Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-09-26
WRECK OF THE BRIG HELEN MCLEOD.

The schooner j. p. Holt, Captain Holt, at New York,
from ST. Mays. Georgia, makes the following report from
which will be that the brig Helen Mcleod which lief
Baltimore the I'd instant for New Orleans dsnasted
in the late equnoca gale, and when last in such
condition leave doubt that she soon after sunk with
all on board
1.-THE following list of the officers, crew. and passen-
gers of the Helen Mcleod
Thomas Marston, master Samuel Edwards, chief
w m. H. Richardson, second mate.
Seamea-Wm Boroughs, John Valentine, John Char
dem John Wilkinson, William Moore, Francis Monmonier,
William Golfers (cook
Cabin PasSengers-Mrs. Amos and two daughters
In the sfeerageA lady and three genlemerl-names not
known Vim. Sewall (coored)
Her cargo consisted of 1918 bags Of coffee 2lO kegs Of
nails rs tons Of pig ron 81 bales Of domescs bundles
Of leather, and about 200 packages Of articles
Capt Holt says on the llth at A. NJ, wind hauled to
southwest, and moderate, grew smooth at
A. M passed several parts OF wreck, large piece
and several parts of calm at 10 A. NJ thick and rainy
went alof wreck 10 eeward dsmased, kept off for
brig lying by her made hem another wreck with
both gone about 20 feet of the foremost standing
persons board appeared TO be vessel of about
100 tons high deck swept OF every thing both boats
davils gone. The fist a ship with every
thing gone but her focmast running before the wind unde
oresa AS fore and aft schooner running for the
wreck of the ship for the brig, which proved to BIZ
the brig Helen Mcleod, of and for Baltimore had her
sign set in the foreopmast rigging the union down,
blown to pieces at hapas spoke her, the captain
ported or feet in the hold, and in sinking cond
ton. She had boats, deck swept OF every thing bull
warks gonethey had away her stanchons and had
raft Of spare spars ready to launch overheard her sails being
in rbands from the yards and bbooms She lay perfectly
unmanageabe stood past her perhaps mile put the yes
sci under working SAIL tackled ship and went to windwarj
her. with the intention of boarding her. but did think
prudent to attempt then, the irregular and rough
although my volunteered to attempt il, when
should think proper Kept off, and spoke the fore and a
hafnra he the
Wright bound to ST. Domingo, (since put back to New
York She under bare polesappeared to be repairing
his sails requested the captain to keep my company and
lay by the Helen Mcleod until he could board her, as he
had better boat than had for the purpose he reported
himself wreck said he had hove his deck load overheard
the day before in hurricane, but said he would lay by
then under the briggs lee and hove to-day by her unit
halfpast o'clock, when it to blow complete hurr
from the southwark about the same the brig
foremost go by the deck taking the mainopmas with 1.-THE
sea making fair breach her. should Judge mysel
then about half mile to leewad Of her. The last time
spoke her, which after spoke the Sas H. Wright
running together, saw myself and passengers
cuded several passengers board lady standing
in the door of the house-my people certify that they
three ladies once-I should say is males board lay
to until p NJ, when had ranged ahead OF her mile
and half; tried to ship to keep under his lee got be
fore the wind when, if possible blew harder than
and had heavy deck load on board, did not think
prudent to head to again scud before the wind for hour
in the heaviest gale have experienced at
1t my opinion, if the captain of the Helen Mcleod stat
ed facts and have think he did not that
could not have stayed above many hours, BILE,
then-they appeared to have abandoned the pumps;
when came alongside of them the first tme all appeared
be employed in making the raft, which they abandoned
appeared be Of getting taken off when spoke them
They had tackle the main stay, which appeared
they had been heaving cargo-whch think must hav
been Coffee by the scent to leeward of her. She appeared
very deep the the last time spoke her. and la
bored tremendously.
At IL p M. wind abaed, but tremendous set fore
opsa close reefed had barely set it, when the gale burs
again in all its fury, which blew it clear from the yard
time shipped number of seas which dead light
and windows in the house, and flooded the cabin with
and blew the flying b partially from the gaskes the boom
Thus the 18th and 18th commenced with heavy gales
In the of the forenoon three wndwart
apparently in Distress loss Of spars and Sails making for Il
Capes of Virginia in the Of the afternoon
/ raj nieces of wreck