Supposed Mishap to an American Barque.
It will be remembered that about a ; " month ago a barque appeared off the HeadH and signalled for a pilot, and | that when the pilot was going off to her ' the stood away to sea, and was soon out K. of •itfht. As there was a strong north- |: westerly wind at the time, it was ), thought that slit was blown off th« land, J; and would come up again m a day or i" two, but since then she has not been .* seen or heard of. As the barque Ohasca, from New York, now 146 days out, was ' a»ont Hne at the time it was considered . almost certain that she was the vessel, especially as the reported barque was flying the Arnericau flag and appeared of Yankee build. Unfortunately she ', was too far off for the people at the V Pilot Station to make out her number. However, it is almost certain that she was the Chase*, an the only other vessel, tlm Mary E. Rusn-11, bound to Wei lington from New York has arrived. „ Th« Mary E. Russell loft New York a 1 ' month after the Chaaca, and has been ,: m port nearly a fortnight. It is quite ■' avideut that some serious mishap lias *, befallen the Chasca. — Wellington paper.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1744, 26 June 1886, Page 4
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216Supposed Mishap to an American Barque. Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1744, 26 June 1886, Page 4
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