The Polynesian., 1841-11-27

sides, and Notwithstanding the continued ov
ertions ofthe ships company at the punOs
gained upon them. Several times it was o.,
pected she would have broken up. in wh;ol
case not life would have been saved ",
through all this trying scene the most perf,.,
discipline and GOODNESS were displayed ho,t
by men and officers One of the bows v,,
seen sleeping soundly upon the deck II
the morning the sea moderated and a caDoo
came along side, with information in re,,,d
to the other vessels of the Squadron A.
soon as it was thought safe, the boats wp,o
lowered, Gin which act the first cutter w,,
stove, and the ships company arranged "a
go ashore in three trips. The sick, will bo
medical officers, the scientific corps, and ,bo
clerk in charge of the charts and paoe,,
were sent in the first They found a s,,s
landing on little beach inside Cape DisaD.
poinment, and about two miles from the shin
On the second trip, it being three hours late,
the breakers had risen with the tide, and tbe
boats found great difficulty in getting safe
ashore, as their course lay directly through
them; in attempting to return the third
time to the ship, one of them was swamDed
and the crew rescued only by great exertiop
| Capt. Hudson seeing their danger, made
signals for them to 60 back, which they were
forced to obey, though not until it would |.
have been madness for them to have nro.
ceeded. Had the boats have been lost tbe
only hope of escape for those on the wreck
would have been cut off. The masts had
been cut away to ease the vessel, but still
she thumped and pitched heavily, and those
on shore were fearful she would not hoIdIs
together until another tide. Capt Hudson,
Lieut.. Walker, with about thirty men re. |.
maincd on board. The fearful state of sls.
pense with which the company on shore
watched the wreck, cannot be describedE
AT length, about four O clock, p. M ano,h. /,
er attempt was made, and the sea having 4
gone down little, they succeeded in reach.
ing the ship, and bringing off the whole re
naming number. The Captain was the \
last to leave. He was received on shore
with three cheers, by his gallant Officers
and crew, who had so we'll supported him
throughout this dangerous crisis. The con
duct of the whole was admirable, and as we
havebeen informed by passive eye witness
every thing was done with as much order q
and composure as if the ship had been mere
" brought to an anchor in a safe harbor, Of
the whole event had been foreseen. Con
duct like this when death was momenari!
expected by the whole ships company 7
high testimony to the perfect confidence dis
played in the commander and officers by thd
crew, and in the discipline and harmony tha
prevailed on board.
Nothing had been saved from the shIpI
excepting public documents, and private pal !
pers, with the clothes the officers and crew
stood in. Many things afterwards Aoated
shore from the wreck, which however we' !
Immediately plundcrcd by the Indians, an \
carried off beyond recovery. The ensuing
night was passed on the beach, and in 'h1
morning they went up to Fort Georg
where every thing was done for their COM
fort that lay in his power by Mr. Birnie %
II. b. Company s Superintendent. As SOD I