Erom he Pclasulrnlio Ga.ette.
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IlIPWRECk.--Captain AI'Ciintock and TIE
surviving crew Of the brg Try-Agrn, (l3 IN mum
ber,) beng indebted nnfler Providence. to Capt. :.
Baldwin, Of the packet ship alexander, OF fhndel
pha for the preservation Of their lives, BEG leave
70 express their gratitude, By publicly arkn Flelg-
ins the Obligations they are under The kind at
tenton which, they received while on board, togcth-
er with the noble and gencrots act in leas lug ms
course, To rescue taem ron the ui~orles Of "a In
gering death, wii be remembered TO tbe last hour Of
their iIvus. They beg, therefore, TO tender 10
Capt baldwin, their hrst wishes for his health and


prosperit yand TO assure INN, that his benevolent
conduct shall not be forgotten. The brig Try sab
sailed from Quebec lth Oct. bound 10 LiverpooI


with cargo OF timber. On the 22d, in lat. As N.


long SO W. were overtaken by a severe gale OF wind


from N. to ". 2}d, at 30 min. a. II. urled all sail
and hove the ship 10, de pmnls constantly going


but not able 10 keep her free. During the day she


abonrod much, an: shipped dead of water. At
8 O'Clock and SO m. r. Nj. on tie 24th shipped d
sea which wapt the decks fore and aft, leaving no
thing standing but the foremost and stump Of the
nmnmast. Iwoot the crew, James Robinson, and
Duncan Wler, were swept over and drowned. AT
ter clearing the wreck, we found the ship half full


OF water, and totally unmanageablc, having lost her
ru'lder. We then prepared some provisions for the
purpose Of securing ourselves on the ioretop, but
had sooner placed them on deck than they were
swept oil. We were then obliged to repair to the
A top without food or water, and there remain for
four days. On the morning of the 9TH, being near
| ly exhausted, and the weather more moderate. we
went on deck in search of provisions. Two casks
OF water had been slowed in the steerage, and one


with difficulty was brought on deck which had been
slowed, and quantity Of salt water admitted we
however secured it TO the windass, and with IG


pounds of beef repaired again 10 the top, where we
!, remained days during which time ten vessels pas


scd us in particular within musket shot, but tc


our surprise, she altered her course and stood from


us. Our beefnow being exhausted, and having no
thing left but this bracksh water, our sufferincs be
: come very great. Some Of the crew then sugges
: ted that lots should be cast for one to die for th


sustenance of the others, but two not agreeing, WI
/ were fortunately preserved on the goth November
by the ship Alexander, capt. Baldwin, who sent tw


boats 10 our assistance. AT this moment our feeling