The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-19
From IT,. Nrzy- York Gazette.


From TIE Nezv- York Gazette
Miraculous prefervaton of the life of Ric5ard
De7'oe, who WAS Tailor lad on board the fchr
Mary, Seth Wadfworth, m after, loa on her
pafaee from Cu.rscca, for this port.
When D;voc was taken up at f.s, he had
been "a hours on the boohy -hatch, during which
time he not only eiifcoverel great fortitude, but
utguIar PrcicnCe or TuIn,I.--IJUners wlp may t,r
placed IN hmilar htuttion, may be benehtte
by perufing his narrative.
II appears from Deroe's protect, that on Sa-
turday, the SD of Auguf, they experienced
a tremendous gale, which continued all that
night. On Sunday morning, it was calm for
about two hours, when they made more fail,
but the gale coming on again, they took in all
except the forefail, under which they lay 10,
when ihe fonn uptet. After lying in the wa
ter IN this iiuation quarter of an hour, they
cut away the lan-yards, in hopes the veilt
would right but he unfortunately foundcred
while the captain ut the helm, and every
foul, except the fsid Devoc and man named
William, perihed. Jun before the veGel went
down Devoe cut away the gripes of the long
boat, but in attempting TO get into her ihe up
let. He then, as the laft reiorl, f,ysn to the
hooby-hatch, which he caught hold Of The
above named William got hold of the hatch at
the fame time, but the iea upfetting it, he was
obliged to LET go his hold and was loft Devoe
continued by the hatch all that night, holding
by the clamp, when the gale ablted. On
Monday 1t WAS calm, and as Providence no
doubt had ordered it, a crab Roated on The
| hatch, which he ate alive Fatigued, cold. ana
almott exhaufted, in this perilous ftuasion, be
lay do1vH on tie bntcb and Nh! Having a.
woke, and being coniilerabiyr lfre(hed, he fapy
two fchooners at A fhort tliitance, Handing. As
! - IN f,sl T. e.
and Handkerchief, but was not obftrved by
them. Early on Tuefday morning, he faw a
hip cloie by him, which he hailed, bat they
did not hear him, the current fvecpinp him
from her; the wind, however, foon became
more favourable, which brought the n,ip 10
near him, that he was dfcoyercd, when the
boat was immediately lowered down, AND took
him on board. She proved to be the Rolf.
Gardner, from Philadelphia, bound to Cork,
bearing away for NewYork. in diftrels, where
ihe arrived on the sOth ullmo.
While Devoe was on the batch, his 6tnati-
on was rendered more terrible, by obieryinp
the fharks devouring the bodies of his decealed
comrades.
The French frigate La Vaereux, 90 guns, now
reitting az Marcos Hook is one of the fduad
ron known by the name of Jerome's fonadron.
This fquadron filled from Martinique, took
three Brtiih lhips at Montf-rrat, Iooi: I'd at the
Iortoia convoy and Admiral Cochrsne, of St.
Thomas, and is Cochrane wanted hin more
to give him courage to attack the French ft1uad
ron, while he was waiting they moved to the
weitward. The French cruiZed Ceveral DAYS off
Charleiton, in hopes of intercep,ing fome of the
bTitIih conveys from the Wef-Indes when
iinding that they were Rill aflern, food to the
ealtward About the i2ih or 18th of Aren't.
their look out frigate La Vaereux, difcovered
the Britih convoy of 10 f,ii, and ihips of war.
and Immediately made fail TO return 20 her
| iquadron; on the | 18th fie took the 8rtih 1ooD
Hebe, Newton, from Trinidad for Bermuda,
and after having taken out the people, and
iuch articles as they Chofe, funk the noop and
brought the people in. On the feventeenth of
Augut lat. 81, long. 64, La Valereux, fell in
with her fquadron, but at this time the lhiD of
jerome was milling and for her they lay to two
days, but not being joined by her, they deter
mined to purfue the convoy without him, but
loon after, on the 10th Of Auguf, moG ire
mendous gale OF wind came on, which in the
night fepnrated them, and Obliged each 70 feel.
a port ofiafsty. The Vilereux pu'hed for Vir-
gIHia, but when of the Chsfapeake was Obliged
to bear away for the Delaware, rs the wind
was head.--Ihe Vaiereux gas Obliged to chr
away Ter mizsn matt carried away both her
other ;opndlt, topCi'7, fore a1d min R4v
'''N' '""I't'' nc ilIid-
ron has taken l8 prizes inoe tney left Mar mi
CO, among which are the He5c, above niention-
ed, and The brig ---, capt. Morris, from
Newfoundland for BirbadOcs, which thew aiG,
plundeFed and funk. Trn din.
The quantity Of Beef eat IVY the F,enahmen
on board the Pafriof, (ypg at hanspor,) A.
mounts 10 TOO bs. aud OF Bread 10 ths sa!,... of
90 collars per DAY. halt. Tel.
NORFOLK, September -.
On Saturday TAT arrived here a.. b,is Nancy,
captain Decker, p daysffDm D5uiu, ooaia,
Ln NMcllei. I'M aaant ol nrn.ln-.L.