Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-01-12

al, duu Inc f9 MATHEW ehSiS uhht usr'
levcn the fame night, previous TO whleh
time it blew violent heavy gale near
ly +, S. E. The guns, except one
tor iignal, and every other weighty ar
ticls, beng thrown overheard, the !hlp
thus relieved, hc.ted li,,ls before
high water, when the gale blew ftrong-
sf Z; her ru5der having been knocked
of-shs hip leaking exSe1ively, and
every Thing in. the greatett confuiion,
all attempts 10 gain the haroor were
found inpraGfic able---at this dreadful
nomen, iieutenanr Campbell 81 North,
Of the Fuiiiers, who had been On board
TO offer their aliiltance, quilted the ihip.
intending to lay. under her lee 81 wait
the event; bur the Tea ran too high 10
admit of il.
The lhip dsifted directly bsfor. the
wind until within fmall dihance of
the crAsgy lhore juf below Herring
| Cove, where the foundcred---and, ter
rible to relate Except eleven iean,sn
| nd marines, and one petty ofiicss) e.
very foul on board have Feriihed
The number OF men belonging to the
hip is fased 60 have been upwards of
24o executive of WHICH, about 8 non
com mi6ioned officers aud psivates of
the r. N. S. rsg.--Mr. Rackun, of
he navy yard--and. 1--WE mentisnw with
peculiar regret) lieuteusnt James Of
the NJ ). regiment, ap amiable and
deierVing young officer, who had gone
on board from humane motives, met
the fame fate.
| The Tribune came ont with the
| Quebec convey--ihe is laid to have
been mott beautiful frigate, and was
ately captured by the Unicorn, Cap
cain Williams, June 7. 1890.
! November 80.
turther particulars of the lots of the Bril-
! tlfh friga:e La Tribune.
| The following are among the melan.
choly particulars of the lof, of the frieste
La Tribune. When the fhip funk, lays
this narration of the cataitrophe, the lcene,
sufficiently ditreiIing before, became no Nv
peculiarly awful more than a4o men, Le-
lidss women and children, were floating
on the waves, making their lalt efforts to
prefsrve their exiitcnce. Near an hum
dred pericns were for comfortable time
| hanging TO the fhrouds, the tops, and o.
ther parts of the wreck but from tie ex-
treme length of the night and the feveriry
OF the form, nature became exhaufted.
and they kept at all periods OF the night
dropping off, and disappearing. The
( cries and groans of the unhappy iuffersrs.
from the bruiies many of them had receiy-
ed, and az their hopes of delivs,ance be :
gan to fail them, were continued through
the night. though as morning appeal ed
from ihe few that then furviycd. il be
Came feeble indeed the whole number
faved from the wreck amounting TO ejebf
perisDs, and lsvsral of them 10 sxbaoned
as to be Indifferent whether tl.ey wee "a.
Ike noff or not.
The irf exeriion made for the relief Of
the hapleis furvivors of the wreck, wasbv
boy OF thirteen years old from HERRING
Cove, who venrured off in lnall 1Sift
by himielf, about II O'Clock Toe next dav
and this truly deterving young lad, WIN
great exertions, and at extreme riIk 10 him.
felt, yentured to aPproach the wreck, and
backed MS little boat 70 near to the fore
I top as 10 take of two of the men. for the
BOAT could not with falety hold any nore.
and here trait of generous nasnanim;tv
occurred, which dsierves to be noticed.
Dunlap and Munroe (two of the fury;
vors) had throughout this difaitrous niont
| providentially preierved their ffrensth AM
ipirits beyond their unfortunate comma
nisns, and they Rad eadea,orsd 10 cbee-
and encourage them as they found tbeir
ipirlts linking; they were now DO h of
them able TO have itepped into the boa,
and pur an end to their own f,iFe,ioos
but their other two coo panions, thoagb
alive, we're unable to help thenlsIves.
they lay exhauhed on the top wifhss
not to be difturbed, and Ceelned deirou,
10 perrin as they lay. rhofe gsneron,
fellows hs6tsted not moment 10 rsn,,;s
shenielyes on the wreck, and to fave H.,
sgainf their will their unfortunate conn,
nious they lifted them no and bv The
greaielt eAertions got them into the G,,is
FIX #, and tie manly boy rowed them mi.
umphantly to the Cove, and intantly b.d
them conveyed 10 a co nforisble habitat
On. AheT lham'ng by his example older
Perons, who had larger boats, he put off
again IN his fkiH, bat with al his ego,,,
ne could not again approach the wreck
An initanee which occurred NAV an
pear iudicrous, after the many dinrsgto
icenes we have noticed, but is 10 dsicnnes
i've OF that ecoI thong hdedne(s Of dance
that 70 often diitinguilhes our Briti0, it,
that IL would be intxcufable r., az, :,