The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-21 00:00:00

LOSS OF TWO HULL WHALERS.

[From tle Bull .rdrestiora
The Hall vessels seat to Ciroralacd thi s year lorre .
ion very saisrtaaste la their klieg Sat O agora
tact oistsasted with the iatelligeses we has to Deasy of
teeWS locoalike William Ward sad the Pledge. of this
The bran wu • barque of 296 sae, and • yew
o 6 sere; th• latter. • mock of 31 tees, mod • sew of

19 nee.
• letter less bees received by Mrs. Oreeill, erik of Captain
Grave, of the Will Ward whisk metals' the further
decade of the less of that vessel. It is gated the 7.h iostant,
en board the Dahlia, of Peterhead, let. 60 deg. N. The
writer eves that the Ices of the William Ward careerred
on the bur /fowl g 0 a tremendous gale from the N 8..
smoggy hes,/ lee, in lat. 47 deg. 30 loin. N , and long.
10 deg. W. " lbsey mecantioe," observes Capt. Gram'', " had
been mod *sr her safety, having seat down topgallant-yards,
sad sash adsea.topolast, and close-reefed the topsails,
en lib meeting of the above day, while it was yet calm.
The gists emneassoed about three a.m. most terrific, for wee
Wieser, away all but the elosereded mein-topsail
hest was very severe, with constant duck weneher. The
Treveffee, et Peterhead, was in oompaay. We bad all hands
ea deck Mffeading to the brares whisk we could swot ly
Mal theengh the blocks for the frost ; many of the mews
hoes were hest bitten, and although not above the Auk, it
was impassible to make the men heir without the trumps'.
The ship being amongst heavy ice, with a tremendous sea,
about three p.m. hove down apes the weather side of •
heavy " stream " (of Me) with so passibilityof getting clear.
We were, therefore, compelled to let her go into it. Her
krboard side was mon store fore and alt, and, before we
get through, the water wee up►to the hold hems. Oar
liteilisu wee now 'most alarmism, then being ao ship to
be mon we had lass sight el the Traveller some time
beam ; Our ermilition was aggravated by the eon-
limited messily of the hest, and sway of our
mem sefferhig under its htflictions, but we got the
WO heed to the eastward, and all hands were ea-
Mst both pumps. We ant away the sideman to keep
emel from turning en her beano ends. In this condition
we eseffased luta two days afterwards, when, in the scru-
b& there was • cry, fare and aft, " The ship's going dews
Med first." I gave ceders to cut away themem
Wog done eased tlie ship greedy, and evzertioa was
made to keep her above water, the men dropping off hem
the pump daily threugh fatigue and having their feet that
bitten; and so we remained. fr, us the 24th until the Way
coestantly at the pampa, and with the water amostimes
the cabin. On the monolog of the 29th we meld may
muster twentreight at the pampa out of forty be heeds,
hue, through the istemention of an ever-watelfal Fhb
Tibiae, • ship hove in sight, and, with difficulty, mole
us out to be • wreck, as we appeared to be like • lame
keep of Ms, but the m:sen mast being still raffies,
convinced the other ship's crew that it was • vend
distress. They, then less, bore dews to we, and peeved
to be the Fury, of Denbo, CaptainHohelt Keg, lath
with the feelings of a Mbar col a Mend, oast his heats hoe
mediately to our relief. end Mek we Ahem the wick. The
weather proved meanie Ilea memderk Ist es dm ma rem
high, we went tom= le btu p w pomp u_p_to the bet
memo', until Ids get gr hr no. We them get
all the sick up as well as we mantle, to 18 at SO
time. Some we were obliged to isiterea our backs the
aids, and lower into the beats, their het being very semi
frost-bitten, sad their wrapped up is pieces of blankets.
