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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Sloop Elizabeth, commanded by Capt. John Bunker, sprang a leak and sank off Casco Bay on the Saturday after departing Portsmouth on the 21st ult., loaded with valuable goods. The crew escaped in a canoe and was rescued by Capt. Andrew Bennet, averting their deaths.
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We hear from Falmouth in the County of York, that Capt. John Bunker of the Sloop Elizabeth, who sailed from this place the 21st ult. bound to Casco-Bay, loaded chiefly with English and West India Goods to a considerable Value, on the Saturday after off Casco, distant about three Leagues, his Sloop sprung a Leak, and the Water gained so fast on them, that he with the other Hand that was with him betook themselves to a Canoe, the Sea running very high, but in a quarter of an Hour was taken up by Capt. Andrew Bennet of Casco, or otherwise must have perished in the Waves; and from the time of their first discovering the Leak, was not more than one Hour before she sunk to Bottom in about 40 Fathom of Water.
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Off Casco
Event Date
The Saturday After The 21st Ult.
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crew rescued by capt. andrew bennet; sloop sank in 40 fathoms with cargo of english and west india goods.
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Sloop Elizabeth sailed from Portsmouth on the 21st ult. bound to Casco-Bay, loaded with valuable goods. On the Saturday after, off Casco about three leagues distant, it sprang a leak. Water gained rapidly; crew took to a canoe amid high seas and was rescued within a quarter hour by Capt. Andrew Bennet, or would have perished. Vessel sank within one hour in 40 fathoms.