The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-23
FROM THE CHARLESTON TIMES.

ds sfe.,n' Of he voyage oft5e ety. LITTLE PATTY,
GREEsMAN GERE, mai7ey, 4sib a melancholy re!.a-
ton Sn fonndring in tbe Guieb, Gni the J5triagI
ef6fy unfortunate
Left Chareilon bar, bound to ST. Marys the e6,h
of July-On the 9th, being headed by the wind of
Tybee, put into Cocl.fpur for harbor lay there
until the 9TH of Augut, wind favoring put to Tea
o'clock fame evening overtaken by levere
lquall from the north, which carried away the top
and fore fais--afterward., the wind being variable
endeavored to proceed under the remaining fails, un-
til Tuefday, the 9th the winds heading, and find
ing ourfelves unable tn beat the fonth, and the
fchcnner .atin. IN more thar rfra! caileL :
general council, and thought adveabe To PUT back
to Savannah--got into harbor fame evening next
day, the ldth, got the vehel up to town worbmen
were Immediately employed to overhaul and repair
her-After being pronounced fea worthy put to Tea
again Monday, the 9Th, wind fair but light pro-
cceded on until the 2lf 3 O'Clock our port full in
view, contidered our voyage heary at its clofe-
While INDUCING thef- plezlng ideas, the wind fprang
up from N. w. ard blew hard; we endeavored to
hold our own by beating and of in hopes foon
to experience favorable change wind Rill encrea.
fiag. and by 10 at night might well be termed a
gale cur veffs aboring hard fprung leak in or
der TO cafe her, at A. NJ. bore away before the
wind; panerEers and indefatigaby employed
at the pumps and battling the leak overwhelming our
eforts-In order 10 tighten her, cut away both mats
by the beard, dropped over our anchors and cables
throwing away the cauboofe and every other heavy
article thar could be come continued every poi-
bic effort to free her, until about P. NJ. when find
ing the water than five feet in the hold, and
all hands exhauhsd, gave her up. We then indulq,-
ed hopes that although fhe muG fill, fhe would not
fink, having but few heavy articles OF cargo-Uuder
this imprelion, prepared proviGons water clothes
and bedding on the quarter deck; alto quadrants
compafIes, books charts, &c. that would be likely
4 e..
many OF the articleslaR, expected at ben to be
feverely wafhed by the Tea had the precaution to
prepare the boat in the ben pofibIe manners as ait
though doubtful relource the gale fevere and the
fea-tremendous, being then about the middle of the
Gulph. About O'clock came ON the horrd hour ::
a moi dihrelhug and terrific moment Death feem-
cd TO have extended his all devourng Jaws ready to
encofe us in eternal night Our l1ip, much fooner
than expected, had filled and was linking; the
fbrieks of females, the eonluon and danger of all
with the violence of the fca that were continually
breaking over us, pretented, perhaps. the moi To-
lemn and dillrehing fcone ever beheld by morta!s
One had been nationsd in the boat and was con.
tinuay employed in bailing, to keep her above wa
ter; when the fchooner filed two old ladies', near.
ly so years Of age, tipped their holds and were by e.
very lea dalhed about the decks one, however
foon went overheard, but was 70 fortunate az TO be
drove directly sgana the painter of the boat, on
which The firmly few ID, aud drawn in by fo1e
81 the leamen.--About the fame time Young LADY,
Mifs MARIA OSBORN, was by a violent furge dam
ed overooard--Mr. CUsrIcE, pafIenger, beheld
her at tbs moment, feizsd ropes end fprsng for
ward caught her by the gown and reAored her a.
gain 70 the deck, sdyiing her To grafp the quarter
rail until he could procure rope.--While in the ata
Of getting lanyard, another more enraged billow
fwept acrofs the deck, carrying with it the pinnacle,
which hruek violently againn him, knocked him from
OF his feet aud in It's dcruive progrefs fwep, three
pcffons overheard. Mrs. Gar, the wife Of the cap.
tain, her lon, aud the unfortunate MAsIA Mrs
Gere, though overheard, lof not her hold, and
foon recovered her litls fon held firm to her
slo'hcs Every poIble exertion was made TO regain
q fair MARIA; bu5, ass was made in vain the
was caf, the deciiiye moment nigh for awhile
bufetsd the foaminc fca with great refolution
kiing her hapis towards her former deliverer.
VI looks folici,ing affiliapee bu bis exsr,ion.