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 |