1791-1793, English, Unpublished edition: OM71-34 William Bligh Log, Bligh, William, 1754-1817.

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Title
  • OM71-34 William Bligh Log, 1791-1793.
Creator
  • Bligh, William, 1754-1817.
Physical Description
  • 0.2 linear metres.
Summary
  • Transcript of an official log kept by William Bligh aboard the Providence between 17 July 1791 and 6 September 1793. The log is titled "A Log of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Ship Providence on a Second Voyage to the South Sea under the Command of Captain William Bligh, to carry the Bread Fruit Plant from the Society Islands to the West Indies, written by Himself". The transcript is in a clerical hand and is signed by Bligh.
Biography
  • William Bligh was born at Plymouth, England on 9 September 1754. On 27 July 1770 Bligh joined the Royal Navy as an able-seaman. A year later he became a midshipman. As master of H.M.S. Resolution Bligh made his first voyage to the South Seas in 1776 with Captain James Cook. Bligh returned to England in 1780. He was married to Elizabeth Betham in 1781.
  • In 1787 Bligh was appointed commander of H.M.S. Bounty, with the objective of procuring bread-fruit plants from the South Pacific to introduce to the West Indies. On 30 April 1789 the crew of the Bounty mutinied, casting off Bligh and 18 loyalists in an open, 23 foot long boat. With scarce provisions and no charts, Bligh managed to navigate the boat 6705 kilometres to Timor over six weeks. Bligh was honourably acquitted in October 1790. In 1791 Bligh was commissioned again to transport bread-fruit plants from Tahiti to the West Indies, as commander of H.M.S. Providence. This time Bligh succeeded in his voyage. In addition, Bligh charted part of the south-east coast of Van Dieman?s Land while staying in Adventure Bay. He also made significant explorations of Tahiti, Fiji and Torres Strait and returned in 1793.
  • Between 1795 and 1802 Bligh commanded H.M.S. Director at the battle of Camperdown and as commander of H.M.S. Glatton fought in Copenhagen under Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson. Upon his good friend Sir Joseph Banks?s recommendation, Bligh was appointed governor of New South Wales in 1805. Bligh's attempts to reform the colony caused tension among the New South Wales Corps and upset many powerful settlers. On 26 January 1808 Major George Johnston, head of the New South Wales military, marched on Government House, placed Bligh under arrest and took control of the colony.
  • Bligh was released in 1809 and sailed back to England in 1810. He was acquitted after a court martial and promoted to rear-admiral of the Blue in July of 1810. He was promoted to vice-admiral in 1814. After his wife?s death in 1812, Bligh moved from Lambeth to Faringham, Kent. Bligh died on 7 December 1817, leaving his estate to his six surviving daughters.
Notes
  • [Item reference code], William Bligh Log, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Australia.
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