The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-29


which we could procure, we were enabled
60 keep her from sinking, stN keeping under the
i~e q the slip by this time it was about 2 P
u when the boat being hauled near to the ship
Tor the purpose OF getting canvass and oakWm TO
stop The leak, as many mea as could reach the
,ong boat jumped into her, and finding te boa,
would be sgain SINK if we remained so near the
ship, We were obliged to veer the boat to lee
ward of the ship at the distance Of Is OF 90 ia
thcms, berg IL III nusber IN the boat: we had
nos lam IN tins situation but shor; time before
one man jumped from the ship into the sea and
made Tor the boat we took him into the boat
and hndng at the same time az on board were
determined TO pursue the same plan we were
obliged TO veer the boat further from the shin
we stated TO them or board our situation, winch
was also evident to them, rs it required ali our
sxertions to keep the boat from sinking Dur.
ing the night we lay with rope fast from the
ship to The boat and under her lee when the pco
pie en- board the ship being exceedingly anxious
70 get into the boat (Which had they elected We
should all have been inevitably lost) kept haul.
,rg the boat towards them we ticn bent n a.
mother rope, and veered out as they hauled !:
but finding they were determined 10 sink the
boat by getting into her, we were obliged after
sta'ihS repeatedly to them situationl to tell
them that provided they persisted in getting into
The boat, we should be Obliged tho very reluc,
ahty, to cut the rope and leave them afier which
they dessted from hauling thr boat towards the
snip. AT this time we were Is in rumber i'm the
long boat, besides men who were in the s}f,n
oost laying under the lee OF the ship, continualy
osiilng to keep her from sinking, which au~men
Sed our number TO more than could with any de-
gree OF safety attempt TO leave the shin in The
song boat In the shattered condition she was then
I'll
Monday Morning, moderate brcezes and sea
oerable smoothi at which time the peonle on
the wreck were abou, haifof them on the tofirrl
tail, and the remainder or TIE bowsari; 8. wind
Tiass,cYery other part other being, under water
continually, and they kept entrcat ny us TO take
Shem into the boat we then told them our deter
mnation was Ia continue by the ship while she
Kept together and that the boat was not IN a stu
au'n to leave them unless they attempted to
come into her, but if any of them once made the
attempt we'should be under the necessity of lea
wing them notwithstanding cur wrctched situa
tion, having neither compass, quadrant or any.
instrument whatever by which We. could direct
our course, nor single drop of fresh water in
ehe boat and two men constantly bai,inr; all of
which circumstances were known TO Them
About this tme casks of Brandy and surdrv
other articles OF the cargo were drifting from
the wreck, amongst which we picked up the nj,
gen top gaPt sail, spsrs, oars, / casil Of oil,
tdrowhed lpig and goat, bag OF bread. and
they hove us gallon keg of brandy from the
ship; we then fixed sail for The boat from the mi
zen top gallant sail, it he;rg now about IL . NJ
%heh the people on tine wreck were Determined
10 come iIto the boat and BE- gan by iumning into
Inc sea, at winch we yeered the boat further dis
tant< from the ship and they again returned to
fer, AFTER which we again repeated to them orr
determination to continue hy them so lone IS the
snip hcld together, but If any other person at
tempted TO come into the boat, we should thar
instant leave them Notwithstanding orr desperate
SITUATION at tins uIne they had secured on the
wreck qaadrants, conpasses, 1hi,tl of water
Dread, -four, and plenty of provisions as thew
Frequently informed us, but they would not snare
us any OF those articles unless we consented to
come along SIDE The ship with the boat, which
had we have done we should have been sunk in
an instant as they were prepared to Jump having
oars. chss.s, &c ready for the purpose on the
Iaitrci Raii --Notwithslandinr they knew ON =
determination and tue mpossibility of our taking,
them INTO the boat, they still persisted IN gettinc
INTO her, and one oI them Jumped into the sea and
made Tor the small boat which lay yeered To the
feeward OF the ship, whirh boat lie reached and
nAdinS we would not take him into The long boat,
he returned TO the ship with the small! boat bv
which time seeing they were al determined 10
pursue the same plan as this last nan we were
under the p2infu! necessity of cutting the rome
by which we We're fast TO Tie ship, and row and
sail from them Tor the preservation of orr
siVes, Beng III hopes OF falling in with a vessel
10 re- eve us, which almost the only hone
we had left, being about 100 miles distance from
the nearest land, and in the desperate stuati IN
before stated. AT this time it was about meridi
an, with moderate wind from the southwark and
westward, we made our course as nearly Eas, ~
possible, for the Island of CoryO or Flores and
The last OF the ship she was lsviufr in the
same situation rs when we parted from ner il
was now about NJ the 90 OF MAY, we con-
t'nued our course for the Eastward, havnf. the
winds variable from s. S F.. to North West ard
two men constsntiy bling, steering in the night
ny the stars, when to be seen, aud when dark
cloudy weather, by the heaying Of the sea, and ~
the day time by Judging from the bearing OF the
sun, when TO be seen, and when not, by the best
of our judgement. We continued in This stua
Eion without seeing any vessel until Saturday,
26th OF May, at P. NJ. when TO our great ioy
espyed sail which proved TO be the brig 20
acher of Boston, Capt James Dunn, from Ali.
cant who took on board and treated us with
every attention and civiliy while on board his
vessel, for which return him cur most or teIul
acknowledgements, & also TO capt. Richard Ped
n K, VINO very generously, at erwards took IS us
on board his vessel, & brought us into Marble.
head, treated us with The greatest polite nes
William Fairfield, Joshua Stafford.
Lcuis Barney, Aexarder Thompson
Zerub1 mp, John NJ Peck
WIllianiG raves, Nahum Warren,
Robert Feeie, Edw. Richardson. 2
Left on the Wreck 81
Picked up in the boat is
Totsi 46
WASHINGTON, June Is.
The Secretary IF tie 7reaaury has re-