Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-16
aHlp CoLUMBIAN.


sps have the following particulars OF
che loss of the ship Columbian OF Ph'l-
adelphia upon which winch 80 large
an amount has bean assured IN the CT
ties of Boston. New York, Ph'ladel'
pbia and Bal.imore:-
Extract from journal kept on board
the Colo mbian, received by ship
George. arrived at Providence.
The 4 Mesican ship Columbian; Capt
George Foulks. from Canton, towards
Fhiladsl ph,s, left Maco on the 25th a :
pril, and with fresh oreezos. reached
the lat. of IL, N. on the lss day of May;
from which period experienced light
winds, and did no, reach the Island OF
ST. Barbe. LAT q, N n. long 10, 2, q. r..
until the l0th-found q current setusg
40 the westward, alter passing st, Baros
--,bs light winds were generally from
SEto ) Sc which rendered 1t itna
possible to get to windward of the two
shoals We were approaching, 1.-THE Sc
vsrn aud MagdeIen.) Capt. Foulke,
had 10 contemplation TO bear away Tor
abe straits of Banca--hs made every eff
fort IN his power 20 clear the shoals by
standiog N Z by N on The ssarboard
tack. when the wind would enable iim.
The chronomeser, by the land we had
passed, had proved excellent. Capt.
Foulke. was we'll aware that we were
near the severn, by having the lat. OF
stsr at midnight, S by e with the wind
at e oy 5. Bsing near the lat. ut the
Severn, and to avoid approaching 1t
farther in The dark. tackled, stood N Z
by N whes thinking himself at least 10
milss 90 the cas- ward of the Severn. al
lowing for Westerly current, 'scked a.
gallo, and stood s by E with good
look out at the mast head, the ohlet
mate and sailor. Mr Eogle returned
ssd froas the mast head and Informed the
Captain who was then on the forecastie,
chat there was no appearance whatev.
or of q shoal. The man at the mast
Read, of course, was desired to keep
good look out. The mate was but
few minutes on deck, when at halt past
., 10 our great astonIshmeDt The ship
struck. and the rocks were visible ON.
der the bows. All sail was instantly
hove aback and the ships head pared
off, and she forced about half her length
estern. The Jolly boat was sen, out to
soupd around the ship--found only one
direction, N e by which 1t would be
impossible to get off, and that onforto.
pstely to the wiudwsrd. and The VINO
Sresher than it had been for several days,
with heavy swell from the eastward.
Sent the jolly boat out with kedge
anchor and laid it n E from the ship,
yoused upon i, without effect--sent the
long boat out In the sane direction
with the stern anchor, hove on il. and
the ship went about half her length a.
stern, and forced her stern post 90
rock-haviag only twelve feet of water
en attempt was made TO gst's bower an.
chor out, but it was found impossible to
pull 20 the windward. By this time
ship beat very heavy and unshipped her
rudoer. and as she bad not made an
inch Of water, all hands concluded 1t
was best to tighten the ship. The
matches were opened an0 cargo threw
overheard. After having filled the
sails. az q lac. effort TO force her ahead,
at4 p NJ she began to make water, i'm
mediately bilged and filed. 1t was
then agreed, Oh consultation. to proceed
90 the nearest European settlement.
Al quarter past M we abandoned
the wreck With ten people in the long
boat, and Ave in the jolly boat; and af-
ter being exposed for rs hours, to all
3 the inclemeDcies of the weather, in open
boats, being deprived of oor rest, and
nearly exhausted by the labor at our
oars. we arrived at Mimic, at P NJ.
and we're Hospitality received on board
the Gun Boat, No. IS The comman.
der took Captain Foulke with him to
the resident Colonel. (de Fountsin)
ordered all the vessels that could be
procured to proceed to the wreck. to
save some of the property if possible
The next morning Capt Foulke, with
a part of his crew, with the gun boat
and vessels, called tor the wreck. But
after being out severa! dsys, they met
with head winds, and being nearly GU;
of water, they al put back to Basora,
with the exception Of one boat, in which
CAPTAIN F with four OF his men. pro-
coeded to the wreck; but they found it
In such a situation, as rendered il i'm
possible TO save any thing, as the sea
was making clear breach over her
and returned after an absence OF thir-
5ays nnrinu THAR absence the