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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Captain Samuel Gallop survived a shipwreck of the brigantine Polly during a violent gale on September 6 off Boston, clinging to the bowsprit for 12 days before rescue by Capt. Parker; all other crew perished.
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Last Friday came to Town from New-London, Capt. Samuel Gallop, late Master of the Brigantine Polly of this Place, who sailed from hence the 19th of August last, bound for Antigua, and informs us, That in his Passage on the 6th of September last, in Lat. 29, and 31, he met with a violent Gale of Wind at E.S.E. which obliged him to scud before it; but the Wind shifting to the Southward in a Moment they shipped a Sea, which stove in the Dead-lights, cleared the Deck, and washed every Soul over-board, and thereupon she immediately filled and overset. -- Capt. Gallop and two of the Men getting upon the Weather-side endeavoured to save themselves. but were washed off again by the next Sea; and whilst striving in the Sea, he the said Gallop accidentally caught hold of a Rope, by which he hoisted himself up whilst she lay on her Side; but her Masts giving way righted, when he took to the Bowsprit, where he continued twelve Days, subsisting only upon some Apples, a few salt Mackerel, and some Cabbage Seed; and then was relieved by Capt. Parker, who had likewise received considerable Damage in said Hurricane, bound from Barbados to New-London, where he arrived the 29th of September last.
All the rest of the Men perished.
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Boston
Event Date
September 6
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all the rest of the men perished; capt. gallop survived after 12 days on the bowsprit.
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The brigantine Polly, sailing from Boston to Antigua, encountered a violent gale at E.S.E. in latitude 29 and 31 on September 6, shifting south, shipping a sea that washed everyone overboard, filled and overset the vessel. Gallop caught a rope, climbed to the bowsprit, subsisted on apples, salt mackerel, and cabbage seed for 12 days until rescued by Capt. Parker, whose ship was also damaged in the hurricane.