Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-01-02
LON DON, OCT 81.
Melancholy Narrative.

Taken rom fhe swv'uing cyeSu ,e.airve to the loss
Lals,lIas, on 'he eveninS Of the 30th My, l8i
Charles Ste wart Scott, late carpenters mat
| It The Arms on Fsanspor and others, assert I"
ne best OF heis knowledge, that she sailed from
IN de Cshe, on or about the a Ia Of April, un.
der convoy OF his M.Jes,y's ship Afr'calne sn'.
vixen brig, with ak lnd,amen about the 20 L.
Of May pa ted company from The convoy, owing
% stress Of weather, having blown ava! most Q,
ser Sails other sails we're then ben, bus the
westber continued very squaly. with . heavy
"a. On The ~ h. about z A. NJ the land was
discovered right ahead, bearing sbou, by w
long distance off, he wmd then E A
9out halt pas 4 p. NJ. ssli blowing very strong
IA uied to the W nd on the iarooard Jack, unde.
close reefed m .nto2ssii, and ODD until bali
pas, 2 A. M. on the 30,h then. Surprising the
land was near Table Bay, the hand were turned
~ bore up, Steering N w. and SET the foresall,
intending o run for 81. Helena; continued on
tai 10 a, NJ. when the land w.s discovered
ne.riy ahead; turned the hands up, aud hauled
h snip close 10 the wind ON The iArboard TACK
'lii. blowing very hard, made ell sa,i (hsvine
,opssls aud couse set )s,ood on till near noon,
when orakers were discovered on The lee bow
wore ship and hauled 10 he wind on the othe
.ck-s,ood on ill 2 p M. then wore aud hsu-
GU " AuC WIN VII lie lhEUUS u tsCAs CouAthoS'
ill near 4 O'Clock, when breakers were seen
proved to be Laguiii.s' reef. which we coulc
no weather on either tack, being compile ely en-
Dayed clewed up the sail, and cut away TIRE
anchos the two bower cables parted shoriy
after, wheG Leu. Bice (sgent tor usnspor J.
recommended the Captain to cut away the shee
cable, and run the ship on shore, the 0ni,
chance OF saving the peoples lives; the cAole
was then cut, and the ship put before the wind
IN shout minutes after she stuck forward, TIT
ship heeling 20 windward; cut away the gus.
in order 20 heel her The other way which couo
not he # cted consequently she soon began
break u. Abou, 8 O'Clock the mas,s wen, ,snl
Tie ship IN short time quite in piece
Many people were drowned below, in conse
quenee Of her heeiing 20 w,ndward, and others
chung to The wreck, endesvor,ng TO reach The
shore sbou, mile and \ half distant.
Ou' OF the whole crew, consisting OF $50 per-
SINS, only SIX men reached he shore /, WI great
difficulty, upon pianks. being much bruised by
the wreck and surf, which WAS very high A,
day light the mex, morning, the STEIN post was
The only part OF he ship 10 be seen. The beach
WAS covered wnh wreck. stores, &c. and mum.
Der OF dead bodies, vino were buried by tht
MISUNDERSTANDING them were Lord and L.dy
Moleswofth, The Agent and Captain, with SOM
eh,idlen. On.he mex day Us, June )considering
ourselvesto he westward Of Cage Pom X VS.
sRieeu 10 cOaSI tue beach TIE cas- ward, which
we continued 10 d. for A days and hall, SUI
sisi,ng on hell fsb fom IF the rock bu. tesi.
ing we had taken wrong direction, il was
greed 20 re urn 10 the wreck, and we accom-
plishsd i, in three days anu . hall, where ".
remained SIX days, subsi,t,ng chiefly on cssk
| otoat meal, which had drIvt n on shore by dsy.
ing l, in the sun. we experienced great reiiei
The pinnsce had been thrown ashore. b,igeo
winch we proposed to repair IN The hes, W.,
c,rcums snces would allow. and endeAvoag 70
coast along the shore
Al Ia, lime ne Ia Jane) being At worL
on the boat. we were fortunately discov, red by
farmers son, (John Swsrb) who was QUE shoo,
lng. and we we're humanely carried by him..
| his ta,hes's house, wherr we renamed, wi h ey.
cry comforl he could Ahord US, for = week, aua
then set oh for Cape Town, where W. Arriv, d
on Monday evening the Goth OF June.
petote we left he county, we were inform, Il
III. 33i bodies ,hrowa On snore, were bur,ed
nesr the oh.
Signed)
| Charles Stewart Scot ard Parry
This declsr alton was made be fore M. nj Can,
Town, the 81 day of June, 1915, OF winch Ia.
rs 3 true copy.
(Signeaj ]. MlRES, Lieut.. Il. N
Resident Agent for Transports.