Ships & Captains

All the ships listed are sailings out of the Port of Liverpool England.
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Gore’s Liverpool General Advertiser August 14th 1794 Liverpool Mercury Friday October 8th 1813
For Boston For Bahia (without convoy)
The American ship ‘Nancy’ John TOLLETT Master the well-known Portuguese ship ‘ALEGRIA CONSTANTE’ Jose Francesco VIANA, Master
The American ship ‘Hazard’ Ephraim DELANO Master For Lisbon (without convoy)
For Kingston Jamaica The new Russian Brig ‘CERES’ master Eric Jon WILLAN
The ship ‘Eliza’ James HARRISON master For Gibraltar
The ship ‘Wilding’ Master George PEMBERTON The beautiful and remarkably fast sailing Brig ‘VELOCITY’ Wm CRICKWAY Master
The ship ‘Jamaica’ Samuel MARTIN Master For Gibraltar, Palermo
The ship ‘Henry’ Samuel EVERY Master Messina and Malta the fine armed British built Brig ‘JOHN and FRANCIS’ Wm TAPLEY Master
‘The Ann’ Edward ASHCROFT Master For Jamaica
For Norfolk the fine ship ‘St Tammany’ B DANGERFIELD Master ‘THE VERE’ Thos. GLEGG Master.
For Philadelphia For Martha
The American ship ‘Atlantic’ Silas SWAIN Master Brae Montego Bay and ports adjacent, with the first convoy from Cork
For Norfolk and James River Virginia The ship ‘BIRCH’ Thos. HENDERSON Master
The American ship ‘Betsy’ Daniel S MOORE Master For Kingston Jamaica
Loading at Cotton’s Wharf London directly for Liverpool ‘The Ceres’ James RYDER Master The ship ‘PORT ROYAL’ William PROCTOR Master
For Madeira and Jamaica For Nassau New Providence
The ship ‘Recovery’ Matthew LEWTAS Master The fine Brig ‘GEORGIANA’ Joseph HUGHES Master
For Potomac River Virginia For Tortola (intended as a constant trader)
‘The Crown Princess Sophia Frederica’ The ship ‘SUWARROW’ Daniel CLARKE Master
Intended to sail the latter end of the month and will take freight on very moderate terms Adam STEUART With the first convoy for St Vincent’s
For Baltimore The fine coppered Brig ‘RANGER’ George RITSON Master
The American ship ‘Baltimore’ James JOHNSON Master For Rio De Janeiro
For Philadelphia To join the first convoy a large portion of her cargo being engaged the armed and coppered Brig, ‘CHARLES and MARIA’ E.B OLDHAM Master
The American ship ‘Manchester’ John COX Master For Lisbon (without convoy)
For New York The fine new Russian schooner ‘SPECULATION’ Peter BOCKLEMAN Master
The new American ship ‘American Hero’ Seth George MACY Master For Surinam
For Port Au Prince St Domingo THE FANNY’ Robert CAMPBELL Master
The ship ‘Peggy’ Thomas NICHOLSON Master For Rio De Janeiro
For New York To sail with the first convoy from Falmouth the fine new Brig ‘ORBIT’
The American brig ‘Betsey’ J DECKER Master  
For Bremen  
‘The Stadt Bremen’ Johan H MEYERDIRCKS Master  
For Hamburg  
The William and Jane’ Ralph CHARTER Master  
   
Liverpool Mercury Friday June 10th 1814
For Bordeaux
To sail in all this week the brig ‘NELSON’ Edward GRISDALE Master
The well-known schooner ‘DART’
For Leghorn and Naples (without convoy)  
The fine fast sailing ship ‘SPECULATION’ H. J IHNS Master 
For St John’s Newfoundland 
The Coppered Brig ‘PENELOPE’ John HANLEY Master 
Liverpool Mercury August 6th 1819 
For New York 
The American ship “Manhattan”, Jonathan ELDREDGE Master
For Philadelphia 
The Philadelphia built ship “Tuscola“, Wm WEST Master
For New York 
American ship “The Albion”, John WILLIAMS. Master 
Liverpool Mercury November 26th 1819 
For New York 
The “Amity” George MAXWELL Master “The Albion” John WILLIAMS. Master 
For Philadelphia Direct 
The Well-known ship “Lancaster” Isaac BURKHART, master (a well-known trader) 
For St Thomas’s & New Orleans 
“The Lord Whitworth” R COFFY Master
For New York and Philadelphia  
The Telegraph, Hector COFFIN Master 
For Charleston SC  
The American ship “Elizabeth” Ebenezer McIntosh Master 
For New York  
