The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-11-01
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81 : ffros a London paper Of September z, 1915
49, - distressing account OF the dreadful storm sus
staef by the fleet just arrived, under conyoyofthe
was fhfior "a, is conveyed in the sdbjoined extract
Was @rfracf Of a letter from officer on board
hcir ca H. NJ. shih Wayrior, dated Sefi. S.
fse pa'ss The Warrior man Of war sailed from
tha, Jamacia in CO. with the Electra gun brig, and
Of Nninely sail OF merchantmen nudes convoy, on
mo The 10th Of JnIys---On the 9th August at
d pm. nearing The Banks of Newfoundland,
q Ill began to blow hard from The S. L. with
pl&vrty thick weather All quarter past A.
N bhipped heavy sea, wheh'farricd away the
}1ee.quacter boat, quarter deck, gang-wsy, and
~ fofccaste bulwarks; also our boats, five in
ct uxDumber that were slowed on the booms
he saniidship. We then observed ship on the
errnlee bow, about one hundred yards from
m AT this moment we broke our tiller, and car
y ried away our rudder head, aud soon after
fell on board the George merchaAtoan, where
Nv we lay some time. beating each other 10 pie
ccs. The Georges masts were cafred away,
and our anchor stove In her sides. In this
sinking state the shp's company { s in num-
bc-,1 GOT on board OF US, including two chLr
dreD. She then dropt asteru, aud in few
minutes went down with the master, one
man, aud a child. To get the Warrior be-
fore the wind, we cut away our mizen@mast
and hove our anchors overheard, but IL bad
not the desired effect We then slroye 10
throw overheard part Of our guns, but were
unable so TO do, owing 10 the ship being near
ly on her broadsidc, and in some degree wa.
ter-logged.-We then cut away our main
mast, and got tiller shipped in the ward
room, when she righted, which enabled us
10 throw obei aboard 2 OF our msin-deck guns.
AT this time the wind shifted to S.. w. and
we got her before il, but found the lower
deck ports under water and 10 l-2 feet OF
L 1t 4. II.
when we soon gained on her. At this time
the gale, which had lasted for several hours,
began TO moderate, and by . o'clock, \. Nj.
on the ION, we had nearly freed tie hold
from water. Que bed.rooWs, powder-maga-
zines, provision rooms, and almost every 9th.
er place in the interior of The ship, got filled
with water during the gale, which nearly de-
stroyed evsy thing thcren--About forty OF
the Convoy we understand, are dismasIed,
and several toundored during the night
We have spoken ships having on board the
crews of five others"
The Electra, S. w. arrived at Portsmouth
from Jamaica, in heavy gale Of wind, Aug.
Q, was obliged TO throw most Of her guas
stores, &c. overheard
The British transpor, ship Amniston, ,foun-
dcred off Cape L'Aguias, last May, and but
10 out OF three hundred men, were saved
Two persons. convicted Of plundcring the
wreck of the Alexander Sc Mary, from Liy
erpool to Quebec, (cast away near BeIiasD
have been sentenced, one 10 transportation
for years, and the other (sho had only TAX
en- piece of rope) TO one month's iwprison.
t ment.
There are upwards Of three hundred pris.
oncrs for trial AZ the next Old Bailey Ses
s,ons, including twenty children under fiteen
years ofage
In a lake In England there isa piece of
ground of half an acre, when is sometimes
floating island, and sometimes lies at the
bo; Nb
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