Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-12

nance tnah quarter ora biscuit aad on.
| glass ct fluid Tor wenty four hours ~ Tpe
men who had appeared totally india. he
/ as 70 their iate, summoned I'D resell;
and as many as were capable of now
FROM the bottom of the boats applied to ,bss
oars. vac
Monday, Ialy4. As the day davn.s
the fog became SO thick, thar we could r nai
see very far from the boat. Dur;nn a ~
night we had been under the NECESSITY "" as
casting off the Jolly boats tow roi e ~ u
duce her crew to exert themselves I,v ro DI'
ing. We again lost sight of her and =
perceived that this unluckly accident w.
beginning to excite great uneasiness amono.
Us. We were now SO reduced, that the NOS mos
triain3 remark or exclamation, agitatedns
very much.
! therefore found it necessaryto capion
the people against being deceived bv ,ba
appearance ofiand, or calling on, til VIZ
were quite convinced Of It's realty, more
especially as fog banks are ofte4 nistaEen
for land. Several Of the poor fellows
however, repeatedly exclaimed they heard
brakers, others the airing Of guns; ard tbr
sounds we did hear, resembled the latter So
much, that concluded some vessel had
gone on shore, and was mahlog signal,
Of distress the noise afterwards proved
to be tia blowing Of whales, Of which we
saw great number.
Soon after day light the sun rose in view
for the second time since we quilted the
wreck. It is worthy remark, that during
the period of seven days that we were in
the boats, We never had an opportunity Of
taking AZ observation, either of the sun,
moon or stars, nor Of drying our clothes.
The fog at length beginning to disper8e,
we instantly caught glimpse Of the land,
within mile distance between Kettle Cove
and Island Cove in conception Bay, Il
leagues from the harbour OF ST. Johns.
Almost at the same moment, we had the
ineXpressible satisfaction to discover the
Jolly beat and a schooner in shore stand
ing of towards us. | wish it were posi-.
bic Tor me to describe our sensations at this
interesting moment. From the constant
watching and fatigue, and from the langour
and depression arising from our exhausted
state such accumulated irritabiiity was
brought on, that the Joy ola speedy relief
affected us all in a most remarkable way;
many burst into tears some looked at each
other with 4 stupid stare, as il doubtful Of
the reality OF what they saw, several were
III such a lethargic state, that no consolatl-
on, no ani1nating language could rouse
them to eXertion.
At this affecting period, though over
powered by my own feelings, and impress"
ed with the recollection OF our sufIerngs,
and the sight Of so many dePiorable objects,
| proposed 10 offer up our solemn thauksto
Heaven Tor our miraculous dehverance.
Every one cheerfully assented; and as soon
as l opened the prayer book (Which had
secured the last time I went down to my
cabin} there was an universal silence
spirit of devotion was SO singnlarly mani"
tested on this occasion, thatto the benefits
Ga religious sense in uncultiyated minis,
must &c ascribed that discipline, good or
der and exergion, which even the sl6ht OF
land could not produce.
The service BEING over, the people re-
quested 70 have pint of grog each, out
fearful OF the consequences Of such al III
diligence, ! mixed some rum and watef's~
ry weak, and distributed to every oAe'
small quantity.