Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-25
.s,hins 50 hard as to render ltimpsssible

ltaihins so hard as to render ltifnpsssible
Ito face il. AT day light, found ourselve.
tn white water, and sheal saw the land
I'm the ". E. also a schooner at anchor
land two rudders drifting near us. The
head of the lib was hsisted, and the yes.
| sci wore round the cable was hauled IN
land found the spar and akchor had part
led from it. At 8, A. NJ. she struck on a
high and dangerous ridge Of breakers, and
lswuns with her head in shore The hrst
| crack tore the rudder Of, stove in the
Ilarboard dead light, laid the stern open,
| and ripped plank off at the waters edge
| If her counter, the sea dashing furionsly
lover her. Beds and bedding, wearing
lapparel of all descriptions, not excepting
What was contained in trunks and chests
was Immediately applied to her wound
| ed stern. During this period she beat
Ioverthe reef, on which she struck, into
three fathonis water; the best boNer was
sprepared IN haste and let go, but not
bringing her up eSectually, the remains
iof The cambeose was strung together,
bent to the small cable, and sent down
TO back the best bower; vet she cDntinu.,
IIr7,aaseaa dragging in shore, the pump & stern
IlemandiaS all our attention, the latter
Twas with mach difficulty cobbled, and at
/! noon the pump sucked: drifted past a
| soop close in shore, and supposed TO be
ashore, and ownes of one OF the ,rudders
1--we had seen in TIE morning. June Z,
Hard gales and rain, wind 5. S. F.: the
Hand appeared broken in gaps: drifted so
le,ose in as obliged us to hesve UP and
Eav Ter close to the reef, which Showed
Itself distinctly by the sNrf. At sun set
E9t ao the last anchor, and sooh found the
Icahie had parted this was adeath blow
10 all our hepes Of saving GU sel,cs, as
1.-The vessel was ungovernable, all her sails
I'm ribbons, surrounded BY the shore, and
Ireefs and rocks, on all sides. NotWith-
lstandins this discoaraging circumstance,
land crew exhausted with fatigue and
despair, the fting iib-boom was convert
led into rudder, and under the haad OF
1.-THE standing jib we run NNE. scme
times close 10 the reef, and once touched
Ion the shore side: II blowing very hard
TN squalls, with heavy rain, which, toge-
Ither with the white bottom and high
tsparkl;ag waves, dashed into FOAM by the
laale, had to the eye OF us aHrighted
|wretches, the appearance ct al ocean OF
sire. Thus stood things at midnight,
when tbs vessel took yaw to tie east
sward. and in spite of all our efforts, run
Into the lee side of a furious SCI OF break
hers here she struck SO violently rs to
Isuock us OFF our teet for several minutes,
iwhen her head swuhs Of, aud shipping a
breaker forward, tore the jib id pieces,
He'll off int6 deep water, and was sooon III
1.-THE Cult. Not knowing what water was
liza her, and her head being to east, lad her
.bruken quarter under water, the square
lsail was reefed. bu. was scarcely setbe-
Ifore il split and became useless the
hest bower cable was then o'amsily knot
lied and wore over the lee quarter. which
had the desired fleet: we got her Of the
lwind, and spread the bonnet Of the j'b-
Imatts, and every rag We could muster
ION the rigging, which accelerated the
HEAD way, and broke in some measure
iher rollins. The pump constantly going
lends with strong gales. June s, wore IL
Ishore, it raining very hard all these q
lhours.-Iune 9. moderate and clear
!spread our broken sails to dry; and Con
stinued repairing the maiusail saw several
Isail. set our coIors In distress, and we're
ilsuffered to remain so, although two ships
ihauled up close to as. From the 9Th Il
1.-THE time of our arrival, were eihpfoyed
fin repairing sails, and making the best o,
Tour way into port. a schooner with. q
fred bottom bound to New York, sailed
: fla company with the Gaiatin, and one Of
1.-THE vessels seen en- the Florida Shore, is
supposed to have been her. Passeeer
Mir. Daniel George. Just as capt. Brooks
jgot under way at Havana a ship from
baltimore with the loss OF her fore-top
'lmast, came to anchor.
1 Arrived British slip legal Sam. Ora
sham. Nassau, ii days. Capt. g. ha;
Ibeen off this coast since the 9TH inst. and
,leDcountered the late gale, but withor'
tmaterial injury. The sloop Favorite
lfrom Savannah, had not arrived at Mas
Esau, but was momentiy expected.
i Snip United STATES, Ladder, Nantz
$50 days. Sailed from Natz on the eth
'iKprii. The ship Balloon, DAVIS, from
; this port, reported to have got ashore, in
ithe river, had been got oil after disclars'
Sing part OF her cargo, and was going up
,,Ewhen the u. S. came out. On the l2th
Inst. lat eS, 4s. Cape CanaYeFei, bearing