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[ source: Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 3, Number 312, 22 March 1852 ]

FOR SYDNEY. DIRECT— The first class British Bark ORISSA, 6OO tons burthen, Copper and Copper fastened , Robt .Drysdale, commander, will sail positively for the above port on or about the 20th March inst. She has a poop cabin, and the best accommodations for cabin, family and steerage passengers. Parties at the mines, desirous of securing passage by this splendid vessel, can do so by remitting a deposit to either of the undersigned, and they will be advised, by post, of the exact day of her departure. Capt. Drysdale has had long experience in the passenger trade, and every comfort may be expected
DUPUY. FOULKES & CO.. Iron Building.

Jackson st. Wharf. JOSEPH 11. SCRUTTON

Rose Shipping Office. Pacific street.
[Late R. L. Pattison.]
N. B. Sydney papers can be seen at the Shipping Office.

http://www.streekarchiefvpr.nl/pages/en/advanced-search/genealogica...

Notarial acts of Adam Drijsdale captain of the two-masted brig ship called Nepthunus Latest come from Rotterdam to Cherbourg FRANCE loaded with gin, staves and hoops now lying in the port of den Briel. HE on the 5th day of this month sailed off day and arrived at the port with the same seven-member crew all on board .They had a Pilot to go to sea immediately but prompted by headwinds it was not possible to go to sea...

If any one understands Dutch it would be a help

google translated this.

SCHIP is when it hit the Ice and on the 7th of this ice is suddenly disconnected and HE was not forced to come up with the Ice SHIP SHIP you to preserve and to charge heavy rope in two throws you Caps and SCHIP has fallen to the ground by the storm. HE Has a boat for assistants and Order for SCHIP is retained 200 gld in the port charged.

Record number:

375

Act Date:

12.12.1815

Type of acts:

ship statement

Notary Name:

HM van Andel

Access Number:

110 Notaries

Inventory number:

1215

Last modified 05-01-2011

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Notariële acts Adam Drijsdale kapitein van het tweemast brikschip genaamd Nepthunus Laatste gekomen van Rotterdam met bestemming Cherbourg in FRANKRIJK Beladen met jenever, duigen hoepen thans liggende en in de haven van den Briel. HIJ is met een 7 koppige Bemanning op deze van de 5e maand afgezeild en dag op dezelfde Alhieron in de haven aangekomen. Zij direct hebben om een LOODS gevraagd doch door tegenwind was het om naar zee onmogelijk you komen. SCHIP is Toen het in het Ijs the geraakt en het op de 7e dezer is Ijs plots klaps losgeraakt en HIJ was genoodzaakt om niet onder het met SCHIP Ijs you komen tot behoud van SCHIP en om het lading zware Touw in two worpen you Kappen en het SCHIP is door de storm aan de grond geraakt. HIJ Heeft een sloep ter assistants Bestel en voor het SCHIP is 200 gld behouden in de haven gebracht.

Aktenummer:

375

Aktedatum:

12/12/1815

Aard van de acts:

scheepsverklaring

Naam notary:

HM van Andel

Toegangsnummer:

110 Notarissen

Inventarisnummer:

1215

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Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by William Douglas on November 28, 2013 at 3:24pm

Interesting reference to the earl Douglas in the attachment. Do you know anything about this vessel?

My shipping page: http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/ships/index.htm

Permalink Reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale on November 30, 2013 at 12:00pm

No I do not , however in searching , I found at http://www.shipindex.org

Earl Douglas .(cargo, gt 272, built 1850, dead)

Earl of Douglas(cargo, built 1906, at Port Glasgow; tonnage: 4267)

Sarah E Douglas(schooner, 1888)

Empire Douglas(cargo, gt 1925, built 1944, dead)

Launched in 1943 as Wilhelmshaven for Hamburg America Line. Seized in May 1945 at Kiel. To MoWT and renamed Empire Douglas [Wiki]

Permalink Reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale on December 7, 2013 at 9:16am

Just as well post these .

Douglas named Ships gleaned from

http://www.anmm.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Ships_pictures_index...

Australian National Maritime Museum Library ships pictures index. Rev ed. 2007