I am trying to find any storm or incident at sea between June 1782 and May 1783 which led to the death of Edward Simmons Master of "Providence and Mary", a Collier sailing out of Newcastle   Michael

Hello again Michael, I have found the following, which would suggest that the Providence and Mary was still in existence at least in early January 1783.  The report is from the Public Advertiser for the 4 January:  PORT OF LONDON. January 2 - 3, 1783. Coasting Ships and Vessels Entered Inwards.  Colliers:  From Newcastle ... Providence and Mary, J. Stuart. There are, not surprisingly, a  number of reports of bad weather during 1783, not least the hurricane-force winds that struck the Scottish coast around Aberdeen in early March (about 4/5/6) and lasted three days.  This was clearly a major event in the North Sea, and a number of ships were lost or badly damaged.  It may therefore be significant that I can find no mention of the Providence and Mary after this date, and she seems to disappear from the papers altogether. Best regards, PK ________________________________ From: MICHAEL MITCHESON <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 6:49 Subject: [MAR] Edward Simmons I am trying to find any storm or incident at sea between June 1782 and May 1783 which led to the death of Edward Simmons Master of "Providence and Mary", a Collier sailing out of Newcastle   Michael ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message