Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-03
Charleston, March &c.


Charleston, March &c.
SHIPWRECK.-A Spanish brig
went ashore on the south breakers Of
the bar on Monday evening, about 9
O'Clock The captain Of her came
to town same night, in the schooner
Salome from the southwark, and
went down again yesterday morning
in a sailing boat with 12 men, after
having engaged tie sehooners Rising
States and Sa!ome to GO TO her assis-
Itance. Re informed US that the brig
was The Jupiter, "a days from Ha-
wanna, bound TO Savannah, with q
cargo OF sugar, mahogany and cedar.
The boat came up last evening. having
put the captain of the brig and G
men on board the schooner Saiome,
going to her assistance, they not
having been able to reach the brig.
They INFORM, that she la"s nearly on
her beam ends, with one anchor
ahead ard two astern, the sea break.
ling around her; the sails loose, and
otherwise in a periIous situation.
One Of the men who went down 10
the wreck yesterday. states that the
Icaptain Of the vessel informed the
boats crew that she was from Cadiz.
She carried a white sigma! with !rd
border. red square in the middle, land
The letters OF. g." in the square, in
black,
Captain West, Of the schr. Mary.
arrived last evening from Savannah,
informs US that he passed very near
TO her, ard saw the people in the
rigging. the brig lying on her heam
ends, aud the sea breaking over ber
with great violence. They hailed
him and begged for assistance, bat
having only a small boat, found it
impossible to render them any. The
two sehooners above mentioned,
were then beating down channel, 10
the assistance of the unfortunate SUI.
ferers; but faint hopes we've enter
tanned of her beiss able TO reach
her. Should she hold together until
this morning. the lives Of the crew
may be saved; but il was the opinion
of the pilots. and the captains OF the
coasters who witnessed her situation,
that she would inevitably go to
pieces during the night. The Vio-
lence of the sea during The latter
part Of Yesterday, rendered it impos-
sible 70: boats 20 90 alongside.
March g..
The Jupiter.-Wc expected to be
enabled TO state this morning the,
safety OF The crew Of this vessel,
which has been ashore on tie bar
since Monday ; but they are sill on
board Of her, it is believed, for mol
boat can approach Der to ascertsiu.
Captain Mariner. OF the sebccner
piper who arrived here this mornisg.
from Savannah, informs US that he
saw her last evening. hut dared notl
TO go TO her. About L o'clock last
night, her long boat drifted near the
schr. and endeaYocred 10 save il, bit
failed. II is supposed The crew hah
got il out IL order 10 endesvour 10
save themselves, but whether thcyl
or any Of them were washed irom
the boat, or they deemed altempsisgi
to make it impracticable. and suRrr-
ed it to go adrift is not known. Two
or three fishing smaeks came upl
this morning by which we learn, that
the hull Of The brig is still 10 he seen
with her signal dying, ana the water
breaking nearly all ovcr her.
The two .chouners which went LOynI
10 Ter assistance are lying at spine
distance oH 1 boat from enc cf them
endeavoured TO board the wreck. bu.
found il Impossible AMI barely sue
ceeded in rcgainins one Of the s"h.s.
Should the weather not moderate in
the course Of this day, very i;t,le
doubt can be entertained that these
poor fellows will End grave where
many al honest sailor has before.
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