The capture of the schooner Hanover by the “Pirate” Retribution. Capt. Case, of the schooner Hanover, of Provincetown, captured off the Island of Hayti by the “pirate” schooner Retribution, while on a voyage from New York to Aux Cayes, has arrived in Boston. He took passage, with his mate and one man, from Port …
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March 3, 1962 – John Gale Alden passed on this day in Florida at the age of 78. It was Saturday, the US president was John F. Kennedy, people were listening to Duke Of Earl by Duke Of Earl (Gene Chandler), and in the UK, The Young Ones by Cliff Richard was in the …
March 2, 1846 – The Royal Victoria Yacht Club, and elegant mansion commanding a magnificent view of the English Channel from the Nab Light to Southhampton Water, foundations’ stone was laid on this day, by Prince Albert. The Yacht Club was finished in 1847, and commands a large fleet of handsome yachts and a …
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March 1, 1932 – the Coast Guard patrol boats Harriet Lane and Jackson were dispatched to Nantucket Sound to assist the cutter Acushnet in moving a fishing schooner sunk the night before after colliding with the Acushnet. The accident occurred on the same day as a dramatic rescue of 22 men from a …
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The cutting off of communication between Savannah and Fort Pulaski, the Savannah Republican, of Tuesday says: February 28, 1862 – A reconnaissance by the steamer Savannah, yesterday, brought to light all the movements of the enemy in our river. They have erected three batteries, which effectually cut off communication with the fort–one of …