The
Caledonia was a brig with a 177 ton burden,
two decks and a draught of water of 12 ft., when loaded; built in Ayr in 1805,
owned by Buchannan. She held an A1 classification and was described as a
constant trader between Greenock and North Providence.[1]
The
brig Caledonia, of Glasgow, John Stewart, Master, bound from Alicant for
Belfast, drove into Tramore Bay on Friday night, between 8 and 9 o’clock. The
crew, 14 in number, have all been saved; but it is apprehended the vessel will
go to pieces. She has on board 500 bales of Barilla, (a kind of Spanish
alkaline salt, used in the glass and linen trade) 530 bundles of cane reeds,
and twelve bags of nuts and almonds.[2]
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