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

s1ooIia.s.o each man. ond the Iiee-, heart
aud Aidne>s, were divided into IL shares
each, aud distributed Tor that days subsist-
ence.
About this time the captain, who had
thLon:hon. suppressed the expression OF his
snffeiings lest he should in,im,dste tue men
became deransed rushed upon deck-b,d
God bless his vile aud cbildre,srsreke OF
mutiny ~ the ship. aud used other iurohtrent
language. lie was prevailed upou To 70 20
hu cot, after "a hours insanity & suite in. he
expired. The Survivors now became 80 weak
that only the mate, a robust youns. man. aud
three others, could stand these steer ell the
vessel as well as they could towards the Fast
tue westerly gale still prevailing As they
conjeciured they had sailed, since voter Io.-
ged, about 600 miles, they were u, homes OF
seeing the land OF Ireland, or they would ba,e
g,'er uf every eAe,non Tor preserv.,don-but
Oh the afternoon of Friday, the Hi day, u
became more calm. aud the wind suddenly
| changing to the eastward blyhtp,a all their
hopes. They had not seen a veesel during
| the whole passage, but ray Of hope rushed
/ upon them thai some Que might tail in their
way-they hauled up their foresaiI made fas,
the tilier, aud committed themselves the
4 whole OF that night TO the guidance of proyi~
az by in,s dine three Sna,'sss OF the
| ing they saw. with inexpIessibie delight, d
| vessel to iceward. 1he mate and the tew
wdo could drag their emaciaied limbs man.
ag'u 10 SET the toresail, and with Mune pieces
OF canvass made sort OF sigual from ,he
top-mast 'iggiug. As soon as tie people Gu
board spied them. they laid their s.tjls sl,ack
| ana hoisted ont their boa, which was seou
aiongHue OF them. The sen was 80 ,oush
.hat tue boat had To make several tiips ice
\ fore II could rescue the whole of The sufs,.
vors. The wreck WAS OF course abandoned.
beng Then very great disiaur,s from any
! iand. l was presidential tia, ,he wind
chauged 10 tue eastward. winch threw this
vessel IN their way. as she would otherwise
have passed them in the night. Size proved
10 be me Ana OF New York, Capiai . Croker,
o0as' 10 I'm, , psr,. Every thing" says the
which medicine, meat, drink. and hospi,alil,
couid supply, aud my own father could no,
nave treated me with greater kiud nc.s than
captain Croeker.' The Ann aroused here on
iets's from the wreck, who, dusius this lime,
WIN the exception of one or two. were una
oi. 10 arise troai their haniinocks.
iney are All OF them so weak IL u emaciat-
Ell, having their limbs broken out in ulcers
owing 10 the continued action Of salt water
ior eleven long days. that they WEI dc unabi lie
Tor some weeks, even with every al sentioa. 10
pnisue their perilou, vocation; nd being
inosti! strangers i'll Liverpool, n,d hayi,n
lost all but the remnants on their hack are
III most destitute condition. IL nav ALSO lar
remarked that owing TO a law iu, siiui.d @
oei'ese ny The una erwIuers as au pdureme n,
10 mariners 10 abide by their vesteI 10 tb,
last, they will no, receive one fartI dug of WE.
yes, although We think surh a law i'm A case
like this, would be mo,e bouora bic il, tho
breach than the observance" Thu Se circum
st.nces loudly appeal to the beu t,oi,nt m
bebaH OF these poor fellows bplop t.wy 4, y
class OF men, who In War are the s.,epunrd
OF their country, and who in ppace pur.ur .
"ea,"oue employment, "a order to Gs1liBiste &
TO our Comforts aud our iuxaries '.,re su,
vivoIs are twelve in number. Am ,.v ti,ess
ne are happy TO mention Joseph CaiJw-li
-" o' I" h'! ,s Saiu~eit. OF fiodsla 81, Con.
rug Naptai' mas, We are bHoimed
.e'o VIC nno n'e cnlufcU. now IN liverpool
to depleTe his loss. We have not We I learned
Whether any OF tho Others Who have oe,isLni
have left families.
We had scarcely flushed this ID trarraoh
when We received the following le,her from,
ihe mate and sufferers of the Barre,s, 10 CAP.
tain Croker, which We publish Nth prrat
satisfaction /:
liverpool January 20, iS2l.
CAPTAIN CRockER by the re, luesI of
my feilow sufferers on The wreck OF Abe isa,
rett, aud 10 accordance with M, own fee,inp.
take this public method or retur p.n. Won
Their Bincete and grateful ,hanks, aud nv
own, tor the prompt niacrity with " hich you
rescued us IRON our awful situation sSd tor
tile humanity aud kindne>s q, as we'll NJ tor The
prudence and Judgment and unr e,nit ting
attention. Yen displayed In the treat u,ent Of
set OF iamish cd and DYING wpetcbes.
whom Providence had thrown upn,, your
projections. hat You may live long g, enjoy
the love aud respect OF YOUR fellow tizrn.
winch your talents aud humanity ~ we'll
deserve, that !on may Continue 10 u. siyate
Tie ocean III safety, while ciIcum stances
make u necessary sou should do So; a ID thar
those circumstances may Hoi cOntinu lou..
Ii Tie sincere "Is,i and the ardent pr aver of
ALEXANDER MLstDD.
>, hHd ms FeAow-Sg5ereTs on the icfecis Of the
DqrTett."