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LOSS OF THE PACKET-SHIP
STEPHEN WHITNEY.
(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
By nth-ices received from Cork this morning we
have further intelligence respecting the above-named
ill-fated vessel. The following details are given in the
letter of a correspondent of one of the Cork papers,
published on Monday evening last
" It becomes ray melancholy duty to furnish you
with the particulars of one of the most disastrous
shipwrecks which has ever occurred on this, or, per-
haps, any other, coast—involving a sacrifice of human
life, which it is truly fearful to contemplate, and
under circumstances of the most extraordinary cha-
racter. The ship Stephen Whitney sailed from New
York on the 18th of October last, bound for Liver-
pool, having on board, including passengers and
crew, one hundred and ten persons. During the
passage the weather was all that could be desired.
The ship had apparently made a fair average passage,
and everything promised a fortunate termination to
the voyage. Up to Tuesday last nothing worth re-
cording occurred; but on Wednesday the weather
set in thick and hazy, and in consequence the com-
mander deemed it advisable to heave to—that is, to
stop the progress of the vessel. The sounding line
was then thrown overboard, and it was ascertained
that the vessel rode in upwards of fifty fathoms of
water. After some technical instructions regarding
the management of the ship—which will be found
more distinctly referred to in a document supplied
by the mate of the unfortunate vessel—had been
delivered to the -crew, and acted upon, the vessel
continued to make easy way until about eight
o'clock on Wednesday evening, when the land was
seen inimediately ahead. Owing to the courage and
perseverance of the crew, the ship was, with very
great difficulty, brought off this point, which was
subsequently ascertained to have been Crookhaven,
During all this time the weather continued intensely
dull and hazy, rendering it quite impossible for even
the keenest eye to descry the land which lay in
treacherous contiguity. 'When the vessel had been
relieved from off the land, a light was distinctly seen,
which, after a brief consultation, was'supposed to be
the Old Head of Kinsale, and measures were accord-
ingly adopted for making the harbour of Cork. In
this fatal error, which supposed the light on Rctek
Island, near Crookhaven, to be that of the Old Head,
the disastrous results that ensued would appear to be,
in a considerable degree, attributable. The light on
Rock Island, as I have been informed, has been but
very recently erected ; and, from all that I could as-
certain, the responsible persons on board appeared to
be ignorant of its existence. Whether such igno-
rance involved a culpable neglect, will probably be a
matter for future investigation. The ship was again
hauled off the land, and, believing she had sufficient
offing, a course was steered in relation to the supposed
position of the Old Head, which, under the cir-
cumstances, was considered to be the correct one.
They kept on in this course until a quarter
to ten o'clock, when the land was signalled
immediately ahead, and orders were promptly given
to bring her round; but the tremendous surf which
beat upon the rocks issued a sterner command, and
it was evident the ill-fated ship was doomed. A
brief moment only ensued, and one terrific crash
followed, which instantly consigned numbers to
eternity. This single encounter stove in the entire
side of the vessel; and in less than half an hour
there was not two planks together, nor a single ar-
ticle of any description that conld afford the means
of escape to either passenger or sailor. Unlike the
greater number of disastrous occurrences, where
respite of even a few hours affords the unhappy
sufferers some means or probability of escape, the
victims on this occasion were instantly hurled into
eternity without a moment's thought or preparation.
In less than ten minutes, out of one hundred and
ten human beings, full of life and hope, enjoying the
glad anticipation of meeting friends, relatives, and
homes, ninety-two had ceased to exist. Through
the mercy of Providence, eighteen individuals were
rescued from the destruction which overwhelmed
their associates—and, in many instances, their es-
cape was effected with little assistance from their
own strength or activity. Such was the sudden-
ness of the calamity such the fearful havoc
which a few minutes created—that almost all on
board were stupified with horror and amazement,
and rendered totally inactive by the appalling
catastrophe. The survivors, bruised and naked,
without shoe or stocking, jacket or waistcoat, scram-
bled up the rock, which overhung the sea to the
height of nearly sixty feet, and after searching about
for some time, arrived at two miserable huts, the
only human tenements on the island. Here they
learned for the first time that they had struck on the
western point of West Calf Island, situated in the
channel between the village of Skull and Cape Clear
Island, and lying about four miles inside the cape.
The two families who reside upon the island were
totally ignorant of the melancholy circumstance, until
the distressed and worn-out mariners entered their
wretched cabins for the purpose of craving shelter for
the night.
