Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-28

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Icing attended with "A loss OF seven and i half
per cent. :torimmediateiy after the ship struck,
she bnseG and hlled, drowning some who, from
motives vt humanity, attempted 10 secure artl-
cles OF dress Tor the distressed females, VINO
were hurried on deck in an'uudfesSed state.
The rock which tue survivors were hauled
upon Was about 100 feet above the water, sur
rounded at the flowing of the tide IL being li-h
wafer soon aIter the latter fthem were saved,
Il ~ as found impossible for these distressed OBJ
Ject$ to be got over the main hand until the
next morning on the top or this rock they
were obliged To remain during the whole night
without shelter, food, OF nour;shment, exposed
10 wind and rain, and many without shoes; the
only comfort that presented itself was fire.
winch was made from pieces the wreck that
had been washed aShO
Atday light OH tie morning of the 18th, AT
low water, the,i removal to the opposite land
was ehevteu, Sume being let down by rope,
Others siipping down II ladder to the bottom
AFTER they crossed over. they directed their
course to a fishermans shed, distant about a
mae and half from The wreck, where they
remained until the next day the proprietor of
tins miserable shed, not having the means of
supplying reiiefto SO considerable numberas
took refuge, party went over land to Ire
passy, about IL miles distant, through marshy
country not inhabited by any human creature,
and the foot path through mor;,ss. This party
arrived at 1rcpassy, and reported the event
% MeSsrs. jackson, Burke, Sims, * the Revd.
Mr.. Brown, who Immediately took measures
ioi dtiSNidttug tnt LuiSlfe>Seu, by ueSpatCinug
men of their employ with provisions * piritS,
10 assist III bringing all those forward to Ire
passy who could walk Necessity prompt
many to undertake this journey barefooted
me hardShips and priNations which they were
enduring were excessively great. On tie
18th, IN the evening, the major part OF the sur
vIvors assisted by the inhabitants, who during
the Journey carried the weak and feeble upon
their backs arrived at Jrepassy, where they
were biiletted by order of the Magistrate, pro-
portlonably upon each house.
iheiestn remained at St SlottS' the wife
OF sergeant ofthe Veteran Battalion, who
was dciicered the top OF the rock, shortly after
ske ,cds sd-ei |; the child and herselfare doing
well. A private whose leg was broken, and
woman severely bruised by the wreck, were
also necessarily left there.
Immediately after the arrival at Trepassy,
measures were adopted for the comfort and re-
freshment of the detachments /; heats were
provided for their removal to st. Johns. This
being effected, his excellency Admiral Pick
more, tue Governor, major King commanding
the troops, the merchants and gentlemen OF
IT. Johns mostpromptly and generously came
forward in the most handsome manner, to the
relief of the surviving Sufferers After re,
manning ten days at St. Johns refitting the
distressed with clothing and necessaries, his
EXcellencv the Admiral, chartered the Mer-
cniy. of Poole, TO bring them to Portsmouth,.
On this melancholy circumstance it is but
justice TO mention, that Mr. Joseph Briant,
master, Mr.. Atkinson, mate, and the seamem
VI tIS IldTpOOHeT, deserve great cfeUtt Tor
their uuceasing eXertions to their labor those
that came on shore by the rope ina great
measure owe their SAFETY London Times.
PHILADELPHIA, March %.
Tue Spanish ship Sagunta, Capt. Velarde,
which sailed from Aguadiila de Port Rico, for
Havana, in ballast has arrived at Matanzas
with prisoners, who have given the following
statement to the Govemor:-the schr. Nueva
Ana sailed from Havana, Jan. ~, for Africa
and flp ~ fL I I leaDnps fran Cayn de
dras, she discovered a suspicious sail TO the n.
which Immediately gave chase to her. The
Neuva Ana attempted TO escape, by carrying
press OF sail TO the 5. L. At half past Il.
NJ. however, the. sale came up and captured
her, and proved to be an Ihsurgent privateer
schooner under Buenos Ayres colOrs, called
the Gen. Artide, armed with eight Founders,
ana one IL FOUNDER oil pivot, and 40 men, all
Americans, including the captain, whose name
could not be learned. She Immediately took
out the crew OF the Nueva Ana, and tuok the
declaration of the Captain. The privateer
said she had been causing for two days off
the Cayo dc piedras. On the third day,
the privateer anchored of Key SAIL ard the
weather was fine for taking the provisions
from the prize OIL board the Gen. A. After
this was accomplished, the priyateer departed
with the prize, 20 cruise III the same place.
On the morning of March l, al q o'clock, a
sail was discovered from the mast head-the
prisoners were Immediately put into confine-
ment-soon afterwards they heard cannon
nading take place, and saw wounded officers
brought below, . of them badly-other woun-
ded men were taken forward, the number not
known; but seeing only a few men on her
decks, after the battle had ended the num-
Der was supposed to be very great-thc crew
of the priVateer were heard TO say that she
was IN very distressed situation, the tore-nast
being disabled in three places, and sails ana
rigging cut topieces. The ship having struck
her coiors. the prisoners were conveyed on
board the Sagunto, which was given up They
state, that during the time they were on board
the insurgent privateer she captured no other
vessel, and saw 10 cruiser.
COBBETT.
After a considerable intermssion, this cele-
brated and most volumiuous writer has again
made his appearance, not in his intended Ame-