Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-14

.Itidued until Feb. 5 at about q. A NJ,
.lwaen the wind sh,tted to N. N. West,
land still continued very heavy gale ;
lat FIVE the sloop was found very leaky,
jail hauis with the passengers at battling
Tor at the pumps, at 6 two feet water in
the hold-hove her anchors and cables
over board cut away her mast and hove
her boom overheard, the leak still gaining
on US and the Indies with their tender
frames turned too, either at the pump
or at bailing, but all to no purpose, the
gale still continuing and the lesk increas.
ing. At SP VI the water on the cabin
floor and the gale rathe abatipg. hove O.
vcrboard all the heavy trunks and hard
ware, with as much Of thu stone ballast
as could be got at, in hopes to have her
buoy up when full of water. At ten one
foot water on the cabin door, and all on
board worn out with fatigue. Got a
few articles OF cloathing out aad took for
the quarter deck, expecting soep to he
no more. The cries Of the female pas
sengers we're dreadful TO the end OF this
lday.
Feb. 4, al 4 A NJ the cry was, for eve.
nv one to tax care Of themselves, as the
sloop was going down aud the sea break.
ling over ;heir heads; tx or eight lap-
preaching the boat immediately filed,
which compelled us to return, aud on
our return the untortuna-e Mr.. Robert
Slmas vas sweep, over board aud perish.
ed. aud soon aftet Mira. Betsey VanrAa
and Rebecca Cox es were sweptfren lie
quarter deck and shared the same tate.
we were all dashed bu, expected every
moment tn be our last. At 4 P NJ
the gentleman NJ. rnorp persisted, at
s Mrs Be'ss' 1horp followed her hus.
band, at II Mr.. Robert fhorp share the
same tate making tx II number lost
this day, the rest of us almost drowned
and scarce once an hour would we have
chance TO speak TO one another.
| heb. 5 comes to our view, and the
wind abatins, bat the sea heavy. At s
master Wa. .Thorp, aged two years, :as
downed in one of the peoples arms |;
tins persisted the whole OF that worthy
family We continued all this "a hours
and Dothige in sight for Our relief
! Feb. 9Th commences with pleasan'
weather. The sloop very much racked
Ito pieces. No sail in sight, and but
little prospect of living much longer for
J the want OF food and water: il being
inow Eve days that We had more. Tie
ii,sloop being almost in pieces all went tn
work TO get the quarter deck off in or
tder to get it forward IN the farwar,i
! part Of the wreck, which we Confined
! at thi, "a hours.
At the beginning of the 9TH we com.
menced working at the quarter deck.
which we continued until IL o'clock and
found il all in vain /: all one side Of her
iquar,er stove in. The latter part OF
this day engaged in making aft froU
the bna,ds that dcated out of he cabin
land spent the rest Of the day in catch
ling sea weed to ear.
The 9th day commenced with cleai
weather and brisk breeze all on boar,
expecting every tnOment 10 be the last !:
lyie-iag the horizon all around, hopin :.
TO see a all. At 9 A NJ saw a .ai
which gave us great iov /; the sal! prove
10 be brig, but went sa faI to the ler
ward that we set sigma Of distress, aad
was to our JOY answered from tie bris {:
but alas the wiud blowing hare 81
atood on and left Us to the mercy of the
wsves-but behold, We soon after saw
two more brig standing towards US; a.
soon as they discovered US they made ii
TO receive US with all dis
batch that was possible, they soon sen
each Of their bats for us, myself 4 Tho
mas Slator, Peter Stone, and two Of our
people William Bridgman e John Cloth
er got in the b'ig's pi'o, boat and arrived
on board the big, where we were receiv.
ed by captain Wing with the greatest Joy
and marks of kindness that could be ex.
pectcd, We Immediately retired to rest
our feeble limbs James d Hatch, Capt.
IB. P. Hipkips and Miss Fanny Antoine
went ON board the brig bound TO Balti-
more, which, being all that was lett gu,
of fifteen.
Mr.. Thomas Slater and Peter Stone,
with myself returned cur most sincere
thanks to captain John Wing, master of
the brig Pilot, for his kindness and good
treatment, from the time he took US OIL
THE Columbia until we arrived in the De.
laware; may he ever lie remembered
with grateful feelings by every citizen,
as well as by the distressed people he
relieved from the wreck.
LUCIUS HATCH.