Robert Jenkins (master mariner)
- Robert Jenkins (master mariner)
Robert Jenkins (fl. 1730s-40s) was an English master mariner, famous as the protagonist of the "Jenkins's ear" incident, which became a contributory cause of the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain in 1739.
Returning home from the West Indies in command of the brig "Rebecca" in 1731, Jenkins had his ship stopped and boarded by the Spanish guarda-costa "La Isabela". Her commander, Captain Julio León Fandiño, had Jenkins bound to a mast and then sliced off one of his ears with his sword. On arriving in England, Jenkins addressed his grievances to the king, and a report was furnished by the Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies confirming Jenkins' account. At the time the incident received little attention, but in 1738 Jenkins repeated his story with dramatic details before a committee of the House of Commons, producing what he claimed to be his ear that had been cut off. [ [http://www.boat-links.com/books/Lardas/Lardas04.html A Very Oddly Named War ] ]
Jenkins was subsequently given the command of a ship in the British East India Company's service. In 1741 he was sent from England to St. Helena to investigate charges of corruption brought against the acting governor, and from May 1741 until March 1742 he administered the affairs of the island. Thereafter he resumed his career at sea. He is said to have preserved his own vessel and three others under his care during an engagement with a pirate vessel.
References
*1911
*T. H. Brooke, "History of the Island of St Helena" (London, 2nd ed., 1824).
*H. R. Janisch, "Extracts from the St Helena Records", 1885.
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