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List of ships of the Poyais scheme
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The Scottish adventurer and fabulist [[Gregor Macgregor]] promoted a settlement in Honduras that he called Poyais. In 1823 he chartered vessels to take settlers to the settlement. Four vessels actually carried settlers or supplies for the scheme:
* - first vessel to bring settlers
* - second vessel to bring settlers
* - third vessel to bring settlers, but diverted to Belize on discovering that the previous settlers had abandoned their encampment
* - fourth vessel, but this one brought arms and supplies; diverted to Belize
Reports also exist that five vessels set out for Poyais but that when word reached Scotland the Poyais had no foundation in reality the British [[Royal Navy]] intercepted them and turned them back.
Lastly, ''John'', Pettrie, master, was wrecked on the Viceosa Reef, in the Black River, on 20 May 1825. Her crew survived and reached Truxillo in her boats. She was on a voyage from [[London]] to "Poyais". Two other vessels wrecked near the same place.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2jo8ocX ''Lloyd's List'' №6035.]</ref>
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* - first vessel to bring settlers
* - second vessel to bring settlers
* - third vessel to bring settlers, but diverted to Belize on discovering that the previous settlers had abandoned their encampment
* - fourth vessel, but this one brought arms and supplies; diverted to Belize
Reports also exist that five vessels set out for Poyais but that when word reached Scotland the Poyais had no foundation in reality the British [[Royal Navy]] intercepted them and turned them back.
Lastly, ''John'', Pettrie, master, was wrecked on the Viceosa Reef, in the Black River, on 20 May 1825. Her crew survived and reached Truxillo in her boats. She was on a voyage from [[London]] to "Poyais". Two other vessels wrecked near the same place.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2jo8ocX ''Lloyd's List'' №6035.]</ref>
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May 02, 2018 at 09:12AM
