Wreck of the Catherine Adamson
OUR readers who wish to form an independent opinion respecting the wreck of the Catherine Adamson, will turn to the evidence taken at the inquest…
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Wreck of the Catherine Adamson. Loss of Twenty Lives
IT is our painful duty to record another disastrons shipwreck at the Sydney Heads, within a period of sixtyfive days of the destruction of the Dunbar, which, as will be remembered, occurred on the morning of the 20th of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Wreck. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR—The unfortunate wreck of the Catherine Adamson has now been the subject of very general conversation, andof very free comment of no charitable nature towards the late pilot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wreck of the Catherine Adamson. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR.—Captain Stuart was certainly to blame in bringing the Catherine Adamson in between the Heads at that hour of the night, and giving her into the pilot's charge under such sail as she was then carrying…
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SIR—It was to be expected that a variety of opinions would be entertained in reference to the recent disaster which befel the Catherine Adamson, and it happens in this case, as in that relating to the projected new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Catherine Adamson. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—With mucH regret I have seen the decision of the jury on the unfortunate deaths by the wreck of the Catherine Adamson; they find that Pilot Hawkes, through an error in judgment, was the cause of that loss. Permit me to ask was he the only one in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck of the Catherine Adamson. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. "F[?]at justitia [?] [?]
SIR,—Having known the nabits of the late Pilot Hawkes, during an acquaintance of s[?] yers, and having once been a sea voyage with him, I was astounded, on the morning after the wreck of the Cathe[?] Adamson, to hear it rumoured about the city, that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecks. To the Editor of the Sydney Horning Herald
"Humanus sum, [?] nihil humani a me alicuum puto." Sir,—In your remarks on the duty of the colony in acknowledgment of the important services of the officers and crew of H.M.S. Herald I fully concur…
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THE following particulars of the loss of the Egypt have been forwarded to us by the late owners, Messrs. R. Towns and Co., of this city. They were omitted in our Saturday's publication for want of space. This unfortunate vessel left this port on the 24th of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Pilot Board's Report on the Recent Wreck. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—I have read with considerable regret, the deliberate opinion recorded by the Light, Pilot, and Navigation Board, respecting the conduct of Captain Stuart with regard to the passengers by the ill-fated Catherine Adamson. I can quite understand and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecks and the Police. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR—Your correspondent, "Right's Right," in his letter contained in Monday's issue of the EMPIRE, seems touched with the everlasting subscription and testimonial mania, so much and justly complained of by many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DEPARTURES—DECEMBER 5. BOOMERANG, steamer, O'Reilly, for Melbourne. DECEMBER 6
WHAT CHEER, barque, Baker, for Melbourne. GOLDEN SPRING, brig, Moffat, for Melbourne ISTANBOUL. steamer, Cote, for Melbourne. UNDAUNTED, steamer. Franklyn, fer Calcutta…
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WE publish to-day, for transmission by the European, copious market, commecial, and shipping intelligence, carefully made up to the latest moment. In addition, we subjoin a few particulars of the principal occurrences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pilot Service and the Wrecks. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR—As the new arrangements for the pilot service are now likely to stand over till the next session of Parliament, or till after the Christmas week. I will venture to trespass on your space by offering a few observations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Disaster to the Steamer Central America. Four Hundred and Twenty-three Persons Lost. (From the Boston Journal, 5th October.)
ARRIVAL, OF BARQUE ELLEN AND BRIG MARINE AT NORPOL.— On Saturday, the barque Ellen. Captain Johnson, arrived at Norfolk, followed shortly after by the brig Marine, Captain Burt, of Boston. The Ellen had forty-nine survivors, and the Marine one hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English News. Nine Days Later. by way of California we have news to the 26th of September—nine days later than that brought by the R.M. steamer Columbian. Imperial Conference
The Emperors of France and Russia met at Stutgard on the 25th ultimo. It is said that Napoleon is desirous that the Czar should meet Queen Victoria in Paris…
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From the American papers before us, We abridge the particulars of the loss of the above vessel, with upwards of 400 lives. The Boston Joureal, of October 5, enters into full details, but the following will be found to contain the principal facts conncetad…
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THE latest American papers give an account of a deplorable shipareck, with immense loss of life. The vessel lost the fine steamship Central America, on her passage to California. She had sprung a le[?]k, which…
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