Star.
London, England, 1802-02-12 00:00:00

NAUTICAL. INTELLIGENCE.

DREADFUL

The following is a more ample ftatement than any which 654 1
yet appeared of the awful and melancholy event, whist* took
place lately on the coolt near Margate :
MAIGATS. FEB. to.—Repeated as have been
the awful vifitations with which this town and
neighbourhood has been afilitled during this win-
ter, that which occurred within thefe few days
has, in every diftreffing point of view, alarmingly
exceeded them all. Allow me to fay, the boy
Margate, of Margate, Joss Gammas Captain,
Mr. JONN &WRIT owner, very deeply laden with
corn for the London market, having a crew of
four men and 28 paffengers, failed from the har-
bour in moderate weather, at three o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, and came to an anchor
in the Roads, till near nine in the evening,
when they again got under fail, and loon after
the weather began to be very tempeftuous ;
but they continued working againft the wind
till they had arrived, about midnight, nearly
off &calves., with the intention of going to
anchor under the hook of Margate land ; but
o* making their laft tack towards the land, the
bap of the founding lead broke, and though the
vela was put about, yet, before another lead could
be fitted, the (truck, it was fuppofed, on the tail of
Reculver fend; they then let go the anchor, and
the water flowing the veffel fwung off and rode
clear. They then got up the anchor, and fetting
the fails the was drawing off the land, when the
gib•tackle broke, which made it impoffible to get
her head from the wind; the Captain then hilted
down the tiller, and went forward to endeavour
to fet another gib-fail, when, by the veld
!hiking the ground, the tiller was rent in two, and
before it could be replaced, the rudder was beat
off, and thereby the vete' was rendered totally nil.
manageable. They then let go their anchor a fe-
cond time, but the hoy continuing to beat on the
ground in the moll alarming manner, and appre-
hending the had (prang a leak, and finding the
pumps were choaked, they were forced to flip the
cable, and let her drive in to fhore ; on which the
was beaten about a mile and a half from the vil-
lage of Reculver. The (gene then became truly
horrible, as a moft dreadful lea was breaking over
the veffel every moment, and the women and
children uttering the moft lamentable cries. But
in the midft of this diftrefs, Mr. Boss, pafenger,
and local preoher in the Anneition of the late

Rev. JOHN WESLEY, like the true and faithful
°trillion, with great refignation, exhorted and I

prayed with his fellow-fufferers, and was heard by
the furvivors to the very left lifting his voice in
(applications and praifes to his Rtatastral Five
tithe paffengers and four of the Crew having taken
to the ihrouds were laved, by continuing there
till the water was In lowered, that they could get
on the chore about five in the morning. One other
parer:ger, Mr.JeffeCarrovray nf Margate, was fwept
off the deck, but MA providentially, after Tome
little exertion, was thrown on the beach by the
waves, and ercaped ; and fuppores that very loon
after the cabin was filled with water, and (even
paffengers who remained therein drowned ; and
the remaining 14 and the Captain, who were on
the deck, were then (wept away by the mereilefs
waves ; as while he lay on the beach he heard a
general (cream of diftrefs, and then all was Rill !
The fcene which the morning prefented to the
fpedators, who by ten o'clock were Come
hundreds from Margate and the neighbouring
vil-
lages,it is impoffible to defcribe, as within the (pace
of a milt and a half on the beach 16 men and
women lay dead on the fhore, and very loon after
Ewen other patfengers were taken in the fame Rate
from the cabin, making in the whole 23 perfons,
as follows :

The raved perfons were:
PASSRIEGARS.
Mr. Ric Caraway, and Mr. W. Taylor, of Princes-Brett,
Margate.
Mr. Nuckle and Mr. Held, of Broadßairs
Mr. Dan. of Rainfgate.
Mr. Botbridge's Son, of St. Peter's.
Edward Soya, Mate.
W. Wood, J. Smith, Sogkton, Seamen.
LOST.—OF MARGATE.
a. Mr. join Goodborn, Calotain•
Mr. George Boise, Carpenter.
3. ' Mr. Hoary Tbonnon, Dina
4. Sarah ThorotOn, his wife-
s
. Henry Thornton, their fan, aim s 3 yeas.
6. Mrs. Crow.
7. Thos. Edmunds, aged nine years, fon of Mr. Thos. Ed-
munds, White Hart las.
PROM MARGATE.
& Mils A. Smith NelMit, No. Ss Halle4geets au"sarl'et'
London. •
9. Mrs. Owen. Na 57. Radebliteffbees Lniulon•
10. Elizabeth Wood. of Littie-vassm, bee bream.
I. Mary Hoof, of Rotberbithe.
z. Sarah Watfon, of Folks:Souse, fame at the White Hart,
Margate.

MN RAPISOATI.

s Rohmt. Both fermata to Mils
is. Sarah ona, Tio. Vawdreet,i hulk,
CareJw:aka, lasha
36. Robert Melville, of landau, Hatter.
s 7. Farad= of 011181a4bast Mr. Pientes,dwanaher.
18. ••••—• Barites boy haw Mr. Bporgoan't.
t 9. An Americus faßoroalms laid be hod boas eaft away before.
TOM 1111LOADSTMILL
WI Mrs. Jambi. Of Broodftabe.
2T. Mrs.
13. ohn Taylor, too Asia Taylor, lioirright of Wapping.
/3. John Beasley, No. 9, laroliaregeg ear Paddington.
• Mr. Thornton bu left a family of Bs &Vida orphans, ap
•cr7 yotmi, to bora tbdt hda.