The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-01-15 00:00:00

THE CAMBRIDGE.

The New York Packet Cambridge, which was to have
sailed on Monday, drifted from her moorings in the river.
She was perilously situated at the south end of the Prince's
pier, with her stern near the shore. She had two anchors a
head; but great fears were entertained that, being so near to
the pier, (the ground near which is shallow and rocky,) she
would ground abaft when the tide retired. This apprension,
however, was happily not realized; and by dint of good sea-
manship in bracing up the yards in the teeth of the wind, and
tightening her cables, she rode out the tide without damage.
On the rise of the evening tide, her condition (from her prox-
imity to the quay) appeared to be yet more perilous; but she
stood her ground to the great satisfaction of numerous spec-
tators. The captain, apprehansive that she would be aetiou,lv
damaged, displayed a large board from the stern of the vessel,
on which was written in chalk in large characters, that the
sum of £lOOO would be given to any steam vessel that would
tow her into the stream. It will not excite surprise that so
great a sum should have been offered, when it is stated that
the value of the cargo was upwards of £300,000, and the cost
of the vessel herself not less than £15,000. The gale however
was so strong, that none of the steam vessels accepted the
offer. We lament to add, that, about half-past three in the
afternoon, eight men, riggers, who put off in a boat to render
their assistance, were capsized, and four of their number
drowned close to the quay, in the view of numerous distressed
spectators, who could afford them no assistance.
The Cambridge sailed on Wednesday for New York.
Captain Burslev, her commander, evinced great anxiety to
convey to New. York the melancholy tidings of the loss of
the other packets. We may here state a rumour which is
current bearing upon the subject under notice. Some sur-
prise has been expressed that experienced nautical men like
the commanders of the New York packets, should have at-
tempted to go to sea on Sunday, when the indication of the
barometer and the general aspect of the weather were so dis-
couraging. The facts are stated to us as follow :—The cap-
tains of the St. Andrew and the Pennsylvania were nut de-
sirous of sailing on that day, although they had been wind-
bound, the latter from the 25th of December, the former
from the Ist of January. But Captain Bursley, of the Cam-
bridge, whose day of sailing was Monday last, expressed, in
a conversation with his brother captains, his determination
of putting to sea on Monday, " no matter what weather pre-
vailed ;" and the others were apprehensive that he would put
his threat into execution. This, it is said, is the cause of their
going to sea on Sunday, contrary to their own judgment,
fearing that in vessels so punctilious for keeping to their day
of sailing, as the New York packets are known to be, they
would lose caste by permitting a vessel, whose day of sailing
was subsequent, to get away before them. We give this as
it has reached us, without wishing to throw the slightest im-
putation on the commander of the Cambridge, who in the
line of action he had chalked out for himself was, doubtless,
actuated by the best feelings for the interest of his owners
and his own reputation.
We observe it stated in the morning papers of Thursday,
that a policy of insurance was effected on the cargo of the
Cambridge at Lloyds on Tuesday as high as thirty-five gui-
neas per cent. The order to insure at this enormous premi-
um must, of course, have been forwarded to the metropolis
on the afternoon of Monday, when the vessel was in such
jeopardy. It turns out to be a very profitable spec. for the
London Underwriters. The offer, we presume, must have
been made to the Liverpool Uuderwriters, and declined by
them.

VALUABLE SERVICES OF THE STEAM TUG
COMPANY IN THE LATE STORM.

At a meeting of the directors of the Steam Tug Company,
held at their office, New Quay, on Tuesday morning, the
Bth instant, to take into consideration the best means of
affording prompt relief to the vessels outside the harbour—
" Resolved, that the large boat, the Victoria, proceed im-
mediately to render every r ossible assistance in the saving
of life and property, and that she call at the Magazines fur
the life-boat to assist her.''

This resolution having been immediately acted upon, the
following is the report of the toaster of the Victoria steam-
tug, who was deputed to execute the benevolent orders of
the directors:—

"Left the pier yesterday, the Bth instant, at half-past one,
a.m., with sixteen pilots on board. At the Magazines took
in tow the life-boat belonging to the Dock Trust, and pro-
ceeded through the Rock Channel, against a heavy head
About half-past three got abreast the St. Andrew, New ork
packet, then heating off the North Bank. Sent the life-boat
and out own boat to that vessel, with two pilots who had
volunteered to assist, which in two trips succeeded in bring-
ing off twenty-three of the crew. After which proceeded
towards the crew of the Lockwood. At this time the hands
of the life-boat refused to proceed any further, or even to
allow the crew of the tug, or pilots, the use of the boat, but
slipped the tow-rope and made for the Magazines. After-
wards picked up a pinnace from the Lockwood, nearly full of
water, with seven persons therein, whom we rescued, and the
pinnace immediately went down. On nearing the Lock-
woods, ran the tug under her poop, which was the only part
visible above water, and on which were a great number of the
passengers and crew. After many attempts, succeeded in
saving twenty-six persons, making, with those from the pin-
nace, thirty-three. At this time the tide had so far receded
as to render it datwerous in the highest degree to remain any
longer near the Lockwood; and about six p.m. bore up for
Liverpool, and landed the unfortunate individuals saved—
fifty-six in number.
"This morning, the 9th instant, after having taken in fresh
hands, and twelve boatmen and two stout gigs, proceeded at
four, a.m., round the Rock, to endeavour to rescue the re-
mainder of the persons on the wreck of the Lockwood, and
to those on the Pennsylvania. At 7 a.m. got abreast of
those vessels, the sea breaking over them furiously; found it
impossible to send the gigs to them. At 8 a.m. observed a
large fishing-boat coming from Hoylake. which came along-
side the tug, and we put into her two more oars, and took her
into tow to place her in the best position for getting to the
wreck of the Lockwoods, which she succeeded in reaching,
and in two trips brought to the tug twenty-two persons.
During this time, despatched one of the gigs to the Penn-
sylvania, which brought off a part of her crew to us; and the
Magazine life-boat, which had come up, also made two trips,
and brought from that vessel a number of others. At this
period the life-boat from Hoylake came to us; desired them
to go to the Lockwoods, to bring off a tnan and his wife, the
woman being in a helpless state, her husband being unwilling
to leave her, and unable to assist her into the fishing boat;
after which proceeded to Liverpool with the persons saved—
twenty-two from the Loekwoods, and twenty-six from the
Pennsylvania, making a total, saved by the Victoria tug, of
one hundred and four persons.
" I sin of opinion that had the Magazine life-boat not left
it on the Bth instant, that we should have succeeded in saving
the remainder of the passengers and crew of the Lockwoods.
"N.B.—The number supposed to be lost is stated to be
from forty to fifty."

