The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-22

LVerPooi, tue larger NUMBER proceeded to the
latter place, where the scene on the Thursday
morning presented one which that little Irish to wn
never before witnessed. Four four horse coaches
and some dozen jauntng cars proceeded at the
same time on to Belfast, to take passage by the
steamer Windsor, which sailed on that day for
/ Liverpool.
Amongst the passengers were the distin.u ished
Danseuses Viennoise, 4S in number; they are all
German but two one OF these is French and the
other English. From their extreme youth, the
eldest being not more than twelve years old, and
the youngest about six, the greatest sympathy and
/ care was evinced for these little travellers
They appeared quite unconscious Of their situa-
ton; some Of them were sleeping beside their
luggage on the shore; the more vigorous were set
ting out repast in the coast guard watch house,
and others innocently amusing themselves with
picking up the shells on the beach. There were
four adult females accompanying them, one of
whom stated they had an engagement on their
rival in New York of ], 500 dollars week. Dur
ing the day, the steamer Prince of Wales went
round from Belfast to render the Great Britain
sisance; that was tried at high water, and found
to be mpossible; she therefore returned to Belfast,
taking these forty little fairies and their guardian
to that city, on their way back to Liverpool
| On the same day q considerable number of the
passengers held Q meeting in the coast-guard sta
tion-house, the Rev. Dr. Cox, of New York, pre-
| siding, to take into consideration the best means
OF making application to the shipowners for re.
endorsement of their passage money, and also the
| other expenses attending their unhappy situation.
committee of TOUR of their number were depu-
the subject, and TO make report at a subsequent
meeting The committee having done so, were
| informed by Captain Hosken that he did not feel
himself warranted in coming TO any arrangement
| at tina. mo ment. The passengers were, however,
OF opinion that we re they to quit the ship without
such an application being made, it might tend to
their disadvantage on their claiming the return of
their passage money on their arrival at Liverpool.
Subsequent meetings were held at Liverpool, land
the owners of the ship have, in the most hand
! some manner, returned the passag e-money, and
passengers were placed in their present unfortu-
| nate situation
| Iadeed, both the Great Western Steamship
Company, and their much respected agents,
Messrs. Gibbs, Bright & Co., have acted in the
most handsome aud Praiseworthy manner to-
wards the passengers. With Messrs. Gibbs,
Bri2ht& Co. 1t has been constant study how they
could render suitable assistance to them, and thus
alleviate the bitter feelings which must have taken
possession of their breasts at being so much dis
! appointed and knocked about by an occurrence
as unfortunate as it was unexpected. A proposal
was made to the agents of the Halifax and Boston
| Mail Packets to send out the Acadia; but on re-
ferring to their contract with the Admiralty, they
felt Obliged to refuse upwards of sixty of the pas
| sengers who engaged to take their berths. The
particulars Of the meeting will be found in another
column. We are truly sorry that so many of our
| American friends have been obliged to encounter
| such serious mishap, and that they were forced
to separate from one another In moment oftrlal.
Some Of them, those whose destination was for
Havannah, we believe, proceeded in the Teviot,
which sailed from Southampton on the I'd inst.
tor the West Indies others have gone out by the
| New York, which lett Liverpool on the same day.
There is a remarkable circumstance connected
with this most unfortunate affair that must under
20 further investigation-which is that the chart
of the Irish coast furnished to the Great Britain
| lays down the ST. Johns Point without light,
whilst almost all others now in use has the light
| marked down an ''ntermitting light on st Johns
Points" and to the defect in the chart furnished
| to Captain Hosken, and published in 1886, may
| DE at ributed this catastrophe. When the light on
st. Johns Point first observed, it thought
| to be the light Of ship; but as the Great Britain
| proceeded, it was found to be an intermtting
| light. st. Johns Point was referred to in the
| ships chart, and no light being there marked, it
was possibly then mistaken for one of the Isle OF
| Man lights. The following letter from Captain
Ciaxton one Of the Directors of the Com panY,
will give cur readers full idea OF the cause OF
| this unfortunate Disaster
GREAT BRITAIN, Dundrum Sands,
September %,
DEAR SlR:-On my arrival on board this morn
my, after looking at the position OF the ship, and
Captain Hosken's dispositions for getting her
afoat at the proper time, / sought, and, as ex-
| pected, received from him candid and clear de-
lall OF the circumstances which preceded the un-
| fortunate occurrence. For the information of my
colleagues and the rest OF the shareholders of the
| company, lhasten to convey to you the result OF
that inquiry, which have no hesitation in saying
| has SATISFIED me that the confidence which we
have for so many years placed in that most excel
lent man, ought not in the slightest degree to be
shaken by an event so deeply affecting his cha
| racter as an officer and seaman.
The first officer has charge OF the ships log, and
from him obtained the following extract
"At l2h. Som. IN. discharged pilot. At H.,
abreast of the Bell Buoy, speed ii knots, wind
southerly, set maintopsal and topgallantsai and
oresall Qoretopsal had been previously sep;
course NV. by N. At Al, fresh breeze and
| thick hazy weather. 5h. BON. saw the land on
starboard bow, indistinctIy through the rain. III.
| Bonn in mizen spencer Sh., fresh breezes and
haul up N: by E., in topgallant sails. sh. l5m.,
observed Calf of Man Light bearing N.N.W.
| half W., altered course to NJ by W., 6h. 3Om., in
| first and second reef OF foretopsail and SINGLE
| reefed the maintopsail. At Oh. squared the yards
Oh. 30m. in foresail, while taking it in, saw land
on starboard bow; stopped engines, put helnf
hard-a-port, reversed engines full speed; ship
came mp to NNE; afterWaIdsto Nm. w and
| of proceedings to after occurrences, when she
was humping and in the breakers The follow.
| ing note appears TO have been added TO the log,
probably when the excitement was over" At
| III, the captain remarked to me that the ship
ought to be well up to the Calf OF Man lights as
| the log showed she had run her distance. He
asked if the log glass was correct. which was a
new one, and found correct. At 8h., the sails
were trimmed for hauling the ship up N. by E.,
after doing which observed the light, and ke pit
ship of again to NV. half N squared yards.
The captain said the ship had run ner distance,
but supposed the light was the Calf light, and
that one OF them was obscured by the thick wea-
Their"
On examining Captain Hosken's chart, on
which are his cross bearings Of the supposed
points of the Isle of Man, OF which so short and
indistnct a glimpse was caught, find it is adj
dressed to the Mayor and Town Council Of Liver
| pool, published by John and Alexander Walker,
agents to the Admiralty, IL Castle street, Liver
| pool, and 9 Castle street, London, 1876. 1t
was bought by Capt. Hosken when going
out on ms previous voyage IN June last
as the latest and most correct chart, but in
| il is no mention whatever of revolving,
or intcrmitting light any other light what
ever on st. Johns point There, however,
that had the light been, it ought to have been
having been in use for three years Gf am cor
RctIy lnformed)-in the chart or had there been
no light at all on that point, the accident would
| from the Bell Buoy, Captain Hosken steered pre-
| cisely the same course as the Windsor, constant