The loss of the Sainte Anne d'Auray, 21 December 1826
From The Star, Guernsey Weekly Advertiser, 26 December 1826.
Maritime
The pride of the Iris, from the Star, December 14, 1858
The horrible death of 21-year old Guernseyman Lieutenant Edward Murray Tupper, RN, in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).
100 men lost: HMS Boreas, 28 November 1807
James Saumarez' account of the loss of the 28-gun frigate Boreas, wrecked on the Hanois rocks on November 28th, 1807. This disaster was one of the major factors in the eventual decision to erect a lighthouse there. The number of men who died is uncertain; 77 were saved. Captain Robert Scott's wife is also said to have been drowned. From Cobbett's Political Register, Vol. 12, 1807, p. 928.
1812, Prisoners-of- War
Local Prisoners-of-War held in France eligible for a share of a charitable fund made up of donations from islanders, and administered by Harry Dobree. The illustration is from the Gazette de Guernesey of March 1812; the actors were officers from the garrison (see note below).
September 1814: More Prisoners-of-War
Another list of local Guernsey and Alderney Prisoners-of-War held in various detention camps in France during the Napoleonic Wars, from the Gazette de Guernesey, September 3, 1814. The prisoners should officially have been freed in May.
Experiment with Diving Dress, 1833
JOHN and JOSEPH ORCHARD having constructed a DIVING DRESS for the purpose of searching the Bottom of the sea in a moderate depth of water, beg leave to inform the public that they will, on TUESDAY MORNING at 10 o'clock, go down at the pier head and walk underwater towards Castle Cornet. This being the first thing of the kind ever made in this island, they invite the attention of the public to the above trial.
November 1834: Wrecks and Wickedness
From the newspapers of November 1834. The illustration is a detail from Cecilia Montgomery's ink and gouache sketch, Pier, Castle Cornet, in the Library Collection.
July 1791 - Louis XVI is arrested
Snippets from the Gazette of 1791, from the French. The early Gazettes strongly supported the French Revolution, but this soon changed.
February 1809-1810
From the Gazette de L'Isle de Guernesey 1809 and 1810.Pigeons are a nuisance; Robert Jago Fund (the Sandwich); rabid dog; shingle stealing (Braye du Valle); potatoes and horses for sale; French POW craftwork for sale; Lenfestey, Girard, Hallouvris, defamation; Pallot, Blondel, Le Page, Le Mesurier, defamation.
Desertion
February 1809: They left HMS Diomede and the Navy wanted them back—including their tattoos.