IMPORTANT NOTE: Each of the following entries were taken from Dr. E. Lee Spence’s book “Shipwrecks Through War, Weather, & Error, 1812-1816: Sunken Treasures of the Gulf, Caribbean, & Atlantic,” (Narwhal Press, 265 pages, Charleston, SC, 1996), © copyright 1996, 2002, by Edward Lee Spence, all rights reserved. No part of any entry may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing by the author. When citing your source in a professional paper or other lawful document, be sure to cite Spence as the source and not his sources, unless you have actually used each one of them. Failure to do so could result in charges of plagiarism and/or copyright violation.

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1812-2-US-SC/GA-1: The ship Boston, of and from New York, went ashore near the mouth of the Savannah River, Georgia, on February 14, 1812, and bilged. It was expected that she would be entirely lost. {Note: This was probably the ship Boston, 357 (or 340 or 351) tons, Captain R. Bunker. That Boston was built in 1804, at Camden (or Wiscaset), Maine, which was issued a certificate of registry at the port of New York on July 1, 1807. She had two decks and drew 15′ (or 16′) when loaded. She was classed A-1 for insurance purposes in 1809, and at that time was owned by Trott in Massachusetts.}

      Spence’s references for 1812-2-US-SC/GA-1:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), Vol.11, #2899, February 21, 1812, p. 3, c. 3
“The Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, GA), #1223, Vol. X, #20, February 15, 1812, p.3, c. 2
Register of Shipping for 1812, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Shipowners,” (London, 1812), entry B-400
Register of Shipping for 1813, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Underwriters,” (London, 1813), entry B-394
List of American-Flag Merchant Vessels that Received Certificates of Enrollment or Registry at the Port of New York 1789-1867, compiled by Forest R. Holdcamper, (U.S. National Archives, Washington, DC, 1968), Special Lists #22, Volume 1, p. 87

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1812-4-US-SC/GA-1: A sloop was seen on the breakers near Tybee Bar, Georgia, on April 29, 1812, and was reported to be in a “very dangerous position.”

      Spence’s reference for 1812-4-US-SC/GA-1:

“The Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, GA), #12655, Vol. X, #52, April 30, 1812, p.3, c. 3

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1812-11x-US-SC/GA-1: Henry Niles in his Weekly Register for November 7, 1812, reported that a mob at Savannah, Georgia, had killed one or two people and sunk a vessel, which was loaded with supplies for St. Augustine, Florida, and that resolutions had been passed at a meeting of the citizens of Savannah, expressing their “destation” (sic) of all “who engage in furnishing supplies to those who have proved themselves so inimical to the U.S.”

      Spence’s reference for 1812-11x-US-SC/GA-1:

Niles’ Weekly Register, (Baltimore, MD), #10 of Volume 3 (1812-1813), November 7, 1812, p. 160, c. 2

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1813-12-US-SC/GA-1: The “Charleston Courier” of December 17, 1813, reported that a large schooner, bound from Havana to Savannah, Georgia, with sugar, had gone ashore on the South end of Warsaw Island, Georgia.

      Spence’s reference for 1813-12-US-SC/GA-1:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4365, December 17, 1813, p. 3, c. 1

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1813-2-US-SC/GA-2: The ship Inn (or Son), Captain Kemble, was reported ashore at Cockspur, Georgia, on February 12, 1813, but was expected to be got off without much injury.

      Spence’s reference for 1813-2-US-SC/GA-2:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4090, February 5, 1813, p. 3, c. 2

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1813-12-US-SC/GA-4: The letter of marque brig Argus, Captain Howe, bound from Boston, was reported ashore on the North Breakers of Savannah Bar, Georgia, on December 28, 1812, but was expected to be got off.

      Spence’s reference for 1813-12-US-SC/GA-4:

Newburyport Herald and Country Gazette, (Newburyport, MA), Volume 17, #82, January 11, 1814, p. 3, c. 3

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1814-7-US-SC/GA-2: The privateer Midas went ashore at Savannah, Georgia, during the gale of July 28, 1814, but got off safely.