It took the greeter part the day to get a ail out, and the
Fairy had only time to save three boats after we a ere all 40
board. The ship (the William Ward) was filling fast,_ GS •
gale increasing, before midnight the Fairy wasobliged
ko
come under a close-reefed unin-tomail Mod foresail, se
bad we cot been taken off before that storm I gr. ally doubt
whether any of us would have been left, as the poor men were
giving up every hear. Both myself and the crew will never
forget the kindness to the sick, and the at pnikto es
all Capt. Her and his ship's company. I left the oak owl
Elisabeth • little more than a week ago, to come been by
the Dublin. Capt. Heckle. He has about 8,000 seals, alma
115 tons. He load given up a'l hope of ever getting oat
of
the lee, at it is a heavy " pack," and there in ate " yerarm
pow
to shelter them. Many ships are store, and these that balm
escaped consider it • miracle. The smack Pledge is lobo, but
the crew saved. Some of them are on board the Debt. I
am afraid there is another vessel lost, as I have been tall of •
main boom that was picked up. It appears to have hem a
brig. The smack Turk, Brown, had gamut 400 seals, but she
Is stove. l know very lade shoot the Hull ships, but heard
they were all badly of. Toe Sarah and Elisabeth had 10
sub when I left ti,r, but I hope they will all do well. The
Traveller is very such stove, es are Moo thS,Resolution end
many more. lam sorry to say many of esir men have lest
the tom off their feet. and I em afraid soon of them will lees
their feet. Poor Arthur bad lost five toes lad time I saw leis e.
I intend landing at Shetland, Staub nk we shall be beast
able to get home. Young Lee, Tether, and Rubbles
are with me."
A letter has also been received from the mate of the
Pledge, and Is, we believe, the only eonenranication which
has arrived hos that Tree. The matter is still at Orem.
land. It is dated as the above, and, after briefly stating the
loss of the Pledge on the 28th ult., coat dna the following
particulars, addressed to the owner " Sie,—l have to in-
foam you of the wreck at dm Pleat? Dread/ad. On the
12th of April it was blowing • heavy ehle, and we wets
comp'etely disabled, 'mein* no seem from ittehases down to
keel, no mainboom, no mainsail (the mainsail having blown
to ribbons), and water by thie time in the lower bed cabins,
aad liaising on res. The 'Duvalier, of Peterhead, being in
amp my with us, was under close.reefed topsails We
hoisted our enable to the Traveller, and the e.aptain sent
two boats, sad took us on beard. Os the 28th April we
came on tined the Dublin of Peterhead (mate, second mate,
cook, and rest of the crew), leaving the master and two boys
till morning. It was then blowing fresh, and, coming on
thick during the eight, we lost sight of the Traveller, and
left the master.—Your obedient servant, Hewer Taorr,
late mate of the Pledge."

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Usayszorrr &trusts—A oothwswe won held
witiLums
Go Monday =emir ker, between a deputed= appointed by
the " Oslo= 's Atelisiation " and some of the
Isedina eel it dme papas of diemeing the prat
Usability of plan nom W- kg shortesian the credit
gives se the ilider tonwlemen. end checking entrusgenes.
