Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-06-16
vERMoNT TELEGRAPH.


tails. forward to you. however, the
translation of statement made by the
mate, ard forwarded to the American con-
snl by the captain of the Crescent, per the
Vile de Lyons. 1t was published by the
Havre journal yesterday.-Post
AT Sea, on board the ship Crescent,
April %. l841.
Account ofthe loss Of the ship William
Brown, of Philadelphia, Captain George
L. Harris, which left Liverpool the 18th
OF March, having ST venteen of the ships
crew. and sixty-fve Storage passengers,
frelghted for Philadelphia.
The passage was very rough, accom-
panied by squalls and loss of sails. On
the night OF the 10Th of April. in lat. 45
so N, and 40 80 w. long. making all
sail in open sea- and running 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 quick as posi-
BILE, which We did and sounding the
pump, found two feet water 10 the hold
On going below found that the vessel
was rapidly making water. All hands
set TO work to dsengage the boats, and at
eleven o'clock they were alongside. |
descended into the long boat, with eight
OF the crew and thirty three IF the passen-
gers; the captain, lieutenant, lady, and
five sailors embarked in the jolly boat, and
we fastened the boats together At mid
might the vessel sunk, carrying with her
33 persons. We remained alongside each
other until FIVE o'clock in the morning.
Captain Harris then informed us of his
| intention, of leaving US, and making the
best of his way TO Newfoundland, aud ad-
Vised me to do the same.
" Ny boat being full and heavy, could
not manage II; to pursue that route was
impossible, therefore directed my course
South. 10 the afternoon we fell in with
IA large quantity of ice. Throughout the
night the wind blew with violence from
the North in squalls, with rain, hail and
a very heavy sea. Finding that the boa1
was literally surrounded by small and
large mass of ice. that the water was fas
gaining upon her, thought it improba
) BILE she could hold out unless relieved oil
some of her weight. | then consulted the
sailors, and we We're all of opinioEsthat
was necessary to throw overheard thos'
who were nearly dead, until we had room
: enough to work the boat and take to gu
oars. The weather becoming worse
was almost impossible 10 keep the boa
a float and disenease it from the ice. A
: daybreak we were still surrounded by ice
bergs On counting the passengers SIX
teen were missing, ana the rest were in
!, desperate state, and almost stiff from coIt
: AT six o'clock in the morning W
+; perceived TO the westward a sail steerin
4 an easterly course. We exerted ever
+, effort to approach it. The Captain bein
! aloft ia order to steer his ship through tn
J. ice, saw our boat, and, notwithsta ndin
the danger 10 his own ship, made sail fo
> US. On Thursday morning, at seve
o'clock, We were alongside OF her, and be
e struck by the ice, which stove in the boa
o We, however, succeeded in saving be
Il Banks and islands of ice were in sight a
: far as the eye could reach. then ascel
> tanned that it was the Crescent of Port;
mouth, New Hampshire, Capt. 6. T
Ball, bound from New York to Havrt
e We met the kindest@recept on boart
q and assistance in the way of food an
e clothing were Iavished upon us''
e Signed by the crew saved in the boa
{ and two passengers.
= Francis Rhodes, mate, James Northon, sailor,
u Joseph Stretton, sailor, Isaac Freeman, do,
Alex. w illiams, d. William Miller, do,
T. Lemarchal, steward, Jas. Patrick, passen ger
9 II. Murray, cook, James Black, do,
= Charles Smith, sailor.
! The above is correct account Of tt
% loss of the William Brown, which ha,
:, been able TO learn from the mate and pa
sIr sengers. (Signed) S.J.BALL.
q Captain of the Crescent.