The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-09 00:00:00

NOVEMBER.

THE WRECK OF THE MOBILE.

The following is an account of how the survivors
of the Mobile were nicked up ; it is from a commu-
nication to the Glasgow Constitutional: —" The
schooner Rebecca, of Glasgow, Captain Gibson, has
just arrived in the Clyde from Cadiz. On Tburs''ay
last, when a little above Tuskar, Captain Gibson saw
a black o'rj,ct on the water, about four miles to wind-
ward, the wind being at the time about N.N.W. He
at first took it to be a fishing boat, or some craft
that had left a vessel in distress; but on his going to
the masthead he discovered that it was part of the
wreck of a large ship. He immediately ran up his
ensign, to let it be known that he had seen the wreck,
and would render assistance. He then made more
sail, as the vessel was double-reefed at the time, and
in a short period came close to the raft, lie, as soon
as possible, sent the small boat to the raft, and on
their approaching it it was found that there were
nine persons on it. As the sea was running very
high at the time, the whole of them could not be
taken into the boat at once. Accordingly, five
were taken first, and the remaining four left to be
taken off again ; but before the boat returned
a brigantine, seeing what was going on, bore
down, put out a boat, and took off the four persons
already mentioned. The five picked up by the Re-
becca consist of four seamen and one passenger. Two
of the seamen are American, one French, and one
Irish. The passenger belongs to Cornwall, in En-
gland, and was proceeding to California. From the
survivors on board the Rebecca we learn that the ill-
fated ship was the Mobile, of Bath, in America,
Captain Tarbox, from Liverpool to New Orleans.
There were on board in all 78, consisting of 54 pas-
sengers and 24 of the crew. The Mobile cleared out
from Liverpool on Tuesday, about twelve o'clock at
noon, and was going at nine knots an hour when she
struck the Arklow banks, about two o'clock on Wed-
nesday morning. The small boats were broken by a
heavy sea running at the time, and in a very short
period the ship was broken up. The survivors, along
with seven others, who were subsequently washed
off, adhered to a large part of the ship, and were
about thirty hours on it, when they were taken off
by Captain Gibson on Thursday morning, about half-
past ten o'clock. The sea was running very high
the whole time they were on the raft, making a clear
passage over them, and it was with the greatest
difficulty that they kept on it. Some of
them were very much cut and bruised, and on their
being taken on board they cried for joy. They were
treated in the most kindly manner by Captain Gibson
and his crew, who supplied them with dry and com-
fortable clothes, and provided such comforts as were
necessary for them in their weak state. On their
reaching Lamlash Bay, on Saturday night, they were
supplied with more clothes by the inhabitants, who
also made a subscription to assist them on their fur-
ther journey. The following are the names of the
survivors :—Robert J. Wheeler, seaman ; Andrew
Curtis, seaman ; Archibald Woods, seaman ; Tous-
saint Breusk, seaman ; Christopher Paull, passenger.
In contrast with the above may be mentioned the dis-
graceful conduct of the captain and crew of a large
steamer coming up Channel. Early on Thursday
up
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morning
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Channel, passed close by the raft; a boat was put out
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it struck
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been sent from the steamer and properly managed,
more might have been saved, as some dropped off the
raft, seeing that they were left to perish when assist-
ance might have been rendered.'

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the
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EMIGR of
lway station on Tuesday
morning at half -past ten o'clock, when the vicinity of the
railway was densely crowded by the sympathising inhabi-
tants who had assembled to witness the exodus of 200 of
their fellow•townsinen, and give them a hearty farewell.
The
g pt
emigrants were preceded to the station by a flag bearing
the followin inseriiona:—" Paisle3'
emigrants—Scotland
for ever ! Advance Australia—Extra Scotiam Scoti Agentis
—God bless the Queen." The emigrants reached the
Broomielaw in the forenoon, and embarked on board the
Lyra. They were accompanied by numerous friends, who
gave them three hearty cheers as they sailed. The appear-
ance of the emigrants was very respectable, all circum-
stances considered, but v: are informed that only 1/. was
allowed them for outfit, while the pauper outfit is 31.
North British Mail.
REMARKABLE CASE.—WIe te steamer Briton
was at Stranraer qua Tuesday
y on, the men engaged
in cleaning out the hold, when at the farthest extremity of
the ship, underneath the bows, to their astonishment found
three fine lambs, doubtless part of a former cargo, huddled
together behind some boards. One of the lambs was in a
very weak condition, but the other two when brought out
showed more lively symptoms. They had been on board
the Briton for the space of seventeen days without any food
'whatever.