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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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The snow Enterprize, sailing from Boston to Hamburg with valuable cargo, foundered on February 20 in a gale at lat. 40, long. 41. Crew abandoned ship; yawl with four mariners rescued by ship Ruby of Charleston, but longboat with seven others missing, possibly reached Western Islands. Owned by Messrs. Freeman and Vans of Boston.
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SALEM, June 16.
SHIP NEWS.
The snow Enterprize, which sailed from Boston on the 5th of February last, loaded with a very valuable cargo of sugar, coffee and cotton, bound for Hamburg, and commanded by Nathaniel Brookhouse of this town, foundered in fifteen days after she sailed, on the 20th February, lat. 40, long. 41. In a heavy gale she was struck by a sea, and damaged so much, that the crew were in momentary expectation of her going down. They however continued on board till the next day; and after providing as many necessaries as their situation would permit, they took to their boats. Mr. Freeman, of Boston, supercargo and half-owner, Captain Brookhouse, Mr. Tink, mate, Mr. Brookhouse, second-mate, and four mariners, in the long-boat, and Nathaniel Card and three more in the yawl. In sixteen minutes after they left the snow, she went down. The long boat sailed faster than the yawl, and they unhappily lost sight of each other in the afternoon—for the next morning the small boat, with the four mariners, was picked up by the ship Ruby, of Charleston, (S. C.) bound for France, where they were carried. The long-boat has not yet been heard of, but it is hoped she may have reached the Western Islands.
The snow was owned by Messrs. Freeman and Vans, of Boston.
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At Sea, Lat. 40, Long. 41
Event Date
20th February
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ship foundered and sank; yawl with four mariners rescued by ship ruby of charleston and carried to france; longboat with seven persons (mr. freeman, captain brookhouse, mr. tink, mr. brookhouse, four mariners) missing, hoped to have reached western islands
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The snow Enterprize sailed from Boston on February 5 bound for Hamburg with cargo of sugar, coffee, and cotton. In a heavy gale on February 20 at lat. 40, long. 41, struck by a sea and damaged, crew took to boats next day. Longboat and yawl separated; yawl picked up next morning by ship Ruby.