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follows : four in tlie Bay of St. Lawrence, one in tbe P. E. Island 

 trading ; and two in the Newfoundland herring fisher3\ 



Schooner VILLAGE BELLE, Angus Harvey, Master; with a 

 crew of twelve men, whose names Ave were unable to obtain, as 

 they were shipped in the Gut of Canso. The captain's wife and child, 

 and a young lady passenger, were also on board, making in all six- 

 teen lives lost in this vessel. Lost while coming from the Bay, in 

 October. Owned by George F. Wonson & Brother. Valued at 

 $3,700 ; insured for $3,237. 



Schooner THREE SISTERS, lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence, in 

 November. Crew saved. Owned by Addison Merchant, and others. 

 Valued at $500 ; insured for $400 



Schooner PREMIUM, lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence, in October. 

 Crew saved. Owned by David Low & Co. Valued at $800 ; in- 

 sured for 6700. 



Schooner GERANIUM, lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence, in Octo- 

 ber. Crew saved. Owned by Joseph O. Procter. Valued at $800 ; 

 insured for $700. 



Schooner JOHN FRANKLIN, was lost while coming from Prince 

 Edward Island, in the winter of 1858-59. Had several passengers 

 on board, and it is supposed fourteen persons went down in this ves- 

 sel. Her crew list was as follows: John McDonald, Master ; Den- 

 nis Murphy, Mate ; John Cogle, Neil McNeil, Angus Chisholm, Ed- 

 ward Malady. The family of Cogle were among the passengers. 

 Valued at $4,500, and miinsured. 



Schooner ALEXANDRIA sailed from Newfoundland for New 

 York, Feb. 2d, with a cargo of herring, and was never afterwards 

 heard from. She had a crew of six men, as follows : Samuel A. 

 Miller, Master ; Samuel S. Ta5dor,Mate ; William G. Taylor, William 

 E. Stevens, James Stevens, Zenas Doane. Owned by DoUiver & 

 Stacy. Valued at $4,000, and uninsured. 



Schooner QUEEN OF CLIPPERS, in the Newfoundland herring 

 fishery, was lost with six men in the winter of 1858-59. George 

 Stoddard, Master; Daniel Grant, Mate; William Powell, Hugh 

 Cameron, Alex. Cameron, Thomas Donny. Owned by Andrew 

 Leighton. Valued at $4,400 ; insured for $3,500. 



1859. 

 There were six vessels and thirty-six lives lost this year, as fol- 

 lows : three on Georges, two in the Newfoundland fishery, and one 

 freishter 



