Sequel to Riley's Narrative Author:James Riley Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: experience among the barbarians of two continents, could scarcely be frightened from his propriety, by the extortionate demands of the civilized inhabitants on t... more »he coast of Florida. He accordingly appeared and defended the suit; which of course caused considerable detention of the business of the voyage. During this delay, however, Captain Riley was not idle, for he had the damages sustained by the brig in her contact with the shoals, repaired, so far as these could be done, and made her ready for sea. The repairs of the injury to the vessel cost about $4000, where every thing supplied for such repairs, was charged at exorbitant rates; the venders knowing and availing themselves of the necessity of the case ; and the further sum of $3000, including fees and costs, was adjudged to the wreckers as salvage ; thus causing a loss of about $7000, which, fortunately for Gapt. Riley, was covered by insurance and finally repaid to him. The following memorandum made by Capt. Riley, and found among his papers, will be read with interest, in relation to the danger of shipwrecks upon the Tortugas. " List of some of the vessels that have been ashore or wrecked on the extensive and dangerous reefs of the Dry Tortugas, from April 1829, to June 1831,â??about two years. Brig "Orion," Capt. Foster, April, 1829. " "Splendid," ' Clarke March, 1830. " "Union Bass," " April, 1830. A Schooner with Lumber. " 1830. " " Cotton... " 1830. Ship " Dumfries," " Marcy, â?? total loss April, 1831. Brig " Exertion," " Thomas,â??loss 500 bales, April, 1831. " "Wm. Tell," " Riley, May, 1831. This last Brig was got off, but sent her cargo to Key West by the licensed wrecking schooner Pizarro, (significantly named,) Capt. Hoxie ; who, with his owner, Mr. Green, libelled the said...« less