Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-06-06
THE FATE OF rr,n HORNET

heard Of moTe-aUd ILis = lie first authentic &C.
count that We have seen Of the probable cause
Of her loss. Sac had ON board ehi,a!fous COIN
niander, b'ave and gallan, officers. hardy crew
In all not les than ,w hundred and fny soul,
III whose fate th's Is, perhaps. the only par
iiea.ar taai ui!i ever be known, uuul the sea
gives up rs dead.
| How many Sirhs have been waited after
that SHIP What prayers oiicfcd up Tor her
at the deserted fteside Of home how often
has tic mistress, Tie wife. the mother, porcI
over The daily news, 10 catch sons casual IN
ie!l'ecnec OF tbs rover of the deep. IIvw ha,
expectation dsrledcd into anxiciv--anIicty an
"a To dread, and dread into despair Bll.imert
| Cironi-k
TIE FATE OF TIE HoRSET.
To hs LGiie's ~ tho National Eni,.iisspeo,:
In the National lniellgrnc.r II Nav 2:i. A.,
Tepao'iNhed an a'tiole fTcIn the Ma iork DE-
Pa!sh. IN vhioa some cfrcnce appears to h.. g,-
ven 10 = tale OF i sailor now sctl!cd m the Far
West "i Ls beng suTviyor with ave other, of
The crew oi Tie L >. S.oop ct war EoaNtr
i It some years s!nce in the Cuf # Alcs.oo. lie
- repaired To- have stated Thai the aoTnci was
" making l"t barber. when lie struck uprn
- frcE; ard That he knnWN q! IAr s-...t.. I,,.tn
% 'hc SFccA of Ho prf>ut.a r,rcpI himself and
= ashore upon the island or Coba whence, Hucr
- different changes and fortunes, he - found a.
- the West
Tie statements here made by th.s soi-,li,ant
'1iior 81 the Hornet are papah.y false that
They would not Obtain from nc, 1T least. 4 con-
if"ici"n. .ui i"r I've reason that AT d..!cIcni
aud distant pcric,.> the fate uf the iIciuci has
'cen wHh ne >uLIrc, of interesting ,uyc>,isa-
non, near Tie place Of her destruction.
E'iorr proceed 20 relate The r.'t'or M N.
1n.'i"s, vi. otter bot word of comment on
tie m'Serah'c aucmp. AZ deception prart.>~l Nv
tie pretended survivor ct that iatu-nf"d Vessel
and crew. u j. known officially iaai the Hornet
was n anchor 81 Tamrico baf, on 'AC coast OF
Mexico; and thar yI"lcnt noriter coming on.
Shc nat To sra. and has never since Lrcn heard 90;
that SIC ,hcn fcund..rcd. there con BE- M doubt
aud ihat al "n b"7-d r-r>i.cl vi'h L"f D, nearly
equally crriai~. SONG remains 81 a." boats az
Oh" Hornet, u u understood. werr sut..curat'y
found upon the al cent coast # Mcyrn.
How the survivor m tho Wcs, couiriy.d ~ 20,
ashore rp0n ~" i>l.lG &c Cuts pra.rr one t'ir--
sand miles from T-ut.cN, VIII arr.lr 'o 2 ..e-
man 'or"v lat miraculous ami tia, i',~ Hoy
net should have >'rro, moon a roo, ~ mat.r-
fer tarhor IS app-rcr, To- my on, n ~ &C.
cl7in'~i viii The coast az NeNcr ia b. A SIN,
"a; i,r there Is not .l"'c harhor fur yc.,cl
of ih'i class urrn the who'e Mexican cos, "
Tic Gu!f cf M-y.co. Vera cruz. about Ia
nI'!rN south Of Tamp,cr, sdmits !arqc vessels
between th~ island and the CTS; hu, AS no har-
Dor m 4 nor,l.er.
few months before the '-sS ~ thc Horne.
the writer cf tins communication was IN Ia
Nana, IN command 81 al armed vessel: tie
iI"fnei made her appearance - Me Moro; 1rt
sent boat Iuin tie pr; to rrruuu .a,. with Tie
, consul III. Ron~EY. I, came IN t. blow a.
sale OBJ. wnl, aaa iAy boa; r.u'l rfi T-.5rl Al
isr -t'rn was Given arI a~~er'rl l.ri'.. .u.-..r
= ar..r . .