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Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
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The brig Montpelier, Capt. Winchell, from Savannah to Kingston, Jamaica, with lumber, wrecked 10 miles north of Cape Canaveral on Oct. 27. Captain, crew saved; vessel and cargo lost. Capt. and others arrived in St. Augustine on Nov. 5; beach littered with wreckage from gale.
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Shipwreck. - The brig Montpelier, Capt. Winchell, from Savannah, bound to Kingston, Jamaica, with a cargo of lumber, went ashore about 10 miles North of Cape Canaveral, on the 27th of Oct last. Captain and crew saved; vessel and cargo entirely lost. The captain, four men, and one passenger, arrived here in the long boat, on the 5th instant, having left three men at the wreck who refused to come, thinking the boat not safe. Capt. W. says that the beach is strewed with wrecked goods of every description, and from appearances, great injury has been sustained among the shipping during the late heavy gale.
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10 Miles North Of Cape Canaveral
Event Date
27th Of Oct Last
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captain and crew saved; vessel and cargo entirely lost
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The brig Montpelier, from Savannah bound to Kingston, Jamaica, with a cargo of lumber, went ashore about 10 miles North of Cape Canaveral. The captain, four men, and one passenger arrived in St. Augustine in the long boat on the 5th instant, leaving three men at the wreck. The beach is strewed with wrecked goods from the late heavy gale.