      Spence’s references for 1814-7-US-SC/GA-2:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2294, July 30, 1814, p. 3, c. 4
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4556, August 2, 1814, p. 3, c. 1
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), September 23, 1814, p. 1, c. 1
Portland Register, (Portland, Maine) , entry P:729, January 30, 1814, p. 2, c. 4

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1814-7-US-SC/GA-3: The Pizarro, a prize to the privateer Midas, went ashore at Savannah, Georgia, during the gale of July 28, 1814. {Note One: She was afterwards got off and Lloyd’s List of October 25, 1814, reported that “the Pizarro, (Captain) Martinez, from Liverpool to Amelia Island, which was taken 25th July (1814) by the Midas privateer and carried into Savannah has been liberated.”} {Note Two: The Pizarro was 255 (or 275) tons, built at New York (or New England) in 1805, and was owned by Ebesn. & Company at Amelia Island. She had a single deck with beams and drew 14′ of water when loaded. Her armament consisted of four 4-pounders of the “common construction.”}

      Spence’s references for 1814-7-US-SC/GA-3:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2294, July 30, 1814, p. 3, c. 4
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4556, August 2, 1814, p. 3, c. 1
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), September 23, 1814, p. 1, c. 1
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), October 25, 1814, p. 1, c. 1
Register of Shipping for 1814, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Underwriters,” (London, 1814), entry P:P-359
Register of Shipping for 1815, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Shipowners,” (London, 1815), entry P:P-378

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1814-7-US-SC/GA-4: The Spanish brig Espiranso (or Esperanza), a prize to the privateer Midas, went ashore at Savannah, Georgia, during the gale of July 28, 1814. She was expected to be got off. The Esperanso had been bound from Amelia Island, Florida, to Havana when she was captured.

      Spence’s references for 1814-7-US-SC/GA-4:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2294, July 30, 1814, p. 3, c. 4
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4556, August 2, 1814, p. 3, c. 1
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), September 23, 1814, p. 1, c. 1

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1814-7-US-SC/GA-5: The Swedish brig Elsinno (or Elisinore), a prize to the privateer Midas, went ashore at Savannah, Georgia, during the gale of July 28, 1814. She was expected to be got off. The Elisinno had been bound from Turks Island when she was captured.

      Spence’s references for 1814-7-US-SC/GA-5:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2294, July 30, 1814, p. 3, c. 4
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4556, August 2, 1814, p. 3, c. 1
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), September 23, 1814, p. 1, c. 1

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1814-7-US-SC/GA-6: Several coasting schooners which had been bound to Amelia Island, Florida, and St. Marys, Georgia, were driven ashore at Savannah, Georgia, during the gale of July 28, 1814. They were expected to be got off.

      Spence’s references for 1814-7-US-SC/GA-6:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2294, July 30, 1814, p. 3, c. 4
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4556, August 2, 1814, p. 3, c. 1

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1814-8-US-SC/GA-1: The coasting schooner Dusty Miller, from Savannah to Amelia Island, Florida, with cotton and rice, was captured on August 11, 1814, had her cargo taken out and was scuttled in Sapelo Sound, Georgia, by five barges from the British frigate Lacedemonian, 38 guns.

      Spence’s references for 1814-8-US-SC/GA-1:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2400, August 16, 1814, p. 3, c. 1
“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2401, August 18, 1814, p. 3, c. 3
Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, by J.J. Colledge, (New York, 1969), Volume 1, p. 307

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1814-8-US-SC/GA-2: The coasting schooner Sally and Polly, Captain Bemiss, from Amelia Island to Savannah, without a cargo, was captured and burned in St. Catherines Sound, Georgia, on August 13, 1814, by five barges from the British frigate Lacedemonian, 38 guns.

      Spence’s references for 1814-8-US-SC/GA-2:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2400, August 16, 1814, p. 3, c. 1
“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2401, August 18, 1814, p. 3, c. 3
Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, by J.J. Colledge, (New York, 1969), Volume 1, p. 307

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1814-8-US-SC/GA-5: The schooner Resolution, Captain Stacey, was captured and burnt by the British frigate Lacedemonian, 38 guns, in Horsebean Sound below Savannah, Georgia, on August 20, 1814.

      Spence’s references for 1814-8-US-SC/GA-5:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4574, August 23, 1814, p. 3, c. 2
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4575, August 24, 1814, p. 3, c. 3
Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, by J.J. Colledge, (New York, 1969), Volume 1, p. 307

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1814-8-US-SC/GA-6: The sloop (or ship) Hester, Captain Shaddock, was captured and burnt (with her cargo) by the British frigate Lacedemonian, 38 guns, in Horsebean Sound below Savannah, Georgia, on August 20, 1814. The Hester had been captured while bound from Amelia Island to Savannah.

