The New York herald., 1846-03-05


her owners. we have to say that we were misle
and we publish the following, which is of itself
ample correction Of the mistake as the owners
the public can desire =
To THE EDITOR
Our attention having been called to leading artic
in the Nsw York Herald of Monday morning last relied
ing upon the agents or owners Of sh in John Mnturn
trbutng the loss Of that ship to the refusal OF CAPITA
stark to take New York pilot in the early part Of So
urday lsth February and assigning as reason for
REFUSAL that directions had been given Capt. Stark
his agents. not to take New York pi lot, feel to
our duty to disabuse the public o the impressions whc
such msstatements calculated to produce.
We therefore declare, in the most explicit manne
that we have never directed the masters OF vessels
our employ to exercise choice in regard to taking
pilot preferrng to leave them to act freely and ndepe
IDENTIFY in all such matters
New Yosx, March 4, ls46.
This is no more than simple justice to them.
was one of the owners Of the Orleans who ga,
such orders to his captains. This order in writin
has been shown to respectable men. But we
constrained to repeat the fact that the John Mntu
was chased by the pilot boat Blossom from nine
M. until five P M, and we refer to the affidavit
of Mitchell, the seaman, who, ON board OF th
Minturn, saw the Blossom at two p. M; and :
that Of Thomas Orr, Of the Blossom, which "
annex =
srATEMENT STEPHEN MITCHELL ONE
SAVED FRoM THE sHIP JOHN MIsTukN.
Saturday l4th, at P. NJ, received pilot from Il
pilot boat Blossom was at the time steering N N. WI
slsaas sSaa9 about thirty miles from IN n the Highlands wiz
hauled on a wind At p. NJ. took in topgsllant aiv
and single reeed the topsails the pilot at the same tim
captain would not do, saying. he did not think Il
sails needed double ree6ng. Between eight and air
AsP.M the pilot again ordered the topsails to b
double reefed and The mainsail to be hauled reef
and fured The foresai hauled up, but the runnin
geer being rotten the sell blow to pisces at tim
slowed the jb and spanker. About midnight the pile
having ordered the topsas to be close reefed the first
thing started about the topsails they would blow
pieces, they being 80 old and worn out. At about
p M Of the 18TH the main and mizzen topsas BILE !,
away, the foretopsa going few minutes after Afte
the topsails blew away the ship fell Of before the
when the pilot ordered the fore and aft sails to be rce
that he used his best cndeavors to keep the snip o|
the shore and il the ship had had good topsails, h|
would have done So After the tOpsas blew away thI
hauled to it, canted cockbill; had to lash TIL
arboard yordarm to the rail- which rendered the fcre|
sail useless. About AM the fore and aft sails be,|
away, which rendered the ship geable, drin|
bodily towards the land The pilot then asked theT
enced part Of the about what best to be done
and run her the beach. Tho mainsail was the|
hauled up, the yards squared and In less than ten mil
uteB the 6truCK. Inc second umo inc snip
broke her back, when the pilot ordered the masts to
cut away to keep the ship together as long he could
The small boat was then hove out but was stove aone
SIDE The longboat tried with better success AMI
with her tried to line ashore, but the line noI
being long enough. we were obliged to cut it, and six
saved in that boat One Of the Jerseymen an(
myself then offered services to the wreck MASTER
try to pull of to the ship in the lonsboat provided hi
could Est enough to man her, which he could mot L
man. that understood his business, nearly, If nd
all that were en- board Of the ship would have beeI
saved then told him, that he would gettwo more mel
for crew, would 80 off in one Of the surf boats tn
lay on the beach, but could get answer from him
Many Of the inhabitants of the place say that had 81
known his business, he could have had regular sud
boat and down to the beach within four hours
the ship struck: it was not till low water that he se
for boat, and then it was too late.
At2P. NJ. of l4th relieved the Wheel and then saw
the pilot boat chasing u.s. STEPHEN MITCHELL
Sworn to on the 25h February, before J. N. CLARK.
STATEMENT CREW OF THE BLOSSOM.
To all whom il doth or may concern be It known, thai
on the day and date hereof personally appeared bsior
and County and State of New York. dwelling in saiI
City came Thomas Orr boat keeper and Henry Vau|
fleet and John Mckee. hands on board the pilot bog
saythat Saturday the l4th February nst they, th
deponsnts, were at in the pilot boat Blossom, an
chase after ship After chase Of eight hours and I'd
wards the ship hove TO-, and between and r N
of New York, and put board Thomas Freeborn a
pilot, to the best Of their knowledge and belief
'S'sH'd' HESaxS HESsx s. VA ovHaHNFLEEr.
Sworn to this 25th February, 1876. before me-,
JOSIAH N. CLARK, Public Notary.
Falsehood No. 2-"When the storm became vld
lent, the pilot of the Minturn ordered the ship 4
be put under double reefed SAILS" "The sails
the Orleans were not blown away and from all WI
can learn, if there had been no New York pild
on board the Minturn, she would not have beeI
lost" See the affidavit Of Mitchell, stating that th
pilot Freedom wanted to close reef the sails, bd
was prevented. See the New York Shipwreck Sd
ciety's Report as TO this fact, and remember that
New York pilot did bring the ship Orleans satel
into port.
Falsehood No. 3-"Mr. Freedom. the pilot of tn
Minturn, was the same man who put the Major
ashore" Answer-Mr F. was not the pilot Of tn
Malory-and, we defy contradiction, In stating ths
during an active life, Mr. Freedom never strande
any other ship than the Minturn.
Falsehood No. 4-Mr. F. is the man "fron
whom the captain Of the steamer Princeton tool
away the helm, and hoisted his jack for, anothe
pilot" Answer-Mr. F. was, under Captain Stock
ton, the pilot, for nine months, and he never wa
displaced, but, the contrary, was always fsvol
ite with the captain for his skill and fearlessness
These falsehoods were, we understand, Original
ly offered to the Evening Post for publication, br
the slanders were discovered, and they were cal
ried to another market. Poor David In his hast
to crush the New York pilots, he is madly willin
to disturb the peaceful ashes Of brave and honei
man
We have not room for more to-day, and we clos
by commencing this subject to Congress, for promI
and decisive action.
STEAMSHIP CAMBRIA.-We observe dispostlo
in several papers to censure the course pursued
Captain Judkins. ofthe steamship Cambria, for sai
ing without the mails. This is very unjust toward
Captain Judkins, for he could not detain his vess'
single hour without incurring the censure Of tn
Board of Admiralty.
We have enquired into the matter, in consequenc
Of the detention Of some Of our own papers, an
find that the commanders Of the Cunard line {