'Alexander', 1848

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser on Wednesday 26th April 1848 reported: Supposed Loss of a Cutter.— It is to be feared that the cutter Alexander, 15 tons, was lost in the gale of Sunday evening last (so Sunday 16th April 1848). She left Shoalhaven the previous day for Sydney, with a cargo of 400 bushels grain and 2 tons potatoes, and has not yet arrived. The Henry, Louisa, and Wave, which left Shoalhaven at the same time, and arrived in Sydney early on Monday morning, were in company with her off Port Aiken (? Port Hacking – in which case it would not have sunk on the NSW South Coast) when the gale commenced, as also the Lady of the Lake, from Wollongong, and Bard's Legacy, from Broulee, and it is thought by the masters of these vessels that she must then have foundered, owing to the two hands on board not being able to get her canvass off in time. She was the property of Mr. Sellers, and was hired for the time by the master, George Burns. The name of the other man on board we have not learned; but we are given to understand they were both considered good seamen, and it is to be regretted they should have met with so untimely a fate.