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Passages of the Montreal Steamship Company from November 5, 1863 - November 29, 1864

(from the Sessional Papers, 28 Victoria 1865 (3))

Return of Passages, Number of Passengers and Cargoes of the Steamships of the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company, under Contract for the Conveyance of the

Mails from Liverpool to Portland and Quebec, and from Portland and Quebec to Liverpool, from 5^th November, 1863, to 29th November 29, 1864.

Steamship
Captain

Left

Liverpool

Arrived
at

Portland
Passage

Passengers Freight in
Tons

Left Portland Arrived Liverpool Passage Passengers

Days Hours Portland Canada Days Hours

North American Dutton Nov 5 Nov 19 13 18 119 64 760 Nov 28 Dec 9 10 18 41

American Martyn Nov 12 Dec 3 20 15 93 45 308 Dec 5 Dec 19 13 19 45

Hiberian Ballantine Nov 19 Dec 3 13 22 199 88 821 Dec 12 Dec 23 10 19 47

Damascus Brown Nov 26 Dec 13 16 19 106 86 637 Dec 19 Jan 3 14 10 26

Nova-Scotian Graham Dec 4 Dec 22 17 9 38 172 488 Dec 26 Jan 8 12 11 11

Jura Alton Dec 10 Dec 23 12 8 75 186 379 Jan 2 Jan 13 11 0 24

North-American Dutton Dec 17 Dec 30 13 - 67 77 692 Jan 9 Jan 20 10 22 28

Bohemian Borland Dec 24 Jan 9 15 9 68 255 521 Jan 17 Jan 28 11 4 24

Hibernian Ballantine Dec 31 Jan 14 13 5 75 111 472 Jan 23 Feb 3 10 6 26

Damascus Brown Jan 7 Jan 26 18 18 63 57 572 Jan 30 Feb 13 13 18 24

Nova-Scotian Graham Jan 15 Feb 2 18 2 85 128 868 Feb 6 Feb 19 12 6 33

Jura Alton Jan 21 Feb 4 13 6 109 176 1039 Feb 13 Feb 25 11 12 25

North-American Wylie Jan 28 Feb 15 17 8 82 276 1031 Feb 21 Mar 7 15 14 19

Bohemian Borland Feb 4 Feb 22 17 11 66 180 1154 Feb 28 Mar 11 11 20 19

Hibernian Dutton Feb 11 Feb 25 13 7 156 200 1143 Mar 5 Mar 20 14 12 15

Damascus Brown Feb 18 Mar 2 12 13 37 76 852 Mar 12 Mar 30 18 0 20

Nova-Scotain Graham Feb 25 Mar 9 12 9 141 320 1309 Mar 19 Apr 2 13 17 14

Jura Alton Mar 3 Mar 13 10 18 77 198 1191 Mar 26 Apr 10 15 0 22

American Harrison Mar 10 Mar 25 14 9 89 57 413 Apr 2 Apr 16 13 17 18

North-American Wylie Mar 17 Mar 31 13 4 90 351 889 Apr 9 Apr 23 14 0 28

Hibernian Dutton Mar 24 Apr 4 10 8 190 457 797 Apr 16 Apr 27 9 19 18

Peruvian Ballantine Mar 31 Apr 13 12 12 214 259 830 Apr 23 May 4 10 11 39

Nova-Scotian Graham Apr 7 Apr 24 16 17 185 346 822 Apr 30 May 14 12 16 23

Damascus Brown Apr 14 Apr 30 15 19 181 292 404 May 7 May 21 13 17 26

at Quebec Quebec Can. W. left Quebec

Belgian Alton Apr 21 May 4 10 20 512 221 557 May 14 May 27 11 22 313

North-American Wylie Apr 28 May 12 12 - 375 223 738 May 21 June 3 13 4 42

Hiberian Dutton May 5 May 17 10 7 494 213 687 May 28 June 8 9 21 82

Peruvian Ballantine May 12 May 22 9 10 576 185 497 June 4 June 15 10 4 111

Nova-Scotian Graham May 19 June 2 12 15 457 198 685 June 11 June 22 10 20 62

Damascus Brown May 26 June 9 12 9 288 169 384 June 18 July 3 12 9 40