      Spence’s references for 1814-8-US-SC/GA-6:

Republican & Savannah Evening Ledger, (Savannah, GA), December 1, 1812, p. 3, c. 4
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4574, August 23, 1814, p. 3, c. 2
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4575, August 24, 1814, p. 3, c. 3
Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, by J.J. Colledge, (New York, 1969), Volume 1, p. 307

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1814-8-US-SC/GA-10: The American privateer schooner Pike, of Baltimore, was chased ashore on the South breakers of Tybee Bar, Georgia, during the night of August 24, 1814, after a running fight with the British brig of war Dotterell, 18 guns. Forty-two of her men escaped to shore, while 43, including the captain, were captured. One report says the British had “taken possession” of her, while others say she went to pieces and was entirely lost. The Pike had taken 23 prizes and paroled 250 prisoners on her voyage. She was loaded with jewelry and dry goods valued at $50,000. She was described as having been an “elegant vessel mounting 12 guns, with a complement of 130 men when she commenced her cruize.” The Pike’s “Letter of Marque and Reprisal” (Commission #901) was issued at Baltimore, Maryland, on November 12, 1813. She was 275 tons burthen. She originally carried three long 9-pounder cannon; one long 12-pounder cannon; two 12-pounder carronades; and only 37 men. In December 1813 her commander was Henry Bolton and her first lieutenant was Samuel Harris. The Pike’s commission had been issued to Peter Arnold Karthaus, Joel Vickers, Frederick Waeche and Ferdinand Hurxthal of Baltimore. The “sureties in the bonds, not concerned in the vessel” were Frederick W. Brune and Charles Molloy.

      Spence’s references for 1814-8-US-SC/GA-10:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2405, August 27, 1814, p. 3, c. 3
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4579, August 29, 1814, p. 3, c. 3
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4580, August 30, 1814, p. 3, c. 1
Niles’ Weekly Register, (Baltimore, MD, 1814-1815), Volume 7, p. 56, c. 2; p. 118, c. 2
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), October 21, 1814, p. 1, c. 2
“Letters from Collectors of Customs,” (bound manuscript), “Return of Commissions of Letters of Marque & Reprisal,” dated at Baltimore December 1, 1813, NARS RG 45, entry 388
Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, by J.J. Colledge, (New York, 1969), Volume 1, p. 169

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1814-9-US-SC/GA-1: On September 1, 1814, the Savannah papers carried a note that “a gentleman from Amelia informs, that a few days since, the brig _____ , Captain Sawyer, with 14,000 bushels of salt on board, went on shore on the bar (possibly St. Mary’s Bar, Georgia) – vessel and cargo totally lost.” The brig was owned by a company in Savannah, Georgia.

      Spence’s reference for 1814-9-US-SC/GA-1:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2407, September 1, 1814, p. 3, c. 4

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1814-11-US-SC/GA-5: On November 25, 1814, the schooner Two Brothers, of Newbern, North Carolina, Captain James Snydan, with a cargo of turpentine, shingles and 202 bales of cotton was abandoned by her crew in Doboy Sound, Georgia, on the approach of some armed British barges. She then went ashore and laid over on her “beam ends.” But she was afterwards got off by a Mr. Nephew of Georgia.

      Spence’s reference for 1814-11-US-SC/GA-5:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2445, November 29, 1814, p. 3, c. 2

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1815-1-US-SC/GA-2: A Spanish government schooner which had been detained by HMS Dragon, went ashore in the breakers of St. Marys Bar, Georgia, on January 7, 1815.

      Spence’s references for 1815-1-US-SC/GA-2:

“Republican and Savannah Evening Ledger,” (Savannah, Ga.), #2465, January 14, 1815, p. 3, c. 1
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), January 14, 1815, p. 2, c. 2

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1815-4-US-SC/GA-5: The ship Manchester Packet, Captain P.T. Coffin, was reported ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia, on April 25, 1815, and was expected to be lost. The ship was built in 1806, in New York, and was 229 (or 238) tons. She had two decks, a 14′ draft, and was sharp aft. She was built with live oak and cedar, copper bolted, and had pitch pine sides. The ship was sheathed and coppered in 1807, and was classed A-1 by Lloyd’s in 1812. The Manchester Packet was owned by Captain Coffin and Company. She had been issued a certificate of registry at New York, New York, on May 3, 1806. (Note: This may have been the packet Manchester of 8 or 10 guns listed in Niles’ Weekly Register of January 6, 1816.)