PUBLIC MEETING AT THE UNDERWRITERS'

ROOM.
On Wednesday notices were posted up in the Exchange
Newsroom and L nderwriters'-room, to the effect that a public
meeting would be held in the latter place at three o'clock, for
the purpose of considering of the hest plan to he pursued for
rewarding the individuals who had exerted themselves to save
the lives of many of the sufferers on board the vessels wrecked
on the banks.

In pursuance of this notice, a large body of the most influ-

ential merchants of the town assembled at the Underwriters'
room. Amongst those present we observed Messrs. C. Hors-
fall, T. B. Horsfall, C. Lawrence, Joseph B. Yates, John
Cropper, jun. J. Hornbv, J. Myers, Shand, Neilson, Brockle-
bank, Leathorn, Eyre evans, Booth, Moon, Aikin, and Shiel.
The MAyolt having been called to the chair, said that the
objects of the meeting were to consider of the best means of
rewarding the humane individuals who had exposed them-
selves in endeavouring to save the lives and property of their
fellow-creatures. He had great pleasure in attending a meet-
ing with such objects. Their principal object, he thought,
would be to take measures for forming some permanentmeans
of rewarding and stimulating those who had displayed so
laudable an anxiety.
Mr. Aixix said that no arrangements had been made; but
he would, with their permission, offer one or two suggestions.
On several occasions they must have been compelled to no-
tice that there were no permanent bodies to whom applications
could be made on occasions like the late deplorable disasters.
Anything which was done on such occasions should be done
with promptitude to be done with effect. Every day they had
recently had people coming therefrom both sides of the water,
saying that there were vessels on the banks. What answer
was made under such circumstances ? If they went to the
Dock Committee, the answer was " We have no power!"
If they went to the steam-packet establishment, the answer
made there was, " We have no power to act :" and whenever
they came to the committee of that room a similar answer
was returned—they too had no power. If such an establish-
had existed on the proceeding day, a great number of their
fellow-creatures who had perished would have been at that
moment alive. He hoped that an establishment would arise
out of that meeting, which would be cabable of acting with
promptitude and effect on such occasions. He was sure that
by snaking an appeal through the county, and in the neigh-
bouring large towns, an ample fund might be realised. If
only the sum of one guinea each were the subscription, they
would soon have a fund of EMU or £4OOO per annum. He
should therefore propose that a permanent committee be es-
tablished. He would also propose that the committee include
permanently the Mayor of Liverpool for the time being, the
chairman of that room, the chairman of the Dock Committee,
the agent for the Postoffice steam-packets, and the harbour
toaster, and to them might be added such individuals as the
meeting throught proper to name. The persons whom he
had named would, from the nature of their offices, always be
here, and always be accessible. He therefore proposed that
those gentlemen be a permanent committee.

Mr:BooTu seconded the motion. He thought, however,
it would be desirable to extend the objects of the resolution,
so as to embody a provision that relief should be given to the
persons saved. Several individuals had been brought up that
(lay, who had lost in the wrecks all that they had in the world.
Mr. AIKIN said, he thought it would be advisable to leave
all matters of detail to the committee.

The MAYOR suggested that the better plan would be, in the
first instance, to pass a resolution i❑ accordance with the
suggestion of Mr. Booth, acid afterwards to put Mr. Aikin's
motion.

Mr. CHAS. LAWRENCE said that if the committee were
appointed, it would be important that they should not lose
any time.

Mr. T. B. HORSFALL would move that a subscription be
immediately entered into for the purpose of raising funds to
relieve the sufferers saved from the wreck, and of rewarding
the persons who had exerted themselves to preserve them.
Mr. CitoePliti said the first consideration should be to as-
sist the poor steerage passengers, who had lost all they pos-
sessed, and the next would be to reward those who had been
instrumental in saving them. Those who took charge of the
subscriptions could afterwards arrange further.
Mr. CHARLES LA wRENch. moved a resolution for carrying
out the intentions named in the two last speeches
Mr. T. B. HORSFALL seconded the resolution.

Mr. AIKIN said he did hope that no individual would leave
the room without subscribing liberally for the object of the
present proposition. This would be a nucleus to the pro-
position for a permanent committee, which would be their
main object.

Mr. STEir.soN said many persons had been saved who
wanted relief. Their lives had been saved, but that would be
useless unless they were furnished with the means of preser-
ving them.

Mr. AtKi:sr hoped the present opportunity would not be
suffered to pass by vithout permanent arrangements being
effected with a view to some future calamities on our coasts,
by the establishment of a body ready to act in case of emer-
gency—a body which ought long since to have existed. The
whole be thought, might be met by opening subscription
papers with two columns—one for subscriptions for tem-
porary relief, the other fur annual contributions.
Mr. TURNER hoped they would also go to the extent of re-
warding those whose conduct on the land had been merito-
rious. There had been many policemen and others who had
displayed great courage and intrepidity.
The MAYOR thought this did not come within the scope of
the present meeting.
The motion of Mr. CHARLES LAWRENCE was put and car-
ried unanimously.

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Mr. AIKIN proposed that the Marine Surveyor and the
Secretary of the Underwriters' Room should be added to the
permanent committee named in his motion.
Mr. GA lit proposed that the funds raised should be placed
in the hands of the committee of that room.

Seconded by Mr. JOSEPH BROOKS YATES.
After some conversation, the resolution was passed, with
power given to the committee to add to their numbers. There
was also an understanding that the subscription paper was to
be opened in two columns, and further, that any surplus that
might remain from the temporary fund was to go to the per-
manent annual fund.

