Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-14


NEW WEXFORD, Sept. q.
Y LOSS effbe SHIP L9rDIA,
Oftbis port, EIibx Sm,lb, mg,qer, fran
PsseyiDxyg, bouud bone.
Captain Smith arrived in town laa
evening, via Portimouth, and fu,nifAes US
with the following particulars of theu
fortunate lois Of the Lydia
June s, 1SoI-Left Cronaadt, laden
with hemp, iron, fax, oil, feather bis,
cordsge and fail cloth--afriyed at Elf
neur Ieth July, and failed again on the
aad. Nothing particular occurred until
the a4,h July, then in lat. Al, 9, long.
40, so, at halfpaf II, difcovered fmoke
in the forecaitle, iuppofed to proceed from
the lower hold immediately cut open the
after matches, from which the finoke iiIued
vas fait as the place could vent it; no ap-
pearance of fmoke then at the door of the
bulk head aft; cut open the matches, from
which no fmoke could be feen, being we'll
convinced of the fire being confined be-
tween the fore and main matches in the
lower hold, endeavoured to fife it, but in
vain /: light breeze from the weftward with
fInall fea; fome ofsfhe crew employed in
getting the boats out; the remainder in
throwing water in the after hatch to pre-
vent the fire making appearance Jas long
as pofhble, which at that time made a
noife not unlike the rumhling of thunder:
in 10 minutes after, at p. M. the
flames BURT out half the height of the mi
zen matt ]; three men bailing the long boat
and two the yawI; the remainder procur-
ing articles mof nccei1ary for our prefer
walton. The bread being in the cabin,
which was 70 full of fmoke as to render it
impoGble to enterit, with the ihip headed
to the wind as fhe then lay, three of the
dead lights being lafhed in, and battens
outfde, and one window only open, with
great difficulty got her before the wind,
tending the helm myfelf tho other perlon
being then on board) in rhe beR manner
| was able on account of the great heat
the fire then drove forward, which cleared
the cabin of fmoke 70 that man could
fay 4 or minutes, then cut open one
dead light for convenience of pafing things
out, while the window gave air to fnppiy
them with breath--the chief mate. Benz.
Kempton, with one pian, entered the ca
bin by the window, and at great riik
Of their lives procured the following ar
ticles, (which were thrown into the fea.
and taken into the boats by the crew on
board them; each boat half filled with
wafer, though 5 buckets were Continually
employed in baiIing them, bl. bread,
10 10. cheefe, so ID. beef, 20 ID. pork, s
n. tongues, box s doz. reindeer tongues.
fnall quantity of molsHes, fugar, sc. s
gallons of fpirits, cafk Of water. TO
gals. Iquadrant, 3 compafes, flip's pa
pers, watches, hog 10 h. Id.
twinc, boatfwain's fail bag, with palms
and needles, hstchet, fsw, axe and adze,
siodet box. sc. pieces ravens dsck, Z
feering fails, oars and cordage for RIO
ging the boats, fome books, and few
other articles. At P. w. the fire
forced US to retreat from the fhip at a.
got all on board, found our water TO be
one-fourth mixed with Ealt water. Find
ing the boats overiaden With the crew
cenhiting of r. men, discharged reluctant
iy, all bulky articles of the leaf fcryice
to us.
The fhip having burnt almoa to the
water, took Our departure, and fl,apcd our
couric for the Wefern- lies, being the
nearea land TO us, then 40 miles dYiitant
AT 8 A. NJ. complicated a fail for each
boat. AT half patt II at nipht. the hin