Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-23
MIRACULOUS PRESERVATION.

lhe following are the Interesting particulars ola late
sp"reek wherein the silt rings l ri.ati1Its OF tie suy-
for ar. almost without parallel u, the chcQueled details
OF the dangers which eAustd On tle 4l of
septeiber the brig Friendship, captain y. F. Carder sail.
CO nom Nr?micii New Bruins wick, with cargo of tim
Der ior Edeiurd On he inOrningof The isih, she sprl,
leak ard Oh the I'D, Ce uuremitGn efforts t crew
full OF wAr. Ia this depioe conlition without the Pos
sbiy ofgtiing below, and distant by their cacuIatoi a.
vessel be!Oe Ia, wind untrcasy SAIL in the forlorn hope
Of being able to make the land but, uuiappiIy ON te
2S(wh1i, b. spPosl'on, they about seventy LEAGUES
feon Caf SeGr,l SCt!enSqua.l coming she broGcicd
and o,erset BY this melancholy Disaster two poor souI,
we're w'et oyerboaId and drowned, aud tie whole d,.
PROVISIONS and water they had collected Gctk With both
boats and every movable article swept away m.
iSst Ote crew. consisting Oi die eapair mate r, men,
h,a ION boys VITA dhe IT, supported themselves the
SIDE OF The slp WHEN, after remaining III that awful stu
aton About forty minutes having in the time carried
away iSr ole"'t b9"s2'it, ana mai-topmast Sic rglt
Cd From the eoIHUn the vessel in, however had
gradually scttl aiaf and from InidsIps forward was Lle
"y part 10y above water, upon which the miserable surv
sors could obtain an footing, every succeeding
vaNe reate TO hr iIcm into the dr. aifl ays, For
Sax tedious days and nights did these devoted sufferers
ne,ini this wretced and hopeless STATE, whnnt inor,e
u bread to sustain the cravings Of nature all OF them very
tny eiVeh, several uncut shOs stockings, hats, and
tie lew garments they constantly wct. owing to the
rain that fell, and the tat broke them From the
brnef however, tey fortunately derived some
for during rain, they suspended bed quilt IN the rem
nant Of the rgns- and when eomPlet J saturated by
Au} SO LtS ~, uity obtained three Pius Of water
each trial: with tins, and small quan, OF rgm dhe only
neeesry saved but 50 mach I'M I'd wiu salt water
't e S1fHef' 10 prevent Us D ins us ~ raw state,
frequtitly threatened throw il OyerhOard) thpy made
weak SrO, which spJrngy served III m ia the
heel O an old shoe uc best substitute thcy could find for
glass. The slip had beeunuci infested with rats and
nterthese vernI driven tn ir lurking places b.
low lyfe water they took fg Ji0so parts which were.
ftdry and openly about among r people on the fo.
castle FrOu this station the captain would not p,rnht
them tOe DRIVEN lest in the extremity o. tir distress
should 10 iriesdly sail appcrin view, they wight Ultimate
Ihe competed 10 have rccCur % Tres rOaJonu guests
a. temporary respite 10 expiring nafur Bat the rats
Wer icrrbl annoyance to te almost exhausted sufferer.
as ie 'erpin f pry forwaa. they deyeur,d each oti
- my. ley attacked the naked fet uf ie sencu
WHIST asleep AID wiz brushed away b. tir hands ls
terl on lir fug With view o. keeping hon. aiiyt
amongst iis aliU ing companions. the captain offered
two dollars which he found Nv bis pocket asa premium 10
The nan who should frs deery ftf; but Gih ami vir
lace ~ last centred imsega1ne, aid on die evening
81 hcC dsy.4t Octin in 90. 3D. loic 10 boz proyi-n.
sally sPitt sail which he did not however announce for
t' minutes lest DE stranger should not stperin tieir
cnfF. when al doubi inomtntuus punt was IT,
in'se' ~ orltr i the fri Gy quit (which had trfr
cn ff.icea'e. aud IT, Oj s-ia Lcy could ther
must ~ tob hoisicf, and The hatbnger tcir oy proved
W. i the Sac ZOO cantsiu liiInd Of BsiOi fro Liver.
pool. Tor America, who slrncninry % p,rrI,ifg tlt.
wreck. hur dow AID rrscttd tl Sufferer. a rlon nj
Nirud spai hti appnra4Dy reiue ID afy The whole al
t-n ltfr last stag, Of cast nee After bin an safely
H Nfd from tlc Wrcei. captain HoWiard wai reufire
c.rUti bf whence. fftteu them with the tenderness tf
e .rut-dnIiisltrirg Atui simple fad ui liritf,l
rHn'ifs nd by funiisr iuitious ans tlr ir dormant
ftcNit;s were aniuifcd add h,y were an speedily
D. st0r To- the us " ttr limbs Two d1ts afterwards.
thy itl DO WIN ily Jsn caytln bsses. from Afie fr
ftrr00l ." Wircii ivy transferred ad aitcr aeai
50 tI-htiS s-i- l4 feeling tcg-.s a4~ ~ Gr pisa.