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At the end of March 1842 both “Tay” and “Forth” found themselves at Nassau. The Royal
Navy agents on board could not agree which vessel should take the mails home, so they raced one
another back to Falmouth where “Forth” arrived first, the 3rd vessel to do so.
“ACTAEON” & “FORTH”
to wait almost a month for “Forth” at Nassau on 1st April. Falmouth 20th April. Dumfries the 22nd.
HMS GLEANER & “TAY”
Antigua 5th March. Sent unpaid, 1/- to pay. 10th March put on HMS Gleaner. St Thomas the 12th.
Nassau 29th March transferred to “Tay”. Falmouth 21st April. Langholm 25th, a long transit of 51 days.
