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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Brig Bell, sailing from Jamaica to Georgia, struck by lightning off Matanzas on April 1, killing 11 crew. Ship sank with 150 negroes. Captain and two survivors reached Florida key after five weeks, rescued; captain lost both legs and one arm, survivor Robert Boyd legless.
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The Brig Bell, of Glasgow from Jamaica to Georgia, on the first of April last, off the Matanzas, was struck with lightning, which instantly killed eleven of the crew - the captain and two men escaped death, but were much bruised. A few hours after the accident, the vessel, with one hundred and fifty negroes went down. The captain and his two companions lashed some spars together, on which, with difficulty, they reached a key near Florida, where they remained five weeks in a most wretched situation - they were afterwards relieved by a wreck from New-Providence; the captain with the loss of both his legs and one arm; and his only surviving companion, Robert Boyd, in a most miserable situation, without the use of his legs, arrived here on Friday last, by way of Savanna, and gives the above account.
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Off The Matanzas
Event Date
First Of April Last
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eleven crew killed instantly; vessel sank with one hundred and fifty negroes; captain lost both legs and one arm; robert boyd without use of his legs
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Brig Bell struck by lightning, killing eleven crew; captain and two men bruised but survived; vessel sank hours later; survivors lashed spars, reached key near Florida, remained five weeks, relieved by wreck from New-Providence