Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.
 
Quebec Mercury #27 Page 215. Monday, July 4, 1808.
 
      For the benefit of the underwriters and others concerned, will be sold by the subscribers at their wharf, no. 6, St Peter's Street, on Thursday next, the 7th instant, precisely at one o'clock:
    The hull of the ship Young John, Captain Henry Robertson, as she now lies stranded on White Island shoals, with her masts, yards, topmasts, bowsprit, pumps, rudder, tiller, a number of water casks, and other articles.
    The above ship is 336 tons register and of the burthen of 500 tons, was a remarkable fast sailer and in every respect an excellent vessel. For further information apply to Mr. Wagner, No. 21, St. Peter's Street, or to Captain Robertson now here.
    And on Monday next the 11th instant, and following days, at same place and hour, will be sold a variety of standing and running rigging, sails, anchors, cables, boats, a quantity of new cordage, hawsers, blocks, guns, gunpowder and stores, all appertaining to said vessel.
 
      W. Henderson & Co.  
      Auctioneers & Brokers.  
     Quebec, 4th July, 1808      
 
 
Quebec Gazette #2257. 28/07/1808. Page 2, Col. 4B.
 
 Trinity House, Quebec, 
 Saturday, 23d July, 1808.    
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      Joseph Pouillotte, pilot for and below the harbour of Quebec found guilty of running the ship Young John on the south side of White Island, on Sunday morning the 19th day of June last, whereby she was stranded, was with the approbation of His Excellency the Governor in Chief, declared to have forfeited his branch, and it was ordered that his name be struck off the list of pilots.  
      William Lindsay, junior.  
      Register.  
 
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