Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-04

exposing his frail barque TO be seized on
By men agoni1ed by despair, in the last
struggles for life. lie however prepAr-
ed for the event, took III iiis sail, rowed
among the drowning men, with fixed
determination 10 save some, or perish
i'm The attempt.-By an exertion Of skill,
To he equalled only 10y an aboriginal
chief, in the management Of a caiioe, he
succeeded in getting seven persons on
board, and was attempting 10 save the
eighth, when his son exclaimed, "Eather,
the canoe IS sinking, ne shall all perish. -
This exclamation calling his mind from
the purpose on whiChit was bent, ex-
posed TO him his most perilous situation.
SIX inches of water IN his canoe--nine
in number an bosrd-ihc upper part of
her gunwhaie but three inches above wa
ter-the wind higli--a heavy sea running,
and constantly washing on board, and
nearly a mile from the nearest land.
That aiae might even have chance Of
being saved, he was obliged TO leave oue
unfortunate man hanging on the stern OF
the Jolly belonging To the pleasure boat.
OF the men saved, one was so little ex-
hansied, that lie could assist in balliug-
another could SIT up--and the others lay
mo,ionless, and apparently lifeless, ON the
bottom of the canoe. There not being
room 10 row, Mr.. 4. had no alternative
but 10 paddle his boat before the wind
and was but able to reach the extremity
of Sound Point The instant she struck,
she filed with water, from the violence of
the sea. EXcrtlonS were still necessary
to save the five helpless men in the bot
tom of the canoe. In giving her assist
ance at this time, Mir. Tewksbury was
much injured by the conclusive grasp of
one of the men. apparently in the agonies
of death. They were all conveyed TO Mr..
rs house. where, by the application of
hot blankets, tea and medicine, they
were recovered. Four did not recover
so as to be able to speak for more than
three hours. Eleven persons were in the
pleasure boat when she OverSet; two Of
whom attempted to swim TO the shore.
and were seen by the survivors TO perish
30 or 30 rods from the boat. One was
drowned in the cabin. After landing
those saved, Mr.. Il. returned with all pos
sible expedition to the relief of the man
II on the jolly. IL was gone The dis
tance from the place where Mr.. Tewksbil-
~ and his son were al work TO the place
Of the accident, is one mile and half
The above facts being made known to
the Trustees Of the Humane Society, they
voted, that seventy dollars in money. and
a Silver Medal of the value of ten dollars.
with suitable Inscriptions, be presented
Mr.. t. Thirty-fve dollars to his son
twenty dollars TO Mrs. Tewksburv and
five dollars to the boy who ran with the
information of the boat having upset.
Names Of the persons saved.--Messrs.
Thomas Currier, William Currier. John
Humphrey, Stephen Jackman, William
Brewer, ia lad l6 years of age) Charles
Field, and Rolla, lascar lad.
Names of those ioSt-Messrs. BENJAMIN
Thayer, Elisha Toby, William Frost, and
Michael Whittemore.
This canoe or skig, is sharp at both ends
greatest length Ia feet, and rakes Gerry much
four feet sir inches etds in the oidest part, and
eighteen ineaes deep.