The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-04-01

whilst under double gceed sails IN. big brcseNea TOO
sad ook Sue urch 20 the eewar thar She burst her
waterways snt sustained SnSe other damage so thar
~ about 40 hour aud an ha 4 she was nearlv full Of
wtes Aftcr discovering this and throwing over the
denAlaad, they cut away the mainmas TO prevent he's
from capszingalieT she had scud beio,e the wind for
six DAYS the vessel be tme mere wreck hut eoa,in-
ued 10 hoa, until the - when she was fallen in with
BY the brig.Bee. Capt. r. Garrick. Of ST. John NJ b.
who took the cap ain, and cook the only snrviv-
erS from the wreck. aud carried the former aud a,.
ter Into Georgetown. Demarara, where they were
treated with the greatest humanity by the inhabitants
and ship masters, English as well as Americans in
that port.
During the Is days they were on the wreck the suf.
ferngs OF the crew battle all description Beinr des
ttue OF fresh water and noihrng 10 subsst upon but
raw beef they died one atie another until the three
above named were rescued from their perilous Situa
ton. after being so reduced that they were unable 10
stand on their feet
A CARD.
Capt Lorins late Of the brig Susan az this port, ten
ders his sincere thanks Capt Garrick, bis officers
and crew. of St John N. h for their humane and zen
erous conduct in taking him and his fenw-suherers
from the wreck, well his kind treatment on boz
the Beeand 10 Gov. Murray and those generous cit
izens and ship-nasters in Geogetown, who literally
contributed the OF Si73 for the relief Of himself
and his cook May the Lord reward them accor-
ding to their works"
Extract Of letter from Capt. Humphrey. Of the
brig Mentor of this town. the owners, dated havana
March -.
Feb - was captured in lat 10 lon. ~. BY a schr
mounting guns, with so men, and was carried into
Cape de Crees 5. side Of Cuba and anchored-wheIs
was robbed Of the deck load Of lumber, all my boats
two anchors, cable, all my spare rigging, much Of
my running rigging, main yard. Cibboom, my small
sp1rs, esa ib and in fact OF nearly all nv light
sails, my provisions and except II biscuits and
5 gals. water for each man-Charts, compasses aud
III The brig paperssn cut the cabin to pieces-they
likewise robbed Of all the clothes except those we
had on, and took the hats aud shoes from our
feet and heads-duriug which they beat and cut US
with cutasses in shocking and In this stua-
ton sent 70 We were II days without any
thing TO guide us. before We reached Havana where
we found friends to assist 10 clothing, SC.
The schr, Astrea Capt Dockrey. owned by Mai Bar
tol Of this town, arrived at Curacao the ODD ut
ircm Blrbursta. On the 7th ut Capt D. was eaptur-
ed off Bonsus. by Spanish privaterr mounting gun
aud having OF p men. They took out his mate.
Mr.. Benz Goodwin Of Saco, Charles Ashton, al Port
land, and w. Is. Huntington Of Passport robbed the
captain of his hooks, charts clothing Scand ordered
bis vessel to Porto Cabello When the point of en-
tering the harbour be was furtuuately re-captured
by the Bolivar commodore Daniels Gag ship Or the
approach Of the ship. the privateernon took 10 the
boat aud made their escape. Com. Daniels treated cap
tan u. 10 the nj 81 gentemanly manner, and kindly
supplied him with men proceed on his voyage His
mate and seamen are prisoners al Porto Cabello.
The Commodore sent in iag requesting the dev-
CIV Of the men, and far 70 propose an ex-
change. offering Spaniards for Of them but
General Morales refused, saying they prisoners
and mast be tried before they could 10 liberated.