1863 Season
Nov 20 to 24 Entered Charlottetown: Nov 20 to 22; Pictou, River John, Halifax, Bay Verte & Boston. Cleared Charlottetown: Nov 20 to 24. (Ex 1 Dec p3#4)
Dec 4 to 8 Entered Charlottetown: Dec 5 to 8; Newfoundland, Pictou, Boston & Pugwash. Cleared Charlottetown: Dec 4 to 8. (Ex 15 Dec p3#4)
Dec 9 to 16 Entered Charlottetown: Dec 9 to 16; Canso, Pictou, Boston, Halifax & Pidgeon, NY. Cleared Charlottetown: Dec 11 to 16. (Ex 22 Dec p3#3)
Feb 13 Telegram from Aspee Bay, CB, coast ice-bound. (Newf.).
Feb 13 Gulf full of ice. (GR p.33)
Feb 14 Harbour ice at Burgeo. (GR p.94)
Feb 24 Ice along south coast to Fortune Bay. (GR p.33)
Mar 6 Ice arrived Burgeo. (GR p.35&94)
Mar 10 “Weathergage” at Halifax from Harbour Breton for New York, leaky, had encountered ice the entire passage. (LL).
Mar 16 Ice departed Burgeo. (GR p.35&94)
Apr 12 “Radama” at New York from Cardiff 44°N 58°W passed through large quantities of field ice. (LL)
Apr 16 Cape North, coasts on this (Cape Breton) and Newfoundland side still ice-bound. Ice passing down the Gulf constantly. (CB News 18/04/1863 p2 #6)
Apr 20 The harbour of Charlottetown is again happily clear of ice, and there are some indications of the return of Spring, although Winter’s “ruffian blasts” are evidently not disposed to take a hasty leave of us. A more severe and wearisome winter has never, we think, been experienced by the “oldest inhabitant” than the one we have just past through. (Ex 20 Apr p2#6)
Apr 21 Father Point: Very little ice in river. (LL)
May 2 The drift ice made its appearance in our harbour yesterday. It will remain awaiting a change of wind. We hope it is the last of the Gulf ice of this season on its passage south past our shores. (CB News 02/05/1863 p3 #2)
May 2 Several coasting vessels, which proceeded to sea, from the North Bar, on Tuesday last returned to port the following day in consequence of contrary winds, and appearance of drift ice on the coast. (CB News 02/05/1863 p3#2)
May 8 Ship “Iona” at Quebec from Liverpool passed through great quantities of ice from the Banks to the SW point of Anticosti & saw a great number of vessels in the ice. (LL).