Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-14
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ST. JOINS, N. F. May 8.
On the 29th ult. in lat. AZ, long. 40,
cantain Mayer, Of the schooner Lovely
|SaIly, from Dartmouth, picked up Capt,
Jones and crew, in the boat of the ship
Charlotte, in all Re persons they had
been In the boat 4 nights and days, at
tier quitting the vessel, which had foun-
|dered bysstriking the ice. She was
from Port Glasgow bound to Mirimichi;
the mate and nine men have arrived here;
the master and boy, who were frost
bitten, are left at Bay-Bulls.
May IS.
On Thursday, last the brig Vigilant,
captain May. from Liverpool, was driven
by the ice against tie North-head of this
Harbor, where she struck and went down.
Yesterday schooner from Belleisle
struck pan Of ice off the harbor and
Ifoundered. Both crews were saved.
miraculous Escape.Ffom 4 gentle
man who arrived here on Wednesday
last from Teignmonth, in the brig Re-
ward, William Turner, master, we have
received the following narrative:
t Ga Moaday the Sth Instant at about so
miles from the land, they deserted some
people on pan of ice, and at o'clock
lip. Nj. had the good fortune to take on
board Is men and Sboys from whom they
learn, that they had sailed from Poole in
the brig Benjamin, captain Crib, bound
to Trinity-that the vessel bad struck a
gainst a piece of lee on Sunday about 5
O'clock, and soon filled with water-that
{ the yawl Was filled with water in lower
ing her down. and one man was thereby
idrowned-that the remainder, IS men
land boys and one woman; weat IN the
long boat to a piece ice; some Of them
lgot out, and others went and bailed out
| the Yawl, and brought her to, the Ice !;
that taey,had saved from the wreck, one
| bag bread, some pork, two cheese, and
some spirits, which were put into tie boats.
fhose unfortunate men thought they were
| To 90 in the boats and share their fate e.
jaually with the rest, but to their aston
fishment the boats were showed of, after
giving them two oars, which they said
tWere of much service to them in pre-
venting the ice they were on from being
Knocked to pieces by other ice and for
making signals this they did by putting
their hats and jackets thereon, by which
means they were discovered. Not a
morsel Of provisions was left them, or any
thing to drink. l'ley were so feet
square. not more than IL inches out OF
Fthe water at tie highest place, and.in ge-
neral SO thin that It wsuld not bear a man
iup some distance from the edge; a hole
had appeared through tie middle v i.icl.
| was wasting VERY fast, ard but for this
jtisne!y assistance they must soon have
lperished.- they stated that the long boat
was not deep When ti.cy were all OH board
leaving tire vessel, ana might have carri-
Ell all OF taen from Tie ice, independent
| OF the laHl, which was also a fire boat
Being youngsters. they were not aware
of tie iptention OF leaving them, until the
Imoment arrived, when Oil asking the ques-
ton, they were told to their great aston
ishment, that they would be called for in
the norning Che OF the boys wa, much
frost bitten in tie. feet 'iney were ali
| put on board the Nelson, belonging to the
same owners, on Tuesday last.
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