According to a letter dated Floriana 1 May 1834 written by Joseph Villamil sent to the editors of the N.Y. Daily Advertiser visited the whaler B. Gornald of Famouth, master Dagget, Floriana on 29 January 1834.(1)
Note
1. Floreana Island or Isla Floreana or Floriana is part of the Ecuador’s Galápagos Archipelago. In the past know and Mercedes Island/Isla Mercedes or Mascarenas, Santa Maria and Charles Island. Favorite stop for whalers for fresh water and food probably resulting in the destinction of some specias like the Floreana giant tortoise. The whaling barque Bartholomew Gosnold of Falmouth, built there in 1832, later becoming a barge until May 1894. Master in 1834 was John C. Dagget, value results 33,000 US dollars.
Sources
The Sailor’s Magazine and Naval Journal. Vol VI ending August 183. New York, 1834.
Website New Bedford Whaling Museum.
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