Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-09-07

erected jury-masts. they made for the A.
merican coast, ana at o'clock OH Thurs
day morning between Georgetown and
Cape Roman, they brought too the schr.
Hornet from Philadelphia for Charleston
the Spanish Captain insisted that the com
mander of the schooner should send on
board "A person, to take charge of the Di-
amond. and Captain Edward G. Gardener,
OF Philadelphia, WHO was passenger on
board, reluctantly agreed to do so. In the
Course OF the day, the Diamond was
brought TO anchor, some where near Cape
Roman Shoals, where she remained until
about o'clock in the afternoon, when the
captain and Other Officers insisted upon
getting the vessel under way. contrary
to the advice and opinion of the person
they had forced on board as Pilot. At
O'Clock she struck upon the Shoals, when
her guns and many other things were
thrown over board, her jury-mizen mast
| cut away, and every expedient resorte,i to
Tighten her---she then drlfted in, somewhat
nearer to the land-when she biiged, and
was filing fast with water. AS the only
means remaining to preserve their lives,
raft was hastily constructed, and all the
crew embarked upon it, in the hope Of rea-
ching land, but they had not drifted far
before the raft settled so low in the water,
that the sea beat over it, and many were
washed off; our informant sustained him
sell upon it as long as possible, but was
at last obliged to swim for his life, when
fortunately getting hold of part of the
| matches of the schooner, he got upon it, and
was thus providentially preserved from i'm
mediate death. He can form no erect
| opinion, as to what may have been the fate
of the remainder of the crew-many were
still cinging to the raft when he W., wash
| ed Oft, and the presumption is but too strong,
| that large portion of them must have
| persisted. So completely was Vicente over
come with fatigue, that he fell asleep up
on the hatch towards morning, and did net
awake until after sunrise, when nothing
was to be seen of the wreck, or of his
wretched fellow sufie r-rs. Fortunately for
him, the wind blew in parallel direction
with the land, to which circumstances he,
| prob bly,, ascribes his escape from waite
ry grave, as 1t kept HIM in the track of
| vessels running down the coast, and made
| Captain Davenport the happy instrument
of saving The lite Of fellow creature.
| Since writing the allow, we have con-
versed with Mr.. Juan Achondo, nate Of
the schooner Diamond. who, with Spa
u'sn seamen, arrived here last evening in
| the schooner Hornet, from PhiIad lphia.-
| He states, that after the Diamonds situ.
alton WAS considered haz rdous, he was
[ sent with boa,'s crew on board the F{5r-
net, vita view of throwing over part
| OF her cargo, to make room for goods oil
board the Spanish schr. but it Coming OH
| TO bow, they found it impossible to get a.
| icnS sdS her; and after making a number
! OF In, a ctual attempts. in which the Hornet
| lost her cables and anchors. they were
| compelled to give it up and while the
| iil-fdted Diamond was stranded, and dash
| ed in pieces upon the breakers, the small
remainder of her crew, who were on
board the Hornet, by great eXertion only
| avoided her fate.
Mr.. Achondo states, that the person who
took charge of the Diamond. as pilot, pro-
| tessed thorough knowledge of the coast
but there appears to be no doubt that he
| Gas many others have unfortunately done
| before him) mistook the Windmill on
Cape Roman, for Charleston Light house,
! and in consequence run the vessel into
periIous situation; when it Coming on to
blow gale at N. T.. rendered it impossi-
BILE to extricate her.
MIR. A. thinks the whole crew OF the
DiGmSnd. with the exception of the man
miraoulously preserved as above detailed,
must have erished ; as they ran close in
| with the beach yesterday morning, without
being able to discover single survivor.
| Nothing was to be seen but floating frag
| mcHts ofthe wreck.
lt will be observed that the two Spaniards
| differ in their statements, as to the view
with which Capt. Gardener, who is called
by them the Pilot, went on board the Dia-
mond-But Capt. HOLMAN, of the Hornet,
states that he did not so on board as hilot,
but merely TO give them such assistance as
it might be in his power to render.
W.. hone that this dre sfG,I Gh,r,,uraci,
IN which so msny lives have probably
been lost. added TO the great Number which
have before happened from the same cause,
will induce the government, either to have
the Wind Mill on Caps Roman removed
altogether or else SO marked, as that il
may BE- more easily distinguished from our
Lighthouse. Charleston Courier.
Erfroctofa letter received from Lognra,
(via baltimore, J by q gentleman in this
city, dated /uguSt Isl, 1916.
This place is still protected by feet
of about Is sail.who came hitler in expec-
tation of an attack from party Of the re-
volutionistS, who had landed between La
gura and Porto Cabelo. They calcutta
ted that the inhabitants OF the mountains
and the country people would have Joined
them, but they were opposed. The royal
lists took most of the expedition prisoners,
killed many, and it is said Gen. Bolivar has
been mortally wounded. The remainder
sailed away in their feet, and took tue d.
rection of Aux Cages, (St. Domingo.) |
have been informed by an American gen
tleman here, that on the goth July he wos