4 February 1826

The French slave-vessel which was forced into St.Ives by stress of weather, was taken possession of by  Lieutenant G.H.

Rye, and his party of seamen belonging to the coast-guard service.

11 July 1826

A vessel called the Young Ferdinand, bound from France to Brussels, was run down by a schooner off the  Lizard , on the 

28th of last month. Soon after the accident the Young Ferdinand fell on her beam-ends, when the master was unfortunately 

drowned. The remainder of the crew took to their boats, and shortly after, landed at Cadgwith. On learning of the disaster, 

Lieutenant Hooper, of the Coast Guard stationed there, went off, with some boats and took the wreck in tow. By great

exertions they succeeded in bringing her in; and with the assistance of Captain Head, R.N., James Trevenen, Esq., 

collector of the customs at Helston, etc. the whole of the cargo, consisting of 300 casks of wine, was safely landed.

28 February 1829

A case at the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Feb. 27 Russell and others v Avery

The case was brought by Thomas, George and James Russell, hop and seed merchants of Southwark, on the basis 

that a large quantity of their hops had found their way into the hands of Avery, who lived at Boscastle, in 

Cornwall. Avery had been the Lloyd's agent at Boscastle, but had been dismissed and replaced by Messrs. 

Thomas Pope Rosevear and William Sloggatt. The plaintiffs had sold a large quantity of hops to customers in 

Drogheda, and had shipped them by the Aera, Philip Atkins Williams, master and part owner. On the voyage, for 

some reason, the master had  left the other ships which were also travelling to Drogheda, and kept near the coast 

of Cornwall, eventually becoming a total wreck on rocks near Bude, the master and crew being all saved. On the 

beach concerned was  Lieutenant Keys, commander of the coast guard, who also held a deputation with the 

customs. He discussed the  position with the master, who asked him to do what he could to save the cargo and 

place it in the hands of the Lloyd's agent. In the meantime a large number of people had gathered, before the 

coast guards could get to the wreck, and Lieut. Keys told his chief boatman to be sure to get out to the vessel 

before the mob. When the tide ebbed there was a rush for the wreck. The coast Guard however, secured the 

cargo, but Avery then arrived with a

signed authority from the master of the ship to take the cargo. However, Lieut. Keys would not give it up as he intended 

to carry out the agreement he had to deliver the cargo to the Lloyd's agents. Keys, Rosevear & Sloggatt, then 

placed the cargo in a dry place, harried by Avery and his mob. Then Avery attacked the Preventive men, who 

defended themselves with their swords. Eventually they secured the cargo and guarded it all night, then loaded it 

on a cart and escorted it to Bude. Subsequently, by force, Avery and his party, with help from Captain Williams 

took the whole of the cargo. The Lloyd's agents then contacted the owners of the cargo and obtained their orders

 to get it back from Avery. Rosevear and Sloggatt tried to do so by offering to pay some compensation to Avery but  

the latter told them it was not their business, so in the end the owners took this case against Avery.

Jury found for the plaintiffs.

14 December 1830

Cornwall

The crew of the Bon Pere, were saved by the great exertions. Richard Johns, Esq., Trewince, Lieutenant  William James, 

R.N., and several other respectable individuals hastened to the spot, on being apprised that the vessel was on shore. Lieut. 

James , without hesitation, took off his coat and boots, plunged into the breakers, and swam to the vessel, whence 

he succeeded in bringing a line to the shore, by which the  crew were happily saved. Also the crew of the schooner 

Brothers were saved by the extraordinary exertions of Lieut. Alexander of the Coast Guard.

From the West Briton 

6 March 1832

Report of the death of Lieutenant Hambly, of the Coast Guard station at Mousehole. His body was found in a creek about

 2 miles east of Portreath, by a boy named Woolcock, who was gathering limpets. It was wedged in a crevice.

There was nothing to suggest who it was except the letters R.H. on the clothes, until the Mousehole station was reported 

missing by his family and in an alarming state of mind. He was then identified by some of the station  boatmen who had 

been searching for him. He had been injured in the head some years before in the West Indies and had never fully

 recovered. He had only 8 weeks before returned from an asylum. 

3 April 1834

Western Circuit, Launceston, Monday, March 31

Malicious Shooting by a Revenue Officer 

Jeremiah Murphy indicted for shooting James Rodd at St.German's, (Cornwall) Murphy was commanding boatman in  

the Coast Guard service Lieutenant Thomas Pennington, Chief officer of the Coast Guard at Portwrinkle John Cassidy, 

Coast Guard Captain Haswell, Inspecting-Commander of the Coat Guard at Devonport.

This case revolved around the fact that Murphy had been told by Cassidy, relaying a message from Lieutenant Haswell, to be

 on the look out for a smuggler that night. Murphy saw a boat and thought it might be the smuggler, and challenged it. according

 to him his gun went off accidentally. He then agreed to pay Rodd 10 in compensation, Rodd having apparently been injured only 

mildly, which Rodd accepted, but Murphy could not find the money to pay, so Rodd took him to Court. Murphy was defended 

by the Custom-house lawyers, and they were, apparently, given advance access to the depositions of  the prosecution  witnesses,

 which was the cause for some complaint by the Times, as unfair. Nevertheless, Murphy was found Guilty, but no sentence was 

passed on him.

7 February 1838

The coast in the neighbourhood of Goran Haven, Cornwall, has been visited by heavy gales of wind from the S.E., which

 have continued for several days. We regret to state that before daylight on Thursday morning, the 25th ult., a vessel was

 discovered on shore by Lieutenant Kiddle, R.N., chief officer, and a party of the Coast Guard at Mevagissey, under the

 Chapel Point, between Goran Haven and Mevagissey. The sea at the time was breaking over her, when, with great difficulty,

 and at much personal risk, one of the Coast Guard men named Patten, succeeded in getting on board, and remained there an

 hour and a half, and he, with the assistance of Lieutenant Kiddle, had the happiness to get the whole of the half-perished

 crew, 16 in number, on shore. She proves to be a French vessel named L'Endurance, of Havre, from St.Domingo to 

Havre laden with mahogany, rosewood etc.  

21 September 1840

On the night of the 3rd instant the coast guard crew of the Coverack station, Port of Falmouth, seized the Teignmouth,

of Portsmouth, Henry Riddett, master, with 133 tubs of contraband spirits, in the act of running. Crew escaped.

9 November 1840

On Tuesday the 28th ult., the Harpy revenue cutter, Lieutenant George Drew R.N., commander, captured, near the

 Eddystone, the Cawsand smuggling boat Five Brothers, and 22 half-ankers of foreign spirits throw overboard in the chase;

 the other part of the cargo was sunk with stones. And on Friday the same officer captured, off the Lizzard, the Fox,

 smuggling boat, belonging to Cawsand, with 127 half-ankers of foreign spirits and four men. 

27 June 1845

The Lords of the Treasury having directed that all seamen serving in the Coast Guard should be registered under the 

provisions of the act 7 and 8 Victoria, chap. 112, with a view of maintaining a correct register of the seamen employed in 

Her Majesty's service, the Commissioners of Customs have issued instructions to the collectors and controllers of the 

revenue at the various ports throughout the United Kingdom, to register the chief boatmen, commissioned boatmen and 

other boatmen, mariners, ordinary mariners, and boys of the first and second classes, serving in the Coast Guard, and to

 issue the requisite register tickets accordingly, upon application being made to them for the same. 

22 October 1850

Coast Guard Appointment:
Second-Master John Hales (b) (1829) to command at the station at Prussia Cove , vice Lieutenant Norton S. Sullivan.