Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-17
MORE PARTICULARS of THE WRECK or
THE MEXICO.

TIE MLAltp.
We are indebted. i.ays She n. Y. Ev,ressJ so
Nr amcs BERGEN agent frr tho unicrs ,ors who
states 'hat hc uambar rrrishcd i- lOi r1sfonrcrs
s1t IL of the crew, making in sli Il3t--s rrrat
~ nnnIhrr than IVES ever Lost o. one time either
on The Jersey 81 On the Long leland coast. nv
tho dreadful -hiuwreek ortl Eurlsh ,loop of war
n, East Hampton. during the last war. los persons
out orll2 pcrishcd.) The loes 81 De Ne,iro was
ov inr ia two causes list The van, OF Pilot.
lftbe Pilots he'd been Of she wor'i have reached
The port DO perfect security. Tho = J cause vue
iho short allowance of p-oyisiona The nuuher
Of Messengers wac altogether too great far the pro-
visions pet uu board ih' rcsn't he's flliy proved.
Tho Cap'on could or, pu' b.s fh.a 90 sea for fear
@, starvation and was consequently compelled 10
continue 90 the coast.
Even after tire ship stack many would have
been saved ir the hawser bad Dot parted, by which
tho long boat was lus,. The sufcrncs or tho VIC
TINS beorc they persisted, Wc'o beyond al lescrip-
ton. For eighteen hours they were seen holding
to the shrouds and d.G'rer, parts Of wreck, Gov
cred with ice until one by oSr, man, woman and
child, wore dropped into the occnn where their
pitcous cries ceuscd forever. One OLD gentleman
by the na,ne Of Pepper, who had six children and
large quantity Of gold board, 1on,cd on shore
locked in his wifes arms and they were buried in
this situation
Thir,v-seren Of tho bodies have come on shore :
six ofthcm females, thirty men, and one young lad.
The following is list Of the bodies found and
recognized on Hampstead Beach from the wreck Of
tie barque Mexico, from Liverpool -
Mr. Evans Mr. Murray John lIuon, Mr. Met
calls cldes, daughter Mr. Devine Samuel Buck.
ham. Mrs Higgins Mrs Smith, Mr. and Mrs Pep
per- and one Of their children, Mr. Murray, two OF
Hopes children, one Of Mrs Evans daughters, ana
her eldest son, and 10 bodies no, recognized.
Mr. Bergen, the agent Of the Insurance Conpa
ny with The agent Of the wrcckmas'cr, boarded Inc
ship on Thursday bnt found nothing on deck orin
the cabin which they made ont to enter. Every
thing had been washed out--no bodice were found
in any part ofthc ship. Some fthe bodies which
have duftcd ashore, had the appearance of having
been dashed TO the vessel ropes were tied rolud
their waists, sc.
The Captain reached the city last Friday eve.
ming. The ship remains much in the situa-
ton as yestcrdqy-and there is prospect of SO
wing most Of he cargo. when the weaDher becomes
more moderate. The captain having been ccnsnr
ed for leaving the ship, we are requested to say
that he was almost compelled to do so by the pas
sengers in the hope that he would be able to ef
feet something for their rescue. report hu'
been circulated that the ship was short of water
this is incorrect, as she bad more than 1890 gal
Ions on board at tho time Of the wreck. Twen
~ sovrcigns were found on the body Of John Ha
lon. The body Of a woman drfted ashore, will
A. J.. marked on her linen, and ten dollars were
found on her person.
The ship is on Long E.ach, about five milo,
( from any house. The inhabitants have conducted
themselves in the most praiscworthy manner the,
have decently inferred the Sufferers, and have witt
great fidelity placed ell the money found on III,
bodies, In the hands o. the wreckmnstcr.
How the Pilots can possI1iy escape lust iulir,-
ton, we cannot imagine. Many of them are re
spectacle citizens, il is true, bnt this does not ex
culpate them. The system is bad. 1t is an obi
Gus monopoly, which shuts out all competti ion AM
brides men, MS i were, to neglect their duty. Th
indignation ofthe inhabitants OF Hampstead was F.,
great eXasperaied ms they were by the f,gh,fu
spectacle before them, that is is said they wonl,
have committed the greaest violence on the per
! sons of the Pilots, if any ofthem had been within
their reach. Not less is the Indignation in this Ct
ty, though it is TO be hoped That it will not breal
fo1h in any outrage Of the law.