TITLE: San Francisco Shipping (1847-1848).
SOURCE: “A Chapter on our Early Inland Navigation,” Sacramento Daily Union, Sacramento (CA), 27 May 1858, page 1.
TRANSCRIBER: SFgenealogy.
NOTES: None.

A CHAPTER ON OUR EARLY INLAND NAVIGATION.

… arrivals at San Francisco during that period. The following list will show the number, names and character of the merchant and trading vessels which arrived at that port from April 1st, 1847, to April 1st, 1848. It is taken from a file of the California Star, of that date:

April, 1847— Schooners General Kearny, Shelly [captain], Sandwich Islands; [schooner] Currency Lass, McLean, Sandwich Islands; bark Columbia, Duncan, Columbia river; schooner Com. [Commodore] Shubrick, Von Pfister, Sandwich Islands; ship Brutus, Adams, New York; barks Toulon, Crosby, Columbia river; [bark] Whiton, Gelston, New York; brig Prima Vera, Stenner, San Pedro; bark Guipuzcoana, Baca, San Pedro; U.S. storeship Preble, Shields, United States.

May— Brigs Elizabeth, King, Monterey; brig Com. [Commodore] Stockton, Young, Oregon; ship Barnstable, Hall, San Pedro; schooners Santa Cruz, Lowe, Sandwich Islands; [schooner] Com. [Commodore] Shubrick, Von Pfister, Monterey; [schooner] Auais, Lementure, Monterey; [schooner] Com. [Commodore] Stockton, Young, Bodega.

June— Schooner Com. [Commodore] Shubrick, Von Pfister, Santa Cruz; brig Francisca, Lamoine, Sandwich Islands; schooners Providence, Louis, Sandwich Islands; [schooner] Matilda, Rabben, Monterey; U.S. frigate Congress, Livingston; U.S. ship Columbus, Wyman; U.S. sloop-ofearlwar Dale, Selfridge.

July— Brig Euphemia, Russom, Sandwich Islands; schooner Julia, Selden, Monterey; ships Barnstable, Hall, San Pedro; [ship] Confederacion, Jones, Chile; Maria Helena, Kerphy; barks Tasso, Lindsey; [bark] Whiton, Gelston; brig Laura Ann, Thomas.

August— Brigs Santa Cruz, Lowe, Santa Cruz; [brig] Francisca, McClurge, Santa Cruz; ship Mt. Vernon, Given, Columbia river; brig Prima Vera, Stenner, Monterey; bark Georgiana, Kelley; ship Triad,* Horton, Northwest Coast; brig Henry, Bray, Columbia river; bark Guipuzcoana, Baca, Southern Coast; ships Obed Mitchell,* Wing, Northwest Coast; [ship] Pacific,* Edwards, Northwest Coast; [ship] Evelina, Goodwin, United States via Sandwich Islands.

September— Bark Janet, Dring, Columbia river; ships Citizen,* Lansing, Northwest Coast; [ship] Emily Morgan,* Ewer, New Bedford; [ship] Copia,* Taber, New Bedford; [ship] California,* Fisher, New Bedford; [ship] Euphrates,* Edwards, New Bedford; bark Iris,* Hines, New London; brigs Malek Adhel, Phelps, Monterey; [brig] Matilda, ——, Santa Cruz; ships Vesper,* Clark, New Bedford; [ship] Covington,* Duval, Warren, R.I.; [ship] Bowditch,* Borden, Warren, R.I.; [ship] Magnolia,* Simmons, New Bedford; brigs Mary Ann, Paty, Santa Cruz; [brig] Elizabeth, King, San Diego; schooners Providence, Mitchell, Sandwich Islands; Com. Shubrick, Morgan, Sandwich Islands; [schooner] Alice, Hinckley, Saucelito; ship Armata,* Fitch, New London.

October— Bark Naslednich, Harnden, Sitka; ship Southampton, Thornburn, Monterey; schooner Com. [Commodore] Stockton, ——, Bodega; ships Confederacion, Jones, San Pedro; [ship] Clementine,* Hashagen.

November— Ship Corea,* Hempstead, New London; bark Whiton, Gelston, Columbia river; brig Henry, Kilborn, Astoria; schooner Currency Lass, McLean, Sandwich Islands.

December— Brig Laura Ann, Thomas, Sandwich Islands; bark Angola, Varney, Monterey; brig Henry, Kilborn, Monterey; bark Natalia, ——, Chile via Sandwich Islands; brig Com. [Commodore] Stockton, Kinch, Bodega.

January, 1848— Brigs Lady Adams, Hanna, Callao; [brig] Malek Adhel, Phelps, Monterey; bark Anita, Shrives, San Pedro.

February— Brig Eagle, Lovett, Canton; ships Sweden, Nott, United States; [ship] Anita, Woodworth, Monterey.

March— Ship Barnstable, Hall, San Pedro; brigs Sabine, Vincent, Boston; [brig] Providence, Hinckley, Sandwich Islands.

[ * The asterisk is used here to denote whaling vessels arriving at the anchorage of the town. This does not include the total arrivals of the season at the watering places.]