The Arkansas banner., 1846-11-04

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 ieg aSesaal of the passage Of the Gred I5sslesas and tsse eahss of her detention:
 eThs Gredi Wesiern sailed on t.e I2tl
 splamheF, at o'clock |, with ! :. isss selgsss. and 2I l hands in Hon board. Tn
 weather was plcasent for the season, and he
 gfoEfess good. On Saturday. the I0th, tl, nlind began to freshen, and in the eyeuins haa increased to gale. Gu Saiardav ths fore stay sail was spiil and the vessel iay tc under haFe poles. As4, P.M., the wind had Interested to aheavy storm and great qHan. sisy of water gotinto the engiue room. Tue passengers in the morning assembled in the cahih, seri0lsIy alarmed tt tue dangers that earompassed them. Al II, heavy sea broke oyer the susY-busfd wheel house and plaFled the Ice house and lroIl 6nai ifOm lheiT fsslensiigs.
 The wind was yeeriug nDrthward, and they attempted to wear ship--bur were obIi- spd u desist, Il,ealtirAe the sliiaee-saiIs blew awaY. The lee q6srter boats were torn a#ay from ihe davlss by heavy lee lurch ansl the others seemed likely to follow. At nsol tbe storm still ragged in all is fury aud aIlaAfy sea striking the larboard psddle box, 7 s1sasbed is to sionls. spSung the spring beam aud shattered Inc parts os the ship a.tache.i theseio. \ splinter struck the Capiaiu on i. tht keasi, anl would have knocked him over boafds bat he was caught in the nestiHgs.- \ IL wassr was gaining on ihe pumps all sthe hasches were battoned down except ihose i,sed in pumping into she engine room, and xthe weather continued the same until. mid pigllfs when there was iull of half an hour.
 Tie sails were hloxn from their furls and akrealned out to Ieeward in ribbons. But about o'clock sea struck tue vessel and ~ fsemendeens crash followed torrents oi' { water delnged the cabin through the sky lassl::s Tie passengers, in total darkness spfang to their feet, and scream of ngony tQid tlse serriblel approximations lha. prevail ed The crash was caused by the wave whichswept the quarter-deck ofa!l the wood- Scsk ipon it. Nigia closed in, the wind increased in fury. The whole ocean was covered with foam. Ia the evening Rev. Alr. Ralch administered the sacrament to about 60 persons. The sseoe was most solemn and im2ressive.
 O Monday the storm still ragged with ter- .rilie fury tili s in the morning. when the clouds begun to break, and the squalls were les sevele The ships head was got to the NV and the yards hauled around Ai noon ahe storm ceased, and al , P. M, the sea aRnfed, the storm having lasled ih,riy-six hours. At5h nn Monday morning, the yes eel was in the greatest danger, from lorna-. do which baEied the gunwales of the ship in Inc sea; at this critical moment the engine was true to it's dpty and brought the ship up to her course. Tue wind had yeered twenty points in ihirty-six> hours. On Tuesday morning all assembled ip the cabin, when re- Hgiors services were performed ny the Rev. Drs Smueker, Beecher, Balch and other eiesgymeG an board. A meesing Of the pas- sengers was also held, Archibald Gracie, Esqs being called 10 the chair, aud resolu- tions were adop,ed suited to the circumsian- cssof the case.
 4 letter of thanks to the Cap,ain and other oliirefs of the ship was also dsawn up, and ilze suzn of E200 was raised to present to the nilitsrs and crew. Of which .he Captain was asksd to accept fS0. A fund was also star ted for the support of the widows and chil- dFen of those who peiish at sea, to be called fhc Grsaf Western Funds