by Captain Reynolds in 1788, posted within the French limits. | ||
| 57-58 | 9 Oct., 1788 | Reynolds (Echo, St. John's) | Gov. Elliot | Report on his activities in Newfoundland. |
| 59 | 4 Dec., 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | Request on behalf of the inhabitants of St. John's for additional housing. |
| 61-61v | Gov. Elliot | Principal merchants of St. John's | Requests additional housing | |
| 63-63v | 5 Dec., 1788 | Lord Sydney | Gov. Elliot | A complaint in behalf of the Corps about the curtailing of provisions by Lieut. Gov. Elford. |
| 65-66 | 29 Aug., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Major Brady | Complaint about the curtailment of provisions by Elford. |
| 67 | 1 Sept., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Elford | Elford informs Elliot about the provisioning of the troops. |
| 69-69v | 17 Dec., 1788 | Gov. Elliot | Lord Sydney | Replies to Elliot's complaint about provisioning by Elford. |
| 71-72v | 9 April, 1789 | Gov. Elliot | Lord Sydney | Answer's Elliot's letter regarding the Bermuda vessels fishing off Newfoundland. |
| 74-74v | 12 April, 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Inquires about the patent for Governor of Newfoundland. |
| 76 | 5 June, 1789 | Milbanke | Grenville | Milbanke is appointed the Governor of Newfoundland. |
| 78 | 4 June, 1789 | Nepean | Milbanke | Sends estimate for Civil Establishment of Newfoundland. |
| 80 | 6 June, 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Response to his appointment as Governor of Newfoundland. |
| 82-83 | 6 July, 1789 | Milbanke | Grenville | Instructed to go to Newfoundland to tend to business |
| 84 | 7 July, 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Informs Grenville that he is off to Newfoundland immediately. |
| 86-87 | 20 Sept., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Arrived in St. John's on 4 Sept, 1789, fishery is prosperous, but some trouble with Irish Convicts. |
| 88-89 | 8 Sept., 1789 | Milbanke | Commissioners | Informs Milbanke about the Irish convicts who landed in Petty Harbour and Bay Bulls. |
| 89v-90 | 20 July, 1789 | Court House Sworn Account | Richard Robinson (Mariner on the brig Duke of Leinster) | Sworn statement by mariner who was on brig that picked up 102 Convicts in Dublin. |
| 90v-91 | Magistrates of St. John's | Principal Merchants of St. John's | States their concern about the Irish convicts | |
| 91v-94 | 22 July, 1789 | Court document | Examination of some of the convicts with questions and answers. | |
| 94v-96 | 7 Sept., 1789 | Return of the convicts, including names, ages, birthplace, crime, sentence and remarks. | ||
| 96v | 31 July, 1789 | Elford | Commissioners | Requests provisions from army victual store for convicts. |
| 97 | 8 Sept., 1789 | Elford | Milbanke | Milbanke requests provisions for the convicts. |
| 97v-98 | 9 Sept, 1789 | Milbanke | Elford | Account of Provisions issued to the convicts. |
| 98v-99 | 10 Sept., 1789 | Magistrates of St. John's | Milbanke | Status of the convicts. |
| 99v | 14 Sept., 1789 | Milbanke | Magistrates | Proposal to raise money to send convicts out of Newfoundland. |
| 100-101 | 16 Sept., 1789 | Magistrates | Milbanke | Method of raising money to export the convicts. |
| 102 | 20 Sept., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Received two reports from Captain Drew. |
| 105 | 13 Sept., 1789 | James Drew (Echo, Trinity) | Milbanke | Report on how he dealt with a French salmon fishing operation on the Humber River in the Bay of Islands [this copy is very faint; a much better copy appears in CO 194/41, p. 45] |
| 105v-106v | 13 Sept., 1789 | James Drew (Echo) | Milbanke | Details of his activities dealing with French fishermen in Croque area of the Petit Nord [this copy is also very faint; a much clearer copy can be found in CO 194/41, pp. 45v-47v] |
| 107-107v | Milbanke | Drew | Copy of the instructions of a French warship, the Chevalier de Vaugiraud. | |
| 108 | 8 Sept., 1789 | French Fisherman | Drew | States the privileges given to the French by England. |
| 108v | 8 Sept., 1789 | French Fisherman | Drew | States conditions of the Treaty of Utrecht, for French fishing without English interference. |
| 109 | 8 Sept., 1789 | Milbanke | Drew | Complaint by French fisherman about English harassment. |
| 110-110v | 24 Oct., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | The removal of 74 convicts from Newfoundland. |
| 112 | 24 Oct., 1789 | List of 74 men and 6 women convicts on board the brigantine Elizabeth and Clare. | ||
| 114-115 | 23 Oct., 1789 | Milbanke | Robert Coysh (Captain of the Elizabeth and Clare) | Charter Party of Affreightment. |
| 116-116v | 23 Oct, 1789 | Contract for the shipment of the convicts. | ||
| 118 | 24 Oct., 1789 | Milbanke | Coysh | Instructions for the destination of the convicts. |
| 120 | 15 Nov., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Informs Grenville of his arrival in England from Newfoundland. |
| 122 | 17 Nov., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Letter stating that the enclosed documents relate to returns of the British and French Fisheries, Fortification reports, General return of the troops on duty in the island, and the proceedings of the court of Oyer and Terminer. |
| 125 | Grenville | Milbanke | General Return of the Newfoundland fishery for the year 1789. | |
| 126 | Grenville | Milbanke | Report on sea-cow and cod fisheries established in the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St Lawrence, 1789. | |
| 128 | Milbanke | Drew | Report of the French fisheries upon the coast of Newfoundland in the year 1789. | |
| 129 | 14 Oct., 1789 | Milbanke | Nepean | State of works of the Garrison of St. John's, Newfoundland. |
| 131-145 | 31 Aug., 1789 | Milbanke | William Humfrey | Remain of Ordinance and Ordnance Stores at St. John's. |
| 146 | 14 Oct., 1789 | Milbanke | Nepean | Return of Officers, Artificers and Labourers employed on fortifications works at St. John's. |
| 148 | 26 Oct., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | General Return of garrison stationed in Newfoundland. |
| 150-150v | 22 Sept., 1789 | Milbanke | Notice of the appointments for the positions of Commissioners. | |
| 151-178 | 25 Sept., 1789 | Milbanke | Commissioners | Judges D’Ewes, Cooke, Richard Routh, George Williams, Jonathan Ogden, William Gaden, John Rogers, and George Hutchings to be commissioners with full power to hear and determine all criminal causes (treason excepted.) Judges took their oaths in front of witnesses (list on 151v.) Indictments listed. Trial of Michael Bushell, (153-162) Found not guilty. Trial of Samuel Disney found guilty of manslaughter (162v-167v). Trial of James Reily found guilty of Grand Larceny (168-175v). Sentences: Michael Buchell’s (not guilty), Disney’s (guilty of manslaughter in his own defence, was free to go) , Reiley’s (was sentenced to death but upon the mercy of the jury, charged to be publicly branded with hot iron with the letter T)(177-178). |
| 180 | 5 Dec., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | Unable to raise sufficient funds to export the convicts. |
| 182-183 | 5 Dec., 1789 | Grenville | Milbanke | A account of the expense of maintaining and sending the convicts to England from Newfoundland in 1789 |
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