Man  uscripts 

Published  under  the  auspices  of  the 


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OIF1    QUEBEC, 


1882. 


The  EDITH  and  LORNE  PIERCE 
COLLECTION  of  CANADI  ANA 


Queen's  University  at  Kingston 


Trade  and  Shipping, 


FOIRT   OIF  QXJEEBC. 


1793. 


The  following  tabular  statement  of  arrivals  from  sea  at 
Quebec,  during  the  navigation  season  of  1793,  showing 
dates  of  sailing  and  arrival,  nature  of  cargo,  ports  from 
which  the  ship  sailed,  names  of  ships,  masters,  owners, 
consignees,  &c,  was  extracted  from  the  Registers  of  the 
Quebec  Exchange  and  contributed,  for  publication,  to  the 
archives  of  the  Literary  and  Historical  Society  by  Mac- 
Pherson  LeMoyne,  Esquire,  Seignior  of  Crane  Island, 
Montmagny,  Province  of  Quebec. 


An  Account  of  Vessels  arrived 

{As  found  among  tlie  papers  of  the  late  Chief  Justice  Jonathan  Sewell,  and 


When 

arrived, 


May  16 

"  22 

"  29 

"■  30 

"  31 
June    1 

»  10 

"  12 

»  13 

(i  u 

"  16 

<(  17 

"  19 

"  24 

"  28 

July  1 


Vessels  Names. 


18 

" 

1 

19 

" 

2 

20 

" 

4 

21 

" 

5 

22 

it 

7 

23 

a 

7 

24 

it 

7 

25 

" 

7 

26 

i . 

8 

27 

a 

8 

28 

it 

8 

29 

u 

10 

30 

u 

a 

31 

(i 

11 

32 

" 

12 

33 

it 

13 

34 

tt 

a 

35 

a 

14 

36 

a 

a 

37 

tt 

38 

<« 

18 

39 

a 

17 

40 

(< 

23 

41 

it 

25 

42 

" 

28 

43 

(< 

31 

44 

Aug 

.  1 

45 

a 

3 

46 

tt 

5 

47 

it 

5 

48 

a 

7 

49 

tt 

7 

50 

a 

7 

51 

a 

8 

52 

" 

10 

53 

it 

n 

54 

<( 

M 

55 

(< 

14 

56 

tt 

(i 

57 

tt 

it 

58 

" 

20 

59 

a 

21 

60 

(< 

«< 

Resolution,   bg 

John,    bg 

St.  Esprit,    sloop.. 

Jenny,  schr 

Juno,   brigt 

Coalition 

Commerce,  ship.... 

Convert,  brig 

Mentor,       "    

Commerce,  ship.... 

Friends,  bg 

Providence,  schr.. 
Orange,  "   .. 

Grampus,  "  .. 
'Despatch,  "  .. 
Betsey,  "   .. 

iTwo  Friends  Good 

will 

'Levant,  shin  

IHermione,   schr.... 


Masters  Names. 


I Greyhound,    "    .... 

'Porcupine,  bg 

Nancy,    ship 

Euretta,    "    

Indian,    trader 

Caroline,     "     

Diana,  "     

Adriatic,      "     

Mercury,  bg 

Lillie,  bg 

St.  Ann,  schr 

Euretta,  ship 

London,     "    

Apollo,      "     

Perseverance,  bg.. 

Orford,  ship 

Martha,  brig. 

Rialto , 

Commerce,  ship.... 

William,  brig 

Jenny,  schr - 

Camilla,  bg , 

George,  brig. 

St.  Esprit,  sloop. ^. 
Savannah,  schr.... 

Hope,  brig 

Minerva,   brig..   .... 

Port  Roseway,  bg. 

Industry,  schr 

Indian  Chief,  ship. 
Queen  Naples,  bg.. 

Aik,  brig , 

Mary,  schr 

Labrador,  schr , 

Francis,        "    , 

William  &John,bg, 

O   Economy 

Iroquois,  bg 

Fly,  bg 

Providence,  schr... 
King  David,  ship... 


Andrew  Morton.... 

Antny.   Shaw 

Louis  Marchand .. 
Francois  Boucher . 
James  McAlester.. 

