The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-25 00:00:00

THE LATE GALE.

PORTSMOUTH, Sunday—The American ship J.
H. Ryerson, Capt, Strong, 900 tom;, coal laden, from
Liverpool for New York, arrived off the east end of
the Isle of Wight on Friday evening, with the loss
of her mizenmast, mainyard, bulwarks, and boats,
and cargo shifted, lying over at an angle of about
50 deg., having been struck by a heavy sea on the
19th inst., in lat. 49.30, long. 8.20. On the ship's
arrival, Captain Strong immediately communi-
cated with the American Consular agent and Lloyd's
agent at the port, Mr. James Garratt, when that
gentleman waited upon the Government authorities
in the dockyard, who at once placed at his serviee
the Comet steam-tug, which proceeded out to St.
Helen's, and brought the disabled vessel in safety
into Portsmouth harbour at an early hour on
Saturday morning, captain Strong reports that
he left Liverpool on Thursday, the 14th instant,
experiencing fresh breezes up to the 17th, when it
increased considerably, moderating oii the follow-
ing day, bu.:, increasing again to a he Avy gale on the
19th. The ship was hove to at 4 a.m. on that day,
and her sail reduced, a heavy sea running. At 12
30 p.m. the ship was struck by a tremendous sea
which threw her on her beam ends, shifting her
cargo and filling the cabins with water. The ship
appeared to be settling down, and the pumps were
got to work, when they showed the presence of a
considerable body of water in the ship. They had
been tried every half hour previously during the
gale, but gave no water. Captain Strong then en-
deavoured to get the ship on the opposite tack, but
was unable to do so without first cutting away the
mizenmast, in doing which the mainyard was car-
ried away with one of the quarter boats and poop
rail, and the remaining quarter boat stove. In
paying off before the gale on being freed from her
mizenmast the ship was struck by another sea,this
time on her port quarter, which carried away the
skylights and filled the cabins with water,the ship
becoming unmanageable. She was brought up to
the wind again, and hove to on the starboard tack
to enable the crew to endeavour to stop the leak
and clear the ship of water. To do this the ceiling
was cut away, and the injured planking secured,
and the aperture stopped up as far as the means
at hand at the time permitted, or the captain dare
carry out in his uncertain knowledge of the extent
of the damage the ship's planking had received.
The crew were kept at this work and the pumps
all night, the weather pump sucking at 4 a.m. next
day. An attempt was then made to right the ship
by trimming her cargo, but front the great angle at
which the ship lay upon the water this was found
to be impossible, and accordingly at 9 a.m. the
captain bore up for the English Channel. Owing
to the thickness of the weather neither of the wes-
tern ports could be made. Off Dartmouth a pilot
belonging to that place hailed the ship and offered
to send a pilot on board if the captain would send
the pilot's boat in for assistance. Captain Strong
replied that the pilot could come on board as a pilot
to the ship to get her in to some anchorage, but the
only reply he received was by the pilot boat haul-
ing her wind and standing away from the ship.
The wind at this time was blowing a gale, nearly
off shore, and after keeping the ship hove to for
two hours, and seeing nothing more of the pilot-
boat nor any help from the shore, the ship's helm
was again put up and a course'leeered for the Isle of
Wight,a rid at 1.30 p.m. on Fridty a pilot war taken
on board front the pilot boat off 4. Catherine's, who
brought the ship into St. Helm's Roads, where
she anchored until the arrival of the Government
steamer from Portsmouth. The greatest possible
praise is evidently due to Captain Strong, from
both owners and underwriters, for the seamnaship
and determined courage he has displayed in saving
ship and cargo.

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