The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-12

powers of Denmark, Sweden, RufIia, and Pruf-
fla, that in cafe 10 Ccnful or Agent of their own
nation reGdes az the place OF the departure of
the hip, the certificate fhall be valid, If iEned
ty the Confn or Vice-Conful Of any other of
the above named powers.
T.F. ECKARD.
Philadelphia, Ca. 81, 1866.
The brig Amazon, OF Ncwhury,7ort, CAPTAIN
Brown, failed fran Wilmington, n. c. on the
frl ut. bound to Bar5adoes. and on the 10th
returned, after having met with the mott unite
ward accident and provdential efcape we ever
remember To have noticed. Captain Browns
f;i!l and prefcrce OF mind during the whole Of
this trying fceue, of which the following is IN
accurate fatement, is highly deicrving of
prate:
"o6toher !, at : a. NJ. weighed anchor a.
Fort Johntcn and went over the bar, with the
wind ii n. N. T.. ard hIuvirg f-efl, at 10 do.
the wind hauled at N. F. and fill increaiiny, we
fhor.ench fail as necetiiIy required-the wea.
ther looking very dirty, ut 9 p, NJ. freed thu
pump and found the vef1el tight at half paif g
we reefed the forefiil, and at hove TO under
the fine, it then blowing heavy gale and lea
Running high in the gulph: at half plt find
ing the vc1e would not lie tn under reefeh fore
fail, we handed If and fct the balance ma;nf,ii
and put two hands to the pump; Mt near
recovering the water the cabin loor, we
Immediately hauled down the manfal and got
tire veiIel before the wind in few minutes we
found the wafer CafSs and every thing anoat in
TIE cabin, which rendered it out of our power
to fave the books, quadrants, proviiions, clothes
or any thing elie /; the cabin being full OF water
I'll hands were employed in throwing over the
deck load. We fcudtsd s. w. under bare
poles till i2 P. NJ. our candle being then ex-
AZ 49, l.
wind and Tea thro' the night, the wind veerirg
from n. E. to n. w. in heavy fqIalls attended
with rain; ut s we perceived one Of our lar
board dead lights half way up, which was oc-
cafoned by the prehurc OF the fen, and fome Of
tie clothes waiting out of the fame. At g A.
M. !ott orr boat over the tern Nv the violence
OF the fea at 10 do. loft the haufer, it hing en-
tangled with f,me of the lumber going over
board. October ., Arong hrecz. and high Tea
from the noIthward with rain, were Obliged 10
keep the vefl1I hcfcreth wind. ihe ftil being
fnu Of water aud frudding under hare poles
men FIX. Of. 3. wind at r.. w. and mode
rite. but aili fcudGing under bare polcs we
found mott of the wedges had worked out of
the mats in the gales the main matches had
likcwie riftn l;t.ls, and the fore fcutt!e gone,
which We conceived to he occafioned by the
prefiure of the water in the head. At 1872. M.
John Williams departed this lie, and in the
morning we comnittrd hs body to tine derp-
ore man fill iick. . Sober 4, moderate breeZea
and fair weather, the velIei fill before the wind
oil hands were turned to pumping, and baii;ng
in the evening found we had gained conlihcra-
Div ON her, cot fone fhingles and wedged the
MATS likewiie fecured the fore fcut.le and main
hatch as well as we could. October s, freH
brtvZes from the northwar1 with heavy fca, we
found the water gained on us, the cabin being
nearly full, ard all hands pumping and bailing !;
At p. M. found we gained on her; at 7 A. NJ.
'h" .vipd hauled g. F.. we then thonght proper
TO Rand in FOR the continent for the preferva,ion
o. 'he veitei ard our lives, having LOFT the Regif-
Ter ard all other papers. On the 9Th got ont
or the gllrh and on the 9th AZ a. M. cot
toundings in 95 Ethom water. Onthc 10th we
ip1ke the ihip Eliza, from Liverpool bound to
Stsanh' IN, hut lhe could give us no relief, hav-
ipg lot her boats and we not being able to ho;a
s'It our own; the pahcngeTs, however, ufed c.
very exerton to throw fone hifcuit on borrd,
bni finding the attempt fruitlcfe, capt. Brown
hciired them 20 de6f--the captair Of ~ Hip
informed us that Cape Roman bore N. w. kv
w. Or leagues; we irnnedia'ely hauled or
wind and AT p. NJ. faw Cape I,oinan bearing
w. -. W. or Leagues ditant. All hands
fti pumping, AZ =. M. 70 our great iov, the
p mp tucked. A, 6 a. NJ. breeze fprunp IN
frrr, S. s. T.. and we G,lped orr courfe for
Clpe-Fear and On the llth we made the light
houlc bearing Z. N. r. AT p. NJ. got pilot,
and at came to anchor at Fort JohnRon" II.