Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-10-14
THE GALE.


to very great extent. The loss of life and
property is immense On the Cape Cod beach,
more than fifty dead bodies have been picked up
and in other places many more
We have not room for all the disasters which
are already recorded in our exchange papers, but
copy those in which our readers may have par
ticular interest.
The vessel reported ashore at Scituate Light
from which so much life had been lost the
Maine, (of Bath) James Blen, master, from Ken
nebec River for Boston, with wood, potatoes and
hay. She drove out Portsmouth harbor about
o, A. Nj. on Monday, having parted her cables
Her deck load of hay thrown over, her fore
sail was split, and she drfted into the Bay. She
struck on Cohasset rocks at =. NJ, blged, and
went ashore on Sctuate Beach vessel a total
loss, part of cargo saved Her crew were four
in number, and she had three male and four fe-
male passengers. The following persisted JEFF
ferson Hammond, of Jefferson, Me; John Pottle,
and Mahala Moody, of Pittston; Lucinda and Oc-
tavia Trask (sisters) of Whitefield, Me; and Mar
tina J. Blen, of Dresden, daughter to the Captain,
passengers. Lewis Pusland of Wiscasset, sea-
man, also persisted The survivors received
every attention from the people shore.
The sch published yesterday, having been
wrecked on Saturday night, on of the Dam
Islands, is reported the sch 'Saco, from
Castine for Boston, having been driven on to
White Island, an unnhabited rock, on Tuesday.
The wreck of schooner 60 or 20 tons, masts
and rndder gone full of water out of her, was pass
ed 9TH inst, Great Point Light INV or q miles
distant.
An Eastern sch of about so tons; bound 10 Hing
ham with wood and bark on deck IS ashore at Otis =
Hill, near the mouth of bingham harbor
Brig Henry ,Meryman, of Brunswick from Bath
Me. for Providence, with lumber, lying in Dutch
Island harhor, dragged her anchors, and ashore
stern on, parted her cable and swung round 1t is
though that she will be got off without damage
cargo saved.
Sch Leo, Pendeton, of Thomaston, from New
York for Boston, with about 600 bbIs flour on board
stranded on the North shore of Coa.ue on Monday,
and is somewhat leaky. The cargo will be saved.
perhaps partially damaged; and the vessel may be
got off should the weather prove favorable.
Sch Azora, Lemout, of Bath, lying at South wharf
Nantucket had her square-sail blown away. lar
board bow chaed badly and stern stove in
Briggs Mississippi, {of Bath Blanchard, from Bal
from Virginia for do went ashore in Holiness Hole
amount of damage unknown. The Essex has
hilged and filled. The captain the NJ. arrived in
Boston, yesterday, reports the NJ not hged and
when he left lighters were alongside dischargng her
cargo-she will be got off
Sch Republican,, (of Waldoboro) Sproul, from
Philadelphia for Boston, with coal, is the flats,
(llomes' S Hoe) and must discharge 10 get Off
ships mast came ashore near Rae, and the
bodies of female and child were also found
The body of u was found without IA head; 10
marks about his clothes by which he could be re-
cognized. There is sch entire wreck, near
Blllngsgaie Light.
Brig Henry, of Brunswick, ashore near Dutch Is
land, had recovered her anchor, aud was expected
10 be got off at high water 9th-part of her deck
load had been taken TO Providence.
Soop 'Senouk, Lancaster, from Bath for Boston,
with hay and wood went ashore at Cox's head. al
th. mouth of the kehnebec. and was lost-cargo
saved. Two schs ashore at the same place,
but would be got of with slight damage.