Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-14

as it gained 81 fast OH this tack, w,,,
ship again to the nortllward, and p,
aniihed every part of the ship we coua
get at. to try and find the leak. bu,
withoutcfIc. (; hauled the COURSES m
nd took in fore and mizcn toDsa;l.p
rev and passengers nil rmpioyct
throwing he cargo overheard, Iunn,
ing and bailinS. Atsp. Il. lie T.,
pump choaked, hoisted il up. clear.
ed it and set it agnirs again. Al
l0P.M. sc,sn feet water in the hold.
continued bailing out at the afterhatrl
! and cabin, and pumping. By this
time all the dry gnods, quantity Of
iron, and every thing else, that could
be got at were thrown overheard. A,
midnight the water casks in the af
ter hold. began to got loose and roll
about the lee pump constantly cho,
BED with the Goals as fast as ever ",
cleared it. From IL, A. nj. until 4
p. nj. kept constantly pumping and
baiIing from the after hatch and thr
cabin, but the water still gaining
At this time eight feet water in The
hold. After several attempts to clear
the lee pump, the spear broke in i,
and we abandoned it. Got a tacLIr
on the mizen stay, slung barrel ..
YER the hatch, and commenced bail;us
in this manner. From ten until tseIye
the water continually gaining on Is.
and no vessel hcaying in sight, We
concluded to get the long boat and
Jolly buat out, whirh was according.
~ done, aud into which wcra, twer.
~ gallons of water. one barrel and
half bag of bread, S hams, 6 pieces cs
beef, two chceses, and Que 6 gallon
keg Of beer, one main royal, and Ole
main top gallant steering sail, tsc
small spars, a half coil oil rope, ont
compass, Two quadrants and one chart.
At . P. NJ. of the 10th, every person
being quite exhausted with the exes
lions they had made TO keep tie ship
up, gave over pumping end DailiRg,
and the confusion Was distressing be.
ycMd measure, which occurred in try.
ing who could get into the boats first;
the captain was Obliged to order tie
boats to be vcered some distance asten
Of the ship. At S P. NJ. the captain
with the greatest difficulty succeeded
in getting into tie long boat: he found
Il persons including limselfin it. aud
3 in tie jelly boat ; hove overheard a
quantity Of clothing, in order to light.
EN- the boats rs much as possible ;lay
by the slip all night, In hopes Of some
vessel passing nrsr us,but at half past
three O'Clock in the morsing, obsefy,
ed the ship TO take a sudden ivgch b
IceWard she rose with thenext swell
and sunk so suddenly, that few in ih.
boats saw her when she disappeared.
carrying down with her 81 souls, ig.
Guiding two of the ships company.
We Immediately cut the rope BY
which we hung, and pulled of in or.
der to avoid being drawn INTO The
vortex, and carried down with her.
In Is minutes after the slip sunk,
heavy sea hove the jolly boat on The
quarter ofthe long boat, and store lsI
she Immediately filed, and the ntr
who were in her SWAN to the long
boat, which increased our numberin
her to twenty. We then lay by until
day light, when we commenced nail
ing weather cloths round the boat:
sides, and rigging a mast. Atll l.
NJ. being ready, served out pint q
water, and about a pound of bread a
mongst the twenty persons, and tlIn
bore away, steering E. by S. the vino
N. W. At half past II, the Iowa
gudgeon Of the rudder gave way, and
we were obliged to steer with an csf
At half past one, Of The llth' d.
covered to our great joy sail rs@
a head-let the reef out oil our SAL
and stood for her. AT 9, +. MI
wind moderating, manned the OAR
and kept sailing and pulling to~ars
the vessel. At s.P. NJ. squally viii
rain observed that the sail had nov
too for us. At 4, P. NJ succeeded
getting along side the brig JESSIE 7"
Dumfries, (ScotIand.) captain :, SalI;'
williams for St. Andrews, NIB WV
received us on board. and Who's
kindness and hospitality to Us aI'u'
,,,,rd, y,;Ii ,a,.,, ha f,runtfcn ty ai