Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-15

nor put an able seaman on board to assist
in navigating the schooner, and left her
standing for her port with a. fine south
wester, blu. next day the wind came, out, at
N. w.
Yesterday arrived the brig Rosanna,
captain Brown, from liverpool, sailed
mountaineering goth of Aug. and left ship
Maria, Wellington, of and for this port in
IL. days. - Captain B. September,s27, in
lat. III, long. SO, at p. saw the wreck,
of schooner which proved TO be the
Bloom captains Rossester, of and from Phi.
ladeiphia bound to- Bilboa; who was. uaIor.
tuuately upset in a gale of wind on. the
24th ult. lying too and filed. We took
from the wreck, the captain, mate and "A
people, all .of The crew but two who per-
ished. October L, in lat. 40. II, long. Sc,
at A. NJ. spoke the ship Melpomtne, capt.
: Dobney, from Amsterdam boundto ". Y.
under jury masts, being upset IN the gale
Of the gath Of last month. October 3, at
SPIN. saw shiplnder jury masts, stand
ing to the nor,hward.
Captain Rossetter furnishes US with the
following from his log book : having taken
charge of the schooner Bloom, belonging
TO William Davey and Son, and Datii 81
Wachmoth, loaded with sugar &cocoa and
bound Tor Bilboa We1eft the capesof De-
lawareon the 18Th of September. On the
2sdit began 10 blow heavy from the S Z.
wenty-foprth, heavy gales from S. by l..
with very heavy sea Running, hove TOO
under close reefcd foresail with the Bonnet
off, a 1914. Is being in lat. ~, long. 81,
W. was unfortunately knocked down on
our beam ends by heavy stroke OF sea,
which carried If our boats, spars &c. We
were In this situation about five minutes
before we could get the lanyards of the
main rigging cut away, aud about ten
minutes afterwards before the vessel
,ighted mainmast broke about
foot above the deck, and carried the
head of the fore mast away with it about
three feet below the trussel trees.-
Afer she righted we found he cabin doors
stove in (Which was secured by plank
nailed across them) the vessel entirely full
of water, and il TWO and half feet above
the main deck The cook, named Jacob
Tiighmao, black man, was in the cabin.
aud got jammed by some of the water
casks or provisions feFching way on him,
and we never saw him afterwards. II was
impossible for US TO do any thing towards
saving the vessel in her situation as the sea
was RAINING en,irely over her during the
tine We remained On her. Before night
the quartz deck WIS quite loose and lifting
up with every sea as high as the rail. This
day all the provisions and most Of the Coz
aetilat was In the cabin Roated out bat
We could not attempt to save them for our
sustenance as werwere obliged 10 keep ogY-
selves lashed 10 the tafrel rail for fear of
being washed eff the wreck 25th, William
7buekWorth seaman died about 8 A. VI.
from the fatigue ard cold of the night
since the time We were knocked down we
were continually under water. 9th, mo.
derate weather, found the vessel settling
very fast, hove the cables and anchors with
every hing we could get st overheard.
i he dead lights with the bulks head at the
quarter deck all stove in. By fishing in
the cabin with spike nail (crookened)
that we picked out Of the quarter deck, we
got bago cocoa snd bolt and half of
canvass. 29th, 4 P. NJ after being lo2
h urs n the wreck, was taken off by the
big Rosanna, captain Brown, of Phia-
delPhia, who treated us with the greatest
humanity, being all nearly unable to help
themselves, from their bruises and expo
sure TO the weather, and wash of the sea.
There was nothing saved except bolt and
half of canvass and a few Of the sailors
clothes.
Arrived atthe Lazare,to, the brig Mol.
y, Wheaton, from BassaterFe, Guada-
loupe. Sailed from the nee, the l7yh ult.
and on she>2sd, in lat. 26, IS, N. longH67-
80, feRin with the wreck OF the schooner
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