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Convict Ship Anne 1810
Captain Charles Clarke
Embarked 200 men
Deaths 3
Surgeon's Journal - No
On the 28 August 1809, the "Anne II" sailed from Cowes Road London. The vessel hove to off the Isle of Wright to take on board members of the 73rd. regiment. The 'Anne II' was a 647 tonne transport, possibly Spanish built and taken as a prize of war. Captain Charles Clark in command, the vessel also carried 197 male convicts, other members of the 73rd regiment and their families, convict overseers and a crew of 50 men. She was armed with 20 guns.Other passengers included Rev. Samuel Marsden, his wife Elizabeth, their children and a companion for Mrs. Marsden, Rev. Cartwright together with 2 missionary artisans for New Zealand. The Military Officers aboard were Captain Maclean, Lieutenants Parnell and Drury and Assistant Surgeon Martia. The last three had their families with them. A young maori chieftain, Ruatara was also on board. He had been kidnapped by Captain Cook in 1787 and was teaching the language to the missionaries to facilitate their assimilation in New Zealand. Her cargo also included "5 merino ewes with young" which King George III had presented to the colony of New South Wales and were to be the sole charge of Rev. Marsden throughout the voyage.
The 'Anne II' sailed via Rio, the cape of Good Hope and hence to New South Wales where she arrived on 27th February 1810. The following extract from the Sydney Gazette, March 3 1810, describes the arrival.
"On Tuesday 17th Feb 1810 arrived from England the 'Anne' transport, Captain Chas Clarke with part of the 73rd regiment and 197 male convicts having lost 1 overboard on the passage whose name was Pope. These people are in a healthy state and express the highest satisfaction with their treatment in passage. The military officers are Capt. Maclean, Lieutenants Purcell, Drury and assistant surgeon Martin, the 3 latter gentlemen accompanied by their families. Also have arrived Rev. Samuel Marsden and lady and the Rev. Mr. Cartwright and family."
The colony was barely a dozen years old. Governor Lachlan Macquarie had a month earlier, taken over the reins of a settlement in turmoil. The previous governor, William Bligh had been unceremoniously removed by supporters of the New South Wales Corp. (the Rum Corp.) in the Rum Rebellion over a year previously.She called at Rio de Janeiro and arrived in Port Jackson on the 27th February 1810 with 197 male prisoners. One prisoner by the name of Pope was lost overboard.
The prisoners were in a healthy state on arrival and expressed the highest satisfaction at their treatment on the passage out. The prisoners were ordered by Governor Macquarie to be mustered by John T. Campbell and William Broughton on 28th February 1810.
The Anne brought supplies and a detachment of the 73rd regiment. Passengers included Captain Archibald John Maclaine, Lieutenant John Purcell, Lieutenant Robert Drury and Assistant Surgeon George Martin, the last three accompanied by their families. Other detachments of the 73rd regiment arrived on the Dromedary, Hindostan, Indian, Guildford and Providence.
Rev. Samuel Marsden and wife and Rev. Robert Cartwright and family, William Hall, John King and Duaterra a New Zealand native also came as passengers. The Sydney Gazette reported: From the Rev. Mr. Marsden we have the satisfaction to learn that the Spanish sheep have been introduced into Great Britain in very great numbers, and that it has been ascertained that the wool does not degenerate in quality. His Majesty, in his benign wish to benefit this Colony, was graciously pleased to confer a Donation upon Rev. Mr. Marsden of 4 very fine Spanish Ewes, by which two males were lambed upon the passage, and all, we are gratified to state, have been landed in excellent condition, owing to the great attention they had always received.
Some of the stores that arrived on the Anne included Irish butter, Cheshire, Gloucester, Berkeley and pine cheese, hams, coffee, sugar, molasses, essence of spruce, rice, English soap, Castile soap, tallow, cotton wick, tanned hides, sole leather and boot legs, Brazil tobacco, Osnaburghs, shoes, woollens, corks, assortment of hardware including carpenters tools, saws and chisels, nails etc, bar iron, an assortment of glasses, including decanters, rummers, wine glasses, pipes of Madeira wine of a superior quality, porter in barrels, Jamaica rum, French brandy, Spanish brandy in 20 gallons casks, which were to be issued to such persons as His Excellency the Governor approved.
In March it was announced that the convicts who arrived by the Anne were to receive a suit of slop clothing which had been sent on the Anne for their use. Other government employed men in the colony including constables, overseers, convicts, boatmen and stockmen were to receive slop items such as a blue waistcoat with sleeves or a military jacket, a pair of duck trousers or a duck frock, a white or check shirt, a pair of shoes, blanket, forage cap, 1 pair of stockings, 2 pair of stocks and 1 Yara cap. These may have been similar to the items the prisoners of the Anne received. Those prisoners of the Anne who had already been assigned to settlers in outlying areas were to have their shop clothing preserved for them until an opportunity arose for sending them on.
Among the prisoners on the Anne were Benjamin Grainger who worked for many years in the Newcastle coal mines and Daniel Thurston from Cambridge
The Anne was one of three convict ships arriving in New South Wales 1810 the others being the Canada and the Indian.
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"Anne II"
Arrived in February 1810; Master Charles Clarke, Foreign built: 627 tons, 20 guns (not 70), 50 men, Registered London and owned by John & William Jacob, arrived from London with the cargo of (plus convicts):
33 Casks of porter, 44 boxes of soap, 5 casks and 1 box glassware, 20 tons of iron, 2 casks of hams, 45 firkins of butter, a quantity of cheese, 4 packages of dressed leather, 14 casks of nails, hardware etc, 2 bales of cork, 1 box of spruce, 10 trunks and cases of haberdashery, hats and shoes, 3 bales of cloth, 1 bale of onsaburg, 29 cases sugar, 370 rolls of tobacco, 2 casks of molasses, 69
bales of tallow, 50 bags of coffee, 38 tanned hides, 2 boxes of candles, 2 bags of lamp cotton, 4 boxes stationary, 7 pipes of wine, 26 pipes and puns. of rum, gin, and brandy and 24 ankers of brandy.
Its outward journey on 13 June 1810 - still Tons: 627; Guns 20, Men had increased to 75 to Calcutta with 85 tons of coals and a quantity of spars.
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The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), Saturday 3 March 1810, page 2
SHIP NEWS.
On Tuesday arrived from England the Anne transport, Captain Clarke, with a part of the 73rd Regiment; and 197 male prisoners, having lost one overboard on the passage, whose name was Pope. These people are in a healthy state; and express the highest satisfaction at their treatment on the passage. The Military Officers arrived are Captain Maclean; Lieutenants Purcell and Drury, and Assistant Surgeon Martin, the three latter gentlemen accompanied by their Families. Also have arrived Passengers the Rev. Mr Marsden and Lady, and the Rev. Mr Cartwright and Family.
Same day arrived the Venus, Captain Bunker, from Bengal, with between 3 & 4000 bushels of wheat, and a quantity of spirits. - Passengers Mrs. Bunker, Mr. and Mrs. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. Leigh, John Betheaume, Esq. merchant, and Lieutenant Edwards, of His Majesty's 8th Regiment of Royal Irish Dragoons; the latter gentlemen for the recovery of their health.
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