Mechanic & Farmer, 29 May 1839

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Ship News

Custom - House Pictou.

ENTERED:

May 23rd - Barque Stephen Henzell, London - ballast; Julia, Rae, Boston - do; brig Pilgrim, Campbell, Portland - passengers.; sch'r Providence, Borgen, sealing voyage - seals; Lady, Sutherland, R. John - ballast; sch'r Sophia, White, sealing voyage - seals.

24th - Baron, Lockhart, Philadelphia - flour to J. Primrose; Caucassian, Vose, New York - ballast; Alexander, Freeman, do-do; Cesias Price, London - ballast to H. Hatton; barque Harvest Home, Thompson, Newcastle - goods to J. Purves; sch'r Mary, Garret, Halifax - general cargo; Bee, McLellan do-do.

27th - Brig George, Pratt, New York - ballast; Richard Henry, Handy do-do; sch'r Oleron Melvin, do-do; brig Paragon, Carr, do-do; Castor, Flitner, do-do; sch'r Neptune, Knowles, Barnstable - do; Palestine, Yates, Boston - do; Shamrock, Currell, do. - flour to A. P. Ross; brig Ythan, Trotte, Newcastle - Locomotive Engines to the Mining Association.

CLEARED:

22d - sch'r Mary, Garret, Wallace - goods.

23rd - sch'r Temperance, McPhee, St. John N.B. - pork; Victoria, Swain, Boston - coal; Velocity, Kelly, New York - do.; brig Bridget Archibald, Mathias, Liverpool - timber.

25th - Echo, Adams, New York - coal; Two Brothers, Boutin, Cape Breton - salt.

27th - Catharine, Fraser, Halifax - coals.

28th - Caucassian, Vose, New York - coals; brig Baron, Lockhart, Sydney - ballast.

Sailed from Liverpool, April 13th, Mary Campbell, Tatamagouche; Clio, and Christiana, Miramichi; Samuel, St. John N.B.; St. George, Charlottetown; 15th, Orestes, Miramichi; 25th Harriet, Halifax; Kent Miramichi.

Arrived at Tatamagouche, --th, barque Mary Campbell. 

Sch'r Only Son, Muirhead, at Boston, from St. Andrews, fell in with the wreck of sch'r Amethyst, on the 18th inst. Monhegan, N. N. W. distant 15 mile, both masts gone by the board, and lying on the deck, chains, anchors, and most of the standing rigging still on her.  Ran alongside and threw a warp on board in order to secure the wreck, when the crews of three American fishing vessels who were close by bord up with their boats and took the wrck by force.  The day being calm they cleared the wreck, taking the materials, and took the wreck in two for the Island of Monhegan.

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Mechanic & Farmer, 29 May 1839

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