The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-27

the wind vecred TO them. land 1t moved talt,
70 that the fhips could hardly difcern each
ether; and at this time, the Chip Voluiia iepa-
rated from the other two. AT half pat 8
O'Clock, capt. Brown ipoke capt. James Cook,
and it was agreed, as the fafeit plan, to tack
ifiip to the n n. w. till day-break, and
then endeavour to run out Of the South Cham
mel. Bye O'Clock the gale blew exceiiiv c
hard from NJ r and Z. N. T.. and the Tea
run very high; the Brutus now wore ihip,
and ftooC to the S. Z. under heavy preis of
fail; but the UlyAes food on towards Cape
Ann till o'clock, and then wore round, and
food cut Of the bay, carrying al the time as
much fail as the flip could poiIibly carry.
The form continued with increaled violence,
and the hips were obliged to reduce their fail
in the afternoon. At 3 O'Clock, capt. Cook,
of the Ulyiles, thought he faw the high land
of Cape Cod, and Immediately wore thip to
the weffward; the wind was now blowing a
furious gale; the weather was dark and
gloomy, and the ihip could only carry her
fore-iail and mizen-top- fails, and they ex-
peeled every moment to go on thore. One of
their anchors wafhed away from the bows, and
it took them more than an hour 70 heave it
up. At ten O'clock in the evening, the
Ulyffes truck 5he bar on the Northern pitch
of Cape Cod, and thumped very hard the Vi
oIence and force of the winds and waves foon
carried away the bowiprit and fore-mait, ard
theie were ioon followed by the lois of che
nlainmait and mizenmalf, the boats and every
thing upon deck the crew fed to the cabi,
for protection; the ihip only law upon the ba,
a few minutes, drifted over, and foon hruck
the main gore; here they remained in the 1lir
| all night, in the greatelt anxiety and difrei<
expecting every moment would be their laft
as the flip biiged, and flleG with water,whict
came over the cabin floor; they Fortunately
however, remained by the wreck till morn,
ing, when the tide left the hip, and they al
got on fhore, and ioon got afliitance from
iome ofthe inhabitants of Province Town
With reipef TO the fate of the BrutuS, and
the unfortunate capt. Brown and his crew, il
appears from the the beft accounts we can col
let, that the ihip ftruck about O'Clock in the
evening, at place about miles Oh this tde
Of the lighthouie; fhe remained fome time
! on the bar, and they liehtcned her by throw
ing overheard large quantity of coffee, whet
{ite beat over, and foon afterwards run lpor
the main beach. Capt.. Brown cut away thc
nizennaf, and next the mainmaR here :
dreadful and diftrefiing fcene prefcnted, the
| fhip parted in two, and the crew were driver
to the hard necel1ity Of getting on fhore as
well as they could. Fortunately, the main
mat fell on ihore, and afforded fort of ladder,
upon which there was chance offating theii
lives. The intrepid capt. Brown offered &c
lead, and was the fri man who got on jhore
the TWO mates followed, and next the men
and al but ore got on fhorc in fafety Tone
man had prcViouly fallen fror? The fore ward
while reefing the foreiail, and was infantly
killed by the fall Finding themieives. in :
mott diitrefing iItuation, being cold and wet,
and al!nof exhauited, it was necefiary TO take
Tome immediate fteps for their preiervation
and they determined to keep in body, and il
potiibie TO crols the neck OF lard Can't,
Brown happened to DC very thiniv clad, havjne
lott comfortable garment which he held in
his hand at the very moment he was leayinq
the thip, and he foon failed in his ftrengtb,
Mr. Ruee and the hands aAifted as much as
they were able, but it was to no purpofe he.
however, fucceedad 10 far as TO get over to
the w eitern lidc Of the Bav, and there PERTH
ed' at q place about one mile from Province
l own, and between that and Truro and
had the party happened TO have varied their
courie little TO The right or left, it is more
than probable that the greater number might
have been faved, is they muff have come into
one OF theic towns. BY this time, which
was towards midnight, mott of the people be-
gan to give out: Mr.. Jacob Ayers, the I'd
mate, very worthy and proniiina voung
man, periihed: and loon after feyeral Of the
crew ihared the fame fate. They kept
travelling about; aid knew ret whittier tncv
Wenr, TIL about 4 O'Clock in the morning OF
ueiday, they eipied the lighthouse; having
wandered upwards Of 20 miles backwards and
forwsrds in the couTfe of the night; the party
was now reduced to five perions only; ex-
Iauitod and worn down with fatigue, almof
frozen 70 death, they were jua enabled to