Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-21
From the New York Cousies and Enpasses.
DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.

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i DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.
! 1t is with sorrow and shame ne again take
up the pen TO record the particulars of the
wreck ofanother vessel destined to this bort.
when almost within sight of il; sorrow at
the immense loss Of life with which the event
has been accompanied; and shame that our
port regulations are insufficient to guide the
mariner to his haven, when he has reached
our coast.
The information we give below has been
derived by our reporter from the Captain Of
the shipwrecked vessel, and from persons ON
the spot where the ship came on shore. He
reached town, from the scene Of the disaster,
let IN early hour this morning, having been
dispatched by US thither, as soon as the news
of the horrid catastrophe reached us.
The barque MEXICO, Captain Winslow,
sailed from Liverpool ON the 25th Of October
last, having on board a crew consisting of
twelve men and one hundred and four pas.
sengers, in all one hundred and sixteen souls.
She made the Highland lights on Saturday
night last at IL O'Clock, and on Sunday NOR
ming was off the bar with thirty or more
square rugged vessels, all having signals fly
ing for pilots, but not a pilot was there in
sight. The Mexico continued standing of
she and the whole fleet of ships displayed
lanterns from the yards for pilots. Still no
pilot came. At midnight the wind increased
to a violent gale from the Northwest, and
the barque was no longer able to hold 10
windward, and was blown off a distance of
some so miles. At this time, six of the crew
we're badly frost bitten, and the Captain,
Mate, and two seamen were all that were
eft able to hand and reef the sails.
On Monday morning at II O'Clock, stand
ing in shore, they made the southern end of
The woodlands, when she was wore round
and headed to the north under close reefed
reefed fore-sale, two reafed try
;ail and fore stay-sai. Ala o'clock the next
morning, the Mate took a cast Of the lead,
md reported to Capt. Winslow that he had
fifteen fathoms water.-SupposinR from the
'oundings, AZ laid down on the chart, that
with this depth of water, he could still stand
IN two hours longer with safety, the Cap
ain gave orders 10 that effect, aud was the
more induced to do it as the crew were in 90
disabled state, and the weather so intense
y cold, that it was impossible for any one
o remain on deck longer than half an hour at
me time. The event has shown the infor-
nation given by the Mate, as to the depth Of
he water, was incorrect; his error probably
rose from the lead line being frozen stiff 1t
he time it was cast.
Fifteen minutes afterwards the ship struck
he bottom, twenty six miles East of Sandy
look, at Hampstead beach, and not more
han cables length from the shore. The
Gene that ensued on board, we leave to the
eader's imagination. For one hour and
hree quarters she continued humping heavi-
y, without making any water, the sea, how
yer. breaking continually over her. Her
udder was now Knocked of, and the Captain
rdered the mainmast to be cut away, Tho
oats were then cleared, the long boat hois-
ed out, and veered away under her bows
nth stout hawser, for the purpose Of fill
~ it with passengers, letting it drift within
each of the people who crowded the beach,
ZEN hauling her back again, and thus saving
re unfortunate people on board; but this in
.ntion was frustrated by the parting Of the
awser, which snapped like thread, as soon
the boat YVES exposed to the heavy srrf.
he yawl was next got alongside, and stove
me morning the ship bilged, and filled with
alter. Orders followed from the Captain to
1t away the foremost: and that every soul
q board should come on deck. In express
lie agony they thus remained until four o..
ock in the afternoon, when a boat was
unched from the beach and succeeded in
citing under the bowsprit Of the wreck.
his boat took of Captain Winslow and sew
men, and succeeded in reaching the shore
it'll them in safety.
The attempt however was attended with
Ich imminent danger, that none could Be M
iced to repeat It. And now the horrors Of
e scene was Undesirable. Already had the
,fferings OF the unhappy beings been such
, to surpass belief. From the moment Of
,e disaster, they had hung round the Cap
in. covered with their blankets thick set
ith ice, imploring his assistance, and asking
hone was still left for them. When they
erceived that no further help came from the
nd, their piercing snrieks were distinctly
card at considerable distance, and contin-
ID through the night until they one ~ oae
.ri.hed. The next morning the bodies Of
any Of the unhappy creatusss we've sssn
shed to different parts Of the wreck, embed
/ in ice. None, It - believed, were drown
!. but all frozen to death.