1833 - May

1833 - May

May -- Ship "Wellington" of Blyth for Quebec was lost in the ice. Crew saved. [cf May 10 and 23]. (SCL).

May 8 The seal fishery of 1833 will, we have no doubt, be noted in the annals of Newfoundland, for the unprecedented number of vessels lost, and damaged pursuing it. [mentions several vessels but no particulars]. (CSCB).

May 9 Ship "Harvest Home" of Newcastle for Mirimachi was stove by ice in 46^o50'N 47^oW. Crew picked up by brigs "Gypsey" and "Lima". (Newf.).

May 10 Brig "Martha" from Liverpool for St.John's struck ice ~150m from land and the crew took to their boats. (PL).

May 10 "Margaret Ritchie" from Ardrossan for Quebec lost in the ice on the Banks of Newfoundland [LL- struck a piece of ice 9th, 46^oN 45^oW]. Crew taken to Quebec. (SCL).

May 10 Brig "Wellington" from Newcastle to Quebec lost in the ice. Crew taken to Quebec. (SCL).

May 11 "Lima" sailed from Newfoundland and on 13th in 46^o20'N 45^o50'W when about 400m from Newfoundland, being completely surrounded by ice heard a gun fired and descried a boat containing survivors of the "Harvest Home", stove by a piece of ice on May 9. (BA2).

May 14 Brig "Waterloo" from Newcastle lost in the ice on the Banks of Newfoundland. Crew taken to Quebec. (SCL).

May 16 "Madeira" from Greenock reports having seen, about a fortnight ago, two copper bottomed vessels wrecked and lying in the ice near its outer edge between 200 and 300m off. One appeared to be a ship, the other a brig or large schooner. (Newf.).

May 16 From PEI: "Julia" from Sunderland to Quebec struck a piece of ice which stove in the bow port and was abandoned. Crew arrived PEI by the "Breakwater" from Plymouth. (LL).

May 19 A schooner ["Sylph" -RG] from Liverpool for Carbonear was lost near that place [struck a piece of ice 4m off - CSCB] having been stove by ice. (Newf.).

May 20 Ship "Raiks" ["Raikes" - SCL, CSCB], 34 days out from Liverpool for Harbour Grace was lost in the ice 3m east of Cape St.Francis. (Newf.).

May 20 Issue: "Sir J. Beresford" arrived at Liverpool from Quebec, sailed Apr 24, met no obstruction from ice either in the River or Gulf, but out of the Gulf was 5 days in the ice driving 120m. On May 5, not 1 vessel in the Gulf. (LL).

May 21 Description of the loss of the "Lady of the Lake" from Belfast to Quebec with 231 souls on board, met a large field of ice 250m E of Cape St.Francis in the morning of May 10. Pushed into the ice 3 hours and turned around in thickening ice, nearing the edge when starboard bow pierced in and in 20 minutes went down. Crew took to 2 boats, one headed NW towards land, the other south. The latter fell in with the abandoned "Harvest Home" and some stayed with her, the split crew of that small boat finally being rescued by the "Gypsey" and "Messenger". The other small boat after being in the thick ice 3 days and 3 nights eventually turned SE and was also picked up by the "Messenger". A total of 197 persons lost. [WCR has plotted this on his map as lost in about 46^o30'N 48^oW with no year given.] [M9 states - only Captain and 14 others survived.] (RG).

May 23 Issue: Ship "Wellington" of Blythe for Quebec was wrecked in the ice on the Banks of Newfoundland, a short time since. Crew saved by the brig "Shannon". (Newf.).

May 23 The crew from the brig "Hero", of Workington for Quebec, arrived St.John's having struck a piece of ice in 46^o30'W on the 15th; had to abandon and were lifted by the "Agenoria".

May 28 Brig "Martha" from Liverpool to St.John's was stove in the ice on the 18th and shortly after went down. Crew of 11 were in the ice and ocean in their long boat for 15 days before reaching here 25th. (RG).

Jun 3 "Deux Amis" from New York to Havre fell in with enormous icebergs near the Banks of Newfoundland. (LL).

Jun 5 Issue: Brigs "Catherine" and "Margaret" lost in presumably Gulf ice. (SCL).

Jun 10 From Mitford: The "Prince Regent" from Miramichi, May 12, passed large fields of ice and icebergs, one she struck, and was surrounded and enclosed in ice for 2 days. (LL).

Jun 11 Issue: Brief description of the loss of the "Lady of the Lake" in ice prior to May 13, ~400m from Newfoundland. (LL).

Jun 11 The "Francis and Mary" struck a berg on the Banks and having become dismasted and water-logged was abandoned. The master and part of her crew arrived Cork. (LL).

Jun 14-15 "Christian" from Jamaica to Greenock fell in with a number of ice bergs in 43^oN to 44^oN and 50^oW to 48^oW. (LL).

Jun 18 From St.John's: The "Gleaner" from Greenock to King's Cove stuck an iceberg on the Banks and almost immediately sunk. Crew saved and taken to Sydney, CB. (LL).

Jun 24 42^oN 49^o30'W running N to 44^o15'N ice edge (assume it is this year). (WCRM).

Jun 26 Issue: "Isabella", spoken with, from Cadiz to Newfoundland 46^oN 74^oW [!], saw a great number of ice islands. (LL).

Jun 29 Extract of a letter from Capt. Henby of the "British Tar", arrived off Falmouth from Quebec, dated Jul 31: "Left the Gulf June 29 and came through the straits of Belle Isle in company with the "Thames" of Alloa. On July 3, about 15 miles to the eastward of Belle Isle, found the passage quite blocked up with very heavy fields of ice which obliged us to put back to our anchorage. On the 6th again made the ice and found it more open and came through about 70 miles of it as some of the pieces were a mile in length it must take a considerable time to break it up. On the eastern edge fell in with 9 brigs, a ship and a bark, standing off and on, apparently French vessels, waiting for a passage into the Straits. The icebergs were very numerous and immensely large, as far to the eastward as 48^oN. (LL).

Jul 2 Account of various shipwrecks including the "Albion" in early May or June. Two vessels lost early May in ice near Miramichi. (RG).

Jul 6 "General Wolf" from Quebec to Plymouth struck an island of ice in 46^oN 48^oW and almost became water-logged. Crew picked up next day by "Earl Dalhousie", Montreal to Greenock. (LL).