The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-15
PyILApELpHIA, April 10.
PARliElI.AikS


OF the melancholy saipwreck OF the private
armed schr. Sur7irize, OF Baltimore, com
municated to the Editor of the American
Daily Advertiser, by two of the surviving
officers.
New-York. the Sd of April, 1915. at 10
o'clock a. W. got under way with fair wind
bound to Baltimore. with the following Off
GERS passengers OH board, viz.--Col. Brook
of the ". S, army lieuts. Skinner. Rousseau,
kenncn, Bell, anl Iat'uer, sailing master
Godfrey, act. surgeon Gordon, niidshipman
Ray. Boarn,.n, Staiiings, Woibers, Stewart,
Mosher, Rutter, ana Sanderson, masters
mates King and Jackson; Marshal gunner,
Davis boatswain, Wells Carpenter; Ccker-
man sail maker, and 80 seamen.
At Z. NJ the plot left Us outside Of
Sandy Hook, we then squared away, at p.
M the wind hauled TO ). +. we bracedu on
the larboard tack, steering 5. by w. hafW w.
going at the rate of knots ; at z p. M. struck
upon the bar, about or ) miles distant from
MonaSquan Beach,. We Immediately took
in all sail, hoisted out the boats and carried
out two anchors astern, and made. eve
ry eXertion TO gel her of, but without effect
we then commenced tightening her, by throw
ing overheard the guns, dry goods, ballast, *
starting the water at half past II, all our
attempts having proved Intellectual, it was
Judged necessary TO cut away the Inasts !;
ct half past q =. NJ. by her Continual thump-
ing she bilged forw ard ami Immediately fill
ed. The vessel now lying upon her beam
ends, the wind INCREASING and every prospect
OF saving her having vanished, it became ne
cessary to make every eSeyt.oh to save our
lives by means Oh boats & RATS. The boats
were Immediately ordered along side, & col.
Brook, captain Barstow and lady, heutenants
Skinner, Rousseau, Kcnpon, Bell and Latt-
mer, niidshipmen, BoalTnan, Niosher and
Sanderson, and about twenty seameh and
one female left the wreck. Al half past
one, commenced burning blue lights and
port-tnes, as signals OF distress, which we're
continued during the remainder of the night.
The day that we most sn,1ICusly awaited at
length broke forth, when We found ourselves
Widths three cables length OF. the shore, "a
midst the breakers we hoisc6 our Jack as
a signal OF distress, winch was observed by a
vessel To wmdward SHE bore down With
in iour miles of MS. and then stood off at s
A. Al. nlidshiPman Ray, gunner Marshall. &
hoatswain's mate John Reed. having cau.ked
the only remaining beat with pieces Of paper
and blanket, left the wreck in her--having-
proceeded abot ten yards she swanped, but
by holding on to the boat, they we're fortu-
Iately thrown upon the beach by the surf
Al half past 9, the wand hauled to the 3
andgbew heavy gale, making Tremendous
sea - DreaH over Us every rllnute, AZ when
time many were washed from the wreck ard
drow,kd. At halfp tisee she went to
pieces. leaving nothing but her deck and up
per works, and these very rouch shattered
- ~ c.. the ca.!!;s: 3, aa:::;;il she drove
within twenty yards of tie boacb--at 6. p.
M. get line TO the shore, by bending it to a
plank and throwing it ovJa board, by which
means all the survivors escaped one by one
--subjoined is a list Of those who were lost
Mr. Ockerman, sail-niaker, l,lr. Cowan
second mate, Matthew Fargo quarter gln-
ner, Thos. Boyton, gqaners mate. Peter Da-
nieis, seaman. Isaac jsffiy, do. John aJckson,
do. Solomon Jenkins, do Iohn Johnston, do.
Simon Simmons, DO. VIM. Chapman. do Wa
Thompson, do. Jouathan Frazer, do. Henry
w Camp, do. VIM. Robins do.
We feel ouch pleasure in stating that SAIL
ing aastcr Godfrey arrived hn,ihs city OH Sa-
turday evening, with the reh, sinder OF the
lew, consisting of seventy persons-and the
Eastern niaii of yesterday fur aished informa-
ton of the arrival at New YORK of four more
OF the seanen saved from elns unfortunate
vessel.