Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-10
DOMESTIC.
From tic .NcU York Express, jan. Z.
DREADFUL SHlpWRECk.

IL is with and shame again take up the pen
record e particulars Of the wreck of another vessel
destined to this port, when almost within sig OF IT, SOL
SOW at the immense loss Of life with which the event
has been accompanied and shame that port regua-
tons insufficient 10 guide the mariner 10 his haven
when he has reached our coast.
The information give below has been derived by
reporter from the captain Of the shpwrecked vessel and
from persons the spot where the ship shore.
He reached town from the Of the disaster at an
early hour this morning, having been despatched by us
thilher, the oil the horrid catastrophe
reached US.
The barque Mexico, Captain Winsow, sailed from
Liverpool on the 25th October last having on board a
consisting OF twelve and one hundred and Tour
passengers in all hundred and sixteen souls She
made the Highland lights on Saturday night last at
o'clock, and Sunday morning was on the bar with
thirty square rugged vessels, all having signals
flying for pilots but not pilot there in sight The
Mexico continued standing of and on the Hook TIL
midnight, and at dark she and the whole fleet ct ships
displayed lanterns from The yards for pilots Still no p
lot came. Al midnight the wind Increased 10 violent
gale from the North. west and the barque longer
able 10 hold 10 windwaTd, and was blown OF distance
OF fifty miles Al this time, six of the crew were
badly lhi,tcn, and the captain, mate, and two
men were nil that left able 10 hand and reef the
sails
On Monday morning. at II o'clock, standing in shore,
they made the Southern end OF the woodlands when
she was wore round and headed TO the North under
Close fcrftd main opsail, reeIcd foesa Two reeted
try.sai and fore stay sail AT o'clock the next morn
The LOCK cast OF the leGu ana reported
Captain Wnsow that he had fifteen fathonls of wafer.
Supposing from the soundings, laid down the chart,
that with this depth Of wafer he could still stand on two
hours longer with satety-the Captain gave orders 10
that effect, and was, the more induced to do IT, as the
crew were in disabled state and the weather in.
tcnsely cold that it impossible for any
on deck longer than half hour ut time. The
has shown that the information given by the mate, as
TO the depth Of water was incorrect, his error probably
arose from the lead line being frozen stiff the time
was cast.
Fifteen minutes afterwards the ship struck the bottom
twcntysix miles east Of Sandy Hook al Hampstead
beach, and than Il cable myth from the shore
The that ensued board, leave 10 the reader
Imagination. For hour and three quarters she
: tinued humping heavily without making any water, the
however breaking continually over her. Her rudder
knocked of, and Tie Captain ordered the main
mast 10 be a#sy. The boats then cleared, the
long boat hosed out and veered away under her bows
with stout hawser for the purpose OF filling it with
passengers letting drift within reach of the people who
crowded the beach, then hauling her back again, and
thus saving the unfortunate people on board, but this
intention frustrated by the parting of the hawser
which snapped like thread soon the boat
was exposed to the heavng surf. The yawl was next
got alongside, and stove to pieces almost instantly
AT o'clock the morning the ship bilgcj and
filled with water. Orders followed from the Captain
10 cut away the toremust and that every soul on board
should deck. In inexpressibe agony they thus
remained until four o'clock in the afternoon when boat
launched from the beach, and succeeded IN getting
under the bcwsp!: Of Inc wreck This boat took oil
Capt Winsow and men, and succeeded An reaching
the shore with them in safety.
The attempt, however, attended with such lnml-
nent danger that could be induced TO repeat it,
And now the horrors of the indescrlbabe.-
Already had the sutfrrngs Of the unhappy beings been
such surpass belief From The moment of the dis
asrr they had hung round the Captain, covered with
their blankets thick set with ice, mporng his assistance
and asking if hope still lett 10 them. When they
perceived that further help from the land their
piercing sreks were distinctly heard at considerable
Distance and continued through The night until they one
by perished The next morning the bodies OF many
OF the unhappy ashed TO different
parts of the wreck embedded in ice None, it believ-
ed, were drowned but all frozen to death.
Of the hundred and four passengers, twothirds
were women and children.
Ii is but justice The people shore to say that
~ thing which human beings could accomplish 10
the untorunaes done that their permitted.
The only boat which boarded the vessel was hauled
distance Of ten miles, and was manned by old man
and six others, four five OF whom the old man
and grandsons. For thirty five years has he been
living The seashore, during which he has rendered
assistance to wrecks, and before have
he his comrades shrunk from the surf; but in i'd
don 10 violence the present occasion, such the
extreme cold that second attempt to rescue
than they dared venture; it would have inevitably
ed fatal 10 Them.
The following the Of the persons saved: -
Capt Winslow; VIM. Brown, lad, brother Of the own
er; two and the cook; Richard Haynes, lhondS
Mullohan, John Wood, passengers
The boat put off from the vessel without ie'Gna.u
Haynes, but he sprang from the bowspr ana was
fon the sea by those in the beat.
The following are the names OF those VINO Perisheo'
as far as recollected by Capt Winslo"; p,d
MIR. Pepper, wife and six children, OF England
William Roberts, formerly OF New IoiA'
Joseph Brooks, Of DerbyshEe.
John Blanchard.
Mrs Barrel.