Convict Ship 'Middlesex': 1839 Voyage to Sydney
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Convict ship 'Middlesex': 1839 (July 6) entire letter from 'Charles Munro' master of the convict ship 'Middlesex', anchored in Dublin bay, to the Scottish Widows Fund in London. The ship set sail the same day for Sydney carrying 194 convicts, including 14 'Lifers', arriving at port Jackson on the Jan. 24th 1840., the Sydney Herald reported the ship's arrival stating 'This vessel made the longest passage that has been made by any vessel lately, having sailed so long as the 6th July, six months and a half since'. The ship had encountered heavy gales in the early part of the voyage losing her fore and main topmasts, putting in to port Louis (Mauritius) for repairs and provisions on Nov.25th, departing for New South Wales on Dec.14th.
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