Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-30

that n, when he told us that nc
inc sitnin' a .sre near about the Silver Pitts,
steiycd, VIC ~" ". that afternoon, which
should , - done, and at the close OF the
Us acc0lu ..eT;ng that course, running az 'he
db We Sc: So knots per hour, at about ten o
pc Of ainS night signal was made TO alter
q lock, the n 80 noints, which was repeated
oaf's . 4 this time only four Of the convoy J.
Is !. sight, and they were shorty s' ,os. sa,
ps' ID. y he heavy squat Of snow and sieet. =.
flo tue n Ice the hands were turned up, the
kbaE past =. i broken water: we found we
HIP OsiDo sand bank, the pilot imagining 1t TO
V'Ie o. ;.s.s Knoll. The captain instantly or
X s" .Ss hriqto be steercd 5. S. Z. thinking
dsr'a =. -, 70 sea but she continued striking
10 g. 20 sor length 81 time, that we had al
4 % rN zen mn for lost, when suddenly, and
\ OS s.,nnately. we fell into three tatnoms
NY .S mon which the captain caused an an
MI, ~ be LET 90, when We perceived the he
|S.in IA we then thought) also at an an
;bough she fred several guns and burnt
|tlta rsbts but alas when tie day broke, We
biz ~. 10 modification of Witnessing most
~ ii ecepe--the Hero was totally dlsnaasted,
'a 1sn her larboard beam ends, with her head
T. about a mile from US, upon the
y rs. ~ Sand. as we then found we were IN
as If il. off the Texel Island; the ships
amman. ~. were sIl crowded together on me
.oon ard forecastle. As soon as Daylight haa
ri appeared, she hoisted flag OF truce and
s,rd gun, which we repeated, and very
ssortly after saw lugger, two briggs, and Sc
r.,l small vessels, plying out OF the iexei TO
air assistance but owing to the HOOD tlde
having made, and the wind blowing perfect
Gale at N. N. w. the iugger was only able 10
r r. within two or three miles OF us by Two
~ three o'clock in the afternoon. In the mean
tme VIC hoisted out our boats, and made an
attempt to get near the Hero, but the surf was
. hieh, that it was all Intellectual, and we were
Onder the cruel necessity of seeing so many
i our brave countrymeD perishing, without
yeng able to render them any assistance
Tbe Grasshopper at the same time was con-
family striking very hard, though every thing
,ad been thrown overheard to tighten her, ex-
tpt the guns, uDoa which ii was feared she
Fould have bilged, The master was then sent
0 sound in every direction, for a passage to
make our escape by, Though | have since
Ound out, that an escape was totally lmposal-
lei ). but quarter less three, and two tathoms
nd an half were the only soundings be could
leet with. The Captain, therefore, with tae
pniOn Of the officers, agreed, that we had 10
hance Of saving ourselves, but by surrender
lg to the enemy, who were at this time, as
ave before mentioned, coming to our assis-
nee, and that Of the Hero, from whose wreck,
am sorry to say, not one soul has been saved.
observed, hk wise, about FIVE miles to the
Outward of US, vessel on shore, with her
remast standing, and another some distance
ON her, both of which took to be transports
Iat were under our convoy. The command
e officer has Since informed US, that the to-
graph has reported that eight or ten vessels
ere wrecked upon the coast to The northward,
the 22d inst. and had shared the tate OF the
DOT Hero. A transport. called the Archl-
edes, beat over the Hacks as we'll as our
Ives, with, the loss of her rudder; but has
nee been wrecked, though tee crew are saw
! and now prisoners Of war as well as we.
I close of day, finding the weather threaten
be worse, and the brig striking 50 re-
eatedly, we cut the cable and ran Tor
'e port in view: when we approached the
ger, which was BY this lime anchored, she
mt pilot to US, who took US into he Texel,
mere we surrendered tothe Dutch squadron
lder the command Of Admiral de Winter,
no, must in justice say, has behaved to
In the most humane and attentive manner.
Aey also used every means in their power
save the crew Of the unfortunate Hero; but
&c badness of the weather rendered it totally
apostolic. now must conclude NY nara
'e with the most heartfelt regret, 1t haTing
announce to the public, and the friends OF
g poor sufferers, their severe loss.
r ). We lost but one man, Mr., King, the
lOt who was Killed by capstern har which
w out as we were heaving in Cable to put
Twice In the hawse.
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