Naval Personnel

Receipt of pay for transport of dragones de Mexico and Varios sailors from Veracruz to San Blas; sailor Banegas falls ill on way to San Blas; no documents relate to passengers from Peru or the fragata favorita. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Documents arrival and departures of ships with freight and passengers between San Blas and Baxa California; includes detailed lists of passengers and freight; includes notice of transfer of sick people to Tepic because of bad climate in San Blas; notice of armed English brigs off coast of Baxa California. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Detailed lists of freight and some passengers carried by ships between San Blas, Guaymas, California, Europe and south America; lists of all registered ships passing in and out of San Blas for particular periods; includes vague notice of salaries sent and received; notice that inhabitants of Alta California lacking in support and subsequent notice of freight shipment to California ff. 33-35 (Approx); sickness of treasurers noted ff. 48-49 (Approx); notice of attack by a Goleta insurgente del Rio de la plata causing ship to take on water and fight a large contingent of european and portugese soldiers ff. 67-68 and 70-71 (Approx); generally grouping consists of lading documents, sometime listings specific freight. (p. Coyle, February 1990)

Notices of money sent to San Blas for constructions and salaries; list of salary payments; detailed lists of sailors and officers with salaries; request for increase in salaries, granted for those longer than six months in department of San Blas; repetitive money transfer documents (p. Coyle February 1990)

Lists of salaries paid to crew of fragata de Mourelle for voyage to the philipines. Letters stating that ship Criados had deserted. Letters stating that Mourelle owed money to port of Acapulco. Mourelle accused of not paying Criados. Mourelle not guilty. Adjustments made in official books. Lists of wage adjustments. Lists of wages. (K. Mccaston, April 1990)

Documents concerning Naval appointments for ship pilots. Lists of arms shipments. Detailed description of the type, caliber, and material of weapons. Letters concerning charges of desertion filed against two cabin-boys. Letter requesting supplies for the ship's Sangrador. Garcia deserted and kidnapped Guadalupe de los Santos. Letters recognizing officers for outstanding service. Lists of ship personnel. Ship cargo lists. Shipments of cacao and wine from Guayaquil. Detailed lists of costs of cacao and wine. (K. Mccaston, April 1990)

Informes concerning accidents which took place during a California expedition. Informes of Naval officer appointments. Letters requesting back wages. Letters commending Ayala's excellent service. Ezeta requested temporary leave to recover from an illness. Ezeta's condition complicated due to medications. Letters of recommendation for pilots. Gordonez in charge of commercial expedition to Peru. Letters commending Camacho's performance on the fragata Rosario. Technical terms concerning the water level in the San Blas channel. Beltran attacked by Blanco.

Ship chaplain appointed. Cargo lists of food supply for ship la Princesa. Large numbers of navy officers suffering from illness (fever). Discussion of wage reimbursements and salary increases. Lists of salaries paid in 1778. Shipment lost near Culiacan. Letters from navy personnel complaining of bad working conditions.

Castran (ship doctor on el Rosario) died. Replaced by drs. Caravajas and Sanchez. Naval personnel sought refuge in Guadalajara cathedral in order to avoid continuation of voyage to San Blas. Discussion of wages and promotions. Echeverria (pilot) ill. Hospitalized in Guadalajara with pay. Information on arms shipments. Technical terms concerning condition of ship. Discussion of water level of port Pozo. Discussion of copper usage in ship construction. Ship doctors received 800 pesos per year. Many suffering from common fever (tertian). Records of shipments. Discussion of voyage to Peru.

Letters concerning arms shipments. Technical terms concerning ship disrepair. Echeverria (pilot) ill, Castro takes over position. Artillery Inspections. Accident delays cargo. Discussion of livestock shipments. Rodriguez sent from Spain to oversee Arsenal. Discussion of fragata Rosario Alias la Princesa. Document awarding pension for Antonia Gonzalez (widow). Yzaguir reretired. Routine expeditions to California coast.