The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Fairfield in Connecticut, July 20th. 1768.

The Sloop Virgin, Thomas Holburton, Master, arrived here from Turks Island, the 8th Instant, who gives the following remarkable Account, viz. That he sailed from this Port the 27th December 1767, bound to Barbados, and on the 18th, in Lat. 33: 1, Long. 62: 28. met with the Ship Ellinor, James Montgomery, Master, from Philadelphia, bound to Gibraltar, in Distress, having six and a half Feet Water in her Hold, from whom he took the Captain and Crew, with some Necessaries, and landed them safe at Barbados. On the 27th of April 1768, he sailed from this Port upon another Voyage, bound to Dominica, when on the 17th May, in Lat. 27: Long: 61: 53, he met with the same Ship again; and from particular Observations of her Mizen and Bowprit being left, her two Anchors towed upon Deck with sundry other Marks, the Captain & Mate knew the Ship again perfectly well. Her Main Deck forward when he met with her the second Time was chiefly dry, and he imagines she might easily have been saved, could he have spared sufficient Hands: The Captain also informs, that at St. Eustatia, he met with Capt. Vancy, from Boston, whose Mate returned Passenger with him, and in comparing Log-Books, found that they also came up with the same Ship on the 25th of May, nearly in the same Latitude and Longitude as above.