`A severe gale of wind was experienced on Sunday night - the following accounts of losses and accidents have already been received -

`Margate, 14th Oct. It blew a very heavy gale last night and part of this forenoon...The GOODINTENT, Shepherd, of and for Cowes, from London, ran on shore last night on the Nailand Rock and beat up under the cliff; part of her cargo landed and warehoused.' (1)

Margate, Oct. 14. The GOOD INTENT, Shepherd, of and for Cowes, from London, with a general cargo, ran on shore last night on the Nailand Rock, and beat up under the cliffs; the chief part of the cargo is landed and storehoused.' (2)

`Margate, Oct. 1 [sic]. Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning, a remarkably sudden gale of wind came on from the north-east, which in a few minutes increased to a perfect hurricane, and continued unabated till daylight...The first object of distress that presented itself was a vessel on shore upon the Nailand Rock; the crew were fortunately saved, but the tide flowing at the time, she drifted higher and higher, and now lies close under the cliff near the Sea Bathing Infirmary, with some scores of persons with carts and horses removing the cargo; her name is the GOOD INTENT regular trader between Cowes and London...' (3)

Master: Shepherd (1)(2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

<1> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, 5742 15-OCT-1822, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<2> 1822, Durham County Advertiser (Newspaper). SKE56167.

<3> 1822, The British Gazette and Berwick Advertiser (Newspaper). SKE56168.