[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 24 Aug 1811 - Shipwrecks

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 24 Aug 1811   (p. 3, col. 4)

 

SHIPWRECKS. 

 

DUMFRIES, AUGUST 22.-I am sorry to state, that a galliot, (the Lord Dalkeith, Captain MOORE) belonging to Dumfries, with a cargo of
timber from Canada, went to pieces among the banks at the foot of the Nith, on Tuesday last. The men fortunately got into their
boats; and were picked up by a vessel proceeding to Annan, and landed safe. 

 

ALLONBY, AUGUST 21, 1811.-A vessel, dogger-rigged, came upon the Bank opposite here, yesterday, and last night she has all gone to
pieces, and it is believed all an board perished. The vessel was laden with timber, which is mostly come on shore. We conjecture she
is from Liverpool; as, from her appearance yesterday, she seemed rather too small to come from America direct. 

 

FURTHER PARTICULARS. 

 

MARYPORT, AUG. 22.-On Tuesday last, there was a very heavy gale of wind all day, from the S. and W. with a heavy sea; two vessels
had been in sight all the morning. About half past two o'clock, P. M. one of them a galliot stood towards Maryport harbour, the tide
signal had been struck, but was again hoisted, thinking she intended to come into port, but she stood away to the Northward, and,
awful to tell, was seen by persons near Allonby to strike the great bank near the swash, and in the night she had gone to pieces.
All on board must have perished as next morning all the shore was covered with timber a small box with papers is said to have come
on shore, but in such condition as scarcely legible. She is reported to have been a prize, purchased by a gentleman of the name of
THOMSON, in Dumfries, who had been at North America for timber, and was within two hours of her destined port. 

 

 

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