The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-25

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Ertrarfs from late Londo,, hof,ers.
PLYMOUTH. March %.
Last night. about ii o'clock. the inha,,i
sants OF this tcwn were alarmed by the ere
OF minute guns in the harbor of HamoaEe,
and the dreadful cause was soon discover
ed to be that of ship on fire there. which
proved to be the Captain, ~ gun hulk,
mat Burnt almost to the waters edge. and
sunk early in the morning. The dcvour-
ing element ragged on board her with al
most an unexampled fury, and exhibited a
scene truly awful, but grand beyond des
cripuon. We understand it broke out b.,
accident just before ii o'clock, and It be.
ing soon discovered to be an impossibiity TO
extinguish the flames, every exertion was
hen made to sink her, which was effected
about O'Clock in the morning. by the shot
from some pieces of artillery (si2c and nine
pounders) brought from the gun wharf for
.he purpose, and fired from launches near
~ along side her, when she went down ON
hre' amidst the:cheers of thousands of spec
tators. The elements which before had
been inflamed to great degree, became in
a moment darkened by her disappearance
Great apprehensions were entertained. dur
ing the continuance Of the confederation.
ior the safety of some of the ships of war
building in the dock yard, as the SPARKS
ana hAkcs OF fire were observed to lodge a
bout them in great quantities, but the en-
sines constantly playing on them prevented
the effects which ;Hight have followed in
consequence. PrOvidentially no lives were
lest, and the unfortunate Captain did not
part from her moorings. Many of those.
IN board her and others, employ ed ON the
yccasion' were much burnt, bat none of
them irrecoVerabiy. The hulk had been,
recently tarred, and at the time the acct
uent happened, was iyins close along side
ms TpaJesty's ship San Josef, Of 1I2 guns.
for the purpose Of receiving her crew a d
stores, which ship is going into dock this
fortunately, however, neither had
oeen removed, and we understand, but a
lew stores WERE on board her at the time
she Caught fire. The San Josef t,ront
's'@rn OF 'her. and didnat sustain any dam
age ootn ships lay abreast of the dock
Yard. and but a few yards distant from it
Boats from every ship in harbor attended
20 render all the assistance possible, and a
firing was kept up from the differ
-nt ships during the great part of the night,
% spread am alarm The military were cal
ed out and under arms. VarioCs renorts
are IN circulation as to the cause OF the ac-
Lucent out they are at present SO contra
iiCVory, mat we torbear mentioning any of
mem. he eXertions of the officers of the
iock-yard, and every one employed nm the
occasion, were conspicuous, and merit the
~armest appreciation. 1t is rather curl
lus circumstance, and worthy of remark
nat the San Josef and Captain should have
oeen along side each other at the time. a,
I must be well fecolleCted, that on the me-
norable 18th February. 1897, the imu,or.
al Nelson. from tie latter, which he then
commanded, boarded and took uossession
II her. then the Spanish Admirars Gsg
'hip, who was killed i'm his cabin nv ,i,oS
The Captain was built in fhe
,ear 1877, and is a small ship Of her. class
It VIII, 1t is said, be necessar to weigh the
'emains OF her as otherwise we understand
hat 1t will prove to be an obstruction tn
hat part OF the harbor.
Since writing the foregoing, we have
earnt that the cook of the hulk has mt
oeen seen since the accident it is there
ore generally supposed he was drunk in lie
galley and persisted, and that the fre.broke
mt there. a SEAMAN belonging to the San
Josef, we regret to say, fen overheard in
he confusion, g. was UNFORTUNATELY drown.
d before assistance could be rendered
,im.