Smuggling Craft
Key.
S/M = SHERBORNE MERCURY CHR = CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS C/N = CORNISHMAN NEWSPAPER W/B/ = WEST BRITON NEWSPAPER PRO = Public Records Office J/W = JAMES WHETTER "CORNWALL FROM THE NEWSPAPERS 1781 -93" H/J = A.K.HAMILTON-JENKINS "CORNWALL AND IT'S PEOPLE" JRJ = JEREMY ROWETT JOHNS "THE SMUGGLERS BANKER" TCS = John Vivian "Tales of Cornish Smugglers" SoF = Henry H Shore "Smugglers of Fowey" 1910 BG = Baring Gould "a book of the west" 1899 SIC = Smugglers In Cornwall, Frank Graham B. = Barbra, Looe Museum. Cn = C Noall, Smuggling in Cornwall CG = Cornwall Gazette C/M = CORNISH MAGAZINE 1898 PCH = PENZANCE CUSTOM HOUSE P/G = PENZANCE GAZETTE R/N = R.J.NOALL "A HISTORY OF St. IVES" CRO = CORNWALL RECORD OFFICE.
|
Boat |
Crew Names |
Date |
Ref. |
| Adventurer | Richard Thomas & Dionysius Williams Joint owners | 1805 |
CRO
ref. X20/38 - date: 1805 |
| Ant | 1824 | SW | |
| Arethusa | Cawsand 1824 | SW | |
| Argus | Cherbourg 1833 | SW | |
| Asp | 1824 | SW | |
| Auguste | France 1837 | SW | |
| Aurore | Roscoff 1832 | SW | |
|
Assistance |
|
Captured
by the “Hind” 1793 |
JRJ |
| Betsy | Cherbourg 1833 | SW | |
| Bien Aime | Cherbourg 1833 | SW | |
| Black Prince | Galloway and Dumfrieshire 1700s | SW | |
| Boconnoc | Fowey 1840s | SW | |
| Bold Venture | Looe 1835 | SW | |
| Bee | Kingcup | 1833 | FoS |
|
Brilliant |
|
|
JRJ |
| Cherbourg | Perranporth | CN | |
| Chesse Maree | Smuggling Lugger | captured by Dolphin taken to St Michael's Mount | CG 9th July 1801 |
| Duchess of Buccleigh | Crew impressed onto HMS Wolf | Penzance Jan 1771 | PRO Cust 68/7 |
| Dove False name Rough | Cawsand 1833 | SW | |
| Daniel and William | Kirkland | Looe 1934 | SoF |
| Eagle (false name) | Roscoff, Fowey, Coverack 1832 |
SW |
|
| Edward & Betsy | Smuggling Vessel | Falmouth | CG 9th Jan 1802 |
| Experiment | Falmouth 1934 | SoF | |
| Expectation | Lugger belonging to Looe | Captured by the Active with 515 casks of Spirits and 7 bales of Tobacco | CG March 21st 1801 |
| Expectation | Cutter belonging Polperro | Captured by the Active with 253 casks of Spirits | CG May 9th 1801 |
|
Friend’s Endeavour |
of Cawsand 1833 |
SoF |
|
|
Elizabeth |
Sloop caught with cargo of Geneva 1768 | PRO Cust 68/7 | |
|
Elizabeth |
Jean-Marie Yves Creach, | Dec. 4th 1831 Captured and cut up at St Ives | TCS |
| Four Brothers | " | Running cargo to Cawsands | " |
|
Five Sisters |
|
Captured off Cawsand by Mr Foot Rev. Off. |
W/B 10/7/1829 |
| "Friends" of Falmouth | ? | Wrecked by Wherry Mine, Penzance | TCS |
| Flora | of Fowey | Captured By Nymphe | CG Feb 6th 1802 |
| Flora | of Fowey | Captured by Hind laden with 822 casks | CG May 17th 1802 |
| Fly | Captured by "Active" with 450 casks of spirits | Times of London November 7th 1803 | |
| Falcon | Captured by the Salidwich Revenue Cutter and taken into Scilly laden with tea tobacco and spirits |
Times
of London
