Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-10-11
From The Key West Floridian OF sept. 10.
sIUPWRECKS AND
LOSS OF LIVES.

SIIIPWRECKS AND
LOSS OF LIVES.
We have the unpleasant task assigned us
Of relating some Of the circumstances OF one
of the most severe gales that ever took place
on our coast. We give tho particulars as Tar
as our information extends. No doubt there
have been many vessels which have expert
enccd similar fate, the news OF which W,
will not be in possession OF Tor some time.
On the 9Th inst. a severe gale was cNpcrl'
enced off Cape Florida. The French brig
Courier dc Vera Cruz, Jules Julian, from lia'
vana, bound to Bordeaux, with a cargo o.
sugar, segars, &c. was driven ashore IN The
night Of the 9Th, about IL miles north OF Cape
Florida light-only 7 out OF III souls saved
Brig and cargo totally lost. The SURVIVORS
rescued from the devonring ocean were soon
visited by n large party OF Indians. who spar
ed their lives because they were Frcnchmen.
saying that they only killed Americans. The
captain and the six other survivors were Ia
ken from the beach after the gale was over
by u smack from the north, bound to thls
place.
The names of the persons saved from the
brig are-Capt. Jules Julian, I'd Capt, Charles
lIupprc TouJon, apprentice; Zcnor, boats
vain; Dupui, apprentice.
Passengers Lcgrand, Arram
bia.
Names of the persons lost-Cussinicr.
carpenter: Gaudin, cook; BalleX, Guuya.
Allani, sailors ; Raymond, boy.
Passcngcrs-Messeur Durcnal A. Laca-
vrc, Sainatan.
The American brig Alma, Thomas, master.
from St. Jngo, went ashore about the same
,innp ,nI tlaca E,gru 9ln,l
on board. ercept one, a Dutehman, killed By the
hdianS! lie was spared ut the time Of the
general slaughter, and subsequently hid him
self in the hold of the ship. During all one
day and night the Indians kept up horrible
poio ico,o aboard the brig they were about
fifty in number. The next day the Indians
left the brig for short time, when the pooi
man crcpt from his hiding place, discovered
and hailed the wrccking sloops America and
Mount Vernon and by them was taken off.
the Indians again appearing in sight after he
had left the brig. The Indians will wreck
the brig.
The brig Export, and ship Thrncian, [rri.
nnpI1 went ashore IL, the same time nearly
off Cmsar's Creek. The master and crew OF
the brig have arrived at this place in the
~rccLiag sloop Globe.
The sloop Globe and smack Splendid have
saved about three hundred boxes of sugar
from the brig. The master of the brig has
kindly favored us with the following letter:
Sept. 0H, 1888.
| The brig Export, e.. NJ. Morrill,, Of Kenne.
bunk, sailed from MatanZas on the duh inst
with cargo of fifteen hundred and veniy.
nine boxes Of sugar and one bag of coffee
bound for Boston; OIL the 9th, experienced a
severe gale, which increased to hurricane.
On the 9Th, while lying to. she struck OF
Ledberry Reef the sea running mountain.
high. The brig bilgcd in Is minutes w6
got out our long boat and mad, for the shore
and narrowly escaped being drowned. Th'
brig is partly broken in two, and she will be-
a total loss but part Of the cargo will be
saved. Abont an hour previous to our strik-
ing, slip struck very near US, all hands had
left the shir, and arc probably lost. She wen
to pieces, and think it was The ship TIN acian.
of Plymolah,- cargo was railroad iron,
machinery, and dry goods.
| Master of the brig Export.
The sloops Alabama, Dread, and Caution
OF Mystic, bound to this port, drove ashore
and lost in the same gale. The only survi
vor yet ascertaiied is Joseph Noble. They
went ashore near the French brig Courier
| Noble escaped from the Indians and j6inet
the French crew. When the Indians came
| up with the French crew he passed himsel
/. off as one of their number, and thus save,
his life. Noble has arrived at this place, an'
gives the names Of the persons OH board The
sloops-all of whom are doubtless lost cX
ccpt himself On board the soop Aabama
Capt. Prentice Parks, Samuel Welchcr, JI
John Parker, John Dean, and Joseph Noble
On board the Dread-Francis r. Holmes
Solomon Burner, George Fish, James Rey.
nolds, Benjamin Phillips, and Charles color
ed man. On board sloop Caution, Capt. ID
r. Holmes, Geo. Richmond, Qost overheard
before the gale,) Nat. Portuguese, Alber,
Spalding, Nathan Fish, Latham Drightman
and Tom Crandle. n muatto.
The schr Caroline. of Key West, lying a,
anchor off Cesar's Creek, during tho gale
drove from her moorngs out OH the reef
struck and sunk. Master and crew all lost
The following are their names Jose, h B
Williams. master; Henry Packer, mate JOIN
st Martin, John Murphy, James Bennett, John
Gray, James Savey, William Dllmow.
The r venue cutter Campbell, and the U
S. sch Wave, then lying in our harbor, inl-
mcdiate'y upon hearing of the disastrous IN.
telligcnce above given, got under way and
proceeded for the Cape. 1t is to be hoped.
it there should be any wandering survivors
left, they may speedily be restored to their
friends.
The little village Of Mystic has suffered
severely in this gale and manysa mothers
heart, when she reads the above account will
be wrung with anguish. May God temper
the wind to the shorn lamb.
The sch Caledonia, -, from Havana
bound to New Orleans, with n cargo Of sugn,
coffee and scgars, was totally lost on the
Coloradoes, on or about the 9Th Sept. Fate
Of the crew unknown.
MORE WRECKS.
The Norfolk Beacon of Tuesday furnishes
the following. letter, dated:
AccoMAcK COUNTY, (Va.) Sept 2G, 1888.
Genilfmen-On the morning Of Saturday
the 22d, brig was discovered to be on shore
on Mctoinpbin Beach, few miles North OF
Mctomphn Inlet, IN this County, with some
of her sails standing, aud her colours at halt
mast. She was Immediately boarded by
Thomas Cropper, Esqr Commissioner Of
Wrecks, and she proved TO be the brig Wave
Capt Lewis, Of llallowell, Maine, from
Florida, bound to New York, with cargo OF
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