Fearful sufferings at sea

Ballad Title: Fearful sufferings at sea
Ballad Location: National Library of Scotland, Crawford.EB.2469
Digital Source: National Library of Scotland Digital Gallery
Background Information: https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/cannibalism-at-sea-sailors-ate-the-cabin-boy/
https://talesfromthequarterdeck.com/2021/11/26/the-macabre-case-of-the-mignonette/
Event Date: 1884
Event Location: South Atlantic Ocean
Imprint: Driven from home
Printing Date: s.d.
Printing Location: s.l.
Printer Name: s.n.
First Line: Just for a few moments your attention I crave
Name of Ship: Mignonette
Type of Ship: Barque
Port of Origin: Southampton, England
Intended Destination: Sydney, Australia
Cause of Shipwreck: Foundered at sea
Number of Casualties: 1
Relevant Countries: England, Australia
Sub-Category: Shipwreck Ballads
Language: English Ballads

Item sets: English Ballads; Shipwreck Ballads; English Shipwreck Ballads; Disaster and Wonder Ballads

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