Fight between French and American warships in the Gulf of Saint Laurent according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 4 April 1827

Paris, 31 March. Some newspapers according to the l’Etoile published the contents of an article, which appeared in the newspaper of Jamaica dated 30 January, dealing with a fight in the Gulf of Saint Laurent between two French corvettes and two American warships. In 1826 were three French warship as usual stationed of the coast of the island Terre Neuve to protect the fishery interests in the period May-September and without any problems with British or American ships. Since that year there hadn’t been a French warship in these waters and not early as begin April of this year they will depart from French harbours towards this station. So this news item can’t be true.

American seal hunters successful at Terra Nova according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 27 July 1885

An item reported that the American seal hunting at Terra Nova that season had been very successful with the catch of an estimated number of 250.000 seals. The spring was very favourable and daily were huge numbers of seals catches around St. Jan especially by the smaller vessels.