Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-31


ed every moment from their near approach
to overwheim them fortunately however,
they received no Injury from them On
the 18th having run lie days, stccee2ed in
getting OUT OF the 3nlph, and Immediately
hore away for Norfolk. Capt. w thi0ks
his vessel must have been thrown keel out
when she went over, from the circum
stance Of every movable article in the ca
bin having its order inverted after the ves-
sci was righted, which could not have hap
pened from any other cause. Spoke on
the 18th inst. on the western edge Of the
GuIph Stream, in lat. about 81. schr, Box
er, 90 days from Boston bound to Norfolk,
had experienced most tremendous weather,
desired to be reported.
From the Ne1o York american.
The following particulars Of the loss of
the baraue Packet, Capt. Foote, of this
port, and the melancholy fate OF the crew,
have been communicated to the owner, in
a letter from Mr.. George Ramsay, nho.
we understand, was the only survivor.
eve feft Cadiz on the 9th of August,
arrived al ST. Thomas OH the 9Th OF Sept.
and were cast away on the 18th OF Sept.
We made the land at liz past "A. M.
whIch we judged to be Key romano
stood of all day---and reefed the topsalls
then sent down top gallant mast. At
s, close reefed the torcsail-in the course
of ten minutes after, the ship was wafer
logged-took in the foresail and mizen
staysaiI-after which she was water log.
ged again. The gale still increased. Al
s. the watch was called, and we wen
down into the cabin, as the fore hatch was
down on account of the heavy sea. We
remained about ten minutes, when the
captain called all hands. the ship being
| water logged again. We we're employed
in attempting to knock off The lee bulwarks
TO get the water off deck-but in vain,
owing to the vessel going over by the
| force Of the wind aud sea. ! sung out to
(! all hands near me 10 come TO windward,
! when we dashed ourselves to the chain
, plates, and remained an hour and halt
before the vessel righted.
The captain and three sssmsn succeed
ed in getting on board. Mr. Shannon, the
mate, was drowned in the attempt-also
Wm. Jackson, Wm. Carnes, Henry Tay-
lor, and Thos. Johnson, seamen. The
Cook, and a passenger name unknown,
were drowned in the cabin. The Capt.
myself, and the steward. and one seaman
remained on the wreck, 8 days lashed to
the taffrail, the sea beating over us. When
the gale abated we saw the land-and the
water being smooth we constructed raft,
! and sent John Patterson and the stewart to
make the land (which was about 20 miles
off End procure boat for our assistance.
Capt. Foote and myself remained on the
wreck till next morning, waiting in vain
for assistance. We made raft and en-
barked, but lost sight of the point where
the first raft landed. We expected it was
the main land, but were disappointed and
could find no assistance, and were suffer-
ing very much for water, which we bad
not tasted for several days. We reached
the shore next day about 10 o'clock, and
remained by the raft 4 days.
Or the 18th we left the raft. and walked
from Key to Key to find the Main. Itwas
II days before we could get any water,
and then the captain was almost gone.
! Next morning we walked on little while,
when he said he could not live much lon
ger-and soon after died. pursued my
way alone, sometimes up to my neck in
water, when at last / had the pleasure OF
seeing boat, which hailed, when they
came to my assistance:-I was taken on
board without stitch OF clothing on, and
was carried to place called Gournaba.
here found Philadelphia sloop, and in
coming out of port was stopped by Span
ish pr'vateer and carried to Havana.
have now arrived at Baltimore.