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! ShlpWreck Oh tic OecdtuI.
| Extract of letter from one of the crew OF
the scbr. Decatur. Capt. DcIgherty, dat
" Portsmouth,, England. DEC. 8. 1914.
Dear Mother * Sister,
!. Through the blessing Of God lam safe LAM
ded in Englapd, after running very narrow
casnce OF losing my life /; on our passage f,om
N. Yoi TO st. b arts. eight days ou', we were
up ,et in a hurricane ard all hands lost except
| me captain, one man and myself IL was on
Monday about 70 O'Clock, we ali went below in
the cabin 10 get something to cat, except one
.aaii VINO was on deck. We bad nothing 10 cat
since Sa urdsy, the weather was so very bad
We could get nolhing cooked; we bad not been
below five rninutes when she upset. The slide
being over and we shrown IN such confusion We
could MT regain the compsnion way before she
| filed win w.ser, aud four poor fellows drowned
beside me, and / not able to give them any
| assistance aud expecting every moment 20 share
the sane fate ; bus through lJlslne frovidence
got safe cut of the cAbiu, after rem lining 1T
teen minutes after The poor fellows were drown.
ai. When fioated o,it hide expected % see
| the captain any one else but hey were
cingsng 10 the side of the wreck. After had
'egainrd The SIDE she went over he second time
aad botn Of her rnas.s went her main mast
went close aboard aud her fore mast lett about
four feet. which We Immediately made tor aaeA
l4shed ourselves, and remained lashed 10 no
SUM until "Wednesday mosnng when II be-
came little moe calm we then nnlAshed
our elves 10 give US lillle ease, for where the
ropes were round our body you might lay your
three fngers- ! had nothing on but SHIRT
aad tsowsers; that morning we saw one OF The
poor fellows floating in the cabin and we dl-
rectly hove him overheard fos fear hunger
should press us TO eas him, and we got them all
and LIKEWISE threw them overheard, not Know
ing how soon il might come TO our turn, Tor we
bad been almost four days without putting one
mouhful in mouths, either 10 eat or drink !;
but it pleased God TO send 10 our assistance .
British sloop OF war on the Saturday following
which made the eighth day that we had moth
Tag 10 ear or drink lost every thing had
except my protectio and lew small articles
which had in belt around my waist; but
assure you was very thankful for getting oil
he wreck with my life when / shall gel home
God only knows but ! hope it will be next
spring"
WlLMINCToN N. c. MARCH 24-Ar. si0op
Osiris, Ml,nen. l6 days from Havana and from
N Providence, after beng detained by the prl-
vateer JAsa, OF that place. He reports that the
prisoners were 10 be released ,on the 2lst, and
intended purchasing vessel to come home IN
Lett At N. Providence, sioop Noxana, libeied.
Arrived OIL Mond.y, the Bsitlsh brig OF war
Msniy, Capt Locke. Size IS direct from
Cumberland Island, ard is destined 10 trans
port the pcltish PRISONERS in this place 10 Beg
inuds.
BERMUDA, March 1.-THE long expected
Cork hee has al las arrived many OF them
with goods foe the merchants and government
sores, &c.) have got into port last night and
tllis morning, but number are still beating up
To the Island As FIVE months have elapsed since
they fast sailed, they Of course bring US nothing
new.
Wednesday, sailed, his Majesty's ship Endy-
mon, Capt. Hope, with her prize, the presidents
Tor Ensland
Lnst0Yed.-ln Pelham, N. TX. Rev. Winthrop
3 .iiey Sermon by the Rev. D.. Pufftr, from
thssext :. The o1scsrs sasa, man soats Ike
ibis man"