The first Duke's adventures in the Mediterranean aboard the Anna Eliza were published in his Private Diaries.

The crew numbered approximately 48. 

• Officers:
  • Captain R Wilcox, a relation of John Rubie the builder
  • Lieutenant Radcliffe: Second Officer, a carpenter by trade
• Seamen:
  • Carphy: Boatswain
  • Vincent: discharged January 1828
  • Scott: discharged January 1828
• Marines:
  • Newbury or Newberry: died on 24 August 1828 and was buried at sea  
• Cooks:
  • Vizard: He was disobedient and was discharged at Gibraltar in August 1828
  • ?: Replaced Vizard. A native of Palma
  • Ann Evans: the Duke's 'Welch Cookmaid' 
• Servants:
  • Alexander Muir: Valet Du Chambre. Left the voyage in January 1828, accused of 'neglect, drunkenness and dirty habits.' His wife, a maid at Avington died in childbirth in April 1828. 
  • Sharpe: Duke's Waiter: 'his conduct is maintained to the highest degree.'
  • Thorpe: Duke's servant
  • Verney: Duke's servant
  • Giovanni: Duke's servant. Joined voyage at Naples?
  • 'Norfolk dumpling': Maid to Emma Wilson
• Others:
  • ?: Spanish interpreter
  • Ford
  • Fontura
  • Gandolphi

The Companions

• Captain R M Bates. Private Secretary. Left the voyage in December 1827.
• Mr Lunn. Chaplain and scientist. Left the voyage in March 1828. 
• Mr Clive: Chaplain. Joined on 26 April 1828 at Naples
• Mr Moore. Surgeon.
• Emma Wilson. Emma Margaret Anne [Pigott] Wilson. Wife of Rev Wilson and sister of Grenville Pigott. Died in Rome, early February 1829. 
• Reverend Robert Wilson. Of Astwell Thorpe, Norfolk. 
• Viscount Chabot. The Chabots board at Havre de Grace on 6 August 1827 and leave for Naples on 5 October 1827. 
• Philippe Chabot. Son of above. 
• Signor Donati: Italian geologist. Prior to voyage, secretary to Mons. Monticelli. Joins voyage in April 1828. 

Voyage Itinerary

[Incomplete]

1827

• 4 August.  Towed out of out of River Itchen by the Medina and Malmesbury steam vessels. Anchor at Ryde.
• 5 August. Sail for Le Havre 
• 6 August. Anchor in Havre Roads at 9.30 am; depart at 3 pm.
• 7 August. Daybreak off Portland; 8 pm beyond Lizard. 
• 12 August: Off Rock of Lisbon
• 13 August: Off Cape St Vincent. 
• 14 August. Off Cape Trafalgar. Note on battle. 
• 15 August. Anchored at Gibraltar. 
• 27 August. Depart Gibraltar. Anchor at Algeciras, Spain. 
• 28 August. Depart Algeciras and take salute of 13 guns off Gibraltar. Anchor at Ceuta, Morocco. 
• 31 August. Depart Ceuta. 
• 1 September. Arrive at Malaga. 
• 2 September. Depart Malaga. 
• Sail along Spanish coast, arriving at Cape de Gatte (Cabo de Gata) on 8 September. 
• 10 September. At Cabo de Palos, cross Mediterranean and arrive off Algeria. Return to Spanish coast. 
• 11 September. Pass Alicante.
• 12 September. Obtain provisions at Benidorm. Land on Benidorm Island. 
• 13 September. Depart Benidorm. Pass Altea. Stood off Pennon of Calpe (Punta Ifach) overnight. 
• 14 September. Pass Cape St Martin and Cape St Antonio, head for Iviza (Ibiza)
• 16 September. Anchor off Palma, Mallorca. 
• 17 September. Land at Palma. 
• 20 September: Depart Palma. 
• 22 September: Pass Toro Rock off Sardinia
• 23 September. Pass islands of Marittimo and Levanso (Egadi Islands west of Sicily)
• 25 September: Arrive at Palermo Bay, Sicily
• 27 September. Land at Palermo. 
• 4 December. Depart Syracuse for Messina. 
• 20 December. Day trip to coast of Calabria, Italy.
• 28 December. Day trip to coast of Calabria, Italy.

1828

• 9 January. Left Messina. Pass Stromboli. 
• 10 January. Pass Capri. 
• 11 January. Arrive at Naples. 
• 12 April. Depart Naples for Island of Procida. 
• 14 April Leave Procida and anchor at Island of Ishia
• 17 April. Returned to Naples. 
• 21 April. Sail to Castello del Mare.
• 23 April. Return to Naples. 
• 29 April. Depart Naples, arrive Sorrento.
• 1 May: Excursion to Mafra in barge
• 3 May: Anchored in Bay of Naples. 
• 6 May. Depart Naples. Arrive Capri.
• 9 May. Depart for Salerno. Anchor offshore. 
• 10 May. Excursion to Amalfi in barge. 
• 13 May. Anchor at Pæstum. Depart for Stromboli. 
• 15 May. Anchor off Stromboli. 
• 17 May. Sailed for Lipari. Party land on Panaria. Anchor at Lipari. 
• 22 May. Sail and anchor at Volcano (Vulcano).
• 23 May 
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