The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-10
DREADFUL sHIpwREcK.

on the 18th Of Sept. last, with a crew
consisting OF 8 persons, besides three
passengers. Early in the morning of the
9th oil Oct. she was overtaken by violent
storm, which continued without intermis.
sion during the day towords sunse, the
6sie increased, and the vessel became
quite unmaDageable. Al 9 O'Clock the
!oiowiDe morning, tremendous sea
oroke over her, and swept away oil her
oest hands, with the companion pinnacle,
cable and boom, and greatly damaged
the hull; all hsnds were then called 10 the
pump. but only s were able to render anv
assistance. AT O'clock, they found the
vessel to be water logged--nothihp then
remained but TO endeavor to gain the
main-tops which with immense difficnltv
they accomplished, carrying with them /
bag OF bread, about 6 pounds of cheese
dozen oil vine, with small quantity of
brandy and rum. Before the, had i'm.
to secure themselves in their perilons i, I
uation, the vessel fell on her beam ends
but within half an hour the matches bI.u
UP, and she again righted. Their scan,v
stores we're now examined, when, to their
u'er dismay, all had been washed away
exceP' the bag Of bread. At this period
distressing scene occurred in the mids,
OF their affections; one ofthe passengers
had his wife on board and a child *
months old, which he carried in his arm,
the infant however he was compelled ~
abandon to the merciless waves, in TN.
view OF Its distracted mother The
mainsali was now let down to screen them
from the severity OF the weather, which
continued tempestuous until Frida, III.
18th, when they were able once more n
go upon the deck. Their thirs, wa, now
become excessive, and nothing but salt
water to be procured. Having found tho
carpenters axe, they Cut a hole in III,
deck near 10 where a water cask bad
been slowed; but alas ! the cask bgd
been stove, and nothing was to be foun,l
either Tor support or convenience, but az,
empty pump can, which they carrie d
with them TO the main-top. This nigh
the female passenger became insensible,
and next day, Saturday the 18th, size died
This poor woman, whose name was Joicc
Rae, ca me with her husband from be
tween Beiias; and Larnc, in ireland.-
The unhappy survivors were now reduc
ed by raging thirst, to support nature b.
sucking the blood of their deceased com
panioD, and shocking TO relate, The mis-
erabie husband was necesltated to partake
OF the unnatural s. horrid beverage. Theil
sufferings, however, met with little allav
ircm this temporary but dreadful relief ;
they were now assailed by the most acute
ard ungovernable hunger; and to pre-.
loI IL;
tribute the flesh of the deceased among
the furnishing survivors While in the
very acme Of their sufIerings ship hove
in view !; bu, this joyfu! sigh was of shor,
duration, Cor it being nearly dark they
rexnained enperceived by the vessel
which continued her course and was soon
out oftheir reach.
This fresh misfortune threw them into
greater despair than they had yet expe-
rienced. From this time TO the esd the
following died John Lamont, BOY ;
John Nj Kay, carpenter; Geo. Mellow III,
passenger; Collin NJ Kechnie and the
steward, Gilbert M'GiIvray. Part of the
flesh of these wretched sufferers was also
devoured like that of the woman. The
number was nov reduced to the captain
and one ofthe seamen, who, by the help
of the mainsail and the can already men.
.ioned, contrived 10 supply themselves
with water till the 18th of Nov. (having
been SO days on the wreck, when they
were providentiaily discovered by captain
Hudson, of the Saltem, of Carlisle but
they were yet fated to suffer another,
shipwreck. though OF minor importance
On Tuesday, the 18th inst. this vessel
whilst riding off Beckfoot, on the Cum.
berand coast, it blowing a gale broke
her chain cable, when she drifted too
near to Marlborough, and was considera-
bly damaged, but all hands we're saved,
including the two unfortunate sufferers,
who arrived at Amman on Wednesday E..
yeping last, and what is very remarkable
apparently in good health.
The income Of the marquis Of Stafford
is said TO be nearly one Thousand rounds
TER day /! much of it arises from the pro
fiIs Of the canals which were projected
by the late duke OF Bridgewa,er, under
the superinteDdence OF the we'll known
Mr.. Gilbert. A large portion of this IN
come will descend to the marquIs|s Sc
cond son, on whom it was entailed by the
noble duke, so that lord Cover, even
with the addition of his mothers 1.-THE