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

chors, they were compelled to giys IL up
and while the Inflated Diamond was
tranded and dashed in pieces upon the
breakers, the'small remainder OF her crew
Who were on beard the Hornet, by great
|exertion only avoided her fate.
MIR. Achsndo states, that the person
who took charge of the Diamond, as pilot,
protested thorough knowledge of the
coast but there appears to be no doubt
that he Gas many Others have unfortunate
Nv done before him) mistook the Wind-
Sill on Cape Roman, for Charleston
Light house, and 10 consequence run the
vessel into periIIous situation when it
|eame on to blow a gale at n. E. render
led it impossible to extricate her.
Mr., A. thinks the whole crew of the
Diamond, with the exception ofthe man
|miracuIeusly preserved as above detailed,
|must have persisted : as they ran close III
with the beach yesterday morning, with
|ont being able to discover single surviv-
Ter. Nothing was to be seen but floating
fragments OF the wreck,
1t will be observed that the two Spa
Iniards differ in their statements, as to the
view with which Capt Gardner, who is
Icalled by them the plot. went on board
1.-THE Diamond Bat capt Holman, of the
|Horfet, states that he did not go on
board as pilot, but merely to give them
Isach assistance as it might be in his pow
Ter to render.
We hope that this dreadful Shipwreck.
lin which so many lives probably have
been lost, added to the great snumber
which have before happened from the
same cause, will induce the government.
Ieither to have he Windmill on Cape
I2em4in removed altogether, or else so
ftnarkea, as that it may be more easily dis
|tngui5hed from our Light House.
September q.
TIE s5iprrecs Since our last. we
have coll, ctea the following additional
particulars of the late Shipwreck on Cape
Roman:
On Saturday. the coasting schooner
Ann. arrived here from Georgetown,
bringing 10 of the unfortunate seamen,
which she took from the fore mast Of the
wreck to which they had been hanging
Fem Q o'clack 60 Thursday evening to 2
O'Clock on tEr;daY afternn n.
Md, las evening tha piIct-boat Hamp-
ton, with MIR WeII,ua 81 Nr. Phinney,
branch pilots, on board, came in from the
|. aae, wbesc the had proceeded imme-
diate!y on hea ing OF the disaster, and
they have brought in ~ith them captain
Ga dnet, Of PHILADELPHIA, and one black
seamen, who it IS 70 be feared, are the.
last renal Flg Of that iiliated crew
CAPT. G. wis i very ech bruised and
exhausted, fr5n 42h~urs exposure upon a
small raft, NEST of the tine up to his
middle in water. Informs Us, that he was
nost pr9yidentially picked up by the
gr.cking schooner Polly-Gallup, Mr..
FrefFan master, about 5 or O'Clock On
Saturday afternoon, every soul besides
himself having previously been washed
off and persisted: o. cut away some por-
ion OF the raft, and Ia attempting to gain
the shore upon it, net similar fate
Capt. Gardner was afterwards put on
board the Hampton, from the wreck. The
black seaman was found by Messrs
Fellsmau and Phinney, stretched upon
the sand on the beach at Cane RONALD
he was almost gene when they found him
living fiat upon his face. He stated tol
then, that two others attempted TO gain
the shore upon the same spar with him-
self, but both were washed of and irown-
ed. The Spanish captain, second Mate,
and Doctor, were seen to perish by the
side OF capt. Gardner, and as the whole |
has now been examined, there can be !
but faint hopes entertained Of any more
Of the crew being saved. q have now
been rescued and brought to this city,
81 was the whole number on board, con-
SO have been, most probably, |!
lost.
The hull Of the vessel has not gone to
poeees, but lays sunk in about three ia
.homs water, her quarter railing is above
wafer at low tide.