Wm.  Garland 

John  Campbell 

Frans.   Hay 

Thos.  Thomber.... 
Christ.  Backhouse. 

John  Johnston 

Wm.  Freiman 

E.  Collins 

And.  Miller 

Alex.  Kidston 

John  Sprigs 


Nat.  Domett 

Errol  Boyd 

Wm.  Williott 

John  Hiltes 

John  Badby 

A.  Paterson  

G.  Featonby 

J.  Edwards 

J.  Stewart 

Jas.  Robertson 

Chris.  Wattham.... 

Richd.  Ash 

Richd.  Davis 

Agariah  Pritchard 

P.  Beatson 

James  Paterson.... 

Gilbt.  Konniott 

Richd.  Mabb  , 

Thos.  Amery , 

Hugh  Brown  

Gilbert  Bruce 

H.  Mulforth 

Rob.  Haswell , 

Frans.  Boucher  ..... 
George   Louthrun. 

Jas.  Gunson  , 

Etienne  Beaujean  . 
Simon  Doucette.... 

James  Tucker....... 

Edmund  England. 

James  Wishart 

Thomas  Curtis 

Wm.  Burns 

David  Makkie 

Noah  -  —      , 

Joshua  Jeffaro 

F.  Bourassa 

James  Smith 

Wm.  Meadows 

Wm.  Codlin 

Louis  Marchand  ... 
Stephen  Jackson... 

Wm.  Freeman  

Robt.  Landan 


From  what  Place. 


Where 

belonging 

to. 


Greenock 

Kingston,  Jamaica 

Halifax 

Chaleur  Ba}^ 

Greenock 

Lynn 

New  York 

St.  Johns,  Nfkl 


Liverpool. 
St.  Kitts.. 
Halifax.... 


Teneriffe. 
Halifax.., 


Grenada. 
Jamaica  , 


Halifax 


London. 


London, 


London. 


Ferryland,  Ni  Fid. 

London , 

Liverpool' , 

Glasgow 

Liverpool  , 

London1 , 

St.  Johns,  Nfld 

Halifax , 

Liverpool 

Teneriffe , 

Halifax " , 

Miramichi  

Labrador Dartmouth. 

St,  Johns.  Nfld. Pool-. 

Shelborne  Shelburne 

Madeira London 

Chaleur  Bay.. 

Madeira  

Halifax 

do     Quebec 

Labrador , 

Halifax , 

Liverpool jLiverpool. 

Cork Sunderland. 


Greenock, 
London.... 
Quebec... 


Irvine  

Lynn. 

London , 

Port  Glasgow. 

Pool 

Liverpool' 

Glasgow 

Quebec 

Liverpool 

Campbellton.. 

Halifax 

do     


London. 

do     - 

Pool  .... 

Halifax., 


London 


Perth 

London 

Pool 

London. 

Quebec 

London 

do     

Dartmouth . 

Lynn 

Liverpool... 
Inverness-... 
Liverpool... 

London 

Pool 

Quebec 

Leith. 

London 

Quebec 


Halifax... 
Teneriffe 
Halifax  . 
Cork 


Quebec...". 
Liverpool 
Quebec- 
Bristol 


at  Quebec  in  the  year  1793. 

presented  to  the  Quebec  Exchange  in  1863,  by  his  son,  Revd.  E.  W.  Sew  ell.) 


To  Whom 
Consigned 


Q   03 


Lymburner  &  Co. 

B Lack  wood  &;Co. 

John  Young,    Q... 

Q... 


Lester  &  Co.,  Q 

John  Young,    Q 

Government  

John  Young  

Louis,  Q 

Blackwood  &  Co.,  Q 

Q. 

Wm.  Trist 

Lymburner  &  Co.,  Q. 

Master,  Q 

Lymburner  &  Co.,  Q. 


John  Young,  Q 

Burns  &  Woolsey 

Wm.  Goodall,  Q  .... 
Master,  Q 

Munro  &  Bell,   Q 

Q 

Louis 

John  Young,    Q 

Lymburner  &  Co.,  Q 

John  Young,    Q 

J.  Munro 

Lester  &  Co 

J.  Walter 

J.  Young 

Lester  &  Co.. 

