The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-18

bottom would cave out AT this time inc sea ssa
stilI breaking with fearful violence, altbousa u'
wind had little subsidized At length morning 80,
cd and to our gest Joy bag was d''os'oeu
OF miles TO the windward. We maoe e'e'' ''e
nal OF distress, but he paid attention 70 ''n N.
Not a murmur was heard from the Gre" '"o
only exclamation came from the captain "po' - ~
saw our only chance of deliyersnee running 49,
from us said, God grant that he may he'ei 49,
that aid which he now refuses TO anofo' ~ =,
O'Clock on the 18th instant, the crew PioPl.u, 49,
launch the boats, while the passengers ~oiseo "0
pumps She was now fast settling ny INC he"'
Captain Hitchcock m the noblest manner gave VIC
mate MIR. Benson, the choice oil boats, hi.houeu =.
knew that in one there Is almost certain me- anu "
The other almost certain death. lhueeo, ~ WIN
impossible do justice to the cooiness' inu.P'
and generosity Of Captain Hitchcock, curing .ne
whole OF this trying occasion. benson ono'o
serf boat aud to that we owed our Preset'a.o A.
The passengers resolved 10 accompany the oap'An
ia The long boat and such was It's rottenhoss 'na'
did not dare 10 save one parucie oi oo'n''s, ~,
what was on our backs. Al o'clock the 'onR ooa',
or rather pig pen, launched, and as inc sea We
still running earully high, tho greatest care WINS
served to prevent her from being dashed TO pieces
afraid TO jump IN, for fear OF stavhe '"s ~
tom but as Providence would have IL, u "a'e
brought her alongside. all got III III saio'y anu
got clear OF the ship -
God alone knows what our feelings were when we
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sea- in perhaps the fraes boat that ever noaeu WIN
twelve men IN on the Atlantic. Alter seeing .ne
mate safely clear, lay for more than an houi WIZ.
in $50 yards Of the ship expecting every hs'an. "
see her sink for when we left her she iiad leu 'oe'
of water forward, and feet alt, and was 'oiy
much down by the head. No refuge but that oil deal
was now before eyes, and cast away as we "e,e
in lon "A lat SO 40, IN a spot which no Vessel "ouiu
be likely traverse, unless driven thther ny Stress
of weather; IN the Gulf Stream, where storms anu
the rage with accumulated power IN ooal Una.
we we're afraid TO press our weight upon, through
DIRE ad that all that arates us from eternity would
slaye out beneath feet and leaking so badly that
contIral bang alone kept her afioat chilled WIN
the water that dashed over while on board Oh the
ship looked upon death not only as certain, out
kind Of refuge from worse evils. we had no
sails with the aid of the she drllted with lhe
current away from the ship, SO that al three O'CLOCK
We perhaps five miles distant 80 high DID the
sea that the ship was hid from view more ihan
half the time.
At this time, the men wealied with their tosome
abors for the last three days. ate some bread ana al
ter solemn invocation to Hin who rules the storm,
either TO grant relief TO smooth our path TO ina.
word in which we all soon expected to appear, all
but the captain and passenger recned as well as
they could to sleep. The thoughts OF home,
and friends and family passing through the
minds of these two, and hot tears came for the FIRST
lime during the whole of this awful scene, from The
eyes of both, wheD as if in answer 10 our prayer,
the captain exclaimed, "Sal, no." The crew starr
ed as If struck by an electric stroke and all, with
Joy which knew bounds her at the distance oil
ten miles. We pass over the awful anxiety oil the
| two hours, during which we knew not whether she
would see US or not, when every minute seemed an
age, till at about half past o'clock were safely on
board the ship ATLANTA, Captain George Is. Ray
mond, OF New York. where 10 our great JOY we found
| the mate with the five men who accompanied him
Indeed, TO the exertons of Mr.. Benson and his men,
under Providence, owe delveraDce, for IN lit
lie more than four hours they had pulled more than
twenty miles from the ship, as to board another
which was not in the hollson of the Aabaman.
| Mr. Benson, the night before had been unable to
leave the berth from fever, but IN the morn
ing, excitement gave him strength to accomplish this
remarkable feat. To Capt raymond, never can
be sufficiently grateful, and trust that God for he
alone can, will reward the generous conduct of this
! n bic man, who stood from bis course, although he
| had fair wind, and mariners who know how little
southerly wind we have on the coast in winter can
! appreciate the sacrifice he thus made He had re-
o,ed # he had not found proceed TO the Ala
| bamlan, which Providence seemed to have wonder
fully kept above water f.. guide for him, heaye 10,
and sci light al his mast head so that might pull
to him before morning Capt. Raymond his officers
and crew did every tnng to render the eighteen hu-
man beings whom they had preserved comfortable,
and in ! 10 hours we were landed safely in New York
but destitute in every thing save thank fulness 10 God
that h. ia hi great ra.-sy had ia preserve
| from the awful tate which was impending over
ABRAM s. HEWITT,
EDWARD COOPER,
| Passengers.
| The A. was insured at the General Mutual and
! Atlantic Co for ST. 900.