British sailing barque Lady Elizabeth 1879-

Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, January 2025

Launched as a barque with yard number 98 by Robert Thompson Jr., Southwick, Sunderland, England on 6 June 1879, homeport London, since 1886 Castletown, Isle of Man and since 1906 Tvedestrand, Norway (owner Skibasaktiegeselskabet, Sundet, Boroen), departed Vancouver, Canada on 4 December 1912 destined for Delagoa Bay, [Portuguese] Mozambique, damaged off Cape Horn and afterwards striking Uraine Rock arrived she at Port Stanley, Falkland Island, there condemned and in June 1913 converted into a coal hulk, new owner Crown Receiver of Wrecks, drifted away to Whalebone Cove on 17 February 1936

Sea tidings from Batavia, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Bataviasche koloniale courant dated 22 June 1810

At Soerabaja arrived the 7^th the Discoverij coming from Banda with a valuable cargo of spices. The 10^th departed the ship de Goede Trouw with a similar cargo from Banda to be followed by the brig Anna Maria also loaded with spices. The same day departed the brig Koninklijke Hollander to Europe.

From Banjoewangie departed the corvette Javaan which earlier entered the anchorage at Passouroung after having some troubles underway.

In the Marak bay arrived two brigs from Isle de France [Mauritius'bought there by the government and loaded and bringing some passengers and according to the rumours important tidings with them.

At Batavia arrived in the last 14 days vessels loaded with rice coming from Cheribon, Tagal and other places along the North East Coast. The 15^th departed the cutter Tranquebar and the 17^th the government schooner de Beschutter and some smaller vessels towards the West. In the afternoon of the 18^th was on the roads a Chinese junk burned due to her careless crew.