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Newspaper
Halifax Gazette
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 1753
Page
2
The text reflects on Dutch prosperity under oppression by Spain, noting salaries of public officials and the rise through patience, industry and frugality. It highlights how the Dutch achieved wealth and power, while warning that their influence declines, and urges the reader in our land to pursue similar virtues for future gains.
From Athy Ireland a fatal accident occurs when a boy wounds his sister with a loaded gun while the owner is distracted. In Halifax and London reports, Captain Nathaniel Pierce and his crew endure shipboard peril as their brig Portsmouth sinks in a January storm near Cape Breton, with scarce provisions and crew losses.
The log recounts a ship wreck where David Brown and Nathaniel Barns perish from hunger and cold. Captain Pierce, after cutting away the main mast and recovering tools, endures days of exposure and desperation until rescue by the Elizabeth under Captain Martin. The crew had no bread after wreck and scarce liquor.
Very convenient two story house with a good cellar yard garden and pump. reasonable terms offered for sale or rent. Advertises quick payment urged from debtors to the estate of George Searle deceased, with suit threatened at September Court for arrears.
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