Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-23

1 Sionally before my eyes 10 tell me we were
not past a., aud 4 dill aS believe most sailors
ma my situa ton would have done mot know
ing there was any other revolving light IN the
direction we had been running iroia the Bell
Buoy. as my chart, new. and dated 1915. docs
not show any light on 81. Johns Point.)
stool on until | got the night bearing for
rounding the Hen X Chicken rocks. lying oil
the Call oi Man. | then hRu.ed he ship up
10 north grddu-lly. aud To y 4 4 ultimately,
WHEN was surprised 10 find. on inquirng
| The time, that ~ was quarter past nihe. !
ran down for momrnl to look at my chart,
aud back again to the helm. when heanl q
\ t1ud hail from the iofeCastle. anj at the IA ne
moment | saw what appeared aud proved |
shual water alongside. Instantly sung out,
hard port-slup her; this was done. | or
derci back turn. braccd The ,aris by aud |
shifted the helm. all without effect. The sea |
b gan To- break over rs aud The engineer toll |
me he could not move The engines. this made |
our case lor the time hopeless. as Il was near
high water on the spriug tide. then order |
ed an anchor To bc got clear, the skylights, !
hdtchways. cumpisiVns Sc. TO be secured:
the boats To- be Looked TO, 10 b. re ais An case
OF need. | went below TO assure the passen-
gera that believed there was no danger ol
loss OF lite, provided they did a. wished
them namely. 10 remain quiet until daylight
should show u where we were. and what
was best 10 be done. | also consulted my
chart bat could not make out TO my own sat.
isiacIion clearly where we were. but belicy-
81 wc were not iar from ArlgsSs, near Qua
Island. and that the light in sight was that
ol the South Rock; aud at day break. when the
coast guald people aud Others came oil,
would not believe that we were IN Dundrum
Bay, AMI that there was a light on ST. Johns
Point, Tor some time. The ship was forging
ahead with the s,a, ani was afraid tn lei
an anchor -, lest It might 90 through her
bottom, aud do more harm than goo ID.
slir', TIE lurther The slip went, the greater
SH'h'e 'hefe was ol saving eyerybody To-
warts ybreak II moderated. and imncdi-
attiN lowered one oi our lille boats and com
menced landing the passengers, the ladies first.
Inc ude eboed uut 10 The ship, and the PAS
iSger, got on sh0 { IN variety ol ways--by
ropes, 10y carts, on mems shoulders. &C.; and
lhen ih,ir mgcegc, only one Of TWO packages
oi which have, | believe. been lost There
was a great rush among the pootcr people Tor
JOBS, Tor which they took cool care To h. well
PAID, bat no it-trraimrnt To any of tae pas
senscss has come TO my knowledge.
need not go into the failure ot all our at /.
teinp,s io get the ship alloai: this YOU know
from Capt Claxlon, and ny letters must
remark that II - clear there must have been
westerly sci, watch placed the ship more
than mile aul half on hour head ni whit
the log gave: this Is clear from the distance
ran from Liverpool lCoburg Dock Gate, to
where we are: about l2G miles Ia - hours,
gives l2s knots per hour; the log gave ~ lher
4 less than knots, aud this also prevented
our seeing the Cali of Man Lights, as we
( passed more To- the SW than Nc ought to have
done by the coutse stecrcd. which find 10 a..
/ the same (NW 10y n az stecrcd by the reau.
lar trading steamers between Liverpool ami
the ports near this. must also observe that
cannot attach any blame 10 ibe eompasscs
of steerage. ! tried the compasses a day or
two after we got here and found them correct
To OF a point: in fact. take the whole
blame, II there b. any, To myself, for il Was
alone Who had anything tn do with the navi.
ga'ion oi tins ship OF any other have ever
commanded
overwhelmed by the occurrence, mortified
at the Issue oil our great edo 1, IL il still not
without confidence that leave any case i'm
your hands, first claiming permission TO look
back pn the occurrences oi the past ! ) years.
anu more particularly To the iime have been
connected with your company.
La The year 1881, first commanded a shin.
ono oi the Falmouth Post-oilire packets and
IN 1882 command II another Falmouth pack
c.; IN both these kept my own reckoning.
slthough had officers there Tor that expires,
purpose. From 1882 To 1887 / commanded
, merchant sizing vessels IN the foreign lrade.
and steamer ~ the cuaSting trade; those YES
sells mavigated myself OF course In 1887
, took command OF your ship the Great West
( ern, anl that gooi ship navi gated, entirely
, myself, 81 times to and from New ork. for
winch ! obtained your high opinion AID the
oter OF the commend ol tho Great Brian
as well as a complimentary letter. aud yal
: liable present from the Underwriters at Lloyd's
; Tor nautical skill ond scauanship." Dnrinc
INIT Tune the numerous presents aud icslimio
| nidls from passengers atn sure, wen, Given
i"r The care with which na,igaied ,our shin
d puneipally; aud the whole credit FORMERLY. az
2 discre,iit now Is all my own; bat TED a firm
d con'iCiion that you, gentlemen, will arqui
mr Of blame ia this Important matter. aud. i
80, trust You will publicly declare your.
\ hope, unanimous opinion TO that eject. Tia
VIII materially lessen the severe blow hav
+. received, more severe, in every way. to IN
= ihan toauy other person. ! remain, Gentlc
. mn, your obcdcnl servant.
al JAMES HOSKEN.