The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-10-25

and leaked some. On Monday morning
made the Land about 25 miles TO the North
ward of Huueras. the sea very rough. The
boat was',hen put off shore, and she ran
out to sea for the purpose of getting round
the Cape, and sheIterins her under the lee
in smooth water. She stood 10 sea until 2,
r. M. All hands during the time were at
the pumps, ard all buckets, pals, pahs,
&c. &c, the leak, however, increasing con-
siantly.
II was then calculated the boat llad pass
ed the outer Cape of Haiteras, and the boat
was TUNED 10 shore 10 beafh her, for the
preservation of all on board. The sails
were set and the wind was on shore, but
the engire was working very slowly, and
the boat was settling fast With every pos
sibe exertion The wafer gained constantly.
The boa. worked aud bent like a reed.
The bows would work up and down 3 or A
feet, and those best acquainted with her,
expected that she would break in two every
moment-lhat she wonId go down and that
all on board would perish.
During the whole of this time the passen-
gers cut up the blankets into strips for the
purpose of lashing themselves to spars and
to whatever else was in the way Notwith-
standing the men were working with piec-
es Of cord around their bodies, the leak
went on increasing and the boat settling,
and yet the women as well as the men kept
on with the bailing with the faint hope Of
ultimate safety. All labored like heroes
and rational beings, and no CONSERVATION
or unnecessary alarm was manifested.
At IS, p. m. The water reached the eng inc,
to the alarm of all, aud extinguished the
fires, when of course the machinery stopped.
The boat was still outsight of land, but wns
running with sails-the gale severe, aud
boat laboring dreadiulIy. The greatest ef-
forts were all the time made, by baiIing,
&c. and all were actively engaged, until 10
p. m. when the boat struck about "A quarter
of mile from, bul in sight of, the breakers.
In an instant after the srike all was utter
confusion and alarm; men, women and
children screaming in the most agonixing
manner. The scene was most heart rend-
ing; women clnging to their husbands, chill
dren to their mothers, aud death, almos,
certain death before them. 1t was appa-
rent the boat could hold together but a few
moments, and that few, very few coult
under any circumstances be saved. Th,
wind blew n gale--thc sea was high, an(
there were only three boats and one o
them was stove.
All were engaged in efforts to save thei
! lives some lashing themselves 10 spars OF
board and Others making what struggle
they could. Our informant made his cal
culations, that bis only chance was in swim
ming ashore, and he accordingly threw of
! all his clothes but his shirt aud pantaloons
and before any had left the wreck, threw
himself into the wafer. He found the Sc,
so high that he could with difficulty encoun
ter it, but on reaching the surf he cam
near perishing. He, however, landed il
safety, though the current took him abou
n mile and n half to the Southward Of tlit
wreck.
On reaching the shore, Mr.. Rouland
found all manner of pieces thrown up, from
which il was evident that the boat had gone
to pieces. One man he pulled out of the
surf, where his own efforts saved him nc
doubt. Only two persons on board had life
preservers, both of whom were saved-one
Of them, however, had no use for his, as he
went. ashore on the forecas,le The other
person was saved (nlthough he could no,
swim,) by means of his lite preserver.
The scene the next morning was too hor.
rid to describe. The boiler being the only
Iunbroken relic of what was The beautifu
packet Home. The shore was lined with
bodies constantly coming up. All hand,
were engaged in collecting them together
The survivors in groups were nearly naked
aud furnished and exhausted The few
Inhabitants appeared very friendly, but the
many trunksthat came on shore were empty
and whether they had been robbed or not
was not known.
Mrs. La Coste, the aged lady that wa.
saved is about 40. She is very heshy ano
almost helpless. She was found in the
surf, but how she got there, neither hersel
nor any other person could give any account
Mr.. Hussey, who was saved, lashed hi
wife to spar, but she was forced of BY q
sea and lost Mr. II. afterwards lashet
himself TO n spar, aud reached the shore
II is the opinion of our informant, that [,
large portion of the passengers were los
together, soon after she struck, when tn,
boat separated. All the children on boarc
were lost, except one lad about IL year.
old.
From the ". Y. DAILY Eens.
The Home was insured for SAC, 900, per
laps somew hat below her value. Very lit
tic cargo on board. She was 90 feet long
aud the weight Of her machinery was prob
ably too great anidship; beside which tn,
whole power Of her engine was principally
concentrated in one spot, and not dstribu
ted in three parts like the mast of shiI
when under way. This must have mad
the Home frequently bend in the middl
when mounted on two seas, while the pro
pulsou of her engine constantly tended Il
increase this inequality of weight. She i
described as having bent nearly three fee