English. Object of voyage & capture: sailed from New Archangel [Sitka], 'possession of Russia

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House), tomo I–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 41, document 8

English. Object of voyage & capture: sailed from New Archangel [Sitka], 'possession of Russia... Alex Baranoff Gov. & Comm.d in chief,' 1 Dec 1815, bound for the Sandwich Islands; driven onto Cal. coast, near starvation; anchored, went ashore in leaky pinnace, arrested by a sergeant. Crew of 5: 2 sailors, 2 Sandwich Islanders & 1 negro. Refused to give the ship up: 'I did not come here to smuggle, but... merely to get provisions'; notes she has 6 guns (6- & 12-pounders).

Date1816-01 (month)
FromWm Smith, master of Am. ship *Albatross*
ToGov. of Cal.
PlaceSanta Bárbara
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House)
TomoI–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.7–8 (orig. 16–17)
Savage copy page8–9
Scan leafn8–n9
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentWm Smith, master of Am. ship *Albatross* to Gov. of Cal., Santa Bárbara, 1816-01, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Custom House), I–VIII, p.7–8 (orig. 16–17), Archives of California, C-A 41, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within I–VIII]Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca41/ca41-d8.html
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