Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-01

OF March, 1927, al L. IL ii iatu,.o 81, n Ionsi
tude 72, 80
On Saturday, March 3 discharged the phi OF, having
favorable breeze from ~ n T.. aud steering 81 >. l.
Continued inc weather uuti, Sunday morning, wSes
the wind increased SO rapidly and the a
to break over hu, With little damage In tie mean
time The pumps were kept going; aboat sunset II III
creased to gaze, took IN all SAIL except The bal
ancc reeN Eoresaii, which scuddcd under, cndca.
vouring to get through the Gulf Stream before the
sea increased too dangerous; she aboured very much
and making water fast as 1t could be pumped out
We scudded all that ;,, and every body deck at
tending To the pumps, and safety of the vessel On
Monday morning the 5th, the day broke the gale
increased to hurricane, shifting the wind from n ~
L. 10 n. e. at intervals, attended with constant rain
and lait The sea arose in hcsvy and very
irregular about y. NJ was stuck with heavy sea-
which carried away several s.amnchcons. quarter
boards, and SONG of ii.o plank shears. Finding il ra-
ther dangerous TO run, 10 Il NJ! lay her to under
part of The foresail: by this time boti, pumps were going
TO Keep her free, aud all hands employed securing
things about the deck, at meridian, tic storm i;cea-
sed with much v1,ence, To GLOW the .retcp sail
aud lying lib from their !ashings at = L. Nj. while the
mate, tAir. Henry Rownds and the people were LASH
ing the long boat, heavy ucls her in the waist
and washed the mate over-board and all hands 10 lee
ward endeavored save him By heavior out rones
but could not-hc dr;ttcd 10 wiutward and sunk 10
rise no rnore Stove in all the casks and hoy @
the lumber of the deck ii tighten her; tool, In
the o'esa'l end sci part OF the balanced reeied mansai
which kept her coseT the sea; al :; 2. III while in
the cab'n shifting myself powerful sea struck her
aud lay her on her beam er!s; succeeded in gaining
the deck the rushed me; three Of te crew
aud myself got into The weather main chains. which
the larboard, aud dashed ourselves: one man was
drowned in the orecasile.
BY tbs time she full of water. and driving with
head TO wind: beth masts being under water, We cut
away the lanyads without effect; the every roll
making trcach over onr heads; sometimes washing
us down her bottom. At about midnight the cook,
who was next the, got washed from bis lasl;ngs,
held hin by The arm and tried 10 him. but
thor Nta.,-
from my poweress grasp; he sunk without struggle;
all The matches were burst open, and the cargo floating
out at every avenue The truly ayv Gui too
much TO be pictured, the mountainous sea, the clash
OF waves, dashing the broken spars and fragments
the wreck and around u.s. but three miserable be-
ings dashed to The unseitered side bcsccching the
Cy OF heaven IN piteons agony and suGinG for t!ia:
dissolution which must inevitably take place but hal
clothed, the bleak wind aud the constant breaking
tie metcicss waves us, almost sufocacd Gu,
breath With the frequent draught we inhaIe!: SHY.
ering and benunbed with the lashugs that bound
Ns: at TINS solitary and vretched crisis, without ono
remnant OF hope TO rest upon contemplating IN oui
fellow companions who suddenly swallowed
In tue yawnng gulf, and that dark ah,ss presenting
ats angry ho~n left no hope resource but iney
ltabie death; and death seemed q guardian angc
that would release from sufIerings.
At about i A. nj. Tuesday, the two young
men appeared derangcd and talked of gong on shore
10 get something IN eat and drink; il was iih grca,
persuasons prevailed them from casting off tieir
Iashngs. Their iinaginations became so heated, tina
at length, no Tenonstrance of mine could avail; tie,
Ioosed themselves, their ia1paeuce become vivid
heavy sea came over, held them awhile; they be-
came alarmed and tried 10 reasl Themselves ,yher
another greater rushed carrying tlcal witI
II; tEey cried 10 me for rope,--alas had none
What had to spare thew 10 ttem they Crashed
but could not reach ii rnournfll cry escaped them
the struggle for life but short; their efforts SEQ,
overcame them, and their bodies foaod n,otiouies
all around the bows, out OF my sight Forcvern,o:c
Now indeed the full weight agony bore III
down. had neither ideas reflections, but subms
sivcly awaiting the same fate that he el my conpan
ions; continued my unpleasant situation in q gray
like attitude, without beam of hope or isi for alter
alton; while my fixed eyes glaring the tunul
at the crashing waves, my attention aroused b
an object which stimulated 10 thought, ana fo!
that thought my mind became animated with hor.
= hope OF rescue. The object was the main mas
which had become !oosened FROM The vessel and ii.
hull appeared to right little; another cheering IA
ofdayiSht broke upon me- gave fuller hopes an
when The sun arose got the quarter deck ypher
/ dashed myself
more acute reflections, for here lingering feyeris
death awaited and haunted restless iEid; none b;
the Providence of God could on this desert ocaa
release to his care resigned soul and BODY; (,
Two more nights remained iashed 10 t!e stern OF Ii
wreck with snail piece OF tarpaulin 10 curcr III
from the breaking wayes--On the rnOruiHg OF the 81
OF March, as the sun arose, deserted Il wc,com
SAIL standing for raised flag; the vessel can.
down; they lowered the boat ana took me or boar
the brig Lawson, Cart. john Lombard OF EoIlovcl
from Baltimore for New Orleans and By his kind
humane aud genilemanIy treatment. | YYa5 enabled
recover For 20 hours, had neither TO cat nc
drink.
I.EMUEL DOUGHTY.
it !: mentioned in Tire Philadelphia National Gazeri
that, With view reconcile apparent csarreene,
hrtween the results of estimates made ly The Unite
states Board OF Engineers for Internal Improvement,