The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-03
During their lying in this wretchesi si,un,

Ourios their lying IN THIS wretched sitU6
non, their miseriss were aggravated by sect.
ing no less than four sail Of vessels pass a
| distances too great to observe the wreck ::
the FIRST of these was on the third day after
the long boat had left them. aud was so near
| nat the yawl was dispatched to intercept
| her; the vessel was becalmed, and the boat
| gained solar upon her as to see the men nov
| ing upon deck but at this critical momen, az
| nope ana fear, a breeze spraug up, which
| soon carried her beyond their reach, and they
were ooiisea 10 return unsuccessful to the
"reck' from which they had been SO far as
| % lose sight of her.
without relief. and little hope remained OF
much longer preserving their existence
capt. Larcom then suggested the chance Of
moving with the boat further northward al
being more in the track of vessels 4: there
were only three en- board the wreck who
were IN situation to take any interest in
't, and these thought their chance as god
to remain, as to venture off in such a shat
tered boat. without provisions Capt. Lar
com, however. and the four that were with
him (viz. f. A Irvine. John C.. Very, Jen-
tnan Layth and John Treadwell, ali of Sa
ieml determined on this eXpedient, and ac-.
lcordingiy set y little SAIL anu steeretl portb
west, having some pork. some brandy. and a
quadrant. on board They left the WRECK
by observation. in lat. SO, 10 Using the
orancy very sparingiy, they derived some
support from II their pork they could noe
eat. for want of drink. After ten or twe,r,-
days sailing, 1T rained, and they saved some
water by soaking heir handkerchiefs and
wringing them mo a box they als,ymade
lip net Of heir handkerchiefs, and Caught
some small fish. which they split and dried
and from which they derived some nouiishs
ment.
But their fatigue was excessive, while one
steered, another was obliged to keep inces-
sanity baiiing out the water, SO that they.
nearly wore the bottom through They had
also some very rough weather, The ION
day after leaving the wreck MIR 7read.yeh
died, on the 21st Mr. Layih AT differenr
times they had seen three vessels pass. with
out beng seen by them. At length on the
23d day, their strength being almost exhaus-
ted, and scarcely a ray OF hope remaining
they gave over all further eXertion, and re-
signed themselves TO hat fate which seemed
inevitable, when looking up, Cap,. L. espied
a sail about miles distant. THIS gave them
new lie. fortunately they were To wind
ward, and they laid their course so accurate
ly as to meet her directly IL ner parh II
proved to be the sch oner Gen Johnsof Caps,
Stephen l.. DAVIS, tru.n l., bon 10. q ,Jl,'S
Ter, on board of which they we're received
and treated by Capt DAVIS with The ten
dernass OF a friend, aud ne care and Sklh of
a physician and on Saturday evenl.. tney
at Gloucester, 22days from me time
OF being taken up and ", Sunday returned
to their families in Beverly and S.ien-
When the yawl was taken up, she mad made
about one degree OF latitude, and four OF lon
gitude, from me wreck.
The following is a list Of the persons L..
wing on the wreck when Capt. Laicom leitir
viz--Henry Tucker. Benjamin Peee IN
Janvrin. John Merrill, Edmund Wmeare,
Nathaniel She field, jacob Fowler, J,,ies
Sinclair, William Burrill, Alexander Mr.
shall.
OF these Capt Ianvrin and TWO others re.
tanned a tolerabe degree of strength the.
rest appeared to be nearly sunk uuder ths.r
suferings, and we're lying passively uooe,
the stage probably never more to rise A.
mong these was the am,abie Mr.. Fucker
of this town, late supercargo of tie sn,d
+ ancis, detained at Naples.
The following died previous to the airs
departure viz. Isaac Choate, G.. E. A.
Ca penter, George Prince. Green Perry.
Orjon, Juhn Jones, ii cary Gil.
hn Brackiey, Samuel Craft. G urgc Cngs
VIII John Brown Daniel Cahu, Stephen
Vllpey LOU JosIas, itanson Wilson, George.
Jones ----SGlem Gag