Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-10

three Of them had TO be lifted On hosrd.
Ihe yongest of them, WIN. Roscoe -
much emaciaNd aud totally inSsnsibIs. -
a'th0ugh eVoTy means were made uao a.
to restore bin. he only survived sBout
Three hours, and al sunset bis body Wus
deposited in the sailors grave, Witi Gho
solemn and oppressive burial service oF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. Du.-
ring the night the mate was dslirious .bu,.
has since with the rest almost Fagainad
his health. Their thirst was nOat tor
menl'ng, and much care was at Grst used.
IN administering water 10 them. and II ~
not until the third day that their thir1t
was saiiated, at which time each person
had used about Ihrse gallons Of va.
Ter.
Captain Mcdonald stated that on The
24tb July, ate P. NJ, when about tbs
latitude % IS, longitude IS 4 West. th0
schooner was capsized in a sudden s1uaIl,
from the eastward; the lanyards Of the
weather rigging were Immediately eut
awa', buI the ballast having shifted and
the sails and masls being 10 the water.
all hope OF rightiDg beT was at one lest.
Fortunately, At the same time that the
vessel capsizsd the jolly boat, being stow.
ed bottom uP on the long boat, turned
over in the water, and all hands succsSA.
ed in getting in and got clear Of the YES.
sci, which had almost a. the same mo-
ment, disappeared. They were Isft 70
the mercy Of'he winds and the waVag
without provision or wafer, or even IN ear
to guide The boat Part of one Of the
masIs was broken up and made uso Of %
steer with, and the boat was kept before
the sea until daylight. Daring the daV
the Innings and fOst boards were taken Of
and converted into mast, on which was 4.
spread The captains shirt for 4 sail. and
the boat was steered in a southwaFd di.
recliOn in hopes Of falling in with tho
lInd ln The afternoon a bark was
seen TO the westward steering towards
them, and when about Two miles OF hove
10 for short time, and hauled sontheFIy 3
Tor about half an hour, and belors sunset
she was agIin steering westward.
On the 25Ih, there being no appear.
lncs Of land, the boaI's course was nov
altered 10 the westward, 6sfore the sea, >.
with the hope OF falling in with sOme vss.
Iel. From this time 10 2eih, the wind
ION tinued from the eastward, aud de
beat was steered westerly. On tbs day,
Or the hrst time, il Tained about two.
nours, and by using two pairs of sbssS,
which we're ali they had among them and
'y wringlng their clothes, they succeed
ID in getting about halfa pint Of walsE
zach. From this day to the 3lst thay :.
continued without seeing any vessel and -
without water. On this day and the day
following it rained three or four hOugS,
Ind sufficient wafer was obtained 70
Iuench their thirst for The time ;froAa this,
Q the 6thof August, ihs wind was from
he southeast and the beats course was
0 the north wesl, snd no wafer was obs
ained, ID uring which time their sufferRgs
10 every great; on one Of these dayS g.
1iece Of bamboo was picket up and found
o contain foHr small fishes about Two
inches iOng, which were divided, and this :,
was the Onl article of food they had while
n The beat. on the morning of the 9th
hTee ships passed them; but it was sup
posed that the bOatwas not seen from
hem. They we're, however soon afleE-
wards gratified'with the sight Of The. skiP-
which afforded them relief, on board Of
which they received all care ard aGtsA-
lien.