Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-28

\ AuaL dJDui y NA1~A ~ A4A~ Sf~HtA5 ~
the fccond night after tirs Hannah left
Nanrafk=t roads, capt. Storey called him
into the cabin, aud direaing the boy 70
20 up and continue on deck, he fhlt
the cabin door and then told the wiInefs
that he had thing of importance to.
communicate, but on promil- that in
all events he would keep it an inviola
bic f-crst, which being promiled, Storey
obierv-d, {" fbaf IL 1OIf neee9iry 70 fax ne
Haaaa5, for HfJb. arnvs4 )lts into part
he ozvasr and bimflf qU0ul4 Be rains4. Be
THEREFORE rsqYJasd Of Fireman TO a15j4 bin IN
| e9s9iAg The fame - 10 this the wltlefs Fl
naIly adented, on promif- of receiving
the luG of three hurried dollars IN con
fequence, about 8 o'clock the next
morning, the crew were fent alott 10
reef the fore top fail, and while they
were thus employed the mate went
down into the run through The cabin
fcu,tle, and with fpike gimbler Dor
ei a number Of holes through the
pEank'; Shortly after (a5 if by asci8eat)
the cook was directed by Storey to found
| the pump, who dilcovered that the vel-
| Eel had three feet Of water IN her hold,
The alarm was then given to the crew,
that th- had fprung leak, and they
were ordered to the pumps By great
exerIions they freed her in about an
hour. Fireman again bored other holes,
making. as he faid, the number Of
thirty. The leak now encrealed 70 much
that both pumps could not keep her free,
in contequencc fignal Of ditrefs was
made 10 captain Thrill Of the Sally,
(thea in tight) who bore down within
hail, when Storey informed him of his
tltuation, reqneasg Of him not to quit,
but afford all the aditance in his pow
er. (it was rather hngGlar that the
Sally had really fprung leak, and the
captain had determined to make the
nearea port.( Capt. Terrill however
tent bis boat on board the Hannah,
with fome hands to allif at the pumps
but, as might be expected, their efforts
proved Intellectual. It was now deter
mined by Storey and the crew to take out
iuch properly as could be ealily remov.
ed, with the cloathing, and then quit
heF-this was accordingly done about
6 P. NJ. of the third day after leaving
Nantalket roads Storey, with view
TO deceive Capt. Trreli, propoied he
ihould taTry by the Hannah all night,
20 that ii the weather continued mode
rate an attempt might be made to tow
her into port. He; however, fent
Fireman, the mate, back 10 the brig,
oaeniibly on preface Of faving other
| property, but with fecret inarp6fions to
knock out if pollible, the lumber port,
10 that the buineis might be fpeediy
accomplished this the witnels efe6ed,
but with exit enc danger Of bis life, for
when the lumber port fell into the fea,
he water ruihed in upon him 70 yio
lentIy that he had been nigh fufEocated.
The witnels then returned on board the
Sally, and in quarter Of an hour the
Hannah went down. The Sally arri
we'd at Newport FIVE days after, PROTECT
was made before Mr.. Hazard Notary
Public, and figued by Storey, Fireman,
and teaman, in the uiuAI form. Ste.
ry wrote 70 Pierpoiat, from Newport,
informing him Of the lol5 Of the Hannah
in very arIful manner, concluding his
letter by obierving, " thai be G9uld take
care 70 haze al The papers IN due order, 70
t6af III cafe inlaraace had been e7ct7e4, ~
might Be ale to rscOver Of TIE nn4crzuri
teys."
Such was the fnbltance Of the evi
deace given at trial by the accomplices,
Soatbafk and Freeman, refpeaing this
vlilalny It may now be proper in the
narration father to tate, that when the
I demand was made on the under writer's
for the lois, objections were RATED to
! paying on theie grounds, Grf, as to the
lea worthincis of the vefel fecondly,
as to the real value Of the property on
board, from the apparent inability Of
Ffrp0int readily to command a capital
iuthceint for iuch an undertaking. To
obvlate the 6rf, ..MeGrs Lincoln g
WbEf'rigbt, ihiPrights of refpeaability in
'hIs town, who repaired the Hannah,
previous to her falling, made oath, that
iufhcEnt repairs were made, and in
their OPINION The was FIT 70 perform the
voyage. 10 the other, original bills
OF Purchafes OF the cargo were produced
al the reque& of Pierpoint, from thsfc
oiis and, with the exception Of
/ few thOes bonfe az a -,,-4e - -