August 1st 1792 |
|
|
Friendship |
of Coverack |
Captured by Active with 170 casks of spirits some salt and tobacco | CG 25th April 1801 |
|
Friendly Society |
|
Captured By Dolphin with 440 kegs of Spirits. |
CG 31st Feb 1802 |
|
Good
Intent |
|
Captured
by Active with 100 casks of spirits |
CG 23rd July 1801 |
| Happy-Go-Lucky | Thomas Welland | Fight off Cawsand Escaped | Times of London October 14th 1785 |
| Happy-Go-Lucky | Thomas Welland | Captured of Mullion | Times of London May 9th 1786 |
| Help (false name) Real name Dove of Cawsand | Roscoff, Plymouth 1833 | SW | |
|
Happy
Return |
Richard
Rowett |
Captured
by the Spider 1795 |
JRJ |
| Harmony | Kirkland | 1833 | SoF |
| Henriette | Scilly 1934 | SoF | |
| Hopeful | Richard Quick mate | Penberth Cove Oct. 1768 | PRO Cust 68/7 |
| Jane | Fowey 1934 | SoF | |
| Jessie | Bude 1844 | CN | |
| Joseph | Lugger from Cadgwith | captured by Active with 140 casks of Spirits | CG 6th July 1801 |
| Jubilee | Captured Bude March 1835 | CN | |
| Kingfisher of London | Sennen 1835 | CN | |
| La Desirie | Bude 1841 | CN | |
| La Vigilance |
From Roscoff |
Newquay 1838 | WB |
| Le Commerce | ? | Captured off St Ives Nov. 1840 | RCG |
| Lottery | Polperro 1798 | SIC | |
| Love | Fowey 1826ca | SW | |
| Love (false name) | Roscoff, Coverack, Fowey 1833 | SW | |
| Little Henry | 1833 | SoF | |
| Liberty | Landing carge Fowey 1834 | SoF | |
| Lion | Cutter from Guernsey | Captured by Dolphin taken to Penzance | CG May 28th 1801 |
| Maria | 1829 Smuggling Lugger | SW | |
| Marina | Bude 1844 | CN | |
| Maria Victoria | St. Mawes 1839 | SW | |
| Mary | Cawsand 1830s? | SW | |
| Mary | Plymouth 1820s? | SW | |
| Mary Ann | Cawsand 1834 | SW | |
| Mary Ann | Tresco, Scilly 1830 Convicted of smuggling | SW | |
| Neptune | John Thwaite, Master | Penzance Jan 1740 | PRO Cust 68/2 |
| One and All | Fowey 1840s? | SW | |
| Pelam | Bude 1844 | CN | |
| Pearl | Captured by the Hind with spirits & tobacco. | CG 6th May 1802 | |
| Providence and Ann | Fowey 1834 | SoF | |
| Providence of Padstow | December 1839 | RCG 13 Dec. 1839 | |
|
Pheasant |
William
Quiller |
1804 |
JRJ |
| Pigeon | Bruger, | Scilly1828 | SW |
| Place | Fowey 1840s? | SW | |
|
Rose of Gweek |
James Richards, William & John Gilbert, Wm Chaffer & Wm. Curtis | wrecked at St Micheals Mount whilst landing goods |
TCS |
|
Swallow |
|
|
JRJ |
|
Speedwell |
Richard Badge |
Seized, 5 Mar. 1830. Broken up & burnt at Tresco IoS. |
Badge Family (see below) |
|
Sedwell |
William
Johns |
1797 seized
in 1797 sold at Auction |
JRJ |
|
Stag
Ex Brilliant customs cutter |
? | Fight off Cawsand one of crew killled a navy Midshipman vessel and crew escaped | Times of London Oct 14th 1785 |
| St George | Cap't James Williams | Landed cargo St Ives May 1851 | W/B Jun. 1851 |
| Tam o Shanter | Richard Kingcup | Fowey | SoF |
| Tamar of Padstow | Peter Osborne | Newquay 1842 | CN |