" To give you even an imperfect idea of the sud-
denness of the occurrence and its results, I may men-
tion one circumstance, which I learned from the mate,
who appeared to be a respectable and highly intelli-
gent seaman. At half-past nine o'clock, on Wednes-
day night, he was chief officer of the Stephen Whit-
ney, entrusted with a responsible position, and in
command of an efficient crew ; at ten o'clock he was
shivering, almost naked, over a few sods of turf in a
wretched cabin, with the few miserable men who ha(i
escaped. As he himself expressed it, it was a change
so sudden, so 'unexpected, and so calamitous, that he
found it totally impossible to realise it.
" The Coast Guard authorities were apprised on
Thursday of the circumstance, and on the evening of
that day the entire of the crew were brought off the
island in a large boat belonging to Mr. Bannon, an
excise officer. Several of them appeared to be quite
exhausted from the cold and exposure to the weather,
and two of them had to be conveyed to the village
of Skull. At an early hour on Thursday morning
the news was circulated amongst the country people,
and 'shortly after hundreds of small craft of every de-
scription were seen proceeding towards the scene of
the wreck. The absence of every vestige of the
unfortunate vessel sadly disappointed the expecta-
tions of the people, who had to content themselves
with picking up whatever floated into sight, instead
of, as they anticipated, selecting whatev6r they thought
fit to appropriate.
" The cargo, as nearly as the mate could form an
idea, consisted of about 10,000 bushels of corn, 1,000
bales of cotton, 100 boxes of cheese, 400 barrels of
rosin, 20 boxes of clocks, and other articles which may
be comprised in a general cargo.
" It may be proper to mention here that the point
on which the ill-fated vessel was driven ashore is one
of the most dangerous on the entire coast—the rock
rises perpendicularly to the height of over fifty feet
high, and at all seasons of the year, the swell is
terrific. On the day after the wreck occurred,
the Goverment vessel Badger passed through the
channel for the purpose of ascertaining whether it
was possible to save any portion of the wreck or
cargo ; but the slightest portion by which she could
be recognised, was nowhere to be seen. In the words
of one of the officers, it apppeared, ras if the ship had
been ground in a mill,•or as if a number of carpen-
ters were employed for months for the mere purpose
of chipping her into fragments of some three or four
feet in length,'
" From some of the sailors, I ascertained the names
of the survivors, both passengers and crew, and an
imperfect list of some twenty or twenty-five of the
cabin and steerage passengers. '
" The survivors among the crew are—
" Thomas Allen, a native of Connecticut, first mate
of the vessel ; James D. Mackey, third mate ; William
Johnson, a native of Yorkshire ; Joseph Miller, an
American, steward of the vessel ; John Hatheway,
an American ; David Ferguson, a native of Glasgow;
William Smith of Baltimore, U.S.;Henry Hume,
Fife, Scotland; Daniel Greaves, Johnstone, Scotland;
Thomas Jackson, Boston, U.S.; John Pearson, New
York ; George Prince, New York ; James Saunders,
an American; Adolphus Jackson, New York.
"The passengers who escaped were :—Edward
Ekin, a native of Movil, county Donegal ; James
M'Glaskey, of Fenny, Derry ; Joseph Butler, city of
Dublin; and Patrick Peterson, Roscrea, county. Tip-
perary.
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there, he rushed towards the water for the purpose of
putting an end
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with difficulty prevented from putting his
useless for him to live after his father; but he was
purpose
into execution. As far as I could learn, the greater
portion of the passengers were persons returning to
Ireland from America: but any further particulars
regarding them it was impossible to make out. There
was no record of their names on board the ship; for
on coming on board at New York, the agent called
over the names of the steerage passengers who were
authorised to sail in the vessel, and no list or memo-
randum of them was kept on board. •

" The following is a list of the: crew who were
drowned, as nearly as could be ascertained. The
first on the list is that of the captain of the unfortu-
nate vessel. His name was Charles W. Popham, and
I heard it mentioned that his family belonged to
Cork, and that he himself was a native of this country.
" Robert Gill, a native of Southampton, and
second mate of the vessel.
