SEPTEMBER 13, 1817
Marriages: The Acadian Recorder reports these in a limited manner, but they originate throughout the Province. Often the dates found in this section and the Deaths section contain two references of inst. (or instant) and ult. (or ultimo). These refer to the month in which the date occured. Inst. or instant means the date is in the current month. Ult. or ultimo means the date given is in the previous month.
Deaths: Again these originate throughout the Province, and sometimes are International.
Ship News: The news typically lists ship arrivals and departures, usually by giving ship name, master, and home port or last port sailed from. Sometimes there are also passengers lists, information of wrecks etc which are reported under this section as well. If you see the symbol "&.c" in the texts, this was the old form of "etc".
Estate Notices: These were advertisements placed when someone died announcing that claims against and owed to the estate had to be settled within a certain time period. This section is a compliment to the Deaths section as an additional source. This section will be done once every few months. Since they often ran the same ad for 2 years, the list usually stays the same for a long period of time. Sources here are not only the name of the deceased, but also those who administered the estate, usually other family members. The complete text is not done. This is just a list containing estate owner, administrator(s) and the date the original notice was placed (if available).
Advertisers: Again this section is
a list of names, with type of business and location if available.
Real estate sales will also
appear in this section, whether private or public/sherrif auction.
This section and the next are not being included yet, but will be eventually
added in.
Snips and Clips: Interesting odds and ends.
- On Tuesday 19th ult. at Charlotte-Town, Prince Edward Island by the Rev. Theophelus Desbrisay, Lieut. Ambrose Lane 98th Regiment to Mary, fourth daughter of His Excellency Charles Douglas Smith and neice to Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith K.R.
- On the 6th by the Rev. J. Twining Curate of St. Paul's, Mr. Edward Whythe to Miss Elizabeth Pace.
- On the 7th at St. Paul's by the Rev. J.T. Twining Curate, Mr. Edawrd Sellen to Miss Susan Donsley.
- Monday evening by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Lieut. James Phillips R.N. to Miss Elizabeth Jane Barron, both of this town.
- On the 3d inst. at Falmouth, Mr. Peter Shaw after a severe affliction he bore with Christian fortitude [ . . . ]
- On Friday evening last after a lingering illness which he bore with Christian fortitude, Mr. James Stack aged 46 years.
- In England at the Royal Military Hospital, Dr. Oswald.
- On Wednesday evening after a lingering illness, Mr. Amos Lovett in the 73d year of his age [ . . . ]
- At Shelburne the 23d ult. Martha consort of Mr. William Taylor, late of Halifax, in the 39th year of her age.
Saturday September 6 arr.: brig Nancy, Strackn - Martinique - left sch. George, Roxby of this port just arr. from the U.S.
Monday September 8 arr.: brig Scotia, Robinson - Leith 120 passengers; brig Mary, Kay - Dublin 63 days 88 passengers.
Tuesday September 9 arr.: brig Rebecca, Whall - Jamaica; sch. William, Rundle - N.Y.; brig Dolphin - Fortune Bay N.F. - cargo fish to Geo. Grassie & Co.; sch. Matchless, Vent - Boston; Farmer - Gaspe; Vigilant - Miramichie.
Thursday September 11 arr.: H.M. brig Saracen, Capt. Gore - Bermuda passengers John Dunsier Esq. and family; brig Sophia & Sarah, Bell - N.Y.; Amelia, Johnston - Colerain 84 passengers; brig Hibernia, Simpson - Londonderry 55 days 17 passengers.
Cleared: brig Irene - Tidmarsh, N.F.; schrs Experiment, Landry - Quebec; Robert, Anderson - N.Y.; Seaflower, Knowles - Boston; New Providence, Butler - Barbadoes.
The mails for Halifax and England to be taken by the Princess Elizabeth packet were advertised to be closed at New York on the 2d inst.
British vessels - Arr. at Alexandria Aug. 19 Echo, Cook from Antigua 16 days; cleared Alert, Kirkpatrick - Barbados; Aug. 14 brig Henrietta, Gondin - Jamaica; 18th Eliza from Nassau 6 days; cleared 23d Greenock, M'Nutt - Jamaica; Sailed Adelphia - Barbados.
Baltimore August 19 - Arr. brig Cora from Hondoras - passed 11th near Cape Florida 7 or 8 sail of Spanish men of war, some 2 deckers with 13 sail of transports standing to the southward.
Philadelphia - Arr. Aug. 30 ship Nestor, Thom - Belfast 50 passengers; cleared 21st brig Shannon, Rundell for Jamaica.
New York - Arr. Aug. 27 schrs Consolation 15 days from Halifax, Juliana, Robson 17 days from St. Andrews with plaster; 30th - Grace packet 6 days from Halifax; 31st - brig Mariner 63 days from Newcastle. The sch. Felix was boarded near Bermuda by a privateer brig and a schooner under Carthagenian colours and robbed of oxen, sheep and other articles to the amount of about 1000 dollars.
Boston - Arr. Aug. 25 ship Paragon - Greenock; schrs Nancy, Holmes from Cumberland with grindstones; Wealthy Ann, Baker - Bay Chaleurs 470 bis. salmon; sloop Tangent, Walker from St. Peters 15 days; Aug. 30 - Pilgrim, King from Trinidad 28 days; sch. Four Sons, Kelly 5 days New Providence; James, Crook - from N.B. 15 days; Venus from St. Andrews with plaster; cleared Aug. 27 James & Sophia - Demerara; 29th - Perserverance, Koch - N.B.; Captain Hezenwenkle of ship Vaterlandersleic arrived in schooner Betsey from Banks of N.F. where he was left purchasing fish for his crew and passengers by a thick fog coming on- he has gone to Philadelphia to join his ship.
Newbury Port Aug. 29 - sailed brig Mary & Sally, Harper - B. W. Indies.
Quebec - Arr. July 31 brig Trafalgar, Mitchell from Leith with 100 settlers; Aug. 1 - Saltoun, Henderson - Waterford 10 settlers; 5th - ship Nancy, Allen - Halifax 34 settlers; 8th - brig Mary-Ann - Wexford 126 settlers; brig James, John - Greenock 24 settlers; 10th - Mary, Boudreau - N.F. 40 settlers; 25 sail square-rigged vessels are in the River; Aug. 12 - brig Aid, Foster from Cork 26 settlers; sch. Betsey, Dalton - Havre de Grace 52 settlers; 13th - ship William with ordenance stores from London, passengers Col. Dunford and family; brig Belvoir Castle, Proudfoot - Sligo 85 settlers; Young Holiday, Benan - Liverpool 10 settlers; Lord Wellington - Cork 69 settlers; Atlantic, Harper - Dublin 140 settlers; Aug. 17 - brig Eclipse, Moore - Belfast 12 settlers; 19th - brig John, Mitchell - Leith 118 settlers; Barque Isabella, Ferguson - N.F. 9 settlers; ship Loyal Sam - Sligo 80 settlers; brig General Moore, Hoare - Wexford 96 settlers; A number of other ships and vessels had arrived at Quebec from different ports of Great Britain, Ireland, West Indies &c. within the period stated.
The ship Thomas arr. at Quebec from hence 13th Aug.; ship Agincourt, Mathmin arr. at ditto 8th Aug.; sch. Countess Dalhousie at New York 24 days.
Lloyd's Lists mention the loss of several English vessels in the ice on the Newfoundland coast - Crew saved. The Curlew from Waterford and Nancy from Dartmouth both for St. John's among them.
The John from Civita Vechia for Newfoundland is totally lost onn the latter coast - crew saved.
© 2000 Susan Burns
