1828 Season
Dec 25 PEI, “The new brig “Horatio Nelson”, which cleared last week for Bermuda got completely surrounded in the ice near the Three Tides, on Tues. last, which cut a hole in her bottom and drove her on shore at Indian Cove. (NS 17/01/1828 p19 #3)
Jan 2 The weather during the past week has exhibited itself to us under every variety of aspect – frost, snow, rain and sunshine. Wednesday it blew with great violence from the SW accompanied with snow. The swell of the sea made numerous large fissures in the ice which soon after began to break up. The appearance of the ice floating about the rivers, with here and there a patch of snow, are almost the only traces of winter now discernable in this quarter. On Sunday, Mr. Smith returned from the Wood Islands, being unable to cross to Pictou with the mails, owing to the Strait being full of soft drift ice. (PEIR 2 Jan p3 c3)
Jan 9 Mr. Smith left town with the mails on Thursday for the Wood Islands, to make another attempt to cross from thence to Pictou. The master of the “Jessie” which touched at Pictou, reports that they found the strait clear of ice. (PEIR 9 Jan p3 c4)
Jan 22 A messenger… Wood Islands… Mr. Smith was still there, and will not be able to proceed without a thaw to break up the thin ice. Mr. Smith was preparing to attempt the rescue of two young men belonging to Point Prim who were blown off on some loose ice from that place on Saturday. (PEIR 23 Jan p3 c4)
Apr 14 Extract of a letter, dated Sydney Coal Mines, Apr 14. We have had a very severe winter … The brig “Atlantic”, lastly from Halifax, also the schr _, both bound to Newfoundland were driven in the harbour a fortnight since, by the Gulf and Bay ice, but proceeded to sea yesterday with a fine breeze. (NS 15/05/1828 p159 #1)
Apr 22 The courier arrived with the mails on Saturday. He had a fine run across the strait was clear of ice. (PEIR 22 Apr p2 c4)
May 11 “Jane” went down off Cape St. George having been struck by ice. (LL)
May 14 “Miramichi, May 20 – The bark “Jane”, Plymouth, bound to Miramichi, struck a piece of ice on the 14 inst. off Cape George and sunk almost immediately – Mercury “ (NS 05/06/1828 p182 #3)
May 19 Quebec: “Spencer” damaged by ice [later reported sunk], “General Graham” from Leith damaged by ice, “Eolus” stove by ice off Gaspée. (LL).