Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-17

Cnlldren were undreSSed and put to bed
Tor the night-not, however, without ma
ny anxious forebodings on the part of
their parents When the dreadful GER
tanty was forced upon US, our first object
was to get the women and children on +
deck, and in fact this was rendered the
more necessary from the circumstance
that the matches being closed, the gas
must escape somewhere, and II Immediate !
ly got vent through the run and the stew
ards pantry, into the cabin, rendering it |
| impossible for any one to remain below
long at time.
Captain Anthony coolly, calmly, and
quietly gave his orders. and they were
obeyed in the same spirit by his men.-1
! He remarked that it was useless TO bring
lup any thing but such light articles as we
fcould easiest find, as the boats would not
be able to carry any baggage. One
caught carpet bag, and another
cloak some opened their trunks and took
out their money, leaving every thing else
behind and some caught blankets from
the befths. The seward got up barrel
Of bread, and others assisted him In put
ting whatever of eatables there was in
his pantry into bags, &c. A btcrel and
two or three jugs Of water were put into
: the long boat, with such coats, cloaks, Sc
: as could be got at in few minutes. and
4 then she was launched overheard.
9 The women and children were first
d handed over the side of the ship, and then
c the cabin passengers all except three; :
+ few of the steerage passengers, the Sec
!, (ond mate, Mr.. Keeier, and lour sailors
t. The other boats were also got ont, ard
{, two men placed in each. All this was
is done with order and regularity. withou
g any pushing or crowdng, and in tacl
e obedience to- the captains orders, in very
Id short time. 1t was 10 o'clock before thu
to long boat was pushed off, and line at
IS tached to her and the ship-having OF
e, board thirty five persons. Nothing wa
n said at the time about the other two boats
TO and those of US who remained on boar
IN the Poland were waiting for the fir;
ht break of morning to learn the fate t
as which they were doomed-knowing tia
ee it would be madness TO put more into tn
fl, long boat, and that not more than halt {
lis those of US who remained could ever g
into the other two.
re The ship, at the time we first suppose
a ourselves in danger, was put upon soutF
ed easterlv course, in the hope of falling
ar- with or cutting off the ship we had pas
he ed in the morning, and signal lantern
ht- were hoisted in the rigging, but when "
Try commenced getting out the boats she W.
les hove to, and she rode very easy all nigh
m the sea not being very boisterous, ar
OF there being very little wind 1t rained
The Intervals all night and although it w
sss, daylight and clear about four o'clock
as the morning, the time seemed almost ;
ear eternity. After the long boat was hoist
- out, an attempt was made to save some 9
ere ticles from the cabin and the steward ST
and ceeded in saving the captains watch, a
one chronometer and trunk, with small
pro- containing about three hundred dollars
wit. specie, but the gas and the smoke SO
, 81 Obliged us to resist all further attemf
! us and to close all the doors to the cabin
ious to the house over them.
en- We walked the deck all that night, 6
no. said but little Capt. Anthony was wat
and full, and going silently about in every r
t in of the deck, stopping up crack here |
, or adjusting rope there, or giving some
anne der for the safety Of those who at
that moment he must have felt were depenC
S the almost entirely upon his discretion
Nv of their lives. Morning broke, and the
rose, but no sail was in sight. There
one Law on the broad ocean, fine ship sn
p,ain ing at every crack, with three frail b
shin attached to her by single rope ant
,or to hope of rescue except through the g
nioht ness of the Almighty. Whatever
) i'm. have been the religious feelings OF
rencb want thereof, among those sxty-three
ers- sons so awfulIv situated, there was no
child ardice exhibited, no sudden outbres
Bile TO prayer and repentance no tnof'nofi''
o that But there did appear to be conhden
Ient Of the breast of every one that the God
ent of had thus suddenly afflicted us wouI
% are leave US to perish in that desert sea.
oment We remained in this state OF suSl
h. the all Gav, Sunday, making ourselvt
and comfortable as possible. Every {
empty where we could find. the smoke CO
which tout, was stuffed with cotton, OF pas
The over with pipe clay, of which the G
: was found small lot on board attached
ties all gallery erected for the Storage Fl
in and gers. The ice-nouse on the deck
/ hoist tanned fresh meat, such as Oeei' oIi''
,ur and ducks, &C., and the cooks were emf
all day in cooking. We sent some
roo be- coffee and fresh milk. with some
amid a fowls, to our friends in the long-boi
,cE. the made every exertion to tighten me-
and at fortunes. But still no snip came 10
+ extin-, and evening al last found US IN The
cen any perilous situation that we Me' :.
at that night before. During all this ia
,r hatch deck was quite warm, on the righ
nvinced side forward of the malnmass' illu'
=. 4 4l.-t thr fire WAS