The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-05

her owners. we have to say that we were misl
and we publish the following, which is Of itself
ample correction Of the mistake as the owners
the public can desire =
To THE EDIToR:-
in the Nsw York Herald, Of Monday morning last rehe
ing upon the agents owners Of shin John Minturn
trbuting the loss Of that ship to tho refusal OF Capt
Stark to take New York pilot in the early part Of
urdsy lAth February end assigning as reason for 50
refusal, that directions had been gwen capt STARK
duty 10 dsabuse the public OF the impressions whi
such mssia!ements are calculated to produce
We therefore declare, in the most explicit mannd
that We have never directed the masters OF vessels
our employ to exercise choice in regard to taking
pilot pIeferring 70 leave them to act freely and ndsps
STANTON FROST.
NEw YoRx, March 4, ls4s.
This is no more than simple justice to them
was one Of the owners OF the Orleans who gaj
such orders to his captains. This order, in writn
has been shown to respectable men. But we a
constrained to repeat the fact that the John Mlntu
was chased by the pilot boat Blossom from nine
M. until FIVE P. NJ, and we refer to the affidavi
of Mitchell, the seaman, who, on board Of ID
Minturn, saw the Blossom at two p. M; and
that of Thomas Orr, Of the Blossom, which
annex -
STATEMENT OF STEPHEN MITCHELL, ONE or THE cRE
sAvEp FaoM THE SHIP JOHN MISTunr.
pilot boat blossom was at the time steering N. n VI
distant about thirty miles from the Highlands, win
s ssoSs :s, v Az took IL ~ :s
ordered the topsails 70 be double rs.isd, which u
sails needed double reefng Between eight and mir
wore ship, and stood on wind heading about
double reefed and Inc Sainssi to be hauled up resf
and fured The foresai was hauled up but the runnin
gssr being rotten the sad blew 70 pisces at same i1
having ordered the topsas to be Close reefed the s
second mates both told him. lin my heariDg) that en-
pieces, they being 30 old and worn out. At about
p NJ. Of the 18TH the main and mizzen topsails BILE
~. s% s's p % 4.
when the pilot ordered the fore and aft sails to be rcef
and set together with the nainsail and !: my bell
that he used his best cndeavors to keep the ship
the shore and il the ship had had good topssils,
would have done After the topsals blew away III
hauled up to it, canted cockbi; had to lash
larboard yurdarm to the rail- which rendered the fore
sail useless About AM the fore and aft sails BE
bodily towards the land The pilot then asked II the
were any spare sails on board and ne wa, answsre
taton with the officers, passengers, and NOR: exper
encsd part Of the about what best to be done
and run her on the beach. The mainsal was the
hauled up the yards squared and In less than ten mil
hres snip ne not ass IS
cut away to keep the ship together a. long a. he cou
The small boat then hove out, but was stove alon
side. The longboat tried with better success an
with her tried to line ashore, but the line
being long enough. we were obliged to cut It, and six
myself then offered our services to the wreck
try to pull oil to the ship in the lonsboat provided
could get enough to man her, which he could not Il
my belief that had the wreck-master been perseverin
man, or one that understood his business, nearly nd
all that were en- board Of the ship would have beef
saved then told him. that he would gettwo me
W,
lay on the beach, but could get no answer from hin
ns Ss o.
boat and crew down to the beach within four hours ate
the ship struck it was not till low water that he sen
for boat, and then il was too late.
At9P. NJ. of 14th, relieved the Wheel and then ga
the pilot boat chasing us. STEPHEN MITCHELL.
Sworn to on the 25lh February before J. N. CLARK.
STATEMENT THE CREW OF THE BLOSSOM.
To all whom It doth or may concern be It known, tha
on the day and date hereof personally appeared bsfo
and County and State of New York, dwelling In saS
City came Thomas Orr, boat keeper and Henry Van
Blossom, who being by me duly sworn. do depose an
say-that Saturday. the lath February inst, they IN
o
chase after ship. After chase Of eight hours and Nd
wards the ship hove TO-, and between and a. E
pilot, 70 the best Of their knowledge and belief
'sA''' HESRY s. yANFLEEr.
JOHN MCKEE.
sworn to this 25th February, 1876, before me,
JOSIAH N. CLARK, Public Notary.
Falsehood No. 2-"When the storm became vlc
lent, the pilot of the Minturn ordered the ship 4
be put under double reefed SAILS" "The sails d
the Orleans were not blown away and from all vi
can learn, if there had been no New York pild
on board the Minturn, she would not have beeI
lost' See the affidavit Of Mitchell, stating that TIL
pilot Freedom wanted to close reef the sails, By
was prevented. See the New York Shipwreck Sd
ciety's Report as to this fact, and remember that
New York pilot did bring the ship Orleans satell
into port.
Falsehood No. 3-"Mr Freedom, the pilot OF th
Minturn, was the same man who put the Major
ashore" Answer-Mr. F. was not the pilot OF tn
Maory-and, we defy contradiction, In stating thu
during an active life, Mr.. Freedom never STRANDED
any other ship than the Minturn.
Falsehood No. 4.-Mr. F. is the man "fron
whom the captain of the steamer Princeton tool
away the helm, and hoisted his jack for. anothe
pilot" Answer-Mr. F. was, under Captain Stock
ton, the pilot, for nine months, and he never we
displaced, but, on the contrary, was always favor
lite with the captain, for his skill and fearlessness.
| These falsehoods were, we understand, Original
ly offered to the Evening Post for publication, bu
TIC SidhucIe Wcfc oiecoveIcu, anu uley wciC 30
| ried to another market Poor David! In his hast
to crush the New York pilots, he is madly willin
TO disturb the peaceful ashes of brave and honei
man!
! We have not room for more to-day, and we clos
by commencing this subject to Congress, for prom
and decisive action
STEAMSHIP CAMBRrA-We observe disposition
in several papers to censure the course pursued b
Captain Judkins. of the steamship Cambria, for san
ing without the mails. This is very unjust toward
Captain Judkns, for he could not detaln his vess'
a single hour without mourning the censure Of tn
Board of Admiralty.
We have enquired into the matter, in consequence
Of the detention of some OF our own papers, an
find that the commanders Of the Cunard line {
] steamships are bound by certain rules laid dow