Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-27
NORFOLK, April Ie.

NORFOLK, April i6.
ne shih Canton, belonging 10 Baltimore,
commanded by Capt. Andrew Steret, of
the American Navy, SO long expected on
return voyage from Muscat, we now
have It in our power to give some accoun,
OF. We are truly sorry for the sake of
those who are concerned in the property,
bur much more from our knowledge and
esteem Tor the relatives of some OF those
on board, that it is not of more agreea.
bic nature.
The British brig Hope, capt. M'George,
arrived here this morning, in her passage
from Greenock, on the 26th of February
lat. SO N. long. ~, ~, w. fell 10 with
ship which had lost her topmasts Oh
boarding her found that she had been de.
serted by the crcw.-She proved to be
the SHIP CANTON of Baltimore, lately
commanded by ANDREW STEREr, from
MUscAT, loaded with Coffee, Medicine
and Salt Petre. Every movable article of
furniture had been taken out OF the cabin.
She had lost her rudder; and had seven
feet water in the hold.-Afier pumi .lg
her out and finding she was quite tight,
took out one hundred and sixteen bags of
coffee, and twelve bales of medicine, and
kept her in toy for three weeks, while pre-
pairing a new ruddcr. On Monday the
l7th March, then in lat. %, 90, N long.
SO ". got the new rudder shipped, but the
heel rope giving way they we've obliged to
hoist ii on board again by the ships dayits !;
and got stout chain in place of heel
rope, when they found the rudder answer
ed very veil to steer herby On the 18th
CAPT. M'George sent his mate, carpen-
ter, and three men on board, with provisi-
ons and water sufficient TO take them to
Antigua: kept her in tow until about mid
night. when it falling calm, cas-, off the
tow lines, and lay-to until 6 A. NJ. next
morning. He then gave orders TO his
mate TO carry the ship into Antigua, and
parted with her.
The foregoing is an abstract of the en-
tries in The Hopes log book the following
papers were found on board By this we
have the satisfaction of knowing that the
lives of the officers, and those of the crew
| who survived al their date, have at least
been preserved.
"Feb. 81, lso5--Lat. 80, Long. So.
The ship Canton, Andrew Steret,
Master, from Muscat bound 10 Baltimore,
vas dismased in gale of wind off Cape
| Henry, having previously lost more than
! half her crew, by scuryy and fevers. On
the 27th Of December, bore away for the
| West Iddies. On the 9th of January, we
| lost our rUdder, and hove the ship to the
captain and officers only able to stand the
| deck. Since then we have made every
exer,ion to get the ship into port, but
I found our endeavors frui,less. We made
rudder after Pac<ingham's method, got
/ ii along side, but found ourselves too weak
to- manage il, and Of course lost it. A
| Swedish Indjaman has taken Us off the
wreck, after trying all in hIs power to tow
us into Lisbon.
"rhis ship is the Canton OF Baltimore,
lately commanded by Andrew Sleret,
which was from Muscat in Arabia, bound
to Baltimore on the American coast was
dismssted & lost her rudder. These mis-
| fortunes, added to the death Of liz Of her
crew, and the disease of the scurvy Of eve-
ry other person on board, except one or
TWO, have rendered it impracticable to ma
vigate the ship: they have therefore, after
being in this situation two months, desert
ed the ship; and have gone on board the
Swedish ship Minerva, from the Isle oil
France, bound to Gottenburgh, as their
alternative from perishing. She has on
board four hundred thousand weight oil
coffee, fifty thousand weight salt pelre
and iity thousand weight drugs. She anc
her cargo belong to S. Smith and Bucha
nan of Bal,imo:c.
At Sea, Lat. North 81.
Long. West 80.
February 81, 1905.