The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-30
From the ". y Gam. / icef SIR.
Loss OF THE SHIP BRISTOL, AND
SINTT-SEVEN LIVES.

In our paper Of yesterday W. announced
the loss of This ship, aad expressed hr.,~
Ihnt the passengers and crew wurI1 Ir
saved. ~. Aiururn one of Ihr ow r.- D.. +
the ship, returned last evening ~ ,',l K
from the wreck, aud gave us The ncirnch iy
Account of her loss.
The ship Brlsto arrived off <n'dy Hook
Bai on Saturday evening III 8 u'c,oca. bar
NOT srring any ri!o' boat stood Of ut II
o'ctrck, the Highland Light hearing W.N.
w. At quarter before four 4. VI. she
struck ou Far Rpckawav Bar, aud vr rr-
gret To state that three caj n ard s'Ity = -
az passengers, and tom IT tht cr.h trtrs
droUH,5! The NAMES uflhr cabin p..
gers lost were Mr.. Donncly, a >on-io-l,N
Of the late Michael Uogdn, aud two genlc-
men of lhc name of Charl,on-rhc g.
aud steward, threw themselves ov,'.o.'.s.
Those thot came on shore descrhr ha
lhmcntable catastrophe IN terms almost 100
shocking to record. Mothers cal'Hg ~
heir Children and husbands for then " , =
aud on th" next wave they were bur..' -
the deep.
The ship went ashore on tha bar. /
\. III. on Monday, rhe wnd blowing =,
from :. T.. A. soon as she >,rur
hronrhrd to the wind and h,4I.d >,.iu
The S'teragr pa>sruae ru,hrd nu 4. r>
tnd we're swept away by he waves atm, i
- soon as th"y made thelr apprar,nrr.
he cabin passengers remained below Be-.
ri the deck cabin was washed of in
which time Captain M"Kowm had made
preparations for their s1fitv, as far rs lav
/" his power, ny which the nrajority of hem
were saved, together with many Of ,hr steer
1@r passengers. The ship had hiIgad AID
gone 10 pieces at our latest advlceS. The
messengers saved, had nujhiGo hut whist Ihcv
stood Ia: Their trunks, which had drtt,d
ashore, were Immediately broken open !,
he lrorsc thar dsmo - nn shore. and
heir contents stolen. The ship was i1-u,-
Cd for .<24, 1000, IN this city, ~ Wi ~ III,
greater part af her cargo-the reminder
Insured in England.
From tAe n. Y. american
Among thr passengers lost was Mr..
DonneIiv, the snn-in-law of The late III
Chccl ~ gan, Of this city-and he died
victim to his owh philanthropy. Nir. IIo-
gan and two daughters. Mrs.. Buu,ilv,
her nurse aud children were saved, aud wi,h
ohpr women and children, landed hy the
first boat.-Twicr The boats returned ru The
wreck, aud twice Dir. Donncly yielded his
place to others. ia tie third attempt to 90
of. the boats were swnmpcd, aud The crrv
became discouraged and would not gp bach.
Mean time the storm Increased, and Mr.
Donurlly, with ihrtwo MIR Charltons, took
tc the foremast, where the crew and many
sicerage passengers had sought temporary
safety. Unhappily, this mast soon went hy
thc board aud of about - pcrsouS on il,
one only, Mr. Briscor, a cabin passenger,
was saved, and he by catching ~ the bow
sprit rigging, whence be- was taken hy the
boats.-lhe captain, and other cabin and
siecrage passengers, were on the uiIt-f-
mast, aud when that fell, he aud olh..,
lushcd themselves 10 the taf'rail. Whrrr f
lourhuGrs the sen broke over rhrn.
Snmc twenty nf The sirrrngr pps>r, ot->
principally women and children. ~ r'>had
almost Immediately uGcr The ship struck.
Even before they could leave thrlf hcr.h,,
the ship hilaed, f'lcd, AID IN below w,te
drowned. Not n groaa as heard to dcnuir
he catastrophe; 80 NV i1lly sudden was Il.
And 70 iho,r whom tue waves aud the
mercy ot God had arrd, - hat was the con-
duct It their brother man Their rfr-.u,
Their trunks, were searched and r,ih d =.
the tirnds thai gathered around fhr wf."'.
onn haptss being. thrown serselr--. tn.
yet alieye, on the shore, aud hn'Iat ab ~
him h.snll-ten .overeigus-was plundered
nf them
is there not some scc-ct curse.
Some hidden thundeT IN tic sores Of heeven
Red with uncommon wrath
To blast such inquiry;
VIII not ihe Marshal of he Disirir' Eel
it his duty to repair to the sceur IT ih>
disaster. aud seek TO ferret ont tie c,l,.
doors.
Among other things. If-s DorpsPv y
robbed Of a valuable cas-. of Jewels ssne