Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

B-LIST (Other ships departing the Port of Cork) Fame

Possibly of Greenock: arrived at Philadelphia from Cork 11 Aug with passengers.

RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * The Treaty of Ghent, terminating the War of 1812 (1812-14) between the USA and Great Britain, was signed in Ghent 24 Dec 1814 and President James Madison exchanged the signed copies with the British Ambassador 17 Feb 1815, returning both sides to their pre-war boundaries. Pensacola was returned to Spanish Florida, but the US retained Spanish West Florida and the Port of Mobile. Britain returned captured parts of Maine to the US and a broad understanding of the border between British North America (BNA) and the USA was confirmed. British pro-war sentiment persisted in public against the USA, but British merchants were anxious to reestablish normal international trade, profitability, and peace on the high seas. Although British North Americans would continue to fear US expansionism, the Treaty of Ghent would hold up well throughout the nineteenth century. End of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-15) War ended with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in June 1815. Exiled to the island of Saint Helena, Napoleon would die there six years later. 1816 A-LIST Ship Captain Cork Dep. Arrival Voyage Emigrants Source

B-LIST Hibernia

– (port unknown) arrived at Halifax from Cork 2 Nov with 105 farmers and mechanics and their families. – of Philadelphia arrived at Philadelphia from Cork 11 Nov with passengers.

Delaware

RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Halifax, one of the greatest natural harbours in the world, became a major strategic base for the British navy and military following the American Revolutionary War (1875-83). The Halifax Naval Yard serviced the North American Squadron and supplied masts and spars to the Royal Navy. The Yard, a significant source of employment during the Napoleonic Wars and American War of 1812, would continue to provide service and employment to the Navy throughout the century. However, the wartime press gang activity in and around Halifax and Nova Scotia was deeply resented. This resentment was similarly felt by the locals of Kinsale in Ireland when they were similarly impressed. Thuillier also states: …life at sea was difficult, uncomfortable, and particularly cruel, aboard fighting ships. The crews were subjected to severe discipline with punishment meted out frequently by means of flogging at the