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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Severe weather last Monday night caused damage to ships on the New York coast: Capt. Kyker's sloop from West Indies aground at Squam Beach with crew and cargo savable; brig and schooner aground on south side of Long Island; brig from Ireland loaded with coals and butter found abandoned with no living persons aboard.
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In the hard Weather we had last Monday Night, we are apprehensive much Damage has been done on our Coast; we have already heard that Capt. Kyker, in a Sloop from the West-Indies for this Port, is ashore at Squam Beach; the Crew and Cargo will be saved, & the Vessel may be got off again; a Brig and Schooner are also ashore on the South-Side of Long-Island; & by Accounts Yesterday from Flat-Bush, we learn that some People from that Place had been on board the Brig on Saturday; and as she is loaded with Coals & Butter, and supposed to be from Ireland, & that no living Person was on board her. We have not as yet been able to learn any Particulars relative to the Schooner.
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New York Coast
Event Date
Last Monday Night
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crew and cargo of sloop saved, vessel may be got off; brig found with no living person on board; no particulars on schooner
Event Details
Hard weather caused ships to go ashore: sloop at Squam Beach from West-Indies for New-York; brig and schooner on south side of Long-Island; brig loaded with coals and butter from Ireland, boarded Saturday from Flat-Bush, abandoned