Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-10
From hc y !. Commercial Adysyi;ser 7
-PPOSED WRECK OF TIIE pREs.Inl.N.r

SUPPOSED WRECK or THE PRESIDENT
AHe eagernesS with which any new fact or ~.
NOR seeming 10 throw light upon The mystery That
involves The fate oiihe steamship Presidents caught
UP ny ihe pubiic,appears 10 have undergone no dim
Inulion by the lapse Of time. We had evidence
I'd this yesterday, in tho numerous injuries tb,,
were made in our publication Office for additional
particulars concerning the wreck. supposed 90 be
mat OF The President which was reported al Phia.
delphia on "Wednesday.
The L. 5. Gazette Of yesterday saws that Captain
Sawyer bore down for and run close 10 n an,
clearly ascerlaiued the wreck 10 be that ofa stenm
boal, md 10 all Appearances one that had been on
lire The shaft was distinctly visible and rs .l,o
rolled the gaurdsuppOris and wheel house ttfnhrI
were plainly seen. as were also the upright sian.
cheons amidships. which support the pist,n and L.
Yer. The captain. male, md crew all concur iu
positively stating that the wreck seen was That OF
steamboat"
The Gazette says farther.
The question then arises. what boat could II ora.
bloly be- We DO not AZ present feco.lect any Div.
ING on our coast out Of time. There is a line Of
steamers between Wilmington. ~ { 5 and Charles.
Ton which carries the geat southern mail Their,
are Three Of these hJais. Another the North Caro-.
iiha' VIII be rccOllcCiCd. was run INTO al npht
last iull and sunk. not far from where this ,vrert
was fallen ia with and is possible that bv mari C
her machinery being detached. she has az tins late
day RISEN again. The mate who appears 10 be- an
intelligent man. Is rather of tho opinion tblt sc has
drilled out Of some Of tho southern rivers and 40 ,
lhe Gull 10 where she was found.
Our own opinion yesterday was rather 10 the le
hcl i1aiihe wreck seen BY Captain SAWYER was u,
same repeatedly The Jesse Richie o. Falmouth b.,
Whi,h ,ase % could not bee the wreck ofiha Pros,
nehI but iho postiyencss with which C,pf,i,|
sawyer ono his crow describe the 4rps4yaYaa. I'D
machinery seems 60 leave uo room Er question az.
This point '''.''" W
The New Orleans pepper. of ,hs ~ ,r, ,,,,.,.f
ihis morning. bring another rg,or, off g,rp,E .I,
was probably The one seen by Captain Sc.
The report is as iollOws-
The Ship North Bend Croker mas.-f. arrived -,
ih.s l'u yesterday from s,on, passed wreck ar
'he 81 insf which. inihe opinion 0i ihc captain anI
some Intelligent passengcrsoD board. may have paru
'Iuon q ihc wreck ofthe in fatod steam sbn Pre-.
.l1,h TIC following was entered in ihe Jog b10k
~ .no imc.-- 80 hlIi pact ! , y NJ 81 JuuoJ pas,
~ '"' 'iliN.ile OF 90 large vessel, her dCrk beam
"uiHc1 OF 900 i1o DcHlfc aud rau,cd up s1 as 90 pre-
cent Two iron d1ecuu kuc5H. which evidently made
ii'i INC lower dcrk Of some larger vessel Uer
wafer ways were painted rej and rls ra.-f .,rfaf
ne iron knccs showed her 90 have been r,ro.
'ecN vessel Ter wafer ways wcr, apparently new
end no' long boo fhc w4tcr
The latitude was JOl n ne lonrtats Is y
70 m'y 5c observed. however ihlt zoe place and De-
.'nplpu ogrCo very well with those reported fy Che
Jesse Ntche
Ihe iaVi remaining item wc have 10 offer be- t.e
ioiiyuin from thc Boston r1pcrs yesterday
q icnff from rasunc. dated 2G.h u.i.m0 States
llai piece oi wood vu-k bod been picked ur in
nc outer day supposed .bIt 0r what reason docs /
hoi HfFe1f 90 have come from The lost steamer Pre-
re Itftf-. r...r. ura g..rr rJ~ Cs..i
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