Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11
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Echo. who arrived in town on Wednes
ing, has presented us with the following sc.
count a.
Eatract from the Log-Boo1 of the shiD
Echo.
SATURDAY, August 26, at ], p. NJ. left c,l;.
ROADS with brisk breeze from s. r.. Notb;no-
material occurred for several days. On Frd,y'
with light airs ~ SofNe
Tuesday, Sept. Iith Wind from IN. ,or.h
ward and eastward with head sea. sonalI,,
WIN abundance OF rain. At NJ wind blo,v;nn,
marc ana tremendous sea going, sent down ,oo
gallant yards :" 'oP
sept H. Heavy squalls, find the shin very
equently shipping great Quantities
water. On this day found she leaked more thSn
usual. '4Oe LID"
sept. IL. Rough bosterous weather still con.
liiiies. Shp extremely laborsome, sui making
more water Every part of her hall appeared 20
%orS. AT 8, p. NJ. shipped heavy sea between
, u.e Iore and man rigging, which stove in our
bulwarks, &c 0'N
Sept Is Endeayourecl to find our le,1- b,,
IN VAN. Discharged agreat part of the salt he.
tween decks, and threw it overheard, hopiner +
would ease the ship. "oP"'S
sept: Is Our leak gaining fast, our situation
Is fruiy alarming. Both pumps at work anI ,be
i 1 sun increasing The weather scarcely mo.
..,,.t,~ -. M 9 - " gaze and to appearance
""o'Her IS iast approaching Thus sjtua,ed uDor
mature del 'beraiion, and careful exannoton oe
every part OF the ship We can come at. the can.
tam with the advice of his officers and sbir..
company, unanimously declare, that in our az
mon me shPi unfit and unsafe to attennt oct.
:, 10 America, and think it most expedienf for
me safety OF our lives and propert,,to heo, 80
for the nearest port Accordingly. At ~
PUT the helm up and squared the wards to andao-
vor 70 get TO one of the Western IsIes--tbe yyrn5
still at N. W. ""'u
sept. n Strong breezes and heavy ga, EN-.
Poyen lat intervals from the pumps) in making
preParations to leave the ship in case we cannos
~ 1T nst Hce' NJ ;, A. NJ. winds hauis TO
VIC soutnward and eastward. Both pumps con-
IRENE e''Oi' III ''e e4@
Sept. ls Made and took in sail as oocss;o,
required. Ats p. NJ. strong wind from SE
VIZ .an. nd We cannot free the pumps
m n.'I AZ Work pumping and relieving each other
every 10 minutes. At 6 p. NJ. rasoiged for tba,
last effort, abored for one hour. then fo,,nd the
snip sun settling under us, quit The pumps. w9rs
snip 10 the southward, got out the lonr-.boa, md
put INTO her several necessary articles Ny n
W: the officers and crew, Consisting of I6 souls
!eIe the snip IN tie long-boat, the small boat in
eow' trust'ng ourselves to the mere full protect.
o'i or rroyIdesce--Strong wind and rourh sea
ende|vor'ng 10 keep our boats head TO the ses
we were carried to che NE for hours. Midnight
more moderate fitted sa:l-5 NJ taclsed
pou'-Shortly saw the ship ran down and mace.
ed under her lee. Fodnd her sta-boara f,rs.
chalhs under water-passed about 3 rn;les ahead
ana at o NJ SGzp her go dorm stern, E,l9woaf
we nov Kept the boat by the W nd Sent 10
heavy sea, employed in fitting maqts and sala'
VINCE beng completed we made some. prorresss
wind ahCSl; sea moderate, which is a orr.at r~
eS TO us. Fitted waistcioth. Midnight mn.
tcrate and c!cudy.-5, A. NJ 10 our unspeakablo
oy' saw sari ahead, under easy sail made sIr-
1sl, winch she discovered and kept away for US.
md ct o, VI we came alongside, af er being in
he boat 80 hours. We were received on board
he Spanish ship Patriot, F. Carcess comnander.
81 days from Havana for Malaga, and treated
WITH great Kindness and humanity, for which we
enoer him our thanks All A VI saw another
ail. The Spanish commander, thinking il 1nifsbt
De an American, at our request wore ship and
,poke her, she proved 10 be The shin Thomas
iibson, Rockwell, Of Norwich, 27 DAYS from L.
'erPonl boiInd TO Savannah, who h,irnaneiv took
~ o. W. on board, rwillch we feel under c,reae
,olig tons. ADD It Will be remembered witI nm.
hftcr beng ON board 81 dave.
. LAT 80 y. lo1. "a, W. spoke sch. Lark. Of
gn.oo, CAPT. Luther, days from L Island for
)ighton. who kindly offered TO take 8 or 4 ofus
~ 0oafd accordingly Caps Mics, his two osi-
,ers and CABIN boy went ON board, and feel IN
lebted TO Capt Luther, officers, and company.
or TIER PoiheneSs aud attention. On the i2th
october, we embarked in the sch. and on tue
'0ta arrived at Dighton
Signed 5y
W.. NJ NILS com'F.