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


nc Great Western Steam Safp Csmpang.
Omar BRrrAiN SrEAM-sntr Oct 49,
Gentlemen: Captain ClaNtous letter will
have put you IN possession of the leading facts
feItting Ia the stnnding of this ship, but I
lrci called on TO give YOU an account OF III.
"a disaster more in d,tail, both Tor your sat-
islsc'ion aud thit oi tha pro prietors, as well
a. al my owI Qualification. Ii is possible
lyou have expected this bslors, but rom th.
III ut. 20 the middle ol last week ms whole
J ume ali energies were devoted, i'm tue FIRST
instance toE get ihs ship of, and then in IT., ing
To s,opa heavy leak near the sier1, both II
gnrve To say, Intellectual During that time
my occupation was as much ia the water as
out OF n; the few spare hours | hal | ionnd
absolutely necessary Tor rest, and Captain
ClaNton will tell you how much required il
} when he was here. was therefore, totally
mhUed To give you this statement until
now.
On. pilo, lef, a little inside the B.ll Buoy
} about one % clock, aud il was about ten min
lu'es past one when weIe LARRY under
weigh abreast u; oil plain sail was set with
hhc breeze from the Sc, at times SSE.
II determined 20 go by the North Channel la
l. consequence, a. the wind was certain to b.
s1uih-wesierly Ia the South ChanHel after
H. passing Holyhead; and have frequently la
hel the North Channel before, aud think IL
4
would take it IN preference, were all things
IN equal. My reasons are, In thick weather and
have gone out oi the North Channel in a
log you met one vessel in that channel TO
An twenty lu the so1lh; indeed, with th. first OF
ms a south wcslcr one To fifty. You cheat the
4 llles, aud have les against aud more Tor YOU.
You get clear OF the LAID IA much less time
:; You shorten the distance 10 Nav York lit
n Tie aud you Get great advantage toy being
l0s al IL
h. to Use souihwaul Indeed almost invariably
IA nni s'ant oi wind sometimes, a. the wind
mug, more 60 ih. Hpfihwcm than IL docs Gar
IA th south; on ths whole, IL Is my opiuiBr
"a ih1t day i, sIted iH the passage h; goins
a, through ihc Nuuh Chanucl wien the season
a, lpf 'ha meeting dcid iur IL over, snd the ire
Il, bcrEs driit to Jis southwark.
The log WIS hove regularly, and gave !
IN; sEccd ui IOl % bao.s per hour: ani as
1r ctt'ah'd ipm thc litst officer. Nj, lie lgrs
"A. by duc,t tirq icy tat the line and glass wrr.
Il. correct Eleven Knots. with the ship deep
III Is as 'ch a, could b. ftly expected 4
ABOUT bail past 1--WE cdughl glinp~c uf ih.
n, ltI- oi Man, bat what part of the island *
Al. ur'ly GO how las 81, / could NOT Jyci,.,ll,
-, sH' as o. was then getting dark AMI ih. Wca
"a, tIrr bc"mmg thick. Immediately after. o
about SIX O'clock, IL came on 10 rsin an,
blow hlricr anj the weather veU thi.k an,
%
ITO as could b. experienced. | have no doub
a thi- would b. yuuobuated b. auy one AT sea
,rs on ii'ai night. CHE S.a Nymph would no
.I start tom Warren Point, a mlsl unu.iIa
d, tmug) AbJyt sever O'Clock remarked 4,
ia Cue fret and second officers fb1ti ol whom
d were with mc ou tht lorecaslle. looking uu.
r. wi,' Dad been. and continued There anI a
d. lHe compass, Nlih lhs exception ul lr1ta Gy,
nr io ien minutes, iflm hHi past Eve d, 40.
HHIr aN 81 d. I .
b. upwiih ihl Gail, su thst mizht,iial, allow
bis tc 100 Knots pr boar sin e leaving the 10 h
Buoy.
h. Spon after his. told hs Grs, Off .r @,
.r. shorten sal DO eight O'CLOCK. take iu is8r,i
ifui slts two reels in the ilf.t1,.tU oi,. !.
.. il' miiu. sat haul ihf iuIe-ai ua. s. si,.,oid
.n- alter ihc cours' 90 y bv (Which is hitbel
u, Than thc North CilanncI colr.e siiI 81, 80,
eu '' niBht' Ireiins sur lhat th. slip was pas.
m. w 'ia"'' lhe coufse yNas altered at eight
ani sih Shortened accordingly. AZ ah,.,f
b. quarter ptsi eight ! wa standing =, flr
.lf "he,i watching the siecmge while rarf.s
Sc "',1 iha ohi.eJ looking 0ul un .he fYr-rf.rI,
porter h-i, on the port or larb1ad b,g
etiif Immediately. lit must d. a vessel.
lNH'. lhe ight was lost sisht OF in fts
r.. ihi's weather Cos short sine. apt ar,ta
b.. showed ilse.i as revolving light mur.i.
% ai'.} aepi Doe shipou hef lorner course NV
d, Df '.eAciuiniug. How b. it possible She b..
~ nni ru brf distance what can Isya l.lt ~,
u. mth .ssiug tle light lof one of tbs CID -,
\. Aan lieh,s, end sdpposing the other. h.d
d'h b) ihe thl.k weather. which b often tbs
.f@ ss many ramen well known. has.
.a DC" cruising On .hHt s.aG % nam, 1f wa,
ta s'm' years ancr anj frequently have Yen
I, b1i one HEht thsn c0ninasd by tbe ,9o
~, i'-' watching the bearing Of tie igbt and
d. "llnR WIN q glass o. make out the second
"a .it''' D1i sIis, oI H.lt night wds u,-lr.,
p ','m NC continued uiu could MOI hrIp
ihiukinZ wc must b. past iIe islspi n ~
issue u.ue .atft was revolving Ii.f.t.,..',