Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-05
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The brig Amazon, of Neybnry No.. .9'
tam brown, sailed from tai, mort o. Z,
first inst. bound to Barbados, and .. - NC
18th returned, after having met with ~, ~.
most untoward accident and nrov;d..,
escape we ever remember 10 have non.
Captain Browns skin and, presrace =
mind during he whole'o OF this irwin, Scr,
of which the following is an accurate .s.
ment, is highly deserving ofpraise:
October I, at An. weighed ancho, ;,
tort johnson, and went over the ba WIN s
the wind &. N. 4. and blowing fresh >,
ten do. the wind hauled to n. Z. stl !,
creasing, we shortened sail as necessnv
required; the weather looking very dir,r
at three P. NJ. freed the pump and fou35
the vessel tight; a, half past FIVE we reef
ed the foresall, and at SIX hove too aod.,
the same, tthen hlowinga heavy gale and
and the sea running high in the galpa; a,
half past six finding that The vessel wou4
notfye too, under reefrd foresal aye hand.
e6 it and set the Balance mansai and m,
two hands To the pump; atDesr SEVEN dis,
covering the wafer over the cabin Roor. we
Immediately hauled downthe maicsail and
got the vessel before the wind in few
minutes we found the water casks and eye.
~ thing aaoa, III me cabin, which render
ed II out OF power to save the books, Qua.
drants, provisions, clothes or any th,ng else
The cabin being full of water all our
hands were employed In throwing overlhe
deck load We scudded S. w uader
bare poles TIL twelve P. NJ. our candle be. I
Ing then expended we were obliged to
keep her before the wind and the sea
throughthe uight, the wind veeriog from N.
Etc N w. in heavy squalls, attended
with rain at 5 we perceived one Of cur
larboard dead lights half way up, which
was occasioned by the pressure o! the ca,
aud some of the clothes washing oaj Of
the same. Ats ? NJ. lost our beat over
the stern by the violence of the sea at
ten lost the hauser it being en,a0gled with
some Of the lumber going over board.
Oct 2, strong breeze and nign sta from
the northward with rain, were Obliged 10
keep the vessel before the wind, she still
beng full ofwster and scuddiOg under bare
/. poles, two men sick.
October 8, wind at n. W. aud moderate,
! but still scudding under bare poles; we
found most Of the wedges hal worked out
Of the masts in The gale; thc main matches
had sprung little, and the fore scuttIe
gone, which we conceived TO be ewing 10
the pressure of the water in the hole. At
: y P. NJ. John Williams departed this LIE
and in the morningwe committed MS D'0y
{ TO the deepen man still sick. OCTOBER
d, moderate breezes and-fal weather Inc
! vessel still before the wind, al hands were
turned to pumping and baillng; IN tne e
venlng found we had gained conSlderaoY
on her; got some shingles and wedgfd Inc
rasts, likewise secured the fore scut''e aaa
main hatch as well as we could. OcIoptt
S, fresh breeZes from the norIhwatd WIN
! heavy sea, we found The water gained o."
Us, the cabin being nearly full. and al!
hands pumping md bai!ing; at 5P N !ouI1
we gained on her; att A. N. the WIZ ns 'i
ed 3. E. we then thought proper 10 sane u
Cor the continent, for the preseFvanoN "a
the vessel and our lives, having lost t0e IT.
gister and ali other papers. On l0s on.
got out Of the guph and on the 9'h al
A. NJ. got soundings In 25 fathon1 water
| On the 10th we spoke the ship Eliza 'foH,
Liverpool bound to Savannah, bat S1e cow
! give US no relief, having lost her boats "Du
we not being able to hoist odt our OWL
the passengers however, used every co. n'.
ton TO throw some biscuit on 6oaro' 'O'
fading the attempt frui,less, captain brow W,
desired them 70 desst; the captain OF NV
ship informed US that Cape Roman oO''
N. W. by W. or leagues; we lmmeor"'' :.
~ hauled our wind and at P NJ sa" o%p'
Roman bearing W. N. W. 4 or s leagues ',, i,
tant. All hands still pumping, at r W
to cur great Joy the pump sucked ~
A. NJ. breeze sprung up from S. s. E. anI
we shaned our course for Cape Fear, a"I