Belgian Alton June 2 June 15 12 14 515 58 366 June 25 July 6 10 13 97

North-American Wylie June 9 June 22 12 4 334 127 391 July 2 July 14 11 11 73

Hibernian Dutton June 16 June 30 12 4 362 145 538 July 9 July 19 9 17 169

Nova-Scotian Graham June 27 July 11 12 23 421 31 228 July 16 July 28 12 2 74

Peruvian Ballantine June 30 July 12 10 15 254 106 944 July 23 Aug 2 9 16 94

Damascus Brown July 7 July 19 11 10 211 110 809 July 30 Aug 10 10 22 51

Belgian Alton July 14 July 26 10 9 330 52 981 Aug 6 Aug 17 10 21 92

St. David Wylie July 21 Aug 4 13 8 188 114 987 Aug 13 Aug 26 12 21 51

Hibernian Dutton July 28 Aug 8 10 6 196 114 1158 Aug 20 Aug 30 9 18 76

North-American Kerr Aug 4 Aug 16 11 1 164 181 984 Aug 27 Sept 9 10 12 43

Peruvian Ballantine Aug 11 Aug 22 8 13 163 145 1055 Sept 3 Sept 12 9 5 304

Jura Graham Aug 18 Sept 3 9 14 189 140 1101 Sept 10 Sept 21 10 18 238

Belgian Brown Aug 25 Sept 5 9 20 225 115 942 Sept 17 Sept 28 10 17 54

North-American Kerr Sept 1 Sept 13 11 7 78 67 319 Sept 24 Oct 8 12 22 59

Hibernian Dutton Sept 8 Sept 20 10 22 225 156 911 Oct 1 Oct 12 10 10 60

Nova-Scotian Wyllie Sept 15 Sept 28 12 19 121 40 620 Oct 8 Oct 19 10 5 81

Peruvian Ballantine Sept 22 Oct 2 9 12 179 122 1195 Oct 15 Oct 28 12 7 473

Jura Graham Sept 29 Oct 10 10 2 147 189 756 Oct 22 Nov 3 11 12 68

Damascus Watts Oct 6 Oct 17 10 2 195 174 533 Oct 29 Nov 9 11 2 40

Belgian Brown Oct 13 Oct 25 11 - 163 69 351 Nov 5 Nov 16 10 15 72

Hibernian Dutton Oct 20 Nov 1 10 2 135 69 433 Nov 12 Nov 22 10 0 67

North-American Kerr Oct 27 Nov 8 11 11 151 99 506 Nov 19 Nov 29 10 4 63

Average length of Passage Westward: 11 days and 1 hour
Average length of Passage Eastward: 10 days and 23 hours
Recapitulation of the Produce carried from Canada by the Steamers, from 28^th November, 1863, to 29^th November, 1864

18,512 Barrels Pot and Pearl Ashes 4,681 Boxes Tobacco

124,068 Barrels Flour 14,611 Boxes Cheese

490,171 Bushels Grain 5,564 Packages Sundries

51,981 Kegs Butter 168 Standard Deals

5,785 Packages Provisions 1,330 Packages Leather

579 Tierces Beef 125 Sewing Machines

19,799 Boxes Meat

Making a total bulk (exclusive of certain articles not reduced) nearly equal to 374,459 Barrels Flour.

Notes: The Jura was not built for the Allan Line. She was brought in because the Line had lost the Bohemian off Cape Elizabeth on the way to Portland on February 22, 1864, under Captain Robert Borland with a loss of 20 lives. This loss was compounded by the sinking of the Norwegian off St. Paul's Island, June 14, 1863, while under the command of Captain McMaster, with no loss of life. These were dark days for the Allan Line as she also lost the Canadian, June 1, 1857; the Indian, Nov 20, 1859, the Hungarian, Feb 2, 1860 and the second Canadian on June 4, 1861. (Appleton, Thomas E. Ravenscrag, The Allan Royal Mail Line. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1974.).