J.  Young 

McTavish  &  Co  

Lester  k  Co 

Jas.  Glenny 

Mr.  Walter 


James  Todd  

Lester  &  Co 

James  Todd 

Burns  &  Woolsey. 

Lester  &  Co 

Louis  Duniere 

Master 

Lymburner  &  Co. 

Munro  &  Bell  

Wm.  Lindsay 

H.  Cull 

Lymburner  &  Co. 

James  Todd 

Henry  Cull  

John  Munro 

Lymburner  &  Co. 

F.  Fraser  

Lymburner  &  Co. 

J.  Craigie 

S.  Duniere 

Lymburner  &  Co. 

J.  Young 

John  Painter 


42 
44 
56 
56 
56 
10 
49 
35 
49 
63 
45 
49 
16 
65 
13 
63 

21 

63 

20 

16 

53 

16 

15 

60 

56 

55 

15 

11 

11 

29 

60 

70 

52 

52 

52 

34 

56 

49 

29 

16 

51 

56 

21 

21 

20 

26 

35 

56 

26 

63 

20 

22 

10 

30 

711 

59 

13 

43 

13 

68 


Tons, 


160 
410 
192 
207 
169 
55 
404 

206 
166 
272 
203 
204 
100 
62 
144 

59 
119 
150 

95 
181 
215 
117 
204 
235 
196 
120 
252 

67 
160 
156 
270 
281 
400 
233 


Cargo. 


153 

157 

62 

197 

110 

54 

43 

90 

180 

146 

42 

240 

89 

172 

120 

66 

27 

120 

355 

117 

107 

67 

227 


Salt 

Ballast 
Coals  .. 


Wine 

Coals  and  salt 

Ballast 

Coals 

Spanish  Wine... 
Salt 


Herrings 

Salt 

Rum,  coffee  and  dry  goods 
Coals 


Rum 

Salt  and  cordage 

Tar,  pitch  and  turpentine... 

Rum  and  molasses 

Rum 

Rice  for  the  troops  

Molasses,  sugar  and  lard  ... 
Coals 


'      and 
Ballast 


salt. 


Remarks. 


Rum  and  molasses  

Ballast 

Salt 

Coals 

General  cargo 

"  and  Govt.. 


Rum  and  rice , 

Ballast 

Bale  goods 

Ballast 

Coffee  and  sugar 

Salt 

Salt  and  wine 

Pitch  and  turpentine  .... 
Salmon  and  passengers. 
Salt 


Ballast 

Wine  

Ballast 

Wine  , 

Ballast 

Rum,  sugar  and  coffee 

Oil 

Sugar  and  coffee 

Salt 

Beef,  pork  and  butter 

Tobacco,  coffee  &  dry  goods 

Wine 

Molasses 

Dry  Goods 


Sailed  17th  Sept. 
11       13th  Aug. 
"       7th  Aug. 
"       27th  Aug. 
"       23rd  Aug. 

"       28th  Aug. 

24th  Aug. 

7th  Sept. 
"       29th  Aug. 

14th  Sept. 
27th  Aug. 
"       7th  Sept. 


14th  Sept. 
17th  Sept. 
25th  Aug. 
14th  Sept. 
14th  Sept. 
25th  Sept. 


An  Account  of  Vessels  arrived  at 


64 
65 
66 

67 
68 
69 
70 
71 
72 
73 
74 
75 
76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 

91 
92 
93 
94 
95 
96 
97 

98 

99 

100 

101 

102 

103 
104 
105 
106 
107 
108 
109 
110 
111 
112 
113 
114 


When 
arrived. 


Vessels  Names. 


Aug.  24 
Sept.  10 


L2 


24 


"     29 
"     30 

Oct.    8 
"       9 

"     10 
"     16 


18 


20 


<     21 
'     22 

Nov.     1 


Fortitude,  bg 

Mary,  "   

Two  Friends  Good 
will,  bg 

Certus,  bg 

Lark,  schr 

British  Queen,  ship 

Oughton,  bg  ,. 

Unity,    ship 

Ally,        "    ....: 

Syvill,     "    , 

Jane,       " 

James  &  Rebecca,  b 

Jane,  bg 

Elizabeth,  ship 

Edward,     schr , 

Dorchester,  "    

Daphne,        "    

William,       "   

Betsey,  "     .... 

