al1934
15th February 2008, 17:31
Following extract from front page ads in newspaper "Sherborne, Dorchester, & Taunton Journal" dated 3 February 1859, which I found screwed up in a hold in a wall in my old house in Wellington. Does anyone have any more information on the shipping line and/or the ships?
"NOTICE" - The "WHITE STAR" CLIPPERS, comprising the largest, finest and fastest clippers in the world, will be despatched punctually at noon of the 1st and 20th of every month.
"WHITE STAR" LINE
Of British and Australian Ex-Royal Mail Packets, sailing from LIVERPOOL to MELBOURNE, on the 1st and 20th of every Month, and from MELBOURNE to LIVERPOOL on the 1st of every Month. Passengers forwarded by steamers to all parts of Australia, Tasmania, &c, at through rates.
RED JACKET, H.O'Halloran.
PRINCE OF THE SEAS, H.A. Brown.
BLUE JACKET, Clarke
MERMAID, Jas. White
BEECHWORTH, Thos. Frain
CYCLONE, Geo. Kerr
WHITE STAR, T.C. Kerr
STAR OF THE EAST, Gaggs
SHALIMAR, J.R. Brown
ARABIAN, M. Gandy
SIROCCO, J. Flood
SULTANA, Brewster
AND OTHER CELEBRATED CLIPPERS.
ARABIAN, M. Gandy, 1068, 3500, Feb. 20.
SCOTTISH CHIEF, Buchan, 1053, 3500, March 1.
Passengers embark on the 18th and 28th February. The celebrated clipper ships "Arabian" and "Scottish Chief" will be despatched punctually as above. They were both constructed by Messrs. Nevins, the builders of the renowned "Chrysolite", "Shalimar", &c, &c, and are famous for having made some of the fastest passages on record. The "Arabian" has made the voyage round the world in 6 months and 19 days, her outward and homeward passages being 75 and 79 days respectively. The "Scottish Chief" has made one voyage to Melbourne, beating every ship of the season, and made the passage between Liverpool and Bombay in 76 days, eclipsing the passages of the fastest clippers in the trade. Saloons supplied with bedding, linen, &c.
For freight or passage apply to the owners,
H.T. WILSON and CHAMBERS, 21, Water Street, Liverpool; or to Mr. ROBERT HELLARD, 24, North-st, Taunton, Mr. SEALEY CLARKE, Saddler, Crewkerne, Agents.
"NOTICE" - The "WHITE STAR" CLIPPERS, comprising the largest, finest and fastest clippers in the world, will be despatched punctually at noon of the 1st and 20th of every month.
"WHITE STAR" LINE
Of British and Australian Ex-Royal Mail Packets, sailing from LIVERPOOL to MELBOURNE, on the 1st and 20th of every Month, and from MELBOURNE to LIVERPOOL on the 1st of every Month. Passengers forwarded by steamers to all parts of Australia, Tasmania, &c, at through rates.
RED JACKET, H.O'Halloran.
PRINCE OF THE SEAS, H.A. Brown.
BLUE JACKET, Clarke
MERMAID, Jas. White
BEECHWORTH, Thos. Frain
CYCLONE, Geo. Kerr
WHITE STAR, T.C. Kerr
STAR OF THE EAST, Gaggs
SHALIMAR, J.R. Brown
ARABIAN, M. Gandy
SIROCCO, J. Flood
SULTANA, Brewster
AND OTHER CELEBRATED CLIPPERS.
ARABIAN, M. Gandy, 1068, 3500, Feb. 20.
SCOTTISH CHIEF, Buchan, 1053, 3500, March 1.
Passengers embark on the 18th and 28th February. The celebrated clipper ships "Arabian" and "Scottish Chief" will be despatched punctually as above. They were both constructed by Messrs. Nevins, the builders of the renowned "Chrysolite", "Shalimar", &c, &c, and are famous for having made some of the fastest passages on record. The "Arabian" has made the voyage round the world in 6 months and 19 days, her outward and homeward passages being 75 and 79 days respectively. The "Scottish Chief" has made one voyage to Melbourne, beating every ship of the season, and made the passage between Liverpool and Bombay in 76 days, eclipsing the passages of the fastest clippers in the trade. Saloons supplied with bedding, linen, &c.
For freight or passage apply to the owners,
H.T. WILSON and CHAMBERS, 21, Water Street, Liverpool; or to Mr. ROBERT HELLARD, 24, North-st, Taunton, Mr. SEALEY CLARKE, Saddler, Crewkerne, Agents.