Bibframe Work
TitleOntario (Sloop of war) and Dolphin (Schooner : 1821-1835) journals and logbooksOther Titles (e.g. Variant)Ontario (Sloop of war) and Dolphin (Schooner : 1821-1835) recordsOntario (Sloop of war) journals and logbooksDolphin (Schooner : 1821-1835) journals and logbooksTypeMixed MaterialCollectionNoteLanguage: Collection material in English.SummaryJournals and logbooks of the USS Ontario (Sloop of war) and the USS Dolphin (Schooner : 1821-1835) consisting primarily of accounts relating to the USS Ontario under the command of Captain James Biddle, with first lieutenant David Conner, on a pioneer mission to the Pacific in defense of American shipping in early 1818, from New York to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around Cape Horn to Valparaíso, Chile, and Lima, Peru, during the Chilean War of Independence and a Spanish blockade. The USS Ontario journals describe the political situation in Chile as well as the geographical and cultural setting. The journal for the USS Dolphin, dated September 30-December 30, 1821, is inserted in an undated fragment of a journal relating to the USS Ontario and concerns the voyage to the coasts of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile as part of the newly organized Pacific Squadron under the command of Lieutenant David Conner, in company with USS Franklin (Ship-of-the-line).Origin Date(s)1817-1821 Authorized Access PointOntario (Sloop of war) Ontario (Sloop of war) and Dolphin (Schooner : 1821-1835) journals and logbooks