Fanny,  "    ..  .. 

Recovery,  bg 

Betsey,  sloop 

Ajax,  schr 

Severn  Man-War.. 

Neptune,  schr 

Martha,  brig  , 

Nancy,  schr 

James,     "    , 

Maria,     "    

Fox,   brig 

Jenny,  schr 

Henry,  brig , 

Venus,  schr 

Success,  brig 

Lord  Dorchester... 
Queen,  schr 

Hope,  brig 

Mary,     "    

Iroquois,   brig 

G-enl.  Wolfe,  sr.  . 
Java,  "    . 

Polly, 

Marie,  schr 

Princess  Mary,  s..... 
Providence,  schr.. 
Friendship,  brig.... 
Flora,  "    .... 

Europa,  sr 

Beaver,  sr 

Ranger,  sr — 

Bridget,  sr 

Dark,    schr 

George  &  Mary,  bg 


Masters  Names. 


Alex.  Dobie 

John  McKindlay  ... 


Nath.  Domett. 


Wm.  Robertson 

Pierre  Elliott  

Fran.  Miller  

Aud.  Symer 

Wm.  Service 

Wm  White .. 

David  Stumper 

Henry  Hayne 

Robt.  Donaldson  ... 

Wm.  Blackie 

Edw.  Peacock 

Ralph  Dunn  

Wm.  Cochrane 

—    Sesrac 

Jos.  Bonfield 

Jno.  Holmes 

John  Flack 

Thos.  Bowen 

John  Syme 

Archibd.  McFee 

George  Salmon 

Paul  Merchen 

Alex.  Lambert 

Joseph  King 

James  Miller  

David  Gabl 

Wm.  Dilby 


John  Ladd , 

Frans.  Boucher 
Wm.  Tilston... 
Jacob  Jones  .... 
P.  Chevalier  ... 
Edw.  Howe.... 
John  Prior 


From  what  Place, 


Gibraltar , 
Greenock. 


St.  Johns,  Nfld 


Liverpool. 

Gaspe 

Halifax.... 

Leith  

Greenock . 

Cork 

Cadiz  

Plymouth 
Grenada... 
Liverpool. 


Cadiz  

Shelburne  

Labrador  

Cadiz  

Liverpool 

Glasgow , 

Swansea 

Irvine , 

St.  Johns,  Nfld. 

Liverpool 

Falmouth , 

Liverpool , 

Cower 

Cadiz 


Chaleur  Bay. 


Cadiz    

Halifax 

Liverpool 

"    Nova  Scotia 

Jersey  

Halifax 


John  Hunter 'Greenock.. 

Mathew  Bell Halifax 

Louis  Marchand |      do     

Briggs  Mills Newcastle 

John  Smith Liverpool.. 


Malcolm  Wilkie..  ...I         "        

Peter  Morin..  Halifax 

Peter  Bourdet St.  Johns,   N.B. 

Wm.  Freeman  Halifax 

Mich.  McCarthy New  York  

Thos.  Micken Gibraltar 

David  Jackson Leith 

John  Beatson London 

Henry  Cooper "       

Mark  Thomson ;      "       

Pierre  Aliot Halifax 

Thomas  Alaird Bristol 


Where 

belonging 

to. 


Dyrerb  .... 
Greenock. 


London. 


Yarmouth 

Quebec 

Greenock.. 

Leith 

Greenock.. 

Whitby 

London  ... 


Liverpool. 


Loudon 

Shelburne 
Quebec.  .. 
London — 
Liverpool.. 
Saltcoats  .. 

Bristol 

Greenock* 

Pool , 

London..  .. 


Kirkaldy  .. 
Newcastle 

London 

Dysart 

London 


Quebec 

Liverpool 

"    N.  Scotia 

Jersey 

Halifax 


Greenock.. 
Newcastle 
Quebec 


Liverpool 


London 

Quebec 

St.  Johns,  N.B. 

Quebec 

Newry 

London 

Dysart 

London  


Quebec. 

Bristol.. 


Quebec  in  the  year  1793. — Concluded. 


To  whom 
Consigned 


1  co  be 


Tons. 


Cargo, 


Remarks. 


Master 

Lymburner  &  Co. 


Lester  &  Co 


Lymburner  &  Co. 


