New-York tribune., 1841-06-30

r.. 49,. pno1,-S .c.1y-We published yesterday
.s Tob, Messsr one of the sea-nen saved in
- fam p, wreck Of the William Brown We
H. po.,,r Post letter from Wl;a, Miller another
Of The rescued who has recently arrived at Boston So lar
a. -,es to the collision of the vessel agrees all
rial points with that of Meser but gives very different
account of the mates proceedings The following passages
embrace all the material points of difference:
During the whole of the day l do recolect having
beard the in consultation with the abor tighten
ing the boat other subject He seldom spoke, except
when he ordered something be done That ne could have
consulted the without my knowledge possible o-
sometimes busy engaged baing and doing other ne
cessary work. About shutdown again had Provi-
sions and served When night in 1t BIZ
cold the skv looked dark and threatening the passen
gers hudded if possible closer together hardly voice
heard except when called upon each other to take turns
baing the boat. About midnight tre.nendors s1uali
burs, Us, accompanied By hai! shower The
passengers who had heretofore hcen partially quiet IN order
avoid the severity Of til created confusion.
an1 in their rutes attempts seek shelter unfortunately
forced the ping ont OF its place The water rushed in
through the opening with great ady, and neither hreat-
eneaes could induce them 70 get oGt OF the way so a.
20 enable stop the leak.
The sea was making fair breach over u and the boat
seemed to settle in the water. 1t a irving
Our lives hung upon the mates decision. Had he lerc
we should have gone 10 our long home few minutes
After using himself replace the plug with
he exclaimed " Ny God il must be 7o-lghten the boat
men," These passengers who the pug-hole
then passed oTerboard and the plug replaced
The ordered the stop when he thought the dan
ger past and prevented with his own hands, the
throwing overheard OF three vino had been seized for
that purpose The young who said his prayers was
seized for the purpose of being thrown overboardhe
might have remained board 4 and his wife said
they willing walk overheard together if the
thought necessary for the safety of the boat To this he
replied that necessary and ne pulled the
down BY his the md,hps Of the boat There
no blood split The whole affair did occupy three min
Some suppose thar the women spared Of
their sex-it so. Had they been the plughoe
they would doubtless have been passed the side There
nothing the best Of my knowledge preconcerted 1t
appeared TO be the work of moment. Had we not
been struck by the squat the plug Knocked out believe
the mate would have ordered single c
disturbed His conduct from the left the ship
until picked up, appeared 20 me 10 be impartial
He worked harder than any and when provisions
served out he Jared better In ic morning. found the
bodies of lying in the bottom of the boat who had
died during the night doubt that several of those ho
passed overheard when struck by the squa
dead they have been entirely under water
When by the Crescent, she under close
rccfed topsails, all her other sails being handed
As the of having been picked up and carried
into Havrc is already known by the public will close my
statement expressing my Srm conviction that under the
circumstances the did that which absolutely
cessarv. There time for casting ots-those who
were in the way only thrown overheard. had
haEd in the affair myself; neither requested bv tie
mate or any of my shpmatcs lend thc:n a hand The
above faithful Of all thai individuality know
of this melancholy affair.