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Schooner AUGUSTA PARKER, lost at Sonris in the same gale. 

 Crew saved. Owned by Epes W. Merchant, and others. Valued at 

 $2,800 ; insured for $2,400. 



Schooner RIO DEL NORTE, lost at Souris, October 15th. Crew 

 saved. Owned by Messrs. Moses Tarr and Andrew Leighton. 

 Valued at $2,800 ; insured for $2,400. 



Schooner LEADER, lost at Souris, October loth. Crew saved. 

 Owned by Messrs. James Mansfield & Sons. Valued at $1,000 ; in- 

 sured for $800. 



1853. 



Three vessels were lost this year, one in the Bay of St. Lawrence, 

 and two in the shore fishery, as follows : 



Schooner CHAMPION, Webb, Master; lost in the Bay of St. 

 Lawrence, in October. Crew saved. Owned by James Mansfield & 

 Sons and others. Valued at $1,800 ; insured for $1,500. 



Schooner OCEAN NYMPH, Capt. Samuel Elwell, Jr., run down 

 by ship Sarah Jane, off Cape Cod, May 2d. Crew saved. Owned 

 by master and others. Valued at $4,000 ; insured for $3,500. 



Schooner MARY A. TAYLOR, Benjamin Taylor, Master; cod 

 fishery, lost in Chatham Harbor, April 19th. Owned by Messrs. 

 Grover & Steele. Valued at $4,200 ; insured for $3,800. 



1854. 



There were four vessels and twenty-six lives lost this year. Two 

 vessels and twenty-one lives were lost on Georges, and two vessels 

 in the trading business, viz. : 



Schooner FLIGHT, lost on Georges, in February. She had a 

 crew of twelve men, as follows : Elias H. Willis, Master ; Mark 

 Webber, John Littlefield, Charles Stearns, Thomas Frederickson, 

 Frank McKenney, Thomas Furguson, Richard McCrate, and four 

 men, names unknown. Ow«ed by E. W. Merchant, and others. 

 Valued at $4,000 ; insured for $3,500. 



Schooner LUCY PULCIFER, lost on Georges, in March, with 

 nine men, viz. : Peter McDonald, Master ; Ronald McDonald, John 

 May, John Myers, Spencer A. Tyron, George Mclntire, George 

 Brooks, Charles Hardison, Thomas Murphy. Owned by David 

 Parkhurst, and others. Valued at $3,600 ; insured for $3,150. 



Schooner GOLD HUNTER, in the coasting trade, sailed for Vir- 

 ginia on the night of February 17th, and was never afterward heard 

 from. She had a crew of five men, viz. : Timothy Mclntire, Mas- 



