Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-06-22

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T. Account a, ofthc loss Of the William Brown. y
p rnllaueipnia. capt. George L. Harris, which !,
ele Liverpool the 18th of Marcel, having seven
-e ssn " we snip crew,and sixty five steerage
passengers freighted for philadelphia.
Inc passage was very rough, accompanied :
S me lStn OF April, IN lat. 43 30 N, and 40 80
w. long. making all sail in omen sea. and rnn,
nlng ten Knots an hour, the larboard side ofthe
vessel struck upon an iceberg, which stove her
IN. AT ten minutes past nine at night, we
struck upon another. then proposed to the
captain to take in sail as quickly as possible.
which we did; and sounding the pump. found
two feet water in the hold On going below
found that the vessel was rapidly making wa
Ter. AN hands set to work to disengaoe the
boats. and at III they were all along side. Ide-
scended IN the long boat, with nine Of the
crew and thirty three of the passengers, the
captain, Lieutenant and lady, and five sailors
embarked In the jolly boat: and we fastened |
the boats together. At midnigha the vessel
sunk carrying with her 80 persons. We re- |
NAMED alongside each other until 5 O'Clock in
the morning Capt Harris then informed us
OF his intention of leaving us and making the
hest OF his way to Newfoundland and! advised
me 10 do the same.
only boat being full and heavy, could not
manage 1t; to pursue that route was impossible
| therefore directed my course south. In the
afternoon we fell in with large quantity of
ice. Throughout the night the wind blew
with violence from the North, in squalls, with
rain, hail and very heavy sea. Finding that
the boat was literally surrounded by small and
large masses of ice, that the water was fast
gaining upon her, thought it improbable she
could hold out unless relieved of some of her
weight. :hen consulted the sailors, and we
were all Of the opinion that it was necessary
to throw overheard those who were nearly
dead, until we had room enough to work the
boat and take 10 our oars. The weather be.
coming worse it was almost impossible to keep
boat afoat and surrounded by icebsrgs. On
, counting the passengers sixteen were missing
and the rest were in desperate state, almost
stiff from cold.
"At six O'Clock in the morning we perceiv
ed to the westward a sail, steering an easterl!
course. We exerted every effort to approach
: it. The captain being aloa in order to stee
) his ship through the ice, and notwithstanding
? the danger to his own ship, made sail for US
y On Tuesday, morning seven o'clock,we wer
: alongside other, and before she had receive
d us all on board, was struck by the ice, whic
stove in the boat. We however succeede
in saving her. Banks and islands of ice wei
- in sight as far as the eye could reach. the
ascertained that it was the Crescent Of Port
mouth, New Hampshire, Capt G. F, Be-
p bound for New York to Havre. We met a
mt kndest reception on board, and assistance
at the way offood and clothing were lavished
ne on us"
to Signed by the crew saved in the boat a
III two passengers.
W. Francis Rhodes, mate. Joseph Stretton sail
III Alex. Williams do. LenterChal steward.
-, hurry cook.
III James Norton sailor. Isaac Freeman do, W
t'' ams Miller, do. James Patrick passeng
IeI lanes Black, do. and Charles Smith sail
.ou The above is correct account OF the
" ofthe William Brown, which have b'
e g. able to learn from the mate, and passe
~, ers.
,n, (signed S.J.BALL,
1ol; Captain of the Crescent
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HAVl
Chy Havre, Nav l3.-The American ship {
a ne sent. Capt, Ball, arrived here yesterday {
itel MING with the remainder of the passenger
SOY the William Brown who were saved IN
long boat. The arrival of the vessel has
ney firmed all the horrid details given of the dr.
anu full scene which took place during the nigh
the both and 2lst of April. OF the SIX
o ,S MESSENGERS who were thrown into the
/, 'ue fourteen were men and two were womeI
ooy the seventeen saved fifteen are women,
two are men. One of these men was sc
d. for the purpose of being thrown overheard
o !. AG. the crew of the boat. He cried out to
y , on mate to save him, and not to tear HIM iron
W. wife. The mate told the men not to seps
hou' man and wife it were possible to help
, ius He fell into the bottom ofthe boat and
49, saved.
tons A bow of twelve years old was thrown
tbe board He caught hold of the boat an
= fail youred by the darkness of the night, crou
+, On under the bows and was saved. All The
:, !. not Y men saved were young, except the mott
Nv a Scotch family from DumPhnesshIre,
ia with her FIVE daughters and servadt CIR
,;yen saved. her name is Edgar. Her husban
SON a re settled in Germantown near PIN
many mia Ayoung woman with her infant
. had breast. succeeded in getting into the
,;tb a With her husband, they are amongst IN
.aar,o g;vors His name is Patrick from I
Clock town, County TYRONE, the property O
of ten Stewart.
rorth, Several persons from that gentleman
She or neigbborhood have met with watery
min One family of the name Of Leyden (sIxte
ain sunk with the vessel; another nance
plain, father. mother and five chldren-s1
were the same time; the little boy who was t
down from the long boat was one OF that
be Ia HE had not left soul belonging to hi
lcr.- They were also from Col. Stewards 7
en- the ~ Mrs. Anderson with three Oh
dland' who was a going tojoln her husband,
win gentleman settled at CINCINNATI sunk W
man. Shin. Miss Anderson, and a Mss Brad
nth thrown into tbs sea from the long boat.
2, and tales which the survivors relate are
gan 10 horrvCying. The crew and passenger
water. heen examined by the British and An
mate Consuls this morning, and the expires
eemed that the two oonsuls will give publicly
ne pas. examination, in order that the public mi
n were be satisfied on the point.
lile the Trulv the circumstances must be m
Short in the clearest way to paliate such an
captain, have emigrant ships sailing every we.
Jaw the fiji is held out as law that "mlght is r
* of his had better be declared so, and that u
,resent, are iusrified under eXtremues III u
est hu- over6oard whom and as many as the
lat time r;oht. without casting lots, OF maxi
.tlantic: o55o;ce than their will. 1t may be wei
the pas s;dor under what FLAG emIgrants W
e Havre Themselves; scarcely think 1t will be
that the If that nation which so declares the Ia
a wo- Doubt very much whether any lnqu
thrown no neade with closed doors by otflcla
-.1fN hi a