The Virginia Gazette

LONDON.

Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, July 25, brought by a Swedish man of war, the Mars, which sent it on shore as she passed through the Downs.

We have just received advice here that an English ship, about 150 tons burthen, laden, was cast on shore on the coast of Barbary, near Tangiers; that when she was discovered, she was lying on her beam ends, and three seamen on the wreck, who were got safe to land alive, but two of them died a few hours after their arrival. The survivor said, that she was bound up the Mediterranean, but in a squall of wind, by carrying too much sail, overset, and that this was so sudden, that the Captain and all the rest of the hands were washed overboard, except himself and the two others found on the wreck, who had contrived to get in the main chains, where they had remained above a fortnight, during which time, on a fine day, one of them, by a rope, got down into the cabin, and found there some biscuit, cheese, porter and wine, on which they had subsisted, at a very small allowance, as neither of them would go down again for more, the hazard of perishing being so great. They had all tied themselves to the chain plates, to prevent their being washed overboard, and one of them always watched while the others slept. They had two days of exceeding bad weather, by which they suffered exceedingly, as they were continually washed by the sea, and sadly bruised by the waves beating against the ship; and he supposed the two men who died on their getting on shore, was owing to the hurt they received. The Moors behaved exceedingly well to the surviving seaman; and as soon as he was able to travel, he intended to come over to this place.

No mention is made of the name of the ship.