      Spence’s references for 1815-4-US-SC/GA-5:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4778, April 28, 1815, p. 2, c. 3
Register of Shipping for 1815, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Shipowners,” (London, 1815), entry P:M-67-P
Register of Shipping for 1815, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Underwriters,” (London, 1815), entry P:M-69-P
Niles’ Weekly Register, (Baltimore, MD), #227 (#19 of Volume 9), January 6, 1816, p. 323, c. 2
American Flag Merchant Vessels that received Certificates of Enrollment or Registry at the Port of New York, 1789-1867, National Archives “Special List #22,” (Washington, D.C., 1968), Volume 2, p. 438

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1815-6-US-SC/GA-1: Captain Foley of the sloop Cynthea saw a schooner, believed to be the Ann and Susan of Charleston, ashore on Tybee Beach, Georgia, on June 26, 1815. The Ann and Susan was subsequently reported to have arrived at Savannah, Georgia, on June 27, 1815, so if the observed schooner was her, she got off.

      Spence’s references for 1815-6-US-SC/GA-1:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4829, June 27, 1815, p. 2, c. 3
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4832, June 30, 1815, p. 2, c. 4

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1815-7-US-SC/GA-1: Captain Cambell of the schooner Ann and Susan reported seeing a large ship on her beam ends in seven fathoms of water off Tybee, Georgia, on July 13, 1815. (Note One: This may have been the same vessel reported by Captain Thompson of the British ship Fox. Captain Thompson reported seeing a ship on her beam ends to the northward of Tybee Island, Georgia, on July 13, 1815, but stated it was too near land to approach.) (Note Two: See also entry 1815-7-US-SC/GA-2.) (Note Three: “To the northward of Tybee” would have placed the ship off South Carolina.)

      Spence’s references for 1815-7-US-SC/GA-1:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4843, July 14, 1815, p. 3, c. 1
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4845, July 17, 1815, p. 2, c. 4

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1815-12-US-SC/GA-3: Lloyd’s List of January 23, 1816, reported the vessel Speculator, Captain Hardy, bound from Jamaica to Havana, as being totally lost near Savannah, Georgia, on December 10, 1815, and seven of crew drowned. The “Charleston Courier” of December 18, 1815, also called her the Speculator and gave the following additional information. She struck eight miles from land, and was lost on the South Breakers near the Savannah Bar, in a northeast gale on December 10, 1815. That paper also reported her as “of Greenock,” and that she carried a cargo of sugar, rum and pimento. {Note: This was probably the brig shown as the Speculation, Captain A. Hardy (or Hardie) which was listed in Lloyd’s Register of 1816 as sailing from Greenock to Jamaica in 1815. That vessel was 138 tons and drew twelve feet of water. She had a single deck with beams. The Speculation was owned by Steel and Company and was classed E-1 by Lloyd’s. She had been repaired and sheathed with copper in 1814. The brig had come into British registry as a prize, so her age and place of construction do not appear in Lloyd’s Register.} (Additional Note: Niles’ Weekly Register of 1815 mentioned a brig Speculator, which had been captured by the American privateer Yankee of Bristol, had been made a cartel, as being sent to the British with prisoners which were being exchanged.)

      Spence’s references for 1815-12-US-SC/GA-3:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4973, December 18, 1815, p. 2, c. 3
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), #5042, January 23, 1816, p. 1, c. 3
Register of Shipping for 1816, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Shipowners,” (London, 1816), entry P:S-705
Register of Shipping for 1816, “Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Underwriters,” (London, 1816), entry P:S-691
Niles’ Weekly Register, (Baltimore, MD, 1815), Volume 8, p. 108, c. 2
Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere 1492-1825, by Robert F. Marx, (World Publishing Company, New York, 1971), p. 185, entry #358

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1815-12-US-SC/GA-4: An article in the Charleston, South Carolina, “City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser” of December 22, 1815, reported that a mermaid had been seen in latitude 31°20′ North.

      Spence’s reference for 1815-12-US-SC/GA-4:

“City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser,” #11477, December 22, 1815, p. 2, c. 3

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1815-12-US-SC/GA-10: Captain Foley of the sloop Cynthea reported seeing a sloop aground at Cockspur, Georgia, on December 31, 1815.

      Spence’s reference for 1815-12-US-SC/GA-10:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4985, January 3, 1816, p. 2, c. 2

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1816-1-US-SC/GA-3: Captain Ward of the sloop Union, and Captain Campbell of the schooner Ann and Susan, both reported seeing a sloop ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia, on January 18, 1816. Captain Campbell thought the sloop to be the Leander.

      Spence’s reference for 1816-1-US-SC/GA-3:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #4999, January 19, 1816, p. 2, c. 3

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1816-3-US-SC/GA-2: The brig Pylades, Captain Wigly, 20 days from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and bound to New York, was wrecked on the South Breakers off Tybee Island, Georgia, light-house on March 2, 1816.

