Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-07
LOSS OF THE BRIG MARY


LOSS OF THE BRIG MARY.
few BEDFORD, July 2i.-In our last we
briefly noticed the loss of this vessel on the
coast of Africa. The following minute nara
1--we OF that Iamented occurrence has since
been handed Us for publication
Friday, IaN give steered south bv com
pass, wind y. and n. n l.. and moderate
breezes. Ate O'Clock "A. NJ. the vessel struck
botiomin st. AIMS hay, ON the coast ef Africa,
In latitude about y 30 \. aud i6 or II west
longAtudo from Greenwich. Immediately called
all hands upon deck, and tried TO wear shin
but found AL our eudeavors trutlpss owiur 10
a heavy surf beating in shore. At 3 O'Clock
"A Nj. The 'udder unShipped. At sunrise, dis
covered The natives npun the highlands To the
north, and about two or three miles distant
coming down towards The vessel. At this time
capt. How laud oIGereda boat 10 be despatched
10 the shore, under the command of The mate
with clothing and stores, with direciious TO
land the same. Before the boat was DISCHARGED
upon The shore, The natives then bAiug ahout
10 or - Ia number, arrived, aud ia a very
hostile manner, with their spears drove the
nodt crew INTO the sUrt aud proceeded immc.
dIateiN 10 plunder the property which had been
deposited upon th. shore. The cbiet of the
tIi0e, BEN man about so years OF are and
about D !CetO inches uheig H. having long and
striIs hi haIr, black and piercing eyes, aud
voice TIE most terrific, was tie foremost and
most active III eNpei!iug the crew from, the
shore. de appeared very DESTROYS of seizing.
upon the crew OF tle boat, but tnding his ueo'
pie entirely employed IN seizing upon the
plumber, he abandoned the crew 10 Daiticinat,.
with his subjects III Tie BOOTY The boat's
crew asaiine themselves OF TINS oppoytuuity
ran TO their boat, and hastencd To The vessel
WIN all possible expedition. The natives fluid
ing themselves IA The peaceabie possession a Z
their piuudcr, and disappointed ofseizing upon
the Doats crew, retreated with their plunser
behind some saud hills, about 30 or 10 rods from
lie shore In tiiS situation the men concealed
themselves. aud seut tkeir women forward TO
tile shore, Tor the Obvioms purpose of euticiuo-
the crew again 10 come on shore. In this ext
geucy capt. Rowland ordered a boats crew TO
accompany INN in one of his boats TO the shore
taxing with MIN some presents OF provisions
and clothing, calculating therewithto uurchss,
peace OF The saVases, for the purpose of cna-
bling him without moleStattOB 10 build a sI,ai
Top upon Tie shore 10 return home. He had
no sooner landed and deli, cred his presents
than the women, not satisfied with his yolun.
tary gratuitieS, renewed in more exemplary
manner the scene OF plumber before prac,sed
ny the men, robbed them of their hats Jackets
hdndkercinefs, &C. and III all probable would
nave stripped them of every garment thew had
on, but Tor their resistance. Captain HowInd
having thus aSceriaIned the disposition of the
natives, returned without further moles tation
To the vessel. All hands were now employed
an preparing the boats for embarcation Two
Oi wEich had already been launched into tile
surf. At n. NJ. two cdmeIs each led by a
native, came from The highlands apparently
laden with bushes, but COncealinr no Joubi ths
mnskGts with which the crew were afterwards
attacked. The camels stopped behind the
sandhiIiS, where The saVases were concealed
and were immediately unla'Ien, and shortly
afterwards the cameiS were led hack arain IN
the highlands. About 10 a. NJ we cut a,yav
the adnmast The noise produced by its fail
SO much intimIdated the natives that they i'm.
Slantiy III great confusion fled from their Is.
treat. Having asceTtainCd the cause they
returned again to thcir place of conceaImeui
lie women now adopted every stratagem to
entice the crew of the vessel TO come again ON
shore, SUCH as falling on their knees, extending
their arms towards the heavens ( issit,o~ ,hciy
hands, and the like. This farce they Kent M,
until abOut2 clock p. M.-At this time is,u;r
about low water, We lowered our last boat into
the water. Instantly upon this, the savages
rushed from their COncediment and DIVIDING
thenSei sImiO three sections, one bod V healed
by theiT chief, plunged iulO the surf So as To
attack the vessel at midships another al the
bows, and the third st the stein Having ,-ui
Withinabout ten yards distance from the vessel
they then threw OFT their coverings winch
consisted OF skins, ana drew out Their n,usket
which had before remained concealed aud
Immediately c0mmencedIriD upon the vessel.
Three mn'ketS only were DISCHARGED and
those were from the chief. The muskels OF
TIE others, though repeatedly snapped, missed
hre. at The first discharge, Job Miller. t.:.D
was upon the quarters Ot the Nesse. and assist.
ing the mate in getting lis boat round The BRIG
INTO the surf, received Il ball in Lls tbi.,h
which broke the Same--'The second shot struck
James Edwards, who was under the bows i'm
the 2d mates boat, and pierced his ,,ody aud
the last did no execution. The CTew al ;bi.
time were all engaged IN getting oil. from the
vessel. The mates boat in getting round The
vessel, was cast by lire violence OF the surf
upon the niaiH Satd Of the vessel. and stove i'm
three places by the same. The niate Then cast
OIL from the vessel with his boat, sile heinr
about half fail Of water, and stretched out
some distance from the vessel into tie surf
having stopped the holes in the bottom sith
TIE JACKIE Is and handkerchiefs ofthe crew. The
captain having previously got of into the surf
with two men ~ his boat, aud seeing Tie peril.
Gus situation Of the I'd mate, whose boat wa,
undFr the vessels bows, returned TO the vessel,
| and sieCred las boat 10 the after part OF tie
same. The crew Of the second mates boat
| Immediately itit the same, aud got on board
tie brig and ron ait % get on board tie cdpf's
| bOdt-tbe surf theu carried the ca Jtain's boat
4 upon iitc spars OF the malnmast, aud Dilgcd i'm
| two different places. The captain then showed
oil liis boat irugu tie vessel about halt full OF
7 water, leaving Lemnei Clifford aud job Miller
! behind in the vessel.
After getting out into the SURF the captains
| boat was rPpdiTt 4 IA the same manner as the
| mates. Clifford perceiviug that ihe boats had
| got Oft into tho surf and left him behind with
| Miller, who vas wounded, got into the boat
and cut tie painter which held il 10 the VESSEL,
| aud drilled on shore where he was Immediately
| mate, after they had got out into tie open sea,
repaired their boats, by taking up pieces OF the
ceiling and covering the parts winch were
broken. The Two boats then made sal Tor the
Cape de NeId Islands.