The Jura was a 2,241 gross ton ship, built by J&G Thomson, Glasgow in 1854 for the Cunard Line. Her details were - length 314ft x beam 36ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. Launched on June 27, 1854, she arrived at Liverpool from the Clyde on September 26, 1854 and became a Crimean War transport. On March 12, 1857 she sailed under charter to the European & Australian R.M.Line from Southampton to Alexandria and started her last voyage on this service on July 12, 1857. On September 16, 1857 she commenced Cunard sailings between Liverpool, Cork and New York and on February 6, 1861 started her last Liverpool - New York voyage. During this period she made two chartered voyages for the Allan Line between Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, commencing September 6, 1860 and April 11, 1861. She was then purchased by the Allan Line and resumed Liverpool - Canada voyages on October 24, 1861. On November 3, 1864 she was wrecked in the River Mersey with no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.144-5] Courtesy of Ted Finch.

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Return of Passages, Number of Passengers and Cargoes of the Steamships of the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company, under Contract for the Conveyance of the Mails from Liverpool to Portland and Quebec, and from Portland and Quebec to Liverpool, from 5^th November, 1863, to 29th November 29, 1864.
Steamship	Captain	Left Liverpool	Arrived at Portland	Passage		Passengers	Freight in Tons		Left Portland	Arrived Liverpool	Passage		Passengers
Steamship	Captain	Left Liverpool	Arrived at Portland	Days	Hours	Passengers	Portland	Canada	Left Portland	Arrived Liverpool	Days	Hours
North American	Dutton	Nov 5	Nov 19	13	18	119	64	760	Nov 28	Dec 9	10	18	41
American	Martyn	Nov 12	Dec 3	20	15	93	45	308	Dec 5	Dec 19	13	19	45
Hiberian	Ballantine	Nov 19	Dec 3	13	22	199	88	821	Dec 12	Dec 23	10	19	47
Damascus	Brown	Nov 26	Dec 13	16	19	106	86	637	Dec 19	Jan 3	14	10	26
Nova-Scotian	Graham	Dec 4	Dec 22	17	9	38	172	488	Dec 26	Jan 8	12	11	11
Jura	Alton	Dec 10	Dec 23	12	8	75	186	379	Jan 2	Jan 13	11	0	24
North-American	Dutton	Dec 17	Dec 30	13	-	67	77	692	Jan 9	Jan 20	10	22	28
Bohemian	Borland	Dec 24	Jan 9	15	9	68	255	521	Jan 17	Jan 28	11	4	24
Hibernian	Ballantine	Dec 31	Jan 14	13	5	75	111	472	Jan 23	Feb 3	10	6	26
Damascus	Brown	Jan 7	Jan 26	18	18	63	57	572	Jan 30	Feb 13	13	18	24
Nova-Scotian	Graham	Jan 15	Feb 2	18	2	85	128	868	Feb 6	Feb 19	12	6	33
Jura	Alton	Jan 21	Feb 4	13	6	109	176	1039	Feb 13	Feb 25	11	12	25
North-American	Wylie	Jan 28	Feb 15	17	8	82	276	1031	Feb 21	Mar 7	15	14	19
Bohemian	Borland	Feb 4	Feb 22	17	11	66	180	1154	Feb 28	Mar 11	11	20	19
Hibernian	Dutton	Feb 11	Feb 25	13	7	156	200	1143	Mar 5	Mar 20	14	12	15
Damascus	Brown	Feb 18	Mar 2	12	13	37	76	852	Mar 12	Mar 30	18	0	20
Nova-Scotain	Graham	Feb 25	Mar 9	12	9	141	320	1309	Mar 19	Apr 2	13	17	14
Jura	Alton	Mar 3	Mar 13	10	18	77	198	1191	Mar 26	Apr 10	15	0	22
American	Harrison	Mar 10	Mar 25	14	9	89	57	413	Apr 2	Apr 16	13	17	18
North-American	Wylie	Mar 17	Mar 31	13	4	90	351	889	Apr 9	Apr 23	14	0	28
Hibernian	Dutton	Mar 24	Apr 4	10	8	190	457	797	Apr 16	Apr 27	9	19	18
Peruvian	Ballantine	Mar 31	Apr 13	12	12	214	259	830	Apr 23	May 4	10	11	39
Nova-Scotian	Graham	Apr 7	Apr 24	16	17	185	346	822	Apr 30	May 14	12	16	23
Damascus	Brown	Apr 14	Apr 30	15	19	181	292	404	May 7	May 21	13	17	26
			at Quebec				Quebec	Can. W.	left Quebec
Belgian	Alton	Apr 21	May 4	10	20	512	221	557	May 14	May 27	11	22	313
North-American	Wylie	Apr 28	May 12	12	-	375	223	738	May 21	June 3	13	4	42
Hiberian	Dutton	May 5	May 17	10	7	494	213	687	May 28	June 8	9	21	82
Peruvian	Ballantine	May 12	May 22	9	10	576	185	497	June 4	June 15	10	4	111
Nova-Scotian	Graham	May 19	June 2	12	15	457	198	685	June 11	June 22	10	20	62
Damascus	Brown	May 26	June 9	12	9	288	169	384	June 18	July 3	12	9	40
Belgian	Alton	June 2	June 15	12	14	515	58	366	June 25	July 6	10	13	97
North-American	Wylie	June 9	June 22	12	4	334	127	391	July 2	July 14	11	11	73
Hibernian	Dutton	June 16	June 30	12	4	362	145	538	July 9	July 19	9	17	169
Nova-Scotian	Graham	June 27	July 11	12	23	421	31	228	July 16	July 28	12	2	74
Peruvian	Ballantine	June 30	July 12	10	15	254	106	944	July 23	Aug 2	9	16	94
Damascus	Brown	July 7	July 19	11	10	211	110	809	July 30	Aug 10	10	22	51
Belgian	Alton	July 14	July 26	10	9	330	52	981	Aug 6	Aug 17	10	21	92
St. David	Wylie	July 21	Aug 4	13	8	188	114	987	Aug 13	Aug 26	12	21	51
Hibernian	Dutton	July 28	Aug 8	10	6	196	114	1158	Aug 20	Aug 30	9	18	76
North-American	Kerr	Aug 4	Aug 16	11	1	164	181	984	Aug 27	Sept 9	10	12	43
Peruvian	Ballantine	Aug 11	Aug 22	8	13	163	145	1055	Sept 3	Sept 12	9	5	304