Thanks were voted to the Mayor, and the subscription pa-
pers were opened. To the fund for present relief upwards of
£l4OO were subscribed in a very short time, and in the an-
nual subscription list a very large sum was entered.
The following letters will be perused with a feeling of ad-
miration at the munificence of Lord Francis Egerton
Town-hall, Jan. 11, 1839.
" Sir,—l have great pleasure in acquainting you that I
have just received a letter from Lord Fraucis Egerton, de-
siring me to insert his name as a subscriber to the amount of
five hundred pounds to the fund raised to reward the parties
who so nobly distinguished themselves in affording assistance
to vessels in the late gale, and for other similar purposes;
and I have to request that you will communicate this munifi-
cent donation to the committee without loss of time.—l remain,
sir, your obedient servant,

“ HUGH HORNBY, Mayor.
"To the Chairman of the Committee of the
Humane Society.”
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"Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your note of this date, conveying the gratifying intelligence
that you ure authorised by Lord Francis Egerton to insert
his name as a subscriber to the fund now raising to reward
parties instrumental in saving lives from shipwreck during
the late gales, and for other similar purposes, for ,C 500; and
I am desired by the committee to request you will be good
enough to convey to his lordship their warmest thanks for
his princely donation. I have the honour, &e.,

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" GEO. JoHNSTON,
"Chairman of the Liverpool Humane Society.
'The Mayor."

THE NIOUNTAINEER STEAMER.

The following has been handed to us by Mr. T. M. I. Tilby,
to whom it was given by Captain Edwards of the Mountaineer
steamer, trading between Swansea and Liverpool, and is a
narrative of what occurred during Captain Edwat ds's voyage
to the latter place, he having fallen in with the unfortunate
vessels, St. Andrew, Lockwoods, and Pennsylvania, about
11 o'clock a.m., on Tuesday, the Bth instant:—
Liverpool, Just. 10, 1839.
Mr. T. M. I. Tilby, Agent for the Mountaineer Steam-boat,
Liverpool.
Sir,—About eleven o'clock on Tuesday forenoon last, blow-
ing hard from about N.W., with a heavy sea running, whilst
making for the Hock Channel, saw three vessels, apparently
in great distress, to the westward of the North Spit; too of
them were under sail, with their heads to the southward, the
other at anchor about a mile to the westward of the bank.
Made our way to the ship at anchor, which proved to be the
St. Andrew. Could not approach near enough to hail her,
owing to the heavy sea and wind. Stopped as near as we
could by her, for aboutan hour and a quarter, when she drove
o❑ the hank. Finding it impossible to render any assistance
whilst she was in that situation, went offtoanotlier ship riding
at anchor off the north east buoy, which proved to be the
Ward, of St. John's N.B. Hailed her and found she re-
quired no assistance, further than to desire us as see under-
stood, to tell her consignees to send out an anchor and cable.
Afterwards proceeded towards a sloop on shore, dry on the
West Hoyle. Could see no one on board, and was unable to
send a boat to her from the sea and wind. Then bore down
to the leeward of the bank, to the two vessels before men-
tioned as under weigh, but which had since driven on the
bank, with a view to render any assistance. They proved to
be the Pennsylvania and Lockwoods. Kept ranging to and
fro along the leeward side of the bank io hopes of rendering
some assistance, expecting that their boats might have suc-
ceeded in getting over into deep water. At this time it was
about 3 p. m., and the weather a little more moderate.
About 3, 30 p.m., observed a steam-boat, with a life-boat in
tow, which proved to be the Victoria tug-boat. On near ap-
proach we made signals by waving our hands, and afterwards
by hailing them to go to the Lockwoods and Pennsylvania, the
outer ships, which were then in great danger, the sea breaking
heavily over them ; but still I think they might then have been
approached by the life-boat. In the mean while the life-boat
had taken out part of the crew of the St. Andrew, which had
beat over the bank into deep water,and was drifting towards the
main. Again ran up to the steam-boat, which was close to the
St. Andrew, and asked them to go to the two outw•atd ships,
telling them that I would under!ake to rescue the remainder of
the crew and passengers of the St. Andrew. I received no
very courteous reply. I then said if they would not go, we
would, it' they would give us the life-boat; but I heard them
make no answer to the offer. However, after about half an-
hour's delay, I was glad to see the steam-tug, and life-boat in
tow, proceed towards the two outer ships, as it was then get-
ting dark, and their peril was imminent.
It was now about -1 30 p.m. I got my boat out, and went
alongside the St. Andrew, and took off the captain and fifteen
or sixteen of the crew, which I was informed by the mate
were all, excepting three hands who would not leave the
ship. Whilst engaged in taking out the crew with our small
boat, the life-boat passed inwards under sail; hailed her, and
asked where she was going ; the reply was, that she could
not tow astern the steam-tug. Hailed her again,—when
they said they were going in for another steam-tug. She
proceeded on without offering us any assistance in eetting
off the crew. By this time it was about five o'clock. The
St. Andrew had drifted on the main; and the Lockwoods
and Pennsylvania were still on the bank, with the steam tug
near them.

Bore up, and made the best of my way to Liverpool, where
we arrived about 7 30 p.m.
1 was fortunate enough to have the assistance of Captain
Ross, late commander of the Star, and Captain Wade of the
Ann, who wete passengers with me; and I beg to return
them my sincere thanks for their unwearied exertions during
all the trying circumstances of a most dangerous voyage.
I remain, sir, your very obedient servant,
J. EDWAIWS.

We, the undersigned, having been passengers in the
Mountaineer, during her last voyage, and being captains of
merchant ships, do confirm the coriectuess of the foregoing
statement; and beg to bear testimony of the able and sea-
manlike manner in which Captain Edwards managed his
vessel under very trying circumstances, and to the humane
anxiety manifested by him to rescue the crew and passen-
gers.

JOHN WADE, schooner Ann.
DAVID ROSS, late brig Star.

Captain Thompson, of the St. Andrew, has, through the
medium of our contemporaries of Saturday last, offered
his testimony to the humane and earnest exertions
of Captain Edwards, and to the ability which he dis-
played in the government of his vessel, in so difficult a
situation. Captain Thompson considers the services of
Captain Edwards to have been the more valuable, inas-
much as they were rendered voluntarily, and without ex-
pectation of reward. We are informed that this is not the
first occasion in which Captain Edwards has deserved the
applause of the community.

DISASTERS ON THE COAST AND IN THE
RIVER.

