Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-19
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From Captain J:rvis, of The sclIr. Tho
mas and William of CHERRY stone. who ar
rived here on Wednesday, we learnt that
vessel had been stranded on the Mid
die Ground during The hurricane on Tues
day night The Sd inSt.-Captain ]. on his
way here went alongside of the wreck.
but could distinguish nothing by which
he could ascertain her name, as the stern
and one of the sides had parted and drift
ed awav, leaving only The remaining side
with the keel and bottom. The wreck
lay bottom up, and from the length of
her keel, and other appearances, Capt. J
supposed her TO have been clipper built
schooner of about 80 tons burtIen. Cap
tain J also informed, that some papers had
been picked up on the beach near Cape
Charles, by a Mr.. Wilkins, who lives on
Fisherman Bay, " hich led TO a b, lief that
the wreck was tie Schooner NG,ga,rt, Cap
tain Wood, If Gcngeto,on, (Which was ex-
pected at this port from Hayanal but
there was 70 absolute certainty Of the
fact The arrival Of Mr. wilkins, YES
terday, gave us All opportunity Ia learn
ing all the particulars that have iranspir-
ed respecting this melancholy affair."
he corrobOrates the statementof Captain
Jarvis, and adds, that the first intimation
oil the disaster was the drifting ashore of
num- Der of oranges, one or two pine ap-
Piles, and several pieces of wreck, which
were discovered on tlie beach the day at
ter, but owing TO the heavy sea that WAS
running no appearance of the vessel
could be disccrned ill the third day. AS
soon as she could approached with safe
~, boats were sent along side offhe wreck
Chen lay in the situation described by
Capt. jarvis and holes were made i'm the
bottom 10 ascertain If any OF Tie cargo
remained III her, but they could find no.
thing even to convince them that she o.
ri9lnaliy had any cargo on board With
respect TO Tic papers found on The beach,
Mr.. Wilkins states that they were tied
together with string, which was passed
around them length and breadth wise,
aud so drsnched with the water that they
had become literally glued together in
mass, and were nearly cut into four par
GELS by the frettings OF The string.
All that he could possibly make out OF
their contents Was a few broken SEMEN
ces, which we here copy as related by him
from memory, for he did not preserve Tie
bundle. On one scrap was written,
" Captain Bartholomew Wood, of the
schr. Margaret" and "schr Ellen :" the
rest Of the writing so much defaced that
IT could not be read. On another piece
which he supposed 10 have been original
ly connected with The first, but severed
from IT by the string, was written, "Flour
5 Do to S 20, Bacon % 10 70, Rice Scents"
-" Sugar and Coffee very high and
scarce, but expected to be lower when
the crops come in."-By placing other
pieces together, be was enabled 10 read
the following: send you down from
1000 to 1900 oranges, 100 cocoa nuts, and
100 pine apples OF superior quality. Hang
Tie pine apples up close to The Patches,
where they can get air, and put the oran-
ges III boxes or barrels" This our infor-
mant says, is nearly verbatim what was
written. a small slip which he picked
up on another part otthe beach, also con-
tanned writing, but so illegible that be
could only Distinguish Tie words, ID
bags of Coffee shipped i'm good order"
We hdyc been thus minute IN giving tie
particulars of this disiresslngoccurr
because it Involves circumstances ofpain,
ful interest TO many individuals i'm this
place and although the detail cannot
entirely subduc their apprehensions, it
certainly should encourage their hopes.
There can be no doubt whatever, that all
WHO were on board the vessel persisted !:
butwe may hold it to be equally certain,
tint tie wJTtcr cfMe ietfsrS ffom uhich The
fragments are cOPied ADORE, icas mt on boa,d.
Nor IS 1t perfectly understood that The
vessel vas the Margaret, though many
concurring facts induce belief that il
was Ter. Norfolk Heraid.