euphratesEuphrates
According to this private correspondence, euphratesEuphrates was a freight ship chartered by the British government in 1858 to carry men of the
Royal Engineers and supplies to Vancouver Island and the mainland. As indicated in
this document, Shaw, Savill and Company acted as brokers for euphratesEuphrates.
On June 27, 1859, the British Colonist reports that The Bark euphratesEuphrates
arrived in Esquimalt, from London, and that during the 160-day voyage, one Edward
Ellingfield of Yarmouth was lost overboard, despite efforts to save him with Hen-coops.
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- 1. List of Vessels in the Port of Victoria 25th June, 1859, British Colonist, June 27, 1859.