" Thomas Bills, Newhaven, America, seaman ;
William Riggs, Bath, ditto; Charles Brown, New
Haven, America, ditto; James Crawford, New
York, ditto; Andrew Dale, a native of Denmark,
ditto; John Williams, Carnarvon, Wales, ditto ;
George Raymond, New Haven, 'America, ditto;
Robert Griffiths, Liverpool, ditto; Benjamin Evans,
America, ditto; Robert Hopp, New York, ditto;
Cleary, Baltimore, ditto; Allan. Meade, America,
ditto.
" The names above mentioned, with those that have
escaped, would give a total of twenty-seven for the
ship's company, leaving eighty-three for the. number
of passengers on board. There were six cabin pas•
sengers, all of whom perished. These were the only
names with which the mate was acquainted, as he
had no connexion or intercourse with the steerage
passengers. They were—Mr. Roberts, of New York,
who was believed to have been an `lrishman; Mr.
Fordyce, a; native of Scotland ; Mrs. Thorn, a lady
belonging to Devonshire ; Mr. Robinson, of Liver-
pool; Mr. M'Cabe, a native of Ohio; and a Dr.
Swyney or Mr. Swyney, who, it was thought, was a
native of some part of Ireland. The steerage pas-
sengers whose names (a very small minority of the
entire number) I ascertained were—
" James M'Glasgey, Dungiven, county of Derry;
Martha Duncalf, married to a person living in Ame-
rica, her native place was Manchester ; Mary Tur-
ner, county of Derry ; Isabella Quinn, ditto; David
M‘Grattan • Elizabeth Meade; Manchester; Louisa
Brennan and sister, from the county of Kilkenny ;
Patrick Peterson (father to the boy who escaped), a
native of Roscrea, county of Tipperary ; William
Brown, America ; Bridget M'Kaith, native place
unknown ; Henry Jones, South Wales; Griffiths,
ditto; Egan, a native of the county of Sligo; and
two young women named Rosa M'Cormick, of Liver
pool, and Eliza Muller, of New York, who were at,
tached to the ship in the capacity of steward's :amis.
tants.

" Those were all whose names were even known
by the survivors; so that, unless the agent at New
York can afford the necessary information, the friends
and relations of the wretched sufferers will for ever
remain in a state of the most painful uncertainty.
" Since Wednesday evening, about eight bodies
have been washed ashore ; but I did not hear with
certainty that any of them were identified. One of
them was the corpse of a respectably dressed female,
supposed to be Mrs. Thorn, and another was that of a
sailor. Some of them were interred on the island,
and the others near the points where they were
washed ashore. I was informed by the head con-
stable at Skull that he intended writing for the
coroner on last evening, but he did not expect he
would attend. I believe there is hardly any other
circumstance of importance sufficient to refer to par-
ticularly, with the exception of the following most
important document, drawn up by the mate of the
vessel, for presentation to the owners, which briefly
and fully details the particulars of this most melan.
choly shipwreck.

" PROTEST.

" On the Bth of October last past, the ship
Stephen Whitney left the port of New York, bound
for Liverpool. Nothing material occurred on the
passage until Wednesday, the 10th day of November,
inst., on which day, on or about two o'clock in the
afternoon, the ship was hove to, and soundings were
had in fifty fathoms. The weather was particularly
thick, and the wind blowing very hard. The ship
was under double-reefed topsails—at six &clock rat.,
the wind increasing, the sails were close reefed; at
eight o'clock nat., made the land very close to the
ship. After clearing off from the land, saw a fixed
white light, which, on consulting with the captain, I
took for the light on the Old Head of Kinsale, hauled
off the ship on the starboard tack, heading south east
by south, at nine o'clock. Considering we had suffi-
cient offing, steered the channel course, east by south,
and at a quarter to ten the land was made ahead, the
helm was put aport ; and on coming around, owing to
the heavy sea then running, the ship went ashore. In
a few minutes, out of one hundred and ten human
beings, passengers and crew, ninety-kne perished,
among whom were the captain and secoM mate. The
persons who were saved lost all their property, and
were left nearly naked. Every exertion was made,
but owing to the wild cliff on which the vessel struck,
and the darkness of the night, it was impossible to
make any effort to save any part of the ship or
cargo.'i

document was signed by the mate, two of
the crew, and John Limerick, Esq., a local ma-
gistrate.
" The crew remain still in the village of Skull, in a
state of great destitution, arising from the want of
clothes, and the absence f sufficient accommodation.