The Well-known American ship “Ann” Rowland R CROCKER Master 
For Madeira and New Orleans  
The well-known ship “Barclay” John ROBERTS Master 
For New York 
The very superior coppered and copper fastened American ship “Hercules” Captain Nathan COBB
Liverpool Mercury January 7 1820 
For New York 
‘THE COURIER’ Jonathan ELDRIDGE Master 
‘The JAMES MONROE’ Jas WATKINSON Master 
The well-known American ship ‘MANHATTAN’ David TARR Master 
The remarkably fast sailing and elegant American ship ‘ANNE MARIA’ Isaac WAITE Master 
For New Orleans 
‘The LORD WHITWORTH’ R COFFY Master 
For Charleston South Carolina 
The well know American ship ‘ROBERT FULTON’ Henry HOLDRIDGE Master 
For Boston 
The well-known coppered and copper fastened ship ‘FALCON’ Joseph W LEWIS Master 
For Charleston  
The American ship ‘SYBILL’ E BELCHER Master 
For Savannah  
‘THE EMILY’ Marlborough BABCOCK Master 
For Demerara 
The fine new brig ‘ESTHER’ Captain HIGHDALE
For East Indies Calcutta  
‘THE HINDOSTAN’ Captain Charles KIRKWOOD 
For Messina  
direct the fine fast sailing schooner ‘SAUNDERS HILL’ Peter COURTENEY Master 
The fast-sailing brig ‘MYRTLE’ 
The A1 schooner ‘PULMANTER’ G WILLIAMS. Master 
For Lisbon  
The A1 Brig ‘FRIENDS’ George SHAW Master 
Liverpool Mercury June 16 1820 
For New York 
‘THE JAMES MONROE’ J ROGERS Master
‘THE AMITY’ George MAXWELL Master
The fine American ship ‘MOUNT VERNON’ Abel RAWSON Master
The Well-known American ship ‘JOHN and EDWARD’ Wm WEBB Master
The fine American ship ‘COMMERCE’ John GARDINER Jun. Master
A very superior American ship ‘HAMLET’ Issacs DICKENSON Master
The fine American ship ‘TRIDENT’ James WATKINSON Master
The very superior fast sailing ship ‘EUPHRATES’ William STODDARD Master
The fast-sailing substantial American ship ‘EMOULOS’ Gerard HARSIN Master
The fine fast sailing American ship ‘WILLIAM and JANE’ J GILL Master
The very superior fast sailing American Brig ‘REUBEN and ELIZA’ Charles HARRIS Master
For Philadelphia 
The American ship ‘REAPER’ W M STEELE Master
The fine American coppered ship ‘JANE’ John L FERGUSON Master
‘THE TELEGRAPH’ Hector COFFIN Master
For Portsmouth New Hampshire
The American Brig ‘HANNAH’ T. J HARRIS Master 
For New Orleans Direct
The American Brig CEYLON John GILMAN Master
For Baltimore
The fine American ship ‘LIVERPOOL PACKET’ Elijah RICKER Master
The remarkably fine American ship ‘HOPE’ Jno. G GATCHELL Master
For Boston
The American ship ‘SOUTH BOSTON’ A H CAMPBELL Master
For British America (Canada)
To Quebec and Montreal
The fine Brig ‘CARRIER’ Captain TUCKER Master
For Bermuda
The New brig ‘ROLLA’ Thomas ROTHWELL Master
For the Mediterranean
For Naples, Fair of Salerno, and Smyrna the fine Packet Schooner ‘ARAB’ Captain DOBSON
Liverpool Mercury Friday April 9 1824 
Packets for New York
“The William Thompson” Captain R CROCKER
“The James Cropper” Captain C H MARSHALL
“The Nestor” Captain W LEE Jun
“The Manhattan” Captain RICKETSON
“The Panthera” Captain Thomas BENNETT
2The Meteor” Captain Thus GARDINER
“The John Wells” Captain Isaac HARRIS
For City Point Virginia
The superior American ship “Milton” SS WEBB Master
Philadelphia Line of Packets
The ship “Lancaster” Charles DIXEY Master
The new ship “Alexander” Stephen BALDWIN Master
The ship “Tuscarora” James SERRILL Master
The ship “Montezuma” T POTTS Master
For Boston
The coppered American Brig ” Sereno” Dillingham BANGS Master
The fast sailing and coppered American ship ” Mary” E PURRINGTON Master
East Indies
For Calcutta the fine ship “Bankole” Charles KIRKWOOD commander
West Indies
For Demerara The fine ship “Huskisson” John WHITE Master
For Kingston Jamaica the brig “Alexander” John NEWLANDS master
For Honduras
Direct the A 1 armed brig ” Tinley” Wm BYASS Master
For Buenos Ayres
The fast-sailing A1 brig “Martha” Jos MIDDLETON Master
Liverpool Mercury July 12 1833
For Kolkata (Calcutta)