      Spence’s reference for 1816-3-US-SC/GA-2:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5042, March 9, 1816, p. 2, c. 3

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1816-3-US-SC/GA-3: The “Charleston Courier” of March 9, 1816, mentioned a brig ashore at Tybee Island, Georgia, on March 2, 1816, and said it was expected to be got off. (Note: This was not the brig Pylades which was mentioned in the same newspaper. For the brig Pylades see entry 1816-3-US-SC/GA-2.)

      Spence’s reference for 1816-3-US-SC/GA-3:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5042, March 9, 1816, p. 2, c. 3

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1816-3-US-SC/GA-4: Lloyd’s List of May 3, 1816, reported the vessel Velina, of Portsmouth, Captain Wickham, as lost at Savannah, Georgia, on March 3, 1816. Her crew and part of her cargo, sails, etc., were saved. (Note: Robert Marx’s Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere shows the Velina as an “English merchantman.”)

      Spence’s references for 1816-3-US-SC/GA-4:

Lloyd’s List, (London, England), #5071, May 3, 1816, p. 1, c. 1
Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere: 1492-1825, by Robert F. Marx, (World Publishing Company, New York, 1971), p. 185, #359

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1816-3-US-SC/GA-7: The American brig Diligence, of East Haddam, Connecticut, Captain Sylvester Pratt, loaded with salt and anchors from Turks Island, was stranded on the North Breakers of Tybee, Georgia, in a thick fog on March 10, 1816. There was a heavy gale of wind blowing from the east northeast at the time the Diligence went ashore. The vessel and cargo were totally lost. Her captain and crew, thirteen in number, saved themselves by landing on Tybee.

      Spence’s reference for 1816-3-US-SC/GA-7:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5049, March 18, 1816, p. 2, c. 3

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1816-3-US-SC/GA-8: Captain Pratt of the wrecked American brig Diligence, reported a large double decked brig as stranded on the South Shoal (or breakers) near Tybee, Georgia, during the second week of March, 1816. Captain Pratt did not know the name of the brig or the fate of her crew.

      Spence’s reference for 1816-3-US-SC/GA-8:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5049, March 18, 1816, p. 2, c. 3

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1816-3-US-SC/GA-10: The schooner President, Captain Cooper, bound from Charleston to Georgetown, in ballast, having been driven southward in a northeast gale, was stranded on the South Breakers of Tybee Bar, Georgia, on March 13, 1816. Captain Cooper and his crew were reported to have arrived safely at Savannah.

      Spence’s reference for 1816-3-US-SC/GA-10:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5055, March 25, 1816, p. 2, c. 3

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1816-4-US-SC/GA-7: The sloop Union, Captain Ward, was driven on the South Breakers of Tybee Bar, Georgia, in a severe blow on April 23, 1816, and was washed ashore on Tybee Beach, Georgia. It was hoped that part of her cargo would be saved. No lives were reported lost.

      Spence’s references for 1816-4-US-SC/GA-7:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5084, April 29, 1816, p. 2, c. 3
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5085, April 30, 1816, p. 2, c. 3

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1816-7-US-SC/GA-2: The pilot boat Peace, parted from her anchors in a squall and bilged on Tybee Beach, Georgia, on July 28, 1816.

      Spence’s reference for 1816-7-US-SC/GA-2:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5165, August 2, 1816, p. 2, c. 4

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1816-11-US-SC/GA-1: An English brig, loaded with salt, got ashore on the knoll near Tybee, Georgia, light-house, on November 17, 1816, but was afterwards got off.

      Spence’s references for 1816-11-US-SC/GA-1:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5260, November 22, 1816, p. 2, c. 4
“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5264, November 27, 1816, p. 2, c. 4

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1816-11-US-SC/GA-2: The brig Braddock (or Bradock), Captain Johnson (or Jackson), was reported ashore at the “Nole” (Mole or knoll) below Savannah, Georgia, but was afterwards got off and arrived at Savannah on November 21, 1816. Robert Marx’s Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere shows her as an “English merchantman,” and as “lost near Savannah.” Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Shipowners for 1819 showed her as having been repaired in 1817.

      Spence’s references for 1816-11-US-SC/GA-2:

“Charleston Courier,” (Charleston, SC), #5262, November 25, 1816, p. 3, c. 1
Lloyd’s List, (London, England), #5139, December 31, 1816, p. 1, c. 1
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Shipowners for 1819, (London, England), entry P:B-424
Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere: 1492-1825, by Robert F. Marx, (World Publishing Company, New York, 1971), p. 185, #359

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