The whole of the sand bankstQ the beach on the north
end of the Wirral Peninsula, from the Rock Point to Hilhre
Island, have, since Tuesday, presented a lamentable specta-
cle of the effects of the storm. On Thursday the five tine
ships before noticed, the Brighton, Pennsylvania, Lock-
woods, St. Andrew, and Victoria, were seen aground in va-
rious positions, and exposed to the beating of breakers. The
Victoria was stranded o❑ the main, a little below Mockbeg-
gar Lighthouse, and, should the weather remain moderate,
she may possibly be got off after the cargo is discharged.
The others will be, or are, total wrecks: touch of their car-
goes are already washed out, and, with fragments of other
smaller vessels and portions of their contents, are strewed
along the whole line of coast. In Hoylake several small
craft are thrown up, and others wrecked, including amongst

the latter a schooner and two flats, one of which is bottom
up. The beach is full of wreck, and most of the small boats
destroyed. The larboard side of the Brighton was beaten
out, and portions of it driven on shore at Hoylake. Many
of.the bales of cotton, with which she was laden, were washed
out of her, and some of them were picked up on the shore,
a small reward being offered for the recovery of each pack-
age. The situation of this vessel(on the north-east of the
North Bank) was such that it was difficult, and often im.
possible, to epproach her, either by nteens of a row-boat
or a steamer, while the wind remained high. The spot is
not far from that on which is still visible a portion of the
cranks, boilers, and other iron work of the Superb, steam-
vessel, wrecked there some years ago. A considerable por-
tion, however, of the cargo, tackle, &c., have since been got
off, in, of course, a damaged state. From the other large
vessels on the banks some of the cargo has been also saved,
but in a similar condition. Steam-boats are employed for its
conveyance, when they have water to reach the wrecks.
Notwithstanding the dreadful visitation of the storm, and
the appalling loss of life, some wretches have been found to
have gone to the wrecks and carried offa considerable quan-
tity of property. Some of them have been taken betore the
magistrates at Birkenhead, and others brought to Liverpool,
and will be dealt with according to their deserts.

AFFLICTING PARTICULARS OF THE WRECK OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA,
AND INQUEST ON THREE CABIN PASSENGERS AND THE
CHIEF MATE, WHO WERE LOST.
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The fine hotel, known as, Leasowe Castle (on the sea shore
between Wallasey village and Hoylake), has, since the hur-
ricane, been the scene of ereat and melancholy interest.
The situation of the hotel, imined'ately to the south of the
fatal banks by which the entrance to our harbour is perplexed
and endangered, has low, rendered it a place of refuge to the
survivors from shipwrecks," and of anxious and fearful resort
for those apprehensive of finding, amongst bodies washed up
or brought on shore, the pallid remains of some valued friend
or affectionate relative. On no former occasion were these
painful feelings more strongly excited, or amidst a greater
number of visitors, at the Castle, than on the present: From
Tuesday—when it became known that the fate of hundreds
of men, women, and children, in the strandel vessels, was
pending by a fearfully slender tenure—up to Friday, an un-
usual number of persons in vehicles, on horseback, and on
foot, continued to pass front the several ferries on the Mer-
sey, to the Castle,, many actuated by curiosity, and several
(relatives of parties in the wrecked vessels) to learn the
worst, and, if needful, to do the last offices of humanity to
their departed friends.
The Liverpool police were early on the alert, not only on
the Lancashire shore, adjacent to the town, but on the Che-
shire coast. No fewer than thirty constables were stationed
along the Leasowe shore, for the rescue or preservation of
life and property, besides twelve, who were placed, as soon
as possible, on board of the stranded ships. The exertions
of Mr. Whitty, Mr. Dowling, and, indeed, of all connected
with the, police establishment, have been most arduous,
praiseworthy, and highly efficient.
On Thur;day, it being kuown that an inquisition would be
held at the Castle, on the bodies picked up on the immediate
shore, the visitors were numerous from the neighbouring
country, as well as from Liverpool, Manchester, and other
places; and amongst the vehicles from Woodside, appeared
a hearse, for Awe believe) the conveyance to Manchester of
the body of a gentleman who was there well known. The
coffin soon afterwards followed, in a cart, from Wallasey,
attended by the maker and the clerk of, the church of that
village. :The interior of the Castle was crowded in almost
every apartment, and many visitors sauntered about in the
pleasure grounds, or strolled on the shore below, viewing the
scene of devastation which there presented itself.
In one of the outbuildings (a stable) lay the bodies of three
of the sufferers out of theship Penns%lvania, and in an apart-
ment in the house lay the body of another. Those in the
stable were in the wet clothing in which they bad been picked
up. One was the body of Mr. Edward Lamb ['arsons, a
merchant of New York, of tall, slender make, fashionably
dressed. On his person lay a small Indian rubber or Mack-
intosh life-preserver, found in his breast, the cloth sewed in
tubes, but.apparently not inflated, and too small to be effici-
ent had it been so. On this gentleman was found consider-
able property. Another body was that of. Mr. Suitor, (also a
cabin passenger,) a fine-looking young man of dark com-
plexion, wfth whiskers. The other was the body of the mate,
Mr. Blydenburgh, a stout-man, in seafaring garb, and boots.
All of them had evidently availed themselves of their warm-
est clothing, as a protection from the cold.

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The body in the house, that of Mr. Douglas, (also a cabin
passenger,) was stripped, butcovered with a blanket, attempts
having been made to restore animation.

Amongst those present at the inquest, was a tall, good-
looking young gentleman, named Thompson, the only survi-
vor out of the boat in which those named, and about (as is
supposed) eight others perished.
The following evidence, taken on the inquisition, not only
details the accident by which the parties named lost their
lives so late as Tuesday afternoon, but furnishes, in the evi-
dence of Mr. Thompson, the sole survivor from the boat, some
painful particulars of the wreck of the vessel
Mr. John Connor, merchant of Manchester, identified the
body of Mr, ,Parsons, who, he believed, was about thirty-two
years of age. He also knew Mr. Douglas, whose body was
lying in the Castle, and who was, lie believed, about thirty-
five years of age, and a partner in the house of Thompson
and Co., of New York.
"This witness, who, with another gentleman from Man-
chester, had been deputed by the relatives of Mr. Parsons to
look after his remains, were here permitted by the coroner to
take the necessary steps foi their removal.]
Thomas Upton, a labourer of Wallasey, said that on Tues-
duy afternoon last, about three o'clock, ha was going along
the shore near the Castle, when he saw the corpse of one of
the sufferers some six or seven yards from the edge of the
water. He went iu till up to his middle, and brought the
body out. The body was carried to Leasowe Castle the same
day, and placed in the stable. (This, it afterwards appeared,
was the body, of Mr. Suitor.) The witness was present when
the pockets of deceased were searched. He had on him a
gold watch, gold guard chain, and watch key ; also eight
sovereigns, and a half in gold, and three shillings in silver;
a gold seal, wrapped in paper; a pencil case, a gold breast-
pin and a penknife.
The parties who knew the deceased, on being questioned
by the coroner, here expres-Jed their perfect satisfaction with
the account given by the witness of the property, from the
knowledge. of the money, &c., he had with him on embark-
jug.
To a question by the foreman of the jury, witness said the
deceased, showed no signs pf life on .being pieked up, and
that therefore all attempts to restate him would have been
ineffectual.

