Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-28
From the New So'k Courier Of Thursday morning
LOSS OF THE LIVERPOOL PACKET SHIP HEN
RY CLAY ON SQUAM BEACH

we regret to be obliged 10 record the loss Of hi.
p,ehe' ship belonging 10 the Liverpool line OF Crime,
h ~, TO- ste was driven ashore on Tussdry nig h
ABOUT IL o'clock, On Sgu,m beach, about ON. mil. and
h'i no'th ut the place White the John M,n,u,n ,,,nt
'e' ine gale from the south est was fearful, and
nc snip struck she broSched too brouddc H. the &c
MASKING breach over her. Captain NyE ord. ed th, a,
to De cut away Ia order her and although .
heavily during the night she remained PERFECTLY tin h
unu' about daylight, when the keel broke oil and ste com
hehccu making water.
Al this Junctuc the second mate Mr. Cooley vol.
uneered ID attempt carrying line to the shor. IN a.,
i'e boat. -Four ut ths sailors accom- panied him. and
mey succeeded IN reaching the Beach, wherv air, ady
many persons we're assembled, oil eager render n,
sis'ance. Having established u niea;,on by
drawing hawser shore aud making Il fast, th. "a.
eohu mate Raanuy teturn'd TO th. ship but owing ia
the daft Of the sTars around her he wns una bic TO an
pOaeh within several yards. lie therefor, laid oil mn,
der the hawsot while along lesson. made their wsy
and dropped luto the boat. Thus ghed with n sous
ne IVES dra"h again To the shore by line there made
iH' bot before the boat coIld reach II an
wave Dr. achej her 10, stove IL. side d sx OF ala,
passengers, Ui whom two seanen and h. other r
.eohd cabin passengers, drowned. Mr. Cooley and
We oihef i've cngIng To the wreck Of the boat Il was
u'"h ashore, aud they were taken from the turI, Mr.
Ioeg "'h senelesS-having been dragged down by one
W ho crew who had seized aud held % his leg.
As soon he had recovered this gala At fellow wa. for
asan attempting the rescue oi those Notwithstanding
IN number To than 900 PERSONS whom were four
elo" passengers, two gentlemen and two lsd.es-tle
"he were sieetage passengers and sosmen The men
on toe beach, however, who by this time numbered
o. ct ~ Pe's'ns ssuadcd him any further attempt
a, Tue nde was falling and the under very strong
mesn~hie they promised busy themse YES IN establish
,n2 other nes from the shore the ship and as Captain
Nye' who remained 10y the ship. had hailed Mr Cooley
"ne IN 'c boat aud well ss he could unJ. isnd had
sad something ab1It sending up word To N. York-Mr
20 icy at once started from the beach, and by dn Of
ha'd hiin reached New Brunswick just the Philade-
pa night tram was coming through. and came on To
mf city. lie lett the beach at about nine O'Clock
yesterday morning, at which time the ship laid abput
hve lengths om low water marx the BE- high out
OF the water aud unbroken. The wind had sh t
slmewhai to tie spuhwsrd and the surf subs Ding
and tho expectation aud belief OF surf -ruen was is
all ON board would be saved. Capt Nye had ken every
pecauhon by bait ming down the hatch,s aud tightening
INC vessel To Keep her from being waite ugged-a.d there
was on tie beach large force Of aud several surf
boats to be used. the OF the sea permitted
w ga'ter tn 81 p1ruculars from Mr. Cooley himself
The ship had nU p't, had had obseryat ON for two
da, = aud had not nude the landtne ather Ih aud
very stormy She beat bar aud will prob,
bly, b, total los.