Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-21
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WINE we lee cs'ieG upon % copy the following
| statement, which has appeared in the Nevbetn
! ~ Z. Sentinel, we must be permitted TO remark
mat the picture OF worse than savage neschsry and
| shameless cupidy aad rank dishonesty which il
| exhibits, seems somewhat colored, and we hooe
for the honor Of human nature will be iound IN he
materially exaggerated. Indeed, il il scarcely IN
be credited although have before read of such
things IN other quarters of the world that in any
part OF ms county, creatures (men they are not
could be found to act towards their unfor.unate
fellow beings, as the s. Cape Look Out Wreckets,
are here represented 10 have done pIunderino
what the waves had spared, with the reckIsssness
OF praies or the gfeedness of barbarians nus,
have hearts biacker end harder than even the rocks
hat stud their own dangerous and inhospitable
shores.
" The sloop Falcon, bound from Savannah 70
New York, was short time since wrecked upon
Cape Lookout Shoals. This misfortune, we ar.
told by several OF the sufferers, was caused bv The
inebIiey OF the Captain, who mistook the Usb,
Tor that OF Cape Haiterss. a number OF the pas
sengers, with the mate in all about thirteen. male
and female, lett he wreck n the boat Some of
the ladies' were in their night dresses unable IN
save any thing the boat in which thev enl,,,lsd a,
midnight, so leaky, that while the men ro,,sI
the ladies', by turns, held their clothes upon The
leaks TO prevent her laundering, ard in this man
ner they arrived, about daylight, az Cane Io,okoy,
gh'housel Men unused the perils Of the waves
females destitute even of apparel, whose faces per
bsps, the winds ct Heaven had never before vis-
tied too roughly" landed upon the beach Shall
we 60 on! Xes. A feeling Of regret that human
nature should so degrade itself, would induce ms IN
pause, bat the impulse Of an honest indignation.
commands Us to proceed. We must mark our ali.
florence OF such trsnsacons, or an indignant peo.
pie VIII brand the whole Of our State for The bafba
( rOus behayious OF a few
! When the suiforsfs landed az the tieIt tie
Inhabitants generally were Of neirhboring cs,,1-
meeting - one man, however, was found, who soon
returned rom the meeting ground, with two others
20 assist the uniortunstes, but was such sssistco
as Vuliufes give 10 lambs, covering aud desourng
! them.
| The mate Of the Falcon intended to visit III,
\ wreck IN company with the cOUgpassionafe wreck
ere ty this hey absolutely refused As the boat
lsi' me beach foi the wreck, the mate desired on
irshman who was among The rescued, to GO on
oSsTd and endesvor to save what he could The
man went through The surf, but had no sooner 20,
on board than he was flung into the sea. 10 ice
I avs own expression, by these humane yyreckefsu
ne rsEaned NE boat, aud was again thrown over
/ board" "A ihfd time, THE victim to the relentless
I elements and more relentless man-tbis destirnfe
sufferer who only sought 10 regain tfias Of yyb,,
he bad lost, reached the boat and wa. a tlir tine
cast INTO the water; which was nov 40 deep. that
another attempt would have been IL the hazard "A
ms e; lie, therefore, reluctantly returned to the
shoIeH These things are The solemn ssseverstions
J Of ibe unfor unstcs themselves
When The h0spHa5ie wreclsrs r0urneI will,
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