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Foreign News
August 17, 1795
Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
The American vessel Pallas of Philadelphia, loaded with corn and bound from Altona to Lisbon, ran aground off Dunkirk and sank off Gravelines, France, on June 12. Crew escaped; cargo presumed lost.
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GRAVELINES, June 13.
Yesterday at P. M. we had the sad prospect of the loss of an American vessel, loaded with corn.—Her name was the Pallas of Philadelphia, Robert Crawford master. She had sailed from Altona the 6th of June bound for Lisbon, run aground on a bank off Dunkirk, and from that moment to the 12th in the evening, she made 12 feet of water. The crew escaped with great difficulty. She went down last night off Vamponle's farm, half a league East of this port. It is thought the cargo is quite lost.
Yesterday at P. M. we had the sad prospect of the loss of an American vessel, loaded with corn.—Her name was the Pallas of Philadelphia, Robert Crawford master. She had sailed from Altona the 6th of June bound for Lisbon, run aground on a bank off Dunkirk, and from that moment to the 12th in the evening, she made 12 feet of water. The crew escaped with great difficulty. She went down last night off Vamponle's farm, half a league East of this port. It is thought the cargo is quite lost.
What sub-type of article is it?
Trade Or Commerce
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
American Vessel Loss
Pallas Wreck
Gravelines Shipwreck
Corn Cargo Lost
Dunkirk Grounding
What entities or persons were involved?
Robert Crawford
Where did it happen?
Gravelines
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Gravelines
Event Date
June 12
Key Persons
Robert Crawford
Outcome
crew escaped with great difficulty; vessel sank and cargo of corn presumed lost.
Event Details
The Pallas of Philadelphia, master Robert Crawford, sailed from Altona on June 6 bound for Lisbon, loaded with corn. She ran aground on a bank off Dunkirk, took on 12 feet of water by the evening of June 12, and sank last night off Vamponle's farm, half a league east of Gravelines.