Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-27

.ors vino had plunged iuio the sea nj the same mo.
meni MS the Captain, were observed to cling To h.
ho,y, IN the hope of saving themselves BY that means
but, such WAS The crowded state of the boat,
which was already almost level with the water, that
the crew dared not venture To take any into it,
y they were abandoned TO their fate. There were
AT this moment seventeen of us in the boat. When
we rowed finally of, we left four five unfortunate
men struggling IN the water, with chance of es
cape from an ustmely grave. a boy, about II years
oil age, and who, as understood, was the cabin bu,
WAS about this time observed TO lash bimself 10 n,
piece OF wood, and throw himself into the sea, in the
hope OF supporting himself till the arrival Of sue
just us was determined TO quiz the sinking vessel,
man got hold o the boat, to which he clung earn
esily entreniiag the crew TO take him in--but iii
fearing that the boat might he sunk by the additional
weight ON one side, lashed him To its aide In this
state he remained foI nearly half an hour-when the
people, finding that he retarded the boats way
| through the water (the tide then running strongly
against them) deemed it expedieni, ~ all risks to
take HIM m, which they happily accomplished
During the time they were low ing towards the shore
which was attended with great difficulty and f,tioue
kept my eye fixed upon the packet, which was tlrv.
| ing fast off The aud. OF the precise moment at
which She disappeared, cannot speak with certain
ty-but she must, think, have suAk about three
quarters of AN hour after we quilted her, and willis,
we we've in the act of landing-for when looked
for her from the shore, could not discover her and
| a who when we landed stated that he
had seen her go down. No sooner had the crew
landed the passengers who were fortunately saved
several oil whom were IN state OF great exhaustion
from having been IN the water, than they theoretically
resolved, although the boat was nearly half ruI ol
| water, 10 return with all expedition TO the spo,
| where the packet was supposed TO have sunk They
went accordingly, aud succeeded in iescuing three
individuals who had sustained themselves in the wa.
ter 10y some buoyant articles from a waery grave
" IL were in vain to attempt to describe. the scene
oil horror which the deck of the packet exhibited
| when we were on the point OF quiftng for ever the
multitude which crowded il. IL was scene which
would have melted the hardest heart For sumo
time before thu, moment all hope of preser walton had
been aha ndoned and the unfortunate crowd wsrp
waiting, IN awful suspense, the dreadful death which
| stared them IN The face. Many Of them had fallen
on their knees, and were imiloring the mercy OF
| Heaven whilst others were sending up the mos
pi'cous and artrendng screams which drew tears
even from those 10 the boat who had some chance oil
| escape.
| " There were many women on hoard, with yonny
children,o whom they cumg with a mothers fon,nes,
Tins scene OF death the frantic sreks exiorte b,
their maternal agony, were most pe rcipp and wore
| heard long after the boat had Quilted the sinkinr
/ wreck poor soldier had his whole family q,
board, consisting of his wife and several children
and was ohserved endeavouring to afford them tia
consolation IN that awful situation which was dsn,et
TO himself. In short, it was \ scene orho,ror vhicI
has seldom been equalled, and such as trust shall
never behold again"
lbs mos, dreadful shipwreck appears from the in
| formation winch we have been able 10 gatier, {,
nave been caused by the packet being kept close n
VITA the Welsh shore II 4 vessel can he RIM he
| tween the Skerres and the main land the NASSAU,
| r. u'''"""' thereby considerably shortened
Inns, IS supposed, was the object of the caprii,
| OF me Alert hut the breeze diving unexpertetIy "A
way, and strong Turning IN the direcIior
oil the breakers loss of human life ensned the bar,
'nenton OF which makes shudder The Caprain
we near Is IKE man distracted, icarin. the caas
ophe will be imputed TO neglect or carrIessness n,
| MS part The gentleman FROM whom ave receive,
'he substance OF the preceding narrative was no, OF
aeck when the vessel was drifting towards the rocks
out ne sah that was his individual opinion as wei
as inc opinion OF the Survivors wiih whom he con
versed' that no blame was imputable to the Cap
Iweniy,nine Of the bodies have Jeeu found, ano
| laken 10 Holyhead clurchyard