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CAPE NEWS.Wo have been favoured by Captain CANNY, oi tbe Enchantress, with Cape papers down to the 4th of January, inclusive, from which we subjoin some of the moat interesting extracts :—A most distressing accident bad befallen the Sophia, whaler, which arrived in Table Bay on the 2Mh of December last. She sailed from London on the18th of December, 1B30, and not being successful in the neighbourhood of the Seychelles, touched at one of the Malie Islands for refreshments, and proceeded to tbe Northward. In lat. 3 ® 20’ S.— long. 49® 12' E., the first and sciond mates went in pursuit of whales, with two boats, the Captain having cautioned them not to lose sight of the vessel. The boats, however, for some cause not ascertained, never returned; although the Captain (Acock) cruised about the spot for several days in anxious search of them, so that it is but too probable that the whole, consisting of two oflicers and ten men, have perished.At Graham’s Town, the harvest was drawing to a close, and, as far as the
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Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Sat, Mar 24, 1832
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