Jura	Graham	Aug 18	Sept 3	9	14	189	140	1101	Sept 10	Sept 21	10	18	238
Belgian	Brown	Aug 25	Sept 5	9	20	225	115	942	Sept 17	Sept 28	10	17	54
North-American	Kerr	Sept 1	Sept 13	11	7	78	67	319	Sept 24	Oct 8	12	22	59
Hibernian	Dutton	Sept 8	Sept 20	10	22	225	156	911	Oct 1	Oct 12	10	10	60
Nova-Scotian	Wyllie	Sept 15	Sept 28	12	19	121	40	620	Oct 8	Oct 19	10	5	81
Peruvian	Ballantine	Sept 22	Oct 2	9	12	179	122	1195	Oct 15	Oct 28	12	7	473
Jura	Graham	Sept 29	Oct 10	10	2	147	189	756	Oct 22	Nov 3	11	12	68

Damascus	Watts	Oct 6	Oct 17	10	2	195	174	533	Oct 29	Nov 9	11	2	40
Belgian	Brown	Oct 13	Oct 25	11	-	163	69	351	Nov 5	Nov 16	10	15	72
Hibernian	Dutton	Oct 20	Nov 1	10	2	135	69	433	Nov 12	Nov 22	10	0	67
North-American	Kerr	Oct 27	Nov 8	11	11	151	99	506	Nov 19	Nov 29	10	4	63

18,512	Barrels Pot and Pearl Ashes	4,681	Boxes Tobacco
124,068	Barrels Flour	14,611	Boxes Cheese
490,171	Bushels Grain	5,564	Packages Sundries
51,981	Kegs Butter	168	Standard Deals
5,785	Packages Provisions	1,330	Packages Leather
579	Tierces Beef	125	Sewing Machines
19,799	Boxes Meat
Making a total bulk (exclusive of certain articles not reduced) nearly equal to 374,459 Barrels Flour.