Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-02-06
IMPORTANT NEWS.

United States. about which SO much anxiety was
felt in this town, has arrived at New Orleans. This
news brings joy and gladness to many families.
1t is with deep regret however that we record the
death Of GARDINER GREENE, of Tops
ham. who was passenger on board. He had been
in decline for some time, and was proceeding 10
New Orleans, hoping to experience some relief.
But alas, how utterly futile aie the calculations of
man |! He gradually declined, and when within a
days sail, Tor thereabou) of N. Orleans, he died..
Ills body viii. probably be brought home. Mr.
greene, was gentleman Of sterling worth, and
beloved by numerous circle Of anxious friends.
The following extract from letter from one of
the Passengers, will be read with much interest.
We passed Seguin on Saturday Dec 18th
at | O'Clock P. NJ. The sea was very
smooth, with pleasant breeze at N w.
which continued till the evening, when it
hauled 10 the north, and in the course of
the night yeered to the east and blew very
fresh at six A. nj, Sunday the ship was
put under close -reefed fore and mizen top
sails, double reefed man-topsail, and fore
topmast stay-sail The wind continued
yeering and increased to a gale when, at
10 A M estimating Chatham light to bear
Yves; Is miles distant, and the ship head
off to South, and making 2 ore points lee
way, it was judged impossible to weather
Nantucket shoals and accordingly wore
ship. aud laid her OH the other tack, when
she headed up ~ NE.-On account of
the rigging being new and having been
fitted in cold weather. it stretched exceed
in2ly, in this IRENE nduous gale, and heavy
sea; and we were very apprehensive that
our masts would go by board.
Our only chance of escape with Cape Cod
80 near under our lee,w was in carrying sail
for had the ship been hove to, she would
+nevitably have drified ashore in few hours.
No canvass but the strongest could with
stand the force of this furious gale. In.
deed our fore-.op-mast stay-sail blew out
Of the bolt rope, and several of the points
IN the main-,op-sail cut through the reef
band. The gale continued undated, and
the ship was kept close hauled on the
starboard tack until 6 A. nj. Monday at
which time the wind having veered to N.
f. and Judging Cape Ann to bear west 90
miles distant, wore ship and stood E. S. T..
From the commencement of the gale
the rain poured down necessarily with
snow and hail occasionally, aud ON Mon
day morning We experienced severe snow
squall.
The sea during Sunday night was run
.ng so heavy as to lay the whole length OF
abe jibboom in the water, and a sea struck
the lee fore-yard-arm, and carried away
s,uddingsail-boom in the iron. Before
wearing ship, Sunday the slack Of the back
stays was taken in, and after wearing, all
hands were employed in setting up
the lee rigging. and on Monday after
again wearing ship which brought the
starboard rigging to leeward, they were
enabled to make the masts and top
masts quite secure, but the top-gallant, back
stays KEEP, continually ST stretching, pariicu-
larly the main, the royal yard being athwart,
and at six P. M, being in the trough ofthe
sea the main-top-gallant-ma rolled away
just above the cap.-Notwithstanding the
very heavy sea, and severe gale, the wreck
was cleared and the spars. sails and rig
ging safely slowed away on deck.
On Tuesday the wind veered TO N.
N. w. and we ran out ofthe south chan
mel under double reefed top-sais, the wind
still blowing heavy gale, although it was
quite moderate in comparison with what
we had SO recently experienced. The ship
proved FIRST ra,e in every respect, and all
praise as due her excellent commander for
his unremited and successful exertions IN
saving the ship from the fury of,hls dread
ful storm. 9e aff
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