This Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper documents the arrival in Philadelphia of the Sloop John & William from Dover. The ship had originated in Rotterdam. In transit, there had been a mutiny onboard.

According to Michael Cavenaugh,(Glass family genealogist denoted on the Guilford County, NC Genealogy Association Website), there were 61 Palatines and with their families 169 on the trip. According to this article, there were 220 and 44 had died in transit.

John Philip Glass/ John Phillip Kleesz/ Philip Gless/Hans Philip Glais (#201) and his wife Anna Marie/Mary __ (#202) and Johannes "Hans"Emig (Emich) (#415) and his wife Eva Dorothea Rotter (#416) were among the Palatines on board the ship. Philip & Mary Glass are the webmaster's 5th great grandparents; Johannes and Eva are the webmaster's 6th great grandparents.

Scanned copies of the original newspaper follow with highlighted yellow areas featuring this ship's arrival and mutiny.

Below the two newspaper pages of the Sloop John & William is a transcript by Susan Snyder on January 6. 2019.

Custom Hause Philadelphia- Entered Inwards Sloop John & William, Constable Tymperton, from Dover.   PHILADELPHIA, Octob. 19. Sunday last arrived here Capt. Tymberton, in 17 Weeks from Rotterdam with 220 Palatines, 44 died in the Passage. About 3 Weeks ago, the Passengers, dissatisfied with the length of the Voyage, were so imprudent as to make a Mutiny, and being the stronger Party have ever since had the Government of the Vessel, giving Orders from among themselves to the Captain and Sailors, who were threatened with Death in case of Disobedeience. Thus having Sight of Land, they carried the Vessel twice backwards and forwards between our Capes and Virginia, looking for a Place to go ashore they knew not where. At length they compell’d the Sailors to cast Anchor near Cape May, and 8 of them took the Boat by Force and went ashore; from whence they have been five Days coming up by Land to this Place, where they found the Ship arrived. Those concern’d in taking the Boat are committed to Prison.

 

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