Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-09-21
STATE OF sourH-cARoLINA.,
CITY OF CHARIEsTON,


Personally appeared before me, EDWARD
Z. GARDNER, part owner and passen eer on
eoari the schooner Hornet, Captain Hail.
NAN, who being duly sworn, iepose N and.
saith that on the 29th ult. being of Cape
isomaie, about meridian, saw a sail 70 the.
westward that z. Nj. came pretty near
aha found her9to be under Jury lnssts with,
lgpsitying. itau down for and spoke
her,l ard learnt her to De a Spanish schno-
ner, making for the. first port: that they
asked y we would spare a man who was ac
qnaintcd with the coast to assist in getting
lhe't schooner to Char!estna-that CAPTAIN,
BALDWIN answered he had no boat they
Senf their boat on board with four men,
who requested captain HALLmAN to 20 on
board, t;iat he declined, and requested the
dePoneat to 60 ;'that the ,lepunent told the
5oat's crew he was no piiot that they an
swfted nos No matter, cone on board.
the captain wants to- see you 20 that he
vent With them. & when be got on board he
found thc mate or pilot as they arc called
by the Spanisrds) spoke very coed English
aud addressed him in these words, :. You
must iuierm the caRtaia that Tan no pilot.
a''2 shan not eGGct avg thing. tut If L can
be Of any seruice 10 hln,, IaSM do 1t ,citk
pleasure 3" that the captain appeared very
thankful, and sent two negroes in his roam
on board Of the Hornet. That he tod the
mate there was a windmill on CapeROmain
winch he wished to see that the mate an
1wered IT was in sight fr0ll the mast head,
bearing ~. n. W.: they then hauled ~ w.
n W. to make the Racoon Keys, aud af-
ter standing this course until about S p. NJ.
they supposed they saw Charleston Light
House, bearing W. by II. the mate having
the sPy-gldss. lie asked him if.hc saw aDy
tbIng like church to the northward 0f the
Light House, who answered he believed
We DID. That the water shoaling gradually,
.WAen IN four fathgms they came 10 an an
Choir. That after being at anchor some
time the dep0nent discovered soiae break
ecs IN the 5. e.. and hety found cut their
mistake about the Light House. Tie
Right approaching fast, the cficers os said
Spanish schooner said it would not dn to Law
where they were all night, and requested
me 70 make signal to MY sch6 Iner, for the
boat, which was done. That the captain
and officers beginning 10 be very much :
ARMED, the depOneEt told them Tie vessel
rode very easy but it she would work un
der jury SAILS they might yet out side of
Che reef Oh the S. e. they answered they
we're obliged 10 wear her. The deponent
hnding they we determined not to remain
at aGchor. went down and brought up
chart Of the coast. ard channel 10 the S
=. w bang laid down in it, he agreed
with the captain and mate to ATTEMPT gOing
though SAD channel, that the anchor was
then weighed aud the schooner kept away
fur about ten minutes, when she struck.
Upon which the mate and Other officers &C
ted like mad men, cursing and swearing.
lnstead of attending TO save The vessel, the !
crew following their example, few to the
arm chest, and every man who thought pro-
per armed himself; liquor cases were
brought gu deck, and every p.an had ac
cess toit, which produced riot and intoxi- |
cation in many Of them. The pumps were
set to work, but TO no purpose. That The
deponent strove To reason with the people |
to induce them to provide for their general |
safety. That they threatened several times |
to take his life, and the mate actually at |
tempted it by making thrust at him with
"a large knife. That the said mate took the |
boat with four men, armed with knives. |
himself with cutlass, (frst giving orders
TO the crew not to permit deponent TO |
leave thewreck,) and left the wreck, and |
the deponent saw him no more.
EDWARD G.-{TARDNER.
Stoorn to before me, this 1lM dag Of sept.
1916.
LEWIS Roux, Q. U.