Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-01-25
1om the New York Times. Jan. Z.


We have seen the Britislf~aaassi, Mr..
Buchanan, who has Just returned from
Hampstead Beach, having passed the night,
and considerable portion Of yesterday, III
the neighborhood Of the wreck. The ac-
count he gives of the disaster, in all its
stages, as described TO him by those who
were assembled on the beach, AID saw, but
could not help, is most heart rerding.
For eighteen hours the unhappy strangers
were exposed to the horrors OF the wreck,
enduring the pangs Of cold, and hunger,
and misery, and hope deferred, bcholding,
face to face, as it were, the terrible death
from which there was no means Of escape |;
for eighteen hours their ritoous cries and
shrioks were heard upon the beach, gradual.
" decreasing in number and frequency I'm.
iii at last but feeble wall was heard at IN
tervals, and finally all was s.ill--when the
scarcely less agonizcd listeners knew that
death had completed lis work, and that the
deck of the Mexico row bore only the
frozen and liicless bodies of the late breath
ing and hoping passengers.
Thirty.scvcn of the bodies have come
on shore six of them females, thirty men
and one young lad in two or three in.
tances bodies have come on shore, with
their arms locked in close embrace, and
these are supposed to have been near rela-
tives. Every arrangement has been made
by the Consul, and the Sheriff and Coroner
Of the county, for the decent intcrmcnt OF
the unhappy sufferers, and we have a
melancholy pleasure in saying that the ladies
of the vicinity have fastened TO give assis.
lance in paying the last offices to the bodies
Of the females. The Consul speaks most
gratefully of the zeal and interest manifest.
ed by all the Inhabitants, living near the
scene of the disaster.
P. S.-Mr. Samuel Thompson, the con.
signee of the Mexico, at left late hour on
Thursday evening, and has favored us with
the following:
List of bodies found and recognised on
Hampstead Beach, from the wreck of the
barque Mexico, from Liverpool
Mr.. Evans, Mr.. Murray, John Hulon
Mr.. Metcalf's eldest daughter, Mr.. Dcvine
Samuel Backham, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Pepper, and one Of
their children, Mr.. Murray, Two of Hopes
children, one of Mrs. Evans daughters
and her eldest son, and sixteen bodies moi
recognized.
The agent Of the Insurance Company,
with the wreckmaster, boarded the ship on
Thursday, but found nothing on deck or in
the cabin, which they made out TO enter.
Every thing had been washed out--no
bodies were found in any part of the ship.
Some of the bodies which have drifted
ashore, had the appearance Of having been
dashed to the vessel, as ropes were tied
round their visits, &c.
The ship remains much in the same situa.
ton as on Thursday-and there is pros.
pect OF saving most of the cargo, when the
weather becomes more moderate.
The captain having been censured for
leaving the ship, we are requested to say
that he was urged TO do so by the passen-
gers, in the hope that he would be able to
effect something for their rescue.
A report has been circulated that the
ship was short of watcr--this is incorrect,
as she had more than 1900 gallons Oil board
at the time Of the wreck.
Twenty sovercigns were found on the
body of John Hulon.
The body Of woman drifted ashore,
with A. l.. marked on her linen, and ten
dollars were found on her person.