Mr. Henry Graham Thompson, of New York, (the young
gentleman before alluded to, was then called, and as his tes-
timony, though not that of a seaman, explains the dreadful
situation, of the Pennsylvania during the gale, and before she
struck the bank, we shall give it in nearly his own words,
the whole of which were not, we believe, noted by the co►o,
Der, some portions not bearing immediately on the pending
enquiry.,
Mr. Thompson said—l was a cabin passenger in the Penn-
sylvania, which was a first-class American packet ship, We
sailed from Liverpool on Sunday, the 6th instant. Mr. Wil-
liam Douglas, who was lying dead in the house; Mr. Suitor,
(a Scotch gentleman, who resided chiefly in South America)
and Mr. Blydenburgh, the first mate—both lying dead. in the
stable—were on board the vessel. The ship sailed down the
channel till she was off Point Lynas, when the gale came
suddenly on at about eleven or twelve o'clock at night. It
blew a complete hurricane, and soon carried away our sails,
and many of our spars. I was sea sick, and being below
part of the night did not see all that. occurred. The storm
continued throughout Monday, and we did not know where
we were, the spray was so thick. We were, in fact, drift-
ing at the mercy of the wind and waves, and it was im-
possible. then to set any other sails, .as no man could
stand on the decks. We passed another night (Monday) o❑
board, in the same dangerous state, and expected to go to
pieces before morning. On Tuesday morning, we found our-
selves (as I heard) off the Orwsheads, and towards afternoon
got some sail set, and ran before the wind.—[The witness
must here bernistaken, as a lee shore was not far distant. The

probability, indeed, the almost certainty is, that the ship was
laid to, as close to the wind as possible, but that she was drifted
to the eastward.]—We at length, (he continued) got ashore.
The tight Ship was not previously to be seen. Our ship
struck where. she now lies opposite the township of Wallasey.
She thumped so hard that the mate said be feared she would
go to pieces. Her timbers soon after gave way, Some of us
in the afternoon took to the boat that hung over the stein. I
think there were ten or twelve, in the boat. The Captain,
J. Y. Smith, told us to take the boat,, and take out such

passengers as we could. The deceased Mr Parsons, and Mr.
W. Douglas, a Mr. Barrow, (not found,) myself, and about
seven others were in the boat. It was about three in the af-
ternoon. The captain remained on board, as did most of the
crew. We made for the land, distant about three miles, and
when we had got within about a mile of it, the boat was
swain ped. The waves rolled so high that one of them took
the boat by the stern, and lifted her so high as to push her bow
under water. We did not attempt to pull her with the oars,
but only to keep her in the direction in which the waves run,
as she would have instantly upset had a wave struck her on
the side. She filled with water, and I being in the bow, was
thrown by the shock into the sea. When 1 recovered a little,
and found myself above the wave that had filled us, I was some
yards astern of the boat, in which I saw the remainder of the
men. A wave broke over me, and when I looked again, I
saw the boat upset, and three or four of those who had been
in her holding on by t>er keel. I saw Mr. Parsons and Mr.
Suitor in the water. They both afterwards had hold of me.
Mr. Suitor (as we understood the witness) held me some time;
but I dove (-lived) under water, to make him let go, and he
quitted his hold. I saw that be was perfectly sensible at the
time, and.l pulled him under water to get clear of him. I
saw nothing more of them until I saw their bodies. 1 had
possession of my reason all the time; and did not swallow
any salt water, I consider myself a good swimmer.
John Armitage, a labourer; saw the boat coming on shore
full of men, and saw it afterwards upset, about sixty roods
from the shore. It was about three in the afternoon. He
followed it as it drifted, expecting to pick some of the men
up if they Caine near the shore. There was another man
with him. He saw two of the men from, the boat swim to-
wards the shore, and gain a bank
,near it; and he and his
companion stood by to receive them, up to their middles in
the tide-way. There was a gutter (formed by the tide) be-
tween witness and the men. They fought over the bank into
the gutter, which was very deep, and (probably being ex-
hausted and benumbed) they went down, but came up again,
and struggled with their arms—attempting to swim. He and
his companion went further into the water, and tried to get
them out, but could not, and they disappeared. Witness
and his companion (a youth) walked about to see if the waves
would tiring them ashore, and soon afterwards saw one of the
corpse's, twenty or thirty yards from the side; went after it,
anu, with the assistance of the boy, (Wm. Dodd,) drew it out.
They found no signs of life, and carried the body to Leasowe
Castle. It was put into the stable. (This was the body of
Mr. Parsons.) The property found upon it afterwards, in
presence of the witness, was £lOB. 10s. in gold, in one purse,
and two half sovereigns and 18s in silver in another; also a
penknife, a pencil, gloves, handkerchjef,,&c, The properly
was delivered to Mr. Louis Buzard, the landlord of the castle.
Samuel Armitage said, he.wentdown to the shore to assist,
along with the last witness, and they had just gotMr.Thomp-
son (the only survivor) on shore, when they saw three men
on the boat's keel. They were washed off, and two of them
were alive, and stood on the bank till.they came to the gutter,
where they were drowned. The deceased (Mr. Parsons)
sunk out of sight several times before he altogether disap-
peared, and witness followed him. They tried hard to save
him, by taking hold of each others hands, but could not.
Witness at length saw one of them appear close to where the
boat had drifted, and assisted his companion, by locking
hands, to get him out. He was quite dead. He had on a
jacket, two red flannel shirts, blue trowsers, and boots. They
took the body to the Castle. (This was Mr. Blydenburgh.)
Mr. Jones, keeper of the Leasowe Lighthouse, gave evi-
dence to the effect that he picked up Mr. Douglas fleeting on
the shore, and finding some slight indications of remaining
vitality, with assistance, carried him, with all promptitude,
to the castle. He was the first picked up after Mr. Thompson
gained the shore, and was quite insensible. At the inn every
possible exertion was made to restore animation, by stripping
him, placing him before a large fire in a blanket, and rubbing
hint with hot salt in flannel ; but without any appearance of
returning vitality. He was alive, as the witness believed,
until they bad nearly reached the dastle. Mr. Lythgoe, a sur-
geon or Wallasey, afterwards arrived, and made some subse-
quent endeavours to restore him, but all too late.
This being the whole of the evidence which it was thought
necessary to adduce, the Coroner summed up in a brief and
able manner, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly—
to the effect that all the deCeased had been "accidentally
drowned."

