| Title: | Letter from a Young Man Who Sailed From Belfast to New York. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3915 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1811-20/18 |
| Year | 1812 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | re passage |
| Source | The Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 23 September, 1812. |
| Archive | The Linenhall Library, Belfast. |
| Doc. No. | 9701196 |
| Date | 23/09/1812 (?) |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:01:97. |
| Word Count | 123 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Extract of a letter from a young man who sailed from Belfast for New York in the Magnet, Captain Drew, in June last. The letter is dated "Halifax, July 30, 1812." " We sailed 20th June - had a favourable passage until 18th July - that day was taken without battle by the Ringdove, British sloop of war and learned, for the first time, that the British and Americans were at war; eight men and an officer took command of the vessel and sent the sailors and male passengers to the Ringdove: the Magnet and remaining passengers were then sent into Halifax, from which they were about thirty hours sailing. Some of the male passengers were then put into the other prizes to assist at working them, so the crew &c. got into Halifax in six different vessels, the last of which arrived safe on the 25th. The passengers got their goods and liberty" - The writer is much pleased with the place, and thinks either the town or surrounding country, may prove favourable for an adventure. |
