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Memphis Daily Appeal
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
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The steamer Ovieto sank the Boston brig Estelle, laden with sugar and molasses from Santiago de Cuba, off the Tortugas on the 17th inst. after leaving Mobile. Ovieto then coaled in Havana on the 21st inst., prompting the US gunboat Oneida to pursue from Key West.
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We learn from Capt. Terry, of the Northern Light, and from passengers, that news had reached Key West that the Ovieto on the 17th inst., the day after she left Mobile, fell in with the brig Estelle, of Boston, from St. Jago de Cuba, laden with sugar and molasses, for Boston, and sunk her off the Tortugas.
After this exploit the Ovieto proceeded to Havana, where she was coaling at eleven o'clock on the morning of the 21st inst. The gunboat Oneida, Capt. Hazard, which was at Key West, started immediately for Cuba. It is probable that by the time she arrives there the Ovieto will be somewhere else.
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Off The Tortugas
Event Date
17th And 21st Inst.
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sunk the brig estelle
Event Details
The Ovieto, after leaving Mobile, encountered and sank the brig Estelle from St. Jago de Cuba, bound for Boston with sugar and molasses, off the Tortugas on the 17th inst. She then proceeded to Havana and was coaling there on the morning of the 21st inst. The gunboat Oneida departed Key West in pursuit.