Star.
London, England, 1804-10-12 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE SHIP CORNELIA.

SSSSS CT OT A !ATTER ?lOM CHIT. SLUT. TO A G YAW
to POI lA,
N Ere you receive thit.in ad pfortability you will bear of rie lufs
of the thip Came!la, 9:a New York. This melancholy, and molt
fingular circumftance took place in the following manner:—July
at eleven P. M. in lat. 46. long. eo. the Gap under fun fail, with
stair wind. going about P_ren loots, the (truck on what I lappole
to be a vete' bottom up. with Pack violence, that it was fume dins
before the could fteover herfelf. We inumediate/y applied the
pumps, and finding (efficient employ for them, we cleared away
the fore peak, by throwing the theca overboard, and to our sour
an oniftement found the (tern flamed, and feveral of the boodfesda
opened, fo a. to admit of (corral thichnetcs of blanket. It now
beim; four o'clock. we et:km/Teel the ripe carried away, banging
by loose ache lower bolts only, and alter five boars very hard
pumping, found four feet water in the hold. AO theft dream-
dances compiled together rendered our fituation at once bopelent
and deplorable, and all our mations to flap the leak at no dive.
We now employed fame hands In preparing the boats, and le make
Mg every necefary arrangement as the lad alternative for our pm.
(creation. At ten u'e lode, the people, after all their menials at
the pumps, finding fit fret water in the bald, began to be ditheart-
cited and low (peened; but to our tit-one joy and fatisfaaion.
two Lips were &feria from the malt bead, which gave as an sew
life and (piths (the pi opk being reanimated, ;dyed the pumps with
great alacrity); tut they being a great diftance to windward, and
bound to the 'seaward. It wa■ two P. M before they mint sp yeah
us; we then had eight lea water in the hold: t►ey proved to the
South Carolina, Capt. Steele, bound for New York ; and the V, i-
lant.tiound for Portland : Capt. Steele baying s great umber of mi.
renters on board, we concluded to go on board the Vigilant. Owe.
Prentifs. I feel costal much indebted to thole gentlem.en lee *ere
prompt 3llki humour at:Mance, and silo to Mr. Balky, a gendt.
man paffrnger on hoard the South Carolina, who, in a very land•
lonic manner, came on hoard, and made as a tender at past of kb
accommodations. Captain Steel Raid by us till kven • clerk; by
rel. time we had got mod of our proviSons and witty en heard
the Vigilant, and when the Sandi Carotins left us, the water was
up even with the leiter deck ; we were employed rid Mae o'clock,
in getting our banage, gores, &e. out of the (hip, and Captain
Preatife being willing to Ray till morning in hopes of (erne fume.
thing of confenumee, we all went on board the Vigilant, fourteen
in number, and left the Cornelia, with her lower deck ander
water. Early the nest morning the boats returned to the 14.
and found lift full of water. It now blowing freili fn-its the SW.
and the I`..ip lying over very much, the boats were ordered to leave
her. Therefore all cur endeavours to rave (nine: king from the
general wreck proved abortive. At MI f-raft eight o'clock... es.
had the rune mortifkation to fee her ciptlie and carry away
h:r n th.t legation the Vigilant made fail and left ker.—.
Thus fell the good (hip Cornelia, by an accident, which ad bonus'
pru.:enc: could not iorefec. nor Inman afhttance prevent"
Cain Mire adds, that he hopes, in the condi of a few dam,
to meet a Tact for Epstein!, in which he propo(ea to embark and
armament hiri,m. Morro and Clifton (patetismo with him
in the Comet's). and when arrived, hstends* dangling a *eat;
and espedr Milk home is g•Od time