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| ⚫ | '''John Henry Cox''', charted [[Oyster Bay]] [[Maria Island]] and [[Marion Bay]] on the east coast of Tasmania in 1789, aboard his armed brig ''Mercury''.<ref>{{cite book |title=The history of Tasmania, Volume 1 |last=West |first=John |authorlink=John West (writer) |year=1852 |publisher=H. Dowling |oclc=18133771 |page=10 }}</ref> |
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[[Category:18th-century explorers]] |
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[[Category:History of Tasmania]] |
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See "Observations & 'Remarks Made During a Voyage to the Islands of Teneriffe, Amsterdam, Maria's Island, New Van Diemens Land; Otaheite, Sandwich Islands; Owyhee, the Fox Islands on the North-West Coast of America, Tiniam, and from Thence to Canton. In the brig MERCURY, commanded by John Henry Cox" by George Mortimer.- noted by Charles Dawson. He was not an explorer, but a ship's commander; the Swedish translation erroneously translates the name of his vessel MERCURY! A ship's name cannot be translated! |
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Cox was an English East India Company trader who, to get round the restrictive practices of the Company, devised a scheme with Swedish East India Company officials whereby he was given authority by no less than the king of Sweden himself (Gustav III) to attack Russian ships in their part of NW America (this was at the time when Sweden and Russia were at war). Although the king states that Cox's brig was to be named GUSTAF III of the Swedish Navy, there is no record that Cox changed her name. |
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In the Swedish National Archives it is possible to view the instructions the king of Sweden, Gustav III, wrote for Cox, signed Gustaf, Ghiöteborg (Gothenburg) d. (the) 11 Nov. 1788. (Reference: Ruuthska handlingarna (1 volym) SE/RA/721404). |
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Incredulous* as the story may sound, it is true and was not copied verbatim and pasted from a book, a statement which I hope my accuser rues. My main source was Captain A R Williamson, "Eastern Traders", (Jardine Matheson, undated), page 25. |
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George Mortimer, Lieut. in the Marines wrote the account of the brig MERCURY's long voyage in 1791. Although Cox was not an explorer he is credited with naming Oyster Bay in Tasmania and according to the record in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), USA's official geographic names repository, the mouth of Coxe River (Cox spelt his name that way then),where it empties into Katlian Bay, is at 57 degrees, 10 minutes, 24 seconds N latitude & 135 degrees,16 minutes,37 seconds W longitude. The source or where the stream begins is at 57 degrees,11 minutes, 41 seconds N latitude & 135 degrees,11 minutes, 58 seconds W longitude. |
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I am accused of not giving sources; my accuser should read what I wrote: in the Swedish National Archives it is possible to view the instructions the king of Sweden, Gustav III, wrote for Cox, signed Gustaf, Ghiöteborg (Gothenburg) d. (the) 11 Nov. 1788. (Reference: Ruuthska handlingarna (1 volym) SE/RA/721404). Unfortunately it seems your system does not accept illustrations, otherwise I could have included a photo copy of the last page where his signature appears. |
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Even more incredulous* is that when Cox arrived in N.W.America to confront the Russians, he was so taken aback by their poor state that he finished up supplying them with provisions, so Gustav III received no 10% of his prizes as per the contract, because Cox took none. |
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Commander-Captain Georg Hafström, John Henry Cox som svensk sjöofficer[John Henry Cox as Swedish naval officer], Forum Navale 14, 1957), pages 5-29. |
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Revision as of 13:46, 28 September 2009
John Henry Cox, charted Oyster Bay Maria Island and Marion Bay on the east coast of Tasmania in 1789, aboard his armed brig Mercury.[1]
References
- ^ West, John (1852). The history of Tasmania, Volume 1. H. Dowling. p. 10. OCLC 18133771.