Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-27
nd. s.;, Tor utilla entered The East

fhere, by tnis tue' "t - "a 90 az
p,red. Il was necessary tnsy soou'u oe ~
Bal,xe to take charge OF con.oy, -
.haped tneir course ior uio'ei 80
.ynere they arrived the following aver
nonn From hence the pilot TOOK MS ae.
narture tor BsIze, aud on lne nisht VI sne
ian destroyed the vessel, fuln'ns nel
MIN AMI dry amongst the Breakers OIL
NJ ,Iu Reef,
r.rK.cr FROM THE Log BOOK.
tn. ,nobeut the revenge struck tne
CAPTAIN came Oh deck, .nd ofoeteo :"e
hsIn to be pu, apoit. AT the same w.
eat tn. man at the helm cried out lnat
the rujder " as gone. Every eXerioh was
"a no purpose, she bad so comp'e'e
10 wsdeed herself between the ROCKS !na'
she became almost ImmoVraoie, as
sails had no effect upon her; t'ne ssI
and ballast were thrown oVero0afu IT,
and masis struck, and sent ON deck') u
cutter was boisted out tor The purpose =.
carving kedge; the moment she s'ru.n
the wafer she filled, the sea running ~
Ugh. hauled her under the bow LOT 'ne'.ei
From, IL 10 1 AN. tae men employer u,
os;,;re bread out OF the alt lockers. anu
sverv thing else that could be removed %
;he Sea vas making perfect breach over
No: supposing she would go to pieces III
few moments, the captain ordered rails 20
be made IN order to save the stores aon
crew. as boats could not possibly pass o.
yer the reef At daylight discovered we
were on the rect. between COLUMBIA ana
Southwa,er Keys, about lorty miles 10 'ne
south of Balize. ,L:u.a
By this time she had completely hIiseh'
and the rocks had penetrated as lar Iol'
ward as the steerage through her oo''oiu,
AT this time if was o'clock, "A III. n"
the store. and provisions saved anu no-
we'd on The forecastle, excep, those OF tne
captains and officers, which were 'ota''y
lost. Despatched the cutter over 'he lee.,
anc sent her itb an officer (MidshlPman
Uarbv7 to Balize to obtain vessels: Al ~
AM. pilot boat schooner hove IN sight.
hat as the sea run so high, she dare not
annroacb us. This day ends with con,
struc,ine OF RATS 10 carry the rigging ana
Man Ref Friday, Feb l4.--At r;
M. succeeded in passing over ,he nee.
with a raft of rigging, from this 10 sunset
90 empioyed-the weather having very
wild appear the captain PreV''it Oh
a mart of the crew and officers to leave him
and pass over to the schr on inc quiz,
side of the Rect, as he believed sne "ou'u
60 to pieces that night; IN Inc even. vi
which the men must he all lost; Paf' ol
the crew would not accede To n's
PROPOSITION, when they found be was 60
Ing 10 remain-during the night blew We.
ry hard. the sea bresking over us a.
sunrise the men returned TO the wreck,
unbent sails unrove all the rigging, tailed
It; employed in passing IT over Inc hee'
so ends this day.
SATURDAY. Feb. l5--More modeis,e-
,hi, day arrived two scbrs. from The ba
lie with Midshipman Hslby aud men,
who had been despatched Tor that pur.
! pose: was Inror-red that Iue CuuVOy
should remain two days TO carry the 9TH.
GERS and crew home. Al ibis time every
thing had been removed from the vessel ,
except cables. anchors and waer casks
which the captain left on board Tor The
) purpose Of making an attempt TO h2at her
. of. The Captain left the wreck al r.
M, to 90 town 10 obtain a chain and pur-
: chase blocks, 10 endeavor 10 get her Oh -
| d rng ,be night fresh breezes a0d hea'
J w sea; next morning all hands lett the
wreck and went on board schr. hired
tor that purpose-so ends this day
Sunday, Feb lG.-These "a hours com
menced with heavy gales from the North,
the sea running so tremendously high thai
il was impossible 10 board the wreck. Al
Up. NJ the captain returned, acconpa'
MED by Mr.. Geo Usher. a gentleman sx'
perienced il getting vessels OF shore, to-
gether with capt. Peter Carpenter. an A
. mericaD gentleman, from whom We recel-
we'd every assistance and attention. -MId
ding and latter part was with heavy gales
Monday, Feb, l7-Went on board with
all hands, in hopes Of moving her from
| the rocks. The wind changed to the
west, which made 1t perfectly smooth, and
enab BLEED US to carry 0ut the cham and an
Choir. At8 Am. let 70 the anchor, car
ried the end on board and attached TO
whench OF an 8 horse power, ana move
tau, At 10, succeeded IN getting water
i. ca, Ks under that part OF her bottom Which
was clear of the rocks. Being now ready
to heave all bands were put TO the several
purchases. Ate, carried away our pur-
chase tall, hich was new SAX inch ha".
ser: doubled it and making lutt on lut
hove again she lifted, bu! on sending,
the pressure drove the heads out oil the
water casks under her bottom; at the
same time carried away all our purchase
falls. All took the chain 10 the whench
again, and hove until We carried away ev'
ery thing, whench and all. That momen,
diver arrived who was sent down to ex.
anime her bottom. and alter diving nearly
an hour, informed the captain that every
|, timber was separated from her keel, from
ther stern post 10 forward Of the nainmast,
and that her keel was entirely gone. Ibis
induced the captain, after insulting those
gentlemen Mr.. Carpenter and Mr.. Usher,