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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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On November 20, 1820, Captain Hammatt of Boston on the English whale ship Greenwich, along with the second and third mates and three crewmen, was killed by a Malay taken from Batagoda. Chief mate Gibson assumed command with crew from other whale ships.
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on board the English Whale ship
dated Ternat roads, March 9, 1821, to
his mother in New York.
"On the 20th November last, at about
daylight, Capt. Hammatt (of Boston) of
the English whale ship Greenwich, was
killed, together with the second and third
mate and three of his men by a Malay
that he got from Batagoda. No one can
tell what were his motives for doing it.
Mr. Gibson, his chief mate, has charge
of the ship, the other whale ships having
made him up a ship's company."
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Primary Location
Batagoda
Event Date
1820 11 20
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capt. hammatt, second mate, third mate, and three men killed; mr. gibson takes charge with supplemented crew from other ships.
Event Details
At daylight on November 20, 1820, a Malay obtained from Batagoda killed Capt. Hammatt of the English whale ship Greenwich, along with the second and third mates and three crewmen. Motives unknown. Chief mate Mr. Gibson now commands, with crew provided by other whale ships.