American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-19


forward, and aft--and was very much down
at the head. No refuge but that of death was
now before our eyes, and cast away as we were
in lon. IA, lat. Sc, 40, in a spot which no YES
sci would be likely to traverse, unless driven
thither by stress of weather; in the Gulf
Stream, where storms and the sea rage with
accumulated power; in boat that we were
afraid to press our weight upon through dread
that all that separates us from eternity, would
stave out beneath our feet, and leaking SO bad
ly, that continual baing alone kept her ahoat;
chilled with the water that dashed over us
while on board the ship, we looked upon death
not only as certain, but as q kind OF refuge
! from worse evils. We had no sails, but with
the aid of the oars, she drifted with the cur
rent away from the ship, SO that at O'Clock
we were perhaps miles distant. So high did
the sea run that the ship was hid from view
more than half the time.
| At this time, the men wearied with their
toilsome labors for the last three days. ate some
bread, and after solemn invocation to him who
rules the storm, either to grant us reet, or to
smooth our path to that world in which we all
soon expected to appear, all but the captain
and one passenger reclined as well as they could
to sleep. The same thought of home, and
friends and family, we're passing through the
minds of these two, and hot tears came for the
first time during the whole of this awful scene
from the eyes of both, when, as fin answer to
our prayer, the captain exclaimed, "Sail Ho."
The crew started, as if strnck by an electric
stroke; and all with Joy, which knew no bounds,
saw her at the distance of 10 miles. We pass
over the anxiety of the two hours during which
we knew not whether she would see US or not,
when every minute seemed an age, till at about
l-2 o'clock we were safely on board the ship
ATLANTA, Capt. George B. Raymond, of New
York, where to our great joy we found the mate
with the five men who accompanied him. In
deed to the exertions of MIR. Benson and his
men, under Providence, we owe our deliver
ance, for in little more than four hours they
had pulled more than twenty miles iron the
ship, so as to board another which was not IN
the horizon fthe Alabamian. MIR. Benson the
night before had been unable to leave his berth
from severe fever, but in the morning excite
ment gave HIM strength to accomplish this re-
markable feat. To Capt Raymond, we never
can be sufficiently grateful, and we trust that
God, for He alone can, will reward the gem
erous conduct of this noble man, who stood
from his course, although he had a fair wind,
and mariners who know how little southerly
wind we have on the coast in the winter can
appreciate the sacrifice he thus made. He had
resolved if he had not found US, to run down to
the Albanian which Providence seemed to
have wonderfully kept above water as guide
for him, heave to, and set light at his mast
head so that we might pull to him before morn
ing. Capt Raymond, his officers, and crew,
did every thing to render the eighteen human
beings whom they had preserved comfortable,
and in l 10 hours we were landed safely in New
York, but destitute of every thing, save thapk-
fulness to God, that He in his great mercy had
seen fit to preserve US from the awful fate
which was impending over us,
ADRIAN S. HEwITr,
EDWARD COOPER,
Passengers.