Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-08-14
AWFUL DISASTER AT SEA.

The Lima, Captain Mardon, sailed from
Newfoundland on the l lth May. On the
morning Of the 18th of May, in lat. 46
30. long. As so, when about 400 miles
from Newfoundland, being completely
surrounded with ice, their attention was
aroused by hearing gun fired, shortly
after which they described boat at some
distance. The captain Instantly hove to,
till the latter came along side, when he
took the individuals in her on board.
They reported themselves to be the Sc
cond mate and twelve Of the crew of the
Harvest Home, Captain Hall, of New.
castle, from London for Miramichi. They
informed captain Mardon, that on the
9Th of May, the Harvest Home was struck
by piece Of ice which stove in her bows.
All hands were Immediately put to the
pumps, by which means they succeeded
lin keeping the vessel ahoat for two days,
at the expiration of which time the Sc
cond mate and 2 Of the crew quilted her
Iin the long boat, the captain and first
mate having come to the determination
Iof remaining on board. After they bad
been out one night, being loath to leave
the latter 10 such perilous situation,
they returned to the vessel and requested
the captain and mate TO leave her, but
they persisted in their determination,
"that they would stick to her while tim
her remained aAoat." They had, how
ever, got the jolly boat ready in case the
danger should become imminent. The
crew having again pushed off, they be-
came bewildered among the masses of
ice, by which they were surrounded and
totally uncertain what course to steer.
On the next day they again fell in with
their own vessel, which they had mistaken
for another sail. This time they found
that the captain and mate had left her.
Two Of the crew now went on board,
and while they were busy in endeavoring
to get more water and provisions, saw Il
boat containing about thirty individuals
approaching in an opposite direction
they Immediately boarded the vessel
having, as Subsequently appeared, done
so in the hope of succor. They proved
to be the captain and crew, and part OF
the passengers Gncluding two females) Of
the Lady of the Lake, of Aberdeen, bound
from Belfast to Quebec, with upwards Of
200 passengers on board. Those who
had boarded the wreck of the Harvest
Home, when they saw the state she was
in, with her hold full Of water, made a
simultaneous rush to return to the boat
which was at that moment pushed off and
several of them were precipitated into
the water. One of thew, however, was
fortunate enough to make good his leap
into the boat, which contained the crew
of the Harvest Home, and has now arri.
we'd at Liverpool, in the Lima. He states
that the Lady of the Lake struck upon
the ice and Immediately filled, when the
captain and crew took to the boat, leav-
ing the sinking vessel crowded with the
remainder of the despairing and shrek
ing passengers to the number of 100 or
40. The crew of the Harvest Home
state, that after they left their vessel the
last time, they saw nothing more of the
other boat. Several of the individuals
who had fallen into the sea when the lat
ter was pushed off, were drowning, but il
was impossible for them to render them
any assistance.-English Paper.