Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-12-27

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the mast, sail, aud rigging, and saved
every thing which was left in it. The
IN asst and yard we lell on shore, to be la.
ken home on our return, The public
properly which Cap. Riley had mol Ia
ken into his boat was put into the barge
and aiken up TO our remainiog boats.
! We saved the greatest part oil the -four,
all the whlskey, and lost all the pork
which was in the boat. There was no
ordnance or ordnance stores in the boat,
but we unfortunately lost FIFTY seven
muskcis and bayJnets what was sill
worse, We found, % mastering the crew,
that we bad lost one sergeant and SIX
men.
M. Pitcher was kind enough to take
on board OF his boats eleven barrels If
our provisions, ,he balance we distributed
amongst opr oSu boats, AMI were uuder
way again al 5 O'clock utxl morning.
| During the whole Of this troaa!e,ome
scene, | was highly pleased with inc
efficiency ADD promp,Dess both of tae
Oil ers aud mtn.-fhe Kindness Of Mr..
Pitcher IN taking some OF our cargo Was
also highly appreciated as be was
short OF provisions for his men, ict him
have Two barrels of pork and one barrel
Of beans-'he beans, however, had been
wet, and fear were Of li0le use TO MN.
He has never made any charge for trans
poriatlon, neither has any been made vi
tn pork.
o. he 6!h of jolly we met NJ. Prai5,
"iih "a keel boat which | haJ loaned TO
liin 20 bring down some furs, b.all1
robes, Slc. but as those articles had be "
previously seol down by "a A,nley's
returning boat, M. Pratt bad bat very
little cargo in the boat. w received
he boat OF hin; aud Capt. Armstrong
and his company were p.ac,J 90 ard
A part OF our cargo was taken rom the
nther boats AID placed ~ this boat, ana
A few day subaoQuen y, our prov isions
winch were IN III Phi hers boat, were
also pu in that Of Capt Armstrong.
Ga tue night Of the 81 Of JAY We
cncamped on the right bank OF small
slough; we supposed lhat we had iouad
nefe very excellent harbor-oui al 10
= lock a nigh, we were suddrniy strucR
by one oil the most severe gale, Of wind
which any OF u. had ever witnessed.
Ehe roaring OF the wind was heard bur .
moment before it struck us 3; our fast, Oh
me larses, boa, me yellow Stone Pack
y we're broken 10 an instanl; the pa
room OF the beat and several OF the men
we're on board the} Immediately drop
| led their anchor, but all was IN vain
he anchor was dragged and the boa
driven WITH treat vioi nee Oh sand bar
D low rs, al the mouth oil the slough
When she struck the bar, the mast AM
deck were carried overheard and broken
in pieces.
Decor Gale was the first officer TO Of
Ter assistance; he took charge oi a small
party OF men and went iamcdIatel, %
the boa, and although the wind was
exceedingly severe, and the swell or
i surf very 'hish, be succeeded in landing
large quantity 1T the cargo. TAe UNI
y exertions o! d. Gll3, a, iii, cr icai
moment, probabIy saved us from The
nol tiica,l,n OF being compelled 10 re-
turn VITA the expedition--lhe boai and
property would probably have been iosi
IN a few minutes had i not been Tor ms
exertlons. Lieut.. Morris was ordered
ito go with party in the barge % the
assistance OF Doctor Gale. Ljeut. Nor
lis conl,aned with the men during ths
remainder of the might, at the DoaI, and
saved much Of her cargo.
! o. the 9th at revaiiie, took all the
men (cxcepl small number as guard
and to cook) and went to The boat
found Lieut., Norris and party doing
we'll, but having been long 10 The water
and the night cold as well as stormy
hey were very much chilled.
Again the zeal and activity Of DR.. Gale
was conspicuous; he landed (with ,he as
sis,ance OF the men) one OF our poun-
dcrs, I'll Our lead, and nearly all our
cannon balls. All The officers and men
were active and appeared emulous IL ox-
Gel in saving the boat and public pro-
perry We found large rec laying
against the boat; this was probably dr-
ven BY the force of the wind and current
against the boat at the com nencement OF
the gale, and which probably drove her
from her moorinss The boat being
cleared of her cargo and rigging, the
officers and men all joined i'll drawing
her on bar, so as 10 bring her to the top
of the water; she was then soon emp,led
of the mud and water with which she
bad been filled, and to our great Joy we
found thai her hull was not injured.