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

teen in number, with much difficulty fuceceded in
getting into the boat took in two fna dogs and
cat, that whining along eide. Loft all our oars
but one, which fortunately fcrved to keep the boar
direct before the f-a, being defftute of rudder. !
The names of the perfons thus ecaped Mrs.
PARRIs, of st. Mary's; Mrs. DvNHAM, of Charlef- |
ton; Mrs. GERG, wife of the captain; and Mfs T. |
LIZA BLEW, of St. Mary's; captain GrRE and Son
captain JouN CLARK, OF Connecticut, who ferved
mate; AMOS ARNOLD and DAN. SMITH, both of
the above place HANcE PATTERSON, a Dane; aud
ToHN CuRTIce, of N York. paaenger; and fix
blacks all fowed away in fn'a boat, with Hria
orders not to move, except the helmfnan and bal
lers--had buckets, which were in alnoft eontin-
ual ufe, the Tea breaking violently us In this
manner rode on, the form, during tedious
night light the winds abated, the fea grow
ing more moderate. Having taken little or no no,,-
riihnaent daring the gale and being very much fati
gued, needed re(reitment overhauled our Gores
found them TO conGt OF one aud half gallon Of wa
ter, one bottle of gia, do. wine, and twelve or
thirteen pounds of raw pork--ths the whole u
mount which we had to fublit. In th. deplorable
6tuation, we found onrirlves the ea1ward of the
Gulph, far from any iuccour from land, and ont of
the track mott frequentcd by mariners. Saturday,
got easry wind, which ween dea vored to improve
by hoiaing fma blanket for fall to drift us back
towards, the American coat. On the 9th, os,h.
o6th and 9th, tho winds molly from the eall-
ward. In the afternoon of the 9th of Aupun. fa,,
her oourfe for two hours feemed bring her nearer
TO us---we hoi0ed and waved red and white hand
kerchief in hopes to at.ra9 their attention. and al
though the di(ance of fevera miles gave rene,ted
ihouss in hopes they might politely hear--bu to our
nexpreilible grief and disappointment The neither fa
nor heard U.s. ar1 her courfe took her from, n,
we gradually lof fight OF our hopsd for relief. Ar
evening the winds grew high, during the nigh, had
rail- caught fome water by means of our blanket
handkerchief &c though rendered very brackith bv
the fat ipray, anfSsred very valuable purpoIs
"A, O'Clock, 2sth, wind changed, blew up a tren,en
dous iwe and crois ea---t was with the greateit diff
iiculty kept above water. With frita MANAGE.
ment ths helm, couaant bailing and the bleCIiny
of Providence, we weathered the form which aha
ted about O'Clock, p NJ I'm the evening mode
rate, moon ihone, wnd iavourng, we again neered
wettward While recrofing the gulf had feveral ,e
we're fqHalls, in fome of which we were enabled ?,
catch lome water though not fufficent to a!ay our
Thrift, afforded US very neeenary relief. On eo,h
weather extremely warm, ihelter from the icoreh
ing rays; no room to ftretch our weary limbs hea,
abitinence, and fatigue, began TO overpo,per orr
debilitatst frames ! now parched with the pierc;no
beams OF the fun, next wet with fal, fpray and chill
led with cold nigh air, water. The 3Oth calm
towards the middle OF the day extremely warm, no
water TO cool even parched lips one of our crew
fainting AT : o'clock, p. NJ faw fail..all effor,.
to get TO her in vainand thofe that were Gck grew
more diicouraged---and thofe who whed to keep I'm
their and comrades fprts, had no recour(e bur
to call their attention to lac wonderful ecspe. they
had already experienced, and the avours and all iuf-
heeney of that Providence, already 70 abundan,Iv
nanifcit-- and excite them remember they were
in the hands of that God, who difpofed of all thinq
rightly, and incapable of error. Sunday, NOTHING
remarkable, wind 1t eait. Monday morning N /
o'clock, being IT Sept. Mr.. Jonm CLARK yielded up
this life, while his head Exported and eyes cioied
by Mi CusT1er---the unhappy crew viewing this
ghaitly ipscaele as example which, without Pro.
vidental relief, they NUT all foon follow Next
morning calm, kept the corpIe till IL O'Clock, the
wind increaing and the weather threatening we then
coniigned him TO his watery home--- while in the a
OF burying him, little negro girl expired at
o'clock, p M we can her into the fea. At o'clock
had ihower, caught ionre water; after the flower
the wind inoreafed, the fea grew rough and by fam
ier, might be termed boiferous gale all hands IA
toned, without liberty to move, except thofe felee
ed for the heln and buckets-the prohibition was al
moi rnnerefiarv fev.ral Of .h- c-..: -.-=-
rife--the form ncreafed to an alarming DEGREE
fully equal to any had before experiene edSthe
night was dark as death, glimmeriny of light
but what was reflected by the fierce breaking of the
fiery billogs--our little bark in mott miraculous
manner kept above the furface now mounting in an
amoit perpendicular direction, high in air---now
plunging headlong down almott TO eartt--the Esa
buriting heads, frequently half filling our
boat at Jingle dafh, hands all exhauned and were
1t not the lait EFFORT tor preervmg life could not have
performed their Offices Thus pafTed on this dread
gloomy time, until about 8 o clock, A. NJ. at which
the bright emprefs OF the night BURT forth her
radiance difPelling the fable curtain by which fhe
had been 80 deeply enihrouded, fhootinc forth her
rays in mildeh lure the wind fat abating--about
S minutes after thus illuminated as if the
all protecting hand of omnipotence had predetermn
ed it angular inaance whereby to n1anife9 his
power, juA the expiration Of all earthly hope ex
tended his iaving in this cafe, the rays broke
fuddenly FORTH and Immediately appeared a fail in
view, clofe at hand--wslcone fight when we were |
both mounted the feas could liaingui, her to be
a brig, beariu. towards us. Never had W. fern 3. |
fight 70 hopeful, even 70 Deedful---The brig was |
lying too not far to lee~7rd-w foon drifted down
within hai-at the fourth hail, was anfwered by her
crew--joyful found it then our hearts bounded
with grestfu Joy then made nanifefl the out
nretched hand of God Even thofe who Law beInlsf |
in the boat, exered their weak lungs in joyful excla-
nations The briggs were attentive 10 our fafe
ty--we dropped under her ftcrH, and after feveral
attempts, with comfortable difficulty caught tow
rope, with which were carefully hauled alone
1dc--and, notwithstanding the extreme rouphnefs Of
the fea, and the deep rolling of the brig were foon
conveyed fafcly OH board, except an unlueky blow
which Mils BLEW received from an oar in the hands
of feanien, while endeavorng to bear off the boat
to prevent her favng againG the brig. This fortu-
Circumstance took place between and 8 o'clock
on 1uelday morning, I'd September--found the brig
to be the PoLLY, Captain S. HUBsLr tn Cant