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91 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 5
"Sir,—I have the happiness to report that I met the enemy off this place this morning, at 9 o'clock, and after a very sharp engagement succeeded in destroying or capturing his entire naval…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy:— "Sir,—Just as I closed my despatch to you of yesterday I received reliable information that the rebel steam[?]rs which escaped from here had gone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONE of the largest social gatherings which ever took place in Sydney, came off yesterday, on board the H.R.N.S. Company's splendid new steamer Morpeth. Most of the leading mercantile gentlemen and business…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE directors of the [?] R.N.S. Company, anxious to exhibit the capabilities and superior accommodation of their fine new steamship Morpeth, issued invitations to the shar[?]holders residing in I Sydney, and also to the principnl families in the city, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Thursday last the directors of the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company entertained a large party of ladies and gentlemen to a picnic on board the steamer Morpeth,to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dispatches have been received at the War Department from General Butler, at Ship island, giving an account of the operations of his department previous to the capture of New Orleans. There is nothing of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →D[?]pate[?]s have been received at the War Department from General Butler, at Ship Island, giving an account of the operations of his department previous to he capture of New Orleans. There is nothing of general…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dispatches have been received at the War Deparment from General Butler, at Ship Island, giving an account of the operations of his department previous to the capture of New Orleans. There is nothing of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We extract from the China Mail, of May 8th the following account of a desperate piratical attempt to capture the Iron Prince, a screw steamer, formerly employed in the colonial trade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT is with deep regret we bear of the wreck of the steamer White Swan, on Sunday morning last, on the East Coast, near the station of G. Moore, Esq. It is reported that the vessel struck on a reef, and began rapidly to fill with water, and the only…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have been favoured by one of the passengers with the following account of the wreck of this unfortunate vessel:— The Marion, steamer, left the wharf at Port Adelaide about half past four, on Thursday evening, the 10th July, having a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following account of the wreck of the above named vessel has been furnished to the South Australian Register, by Mr. J. Jeffries, a passenger:— Sir,—Your columns of to-day contained a brief account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—From the descriptions of the above boat it would appear that a design for a lifeboat had at last been constructed which was perfect and infallible in its qualities. Whether Mr. Green and the other persons who appear to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—"Empty vessels make the most noise," is an old, and in many cases a true, saying: at any rate, it is in one I am about to point out. In your publication of this morning, an individual signing himself "A. B" makes an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The brig Kirkdale, Captain E. Williams, left Launeeston on the 5th of June, in ballast, for Colombo, to look for freight in the course of her cruise. she had a pleasant voyage up to the afternoon of the 19th instant; on which day, when about fifteen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We regret exceedingly to have to record this casualty. It would appear that this schooner, of 120 tons register, commanded by Captain Purse, bound hence for Sydney, encountering the late heavy gale at the commencement of the month, namely, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →KIRKDALE.—The brig Kirkdale, Captain E. Williams, left Launceston on the 5th June, in ballast, for Colombo, to look for freight in the course of her cruise. She had a pleasant voyage up to the afternoon of the 19th ultimo, on which day, when about…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →NOTICE is hereby given, that the buoy placed on the wreck of the Lady Harvey, off Queenscliff Jetty, in 1851, will, on the 1st (September next, be removed, the wreck having disappeared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advices were received at Lloyd's on Friday announcing the capture of another English steamer while attempting to run the blockade at Charleston. She was the Elizabeth screw-steamer, laden with a general cargo, of 3,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CASH.â"I say the the Sea Witch is a very smart craft, She answers so well to her wheel." LANDS.â" And I will engage, she is all right abaft, And perfectly sound in her k[?]…
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