Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-10

v no. .y,n 0. much Is to feed myself With the small
allowance we Rad and AZ IT had been the means Of
ssyrs my own life, aud that Of all my fellow suio ers,
could NOT have shut opened them; IN fact, 1 mo-
mertiy expected they would burst. which eventually
proved he the with my right hand. To describe
our sueings IN all respects. is more than can do
suffice II say that they were perhaps great asweTe
ever endured by norias and IN Tact great rs human
nature, such ours, could possib, endure our sub
sistcnce for nineteen days had been follows leach
bud three giisof bracksh wafer day m tue mora
ing one onuce ot salt beef orpoIk aud ounce of
cheese, and small handful OF peas might,
Hf beef OF pork ounce vi dolphin, and one small
putAtoc, hst ofa large one. This We found seB
nouiishing food. well as seIyiceahe to ailsy
iniSi and which We occasionally ehewsd ior that pnr
pose.
were continually wet, and great thirst, that
some OF onr people dtanA thc vTine which proved
60 S very injurious ihym for after they had drank
II anGmbet OF tines passed Through them every 10
10 minutes, aud caused great debility, ana those that
pfactsed we've the most feeble several ola, after
iiey got on board the Camorian. wond here observe.
that our boat leaked very much, 80 that calculated
she w"nd have leaked herself full every eight hous
Tue gunner oil TIE boat was III no part more than one
inoi ioui the water. the cause Of vessers'
npscths it Is impossible Tor us IN to accoun;
ioI 1T for ~hea lei. the drck there yer, title
wln3. aud no appearance OF squalls, neither there
any when we came deck, which time, at the longest
could not exceed thfee minute, nei,heT had the man
atthe helm heard perceived auy WIND besides 10
Impossible il could be duue by ihe wind and the mate
ah0 ny self IN the cabin not to have heard II, which we
did hot but the only warnihg had was her setting
over; mp the side insian ~ endta,ored to get on
deck, which We did ia few seconds, hut sue was keel
the account ofhs unfortunate disaster that have been
to- pattcnlar in 'nentionng apparently uidug circum
stances, bn 70 us who have experienced 30 wonderful
deveTanee, should deem self greatly deficient In
gr tude 10 that good God who has rerciiny spared
no, - mention every thing he pleased bless
means 10 accomplish meIciiIl end. TO him,
the God al Mercy, most grateful
mems, and may onr spared lives be more devoted 10 his
service than ever the, have bevr We tken by
The Cainbrian, IN lat. 81 II. ant long. ~, 90. The
superb IN lat. 81, 40, aud long. by account,
slice The names OF te Incredibly preserved
III the long boat, were as follows. VIZ:
Andrew Haraden, Master,
samuel rarr, Mate,
John Meek,
James Surean.
Stephen Blazentine, Seamen,
Antoine MARITIME,
Francis Tan,
SiEeoD reteTs, Cook,
John Ransom, seamau drowned.
would by No means omit mention, that had we
not been taken the day were, the day by
hoon We must eventually have persisted, there
on bard westerly gale, with so high a sea. would
have sunk our boat IN minute. Inc foregoing 10
particular an account Of this unfortunate disaster
is Ia our power 10 relate. To God he all the glory
our preservation. ANDREW hARADEN, Master.
SAMUEL TARR, Mate.