The American Consul at Cove, Mr. Murphy, was
written to by Mr. Limerick on the receipt of the
distressing intelligence, and it was expected that he
would arrive there on to-day or to-morrow. The
only thing to be effected by. Mr. Murphy's presence
will be the relief of the distressed seamen, by render-
ing them assistance in providing clothes, and enabling
them to proceed to Liverpool, where they are anxious
to arrive. As for the ship and cargo, every fragment
of both has long since disappeared; and the only
portions saved are a few damaged bales of cotton,
and two or three boxes of cheese, which are in pos-
session of the officers of the Coast Guard service.
" In conclusion, I may mention a 'somewhat sin-
gular circumstance regarding the results of this un-
fortunate catastrophe. Though the ship went on shoie
on Wednesday evening, the slightest information of
the circumstance was not known in Skibbereen, a dis-
tance of only fifteen miles, until a late hour on Fri-
day evening, and then it was circulated as a rumour
of rather a doubtful character."

A Fox IN CHARLOTTE. SQUARE."--A rare and ex-
citing scene was exhibited lately in Charlotte-square, the
principal actor being a stray fox. It appears that on
Sunday week the domestic servants of a gentleman,
residing on the west aide of Charlotte-square, were
alarmed by the crash of one of the kitchen window
panes, and the entrance of a strange lookine•
which turned out to bit a large and beautiful fox, boast-
ing the possession of a splendid brush. A scream of
terror being the only thing that hailed poor reynard, he
immediately turned tail, and made exit by bolting
through another pane. Nothing daunted by so un-
generous a reception, he popped into the next house in
precisely the same unceremonious way, leaping through
the window into the kitchen, where, with proverbial sa-
gacity, he no doubt judged a grateful refection could be
most readily supplied. Again, however, he excited
great consternation, and the servants ran out to the
streets, frightened beyond measure. Meanwhile the
sagacious stranger wended his way through several
rooms and lobbies, then sprung through a window tothe
back area, and over three high garden walls, when
spying a back door open, he entered, walked up stairs,
and presented himself in the kitchen. Some male ser-
vants being there, a spirited chase immediately com-
menced, and reynard, finding himself hard pressed in a
room with the door shut, made for the window, but it
was too strong for him. The fire-place was the only
remaining resource, and up the vent he twice essayed,
but was as often hauled down again. Though bleeding
and terrified, and beset by such odds, hs would not yield,
and a regular fight ensued, in the course of which he
might 132 seen jumping over the heads of his pursuers,
bouncing from corner to corner, snapping every noose
that was thrown round his neck, alike Offing every in-
genious contrivance for his entanglement and the blows
of his combatants, till at last a heavy rug having been
thrown upon him he was held fast, and, like most of his
fraternity, yielded to the unequal comdat of overwhelm
ing numbers. Poor reynard's skin is now being stuffed,
to commemorate his own domestic achievements and ill-
starred bravery.—Caledonian Mercury.
A CURE FOR TILE POTATOES.—A. correspondent
of the Limerick Chronicle writes as follows: —"I am
convinced from practical experience that manure is the
principal generator of the disease in the potato, and
from that conviction I would advise every potato grower
to raise his tubers for his own planting upon a piece of
good ground, well worked, but taking care to give no
gross food, either vegetable or animal. It is obvious
that the vitality of the plant is impaired by the blind
kindness of nursing it off its legs, and feeding it above
its strength; and I contend that the likeliest method of
claiming that vitality is to give the plant less to do for a
time, and study a little closer its natural habits, until
you get rid of the disease. Can any brie tell Inc if they
have seen this parasitical fungatie disease in the root
or branch of a, potato which had been entirely deprived
of manure? or has any one seen the disease in the bobs,
where the gross particles of the mature are absorbed,
and held by capillary attraction in the poor spungy
moss? lam sure any one must have observed the dif-
ference of flavour of the starred potato from the one
which is grossly fed, the former is tt ball of nutritious
flour, when the other is a tasteless furitits."
liumounEn RESIGNATION.—A report has been pre-
valent, during the last feiv days, that Sir G. IL Smyth,
Bart., contemplates an early resignation of his seat in
Parliament; preferring, at his advanced period of life,
the comforts of retirement to the bustling and harassing
engagements of a legislator. We cannot vouch for the
accuracy of the report, and only refer to it for the sake
of keeping the attention of the electors awake, that they
may be prepared to act on an emergency should they be
called upon suddenly to elect another reuesentative in
Parliament.—Essex Mercury. •
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