Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-09-23

fury, ard continued until A. NJ. when it
began to abate and gradually became mo-
derate during the gale the sea was very
high aud irrcs MAR. The Factor under
storm staysa,s, with every IN ng possible
{, ON alcfs, laoaring excessively, and re-
pcated!v shipping vcy heavy seas i; in
the gale the Factor carried away her
fore yard in the sings. At Nler. 2nd Sep
TENDER, wind moderate with very heavy
and dangerous sea running, saw 4 large
ship in the 5. l.. standing To the eastward
with her main yard gone, an no sail on the
main Sunday the 81. smoke British ship
frc"o st. Johns (N.B cot nire days, bound
to Glasgow lost in the gale her Stern beat
iibboom. Monday the 9TH, at 3 p. M.
saw sail bearing D. Il. apparently in
distress, cllled all hands an ran down To
her asSistaac,. it then blowing very fresh
from the \. w. with very highland are
guiar sea.
The Factor under reefed topsails Sc top
gallant yarls down, having previously ct
n new fore yar,l mp aud all damages re-
pair ed at i along side the wreck whicu
proved 70 be the brig Sophia and Jane of
! Boston, captain Joseph Collins, and in greet
distress, having upset cn The first inst. in
the gale and righting again with the loss Of
4
the bcwsprit and a clean swcpt deck. The
wreck rolling in most alarm ny manner,
the people with great difficulty able to keep
the deck.
The weather together with other circnm-
starces rendered it Impossible foy tie Fac
tor to give any other assistance than taking
oif The crew, and even that was 4 per,lous
undsrt king. Captain Collins objected to
leaving the-wrcck, when one of the crew
took the trumpet and begged for Gods sake
boat or they would jump overheard and
take their chance in swimming 10 the ship,
and they then ell begged for Mercy's sake
to relieve them. Jseat a boat under direc-
tons Of Mr.. Sartl5arn "A oiiicer of the Fac
tni, with orders not 70 separate the crew
from the captain nor so alongside the wreck
on any account, the danger was 50 great !;
but, if they ailagreed to abandon, to receive
/ tiom from an outrgger over the stern, in
to the boat, two at time, and to saw, from
me, w;sa ny conpli ments 10 the captain,
| it would be madness in the extreme, to re-
! pI*i0 on the wreck.
| After much solicitation, Captain Collins
| agreed TO abanton, and by sunset we had
| the satisfaction Of making welcome on board
the Factor the whole crew with the create t
| part of their baggage, except the cook who
\ 80 ""'O' st'i'4Ne'J 'NSS HhSH lAlS up
| set. AR. NJ. were ship anil left tie
| wrecS. On Thursday Sept. Z, the Factor
was spoke by the frigate United States. 4
| days out from Boston. The Factor sailed
| in company with the Magnet and Caroline,
the for'ner for PHiIadcihh5Q, and the lattc,
| for New-York, and the Mexico of New
! York
Left at Liverpool z great number Of A.
mericans, loading for different ports in the
! United States. The Fair Trader, Butler. had
| just arrived from Fraace. The Dido, West
| of Phi(adcihhia, and Ann Maria of New
| York, were in pore the P.,las, Dellauo,
was leading for Philadelphia. IT, Numa
and several others loading for Philadelphia
the Annasqu}m, PSee, loading for New
York, times of sailing very uncertain.