The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-09

ylSh mireS OF Sdr.torono. ! he ship began
to make little watcr the hrSt night bur it
| WAS ..-t-ihe he secaa! night. however It
l increased SO much that Messrs. Bayley, Be
cher, Ranay, focke, and Pereyra, who were
lying upon hay, were obliged to move to a
higher place but as lay in my hibitker,
the water never touched me till the last
hight, when l was also obliged to move
When we came within miles of Calscro-
| ne, the wind became direct west and blew a
gale; we were several times close TO the isl
and of GLAND, but could not land on account
OF the sea, but that would not have prevent
ed our attempting it, had not the captain said
that there was no place for anchorage, nor
! was there harbour; so we tackled about,
till the 9th, all the time the pumps going,
and all hands bailing the ship: but we did
not gain on the leak, and had always 4 or
feetIwatcr in the hole.
| Con the 9TH inst. at noon Colonel Pollen
asked the captain if the ship would stand the
sea He answered, that he thought cit was
impossible" whence it would appear, that
had Col. Pinot put that question, the ship must
neM day have foundered with us ali
"Upon recciviNg that answer from the
captain, Col. Pollen ordered him immediate
ly to put back, and make the first port (tjis
wa, Memel;) and as it blew gale, and the
wild quite fair, we were sure Of reaching it
early next morning During the whole of
the, day and night we were employed in
Clearing the ship of water, and prevented it
exceeding five feet. At two O'clock on the
morning of the 9TH, we saw the coast and at
four Memel. I Immediately went into the
hole, opened my desk and took out what mo-
ney had there, placing it in the pocket of
, my hibitker, that might secure it at a mo-
ment's warning In case of danger; / then
licked my desk, and left my servant to put
, it away.
When came upon deck, we were close
to the bar; had not been there five minutes,
| when the slip struck with such violence,
. that the ladies and children in the cabin, and
, the passengers in the hole, had just time to
reach the deck, when the ship filled with
t water and immediately after the rudder was
knocked off.
The women now took refuge in the sail
ors cabin upon deck, where i also put the
children.
f The sea running dreadfully high we were
, obliged to.cut away the mast to prevent the
ship upsetting; the boats were then cut loose
and launched and Lord Royston with four or
: i've others,* jumped into them, but were up
set in moment.
determined to take my chance with the
women, and followed them int the round
house, where found eleven persons: Mrs
r Pollen and three servants Mrs. Barnes, s
children and maid |; Pereyra and Focke-
l All the rest of our dear friends, except those
who were lost by getting into the boats, were
Immediately washed overheard.
e Shortly after, the life-boat came alone
side, and found the captain and three sailors
(; upon the bowsprit, who telling the captain
! OF the lile-boat that every one else was wash
t ed overheard and it put of, leaving US twelve
IN the round house, in water up to the mid
+ die
f There was only one dry bed place, into
S which we put the children, but Mr. Focke
prayed for Gods sake that we would permit
him to So iii too, Us he could not stand the
cold Mr.. Pereyra satupon chest and had
Mrs. Pollen On his knees; Mrs. Barnes sat
= on another chest, with her little one at her
breast, the water covering the chests.
Yin order to shew the people on shore that
there we're still living people on board, it
was necessary for some of us to shew our
, selves occasionally. Mrs. Pollen's two SER
wants, anthony and Hearn, and myself were
, the only three who would venture out, and
one OF MS did so every quarter of an hour
During this day, the lfe-boat made four or
five attempts to relieve us, but could not
, come near, on account of the tremendous
sea.
"That night we all went to prayers, for
gave our enemies, and resigned ourselves to
the Almighty.
" Next morning at nine o'clock, ANTHONY
who was out, gave notice that the-life boat
was at the bowsprit. i went with Mrs Pol
+. len and the youngest child; Mrs. p. with
great difficulty reached the life boat. Twas
T twice knocked down by the sea, with the
child in one arm, but succeeded in holding
with the other. Finding however, nv
strength failing me, ] gave the child to Ann
(Mrs. BIS. maid) desiring her to remain
where she was, till could send one of the
men from the life-boat to take the child
{ Whether she attempted to follow me or not
] cannot say; but inst as threw myself in
to the life boat, the sailors called out tn at
the woman with the child, and man were
washed overheard; this man was Hearn,
Mrs. Polen's servant.
"The sea was too boisterous to permit the
boat to remain long where it was, it there
fore put off with Mrs. Pollen, her servant
Anthony, Mr.. Pereyra, and myself.
When we had reached the shore, I told
the people there were still four living per-
sons on board, viz. Mrs. Barnes, her two
children, and the third servant of Mrs Pol
len. They were with much difficulty per
isuaded to return aid succeeded in saving
them.
Mr.. locke had died during the night,
from cold, in the little bed place before de-
scribe6; the body is now on shore and it is