Feb Arrived Wednesday, brig “Norval”, Lisbon, 42 days, salt, bound to St. John’s, NF, put into Halifax in distress, having been for 9 days among the ice, sprung a leak and sustained other damages; …” (NS 05/03/1834 p79 #1)
Feb 3 An unfortunate man… North side of St. Peter’s Bay… perished on his return home through the inclemency of the weather. Next morning, his body was found on the ice. (RG.C 3 Feb p3 c3)
Mar 24 “Pictou Harbour, writes a friend under the date of the 24th inst., is now open and has been several days, a circumstance never before known in Mar. It has scarcely been 2 mos shut.” (NS 26/03/1834 p102 #3)
Apr “The “John Porter”, spoke on Sun., schr “Hibernia”, Halifax, bound to St. John out 18 days, had been among ice, vessel leaky… (NS 16/04/1834 p127 #1)
Apr “Winter very severe in Newfoundland.” (NS 30/04/1834 p143 #4)
Apr “The Miramichi Gleaner has the following paragraph – “The ice on our River started on Fri. morning last, about 10 o’clock, after remaining several days in a wasted state, as to render traveling on it impractical. It has been rapidly wasting away and passing down with the ebb tide. We understand the ice of the two branches has broken up and passed down and there is every prospect that the river will be perfectly free of ice in a day or two.” … The PE Island Gazette says, that the rivers and Charlotte Town Harbour are clear of ice.” (NS 23/04/1834 p135 #3 top)
Apr 15 We had an arrival this morning, being the first for the season. The “William” the vessel alluded to left Souris on Sunday – met with no ice on the passage. (RG.C 15 Apr p3 c2)
Apr 27 “The brig ‘Trafalgar’ from St. John NB for Quebec has had bows stove in by striking against a cake of ice on the 27th ult. in the Gut of Canso.” (NS 07/05/1834 p146 #4)
May “The barque ‘Rebecca’ from London for Quebec, struck a piece of ice off Scatterie and foundered, crew saved. …” (NS 21/05/1834 p163 #2)
May Brig “Edward” struck a piece of ice near Port Nova [no date; cf. May 9] and sunk immediately, captain and crew saved. (QG #4650 02/06/1834 P2 C3c)
May 6 P. E. Island, several small craft which had put out to sea from Pictou, had been under the necessity of returning, on account of the large quantities of drift ice in the direction of the Gut of Canso.” (NS 14/05/1834 p155 #1)
May 9 It is distressing to convey to our readers the account of shipwrecks received. The brig “Astrea”, Riley , from Limerick for Quebec, with 211 passengers, was cast ashore near Scatterie, on the 9th instant. All perished except the Surgeon and two others. On the same day the brig “Edward” struck a piece of ice near Cape [Port?] Nova, and sunk immediately. – the Capt and crew saved. (NS 21/05/1834 p163 #2)