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

time, and, taken altogether, their situation
had been more trying than ours.
Once more together. and slowed In the
most comfortable way possible on the
quarter deck, some little cheerfulness was
shown, although all felt that our situation
was not in the least alieviated, and many
feared that we had but joined together to
struggle and to die Sail was made on
the ship, and we stood off to the northeast,
and at noon we found By observation that
we were in latitude 40 08. and longitude
So, having drilled to the southeast with
the sea. We were now in the track OF
vessels bound to and from Europe and he
United States, and he hope that we might
vet be saved, inspired some confidence
The men were now put to work at the !
pumps, and the ship was found TO have [
leaked a great DEAL part of which was
undoubtedly owing to the pitch, where she
was caulked, having boiled out Of the
seams; the water which was pumped up
was quite hot at first, and as long as the
men pumped, it continued to be warmer
than the temperature of the sea, or of COM
mon biIge water.
About 2, P. M. this day, (MondaY) a
sail was discovered from the masthead
and soon after it was seen from the deck.
The ioy which this discovery gave can
be imagined, but cannot be described; it
seemed as if some would almost, If not
quite, 90 crazy. The stranger saw our
signals of distress, and being to the lee
t ward, hove too for US to come up. Ii
proved to be Boston built ship, called
: the Clifton, Captain J. B. Ingersoll
: bound from Liverpool to New York, with
two hundred and fifty s'eerage passengers
i mostly Irish To Captain Anthony;
: statement that his ship was on fire in III
d hold and that he wanted to be taken of
d the prompt answer was, Come all OF
e board of me, and bring all the provision
e you can"
d Before our own boat could be got o,
e and manned, the boat Of the Clifton, wit
e the chief mate and four oarsmen was along
l. side of US, and the process Of transferrin
lie all hands from ship TO ship commenced
st The sea was very high, and the gale wa
Id increasing, which made our task Ion
ID and dangerous one; from three until min
y o'clock the two boats were passing an
MT repassing, with people and such article
le as could be saved from the deck.
IN The gale was now blowing from ii
ly noathwest, and both captains remarke
st that they did not recollect ever 10 hay
st. seen worse sea for many years. W
n were all safely on board by nine o'clocl
to and Capt. Ingersoll, not thinking it sa
an to risk his own ship any longer by layir
or to, in the vain hope of saving propert
made sail on his ship, and left the info
on tunate Poland to burn up and sink, ia
We which she undoubtedly met within tV
re or three hours.
he At the time the last boats load left t
ev Poland, the deck had become too hot
on stand upon, and her sides were so war
ak that as she rolled in the sea, the wat
the would run off as from hot iron, and s
lch would instantly become dry, and too |
or 10 bear the hand upon. An effort "
all. made to get out some articles from
rid house over the cabin stairs, but on openi
ed, the doors, the smokea heat and deleterlC
re- gas drove the people away instantly, 2
/ is a second attempt proved alike frultless
rs. A like attempt near the m0in hatch /
9th with the like success, and the ship V
ART abandoned with tears and regret, for s;
and ors imbibe an affection for the craft
,rds which they have sailed, and they feel
,ba, loss more keenlv than many people
,ded the loss of their friends and relatives.
her Ga board the Clifton we met wit
,ake most cordial reception from Captain
to gersoIl and his whole crew. We
suo. been saved in lie, but we had all lost
.om- clothing, and the chests of the sailors
,ssa- the trunks of their commander were
" opened, and their contents were as t
more ly offered for our use. What inton
,onrs fences were suffered from the crow
Mr. state of the Clifton, and our own dest
and condition, were of no moment We \
# his safe, and all things else were forgotte
vas feeling of gratitude and thankfulne
he Almighty God for saving US from
chr. death we had so long seen almost ce
rease to US.
Il the There were many incidents conn'
seal with this eventful period the rccole
dera. of which is Interesting 10 those conce
, and but have already taken up more
before than at first intended. cannot conc
with however, without remarking that to
.ntire- tain Anthony belongs all the credl
,st in belongs TO any one for preserving
long; the card published by The pa
, boat gers under their SIGNATURES awaIu'
found no more than justice, and might
cen equal justice have been made much 81
,otion er. He has acquired a hold gpor
+; but hearts that cannot Dc iooseheu uIs
afr. life itself, and if ever man could
be tor with confidence that he had done h
able to ty faithfully in the hours of DANCE
their finching a: the last moment, that sa
q their tory cohsoiatlon must oe MS
d with 1t has been remarked oy some u
Vain snip might nave eeen schttleo. an