A True and particular account of the loss of the Halsewell (East-Indiaman,) Capt. Richard Pierce, which was unfortunately cast away, at Seacombe, in the Isle of Purbeck, on the coast of Dorsetshire, on Friday morning, January 6, 1786. : Shewing the paternal behaviour of Capt. Pierce, who preferr'd perishing with his daughters, to the being preserved without them. I. Their sailing from the downs, with a fair wind, and agreeable prospect. II. A list of the amiable young ladies, and gentlemen passengers. III. A strong gale springs up soon after, which occasions them to cut their cables, and run off to sea. IV. A journal of their proceedings and distresses before the ship struck on the rocks of Purbeck, near Portland. V. The whole account of that melancholy event, with the manner of preserving part of the officers and ship's crew. VI. An authentic list of the saved, and other particulars.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pierce, Richard, -1786.

Pierce, Richard.

Halsewell (Ship).

Chapbooks, English--Specimens.

Chapbooks, English.

Shipwrecks.

England--Dorset.

Shipwrecks--England--Dorset.

Genre:

Specimens.

Physical Description:

31 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 illustration ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for R. Raworth, in the Strand, [1786]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Frontispiece engraving

"Entered at his Majesty's Stamp-Office, Jan. 31, 1786, and sold by authority."--t.p. verso

Final page blank

Signatures: A-D⁴

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T300779.

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Restricted for use by site license.