Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-22
THE LATE SHIP WRECKS.

SASeNeNNNs
AT sea, on board the ship Crescent,
April 2s, lS4I.
Account Of the loss Of the ship William
Brown, Of Philadelphia, captain Geo. L.
Harris, which left Liverpool the 18th Of
March, having seventeen Of the ships
crew, and sixty.fVe steerage passengers,
freighted for Philadelphia.
"The passage was very rough, accom-
panied by squalls aud loss of sails. On
the night Of the 10Th Of April, in lat. 43
80 north, and 40 80 west long, making
all saili in the open sea, and running ten
knots an hour, the larboard side Of the
vessel struck upon an iceberg, which stove
her in. At ten minutes past 9 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, l found the ves-
sci was rapidly making water. All hands
sci to work to disengage the boats, aud at
IL o'clock they were alongside. | de-
scended into the long boat, with eight Of
the crew and thirty three of the passen-
gers; the captain, lieutenant, a lady and
FIVE sailors, embarked in the jolly boat,
and we fastened the boats together. At
midnight the vessel sunk, carrying with
her 33persons. We remained alongside
each other until FIVE o'clock in the NOR
ming. Captain Harris then informed US
Of bis intention Of leaving us, and max
ing the best Of his way TO Newfoundland,
and advised me TO do the same.
any boat bein g full and heavy, ! could
not manage u; to pursue that route was
impossible,I therefore directed my course
south. In the afternoon we fell in with
large quantities 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 improb-
able she could hold out unless; relieved Ut
some of her weight. ! then consulted
the sailors, and W we're all OF opiuon
that it was necessary to throw overheard
those who were nearly dead, until we
had room enough to work the boat and
take to our oars. The weather becoming
worse it was almost impossible TO keep
the boat ahoat and disengage it from the
ice. At day brake we were still surroun'
ded by icebergs. On counting the pass
enpers sixteen were missing, and the rest
were in a desperate state, and almost stiff
from cold.
SAT six o'clock in the morning we per
ceiyed 10 the westward sail steering al
eastwardIy course. We exerted every
effort to approach il. The Captain being
aloft in order to steer his ship through
the ice, saw our boat, and notwthstand
ing the danger to his own ship, made sal
for US. On Thursday morning, at seveI
O'Clock, we were alongside Of hef, ant
before she had received US all on board
was struck by the ice which stove in lh
boat. We however, succeeded in savln
her. Banks aud islands OF ice were i
sight as far as the eye could reach.
then ascertained that it was the Crescen
of Portsmouth,, New Hampshire, Capt.
J. Ball, bound from New York to Havrt
We met the klndest reception on boart
and assistance in the way of food an
clothing were lavished upon u.s."
Signed by the crew saved in the boa
and two passengers.
Loss OF THE BRITISH SHIP PARAGON.
Il will be recolected that few da.
aso we published, from a Philadelphia P
per. an account of collision which hi
taken place at sea between the pack
ehipSusque hannah and another ship, nan
unknown. We have now before US Il
M;ramichi Cleaner of May 25th, fro
which we learn that this ship was Il
Paragon. a regular trador between Live
pool and Halifax, and had on board, at Il
time of.the accident, cargo Of the es
mated valuo Of 3 400, 900, the loss Of viii
Il isadded, will be greatly felt by the mt
chants OF Halifax. We copy the 4
lowing particulars from the Miramic
paper:
Statement Of the mate.
On the 9Th Of May, at 2 o'clock, A.
the weather stormy, and the ship bel
uuder three close reefed topsails, and !
~ thick at the time, saw large ship n
ming for our midships; We not having til
10 keep our vessel away, we gave all
alarm we possibly could, but it was OF
avail. the ship struck the Paragon am
ships: and cut her down as far as we col
see. We then hailed the ship; and
quested them not to lsave us; as we W
making water very fast, but we IecelV
no answer, and she bore away from US
She had bright sides, with white me
dings, and from her appearance we
posed her to be one ofthe New York
Of packets. We were then total wr'
our main aud mizen.masts being carr
away, and all the boats stove in.
We then commenced 10 tighten
ship by throwing the cargo overbos
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