Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-08
THE REWARD OF MERIT.

PHILADELPHIA, December Son Friday last,
the Captain and Crew of the Ship John ar .1dst,r,
IN the most deplorabc condition b. Ard the Ship
Sea For, attended Mt the SIer chants Coffee House,
for the purpose of receiving from Com. Balm
BRIDGE and THOMAS =. Corr, Esquire, the Pieces
of Plate Ahch had been procured for them by the
Citizens OF the city of New York.
About half past twelve O'clock the parties, and Il
large concourse OF Citizens, being assembled around
the table containing the Plate, Mr. Corr addressed
the benevolent Captain and Crew in very feeling
and Impressive manner and in appropriate and inter-
esting terms The names OF these meritorious Seat
men being then seyeray announced, the Captain
and Crew received from the hands of Commodore
BAISBRiDGE the Piece OF Plate designed for each
OF them, who individually manifested their gratitude
tor the handsome manner in which their exertions
had been noticed in this city and in the city Of New
York.
Having witnessed this affecting scene. and be-
lievng the Address Of Mr. COPE TO be calculated to
do good, particularly among our Seafaring Fellow,
citizens, we solicited copy oil it for publication, and
MR.. COPIES ADDRESS.
On your late voyage in the ship John Z. Adam, from
Leghorn To this port you fell in with the ship Sea
FOX. OF New York, floating on her beam ends, with
but three or four strcaks Of her deck, amid-shps,
,islbic-all the rest being sunk and covered by the
sea. The settling Of her cargo had created n
cy OF about eighteen inches on her windward side,
near the main hatch Within that small space you
found four human beings ave-shut out from the
light Of heaven-dcstitute of hopc-partly immersed
IN water and otherwise in the most deplorabe con-
'htion They had been in that situation for three
days and as man, nights-rom the time the ship had
been capsizcd. You cut entrance into the deck,
and thus became, under Providence, the happy in
strumcnts of Saving the lives of four of your fellow
men. fon brought them into this port, where they
wee clothed and supplied with every necessary COM
fort.
need not recall your recollection other circum-
stances connected with that most awful melancholy
shPwreck-ihey before the public, and are sufh-
cient TO melt the stuutest heart
The people of New York, coming TO "A knowledge
OF what you had achieved, number of her respect
able citizens with prompttude which reflects great
credit on their public spirit, their generosity and hu-
manly, collected, by subscription, Of money,
TO present each Of you with piece OF plate.
They have thought proper TO forward that plate to
me, with request, tha assisted by distinguished
elbow Citizen ON my right, would deliver them TO
YOU IN this public manner obey their wishes with
pieasure-ior next TO doing good is the satisfaction
oil being IN anywise The Agent in rewardng merit.
trust you vii. not part with this plate but with
lie, and that you will bequeath il honorable leg
acy to your posery. And when, ut any time here
aitei you shall cast your eyes let il serve TO re-
whose protecting, and preserving Power, is in all his
works-manlicsting itself alike, the raging pillows
oil the mighty deep, as in the serene and less
pcrlions paths of domestic life, and without whose
permission not even sparrow is suffered perish.
Yours is indeed happy, an enviabc iot--Others,
on returning from the field of battlc-from the scenes
oil blood and carnage-have been crowned with lau-
reis, and honoured with triumpha arches, as a re-
ward for the thousands they had slain.-Far other
wise with you-To you is awarded the need OF praise
the applause of your Fellow Citzens-ior having
rescued from tile depths and agonics of despair
from lingerng-heart-appalli and most irighifu
Death, -FOUR HUMAN BEINGS!