More information : `A letter from a captain of a ship, says he saw a brig and a sloop lost going into Scilly, and believes they were coasters.' (1)
This above forms part of an account of five vessels lost at Scilly as described in this issue of LL., which agrees with the account in a subsequent issue:
`Capt. Campbel, from Belfast, says there was five vessels lost at Scilly in the late gale.' (2)
The date of loss has been expressed as the date of the gale itself, 24-DEC-1787, as given in the account of the DUKE OF CORNWALL (q.v.).
Date of Loss Qualifier: A |