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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsengr0438 and id is 1 raw text is: THE EWELL GROVE
EWELL GROVE -(Burton). May 9, 1835.-Salvage by a Government steamer,
and 200 men, to a vessel in extreme danger on a shoal off Jamaica: she had
been there from 21st to 24th July, when a signal of distress brought to her
assistance a steamer, carrying dispatches, and in about 8 hours she was moored
in safety ; and on the next morning towed into Carlisle Bay. The magistrates
there, upon a value of about £6000, gave to the salvors one-third of the ship,
cargo, and freight ; but the owners refusing to abide by that decree, the Court
here, in an action by the salvors, gave £1200 and costs.
Salvage, by H.M. steam-vessel Rhadamanthus, at Jamaica. The salvors
valued the ship at £3500, freight £300, and cargo at £2540, together [210] being
£6340. The owners alleged that the value of the cargo saved was £2283: they
gave bail in £2300.
The protest stated, that John Burton, master of the Ewell Grove, of 290
tons, with a cargo of sugar, rum, coffee, and other merchandise, bound from Jamaica
to London, set sail with the same from Morant Bay for Carlisle Bay, on 21st July,
that in the prosecution of such voyage, at 6 P.M. of that day, he came abreast
of Port Royal, at 8 P.M. rounded Portland in 7 fathoms water, double reefed the
fore top-sail, single reefed the main top-sail, and hauled the foresail up, keeping
the lead constantly going; that finding she gradually shoaled, the water from 7
to 3 fathoms, he put the helm starboard, but that in running out she grounded on
Robertson's shoal, when the master immediately stowed the sails, started all the
water, ran out a kedge on warp and endeavoured to heave her off, but without
effect; that he sounded all round the vessel, found between 9 and 11 feet water,
and that she had sued fifteen inches ; that at daylight on the 22d, he sent down
the top gallant yard,, masts, and mizen top-sail, and went on shore to obtain assist-
ance; at 7 A.M. returned on board having procured two boats and fourteen men
to assist; that the bower anchor with steam chain was run out astern and hove
taut, when they rigged the derrick and commenced lightening the ship; that
on the following day they continued discharging the cargo, heaving at different
times on the stern chain, but that they could not move her ; that at 10 A.M. on the
24th, H.M. steam-vessel, 'Rhadamanthus,' was observed coming round Rocky
[211] Point, when a signal of distress was hoisted, and at 11 A.M. the first lieutenant
of the steam-vessel came to make enquiries; and at noon the master of the ' Ewell
Grove' and the pilot went on board the 'Rhadamanthus,' and being brought within
seventy fathoms of the 'Ewell Grove,' appearer got a large hawser end from the
steam-vessel made fast, when she put on her steam, but that the hawser was broken ;
that he then bent on one of his chains and endeavoured to heave her off, but finding
they could not move her, they recommenced discharging the cargo, fourteen men
being still employed from the shore, and at 8 P.M. again hove on the chain, when
they succeeded in drawing her off into fifteen feet water and mooring her for the
night ; that at 3 A.M. on the 25th the steam-vessel sent a tow rope with thirty men
to assist in getting the stern anchor and chain, and at 6 A.M. they began towing
her round to Carlisle Bay, where at 8 A.M. she came to anchor in three and a half
fathoms water, and commenced taking in the discharged cargo, which was continued
throughout the 26th to the 31st, ten men from the shore being retained during the
whole of that period : that on the 29th of July the harbour master with assistants
came from Kingston, and after having surveyed the ship reported her sea worthy,
but that the keel and copper on the bottom were much rubbed ; that several pun-
cheons of rum and hogsheads of sugar were broken owing to the heavy swell whilst
the boats were alongside, and the confusion was so great, that no correct account
could be kept of the quantity delivered ; that the tow line and the sea buoy rope,
together with a warp, long boat, anchor and cable, and a large kedge flook [212]
with four hand spikes and capstan bars, were broken or otherwise much injured;
that the long boat was stove and much cordage lost.
This protest was noted in London on 27th of September 1834, and extended
on the 2nd of October, and sworn to by the master, mate, and carpenter.
The affidavit of the salvors, sworn on 22d April 1835, was as follows :
George Evans, Esq., late commander, William Simpson Blount, Esq., late
first lieutenant, George Thomas Gordon, Esq., late second lieutenant, Henry
Hodder, late master, and Campbell France, late surgeon, of H.M. Steamship ' Rhada-
manthus,' made oath, that on the morning of the 24th of July last (1824), H.M. said
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