Saldanha

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:02

Portsmouth: Yesterday se’nnight, late in the evening, an affray took place, on Common Hard, between Lieutenant Morris of the Saldanha, with Mr Bartlet, purser of the said ship, and John Taylor, and another person belonging to the Quebec, in which Taylor was stabbed to the heart by Morris, and died in a few minutes. The coroner’s jury, after an investigation of seven hours on Saturday, returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Morris, who has been sent to the county gaol at Winchester. Bartlett was not present when Taylor was stabbed, having been previously wounded himself, and carried off. [Hampshire Chronicle, 11 November 1797]

Posted by Annemieke on Sunday 29th of December 2024 21:21

https://verloren.nl/Webshop/Detail/catid/22702/eid/25835/uit-lievde-voor-vaderland-en-vrijheid
This book is the diary of one of the sailors on the Castor which was renamed to the Saldanha.

Posted by Tolken on Sunday 12th of October 2014 21:08

I believe the Saldanha was called "De Castor" before the capture. I am looking for a Castor, pink, 650ton, built by a Danish builder and bought by the VOC in 1784.