Mr. Thompson, the survivor from the boat, left instructions
at the inn for the respectable burial of the remains of Mr.
Douglas and Mr. Suitor;• and an order was, we learned, re-
ceived from Liverpool,for the interment of the body of Mr.
BiYdenbrirgh.- The body'Of Mr. Par-sons was conveyed from
the castli-in: the beanie' td,,Seaccialtte, :_imritediately after the
inquest, and !Ina s to. Liverpool.

The fate of the other passengers and crew of the Pennsyl-
vania is stated above in detail. Fourteen, including the cap-
tain, and the first and second mates, were drowned; and
twenty-six were saved. A considerable quantity of the cargo,
&c., was on Friday brought on shore ; but all in a much da-
maged condition,

WRECK OF THE LOCKWOODS

INQUEST ON TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PERSONS DROWNED.

On Friday an inquest was held, before P. P. Curry, Esq.,
coroner, touching the several and respective deaths of John
Cairns, Samson Worsley, of five men unknown, nine women
unknown; five boys unknoWn, and five girls unknown, all
now lying dead in Liverpool.
Edmund Tomkins, a mariner, was the first witness exa-
mined. He said, on Sunday last, about one o'clock, I sailed
from Liverpool, on board the Lockwoods, bound for New
York, with emigrants. The crew, including the captain and
officers, consisted of twenty-five persons: I believe there
were eighty or eighty-five passenger& on board: When we
sailed the wind was about S.S:E., blowing moderate. To-
wards nightfall, as there was every appearaiice of the wind
increasing, the captain ordered the topsails to be double
reefed. About ten or eleven the same night, it came on and
blew a gale of Wind. The fore and main topsail was blown
out of the bolt ropes. About two hours after this:, the wind
chopped round from the W.S:W. to and continued to
increase in violence until it blew a perfect hurriCane: There
were no lights to be seen, and I, cannot tell exactly where we
were; but we were lying to. At day-light our foresail was
blown out of the bolt ropes. The second mate got disabled
on Sunday night by an accident, and I commenced doing
duty myself. Sometime after our foresail was blown away,
we wore ship, and set the Mainsail. During Monday, I can-
not say where we were; but on Monday night we were, 1
think, off Blackcombe. On Tueiday morning we bore up
for ,Liverpool, and at that time, I believe, both passengers
and crew were safe: We ;got up as far as a buoy called the
Spencer Gut Buoy, and Cad the floating:light buoy been at
her moorings, I have no doubt all would have been safe.
The mate was forward, and I was on the quarter-deck with
the captain, all looking out for the lightship: About mid-
day on Tuesday we let go our starboard anchoi; but the cable
broke. We then let go our larboard anchor: that we also
lost. Soon after losing our first anchor; the ship struck upon
a bank the false keel of the ship came up immediately af-
terwards. Several seas caine on board of us, and soon after-
wards -it Made a complete breach over us, and the vessel filled.
There was the pilot boat No. 5 beating about, to render us
what assistance she could. The captain, carpenter, steward,
a cabin passenger, one seaman, and I, went on board the,
pilot boat in the pilot's gig, and we were taken from
the pilot boat, in their boat, to the steam tug Victoria,
which was lying to, also, for the purpose of rendering as-
sistance. The steam tug had a life boat at her stern, tied
by a rope ; but before we got on board the steam tug, the
life-boat left the tug altogether. The second mate and some
of the seaman of the Lockwoods came on board the steam-
boat in the pinnace. The pinnace was in danger of being
lost, and the steam-tug picked the men up, and the moment that
was done the pinnace smamped. The steam tug then went to
the Lockwoods, close under her starboard quarter, and struck
against her several times. Several of the persons then jumped
on board the steam-tue.. There was a small line thrown from
the steam-tug to the Lockwoods, and a hawser was then made
fast and hauled on board the tug. Soon after it was made fast
it broke. There were three or four hawsers made fast in a
similar way, but they all broke. The steam.tue• remained
there as long as it could render any assistance; and finding it
impossible to save any more; then left her and returned to
Liverpool, with about 30 or 35 of the people from the Lock-
woods on board. It was dark when the steam-tug left. The
steam.:tug went' under the starboard quarter of the Lock-
woods several times, rendering all the assistance they could
render; they put their own boat into jeopardy, and their
lives also, as they were in danger of having the tug knocked
to pieces. The captain and officers of the Lockwoods did
every thing they colcd do to save the vessel up to the time
of striking. When she struck there were three fathoms of
water, for I hove the ;earl myself. The chief mate remained
on board to the last. I s tyr a steam-boat about us before we
struck, and I think she might have rendered us as much as•
sistance as the Victoria. She did not do so, but went away.
Ido not know her name. Neither the captain .nor any of the
men, to my knowledge, asked for any fee or reward for
taking us on board the steam-tug, either before we were taken
on board or afterwards.

