The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from
Launceston to
Alta California. The fire burned for 14 days. before it was extinguished. She put back to Launceston, where she arrived on 7 June.[5]
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. Her crew survived, but were imprisoned at
Mayagüez. They were released when
USS Albany (United States Navy) threatened to bombard the town with her cannons.[15]
The
barque sprang a leak and foundered with the loss of at least five lives. A
message in a bottle was discovered off
Finistère by some French fishermen stating that she had foundered.[19]
The ship was wrecked near
Hokianga, New Zealand between 25 September and 19 December. She was on a voyage from London to
Adelaide,
South Australia.[22]
References
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20423. London. 27 February 1850. col E, p. 8.
^
abc"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26276 (Evening ed.). London. 18 February 1851.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23832. London. 29 April 1850. p. 7.
^
ab"Ship News". The Times. No. 20624. London. 19 October 1850. col B, p. 8.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 20046. Edinburgh. 2 December 1850.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23789. London. 8 March 1850.
The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from
Launceston to
Alta California. The fire burned for 14 days. before it was extinguished. She put back to Launceston, where she arrived on 7 June.[5]
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. Her crew survived, but were imprisoned at
Mayagüez. They were released when
USS Albany (United States Navy) threatened to bombard the town with her cannons.[15]
The
barque sprang a leak and foundered with the loss of at least five lives. A
message in a bottle was discovered off
Finistère by some French fishermen stating that she had foundered.[19]
The ship was wrecked near
Hokianga, New Zealand between 25 September and 19 December. She was on a voyage from London to
Adelaide,
South Australia.[22]
References
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20423. London. 27 February 1850. col E, p. 8.
^
abc"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26276 (Evening ed.). London. 18 February 1851.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23832. London. 29 April 1850. p. 7.
^
ab"Ship News". The Times. No. 20624. London. 19 October 1850. col B, p. 8.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 20046. Edinburgh. 2 December 1850.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23789. London. 8 March 1850.