Monday, April 27th, 1863 The steamer Anglo Saxon of the Canadian Line ran ashore and was completely lost at Clam Cove, Cape Race, owing to a thick fog

LOSS OF “ THE ANGLO SAXON”
SS Anglo Saxon (1856) from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Anglo_Saxon_(1856)

Information about the song from The Ballad Index http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/JMOC062.html

A SORROWFUL LAMENTATION ON THE ANGLO – SAXON
On the 17th of April, in the year of sixty-three
We sailed away from Liverpool with spirits light and free

Lyrics and Information about “ A Sorrowful Lamentation on the Anglo-Saxon “ from Disaster Songs in Canada     https://disastersongs.ca/sorrowful-lamentation-on-the-anglo-saxon- a/
Lyrics and information from The National Library of Scotland     https://digital.nls.uk/english-ballads/archive/74893867?mode=transcription