Thomas Fleck said—l was first mate on board the Lcck-
woods, the burthen of which was 872 tons; there was a crew
of 25. We sailed on Sunday, between one and two o'clock,
the wind being moderate from S:S;E: We went down the
new deep. About dark there was every' appearance of a storm
approaching, and we then commenced reefing our sails.
About midnight it blew a hurricane. The last land we saw
was between Point Lynas and the Great Ormshead. The
next morning we could not tell exactly where we were, as we
had been drifting down the Lancaster coast, and about three
in the afternoon, we found ourselves off BlaCkcombe. We

then wore the ship round, and made for Liverpool. After
leaving Blackcombe, the next land we made was about the
Ormshead, the gale still blowing. It was then about ten
o'clock on Tuesday morning. As we had no canvass to take

the ship out, we bore towards Liverpool. We kept the lead
constantly going ; and by means of that, and the run we had
made, we expected to have seen the floating light about 12
o'clock, or else a pilot-boat. About one oclock we struck on
a bank, which I think is called the North Bank. Not seeing
the lightship to guide us, we were all abroad in our calculations
About half an hour before we struck, I saw a steam-boat plying
about to windward, knit I do not knaw her name. After we had
struck on the bank, I saw a pilot-boat and a steam-boat, the
latter of which proved to be the Victoria. I went forward to
get the pinnace ready, the captain being then aft on the poop.
The pinnace was lying bottom upwards, on the top of the
longboat, and we had this canted ready for use. After some
time I returned aft, and I then found that the captain and
some men had left the ship in the captain's gig. After the
captain had gone, I waited to see if the steam-tug or pilot-
boat would render us any assistance before I launched the
pinnace. The crew got very uneasy, and the seas began to
wash right over the ship. I saw the crew were determined
to launch the pinnace, and I said they might do so if they
would take some of the people with them. The second mate
and some of the crew left in the pinnace, together with some
of the passengers, and were taken up by the steam-tug. As
soon as it was practicable, the steam-tug ran under our star-
board quarter, and many people on board the Lock woods
jumped on board the tug. They remained with us untill
about seven o'clock, and then left us. There were as many
got on board up to her leaving us as could ; but had she re-
mained longer, more might he saved. If tho steam-tug had
remained iu the channel until low water, the sea would then
have been calmer. The steam-tug, however, could not have
come alongside of us as before, but a small boat could have
plied betwixt us. Had the life-boat remained with the steam-
tug, 1 think all hauds might have been saved. At daylight
the next morning I saw the steam-tug, and about eight o'clock
she came nearer to us in the channel, and the Hoylake boat
was coining off from the main. To the best of my knowlege
it was about three o'clock on the morning of Wednesday
that the ship began to break up, and several passengers on
board were washed away. Before the ship began to break up,
part of the passengers were on the wizen rigging, and part
in,the• wizen-top; but, fearing the masts would fall, we all
came down again. to the poop. The sea was at this time
washing right over us, and there was only two of the crew
'hesides'myself left "on board, all the rest, excepting one who"
was drowned during the night, having been taken away by
the Victeria. From the time the steam•tug left us on 'rues-
4ay night, till the following morning, a great number of the
missengers perished. I counted about thirty dead on the
poop in the morning. all of whom, I think, died from the cold
and from the sea washing over them. The Hoylake boat, on
Wednesday morning, took the remainder of the survivors
from the wreck. There was one of the passengers who would
not leave the wreck, as his wife was then nearly dead. I did
all I could to persuade him. I even got a rope tied round
him and got him to the side, but after all he would not leave.
Excepting him, I was the last man to leave, and before doing
so I overhauled every part of the wreck, to ascertain if there
was any one else alive on board; and I would not even then
have left without the woman, but the boatmen said that they
would not have any half-dead people on board, and that if 1
did not come they would leave me too. I was then taken on
board the steam-tug, and I iinmediately informed them of
the two I had left on board. They then towed up the life-
boat abreast of the. wreck, and the man and woman were ta-
ken away by the life-boat. I believe there were between 80
and 90 passengers. During the uight of 'Tuesday I went
down in the cabin, and found some ale, porter, and spirits,
which I distributed among the survivals.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wright, who is employed on be-
half of the Steam Tug Company. The steamer that I saw
plying to the windward, after we struck, was not the same as
afterwards rendered us the assistance. When the Victoria
left us, there was about twelve or fourteen feet water, and a
heavy sea running. There would be from six to eight feet
about the wreck at low water. 1 cannot say whether the tug
could have come again under our quarter with safety. I
know that if she had damaged or iost. one of her paddles, she
would have been useless. They treated us with great kind-
ness on board the tug; there were provisions on board. If
any man has stated that I told him that either the master or
crew threatened to abandon the wreck, unless a sufficient
remuneration was given, or that they used hard and unfeel-
ing language to the crew and passengers (of the Lockwoods,)
it is false.

Cross-examined by Douglas Fraser, who was one of the
passengers on board the Lockwoods.—There was a strong
smell down below on Monday afternoon. The cook told me
he could not go down for coals, the smell was so great. I
cannot tell whether it was smoke or steam coming from the
after hatch. There was an alarm got up that the ship was
on fire; but there was nothing in it. This was about ten
minutes before we struck. There was nothing of a combus-
tible nature in the cargo that I know of.
Peter Roberts, an Irishman belonging to lloylake, de-
posed that on Thursday morning he and Others went in a
boat to the wreck of the Lockwoods. On the top of the poop
they found twenty-one dead bodies; men, women, and
children. The bodies were in all pos►tions, some lying and
some sifting up. Two other bodies were found on the main-
deck. They brought all the bodies, twenty-three in number.
to Liverpool. They were taken to the Workhouse. When
they left the wreck there were two or three more bodies in
the vessel, but so jammed in the rigging that they could not
remove them.

Joshua Howell, clerk to the commissioner of police, stated
that in consequence of orders from the police commissioner,
be went on Thursday to the wreck of the Lockwoods, and
found there two dead bodies, those of a woman and a boy, in
the starboard mizen rigging. Owing to the tide being nearly
at its height, they could not discover any more bodies. He
brought the two which he found to Liverpool. They were
taken to the workhouse.

James Dowdall, Governor of the workhouse, deposed that
on Thursday the bodies of ten males, the apparent ages of
whom were as follows: —Two, from 60 to 70 years of age;
one, 50 to 55; two, 20 to 25; two, 15 to 17; one, 12 or 14;
and two, 6 or 8; also the bodies of fifteen males, two of whom
appeared to be between 60 and 70; seven between 25 and
35; one, 14 or 16; one, 12 or 14; and four apparently be-
tween the ages of three and eight months—in all, twenty-five
bodies were brought to the workhouse.

