Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-17
Charleston September 9.
WRECK OF THE DIAMOND.

We have the. pleasure of stating to day
| the safety Of Capt Sober, of the Spanish
schooner Diamoad, and several others OF
ms crew. Capt. James Hill, arrived
iaere on Saturday, in his wreck;ng-boat,
from Cape Romain, and has brought up
with him Capt. ToIer, and one of the sea-
men OF the Diamond. lie informs US,
that onSaturday the Slst ult as he was
Istanalng down the coast for the wreck,
he discovered something at censidera-
bic distance outside him floating upon
the watci, which at first he supposed to
be part Of broken spar; but going to
Ithe mast head OF his boat, he theushth he
tceuid discover a person moving upon 1t,
land immediately hauled his wind and
lstood out for t. After lacking two or
three times, he cane up with and found it
to- man apparently at his last gasp,
Iiloet.ng upon taoor three oars dashed tc-
igeiner. they took bin into their beat,
Iand after administering to- him such
Inourishment as they he'd, he So far reco--
Iered as toatorai thea that be was the
|commander of the Dia,lond, wrecked on
lCape houElin, and that he bad then been
four g,ights and three days in the wafer.
He also stated, that he had secured a
sumof money In his panta-
looms, agd with them had tied the oars,
upon which he vas iiUatiug. together; III
consequence OF this Information, Capt il.
returned to his little ratt, bat just as they
|aad gos bold of the oars, to save the mu-
lucy fer HIM, the pautaooas sunk to the
bottom with the weight of the money, T.
was lost. On Sandays'noruing, lst last.
'while 1T anchor, under isaCcoon Keys.
Capt. Hill di,corered another man wad-
ing through tAe marsll towards hi.n and
on taxing him or ,a,ard, fuond taat he was
alsn one of theGre,y, who had d:itted on
shore about O'clock the preceedin; e.
venins upon single oar. lie stated that
he was uDon a raft with six or seven o.
tners, that they were attacked bv uunl-
Der of sharks. vino cut oft several OF his
Icompanons, when be took to an Gar, and
Ife tnaateiy made his way to The shore.
Capt Hill remained for several days
ineas Che wreck, anu when he left it. seye-
raj nttar wreckers were around it, saw
ling what they cou!d of the cargo, Sc
while there, he learnr that a vessel from
this po,t bound to n. i. hads alien in with
Ia rail-, having upon it eight OF the Spanish
Iscamen that she took them on board,
land projected GA her voyage these with
itse two bi ought to town by Capt. II
makes the numDcr of so who had been
saved, out of the 81 souls On board at the
time OF the shipwreck.
Capt Sober ha< communicated the fol-
lowing statement OF the loss of his vessel,
for publication -
Loss Of jise Spanish schooner Diamond.
Having nade,- ON the 2oth. August,
Cape Remain, being Ia II t7,homs water.
and schooner ii. sight, winch appeared
to US to be pitot boat; stoad for and
spoke her, aud enqalred fer pilot; tAeyi
answered, we must SEND boat 10 them,
which was.immed;ateiy done; she return;
I'd on board the Diamond with capt Gard
ner, who told US he was pilot for all the
coast That there might be no mistake,
asked him again if ne was niiot, to
which he replied, yes, yes If YOU q I've
.ne the command, | will carry YOU intn
/, harleston. ihe vessel was then PIT aCI
has command, when lie ordered her to be
kept away aud continued SC until 8 o
clock in the afternoon, atwhich time he
saw something which appeared to be a
steeple or tower, capt: Gardner said he
believed it was Charleston Light House
but sad II could Hot bc--he Still insist
cd upon it, Shouting our water. however.
very fast, he ordered the vessel to be
brought to an anchor. He then hoisted
the colors and fired gun. Finding
himself locked in by the shoals, captain
his small schooner to sound
fora passage out ever the shoals she re.
turned and reported, that the tower they
had seen vas not Charleston Light House.
At the same time. the sea began to break
very heavy from E. S. F.. he ordered
the anchor to be Weighed but told ;
hin he had better not get under weigh !:
to which he replied, that if we did not
allow him to gct the Diamond under way
he would leave her and 81 on board his
own vessel. Finding myself in this disa-
greeble sltua tion. and knowing that
could not extricate myself, rather than
be lett to ourselves, in place withwhich
we were entirely 'unacquaintea, he was
allowed to proceed as be thought proper,
he then got under way, and directly at
ter she struck on the bank, and sunk. as