An item reported the 600 tons ship Helen McGaw of New York, USA on 20 April lying at Mauritius been chartered for 3.500 US dollars by captain Cornell of the bark Eliza (1) of New Bedford, captain Shockley of the ship Young Phoenix (2) of New Bedford and captain Taber of the bark William Wilson (3) of Warren to transport oil towards New Bedford, departing around the 1st of June.
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1. Measurement 366 tons, shipping agent Cornell&Penniman, departed on 13 November 1856 to the North Pacific
2. Measurement 377 tons, shipping agent William Phillips&Son, departed on 21 July 1857 to the North Pacific.
3. Measurement 375 tons, shipping agent Charles T. Child, departed on 3 October 1857 to the Indian Ocean.
