The fourth officer of the Europe wrote a letter to his father on September 8th, 1803, disclosing the following information: “we saw a small boat on our starboard-bow, which, upon pearing, we discovered to have only one sail set, and otherwise to be a perfect wreck. No one was observed to be on her deck, until, upon hailing her, a wretched object presented himself, apparently in a most distressed situation, and in the posture of imploring our assistance.”
Ship Name: Unnamed Shallop
Ship Type: Longboat Converted to Shallop
Nationality: British
Year Built: 1803
Year Wrecked: 1803
Location Wrecked: Somewhere off the coast of South America
Reason for Wreck: Storm
Lives Lost: 3
Sources:
https://newspaperarchive.com/methodist-magazine-jul-01-1805-p-18/
https://dn720300.ca.archive.org/0/items/b33088822/b33088822.pdf