| Teignmouth | Coverack Sept. 1840 | RCG 25/11/1840 | |
| The Golden Cherubs | Cap't. Thomas Jacob | Wrecked Tintagel 1703 | Times of London Feb. 24th, 1937 |
|
Three
Brothers |
Quiller |
1790 |
JRJ |
| Truro of London | St Ives 1831 | RCG 9 July 1831 | |
| Tryall | Sloop of Gweek | Captured by Active with 312 Caske of Spirits on board | CG 6th July 1801 |
|
Unity |
|
Captured by Active with 438 casks of spirits |
CG 31st Feb 1802 |
|
Unity |
Richard
Rowett |
1805 |
JRJ |
| Unity | Richard Kingcup | Bringing over 200 Tubs 1834 | SoF |
| Velocity | Bude 1844 | CN | |
|
? |
John
Clemence |
Captured
by the Spider 1795 |
JRJ |
| Wellington | Cap't. Teed & John Spiller | Seized by the Sylvia at Penzance | TCS |
Departures
from Roscoff In March 1833
|
Love |
250
tubs brandy |
Coverack |
|
Help |
110
tubs of Brandy |
Plymouth |
|
Rough |
260
tubs |
Dartmouth |
|
Eagle |
300
tubs |
Fowey |
Arrivals
between 13th and 31st March
|
YAWL |
TONS |
FROM |
|
Goldfinh |
14 |
Plymouth |
|
Four
Brothers |
12 |
Plymouth |
|
Goldfinch |
17 |
Dartmouth |
|
Supply |
9 |
Dartmouth |
|
Rose |
13 |
Lizard |
|
Dove |
13 |
Lizard |
|
Eagle |
35 |
Fowey |
|
William |
13 |
Falmouth |
|
Love |
26 |
Coverack |
|
Love
2nd Trip |
26 |
Coverack |
|
Goldfinch
2nd trip |
14 |
Plymouth |
Departures
between 15th and 27th March
|
*Goldfinch |
90
tubs |
Plymouth |
|
Four
brothers |
20
tubs |
Plymouth |
|
Goldfinch |
120
tubs |
Dartmouth |
|
Supply |
60
tubs |
Dartmouth |
|
Rose |
80
tubs |
Lizard |
|
Dove |
125
tubs |
Cowes |
|
*Eagle |
150
tubs |
Fowey |
|
*Love |
125
tubs |
Coverack |
|
William |
80
tubs |
Falmouth |
|
|
Total
850 tubs |
|
Note: The three boats marked thus * have been very successful
especially the two last, on board of which are the two dunstan brothers. Thet
sailed on the 27th landed their cargoes and were back to roscoff on the 31st. a
tobacco voyage will now take place; mallabay is conducting the preparations with
the greatest secrecy, and is trying to get authorised by the customs to load in
the roads of the Isle of Bas.”
|
Goldfinch |
100 tubs |
Plymouth |
|
Love |
150 tubs |
Fowey |
The two Dunstans above mentioned belonged to a celebrated smuggling family.
1823 October the Hopewell luggar of 80 tons. Sailed from Flushing (Holland) with 1,200 five gallon casks (half ankers) of brandy and geneve intended to be run to Truro in Cornwall for a person called Sleeman
The following information was provided by Walter & June BADGE of Port Macquarie, Australia. Walter is a descendent of Richard.
"The cutter
"Speedwell" owned by Richard BADGE (a farmer) b. 14.11.1785
Tresco and his wife Ann nee
JENKIN b.1799, married. 29.3.1814 Scilly Isles, Cornwall, was seized on 5th March 1830 by
Custom & Revenue Officers for smuggling Brandy. The vessel was broken up on the beach at Tresco as Punishment and burnt.
"Speedwell" one of many of this name, was registered at Tresco in
1815."
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