Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-04


-. Lorr;hle msuner--W When they we're
nicked M, and tbeir number was redu,
"a 20 six:-J. Kendall, (master) and
b;s wife .John Clarke (mate ); John wa
SON. (carpe nter; seaman oil the name
of Mixture. and a young woman pas
-. namrd Ann Saunders. They
wers IN the m ost deplorable situation
,.bon t,ken on board the Blonde, some
of them being scarcely able to move ana
III ho;no reduced to mere skeletons. IL
i scarcely pvssible to- conceive, much
less to describe, the inten Ity oil suner'ns
these unfortunate individuals must nave
gone through, the total want ~ 1000 anu
water, which last they were with ON from ~
the commencement of their DISASTER az
those that died had fallen victims 10 al
unouenchable thirst and raving Madness
produced from drinking salt water,
winch they could not resist INDUCING III.
The two women were stronger than The
men. some of whom would not have sur
yived, even when on board the Blonde,
but for the great care and attention
shown them, and they all say, that ve'y
few hours must nave terminated their
sutferings and their lives. They were
picked up in lat, A, 43 \. and long. Il
57W. having drified since their ship
wreck. from lat. 40 80 \. and longitude
SO 30 ".
We have received, since the above
was written. the following account OF the
occurrences on board the Frances Mary,
(S9s tons burthen) John Kendall, mas
ter, laden with timber, from 81. Johns
n. Brunswick, bound 10 Liverpool, con-
signed to Messrs. Campbell Mackle:
Sailed from St Johns, Jan. 49,
Feb. /, strong gales from W. y. w; car
RED away the main-top-ma and mzen
mast head: hove to; got boats sails in
the main-rigglng, to keep the ship to the
wind At IL p. m. shipped heavy sea,
which washed away the cambouse, jolly
boat and disabled five men.-Feb o,
cleared away the wreck, and made sail
before the wind: strong breezes.--teb
S, l a. n. strong gale, with heavy sea,
clewed the sail up, and hove to head to
southwark shipped sea, which carried
away The long boat, companion tiller,
unshipped the ruddder, and the best
bower chain, and washed man over
board. who was afterwards saved. At
II, another heavy sea struck US,
which stove our stern in. Gut away
our foremost, and both bower anchors
to keep the ship to the wind: employed
in getting what provisions we could-by
knocking the bow port out, saved 59lbs.
of bread. and 5lbs of cheese, which we
slowed in the maintop: got the masters
wife and female passenger up whilst we
were clearing away below, tightening
the ship most of the people slept IN the
top: a, day hight found Patrick Cooney
hanging 10y the legs 10 the catharpins,
dead, from fatigue: committed his body
to tie deep Feb. 6, at 8 a. m. saw a
strange sale standing toward us; made a
signal of distres stranger spoke us,
and remained in company twenty four
hours, but received no assistance, the
American making an excuse that the
sea was running too high. Made tent
of spare canvas on the foreca stle-put
the people on short allowance of a
quarter of biscuit Gay.-Feb 8 saw
brig to leeward: strong gales Feb.
Q, 10 a. M. observed the same vessel to
windward- signal of distress:
stranger bore up. and showed American
colours.-Feb. 10, he spoke us, asked
how long we had been in that situation,
and what we intended to do-if we
intended leaving the ship? answered
yes: he then asked US if we had
any rigging?-answered, yes: night COM
ing on, and blowing hard saw no more
o. the stranger. Suffered mach from
hunger and thirst. On about Feb. 18th
saw large ship to the northward: did
not speak her; wore head to the north
ward At this time all our provisions
were suffered much from hunger,
having received no nourishmsnt for nine
day s!-Feb. lo, departed this life, Jas.
Clarke, seaman, read prayers, and COM
mitted his body to the deep: we were at
this time on half a gill of water day, and
suffering much from hunger: during the
whole period of being on the wreck, we
were wet from top to toe Feb 90, John
Wilson, seaman, died, at o a. M; pre-
served the body of the deceased: cut
him up in quarters. washed them over
board, and hung them up on pins -
Feb. 80, j. Moore died, aud was thrown
overheard, having eaten part of him.