The fine ship ALBION Norman MACLEOD Commander
For City Point
The fine first-class American Brig HAVRE Captain T PEARCE
For New York
The remarkably fine and elegant American ship SAINT GEORGE Captain John TAUBMAN
The elegant first-class American ship TALAHASSEE Captain S GLOVER
The remarkably fast sailing first class American ship MARY HOWLAND Captain L I AKIN
The splendid new American ship GOVERNOR TROUP Captain J PITCHER
The very elegant new American ship MOZART Captain John WELCH
The remarkably fine new American ship St Paul Captain Joel WOODBURY
For Quebec
The Barque JUPITER Captain Wm KYLE
For Van Diemen’s Land and Sydney New South Wales
The splendid armed and remarkably fast sailing ship ‘OTHELLO’ J G LEGETT Commander
The New British built ship PRINCESS VICTORIA direct for Hobart Town & Sydney Australia
The JESSIE
For Greenock and Glasgow
The Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Company’s Steam packets
‘LIVERPOOL’ Robert HEPBURN Commander
‘MANCHESTER’ H MAIN Commander
‘CLYDE’ Robt CRAWFORD Commander
‘AILSA CRAIG’ T WYLIE Commander
For Douglas Isle of Man
‘MONA’S ISLE’ WM GILL Commander
City of Dublin Steam Packet Company
For Bordeaux
Plymouth the well know first class steam packet ‘LEEDS’ Jas. PENN Commander
The St George Steam packet Company Line of packets between Liverpool & London
‘THE LEE’ Captain COFF
‘The Herald’ Captain MOWLE
‘The SEVERN’ Captain BATES
For Dublin
‘THE ST GEORGE’ Captain ELLIS
For Cork
‘THE LEE’ Captain GOFF
‘ST DAVID’ Captain PILE
For Cork, Plymouth and London
‘THE LEE’ Captain GOFF
‘THE HERALD’ Captain S MOWLE
‘THE SEVERN’ Captain BATES
For Newry
‘THE LORD BLAYNEY’ Captain STEWART
For Dundalk
‘THE EARL OF ROWDEN’ Captain J MOWLE
For Beaumaris, Menai Bridge and Bangor
‘The prince LLEWELLYN’ Captain WRIGHT
‘THE AIR’ Captain SPIERS
Liverpool Mercury September 19th 1834
Philadelphia line of packets to sail on the 8th of every month
‘POCAHANTAS’ James WEST 8th Oct
‘SUESQUEHANNA’T.B CROPPER 8th Nov
‘AGONQUIN’ J H CHEYNEY 8th Dec
‘MONONGAHELA’ O P BROWN 8th Jan
Philadelphia Packets to sail on the 20th of every month
‘NORTH STAR’ J BENDICT 20th Sept
‘KENSINGTON’ J BALL 20th Oct
‘COLOSSUS’ T WYLIE 20th Dec
‘CARROLL of CARROLTON’ TJ BIRD 20th Dec
‘BENAJMIN MORGAN’ 20th Jan
New York line of Packets to sail on the 8th of every month
‘VIRGINIAN’ I HARRIS 8th Oct
‘SHEFFIELD’ W G HACKSTAFF 8th Nov
‘UNITED STATES’ N H HOLDREDGE 8th Dec
‘JOHN JAY’ CG GLOVER 8th Jan
For New York
The splendid American ship ‘GREAT BRITAIN’ Captain Francis M FRENCH
For Boston
The fine first-class American ship ‘OLIVE BRANCH’ Benjamin DYER Master
Mediterranean
To sail 1st October for Genoa and Leghorn
The very fine A1 Brig ‘CLUTHA’ J DUNLOP Master
For Calcutta
The very fine A1 brig ‘LORD ALTHORP’ Benjamin SPROULE Master
For Lima
The A1 brigantine ‘COURIER’ D ROBINSON Master
For Greenock and Glasgow
‘MANCHESTER’ H MAIN Commander
‘CLYDE’ Robt CRAWFORD Commander
‘AILSA CRAIG’ J Mackellar Commander
‘GLASGOW’ Thos. WYLIE Commander ‘LIVERPOOL’ R HEPBURN Commander
Douglas Isle of Man
‘QUEEN OF THE ISLE’ William GILL Commander
‘MONA’S ISLE’ Edward QUAYLE Commander
‘MONA’ John KERMODE Commander
For New York which sail on the 24th of each month
‘INDEPENDANCE’ NYE
‘ROSCOE’ DELANO
‘Geo WASHINGTON’ HOLDREDGE’
‘NAPOLEON’ SMITH
Line of Packets for James River Virginia to sail on the first of very month
‘JEFFERSON’ E H NEWCOMBE Master
‘TALLY HO’ J Y NICOLSON Master
CALEDONIA BRANDER’ F DEWSON Master
‘HARK AWAY’ R FISHER Master
New Line of packets for New York to sail on the 30th of every month
Ship ‘AJAX’ Captain HIERN 30th Sept from Baring Bro’s & Co
Ship St George Captain THOMPSON 30th Oct from SANDS HODGSON TURNER & Co
Ship ‘ANDREW’ Capt. TAUBMAN to sail 30th Nov from Baring Brothers & Co
Ship ‘ HOWARD’ Captain HARVEY to sail 30th Dec from SANDS HODGSON & TURNER & Co