Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-12

we rugged two jury masts and Set Il
our new and old topsails; ourruddp,
we lost, but with piece Of an Old
spar we made sort Of oar. whieL Z
had some little effect or her. In =.
bout three days after this, with Tie
help Of a spy glass, and piece etI
mink found in the cabin. We raised
Ere: we were Ill! more Or less sick T,
and sore and short Of water. othce, &
ways should have been comparative. s.
ly happy. At this time we had nci,
Their charts, books, quadrant, com.
pa.s. anchors or cables. bnt We de.
termined on trying tot get the broad. +,
side of America. Some time after B.
this, we had gale. | believe it wa, 8
more violent than the first, but our
bruised and shattered bark weather.
ed it. The first vessel We fell in was
a schooner, we took to be Spaniard,
he spoke US, and we begged him to )
furnish us with some water. We
had lost our boats, and at the mo. \
ment we were looking for him to {
heave out his, the inhuman monster I
bore up aud left US to famish. AZ
ter this we chased every thing We
s,w-but they all Stunned US. On
the esd inst. We made the land, to
the northward Of Cape Heary, say
half degree; on that night, uu-
perceived. We got in hail Of the sehr.
Rose-in- Bloom, from New-Bedfora
for Richmond. As We had at this
time neither rudder, anchor, cable
or a boat to save our lives. in case
we got on shore, as We certainly
must, vessel being nearly altogether
ungovernable, related to bin our
misfortune and told him, if le would
assist in getting us in.. he would no
doubt he rewarded. He cheerfully
sheered along side Of us and gave US
the end of his hawser. We had cot
nearly up with the light, when sud.
den gale from the NV. We were
obliged both to put to sea-we split
our old topsail and was drove the
next day "a long distance from the
!and-this was truly discouraging;
but in the evening our hopes were re-
ne~cd by deserving our friend to
windward running Down for us-it
was blowing hard and so great sea
it was impossible for him to board
US; but he told US he would neither
forsake or abandon us, whilst there
was a hope of assisting us, & by his
instrumentality we are now in fair
way Of getting up to Norfolk i; but
I must add l believe more compleat
wreck never came into port; she is
cut down, fore and aft, to the gun
vale.
lost every thing but life and spi-
ri's. am much indisposed, full Of
wounds and bruises, as is most of
the crew. My legs are swollen and
black. hope to be better seon at.
ter SEINE medicine and nourishment.
For nearly eight days I have been
eating salt, drinking salt, and added
to this, soaked in salt-you may be-
lieve therefore, / cannot have arriv-
dvery fresh.
Ertracf Of a letter from, Porto Rico, 10
The Editor ef TIE Freekaau's Josrnal,
dated October %.
Since the declaration of war there has
been not less than IS to 80 arrivals here
fran the United States, under tAe Swe-
dish, Spanish, and American fass, and
most Of them with large cargoes, in.
consequence Of which the markets are
completely giul,ed with all kinds of A..
merlcan produce.
Flour, d short time since, would brig
80 dollars per barrel and now Is to II.
Is The nlcst that Can be obtained, even
then you are compelled to take paper
money (Which was issued On the lst
September In payment, which the plan
tiers refuse receiving for their produce
onless considerable discoHnt is allow
ed. The duty on -four IS B. 81 cents
per barrel, other articles proportionably
hlsh-beef, pork, soap, lard, sc. &c.
are equally in abundance and will not
bring the first cost by 10 to 70 per cert.
The great number Of American pri-
vaseers that are cruizins off here, PFC
vents little Or ne communication to
"lndward, where we learn produce is
much in demand.
The October fleet. consisting OF 70
sail will leave St. Thomas's about the
26,h Instant, their convoy is said to be
but feeble. The privateer America, of
Baltimore. and two others lett this lwo
days since, in pursuit of Their.
The American priyat.er Providence,
captain Hopkins, 80 days from Provi.