Melancholy Shipwreck

On Sunday night, we were visited by a most tremendous gale upon this coast, accompanied by heavy rain which, we are grieved to learn, has caused the shipwreck of two vessels belonging to this port.  The Abundance, Captain Leslie, and the Hunter, Capt. Mortimer, coal landed, left Sunderland on Saturday last, in company with the Jason, Gavin; and on Monday morning, about one o'clock, were put ashore; the former among the rocks at Collistown; and the latter on the sands of Forvie.  The Abundance is a total wreck; and we are concerned to state that Capt. Leslie, with 4 of his seamen, and a passenger of the name of Birnie, a seafaring man, perished among the breakers.  The mate and one seaman were with difficulty saved.  The crew of the Hunter were happily saved; and her materials are got on shore, but it is doubtful whether her hull will be got off.  - When these vessels left Sunderland, they saw the Crimmongate, Anderson, going in.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 27th January 1819.

Moray farm leases

TO BE LET,

THE following FARMS on the EARL of SEAFIELD'S 

ESTATES in the County of MORAY, viz. :-

PARISH OF ROTHES.

Term of Entry                             Names of Farms                 Present Tenants Names.

Whitsunday 1816                         Little-haugh, &c.                  Adam Sharp

PARISH OF BIRNIE

1817                                           Stank-house                         Charles Phinn

1817                                           Thom's-hill                            Wm. and Peter McBeath

1817                                           Castle-hill                              Mr McLean's Subtenants

1817                                           Duffus Hillioch                       Widow Russell

1816                                           Dourie                                   William Anderson

Do.                                             Newlands of Barden              Robert Shanks

Do.                                             Star of Birnie                         Joseph Torrie

Do.                                             Newlands of Shougle             John Phimister

Do.                                                                                          James Ogilvie

Do.                                                                                          John Asher.

PARISH OF ELGIN.

1817                                          Mossend of Main                    Charles Phinn

1816                                          Enclosure of Borrowbrigs        James Simpson

Several of the above Farms are of considerable extent, the soil good, and particularly adapted for the Turnip Husbandry.

Candidates will be furnished with every necessary information relative to the set of these Lands, on application to Mr Peter Brown, Linkwood, near Elgin, with whom offers may be lodged.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 14th February 1816.