Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-25 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES

Sir,—The above appeared in a Liverpool paper 01 till'
week, and I take the liberty to.answer it.
We, the crew of the Niagara, fully agree with the 01_,Atigil;
trate, in saying that those men that were before him *`"01
disgrace to their country : but while he thought or intiree,',
that they were Americans, and a reproach to that natioet;
knew the majority of them to be Englishmen, or To
born and schooled under the Eaglish flag : and those
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were before the magistrates, as well as some yet on b
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the Niagara, and other American ships of all classegt
a disgrace to the country in which they were born
any other country in which they may be found in, as 00
as a nuisance on board of American ships. And before
whole crew of the Niagara was set down as a set of dico.,
derly vagabonds,whoever it was that inserted this ebtl,4
sketch in the public papers would have done well if 410
had selected their own countrymen—or brethreof
for aught I know to the contrary—from °lltgii;
the Niagara's crew, the few remaining itni
cans, that by misfortune happened to get amongst to
hungry pack of wolves, who robbed on board of gij
Niagara until they were • sent on shore, then they co
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take a fair aim at the remainder of the Niagara's crely/70
they could better withstand the charge, for then there •g° go
be fewer traitorless thieves, more freeiom, and better Ito
and manners than at present could be found, owing t°oo,
number of English convicts, deserters, and exiles that trell 6
ously claim the shelter and protection of the stars and etriPeo
But I would inform the public that in writing this I bra
only stated the truth, and by no means wish to follow
oig
example set down to me to censure and insult the oh
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English nation, merely for the bigotry or ignorance of °
individual ; but I also humbly request any person or per °f
that may hereafter have occa,ion to speak of the ore fOO
the Niagara, that they will " render unto the
that which is the lion's," but, at the same time, 0;00
Jonathan his just due. All he ever WAS known to ttsl‘
was fair play, and that he is entitled to.—l remain,
obedient servant,
ANDREW J. CLAYTON, one of the CO'
U.S. Frigate Niagara, 22nd July, 1857.

LIFE BOAT SERVICES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDIENL)

Lytham, near Preston, 21st July, 1857,,T, 1 1
To-day the Inspector of I ife-boats (Captain Ward, 1/0'....0
to the Royal National Life-boat Institution, took the le
belonging to the society at Lytham afloat h
inspection and exercise, agreeably to the general to
structions of the institution regarding all its life-17SL
hich he visits. When off the Horse Bank sand, fire
from Lytham, they saw a vessel anchored on a danger°,o
position, six miles further on the edge of the Crasiwg
Bank. The life-boat accordingly set sail and rail 010
some intervening shoals, through some broken wa'st'a„,
the vessels assistance. The master of the schooner "I,
peared to be quite ignorant of the coast, and wtl late
frigbtened at his position. He requested the life ba,t/;,„,
crew to put two of their hands on board, and to tell 015
what to do. His request was complied with. He was t°o
to ship both his anchors, and to run to the no thward•
the lifeboat had not put off to the vessel's assistance, t 1164
can be no doubt that before the morning she would hill0
gone to pieces, as she w)uld have been aground long belo7
low water. She was a beautiful schooner (the Philsn.o
thropist) belonging to Aberystwith, and quite new,
being apparently her firlt voyage. Mr. Edmondson,
honorary secretary to the Lytham Life-boat Bfancli, weTi
also in the life-boat. The boat behaved remukablY s•big
on the occasion. A few months since this same life-boat
also succeeded in bringing into harbour the flat Turner,
Preston, which was stranded on the Horse Bank.