William Wise (1847/06/15)

The William Wise was a London-registered 229-ton brig owned by R. Brooks.  It was built in 1826 at Lancaster for the London-Swan River run.
It left London on 11 January 1847 under command of Captain John Byron.  Arrived Fremantle via Cape Town on 4 June 1847, and anchored in Owen Anchorage.
On 15 June 1847:
A sudden and violent squall came on from a different quarter than it had been previously blowing from, caught her broadside on before she [had] time to swing round, and from her being light in the water, threw her completely on her beam ends, in which perilous position she remained for upwards of an hour; great fears were entertained that she would not right again, these were however happily proved unfounded (Perth Gazette, 19 June 1847: 2c).
This is confirmed by the Inquirer, 23 June 1847: 2b.
The William Wise, after a delay due to weather, sailed 1 August 1847 for London via Hong Kong with a cargo of 100 tons of sandalwood.  It arrived in London on 27 November 1847. (Worsley, P. pers. comm.). the watercolour by Richard Ffarrington (correct spelling) showing Aborigines fishing from the shore around a wreck with the nameplate 'The William Wise' lying nearby.  The Art Gallery brochure on Ffarrington's work which was exhibited in 1986 claims that 'the William Wise was a coastal trader.  The Perth Gazette reported it as having foundered in 1847.'  Obviously this is not correct as it is still in the 1848 Lloyd's Register.