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Marriages:  The Acadian Recorder reports these in a limited manner, but they originate throughout the Province.  Often the dates found in this section and the Deaths section contain two references of inst. (or instant) and ult. (or ultimo).  These refer to the month in which the date occured. Inst. or instant means the date is in the current month. Ult. or ultimo means the date given is in the previous month.

Deaths:  Again these originate throughout the Province, and sometimes are International.

Ship News:  The news typically lists ship arrivals and departures, usually by giving ship name, master, and home port or last port sailed from.  Sometimes there are also passengers lists, information of wrecks etc which are reported under this section as well. If you see the symbol  "&.c" in the texts,  this was the old form of "etc".

Estate Notices:  These were advertisements placed when someone died announcing that claims against and owed to the estate had to be settled within a certain time period.  This section is a compliment to the Deaths section as an additional source. This section will be done once every few months. Since they often ran the same ad for 2 years, the list usually stays the same for a long period of time.  Sources here are not only the name of the deceased, but also those who administered the estate, usually other family members.  The complete text is not done.  This is just a list containing estate owner, administrator(s) and the date the original notice was placed (if available).

Advertisers:  Again this section is a list of names, with type of business and location if available.  Real estate sales will also
appear in this section, whether private or public/sherrif auction.  This section and the next are not being included yet, but will be eventually added in.

Snips and Clips:  Interesting odds and ends.

Married

• At St. Pauls Church Sunday morning by the Rev. Dr. Inglis,  Mr. Edmund Ward to Miss Eleanor Jackson.
• Lately at Montreal,  Charles E. Monk Esq.  to  Miss M.A. Babury.

DEATHS

• At St. Lucia on the 14th Sept.,  Mr. Edward George Marr,  mate of the schooner Carleton of this port,  in the 21st year of his age;  son of the late Capt. John Marr of this town [ . . . ]
• In England,  Capt. N. Portlock R.N.; he accompanied Capt. Cook round the world, [ . . . ]
• At Westmorland, N.B. on the 17th ult., in the 77th year of his age,  Mr. John Trenholm who was among the first farmers that emigrated in this Province from Yorkshire England about the year 1772; [ . . . ]
• At St. Marys in the County of York in the Province of New Brunswick,  on the 21st ult.,  [ _____ ]  Paddock Esq.,  Surgeon to the Ordnance in that Province;  aged 68 years.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Monday November 10 arr.: brig Louisa, Hobuy - Norfolk 15 days cargo flour &c. to Mr. M. Richardson;  schrs John & Ellen, Darrow - Boston;  Seaflower, Knowles - Boston;  Matchless - Antigua.

Tuesday November 11 arr.:  schrs  Four Sons, Kelly - Boston;  Parker, Boyd - N.Y.;  Roseway, M'Donald - Philadelphia;  sloop Fame, Collins - Liverpool, N.S.

Wednesday November 12 arr.:  Chichester Packet, Capt. Kirkness - 35 days from Falmouth - passengers Lord Ramsey son of His Excellency the Earl of  Dalhousie, Mr. and Mrs Stirling, and Messrs Temple and Linwood.;  brig Margaret, Davis - Turks Island to Mr. Jesse Woodward.

Thursday November 13 arr.:  sch. Rachel, Smith - St. Kitts 20 days to Messrs Loveland & Hawthorn - left sch. Good Intent, Smiley of this port.  Sailed:  H.M. ship Dee for Bermuda.

Friday November 14 arr.:  sch. Carleton, Pernette - St. Lucia 33 days. - The C. lost her mate and all her outward crew by sickness.;  brig Adona, Govan of and for Quebec - 19 days from Rum Island cargo salt.- spoke Nov. 2d brig William Campbell from Jamaica for Pictou.

Reported brig Margaret, Davis  from Kingston, Jam.;  cleared:  brig Triumph, Lowry - Miramichie;  schrs Countess Dalhousie, Cocken - Norfolk;  Industry, Watson - Boston;  Two Brothers, M'Keller - Miramichie;  Ann, Mabe - Gaspe.

The brig Harriet and _________, Leggett were at Antigua about a month since.

The sch. Adventure cleared at Antigua 13th ult. for N.S.;  The brig Britannia, Cowper had arrived from Prince Edward Island.; The brig Francis & Lucy, Smith of Halifax had arrived from Norfolk.;  The brig Henry, Lovett had also arr. from N.S.

The sch. Favorite from Liverpool arrived at Boston the 1st inst.

The Britannia from hence, and Union, William, and David and Samuel have arrived at New York.

The ship Protector, Simpson and brig Thomas, Bowman from hence have arr. at St. John N.B.

The Achilies, Julia-Ann and Bell from London;  Gilbert Henderson and Juno from Liverpool; Terry [from] Dublin; Trent [from] Bristol, Shaw [from] Greenock; Hazard, Woodman and Swift from Jamaica;  Hiram [from] Nevis; Elizabeth [from] Demerara; War-Hater [from] Nassau - all arrived at St. John N.B. in the week ending on the 1st inst.

The ship John Dixon from hence bound to St. John N.B. struck on Murray Ledges near Grand Manan the 30th ult. - vessel and cargo lost - crew saved.

The brigs Luxford, Mungo Park, Jane and Erato from N.B. have arrived at Jamaica.
The sch. Mary & Elizabeth, Burkit from Annapolis arrived at New York Oct. 26.
The sch. Four Sons, Rogers of this port from Tobago for Portsmouth N.H. arrived at Seituate Oct. 25.
The brig Perserverance, Street from hence bound to Poole was spoken Oct. 23  lat 43,35  long 55.
The sch. Olive Branch, Fowler from Annapolis arrived at Boston Oct. 29.
The brig Freetown of this place sailed from Boston for Norfolk Oct. 28.
The British ships were driven on shore by a gale of wind at New Orleans Sept. 25 - one of them the Suffolk.
The brig Jessie from St. Johns N.F. arrived at Boston Oct. 22.
The Br. brig Sheffield, Murray from Demerara arrived at Boston Oct. 23.
The sch. Chatham, Crowell cleared Boston Oct. 25 for Miramichie.
The Broke, Flint from Yarmouth arrived at Boston Oct. 26.
The Robert, Todd from Turks Island for Portland ran ashore on Nantucket Oct. 21 - Vessel and cargo lost - crew saved.
The Cumberland, Eldridge from Antigua arrived at Philadelphia Oct. 21.
The sch. William, Rundle from hence arrived at Baltimore Oct. 30.

A severe gale was experienced at St. Michaels on the 1st and 4th Oct.  On the former day, brig Ann from Dublin for Quebec with about 100 passengers went ashore and was totally lost - people saved.

The sch. Francis, Scott from St. Vincent arrived at New York the 30th ult. in 22 days passage.
The Two Brothers, Snow from hence arrived at New York Oct. 27.
The Harlequin, Ross of Liverpool caught fire at Demerara early in Sept., and burnt to the water's edge.

The British brig Mary with a cargo of rum &c. from Jamaica has been tried at Charleston for a breach of the Navagation Act, and after an ingenious discussion on the subject, in which Judge Drayton gave a similiar construction of the term Country in the 1st section of the act, with that of the Treasury Department,  the vessel and cargo were restored on payment of costs.

The brig Acadia of Shelburne, lying at Fosters South Wharf,  fell over on Tuesday night and carried away her bowsprit.

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