Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-21

one, cACCpupS wv o"'F.1J.
we're employed in'lightening her, saw
ing only as much OF the cargo as was
sufficient to keep her in ballast TRIM
| On the 18th. still blowing violently, the
| Anna shipped sea which broke the
boat to pieces. All the bread klna was
now wet with sea water, there was no
| FIRE or the means of obtaining any, The
| compass procured at st. Domingo was
| SO injured as to be nearly useless, ana
| every one was reduced to scanty pit
! tanes of pumpkins and vans, and tore
ed to devour them in crude state WIN
a short allowance of water. On the l7th
the Anna drifted under Cape Cruz III
| the island of Cuba, but her nearly ungo7
vernable state, together with her sans
mostly split to pieces, prevented her
reaching it, and what was more DISTRESS
| ing there was no boat on boaad, other.
wise every one would have abandoned
her. &s5i+.s
1t was now proposed to attempt max
ing the Caymanas or some port 10 W
ba, but without effect, as after Gay
tossing abou, a, the mercy OF the winds
and waves, she stood on the 2lst, TO the
southwark. Soth, all the water was eS'
pended after days being on the allow,
ance of l-2 pint per day. On the 81
January it fortunately rained, and every
one was enabled to obtain about one Dot
tie and half to allay his thirst; the two
Curacao men were now so weak tnat
they abandoned themselves to their tate
and the labor of baling fell very severe
on Mr.. Jennings and Mr.. Lambert. On
the 18th, the Maria had dritted to win
in sight of St. Andreas, but 1t blowing
very hard, and heavy swell, 1t was una
vailing to attempt to reach it. She bore
away for. the Main with their water just
finished, every one having not more than
half bottle. Four days after losing
sight of ST. Andreas, saw the main iana'
having been 3 days without water, and IN
very famished state, when they arriv-
ed at PaIancra, where the people OF the
Anna made signs to the inhabitants, VINO
were perfect savages, to bring them wa
ter, and they proceeded to their town.
and in about an hour returned with
Jug, which very much revived the pas
seneers, &c. Mr.. Jennings and Mr..
Lambert now proceeded on shore, but
the former was so reduced and weaken
ed from the labor of bailing and the want
of food and water, that he was Obliged
to be supported by two men. MIR. Jen-
nings was then compelled to pay three
dollars for the water furnished, and
dollar and a quarter for eighteen plan
tains, and forty dollars for piece OF
wood roughly hewed out, to answer as
rudder The commandment Of these sa-
wages appeared to be an old black man,
and was eager with his comrades tor
plumber, thinking that the Maria had
specie on board Information was also
sent to the governor of Porto-Bello, that
the people found On the coast were from
Carthagena, and had thrown overheard
3 women passengers f@an that place,
which they reported TO have seen on the
beach. Notwithstanding the many pahgs
the passengers Of the Maria suffered
from their privations, it was now a:cer-
tained that the master had sccreted two
kegs of lard, some rice, and guam
tity OF ground nuts--part of the two for
mer he disposed of to Mr. Lambert, on
receiving half dollar per Id. for the
lard and FIVE dollars per bag for the rice.
On the s6th Feb Mr.. Jennings and Mr..
Lambert, being in possession OF or 9
savages, reached Porto Bello, where
they fortunately fell in with his majesty's
brig Rhodian, captain Boz who. finding
them British subjects, with tie great
est benevolenee, interfered in their be-
half, and they were rescued from the
punishment about to be inflicted, as the
governor could not be convinced Of the
false statement that had been propagat-
ed respecting them. Capt. Boss alter
wards bestowed every attention onithem
which humanity could dictate, and Tor
which they will ever hold him in CRATE
ful remembrance.
The following polite letter was adj
dressed by capt. Wooster of the Anne
rican privateer Saratoga, to the passen-
gers on board the ship Nelson, captain
Thomas, shortly after taking possession
of that ship Il sincerely lament that
the passengers on board the ship Nelson
should feel moments uneasiness the
fortune OF war has made them prisoners,
& my first care shall be to render them
as comfortable .es possible: They will
enjoy the same privileges as when with
their former commander.
W. WOOSTER,
Saratoga pIivateer.
To the nasSenuers Of the shin Nelson