Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-02
CHARLESTON, October 81.
loss Of Gu,,- Boat, No. 9.

The U. States GuIi-B Boat, No. 9, (schoop.,
rieeed) under the command of MIR. I.ipaen.
colt, of tie navy, sailed from this port o.. tie
9th uIt. bound to st Mary's. On Frdsr
morning 4th instant, they made Crmberlagd
Island but Being unable to procure pilot,
they at night stood OF, weather very bad and
high sca-on Sa;urda, morning, the wind
INCREASING to heavy gale from n. n. E. The
vessel was hove too under a trey-sail, with
her head to the eastward about / A. n the
gale INCREASING, took iii the trey-sal, and in
about FIVE minutes alter heavy sea broke On
board, which hove the boat On her beam ends
they Immediately attempted to cut away the
mast, but that part os.he crew which was be.
low, in their alarm, forced open the matches,
which had been secured early in the gale aid
the Gum Boat instantly filed * went down
Several oil the crew attempted to save them.
selves from instant death by ciingins to the
floating sweeps, spars, &c. but one only ci
the number escaped to tell the moumfultalc
all the rest, after struggling awhile with the
waves, shared the fate OF those who vert
down with the vessel The man saved is
named Join Tier, and what is very remark
able, he was one Of the men saved from the
wreck of Gun-Boat no. l57, lost on Charleston
bar on the 18th May last. This man was pick.
ed up the next day, after having been twenty.
nine hours upon an oar by Captain Goold, Of
the schooner Dolly, of Rhode-Isand, & land.
ed at Amelia IslaHd-Thc names of the per
sons lost are
John J. Lippcncott, acting master, a native
Of Pennsylvania James w. Cunning, mid.
shipman, OF Wilmington, n. c.; John Todd,
do. OF this city; Francis Taylor, do. do. So.
mucl Lber, do. do; Saml. Robertson, boat.
swain; William Wright, gunner; Thomas
King, purscr's steward; Samuel Cameron,
carpenter; Mrs. II. Smith, a native of Liver.
pool, going on TO her husband, who is a car.
pentcr in the T. States service; aud about d
seamen.
We trust in God that this additional immo.
lation of our fclow-creatnres, will satisfy our
rulers OF the impoiicy mot TO say the wicked
ness) Of sending these wrctched machines up.
on the ocean; and thereby consigning our In-
fortunate scaiaen to CertNin destruction. This
is the third instance, within a few months, in
which whole crews or board these eelFns
have been hurried into eternity and fourth
accident, but little less fatal, has taken place
liiN So'IiN PNli'dt III NtiiSN ~ iUCh
we're mserably mashed to death by the capsiz-
ing OF gun on board OF one of them-Were
American seamen placed on board of proper
vessels Of war, and there met their deaths gal
lantly defending their flag; although we might
drop tear to their memory, yet we should be
cheered by the reflection that they had fought
and died like men But when accounts like
the above reach orr cars, We are ready to *.
claim with veteran tar on the OCCASION
s Would 70 God that those who planned and
who still persist in this species of naval dc.
fence, were compelled to man these boats
themselves" Perhaps no other plan could be
adopted which is so well calculated to break
down the lofty spirit and daring intrepidi;y Of
seamen, 20 that which has been rese; ted to bv
our valorous nls,ration-consigping them
to certaiu oeath AID disgrace Oh board q: Gun.
Boats.