Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.
 
Quebec Gazette #2286. 09/02/1809 Page 4, Col. 1T.
 
      Exports at the port of Quebec for 1808.  
  Vessels cleared: 334.    
  Tons:  70,275.    
 
 
Quebec Mercury #9, Page 71. Monday, February 27, 1809.
 
  Extract of a letter from Three Rivers. 
      "There is a person here making models, to have iron machinery cast, at the foundry belonging to Messrs. Monro & Bell, for a steam-boat, to begin its career in May, from Montreal."  
 
 
Quebec Gazette #2289. 02/03/1809. Page 2, Col. 3B.
 
      The Gaspé Courier arrived on Saturday, reports that the inhabitants resident a little below Matane, saw a ship a few leagues from land about the 10th December. She was in the ice, and they observed a boat put off from her in the morning, with 8 or 10 persons on board. Those in the boat were observed to make every exertion possible in order to approach the shore and by the evening they had distanced the ship about half a league. The next morning the boat was again discovered, but the persons on board seemed to be reduced to 3. It was again seen the following day with no person on board.  
 
 
Quebec Mercury #10, Page 79. Monday, March 6, 1809.
 
 BY AUCTION. 
      Will be sold, on Thursday next, the 9th instant, March, at two o'clock, at the Union Hotel, on the Parade, in the upper town:
    The bark Young John, of 349 tons burthen by register or thereabouts, stranded on Goose Island, and as she now lies with anchors, cables, standing rigging, spars, and a few pieces of pine timber and staves, the quantity unknown.
 
  ALSO, 
      The sails, boats, running rigging and other materials, with the appendages thereunto belonging, of all which a more particular description will be give on the day of sale.
    And, on Thursday, the 16th instant, will be sold at 2 o'clock at the said Union Hotel, the cargo of the said bark Young John, consisting of the following articles, viz:
 
   Wheat in bulk about:  4150  bushels.  
   Peas in bulk:  740  bushels.  
   Peas in bags:  250  bushels.  
   Flax seed in bags:  2368˝  bushels.  
   Pot and pearl ashes:  1036  casks.  
   Peas in casks:  32  hogsheads.  
   Peas in casks:  71  tierces.  
   Staves:  5800  pieces.  
   Pine boards 10 feet by 1˝ inches:  2200  pieces.  
   Pine timber:  10  pieces.  
 
      Quebec, 13th March, 1809  
 
 
Quebec Mercury #20, Page 159. Monday, May 15, 1809.
 
  BY AUCTION. 
      Will be sold on Wednesday next, the 17th instant, at the subscriber's rooms, for the benefit of the underwriters and others concerned;
    The brig Lovely, Captain Wood, stranded in September last on the southeast end of Anticosti, with her masts, yards, standing and running rigging, a new 9 inch cable of about 90 fathoms long, another cable of 8 inches and 55 fathoms in length, about half worn, and a 5 inch tow-line, 100 fathoms long, almost new, two bower anchors, which remained at the bows of the vessel, and a kedge anchor, iron stocked, on the deck, and also, three casks sweet oil, being all that was saved of the cargo, containing about 60 gallons each, deposited in the woods near the wreck, the whole to be taken as they may be found. And immediately afterwards, a few gross new bottles, Muscovado sugar, coppers, &c.
    The sale will begin at one o'clock each day.
 
      John Jones,  
      Auctioneer & Broker.  
      Quebec, 15th May, 1809.      
 
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