Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-17

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LOSS OF The SHIP LAUTARO.
E,riract from the Log Book AID Narratirs
of The loss Of tie ship Lan.aro. IF Charles
ton, s. c. Copt. Benz. Maahers.
Sailed from Greenock ON Sunday, oath
August 1917, bound TO Charl' ston, with
a cargo of Goals, iron and dry goods, and
n crew consI' ting of t4persons, including
the captain, 4 cabin passengers, and 20
steeTaye ,lo. IN all IL persons. Nothing
material happened until Tuesday 81 Sep
TENDER, when we carried away the fore
yaId ia The slings; having a spare spar
OR board, SET the carpcnter to work, and
OH the ith September got the new yard
UP, and bent new tOresail. From this
date 10 the Sih inst fresh gales and varia-
bile winds. On the 9th, al noon, stroug
brcezes and hazy weather--fic pump had
been set a-goiny as usual, to pump the
ship out at Is minutes p M. finding il
did not suck. sounded in the well aud
found three feet water in the hold, al
though the ship had been pumped out a, II
A, M.-imRediately rugged both pumps,
took off the patches aud commenced
throwing the dry goods overheard, and
every thing else that could be got ut.
At P. NJ. finding the water had not
gained much on us, and puppOsiHg the
lax 10 be on the siasboar! side, wore
ship to the southwark At 9 r. VI. tic
water had increase. 70 four feet in the
hold : as it gained so fast on this tack,
wore ship again TO lie n0rihward, and
examined every part of the ship we
could get at, ie try amt 6ni ti,e leak,
but without eifect--hauled the courses
up and took in fore and miZen topsails,
crew and passengers all employed throw
ing the cargo overheard, pumping and
baling. At 10, p. NJ. z feet water in the
hold. continued baling out at the after
hatch and cabin, and pumping. By this
time all the dry goods, quantity of
iron, aad every thing else that could he
got at, were thrown overhoard.-At mid
night, the wafer casks in the after hold,
began Ia get loose and roll about the
lee pump constantly choalted with the
Goals as fast us ever we cleared it. From
ly pumping and baiing, from the after
ha,ch and cabin, hut the wafer still gam
ing. AT this time, s feet water i'll the
hold. After several attempts to clear
fhe lee pump, the spear broke init, and we
abandoned it.--(iot tackle on the mi
gen stay, slung Il barrel over the hatch,
aud commenced bal;ng III this manner.
From 10 until IL, the wafer continually
gaining on us, and no vessel heaving III
sight wc concluded 10 get the long boat
aud Jolly boat out, which was according
" done, and into which we put about
~ gallons of wafer, one barrel and II
half bag If bread, 3 hams, 6 pieces of
b"ef, 9 Cheeses, and one 6 gallon krg of
beer Que main ROY al, and one malnstOp
gallant steering sail, 2 small spars, halt
coil OF rope, one compass, q adrdnts
and one cIiart.-At 3 p. M. of the 10th,
every person being exhausted with the
exertions they had made 10 keep the
shipup, gave over Pumping and baling,
and the confusion WAS distressing beyond
measure, which occurred in trying who
could get into The boats first; the capt
was obliged to order the boats to be veered
some distance aStern of the ship--At 3
p. "a. with the greatest difficulty the
captain succeeded III getting into the long
boat. On his arrival IN the long boat, :'e
fond IL persons inclu ling himself, IN 1t,
and 3 in tile jolly boat; hove over
board quantity iof clothing, III or
der to tighten the boats az much as
possible lay By the ship all night in
hopes Of some vessel passing near us,
but at half past O'Clock in The morning,
observed the ship TO take d sudden lurclI
t. leeward: she rose with the next swell,
and sunk so suddenly, that few in the
boats saw her when she disappeared,
carrying down with her u souls, inclu-
ding two Of the ships company.
We Immediately cut the rope by which
we hung, and pulled OF III order to avoid
being drawn into the vortex, and carried
down with her. In 10 minutes after the
ship sunk, heavy sen hove tie joily-boat
on the quarter OF tie long bOdi, and stove
her she Immediately hIled, and the. men
who were in her swan 10 The long boat,
which increased our number IN her to 40.
We then lay by until day light, When we
commenced mailing weather CLOTHS round
the noat's sides, aud rigging mast. At
ia. NJ. being oh ready, served out
pint ofwaier and about pound Of bread
amor Isl the - persons, and then bore a.
way. steering +. hy :. the wind w. y. w.
Athalf past ! the lower gudgeon Of the
rudder gaye way, and we we're Obliged Ia
steer wiilsn oaf AT i'aiI pasi !, OF isc
iiih. discovered 10 our great Joy sa,l
ngnt ahrad--lei Tie rect out Of Our SAT- q
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