Ships; Shipwrecks; Sailors; Winds; Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
Song concerning the sinking of the H.M.S. Captain off Cape Finisterre, Spain on 6-7 September 1870, knocked over by the wind; this capsize killed Cowper Phipps Coles, the ships designer
Irish; Emigration and immigration; England; Sailing; Ships; Social classes; Poor; Poverty; Deception; Crime; Theft; Retribution; Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
An Irish immigrant encounters rough weather and bandits while immigrating.
Steamboat disasters -- England -- Thames River; Disasters; Ships; Princess Alice (Steamship); Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
"One of the most fearful Disasters that ever took place on the River Thames, occurred on Tuesday Evening about 8 c'clock, to the Princess Alice, returning from Gravesend with 700 passengers, 600 if whom have perished"
Irish; Ireland; Emigration and immigration; Sailors; Sailing; Ships; United States; Pirates; Naval battles; Affray; Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
A transport ship successfully battles a host of Pirates.
Irish; Emigration and immigration; England; Sailing; Ships; Social classes; Poor; Poverty; Deception; Crime; Theft; Retribution; Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
An Irish immigrant encounters rough weather and bandits while immigrating.