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Sable Island 28th Jany 1853
Sir
Herewith I transmit a copy of my Invoice for the quarter ending 31st December by which you will see that a shipwreck occurred here on the 16th of December attended with much suffering and the loss of one life. The unfortunate "Marie Anne" sailed from Placentia Bay NFLand on the 9th of Dec with a cargo of Codfish - 1200 [gls?] bound for Halifax and had a crew of five men beside three others who were working their passages to Nova Scotia, It was one of the latter who was drowned but I cannot give you his name, he being a stranger to all on board but one and he says that he never knew him by any other name than Tom. His place of residence was at Bay Verte, further particulars respecting him can be obtained of his comrade George [Prince?]. The man who had his leg broken was one of the crew. The vessel and cargo are a total loss, wreck worth [?]3.
You will also see by the Journal that the hull of the "Ranger" of Pictou drove on the shore here on the 18th Dec wreck worth one penny.
Fortunately the "Marie Anne" came on shore within half a mile of the Eastern Station and was seen by [Farquhar?] soon after she struck the shore. Who went immediately to the wreck and rendered assistance, had it been otherwise, I have no doubt but all on board would have perished.
The trifle of property saved from the wreck will not
be