Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.
| Quebec Gazette #2244, 28/04/1808. Page 2, Col. 3C. | ||
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| Two of the crew of the ship Doubt, Captain Teasdale, stranded last fall on the Labrador coast, have arrived in town. The leaky state of the schooner they had taken their passage in for Quebec, compelled them to put into Grand, or South West Bay, on the Island of Anticosti, on the 6th December. Here, while they were endeavouring to repair the vessel, she was suddenly frozen up. At this place, they passed the winter on a short allowance of provisions - half a pound of flour and one pound of horse flesh each person per day. They report that Colonel Caldwell's 3 masted schooner was wrecked on the Island last fall, crew saved. | ||
| Quebec Gazette #2248, 26/05/1808. Page 3, Col. 1B. | ||
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By John Jones, on the wharf of Angus Shaw, Esquire, on Tuesday
next, the 31st instant at one o'clock, for the benefit of the
underwriters and others concerned: A variety of standing and running rigging, part of three cables, a boat and other materials belonging to the wreck of the ship Doubt, Captain Michael Teasdale, wrecked last fall, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. And afterwards a few barrels of gunpowder, fair Muscovado sugar, 2 hogsheads loaf sugar, 500 minots salt, and other articles. And on Wednesday the 1st June at his auction room an assortment of dry goods just arrived. Quebec, 25th May, 1808. He has to dispose of by private sale, 3 pipes good port wine, and a patent 6 feet mangle, new and complete. |
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By John Jones, on Saturday next, the 28th instant, at one
o'clock, on the wharf occupied by William Henderson & Co. for the
benefit of the underwriters and others concerned: The hull of the ship Hamilton, Captain James Gilchrist, as she now lies stranded on the reef of the west end of Green Island, with three lower masts, bowsprit and main yard, with all their standing rigging, 4 bower anchors, main topsail, 50 fathoms 6 inch cable and a cambouse. Also about 40 tons coals. The ship is three years old, and 234 tons burthen per register. Mr. John Mann, Captain Teasdale, and Captain McIntire, who went down to survey the ship, will give information of the state she was in. And immediately afterwards will be sold, such of the anchors, cables, standing and running rigging, sails and other materials, with a boat that was saved and brought up belonging to the said ship; 6 guns, four pounders, with their materials, shot and gun-powder. Quebec, 26th May, 1808. |
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