Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-12-21


board at the time of the accident, and that
the coast about Tord is covered with the
dead bodies Of men, women and children
Not two planks Of the vessel are left toge-
Their. She was dashed TO pieces in few
minutes after she struck of those who
have been saved, II is feared Few win sur
yive, as they are an excepting one) cut IN
SO shocking a manner by the shelving rocks
their preservation is a miracle, for that part
Of tile coast is nearly as perpendicular as the
side Of house.
Los. IF The Golden RuIeef U,iscasset. - The
brig George, Wildridgc, Of Portland, arriv-
ed in Limeric river, 9th Oct. from New
york. On her passage she most providen-
TALLY fell il with the Golden Rule, of Wis
casset, from which the following affecting
account has been received -" The ship
Golden Rule, Capt Austin, sailed. from
Wiscasset, with cargo Of timber, on the
3lh Of September. On the 18th Of the same
month she experienced severe gale from
the S. Z. and az eight O'Clock A, M. we dis
covered she had sprung leak, and had Jour
feet Of water in her hold: at nine O'Clock 1t
had incl eased to eight feet, notwitl standing
we had Two pumps going, and aere throw
were enabled 10 do very slowly, from the
sea driving the planks about the deck, and
wounding the crew. About ten O'Clock the
, water had increased TO twelve feet, and the
gale had evidently increased the.crew and
all on board were quite exhausted, and 60
! ing into the cabin, we found it was filing
| fast. The main and mizen masts were now
cut away, to prevent her upsettmg and she
was quite clear Of her deck load. At eley-
! en- o'clock she was full up to her main deck,
| and all her bulk heads were knocked away.
| Il now occurred to Us 10 endeayour to save
some bread, and Mr.. Andrew Boyd, the
| II St mate with great re solution went into the
f, cabin, and gave out some bread and two bot
| ties Of rum but 50 rapidly did she fill, from
/ the timber of her cargo shifting, that he
was forced to break through the sky-light
20 save himself. Our small stock of provi-
| sion was now put into the pinnacle, as a Sc
: cure place. Ii had been there but fe W mi
| nutes, when a tremendous sea struck US,
I and carried away the pinnacle We had
/ now little hope lCit--the wheel was broke
| and we proceeded to secure ourselves as
| well as we could, some in the foretop, and
| tie rest were lashing themselves to the taft;
| rail- before we could accomplish the latter
plan, another sea, if possible more heavy
, th:n Che former, hurried us all from our pa
ces, and washed two of our poor men over
! board they were seen swimming for the
ship short time when a wave buried them
from our sight. We now endeavoured 10
! keep the ship before the wind, which we
were enabled TO do partially through the
night. The next day another of our mer
died from cold and hunger. The ships
deck was now blown up, and her side stove
in, and we had all given ourselves up, when
on Thursday, at noon, we were reused by
the cry of =" Sail !" and we had the salts.
faction to see her bear down for us about
| three o'clock she came alongside-she was
the brig George, Of Portland, and Captain
Wildridge sent his long-boat, and took us
from the wreck"
ARRIVALS, tJc
n. YORK, DEC. 2.-There are three Gun.
Boats ashore IT. the Cove, to the Westward
of Scrdy Hook, and one on Staten Island
al high and &y.
GREENocK, Der. 10.-The George,
Wildridge, Of Portland, arrived at Liner.
lex River, picked upthe crew of the Golden
Ru.r, of Wiscasset, which sprung alcak
28.h Sept. il a gale. Two m4n were
swept off the deck, and one died Of fatigue