Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-10
Charleston ,Aug. 81.
SHIPWRECK.

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! SHIPWRECK.
! Several vessels arrived here Yesterday
gave US Information of vessel beng on
Eshore at Cane, Roman but we could
aain no certain information who she was
until lasteveniug, when the schooner Poi
Ny, capt. Davenport, came in from Eden
toe, having on board a Spaniard, whom
The had picked up at sea about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, s or miles TO the
Eastward of Balls Island, floating upor
one of the matches ola vessel From this
spaniard, whose name is Goze VICENTE
we have Obtained the fallewins particu-
liars theoug, the polite assistance of a
gentlemen speaking the Spanish language,
twho kindly acted as an interpreter he
seaman not speaking a word of Eng
Ilish
ltappears from his statement that the
vessel wrecked is called the Diamond.
commanded by capt, Christobat SoIer !:
thar she vas itted cut at Havana for a
IvoYaee to he soa>t Of Aft,ica, and lefs
that px 2aut be 28th of Ja'y If com
I9any with another vessel. having the
same destination. The Diamond had OF
Iboarl AZ men before tie mast. besides
,oi6eerS, Sc. Ia all about so. soon ate
Sailing. parted com. a'iy with her consort
faRd ahent Is DAYS since encountered a
gale of wind, in which she was dismasted
Having erected jiry,masts rhey va e
for The Americas coast, and at 8o,tlock
Ion THURSDAY morning, between Georse-
Town and Cape Roman, they brought too
i{he schr. Hornet from Philadelphia, for
charleston the Spanish captain insisted
that the commander of The scb0pner should
send on board a person TO take charge Of
ltae Diamond, and captain Edward G..
ifa,dner. Of Philadelphia who y a. pas
senger 90 beard. reluctantly agreed to do
IS = In the course Of the day, the
diamond was brough, to anchor some.
where near Cape Remain Shoals, where
she remained until about 4 o'clock in the
when the Captain and other
O8icers insisted upon getting the vessel
ander way, contrary to the advice and
opinion Of the person they had furced on
board as Plat. At 6 o'clock, she struck
uponthe Shoals, when her guns and many
other things were thrown overheard, herl
jury miZen mast cut away, and eyery|
sxpedient resorted to tighten her--she
then drittcd in somewhat nearer to theE
land-(now supposed to be about S miles
distant) when she biIged, and was
filling fast with water. As the ONLY
meaAs remaining TO preserve thelrs
lives, raft was hastily constructed
and ell the crew embarked upon it, inl
the hope OF reaching land /; bat they hadE
act drifted IA, before the raft settled sol
low IN the wafer. that the sea beat over,
t, and many were washed off; our inIor-
.nant sustained himself upon it as long
as possible. out was at last Obliged toI
swiul for his life, when fortunately get!
sing hold Of part Of the hatch Of the
schooner, be got upon It, and was The
provldentiaiIy preserved from immediate
Heath. lie can form 40 correct opinionE
as to what may have been the fate 81 the
feinainden ii tae crew---many were stu
haBgingto the raft when he was washed
u, and the presumption is but too strong
tha; large portisn Of them must have
pe.ished. So completely was Vicente
overcome with fatigue, that he fell asleep
lpou the hatch towards morning, and did
aot awake until after sunrise. when no !
hing was to be seen of the wreck, or of
ms wretched fellow sufferers. Fortu
nately for him, the wind blew in par
relief direction with the land, TO which
be may probably ascribe
his escape from watery grave. as it kept
linn in the track of vessels running down
the coast. and made Capt Davenport the
happy instrument Of saving the life OF a
fellow creature.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Since writing the above, we have COT
|versed with Mr.. Juan Achondc, mate Ell
the schr. Diamond, who. with 5 Spanish
seamen. arrived here last evening IN the
schr. Hornet, from Philadelphia. He
states, that after the Diamonds situation
|sfas considered hazardous, he was sent
| with a boats crew on bard the Hornet.
with view of throwing over part OF
her cargo, to made room for goods on
board the Spanish schooner-but 1t com
ng on to blow, they found it Impossible
30 get along side her and after maxim
Ia number OF Intellectual attempts, II.
(which the Hornet lost her cables and an