A Strange Course for the Orion (1850)

The Monmouthshire Merlin, on the 29th of June, 1850, gave an account by commercial traveler John Cameron: “It was a beautiful day, and we spent it pleasantly on board. The steamer was excessively crowded with passengers, a large number of them being ladies. Every berth was occupied, as well as the seats and sofas. I walked the deck until, I think, about one o’clock in the morning, when I went to my berth on one of the sofas in the saloon. The weather was then fine, and indeed, it could not be said to be dark during the whole night.” Ship Name: Orion Year Built: 1847Tonnage: 898-tons Nationality: BritishShip Type: Iron Hulled Sidewheel Steamship Year Wrecked: 1850Location Wrecked: Rocks Near Portpatrick Scotland Reason for Wreck: Navigational ErrorLives Lost: Estimated Between 50-60Sources: https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3394887/3394889/5/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3394887/3394890/10/?from=searchhttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/4347159/4347163/37/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4520877/4520885/54/?from=searchhttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3598703/3598705/3/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3053183/3053186/21/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3089825/3089826/4/https://books.google.com/books?id=pF0vAQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=orion+shipwreck+1850&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://books.google.com/books?id=NLkDAAAAQAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=orion+shipwreck+1850&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://books.google.com/books?id=B4JuHjET2eUC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=orion+a+tribute+of+gratitude+reverend+j+clarke&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031404612&seq=240&q1=orionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=IhtXAAAAcAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gbs_navlinks_s