More information : One of two unidentified vessels reported as being lost near St. Ives, given under a single heading in source (4):
'Vessels lost in the late storm in Bristol Channel...on the coast of Cornwall, viz...Three vessels are beat to pieces to the westward of St. Ives: The TWO BROTHERS...Westward of St. Ives, two vessels are lost with their crews, by the mast and rigging come ashore, one of them must be 3 or 400 tons burthen.' (2)
'Their masts and rigging are ashore, one vessel being of 300-400 tons burthen...but no cargo appears.' (3)
Two unidentified vessels reported at the same time as being lost, both with all hands. This source states a reporting date of 01-SEP-1752, but the storm is known to have run from 24 to 26-AUG-1752. This source also appears to conceive of these wrecks as two wrecks, separate from those already given under a similar unidentified heading as west of St. Ives 25-AUG-1752. (4) The two wrecks concerned here appear to differ from three wrecks immediately west of St. Ives. Some confusion occurred in the original accounts, but it appears clear that three unknown wrecks were identified immediately west of St. Ives, and that the TWO BROTHERS was lost 5 miles to the west, then two more unidentified wrecks further west.
'London, Sept. 14. The following is an account of the vessels lost on the coast of Cornwall in the late dreadful storms, viz...To the westward of St. Ives two vessels are lost, and all the crews are perished; one of them from the masts and rigging which is come ashore, is thought must be a ship of 3 or 400 tons.' (5)
Source (6) has perhaps the clearest version of this account:
'A little to the westward of this place the sight was most shocking; as well as can be distinguished, five vessels were lost; a new brigg; another appears to be the UNITY. What the other three are, no one can tell. About five miles to the westward, the TWO BROTHERS. Farther to the westward two others are lost, and the crews all perished; one of them, from the mast and rigging which I hear is come ashore, must be a vessel of 3 or 400 tons, but no cargo appears.' (6)
Crew Lost: All (all sources)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
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