New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-23


Wilkcs The latter informed US that the Sincen'es
had attempted TO cross the bgr about-t"o iiioiSi7
previous to ON ARRIVAL bn hndins II iii'!,77'c'
1n account Of heavvsea mad ooEhe d" - -
pugets Sound where she had since iaii at ai.no
astoria. OH Columbia River Capt. " illes=ii;id
iii his servant 10 attcad upon hin
TIE Indaa pilot could only be Of assistance 70
pointing ont the bes; passage through the
inner breaker and The safest landing place on the
beach.
The <cientitic,. doctors .icl,, and the marines
were sent with ihes:lips paper, il The first de-
;acIlnenr Of bsa,s.
The distance 10 the landing va, great, and be
fore liz. boats could return, the food tide#set in
with lis nssal aitcldant-1 heavy SEA Most OF
the boats, however. got along side, and took oil j
,-coud load was ordered INTO one OF them
We pulled tlrou 81. breakers and tide W, to Baker
Bay, where in Il quiet little nook, ~e found those
| who had preceded us. many OF them a!ready IN
gagged in throwing Up rude nuts Of boughs for -h.l-
ter during the night. Some Indians OF the C!.i-
nook tribe were longing around dccked= oni il.
,awdsv liner and armed with musAei on rifle and
scalping knife. They appeared friendly, bal; q
good oo!, was required prevent ,ieir eprA-
dating upon our small properly.
the Captain. First Lieutenant RoatsHaili. Car
penter. and about twenty tandS SUI renamed Oh
hoard. The boats made a most desperate, but
VAIN effort, 10 take them OIL ne sea had gained
once the u5cendnncy. and t!ie poor old bark
lay again at the mercy of The pitics> waves. II
was in truth mclanchoy sight. She had zhorne
Us 80 long and well, Vet los, she wa, sinking fast.
loug izresiSing viii. giant strength. TO the last
The scene of the past Might seemed about 10 be re-
! 1
One OF the boats was thrown over and OYER. end
for end, by the sea. Her cre@ were bad bruised
md one of the men had his hip BONG broken,
bnt all were saved bv n second boat which hap
pened fortunately "a br at tic moment. In
another boat the bow oGrsnlall was thrown ovcr
The stern. though til. boat was not upset.
The ship was watched bysa group ot ANXIOUS
eyes from "a lot1y cleared spot Direct. OYER Cape
Experimentation ~ one the nas,S were
seen to fall-Nonc knee who of the ga}ian. spirits
remaining exposed to the increasing dangers.
might lluyc been swept away with ticn.Z'lic
hours dragged weary on until the ebb tide again
permitted the boats 10 put forth. They reached
the wreck though the ran icaruly high There
were several feet OF water on the berth deck. bnt
protected BY the nEd Providence in whom he had
put > trust. tiIc rcsolntc Captain stepped safely
INTO one ot the boa,s-the last maA 10 quit he
slip.
lis arrival on Tie beach, wa- ililcd b.. three
hearty cheers, AID many iicart-fct ngvntula,ion-.
~cll deserved i"r The noble example ne had sci OF
calmnesS and determination in the trying hours OF
peril.
The night passed r-y.-Thonsh many a
poor fellow boosted neither pea.Iaclet nor blanket
to protect Lis BODY against the heavy dew. vet.
notaliic had been lost, mortal injury received.
No one corl be sad.
The hcXt morttin. nothing Of the Peacock
above water except the end OF ier bow-sprit and
a long splinter from lhc stump Of hcr mizcn mast.
It remains only further say, thar the 'cacorls, {
crew ana officers. in the course Of lwn DAYS alter
the slrinveci. were conveyed in boats 10 Astoria.
(now Gated Fort GEORGE one of tho Hudson Bay
GomPanvs stations. situated on The sourh,idc Of
the river, some twelve miles from lis mouth that
Al This place, hcy met with the most hos ilabIc
treatment from thai wnl,n-lcared Scottish! gentle
man, Mr.. Birnie who -uperintcndS the establish
ment-:ilal they erected village OF bongiis am.
leaves around his honsc, ard awaited nearly three
express had been s"ll the second iay after the
disaster.
THO Vnees,l.as aud I'.rImise At l..nc,h arrived,
the latter sailing up the river and lakn2=oli, The
wearied crew--pnrr ol whom were shipped on
board The Ninccnnca, and proceeded with he. 10
California, whence IN the }lst of October Ihey
were expected TO sail homcword