Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-03

hiring for ioSt Treasure. There is small
cutter now lying in our yarmouth roads,ed,
brunglng TO man named Bell. Her crew con-
si,ts ut slx men. several of whom are very expert
in diving. She sails about from place TO place,
20 nifrr assistance To recoverI lost treasure &C.
She has arrive! for the purpose-by perm lssion
OF the admlratv-of endeavoriug to obtain a
portion OF the treasure lost in the Guernsey Lyly
transport which got on the ID ass Sand. huated
of and afterwards fpundered IN the centre of
Yarmouth Roads. H. rs feet water coming With
stores. &c from Holland, after the Duke of
Ymks expedition in 1899 The transport was
laden with horses, ammunition which there
were % brass field pieces-a stock of wine, SC.
The method these divers use is curious. The
cutter is placed imm ediately over the wreck; the
diver then. habited In an Indiaruhber air tight
dress. having tube attached at the back Of the
neck 10 receive the d,r which is constantly kept
pumping in,-,lescends from a rope ladder, and
gives sig, ais for certain things to be sent dowa
.by small line. which is attended to bv those on
the deck of the cutter; nv this line baskets aud
other utensils are sent down for the use uf the
diver, aud sent up again with wine. sc. taken
from the wreck
The divers mead dress Is curious is conpo.
sed OF copper, aud is a complete covering, made
much after the manner of the ancient helmet, on
ly that II Is made much larger than the head. and
has in its upper part three lass windows; II
weighs fifty pounds. He has two dresses on be.
sides that above mentioned. He carries down
with him one hundred and twenty pounds of lead
in two bags. With all this weight, he declares
that when In the water he appears perfectly free
from weight o. incumberance Of any sort. There
has been already Brought up large quantity Of
wine, the bottles curously tattoed with large and
small oysters, which have been tasted and are
excellent, some copper, iron handles oil chests,
pieces OF gun carriages. &c. They hope soon TO
be in possession OF the brass guns, valuable plate,
and the dollars, which il was known the transport
had on board for the purpose of paying the troops
employed IA the above mentioned expedition. -
The Admiralty, we understand, aas handsome.
given permission to Capt. Bell to make what use
h. pIeases Of the articles found, only condition.
ins that the brass guns, If recovered, shall be Civ.
en- up. for which they will return their value.
Great numbers OF persons from different parts
of the country have been off TO view this novel
and singular undertaking Boatmen are in con-
slant attendance TO take off, at a moderate charge,
those persons who wash to witness this effort Of
human ingenuity aud enterprise. The diver,
when under the wafer, finds his strength in.
creased. that he bend the ends together Of the
large iron Crow. bar-of 81 feet long, and p inch
in size-which he takes down with INN to part
thu wreck. These divers 20 down alternately
abont twice day. but are compelled 10 take the
advantage OF the tide. when it is slack water -
The hrst descent was IN Saturday, and has been
repeated every dav since. which has proved q
great treat to numbers of all ranks who have at.
tended to observe this snrp'Sing. perhaps une-
aasilsd exhibition -Nerwich Eng Mercury.