Lester  &  Ce 

J.  Young 

Duncan  McNaughton 

J.  Craigie 

Lymburner  &  Co 

Lester  &  Co 

Auldjo  &  Co 

Lymburner  &  Co 


James  Plenny. 
Peter  Oregon . 


Jas.  Dunlop,  M 

Todd,McGill&Co.,M 

Louis  Duniere 

Master 

Lymburner  &  Co 

Frs.  Badgley,  M 

J.  Pagan,  Q 

Master 

Lymburner  &  Co 

Lester  &  Co.,  Q 

McKindlay  &  Co.,  Q.. 

Fraser  &  Young 

Q... 


4G 
56 

13 

6 

49 

56 
37 
20 

G5 
35 
58 
20 
17 

56 
21 

33 
40 
73 

!  21 

Phyn  &  Elliot I  19 

General,   M ,    21 


Lester  &  Co-,  Q... 
Master,  Q 

"       Q 

Munro  &  Bell,   Q. 
Johnston  &  Pursh, 


142 

86 

162 

166 
53 
191 
207 
210 
379 
286 
219 
120 
183 
275 
290 
57 


Salt  

Spanish  wine 


Ballast 


Salt 

Oil  and  ballast 

Tar  and  ballast 

Coal  and  ballast 

Wine,  rum  and  molasses. 

Cork,  beef  and  butter 

Salt 

Wine,  brandy  and  rum 
Rum,  coffee  and  sugar.... 
Salt 


Rum,  tobacco  and  rice 


Murray  &  Co.,  M 

C.  C.* Hall  &  Co., 

Q.  &M 

Munro  &  Bell,    Q , 

Ordnance  Office 

Master 

Auldjo  &  Co.,  M 

Lymburner  &  Co.,  Q. 
G.  Davison,    Q. 
Lymburner, 


Q 45 

Q  17 

Q 47 

"  Q 49 

|  47 

Lymburner,    Q I  63 


176 

187 

54 

62 

149 

192 

252 

78 

168 

223 

159 

67 

67 

84 

68 

60 

142 

208 

170 

41 

28 
263 
342 
344 

280 
205 
179 
156 
162 
66 
310 
230 
201 
200 
204 
130 
342 


12 

9 

5 

6 
10 

8 
14. 

7 
10 
18 

9 

6 

6 

7 
4 
3 
8 
12 
10 
3 

5 
17 
18 
18 

16 

11 
11 

9 
11 

3 
18 
13 
13 
11 


Rum,  sugar  and  tobacco. 
"            coffee- 
Pitch,  tar,  salt,  &c 

Furs  and  dry  fish 

Tobacco  and  wine 

Ballast 


Salt 

Salt  and  dry  goods 

Rum 

Molasses,  sugar  and  cotton. 
Rum,  sugar,  molasses  and 

tobacco 

Wine 

Rum,  sugar  and  salt 

Sugar 

Rum,  sugar  and  coffee 


Sailed  30th  Sept. 


"  28th  Oct.,  sprang 

a  leak  and  returned 

Sailed  12th  Oct.  [30th 

11       30th  Oct. 


1st  Oct. 
29th  Sept. 


Sailed  f'm.  Qbc.  Jy.  6 
«  u  18 


Sailed  4th  July. 
11       6th  July. 

11  26th  June. 
11       11th  July. 

13th  July. 

14th  May. 
"   14th  July. 

"  25th  June. 
"   18th  July. 


Ballast 

Rum,  sugar,  cotton  and  to 


bacco 


jRum 

Dry  Goods. 


Ballast 

Ordnance  Store 

Salt 

Bale  Goods 


Salt 

Dry  Goods,  porter  and  wine 

11  jSalt 

7    Bale  Goods 

10  (Salt , 


"       15th  July. 
11       24th  July. 
7th  Aug. 
"       27th  July. 

"  14th  July. 
"  16th  July. 
"       21st  Aug. 

"       7th  Aug. 

"       6th  Aug. 
"       21st  Aug. 

"       13th  Aug. 
3rd  Aug. 

"       6th  Sept. 

16th  Aug. 
"       23rd  Aug. 

14th  Sept. 

13th  Aug. 

12th  Aug. 
"       30th  Sept. 


