Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-30
MELANCHOLY NARRATIVES


more frightful narrative than that We nov
present To orr readers. taken from the Inns M
me nate OF tho ship Barrett bya per.on of
II"rolQee expressly sent to ascertsia the facts
- gives ~ toeXptessisls satistsc ion 10 record
ne noble aud truly christian conduct of cam
tucker, WHO picked up the survivors F.: and
~"o." hunaue treatment OF these wretchsd
'nsn. aur,ms eight days, IL beyond all praise
oi ouls- We beiisve. in all cases OF this kind
ilIat thoss who snatch from famine aud leah
tnei. tetoW men cannot claim auy other re-
EArd than the satisfaction they will forever
Ssi w !he consciousness of having discharged
tie iirst duty OF our nature. THIS pratifir.
iion IL in itself ample We grant : hut for nh.
sake OF example, We should he elea,ed In sec
some testimonial Of the public aporobation nj
SUCH actions (; aud We never hear Of such
maj the mnserns, III Imitation of the Romans.
90 NOT awaid Civic crowns to those who ,,,s
ih' lives ut their fellow creatures.
Na~dtire ~ the loss 81 the Rasrs.t aad Of ths
snyeriass Of the ereis.
u" me lJih aithn0, the shin Barrett ofsiO
tous, Captain Faia.ar, sailed from 81 Joh"'
New Brunswick, timber lUaded for IivernooI
Whie proceeding On her VOYAGE on Tue,d.w
,he "a OF Jasuary, in latitude "a, ats p. tx.
10 came on TO blow dreadful osl. tn, H..
westward. Ai2 o. clock on Wedue,d,v mar
ing, u being tile masters watch on deck n
bfew eoU,plete hurricane, accompauieJ .i,I
sai'i ana vivid ilastes of lightning ; the shin
through tile violence OF The wind and div,
froH her confse by the sea, Z" brozched 10 ."
sr4 lay down on her beam ends. They we're
cblised 10 cat ava. the topsall sheets Inn
every exarttOn to bilng hsr 10 or before th,.
wind proved Intellectual, aud she continued nm
me trough OF tie sea, the water poiri,., dowu
MS coiupanioM, 50 that every moment ib.y
expected she would upset. The two uumns
vere continually at work but ,,ithou, EFT r.
.he WAFER SIM gaming np0n the cabin. In
i"is state thcy continued until d-y iiy,. T. when
ia order TO get her before The wind me m,,sn
ard ma,a uidsts were cut away. By ,hi, In,e
me water had reached The amer peak SO maj
tnef gave up pumping as being altogether
useless: Relieving tackles were put 60 the
t'i'sF, TOUR men 10 each tackle and two 10 HE
sdee - steer her ds mTch a. possible before
'hs "iod HE sea now burst ovar the vessel
sth great force. aud Carried away ali the
sdiis % Tie pop bd, few 90 which ropes
were iashed aud Ia those Ihey cIung In say.
ihemseises from being washed oye,;,nard
even Tue taiidIl wds wtencIre,! no and wa.hs5
away. IN this condition they cOutiuacd uD,ij
Tue Cabin being half full OF waller, and the ga
MaA'"g cIrar pi+Sd%e over the deck, th~y
were Obliged to 20 upon the BOOB the onIv
paf' OF Tie vessel not Continually under waIrr
hoon' midday the captain procured from IA
hrp 'VtkeI w .he Cabin. small bag OF
prah, jai OF rum, jar Of gin. and a half
HtEip OF butter, bnt these, with me exceut;nn
Dt Tue gin, were washed overheard Inv Cl,e ssa'
lhs gate now blew with increased violence
aiiu tns sea, THaniRs mountains high made :.
gear passage over the main deck, and bfokn
.mrongh tue stern aud through the bend.
1He GEEK TIMBER, consisting Of l.rye LOGS wa.
washed away--the rinG bolts being torn from
sr' qua the sthaclrons brokeu down
1he vessel would uud,nbiedly have pone On
pieces, iat she not been kept a. easv Az mn
siDie ny steering before the wind All IhIs
gay (WcdneEtsy) they had nothing whatever
~, ""u were III Continual upprehe usipn Of
Deihs washed away On the ioilowius dav
ihe gaze began 10 aUite a little so iAat ti,ourh
ui'hchsd every moment by Ih- sen they had
sonIo 'n'lier from the cold under The poop,
they piled ~ cables, wet sails q, slaves.
70 keep themselves out OF the waller aud or
Nhich fAey lay down. Tie trout part of he
poop was entirely beaten OIL by the sea They
wen thought a fire would servo 10 roy, W. the,,
Dut ndu no tsesHS of striking light, or of
procuring any rOmbnsiibie s6jst,nce a,oids,
the general torrents that sHrJOnuded ther, "
Most OF the crew, SD unexpected was The
disaster, bad neither hats nor siockiuys aud
sheI' ciolhe, we're constantly soaked " iIiI salt
water Ihete was nov nothing Iett ou
board" saws the mate thai conld lie ot am
5elieI To MS neither meat, dink nor cio,Liug
except barrrl Of pork aud beef, wbi,l yy"rs
On sait thAt though some tasted inuutbtnl.
others prudettiy fesistpd. Tile slii, from be-
ing waIerlogeed Was VIEW uumamayeaLIa
Outihg Tie DAY they stesTad by COMPASS and
81 msht by the stars az vel as they csnIJ
gHsss towards the east. WHEN the sea brcame
higb, there beng continuance of psIes ,Ls,
we're dilVen TO The poop, where tliry held oy
Ny tic ropes. This daS a;sO thew had uothinr
10 eNt' cart OF sask OF wafer wd, yot "a hu1
~ "a1 al nfSt IVA ih,rdS salt. aud lattprly no
,Ieeher NAV t"e wave Thar W isned over tip,n
~ was however generally d,auk exr.nt nv
i~O o. Ihfee OF thc mcn ani was eagerly re-.
toT'rd 10 ~ lhose in particular VINO aIiet.
"a'hs hl%u, ~hO asked ibf II ~ fast as ia
cOnln De i"nied % tlcm On Friday nisht
= 0pj and man died On the WednesJAv
"ioNi"g' after awrek ut prydti0n. ana,i,rr
Wdn hrd AID oD rhursd4y a fourth. The
capiaIn hah dog on bodtd which being a
'ayorite he v - unwilling 10 Kill nll lie Ia.i
extremity. AFTER beng Dine DAYS wtthoui
no"rI'h'nrTi or water save n few Il. ops cangbt
on tHs poor wHen ~ Tdfnrh, which o,sin,, IN
ihe spray vas HUE feshsi than The :, A itsslf
" was y" I1Htstdy represented to The can.
'aln 'hit ihey mus ~ pefi.h uness the d.
~ds kiiled iOt us.i.tcnce- 10 ths b. At
iengih reed, q q fIIe a i6,eJ L,in, Llcd
70 hea v, he eHptain directed the maze. NJ
~ L. 'oi iinn wnosr uHormltion th,s nara.
Nv p "ia"h ~, 10 serve every part ont
lnig'S add economically. which NJ did nv di.
wing me b pod rIth table sroou three