The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-08
From the Charleston Patriot
PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE BRIG
CATHARlNE, OF THIS PORT, w. +. ROSE
MASTER HENCE FOR NEW ORLEANS


Nothing material occurred until the 4th September
civil time, when we saw the Dog kees bearing about
5. $. e. it then commenced TO be dark squally wea-
Their, with rain, attended With vivid ghtning--took
IN all the light SAILS and single reeied the top sails
eered across the Salt hey bank three hours South
West then South and by West to the Southern edge
of the bank, the lead being hove frequently, tie
soundings variable from 5 10 fahoms. A little az
ter 10 O'Clock left the Salt Key bank the gale then
increasing, close reeied the topsails handed the main
course and jib double rceied the trysail The wind
at this time due North. The brig making nearly
due West course by compass, and going at the
time about four and half knots per hour. AT 3
A NJ. the wind increasing to a tremendous hurricane
with torrents OF ram, parted the ioreiopsail sheet
but succeeded in securing the sail TO the yard split
At A. NJ made the breakers under the lea beam
at the distance OF quarter OF cable length The
brig at this time making little Roadway and the
violence of the hurricane still increasing, found il ina
possible to weather the rocks, Judged it prudent for
the preservation of lives and cargo to get the
vessel before the wind, by glowing up the close reef
ed maintopsail, put the wheel hard-a-starboard and
kept before the wind the then running mountains
high, threw the brig over the breakers in iathoms
water---cut away shank painters and cat Shoppers
let 90 both anchors, veered away IS fahoms Of chain
on best bower anchor and O. fathoms small do.
then commenced getting down top-gallant yard, and
undertook To fur the foresa but found i. impossible
the brig riding all the time bows rnder the wind and
sea truly awful and the breakers but short distance
astern shortly after the small bower chain parted
close TO the hauser, called all hands from aot cut
away both lower masts close t, the deck in hopes
that in this situation should be able to ride out
the gale, rode by the best bower for about hour
and half when that also parted and the vessel drove
ashore. We then other alternative for the
preservation Of lives but to get out the long boat
as speedily as possible, we Immediately cut away
the boats ropes and the gangway stancheon, and
launched the boat speedily, the end Of five
inch hawser then made fast TO the boat, and ex-
tended 10 the windlass bits of the brig. Four oars
two buckets, axe, piece Of pork and specie
then put into her, all hands then embarked from
the vessel saving nothing but what they stood in. In
short time we were thrown ashore Key where
we remained great part Of the day we then
ceeded in making another Key in a~southery direc-
ton, where hauled up the boat, turned her bot
tom up and remained there all night Monday
morning. weather moderate, launched the boat
and pulled for a Key, where we found fisherman,
he gave us some bread and water and the direction
of Cardenas distance about leagues, renamed one
day in Cardenas, and then went 10 Matanzas in I
steamer Cardenas, leaving boat in charge Of John
r. Stanhope, merchant, of Cardenas from whom
received assistance. Vessel and cargo totally lost,
when last seen she was full of wster and h d split
open nearly fore and aft