Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-11-21

IHB LATE SIAA@ A"1@ 49,
Az the particular circumstances atteR-
'5;n0 Tho shipwreck of this boat come
10 Sc developed, we find that human
~ has been again basely mOcked' Dy a
repetition Of those disgusting outrageS
and barbarities, which, even in the pc,
rusal Of history, will make our Dlood
boil with indignation. We mo- tnaI
the unfortunate passengers who were
washed ashore, male and female, OF all
ages, were left, aferthey were dlscoV-
cred bv the savages of Okracoke, to
Iinger out the remnant Of their llVes'
exposed to all the miseries and dePri'
vations Of their helpless situation not
only this, but the trunks, amounting to
nearly hundred, which had been
washed from the wreck, were lmmedl-
ately pillaged, before the eyes OF many
OF the expiring suffer ers, and the
clothes of he dead and dying most IN
Cerlmoniou,ly rifed. Ofsuch conduct
as this it WDuld indeed be hard to limit
the puniSEmen. What expense and
labor wouN be too great for the means
to prevent the recurrence Ofsuch deeds!
Against other quarters, Sorions char
ges are preferrod'-cnaTges not lreG
from very dangerous imposition and
rascaliy-and which the whole popu-
Iation Of Mississippi will cry aloud to
punish. Let the following extract
from the Charleston Patriot, and the
report of a meeting ofgentlemen saved
from the wreck, speak for themselves.
Natchez Courier.
The constant and disgraceful i'm
positions of parties connected with the
fitting out Of steamboats, in New York;
have assumed SO fearful and formidable
a shape, as to require public inVestiga-
ton. We are satisfied that in no other
quarter of the globe, would the cir
Cumstances connected with the ship
reck of the HONE, remain without in
quiry. We are bound to make this in
quiry, by all the obligations o:human-
ity, as a civilized cOmmunity-as a
people not dead to the sympathiss of
life-as an expiration to the agOnized
feelings Of those connected with the
dead-and as a protection to the living
that they may not be involved in SIM
liar catastophre. 1t was a common
subject of remark, that the HoME on
her first voyage was an unsafe boat.
Persons who saw her on the stocks at
New York, have been heard to pro-
nounce her unsafefully constructed.
1t is said that she was built bv con-
tract, under direction o. Mr.. Alaire
Of Ne,O York, by BROWN & BELL, of
that city, first rate builders, one of
whom, however, pronounced her TOO
LIGHT TO GO TO sEA-that her Engine
t0GS' an old one, which the owner hav-
ing no use for, determined to build a
boat in which il could be placed, and
turned to PrOft-that her Engineers
were the SAME INDIVIDUALS, WHO, BY
THEIR CARELEssNEss CAUSED THE DE-
sTRUCTION OF LIFE IN THE WILLIAM
GIBBONS, WHEN HER BOILER ExPLo-
DEB IN THE HARBOUR OF New YoRk.
IN l6S9-that she was LOST FROM MIS-
MANAGEMENT last Monday night, of
OcrecOck bar, her Captain being so in
tOricGted, that her first officer. Mr.
MATTHEWS requested Capt. SALrER.
to take charge Of the boat-that she
was run on shore while under com.
mand Of Capt. SALTERs-and that de
tectIUe as tOGS her construction. Sh
could haze safely made her Uoyage, o.
eUen been run on the beach during dan
light on Monday, md THE LIFE O
Let the facts be inquired to-and lie
public indignation visit, if penal provis
ions cannot reach the sordid wretche
If these statements be true-wh
would thus trife with human life, to Du
afew dollars IN their pockets.
The remark is sometimes made. tbs
KParties will hazard their lives in bad
y constructed or unsafe vessels i'm
PEELED by steam, they have their ow
negligence to answer for any outWar
results that may occur. But this is
false view Of the subject. Manv VIII
take passage in steam vessels may ne,
er have an opportunity of gaining tn;
knowledge, which would be proteC
tloA to them, if acquired. Reports III
favorable TO the character of a stear
vessel may be in circulation: buff 81
happens to perform enc or two trips. ;
calm SOeGtber, with speed and safet,
aCARD makes it appearance on her q
rival in port, signed by her passenger
aPPlaudlng her performance, recon
mendlng her as fine staunch sea boa
and all doubts are diSDelled. In IN
way hundreds are deluded to their d,
structiOn. We repeat it, that the ne,
pie should be aroused to action on tn
subject, if their natural protectoI
against the insensate cupidity of parhe
thus engaged in disgracef1l career
profit, the Legislature of the countr
viii not act. The city of New Yor
owes It to her own character to max
thIs IN inquiry as shifting as possibl,
and to devise some regulations h
whichthe headlOng prociivity to pai
N her citizens may be under s9no
Sheck from the law, iFthey are insens
ole to the common feelings Of human
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