The sugartions made awl pert of the essociation were—
"l. That a public miss dbe stack tip is the hall, and
at the gate of each Wiese sad hall, to the effect that all
ansdeunen supplying the sarattors of the society are =-
quested to send in their bills twice in the year, sad to
aftela from the pretties of prrsoaal solicited= tor orders,
popularly called . =sties *II trainer That the
ids& of the alita be allowed to bees •
mem et the dares list the day before the degree
day." —The atria prembel te samsaaskate with the heads
et their nestles as the lint rebel, sad that it should be duly
ceasidesed. The swami Oat rats with the VierChsasalkir
slow, sad they nest deaths to intudbee. They urged apes
the trademse the advantages et the reedy-money
The tradsenen replied Met they weal& be Daly toeve
to deal entirely kw ready if they Gould get it ; t
list overheat bad then it was pile impracticable
le de so te anyn
mint ; pest body at Me nailsrpaduates
=I.. , readdiy assay. espinhil the Awe list they
ed ie stmegelt tams Okay de, saw
ilirVwith roper amset, of the eirient inmiltraiseed by
ymer, af rehnieg all asses to it, sod Mated that it
has a very injurious rasa bath ea the Isesisemea and ea
the meg ass. Them is ma sheik to antemspese like
the certainty that the bah men lis paid, while the po-
int plan enables then win nes Wined to be extrava-
gant, to reckon apes tie denim et wafts tad @Wag the
datum of the teadientee, and s
ees
*MO their de-
gese la the teeth et the assess it the Chmedierb inert, ,
Wit ass sew nom waste paper, as these is se power to
ashen then. Depots are etiesteatly takes by AM against
when *min he
ti
arks et the mut hays been
based M eat, the tains -at the mart net being pegged le
haler whim they ars abort to take their degree. The statute
of the univeseley es this sabjest has been virtually repealed
by the =thorny et the vioe-ehancelke alms ; tad, if the
degree list is refund, the ancient practise of walltrft fa the
" Pig-market" shenid be revived. It was stated that, al-
though shoat 70 tradmress ia the plies bad *bed the elm
glades, a few of the see maid" sad oldistablkhed gill •
retire to do_sat es the penal that the esag la their
We 0111 eNM their Dared--sad they en`'swag to go
se wleli the
_ di_ et kid Mak sad high prises.—
Onird C
Tat Witcarowt Poisonsos.—The *sag into
this very waterless owe was sesemod os Iletaidq se'nnight,
sad several Walked winner were emmissd by the
aceener ; bet as main appinied in *vanes le met
newt aay poem, asid a sena ha shined shirt I
inp esminseised, the levy twos* waist to lb, ,
We thin the dessesed Milan by sminie.
bat by When sir is what mime them was se
odium te slow. TIM setWaiitegethatidlews tomsolsed la
Ifs amuse dthis Waste and le
lasi& eons ties to the rem (whether= sr
elberwire) by which the children she deed the }then is re.
searkabis, became It was preyed that maim et them west
twenty yards away boat their ewe Was as the day in per
doe, sad it does cot appear that they ems loin eminst wlth
more than eight purees. during the two hems preelem te
the let attack el gamest. The eight shaded te
amwen Oa tither, mother, aunt, tee grand.
ass schoolaktress, soil • , ell at
whom (map the ant, who h haltedle), have been slowly
essagned and re.enniMsd weed darn.
Tux LIMN BANK Rosotty.—Saspr, who 'h-
ennaed with a eomiderable anesuat of assaq Vies the East
it Zealand hank, at Lyon, has lately reesived a 'mildews'
IMO; tide will suable Ida to go to say part et the world
*amp West lintel& and Irelaad. It is indented he will
Manly leave ter Francs ; he is at present a oink ea the
, attached to the casuist departmeat—Letterfroin
tsairsia Diesessea Loa is Norfolk Chats &
Tats Molina OF • POLIO:I/LW DT Two Boer
Dons = limerot..—Whim an peal, with a
_repot at the
esnan's
thew
in this ass. *es Opteed es Miss
, &Ow adso dellbsala as their mask
rtilia ass semi , ON swans (In mew
=4l sine ~in by la mord to die MN
der aim) esplelsoi the km et marier, mad
the peledelmiliskoommed Ns 11111Mito lims the orate
of sessehoglaer. Zs dieedboi the postsellew whisk the
law throws mead post ellues tibia misiod fa the din
aerie el thels rapemlhis mad ellia
jai
lathe, sad
died arms bawls. visa Ile Oat. The jag Shea sada
emeshed its sheet Sae, slier whelk they reared s verdict
et" WOW murder whet Selo X Tatham (slim Ittoriatil
sad Andrew Daly," is whose esmaktel sa the
Moo a merest wee st IMO tested. An impulse apnea
has bees dimpaathed la the hope et mertekees them beim
they issm &ghat