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1854— June 29. —Schooner Estrella of Oporto, from Lisbon for Halifax, with a cargo of salt, corks and corkwood. 

 October 23.— Schooner Maskononiet, of and from Marblehead, from a fishing voyage on the banks. 

 November 26.— Ship Arcadia of Warron, Maine, 715 tons, from Antwerp for New York, with cargo of glass, 

 lead, iron, silks, etc. ; 147 passengers. 

 1855— January 18.— Brig Nisibis, of and for St. John's, N. F., 1.52 tons, from New York, with cargo of Hour, cornmeal, 

 corn, pork, sugar, etc. 

 April 18.— Schooner Albatross of Kingston, Jamaica, from New York for St. John's, N. F., with a cargo of 

 beef, pork, flour, etc. 



1855-1873, P. S. DoDD, Superinten'DENT. 



1853— December 7.— Schooner Primrose, Capt. Myers, of Pope's Harbour, from St. John's, N. F., for Halifax. 

 1856— June 2. —American ketch Commerce, Capt. Hinckley, from Italy to New Y'ork. Discharged cargo and was 

 got oft'. 

 September 23.— American brigantine Alma, Capt. Y^ork, from New Y^ork for St. John's, N. F. 

 December 7. —Schooner Eliza Ross, Capt. Muggah, of and from Sydney, C. B., drifted down the south side of 

 the island, dismasted, out of vrater, and decks swept. All hands saved in the lifeboat Victoria. 

 1838— March.— Brigantine Maury, Capt. LeBlanc, oE Lahave, from Harbour Grace for Boston. 



October 3. —Brigantine Lark, Capt. Pike, of and from St. John's, N. F., for Prince Edward Island. 

 1860— September 10.— American lirigantine Argo, Capt. Auld, from Boston for Lingan, C. B. 



1862— May 7.— American barque Zone, Capt. Fullarton, from Shields, G. B., for Boston, struck on the south side of 

 the northeast bar during the night, and broke up immediately. All hands were lost but one Russian Fin- 

 lander, John Yanderson, who was saved by slipping his hand through a ring-lîolt on one of the deck 

 planks, and washed ashore. Grew thirteen all told. 

 August 1. — Barque .Jane Lovitt, Capt. Uttler, of Y'"armouth, from St. John, N. B., for Cork. 

 ISliS—July 22.— Brig Gordon, Capt. Fitzgerald, of St. John, N. B., from St. Andrews, N. B., for "Wales. 



August 4.— Steamer Georgia, Capt. Gladell, from Liverpool, X. S. 

 1864— February.— Schooner Weathergage, Capt. McCuish, fi-om Boston for Bacalieu, N. F. 



March 8.— American schooner Langdon Gillmore, Capt. Chase, from St. John's, N. F., for New Y'ork. Captain 



and two men drowned. Four men got ashore in the ship's boat, the rest taken ofl' in the lifeboat. 

 April 12.— Brigantine Dash, Capt. Coles, of and for St. John's, N. F., from Cienfuegos. 



December 20.— Brigantine "Wm. Bennet, Capt. E. Bennett, of St. John, N. B., from Prince Edward Island for 

 New York. Captain, crew and passengers, the captain's wife, sister-in-law, and infant three months old 

 all saved by a line. But in the little graveyard of the island are two wooden headboards, one with the 

 inscription, " Sacred to the memory of Henry J. Osljorn, who died December 2Uth, 1864, while saving pas- 

 sengers and ci-ew of the brig Wm. Bennet ; aged 37 years;" and the other, not -so legible, but of similar 

 purport, regarding another, the name apparently being Peter Day. 

 1865- Brigantine Triumph, Capt. Wood, of and for St. John's, X. F., from Figuera, Portugal. 



May 12.— Ship Malakhoir, Capt. Harris, from Hull for Halifax. 

 1866— February 2.Î.— French packet Stella Maria, Capt. Gauthier, from St. Pierre for Halifax, struck on the north- 

 west bar ; floated off during the night. 

 June.— Brigantine Stranger, Capt. Campbell, from New York for Pictou. 



July.— Steamship Ephesus, Capt. Collins, of Liverpool, G. B., from X'^orfolk, Virginia, for Liverpool. 

 August 16.— Barque Ada York, Capt. Y'ork, of Portland, from New Orleans for Liverpool, G. B., loaded with 



cotton. 

 August 24.— Barque Bessie Campbell, Capt. Lent, of Plymouth, from Newport, G. B., for Portland. Me., struck 

 on the island, and being found to be leaking was run ashore, but afterwards got off. 

 1867— August.— Ship Rhea Sylvia, Capt. Roach, of Bristol, G. B., from St. Vincent, Cape de Verd Islands, for St. 



John, N. B. 

 186S—January.— Schooner Malta, Capt. McDonald, of Annapolis, from St. John's, N. F., for Boston. 



June 28.— Schooner S. H. Cameron, Capt. McDonald, of Southport, Me., from Banquerall Bank with fish, bound 

 home. 

 1870— February 24.— Barque E. Robbins, Capt. Hilton, loaded with peas. The first mate, Andrew Dunn, and one of 

 the sailors, name unknown, washed off the wreck during the night ; the rest of the crew saved by a line. 

 May 2.— Brig Electo, Capt. Finlayson, of Charlottetowu, P. E. I., from Liverpool, G. B., for Halifax, with a 



cargo of salt and coal. 

 Brig Acton. 

 1871— November.— Brigantine Black Duck, Capt. Landry, of and from Quebec for Bermuda. 

 1872— Schooner Boys of Gloucester, Mass. 

 1873— March.— Schooner Stella Maria of St. Pierre-Miquelon. 



June.— Schooner Laura R. Burnham of Gloucester, Mass. 



September 15.— Steamship Wyoming of the Guion line, Capt. Jlorgan, from Liverpool to New York, touched on 

 the north-east bar; got off after throwing overboard £20,000 worth of cargo. Sent a boat's crew ashore 

 for assistance, but sailed away, leaving them on the island. 