William Hughes deposed that he was master of No. 1 pilot-
boat. On Tuesday he went to the Steam Tug Office to apply
for a steam-boat to take the pilots round the Rock. £2O, and
then £3O. were offered, but no agreement was thin made.
The Victoria steamer, however, was afterwards obtained, and
witness, with the master pivot of No. 4 and 13 branch-pilots,
proceeded in her to the Magazines, and took the life-boat in
tow. That was about one o'clock. They then went outside
the Rock, and proceeded first to the packet-ship St. Andrew,
from which they took twenty-six persons. Having done this,
they were proceeding to the Lockwoods, with the life-boat in
tow, when the men in it complained that the steamer would
tow them under. The engineer was ordered to slacken speed;
but the same complaint was still made by the man in com-
mand of the life-boat. Several of the branch-pilots, on hear-
ing this, volunteered to man the boat. He accordingly asked
the crew of the life-boat to come out and and go on board the.
tug; but the man in charge of the boat replied that he would
not go out of her untit he got to the Magazines. Ile
immediately afterwards let do the rope, set his sail, and steered
for Liverpool. Captain Eccles then steered the Victoria
direct for the Lockwoods. As they were proceeding towards
her, they picked up four or five persons in the boat of pilot-
boat No. 5, and shortly afterwards about the same number
from the pinnace of the Lockwoods. The witness then de-
scribed the persevering and gallant manner in which the
captain of the steam-tug contrived repeatedly, after the
b.:eaking of the haw sets, to get under the starboard quar-
ter of the Lockwoods, every time he managed to do so,
saving a number of their lives, until at last the danger,
both to the steamer and the persons on board became
so great, that witness, with nearly all on board, begged
of Captain Eccles not to maki another attempt. It was
then dark; the waterwas getting very low; and they were on
board the tug fifty-six persons that had been saved, besides
fifteen pilots and the steamer's crew. The Pennsylvania was
ashore about two hundred yards from the Lockwoods. They
could not then have got near her, as they had no boat lit to
approach her. • ..There was on. board one srnall.,itoat, but it was
unfit for the purpoie. If they [lad had the life-boat, they could

have saved many more both from the Lockwoods and Penn-
sylvania. They then came to Liverpool, and landed the per-
sons saved. The weather was so thick and boisterous that
they could not again put to sea until half-past five on Wed-
nesday morning: Captain Eccles was anxious to have cone
much earlier. When they got round the Rock, Captain'
Eccles steered direct for both Wrecks; and remained waiting
for daylight. They heard the people shouting from both ves-
sels, but could render no assistance, it was blowing sostormy,
with a heavy sea. With the assistance of the Hoylake boat
and the two gigs which the Victoria had taken out with her,
a number of persons were rescued from both vessels. The
Magazine life-boat afterwards came up, proceeded with one
of the gigs to the Pennsylvania, and returned with the re-
mainder of her crew, in all twenty-six persons. From the
Lockwoods, twenty:two persons were brought that morning.
They then returned to Liverpool. Witness Of opinion
that Captain EcCles acted at a prudent and humane man, on
the night of Tuesday, by coming to Liverpool and landingthe
persons then saved; and that Captain Eccles and his crew,
together with the branch pilots: did all that men could do to
save the people from the Lockwoods. ° You may go Liver-
pool through," said the witness, "and I do notthink you will
find Captain Eccles's equal for perseverance, when the lives
of individuals are at stake:"

Cross-examined by Mr: Lockwood:—He knew the captain
of the Lockwoods, Who was brought on board the steam-tug
by a small boat belongiirg, to pilot-boat, No. 5. There were
four or five other men with him. The moment he came on
board he entreated them to do all they could to save the lives
of the people on board the Lockwoods. He assisted in every
possible way, and never left the deck. Witness considered
that the captain ran a greater risk of losing his life by coming
in a small boat in the way he did, than he would have done
by remaining on board the Lockwoods: He went with them
in the steam-tug to Liverpool; and returned With them a se-
cond time to render all the assigtanhe he could:

Thomas Harrison, master of iiilot-boat No; 4, corroborated
.he evidence of the last witness.

Edward Pellow Arthur, manager of the Liverpool Steam
Tug Company, deposed, that the Vicitoria, which was their
best boat, was ordered by the directors to be manned and
sent out without remuneration. The directors ordered him
to send out the Hero, with the Victoria, but she could not go,
having carried away her starboard cross head on Tuesday
morning, and every exertion was made to get another with-
out effect. The men of the foundry were working all night
for the purpose.
Elias Martin, a miller, was one of the passengers on board
the Lockwoods. One of the passengers, named Cearns, had
with him his wife, two daughters, and two grandchildren.
Witness had seen the bodies, and recognised those of
Cearns, his wife, and one daughter.
John Sayer, a plasterer, was a passenger on board the
Lockwoods. His wife and two daughters died before he
left the vessel. His two daughters died on the night of the
Bth instant, and his wife about an hour before he left, on the
9th instant.

Robert Brown, a confectioner, had a wife and son on board.
They both (lied early on the morning of Wednesday, the oth
instant. He attributed their surviving so long to the kind-
ness of the mate, who gave them some strong spirit,
Charles Thomas Smith, a wood-turner, also a passenger on
board the Lockwoods, deposed that he was on the starboard
side of the vessel when the captain's gig was lowered. Heard
him order the carpenter and a seaman to go into the boat.
Just-after they had got in, a wave capsiZed it. The carpen-
ter, by great exertion) got hold of the boat and got ih again,
and the seaman was got oh boat'd the Lockwoods by a rope.
Two other seamen then Went in the boat, together with two
passengers; The captain followed, and witness heard him
say, " I'll have a steamer alongside of you in 30 minutes."
Many of the passengers thought that the boat would be lost,
from the roughness of the sea; hut in about an hour and a
half the captain came alongside the ship in a steam-boat.
Another witness, named Francis Benjamin Hogg, also
proved that the leaving of the vessel by the captain, instead
of being done merely to consult his own safety, was a judici-
ous though bold act for the purpose of obtaining assistance.
The witness spoke highly of the whole conduct of the captain.
The jury then brought in a verdict of Accidental death.
They passed an encomium upon the conduct of the Victoria,
its captain, the crew, and pilots, and disapproved of the con-
duct of the Magazine life-boat.
'The inquest did not terminate until nearly ten o'clock,
On Thursday, an inquest was held on the body of a man
named Thomas Easthatn, Which was found on a bank oppo-
site to a gut called the Chester Hole. The deceased was
one of the crew of the sloop George, and along With others
was in the vessel, which was mowed near to George's Dock,
during the storm. About five o'clock on Monday morning
the sloop dragged her anchors, and ran against the quay, and
the deceased, in endeavouring to land, tell from the boom,
and was drowned.