Santiago

9 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Santiago, which their keepers wrote as “St Jago”, “Island of St Jago”, “St Fago”, “St yagou”, “St. Jagoes”, “St Jago & Fogo”.

Visits

1. Galatea, 1827–28: July 29, 1827, off, 3 days.
2. Addison, 1834–37: July 24, 1834, off, 1 day.
3. Rowena, 1841–43: August 9, 1841, off, 1 day.
4. Edward, 1844–45: November 25, 1844, off, 1 day.
5. Dunbarton, 1846–48: September 12, 1846, off, 1 day.
6. Draco, 1847–50: October 5, 1847, off, 1 day.
7. Nimrod, 1848–51: October 24, 1848, off, 2 days.
8. Jireh Perry, 1860–64: November 4, 1860, off, 1 day.
9. E. H. Hatfield, 1876–78: March 4, 1877, at anchor, 2 days.

What the logs record there

1. 1834 · Addison: Bought three boatloads of fruit.
2. 1848 · Nimrod: Sighted high peaks of St. Jago.
3. 1848 · Nimrod: Admired the boats skimming the water.
4. 1848 · Nimrod: Swallows and white millers flew aboard.
5. 1848 · Nimrod: Saw plenty of porpoises.
6. 1848 · Nimrod: Observed birds of several kinds.

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