The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-12-23
Frsm the Portland Aduertissr

! frsm the Portland Advertiser.
'shP'Srfeh and loss Of ofHces.-Throueh the polite.
ness oi captain Churchill, of the ship North Amer
"iich arrived al Tins port this morning, we have
been favored with the following account of a d;s.
tressing shipwrcck
Nov Is, lat. 43 45, long. 46 TO- with s,ror,
hreezes and hazy weather. at 2, p. NJ. saw a YES.
sci on our lee bow bearing ". Z. by ~ and on look
ing with the glass found she had no sail set it be-
ing something uncommon, kept away for her, and
on nearing her found she had her foresail blown in
ribbons her Jib under the fore-foot and small sic.
MAJ nying Mt lf-mast nothing that looked like
living being till within mile of her, when we dis.
covered "A man in hei maintop, under the lee of
san IN the weather topmast rigging waving his hat,
ana directly saw that the top was full of men. On
passing her they made signs of Distress which we
answered ny telling them we would take them di.
rectly
Rounded the ship too, and got out our boat
which we sent to her with the ID mate and two
men, and seeing the boat alongside of the wreck.
we tackled ship and run down to the leeward of her
laid by for the boat to return. The men ON
hoard of he wrecA had all sufficient strength to get
down on decl. themselves, save ore, who was crazy
ana naked IN the top, whom our men dressed and
lowed down. On passing her saw that her
decks were risen up, stauncheons, boats and bull
warks all gone, her pIank-sheer split and that she
was water-logged. At five, the boat returned with
eight men survivors of the crew and officers of the
barque JOHN THOMAS, of Belfast, Greand)
from Quebec homeward bound. Hois,ed them on
board, and foand them in the greatest Distress hav-
ing had nothing but salt water to drink or eat for
four days.
After giving them some wine and water, we pu.
them below and put dry clothes an them. They
sailed from Quebec the 25th of October for Bel
fast, and on ihe 9th inst, while scuddng under
goose-wiBeed toresa ia heavy gale of wind from
he westward, the barque broached to- and the Sec.
Dnd sea that came board swept her decks entre-
y, and her pumps being tried found she was filing,
which she did IN two hours time there were sixteen
persons on board at The time, the Captains name
vas VIM. Patterson, who had his wife on board,
md the first day they died in each others arms in
he cabin. The mate was the same day washed
'verboar'! and drowned, and two men died in fhe
orecasle; and the same night three men died of
Exposure and fatigue in the mainlop. They had
cen vessels every day of the eleven they had been
m tie wreck, one of which, ia brg) made three
acks to get to them, but MI ht coming on, they saw
10 more Of her.
when brought on board the ship, their appear-.
nee was miserable in the extreme, and their SUM-
hcation for wat:r which we dared give them only
n small Quantities, was truly piteous. All of them
ad been frozen more or less, and with the excep-
on of one were delirous At S.P. Nj. strong bree.
es and squalIy, took in mainsail and iib. At IL,
eavy gales with rain, and heavy sea running,
oub'e reefsd the topsails, and at l A. NJ. close
,sied topsaIls and hauled up the foresa. Morn
g more moderate breezes and thick weather, set
b, mainsail and spanker. On the 2lst, William
ergurson, native of Belfast, died. He was so
uch debtated by his sufferngs the wreck,
at all the means we could use to recover him wero
nayalng.
The names of the persons saved, are Patrick
arm Robert McKenmore, John Hggens, VIM.
rung, Henry McCormac, Hugh Fergurson, and
atthew Baggs The names of those who perish.
!, are Capt. Patterson and wife, Joseph Fergurson,
ate, William Miller, Andrew Bells, VIM. vint,
'hn Smith and Hugh Green.