The Fatal Flames of the Prince (1752)

“The news of this accident was published in all the foreign papers, and one of them gave us the particulars of it in a letter said to be written by Monsieur de la Foin. Several Letters, however, have been received, by the last India Ship…advising that the company’s ship the Prince, Captain Morin, arrived at Pondicherry on the 23rd of October…” The Public Advertiser, August 9th, 1753. Ship Name: Prince  Ship Nationality: French Ship Type: East Indiaman  Year Wrecked: 1752 Reason For Wreck: Fire at Sea  Location of Wreck: About Five Hundred Miles Off the Coast of Brazil  Lives Lost: Estimated 290 Sources:  https://newspaperarchive.com/london-evening-post-oct-24-1752-p-1/ https://newspaperarchive.com/public-advertiser-aug-09-1753-p-1/ https://books.google.com/books?id=qywoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA257&lpg=PA257&dq=nazersingue&source=bl&ots=N1KrxFbVnN&sig=ACfU3U3qFU-sFuIksBfNlxZnVqERCoY49g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUv_zkpfSCAxV1j4kEHXJ7Dd4Q6AF6BAgfEAM#v=onepage&q=nazersingue&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=_VQoAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA149&dq=prince+french+east+india+1752&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwmo66jNSCAxW6hIkEHWjYByA4KBDoAXoECAsQAg#v=onepage&q=prince%20french%20east%20india%201752&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=rVzItvZzfJEC&pg=PA19&dq=prince+french+east+india+1752&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2nrfEitSCAxWbtokEHSMHBcAQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=prince%20french%20east%20india%201752&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=Hhp-8Vaxq08C&pg=RA2-PA165&dq=prince+french+east+india+1752&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8jIe3idSCAxWoMjQIHR5_BkEQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=prince%20french%20east%20india%201752&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=NOleKI6jYJgC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false