Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-12

i"f~s ~ 10 uOt iOt hic W Sdy WHAT were
then our feelings. Three of u.s. in the full
ness Of our strength and the ripeness OF
years, were then parting, as we all supposed,
forever sand nearly every one else was
asleep. Words were useless and we could
not utter what we wanted 10 express We
commended our families to each other, in
case either should be saved and with ST.
lent shake Of the hand he returned to the
boat, 10 make such preparations as prudence
suggested, 10 protect his almost helpless
companions in case we should find it neces.
sary to cut his boat adrift
From this time the sea became more bois-
ferrous, and, at last after some hours of anx-
ious watching. we Sent for MIR. Wainwright
TO come on board again, and he was told
there were fears that his boat would swamp.
Capt Anthony was afraid TO make sail on
The ship, as the working ofthe lnasts might
create current ofar below, which would
either increase the fire, or, operating upon
the gas in the hold. blow off the matches, and
thus seal our fate at once. After some con-
sideration, il was concluded 10 run the risk
and take in the boats. and put the ship be-
fore the wind, in the hope OF falling in with
some other vessel. before we were entirely
consumed, and no time was lost in putting
the plan into execution.
When the poor sufferers in the boat, came
on board, their situation was found TO be
much worse than ours had been. We had
at least had the power Of locomoiion, and
could shift our position at will; but they.
particularly the females, had suffered for
two long nights and day, the tortures Of a
camped-up situation, unable 10 sit. except
in certain position. with their feet continual
ly in the wafer, and their bodies every few
minutes covered with the dashing spray OF
the sea. Mrs, Wainwright had held one OF
her children in her arms the whole time,
man, il is astonishing that she held out so
long. Nothing but mothers love. and a
firm trust in an overriding Providence pres
erved her in those hours Of trial. Mrs.
Arfwedson was almost exhausted, and her
infant having suffered for want OF the nalur.
al nourishment its mother could not afford,
seemed almost ready TO die. Some of the
passengers in the boat were sea-sck the
whole time. and. taken altogether. their sit
Eualion had been more trying than ours
Once more together. and slowed in the
most comfortable way possible on the
quarter deck, some little cheerfuness was
shown, although all felt tina, our situation was
not in the least aleviated, and many feared
iha, we had but joined together 10 struggle
and 10 die. Sail was made on the ship, and
we stood of 10 the northeast, and at noon
we found byobservation that we were in lai
tude 40 0S, and longitude SO. having drii,ed
10 the southeast with the sea- We wer,
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from Europe and the United States, and III,
hope that we might yet be saved, inspired
some confidence The men were now pu
10 work at the pumps. and the ship wa:
found 10 have leaked a great deal. part o
which was undoubtedly owing to the pitch
where she had been caulked, having boilee
out Of the seams the water which pumped
up was quite hot at first. and as long as tn,
men pumped. it continued to be warme
than the temperature OF the seq, or of com
mon bilgewater
About 2. p, NJ. this day. Monday sal
was discovered from the masthead, an,
soon after it was seen from the deck
The JOY which this discovery gave can b.
! imagined, but cannot be described it seem
{ ed as if some would almost if not quite, g
! crazy. The stranger saw our signals Q
distress and being TO leeward, hove 10 70
us TO come up. 1t proved to be Boslo
: built ship, called the Clifton, Captain J. E
, Ingersoll. bound from Liverpool to Ne,
York. with two hundred and fifty steerag
passengers. mostly Irish. To Capt An
thongs statement thai his ship was on fir
in the hold, and that we wanted TO be take
] off, the prompt answer was, "Come all Of
board of me- and bring all provisions yo
can"
/ Before our own boat could be got out an
: Manned the boat of the Clifton, with tn
! chief mate and four oarsmen were alongsid
. OF US, and the process OF transferring a
, hands from ship to ship commenced Tn
! sea was very high, and the gale was increa:
2 ing, which made our task long and danger
Gus one; from three until nine o'clock tn
S two boats were passing and repassing, wit
S people and sucharlcles as could be save
: from the deck.
+ The gale was now blowing from th
e northwest, and both captains remarked lh'
! they did not recollect ever to have seen
; worse sea for many years We were n
q safely on board by nine o'clock, and Cap
d Ingersoll not thinking il safe to risk his ow
e ship pny longer by laying TO. in til
vain hope OF saving property made sa
e on his ship. and we left The unfortunate p,
r land TO burn up and sink, fate which sh
i undoubtedly met within two or three hour
|, Al he time the last boats load left ii
o Poland. the decks had become too hot
q stand upon, and her sides were so warn
e thnf "a che rolled in The san The yyaier won