The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-17
From the Saturday, Post.
NEARLY WRECKED.

NEARLY WRECKED.
The Steamer HIbernis, which sailed
from Boston on the LIST instant, was nearly
wrecked at Cape Race, on the Ssh. A pas
senger on board, wiring under date Of the
6lh instant, to the Commercial Advertiser,
states that on The night of 7lh instant, in
thick fog, they struck what Was at fret sup
posed to be an iceberg, but they soon
learned that it was n rock. He says:-
You cannot conceive the horror Of the
time-the dark nght-the uncertainty Of
what it was and where we were, and the
dark Overhanging rock altos elher made up
a scene which enc does not wish to see
twice in a lifetime. We had the engines
hacked put the helm hard down and ran
her backward till the rock disappeared;
and then we had the same scene over
again, for We come quite as near running
on the same place slern foremost; then the
noise and tumulI again rose high, and the
same sounds and orders were repeated. -
After an intense anxiety Of three minutes
the engines Bot her stepped from her stern
way, aud she went ahead again. Then
came the anxious question" where are
we, and what damage have we receIVed3"
The Captain soon had to confess it was
Cape Race we had run on, and be had
made mistake Of twenty FIVE miles.
"Then as to the damage; the pumps
were sounded; although the captain said at
first, "h was all right" knew frem his
anxious face that something worse than be
dared TO tell had happened. 1t was soon
generally known that we were leaking
badly, Mae inches an hour, and it required
all hands at the pumps 10 keep her free;
this too at night, ia q thick fog, was pre-
carious enough. All hands weEe set to
work, some to pump, others to fix a sail 10
drew under her to be sucked in and step
the leak it was ready al about daylight this
morning and tried on, but was Of no use;
the leak gained, and at 2 this morning the
captain concluded to make for the nearest
port; but bow TO reach it was the question,
for the fog continued and we could not see
ships length.
ave had been running all the night (af-
ter we slruck) due south, so as to getaway
from the land. We turned back at z, aS
before mentioned, and sn anxious day we
had Of it, Gao assure you. We ran due
north again, and after numerous stops and
firing cannon repeatedly, we had the salts
faction to see two boats rowing towards US
10 the fog. Glsdder men than our crew and
captain | never saw; he was frantic with
haste for he men to rev to Us and when he
gol hold of one he tore bis clothes in bis
haste to pull him 90 board. They proved
to be New F0undland fishermen, and said
they knew the course % steer for 81. Johns,
then distant, they said, so miles. We ran
on with them 90 board, the fog siill contin-
uiOg. and lbsn they seemed bewildered.
Guns. wsre 6red egaio, which we're
heard from This place, and boats put of to
Us, which piloled "a 10. We got into har-
Dor at dusk, spd just in time for while I
am writing this letter, they are busy get
ting our ship on he mud, TO PrsVsas her
from sinking"
As there proved 10 be no dock at 81.
Johns large enough for the Hibernis. Cab-
tain Ryris determined 10 box of a small
space on the inside Of he vessels eUtWsier,
and make the sane water tight. She was
to leave on the 18Th instant Coz Liverpool.