Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-06-30
MONDAY, JUNE 80, 1900.

valuable cargo Of fugar, coffee, and tobacco
Nothing remark bile occurred until the morn
ing Of the 5'h Of May--when at half paa three
o'clock, A. M. they were alarmed by the vefel's
trking ar Hand of Ice, which from the thick
fog that then prevailed it was utterly impohible
20 avoid-indeed It was nor fern until the flip
had truck, Tho good 10 k our hid been
kept then aad during the night All hand
we're Immediately called, and The velel was
found going down very faf-.her hull was com
pletely mmerged in minutes after fhe aru k
the jolly boat was infantly hove our. of the long
boat, and the mate and two hand got into her
the captain with eight hands took 70 the long
boat, which while they were in her Aoated from
The ihiP as The was going down--two men, who
had not been able to get into either boat, being
below when The fhiP truck, were lhortly after
| ieen upon the quarter, and were immediately
taken oft BY the jolly boat-previons to their
being taken OF, they had cut the lalhings from
The oars on the quarter, which were taken up
by the men ID the boats, of which they were
before dettitute-After the flip had dlappear
! ed, all hands took to The long boat-and were
at the mercy of the winds and wa es-but He,
who Gains them, had not forfook them-the
| bianscle had luckily hoated from the quarter
deck, from which they 70 aInately procured the
comPals. ProvidentAly they had been filling
the day before, aud the lead and baited hooks Of
codine were thrown into toe boat--2 fpare piece
Q! rigging was alto in the boat, which they IN
| tran iej, and fixed 10 the lead and hooks, with
which they took three cod Gh-whch with A
Piece Of Ice they took up ult after they left the
IMP, was the only fullenance they bad for 2
days when they arrived at St. Mary's-R-New.
foundland-three men being badly frozen, ana
| the ret very weak from fuch extreme flff-rngs.
half way up the Bay, they were met by thal
| loP from st. Mary's, bea'ing out, the crew Of
which kindly PUT her about and towed II EN- IL.
In attempting land at St. Mays, owing 10
tic furt, they hove the bottom of their boar
through, which accident obliged them 70 hswi
her on more and ttrap hgr.-From st Ma
! rvs, Capt. Bckford and crsw took paGag. in 4
ihlllol's for .. Johns = where hey arrived on
| the 6 Of May. AT this place they found a
hiP bound frr Bottom, owned BY Mr.. PA.
| RIG HUNTER, a Royal OAK Scat.buaH who
! pery hama.eJ refuled Paaage to Capt Bickfor1
aud crew, unleis they would fra pay him Eiqbfy
| Gzigea5, atho' be knew that they had nor fayed
dollar, and fnd their own proviIions. The
Capt. of The ihip, who is now in Bolton. had il
been in his power, independent of The owner,
would have very willingly given a pafage grat5
to the whole chips company. Capt. BIcklord,
rather than be thus treated BY this Monlfer in
human haPe, took paGage from ST. Johns 70
Liverpool where be was kindly tre4ted-and
there procured a lhalop, ia which, with all bis
crew, he arrived here on Friday lat, in s days
pAiIage.
! Capt. Bickford had been led 10 believe by this
| Hunter, that he and his crew ihould have a
Padage in his lhip for nothing, provided he
would Payfor the provGons neceftrily conlum
ed on the PaGage-He accordingly got credit
| for the Provifons, aud they v ere all ready 10
proceed home, when thi, very kind hearted
Scotch Scoundrel demanded 50 quineaJ cath
down for their paGlges Capt Bickford very
properly disappointed his ayaricious foul, BY aa.
ing as be did.
The captain Of a Newyork brig very humanely
offered capt. B. and his fhp's company a padage
to Newyo grats-which offer they acknowl
edge wi b gratitude.
Parker, knight and Co. have alfo their incere
gratitude for their kind attentions to them while
at St. Johns.