American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-04-15
DELAWARE DISTRICT. SIS.

DELAWARE DISTRICT, IS.
|N]HEREAS Libel for Salvage hath been filed in the
w District Court ofhe United States for said District bv
George Read, r Esq Proctor for John Herbert Captain
and owner OF one half of the Sloop Ann Mary belonging
to the port OF Philadelphia and of Joel Fields George
ownsburg, and James Cliff her he said Joel being
the of the other half of the said soopl against the
Soop Martha and Elizabeth, her tackle apparel and fur
niture, stating alleging and propoln(ne that heretofore
Ito wit Sunday the 30 March, 1928 in heavy gale the
said sloop at the mouth of Duck Creek at IL O'Clock
on the morning of that day with the persons above named
board she proceeded about four miles up the said creek
and anchored about an hour afterwards observed men
coming marsh towards the vessel who came down
to the shore, hailed her. and requested be taken on
board. The boat Immediately despached for and
brought them boald They stated that they had been
driven on shore the morning of that day the Soop Martha
and Elizabeth, three miles below bombay Hook, and had
left her full OF Water her rudder gone and haches binna
ce and every other article washed off her deck-tha one
of their had persisted from fatigue and exposure to the
storm and was lying on the beach the wreck and thar
la black woman, passenger, on shore with them
whom they had left in marsh about half mile from said
wreck and vino coudn not they thought live till next NORM
-tha they appeared much eXhausted and said they had
not eaten or drank, or had dry thread them since the
might betorchey furnished them with dry clothing drink
aud supper, and did what they could alleviate ter dis.
tress-they remained on board all Sunday night Oh Mon.
lday morng the Slst, about o'clock, they got TN.
der way and conveyed them to landing called Shell Bank
about nine miles from the place where the Martha and
Elizabeth was driven on shore Here they landed them
all except one man, apassenger That the said John
bert and others then proceeded in the said sloop the
soop Martha and Ezabeth and found her shore full OF
water, and every thing washed off her deck much of her
cargo OF washed of her and srewed along the
mars and great deal of sand and mud washed into her
hold; that on Monday morning. 7th Of April half an hour
after SUNRISE they got the sloop Martha and Elizabeth off,
and towed herup the Delaware late in the afternoon of the
day. anchored her the mouth Of Christana creek
and reportedto Capt Geddcs, Custom House Officer and
gave him the papers, &c.
| AND WHEREAS the Hon. John Fisher, Esq. Judge OF
the District Court in and for the said District hath ordered
the first day Of May next 1929 for all persons concerned
to be cited and admonshed appear at the Court House
in the Town of Newcastle, i'll said District shew cause
any they have, why reasonable salvage should not be
decreed hereout to the Iibelants and all others entitled
and that such further and other steps may be taken as the
course OF this Honorable Court shall require:
4 NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that Special District
Court will be then and there held for the trial fhe prem
ses, and the owner or owners and all who may have
claim any right, interest concern hereby cited and
admonhed tobe and appear the time and place aforesaid
to shew cause any they lave, why reasonable salvage
should not be decreed to the Lbelns and all others,
titled, pursuant TO the prayer Of the said Bill.
II THOMAS WIrHERSPOON, elk. Dis. Cot. d d.
wilmington, April IA, 1928 32-5t