Portland gazette., 1805-05-13


Previous ftated, thar the black, had clofely in
yeaed the city that the fable Emperor, Deha-
lines, Overlooked in perlon the operation Of his
army, wich was commanded by General Chrif-
tophe the Englih AooP Of war Snake, was
crufing eff the port ofSt. Domingo and that
4 flags were frequent between her and the garri-
| lon.
L3f gf/cbr. LndHG,T Of S4c7.-Sornc account
| of the lCls OF this vefel has already been pub
.iihed, bur the following being more particular
relation, we give It place. g On the 21th Of
Feb. arrived in Dublin Bay, the fhip New Cen
rury. She failed from Bottom, on the 25 9Th Of
January, and on the 9TH Of Feb in lat. AZ deg.
50 min. N. lon.,5 81 deg. w. fell IN with the
wreck Of the fchooner InduarY, Of .Saco, near
Portland, from which they tool. of 7 unfortu-
mats people, who had been forty-nine DAYS in
that fituation, with no Other fubGfcnce than a
imall quantity Of bread, AID I catk OF raw faIt
beef, which had hoated out of the hold the
only liquid fhe had was fo:ne rain water,
which they faved il the caGz-and even Of
| this tclnty fupPiy they were deprived for want
OF rain, at one period, for five days, AMI 1t an
other, three. During that time, three vefIels
had patied in fight OF them, one Of which came
W thin hail but, owing to the ftrong breezs and
heavy fea. Glc could nor render no aIlitance-
and the eyes of The n7if--able fufferers followed
her units The was out of fight, leaving III rner1
htuation dcubly callmitous from their dilap-
Pointment in not receiving the relief which ap-
psared 70 near, and the wcctched uncertainty
OF the approach Of any other yetIel ii time to
lave their exi!tehCe their hopes vaniihed with
the hip and from he highelt Gummit ot expec-
tation, they now funk into fate OF the mof
dlima diPair on the very morning the New
Century hove ia fight, they had given themfcl,cs
up as loit, and prepared to meet the fate which
leemed inevitable. They were then complete
ly worn down BY hunger, and their expedition
to the nclementcy Of the weather (thc iea con-
itanty breaking over them, that only one OF
them could Rand upright, to thew that there
77as living creature on board, which circum.
ttance frlt attracted the notice of the paffinr
tfrp; the ref could merely crawl. The New
Century's yawl was mach damaged in the e~
ertion 70 grt themofF; bur they, az length, fuc.
ceeded IN carrying them on beard, where every
relief was administered to the unhappy fufer-
erS, that humanity could fuggeH, Five men
nave arrived III Dublin; but young lad ffon
ct the matter Of the fchooner) diea on the 22J
OF February, and the matter himfelf - Saw
yer) onthe day following. So completely was
nature exhaufcd, that the former dfopoed and
died on deck, at the moment hewss exbrefing
his hopes Of recovery faying, he felt himfeif
gaining trength.=rhe captain died while he
was drinking his tea, but he had freqaenflv ra;.
thathc neYcr could recover: he had LARGE fani
~, the confederation Of which f-emed TO prcv
upon bis mind and probably ,haRenel his
death.
$ The Indrfry had been out from PORT
land iifty-ioG+ days when 1he met with the ac--
cIdent; The was bound 70 Montferat with INN
ter, and had very high heavy deck load. Which
occahoned her to ouPiet. When Che parted with
tais load and with her MATS, fle riphted. and
the crew gained the deck again, the oniv n.rr
which continued above water. Her nern w.s
fudaenly itoye in, which c2nfed the innn,e3,,.s
lois OF al the providons, except Iittle biCcuit
and the beef that the unfortunate men con.r;-
we'd to inatcaffrom the nerciets deep. In ,b,s
ituation they were kept alive from the 10Th of
December, until the 18th Of February The
greater part of their clothes were wa{bei : n
their backs BY the waves, and what re n,air-J
were completely bleachcd.
" The few iurvivers were accomn,o4,tsd.
with lodging, and every thing necefarv for
,ileir wants, BY the American coniui and, tho
ihockIngly e'naciased, weie in fax way-of re-