Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-19

wages should pay for the trouble, and
that their clothes were sold on board to
the remainder of the crew, payable out
of their wages. That on their passage
from Madeira they were caught in a
heavy squall from the northwest, when
they lost all their sails, with the excep-
ton of the foresail, and were drifting
from place to place, wherever the wind
which was generally from the westward
might carry them. That on the first OF
February, the captain ordered him to
get the cross jack and mizen topsail
yards, and mizen topmast down, and
save all the rigging that he could, and
that they would cut the mizenmast "a
way, because it had been in her since
she was built, and was rotten, saying
that the ship was well insured, and
that he did not like to call on the un-
derwriters for trifles. That on the I'd,
at S A. NJ. it being his watch below, he
had just fallen asleep, when the steward
called him, and told him that the cap
tain wished to see him. That he got
up and went into the cabin, where the
captain had all the transem lockers tore
up, and who told him that the ship was
going down, to which he replied that
he hoped it was not so bad as he might
think. That the captain tod him her
stern was dropping out, and that he
had his hand through outside, and felt
the watre. That he then put his hand
in between the timbers, where the cap
tain said the hole was but felt nothing.
That he, this deponent, told him that
he did not think the ship so bad, but
that they might get her into Bermuda,
as it was only about 100 miles to the
south east Of them, and the wind being
fair, they might soon reach it. The
captain said the ship was highly III
sured, and that they had as we'll
make new ship Of her as not, and that
he then went on deck, the weather be-
ing fine and moderate, and the mi
zenmast away, the ship then making
about twenty strokes of water an hour.
That captain Avery then said they
would get an early breakfast, and COM
mence breaking the dry goods out, as
he had 60 pipes Of gin belonging to
himself; that the dry goods would pay
for them, and that they would then
leave, in the first vessel they saw,
bound towards the states, and that he
said this in the presence Of all the crew.
That he, this deponent, told him, he
did not like the idea of losing his wa
ges, when the ship might be got in,
but that the captain did not seem to
care about his wages, SO long as his
ends were served. That he told him
at breakfast, he would want some as
sistance from him, this deponent, when
they got in, and that he should not
lose his wages. That he told the cap
tain il was his wish to serve him as Tar
as lay in his power, when he desired
him to mention in the log book, that
the mizen mast was cut away in gale
of wind. That he told him if it was
his wish, he would put it SO in the log
book, but that if he was called on he
would not swear to it. That he, cap
tain Avery, then got in passion, and
said that he, this deponent, pretended
TO be his friend in some cases, but now
believed he was damned scoundrel,
and abused him dreadfully. That the
captain told the steward to bring him
the log book, which he locked up, and
said he, this deponent, should have no
more to do with it. That the. crew
were employed throughout the day in
breaking out the dry goods, and over
hauling the quality of them. At IL,
midnight, fell in with the ship Lewis,
captain Barnes, from New-Orleans
bound to Havre; captain Barnes sent
his boat alongside, and captain Avery
went on board, who soon after return
ed and ordered him, this deponent, to
get his things and SO on board, which
he did, although he did not know where
the Lewis was from, where bound, or
any thing about her, and that as soon
as they left the Woodbine, she kept
away and left them.
In testimony whereof, the said ap-
pearer hath hereunto subscribed his
name, the day and year above written
JOSEPH BLUNT.
B. G. BEAsLEy.