Hello Caroline, It took NANCY February to August to make the voyage Sydney to London via Rio de Janeriro. Even assuming a very quick turn-around in London, she's unlikely to have left for Australia again until late September 1831. Nancy was found drifting south of the equator. With the newspaper mention on December 5th, the time frame looks correct for ASIA to have fallen in with her, then arrived in Australia and reported the news. The Australian paper probably repeated the names of the passengers because that was of local interest and because that would help fix in readers' minds, just which vessel NANCY was. I didn't note any mentions of her loss in the British newspapers. But .... with an R.N. Commander, was she Navy? or commercial? If Navy, you may find more about her loss in National Archives ADM files. There are certainly lots of hits there for commanders named Henry Pryce. Regards, Adi >________________________________ > From: Caroline Gaden <[email protected]> >To: Mme_N_Carmichael <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, July 5, 2013 2:46:01 AM >Subject: Re: [MAR] Ship Nancy, Captain Henry Pryce, 1831 > > >... I wonder why the Sydney newspapers reported the loss >of 'Nancy' as late as December 1831 and actually named the passengers >from the Sydney to London voyage earlier in the year (ie left Sydney in >February)... ... >I have come across the loss of a whaling ship 'Nancy' with Captain Pryde >in New Zealand waters in March 1831 but surely they didn't mix the two >ships! > >I'll keep a look out for the Captain Pryce and crew of the wool ship >'Nancy' and see if I can work out which one was wrecked and when and where! >Many thanks for your help >Caroline >