''Barwell'' was a merchantman launched in 1782. She made six voyages for the British

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(EIC). She then left the EIC's service but continued to sail. She made one voyage transporting

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s in 1797 from

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. She was last listed in 1807.

East India Company service

Voyage 1 (1783-84)

Captain Robert Carr left Portsmouth on 11 March 1783, sailing for Madras and Bengal. On 19 June ''Barwell'' reached

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, on 22 July

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, and 14 September she arrived at

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. For her return to England she reached

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on 31 December,

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on 28 April 1784, and Deptford on 2 August.

Voyage 2 (1785-86)

Captain Robert Carr sailed ''Barwell'' for China, leaving the Downs on 12 March 1785. She reached Whampoa on 21 September. For her return leg she crossed the Second Bar on 14 January 1786. She reached St Helena on 6 May and Deptford on 10 August. Carr died in his lodgings on St James Street in London on 14 December.

Voyage 3 (1787-89)

Captain Thomas Welladvice took command of ''Barwell''. He would be her captain for this and her subsequent three voyages for the EIC. She left Portsmouth on 21 December 1787 and reached Madras on 5 May 1788. From there she sailed to

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, which she reached on 15 July, and 15 September Whampoa, which she reached on 15 September. For her return to England she crossed the Second Bar on 29 November. She reached the

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on 5 February 1789, and St Helena on 14 February. ''Barwell'' arrived at Long Reach on 4 April. It was during this homeward voyage that Welladvice narrowly avoided the disaster of wrecking on the

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as Admiral

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had in the

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. Welladvice had with him a naval chronometer made by John Arnold. One night, when Welladvice calculated ''Barwell''s position, he determined that she had to be near the Isles and moored her at midnight. Daybreak revealed the rocks in front of her.

Voyage 4 (1790-91)

Welladvice left the Downs on 18 January 1790. ''Barwell'' reached

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on 15 May, and Whampoa on 6 August. She crossed the Second Bar on 15 November, arrived at the Cape on 10 April 1791, St Helena on 28 April, and Long Reach on 29 June.

Voyage 5 (1793-94)

War with France having broken out, Welladvice acquired a letter of marque on 21 March 1793. This gave him the right to act offensively vis-a-vis the French, not just defensively, should the opportunity arise. He sailed from Portsmouth on 22 May 1793, bound for Bombay. ''Barwell'' was part of a convoy that also included the East Indiamen ''Prince William'', ''Lord Thurlow'', ''William Pitt'', , , ''Earl of Oxford'', , ''Fort William'', ''London'', , ''Marquis of Landsdown'', , , and ''Earl of Abergavenny'', amongst numerous other vessels, merchant and military, most of the non-Indiamen travelling to the Mediterranean. ''Barwell'' reached Johanna on 26 August and Bombay 17 September. She then visited a number of ports in area, arriving on 26 October at

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, on 12 November at Anjengo, three days later at

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, on 27 November at

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, and on 1 December at

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. She returned to Tellicherry on 4 December and Bombay on 14 December. On 27 February 1794 ''Barwell'' reached the Cape. She arrived at St Helena on 18 March,

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on 20 July, and Long Reach on 31 August.

Voyage 6 (1795-96)

For her last voyage for the EIC, Welladvice left Portsmouth on 24 May 1795. ''Barwell'' reached Bombay on 3 September, Calicut on 6 November, Anjengo on 16 November, Quilon on 22 November, Calicut on 7 December, Tellicherry on 12 December, and Bombay on 28 December. On her return voyage ''Barwell'' arrived at St Helena on 22 March 1796, and Long Reach on 8 August. ''Barwell'' then left the EIC's service. However, she made one more trip for the company, but this time on contract.

Convict transport

Under the command of John Cameron, ''Barwell'' sailed from

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on 7 November 1797,British Library:''Barwell'' (2).
/ref> She arrived at the Cape on 21 February 1798. While sailing to Australia, Cameron suppressed a

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on board the ''Barwell''. She arrived at

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on 18 May 1798. She embarked 296 male convicts; nine convicts died on the voyage. When ''Barwell'' reached Port Jackson Cameron charged

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George Bond, of the

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, with mutiny. Bond counter-sued, charging Cameron with false imprisonment, assault, defamation, deprivation of rations, false testimony, and loss of employment. Bond sought £10,000 in damages. Unfortunately, there is no record of the outcome of either case. ''Barwell'' left Port Jackson on 17 August bound for China. Between 17 September and 2 December she was at Whampoa. For her return to England she crossed the Second Bar on 20 January 1799. She reached

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on 22 February, the Cape on 3 May, and St Helena on 18 June. She left St Helena on 6 July in the company of the Indiamen , ''Triton'', and ''Armenian'', and under escort by the 18-gun ''Cornwallis''. ''Barwell'' left the convoy on 24 July off the Western Islands. She arrived at Plymouth on 11 September. There she discharged her passengers, one of whom was carrying dispatches for the British government from Governor Hunter in Australia. She left Plymouth on 13 September with the 18-gun

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as escort. ''Barwell'' reached Long Reach on 17 September.

Later career

''Lloyd's Register'' for 1799 has Scott & Co. as her owner, E. Redman as her master, and her trade as London and Botany Bay. In 1800 her ownership transferred to Fletcher & Co., and her master was listed as John Toole. Her trade was given as Lisbon. On 3 February 1800, Toole received a letter of marque for ''Barwell''. In 1805 ''Barwell'', J. Toole, master, was still listed as trading between London and Lisbon.''Register of Shipping'' (1805), Seq. №61.
/ref> She was reportedly stolen by her master, Captain John Poole, in 1811.

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