Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-16
From N. N.1 York ItanSetip,.
BIZ RNING OF TIE SIR WALTER SCOTT.


/ day morning 10 Boston. From his own lips We
/ hive received a full account Of the burning OF
hi, gallant >hip. accident ot a moro cztraordl-
nary kind than has happened in the American seas
Tor = lon time past.
The sir y alfrr SCOT, ,iile1 from NV OrcaIt.
ou the Psi Nav, wilma cargo Of 179t bales Of cot
tom II srameb, and ) pr,,ane'rs one oi them d
Hd,, M Hamilton, itt coac IN thai interesting
situation in which 1dic, are who love tbelr lords.
The -lapnas owned in Boston. was only two year,
old, and vas valued AZ 80, 900 Her destination
! WAS Liverpool
In coming down the Gulf stream, this vessel
encountered a heavy calr from tine south west.
The scas e., ere running mountains bigh. On the
uioruippol ia 1t. juno, about q clock, IN lat
nudc Sd , In. long. I'D 4}m when under dou-
bic rccled tppsails, and hearing upon the wind,
opposite, OF neaH> 50, Charleston, South tarpIl-
u.,. q helvy peal of thunder broke oyer thu gallant
ship ltseenlcd Is if the heaven, had becn rent IL
,undcr. The captain and hi, tree passengers were
IN thcir cabins. The lady started up IA fright,
and the Captain jumped on deck inSo much haste
4, Ia be Hltlsut his shoes. Ihe electric nnd had
truck the foremost ran itotIc l1recastlc where the
,cImen were n breakfast dashed every tlng M
Ia pieces, srnl the men ,praNline III all directions,
nuI completed, rahcd the vessel fore and ait be
twrcn dechs and in the hod.-Ihr sadd 'uars,
and force oil tie tcrrblrblow made the vessel hang
in suspense Tor moment on tie top 81 IT, vi, y.
Every persaaHas astouisurd, bat 10 one vt hu'
the extent 81 the injury.
In a few minutes, tire cry Of " lite!' li,o ~
" Lrc - WI raised, aad, the terror ii t17t cry
may be imagincd--lar at sca surrounded with
storms, and ai the mercy of the enraged element
The se5men were almost struck seHsoess by the
electric shock. This cry awakened Them to Il new
SENSE Of danger. The passengers almost los, their
SENSES, and the lady, Mrs. H., mas the only one
whose courage roae up to meet the danger With
promp,iude and energy. The lon9 beat, " the
Ia. o huaf, - MS shouted. II Aaa ~" siN or eight
minutes since The lightning had struck, and every
part oi the cargo, fore and aft was already ON rc,
The lonp bout va fl Of ,alioil, articles, and
could not be col ont at the moment The Cap
tain NOW ran below, ,ci~si callass and pistol,
came ON dech and ncrvcd hDso II 10 tbr occasion
--" men, san hr, Nou never yet deserted me IA
dIngcr-rouse yourselves now; I'll shoot the utal
man that docs not at once do his duty Clear out
the long hon'--lown with the eig~-str, sir, or in
ten minutes we shall see eternity The lady
Jumped also on deck with her hair IN disorder stood
by the Captain, and appeared 10 be very spi-
rit Of heaven anindtlng the irdlet mofas to their
task.
The lImadcr-st'uck men, headed by the mate,
hurried IA well as the, could, cleared out the long
boat ia the boiling ocean below. Put the lady
in the ons boat, shouted tie Captain. The ship
v,,, At tins moment rolling tremendously the
Game. bursting iorlh in al directions mass,
totlcring 10 the ealc The lads reached the boat
in safety. "'lhank God,' said the Captain.
Two disabled >eamcn, were placed near her
sly others pat INTO thc gig. he Captain and his
mate were tie l3st TO leave the deck olhe burning
ship.
All were nov in the boat. = Cut adrilt--ca,l
, on,' shouted the Captain. They cut adrlt
from the burning ship and pushed out Of her wake.
All is LOST, aid the Captain, I" but our lives are
yet left we have another chance 10 live ont the
yale" The moment the long boat and the 10 left
the burning vessel, her masts fell by the board the
flames burst forth in greater magniliecncc than cv-
or, the thunder rolled, the lightning still flashed,
the sea was roaring aloud, and The two small boats
noacd over the pillows before the wind and entire
" at It's mercy.
At last, in about fifty minutes from the first
shock, one long sheet of flame covered the wreck,
and the whole Gallant fabric OF the Sir Walker
Scott sunk down INTO IT," water. and WI, seen no
more. IL all over with the gallant Sir Walter, -
said the lady.
The Captain, crow, and passengers now sailed
torthc coa,t They bad iittle provisions, every
! thing had been lost, and the prospect was gloomy
enough The Two boat, kept each other, COM
pany all that day anl the succeeding night It
was sill blowing hard. At the Peep OF dawn the
nest day, the Captain cspcd a slil to the lccward.
II was immediately dccumaed to send the gig
to the ve.s.l in >ehi, and ,udcayor 10 get aboard
! If possible. Accordingly "A SAL WIS ligrcd out
OF an old ,ack, mast was raised, and this sail
spread before the wind Mate said the Cap
tain, You must alone to that vessel, and yet ON
board the hest way YOU can. E" I've, aye, Sir