Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-14

apparently an oper--(gereslly speaking,
we get an indifferent observation once in .
or S days. In the course of the past gales
we have carried away 8 pair Of shrouds and
the atopmast back stays fore and aft, and
split most Of our sails, March 10th, heavy
gales from the wd. we lying to, shipped a
heavy sea which stove the hencoops and
lcamboose house, drew the ring bolts from
the decks and carried The cambocse to lee.
| wardA-meridian shipped another sea that
threw the long boat nearly overheard, the
! weather extremely cold and of our NUM-
Der confined lby sickness) below the rest
nearly beat out in consequence OF our pro-
! visions getting short, and our bodies CONT
nually drenrhed with the sea and rain, our
allowance daily reduced scarcely sufficient
to support nature-gale CONTINUES with Ire
mendous sea. On the 2Sth, spoke ship Fam
ny, Of and bound to New-York, from Ii
verpooI, but the gale so heavy could not
board her to get supplies. On the 2stb, in
lat. by calculation 43, 80, long. IS, COM
menced heavy gales from N. W. with snow
and sleet, which shortly covered our decks
and rigging with ice, we lying too the sea
making fair breach over US, and freezing
as it were every drop-at 3 P. N. spoke
English schr Margaret, Of and bound to Ha-
lifax, from Jamiaca: the gale so strong could
scarcely understand what they said.-
March 3otb, gales continue, and sea if pos
sible, increases p. NJ. shipped tre-
; mendous sea that carried away the fore
channels and did much other damage; we
then by great exertion got up purchase,
and partially secured our lettering mast
we being nearly exhausted by continual
pumping, and provisions all but expended
tho mate and most Of the people are very
much frozen, and all Of US have our limbs
much swelled, by being constantly wei
our suffering vessel with her distressed
crew appearing at times exposed on the
merciless ocean for the sport of the ele-
ments, but an all-wise and benevolent being
still guarded and protected us-thus we
continued until the Sd of April, VIXEN our
prospects scented the mos: gloomy, we ha-
wing scarce any thing 10 eat or irink-at 4
A. NJ. it appeared little more moderate,
but very heavy sea, and the skies portend.
ing another storm, when, TO our unspeaka-
bic joy at A. II. the sea subsidized, the dark
gloomy clouds sunk below the horizon, and
the sun (which we had not seen for many
days, } appeared unusually bright, shedding
genial warmth on our half famished bo-
dies, and 10 add to our Joy we discovered
sail direct ahead standing towards US,
which eventually proved friendly vessel
sent by our kind protector for our relief
Meridian, being in lat. AZ, IA, N long. CT,
W. with fine pleasant weather, spoke and
boarded the scbnr Only-Son, Of Kingston,
(Mass. James Fuller, master, 8 days from
Norfolk, and 5 from Martha's Vineyard,
bound to Halifax, on trading voyage, who
kindly supplied us with every necessary to
make us comfortable, and expressed great
satisfaction in so doing; be mentioned that
he regretted our unfortunate situation, but
felt as happy in affording us supplies as we
were TO receive them. We feel under great !
obligations to him aud his company for
their kindness and attention; in short, the
joyous sensations occasioned by being re-
lieved from almost state of starvation, land !
the truly melancholy event tina! shortly oc-
cured, has lei all impression We trust time
will not efface.
Soon after our boat left the schooner she
began to make sail, when we perceived by !
the motions on board that some one was
lost overheard, which proved to be the mate
Mr.. Charles Perkins, OF Plymouth, Mass. !
a man of respectable standing, and an Or
to society. Every attempt was
made to save him, but without success
April S, made Boston Light; 9Th, anchor.
ed.
The crew are most Of them much Injured
by being frozen. Yesterday hands were
10 assist in bringing the vessel up.
[Repertory.
Norfolk, AprI9,
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