Maritime Newspaper Articles - 1700
New England: The BOSTON WEEKLY News-Letter Numb. 1744
From Thursday August 11 to Thursday August 18, 1737
Boston - We hear from Rhode Island, that the Sloop Mary of that place, Abraham Anthony, Commander, bound for Jamaica, was lost on the 17 of June, last among the rocks to the leeward of Turks Island, and three of the men drowned.
This copy of the BOSTON WEEKLY was generously contributed by Catherine Verschneider
CONNECTICUT COURANT [#324] March 12, 1771
New Haven, March 8: Last Sunday arrived here, in 32 Days from the West-Indies, the Brig Frederick, Francis Brown Master. By Capt. Brown we are informed of a violent Gale of Wind, which happened on the 25th of December last, near the attitude of 26 and of the Damage that several vessels sustained thereby, viz. _____Capt. Timothy Ward, in the Sloop Vine, belonging to Killigworth, as he was loadding, overset, by which accident he lost his Mate and five Hands, himself and two others were saved, and taken off the Wreck two Days after, by a Ship belonging to New Hampshire, and carried into Antigua. Capt. Ward came Passenger to Capt. Brown.
The Schooner Dolphin, belonging to Connecticut River, met the same Fate, the Capt, whose name was Jonathan Wickham, the Mate, Samuel Drake, of Hartford, and all the Hands, except an Indian, were lost. The Indian remained on the Wreck, five Days, when he was taken up by Capt Schemerhorn of New York, and carried into Eusteria. Capt. S?d?man from New London, in the Sloop Garland, lost all his flock, off Deck, but 6 Horses, and arrived at Antigua. Capt. Henry Bidings of Norwich was dismasted, and lost all his Stock except 5 Horses and was arrived at Eusteria. Capt. Wa?? Goodrich, in a Schooner, was spoke[?] in the Lat. of the Islands, having lost his Foremast, and 44 Horses. Capt. Andrew Perkins in a Brig from Norwich, lost one of his Hands, and 28 Horses; arrived at Granada. Capt. Christopher Hews of this Port, lost 5 or 6 Horses, and was very leaky when he arrived in the West Indies. Generously contributed by Barbara Andresen
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