Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-03-20
Deadman's Bay,'E F.,
Gulf of Mexico. Feb. li. l84I.

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Left 81 Marks in The steamer James Adams,
Capt. Chase, on the afternoon of yesterday; hav-
ing crossed the bar We parted with our pilot, laid
our course for Cedar Keys. At ten o'clock at
night ran aground. 18th, found the sea had left
us on a soft bed of sand and broken shoals. From
the deck 10 the eastward q man was described
walking in the ~ater towards the vessel We
help of q glass, we came TO the conclusion be
must he a white man or . negro in Distress
Hoisted a white flag, lowered the boat, Captain
Chase, Captain Plummer, aud three hands went
10 her; took with them what arms and ammuni.
ton were on board; rowed as far az The depth of
water would permit them. Some of them left the
boat, waded through the water until they came
to him-hrcuyht him to the boat in a very ex-
haus,ed state. From him 1t was learned that five
more of his fellow sufferers were on a point of
the main land, about TWO miles south Of where
he was taken.
Captain Plummer manned the whale boat and
nut off ia pursuit Of them-found them and their
boat; they had found fresh water this day, Of
which they made too free a use, also oysters -
They we're also brought on board in a very ex-
haus,ed condition. Their feet and hands were
frost bitten, some Of them very badly. Every
means within the nyeach Of the boats crew and
passengers were used to restore and add to the
comfort Of these unfortunate men. Too much
praise cannot be bestowed upon the humane ex-
er,ions of Captain Chase, of the boat, aud Capt.
Piummer, of The U 8 Army; also to Mrs Gray
s,n, tho wife of Captain Grayson, ofthe United
States Army, who was q passenger on board, who
rendered to the sufferers very important services;
a lady Justly celebrated for her humane DISPOSE
ton, fine accomplishments. and great viSaci,y of
disposition. Our boa, got off this day, and pro-
ceeded on her way to Cedar Keys. But the most
heart sickenipg. and heart rendering part of the
tale remains 10 be told.
On the 9Th inst. the steamboat Lamplishter,
Capt Woods, sailed from Mobile Bay for Cedar
Keys and Tampa Bay, with q crew consisting Of
Capt. Woods; Swift, mate; 8 F English, Is. en-
ginser; Davids, ID. engineer; four fireman, all
Germans; six deck hands, names not known;
VIM Wibble, a ship carpenter. The Z, d cook
was a black man..
Passengers-Lieut. Cos. and lady, Mobile; Mr.
Cost, his brother, do; Mr. Hudson aud lady. Buffa-
10, N. Y; Andrew Dargan, Mobile; Capt l. G
Morton, Apalachicola; aud a black girl, about is
years of age.
The steamboat reached Dog Island to the east
end Of Apalachicola Bay, on the 18th. At nine
o'clock, A NJ she broke her shaft, cast anchors,
and waited for assisiance-none appeared before
the next day. when the steamboat Caroline, from
St Marks, bound for Apalachicola, with a conpa-
ny Of players, passed by-,hey sent their boat TO
her 70, relief, with Lieut.. Cost, his brother, and
Wm Wibble, the carpenter. The captain and
pilot of the Caroline, deemed il unsafe to send re-
lief 10 the sufferers then: the boat rowed TO The
st Marks Lighthouse, procured a schooner. which.
as fas. as possible, FASTENED TO the sufferers; reach
ed the spot on Monday the 18th, but not a trace
of her was to he found.
On Saturday morning. it commenced blowing q
gale from the north which continued with increa-
ed fury throughout the day. At l2 O'Clock al night
It was discovered that the LnnpEghfer could not
survive the gale many minutes; both boats were
Immediately Iaunchsdi six persons git into ous