The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-05-30
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of whom only ten were saved, after re.
naioing on tho wreck for thirteen days, is
drawn up from tho report Of tho two sur
vivors, now in the infrmuy:
" The Carlebury, Captain Chambers,
,sniled from St. Johns IN. b.. on the
18th Of January last, for Falmouth, with
a load of timber. r.--On the 9TH Of Feb
ruary, whcn about half way across the
Atlantic, and far to the northward, ow-
ing to the prevalence Of soulhcrly winds,
the vessel was overtaken by a heavy |
ga!e. The usual precautions were TAX
en-; the sails were reeied; and the gale
continued with increasing violence--at
eight O'Clock the next morning the ves-
sci was hove to, with two hammocks on
the main rigging. She continued to la
bour very much; and the leading blocks
on the lee side Of the main rigging were
frequently under water. AT ten O'Clock,
the vessel having fallen of, was struck
BY tremendous sea, which started the
stem. and split the bowsprit. The
wreck was with much difficulty cleared,
and they proceeded to relieve the vessel
Of her lee deck load. The ship was fit
ting fast, and before the deck could be
cleared, she was full Of water. In the
afternoon, i'm order to ease and Tighten
her (as the gale still blew tremendously
the Captain ordered the foremast to be
cut away, which left the vessel in very
nnmanagcable state. The sea had by
this time washed away the boats, cook
house, and every thing from the deck;
even the drumhead from the capstcri
was torn of. From the time thevessel
filled, they found it impossible to pro-
c,,rc morscl Of any sort OF provisions.
Or any water. On the second night,
from the violence of the sea-, the stern
,was beaten in, and thc after part Of the
Quarter deck was torn up; the 6innacle
was swept away, and the rudder render.
cd useless, even ifit had been possible
TO approach that p,rt ofthe ship. There
was on board female cabin passenger,
Mrs. NJ, and two male passen-
gers: the whole crew on deck from the
hrst. During the second afternoon and
night, the sea washed over the ship with
such violence that they could scarcely
Keep their hold. When the day dawn
Cd they perceived that the Master and
Mate had been both washed overboard
in the night: they could not say at what
precise time, for the CONSERVATION was
50 general, and the roaring of the wind
aud sea so loud, that every one thought
only OF maintaining his hold to wha,ev-
er part Of the ship he Glanced to cling -
Next morning the carpenter and two
lads were lying dead in the cable tier an
the deck. This morning they found a
piece of raw salt meat, Of about 8 pounds
weight, which was distributed in small
pieces among the eleven survivors. On
this they snbsisted for two days, but it
caused an intolcrable thirst, as they bad
not one drop Of water or any thing else
wherewith TO allay it. The female
passenger still kept her heart up, better
than some Of the men " They had no
covering from the wet and cold but a
rrpauliag, 50 full Of holes that it did not
Keen out the sea, which (although the gale
had now abated) owing to sl,e lowness of
the vessel continually washed over ,hem.
They now killed dog, ON the blood
and part Of which they (who survived to
that periotD subsisted for six or seven
days. On the fourth day. the female
l@sscnger and two men expired; they
We're all in state of mental derange-
ment for twenty-four hours previous to
the termination Of their suferings. On
the same day, the eight survivors (as the
quarter deck was now loosened from the
hull, and was lifting up with them by the
sea) were obliged to go forward, where
they made a sort Of platform upon the
anchos, with the hatches, to keep them
selves as much as possible out of the
water. On the 18th stout young man
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