La
Sainte Anne De Livourne: 26 October 1809 Leghorn (modern Livorno) a cargo of
wine, at Rhineshark harbour.
On
Thursday, the boatmen, who ply in the neighbourhood of Ballymacaw and
Brownstown, discovered at some distance at sea a small cutter. On approaching
her, they found her totally deserted, lying on her side, and nearly sinking.
Having towed her into Rineshark, they found on board 67 hogsheads of claret, a
small quantity of white wine and a few sample bottles; with some papers greatly
damaged by the water, the contents of which had been ascertained at a late hour
last night. The name painted on the stern is La Sainte Anne De Livourne. She
carried French colours. Thirty of the hogsheads were last night lodged in the
King’s Stores. It is imagined, that she had been in distress and that the crew,
having scuttled her, had deserted her in the belief that she would sink.
To
be sold by public auction on the 16th of November on the lands of Summerville,
Rineshark Harbour the hull of the Sloop "La St Anne De Livourne"
about 50 tons burthen with the part of the materials saved.[1]
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