The daily union., 1846-09-25
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Official accounts. we understand, have been re-
ceived from this vessel, which is now probably Off
The navy-yaTd, Philadelphia. They confirm the
melancholy intelligence Of the loss of Lieutenant
commanding Geo. NJ. Bache, and ten men.
We have been permitted to gather the following
particulars of the disaster, reported in extracts
from the Washington's log book The disaster
is a most serious one The brig appears at one
time to have been submerged in the waves of the
ocean. 1t seems almost wonderful how SO many
Of the so odd persons who were in her should
have escaped destruction The loss of her COM
mander will be deeply felt by his family and by his
country. Lieut.. Bache was a blessing to the one,
and an ornament to the other.
While the loss of the gallant officer who COM
manded the Washington must be universally re-
GREETED it is only justice the survivors to say
that under all the terrible circumstances Of their
condition, they behaved with the greatest possible
coolness, bravery, and subordination. The COM
mand Of the vessel, after the death Of Lieutenant
Bache, deyolved upon Lieutenant Hall, who APP
pears to have performed his duty with credit and
success Considering the severity of the gale, it is
matter Of thankfulness and graduation that the brig
was not totally destroyed, with her officers and
men. She towed in off the capes Of Delaware
by the Constitution, which vessel she was fortunate
enough to fall in with upon her return to the United
States from the Pacific ocean.
From The log.bOOk.
September 9Th, l546.-From 8 to meridian heavy
gales from the northward and eastward, thick mist
and rain; at 8 30, carried away the main yard in
the lee quarter; clewed up and fured the main top.
sail, and set the fore trysail with the bonne, off
bent new main trysa reefed, and set it, carried
away the gaff and both weather boats from the
davits at 10, blowing a hurricane" the water
above the lee rails the most of the time; hove over.
board most of the lee guns, and cut away the main.
mast, which brought the fore topmast the foreyard
and the head of the foremast with it, leaving them
hanging up and down the mast.
With the assistance of the wreck of the foremast
got her before the wind and hove overheard the
larboard guns; sounded in fathoms water; moi
able to see cables length ahead the tops of the sea
blowing completely and on board of us; the
| men clinging to keep from being washed or blown
overheard. AT ii, let 60 the stream anchor with 81
inch Manila hawser, $50 fthoms in length, benz
to IT, in order bring her head TO the wind for the
purpose Of anchoring. At III 10, while in the act OF
letting go the sarboard anchor shipped heavy sea
| amidships and on the quarter, sweeping the deck
fore and aft, and carrying with it the poop cabin
| and nearly all the officers and men. She partly
| rghted. All succeeded in getting on boarl with
| the exception of Lieut. Commanding George M
Bache, James Dorsey, Ben jamin Doof, and John
Fishbourne, quarermasters; Henry Shredder, sail.
| makers mate; Francis Butler, Lewis MAYNARD
Thomas Stamford and William Wright seamen
and Peter Hansen and Edward Grennin, ordinary
seamen. On reganng the pumps, manned the
pumps, cut away the fore topmast and let go the
starboard anchor, which brought her head to the
wind; found the chains, tanks kentledge, and
everything in the hold had shifted ripping up the
| berth-deck; cleared away the chain, and veered il
out to the better end, at the same time employed
heavng overheard the kentedge and shot; the brig
gradually rghted, and, the gale abatng, she rode
| to her anchors.
| From meridian of the 9Th until midnight of The
llth, lying with both anchors ahead, with a strong
gale from the north to rorth-northwest, and thick
haZy weather, with rain at intervals, at which time
the gale commenced abatng. All hands employed
IN rigging Iury-masts and yards, and bending sails
| from the very few spars remaining on board dis
abled, the hawser with the stream anchor bent to it
had parted during this interval.
| September IL, lS46.-From a. m. to p. m.
| fresh breezes from the northward and clear, Cape
Hatteras bearing south by west west, distant abou
| IA miles. At 6 p. m, the wind being moderate
hove up and found the larboard chain parted abou
ten fathoms from the anchor; hove up to right the
starboard anchor; found 1t gone; hoisted the jib
wore round to the southwark and east yard, and
stood off shore under jib courses, main staysail and
| iaih "
On the 18th, at p. M, when within IS miles o
Cape Henry, we were taken aback by gale from
the northwnrl and eastward; commenced cawing
off shore at 10 a. M, los, sight of the j. Peterson
chartered to look out for us; supposed her to have
made sail and stood on her course | am at present
provided with an anchor, and, by means of the
gulf stream, hope to get far to the northward be-
fore standing in shore, will allow me to steer for
the capes of the Delaware, which will give me
port under my lee with almost any wind
Al sea, Sept IL, 1916, lat 36o north long. 73o 81
lotst.-At 80 q. M, boarded by boat from the Un-
ted States igale Constitutions taken in tow by her
| and supplied with water spars, kedge, &c.
A sea, Sept 81, 1916; lat. $40 So north, long. 74c
3S pest.--At 6 30 p. m. received on board pilot
for the Delaware; made fast hawser to the pilot
boat, Enoch Gurley; cast off from the Constitution,
and stood in for the Delaware breakwaIer.
New YoRK DRY-DocK.--We understand that the
recent breach in this important work s not so Sc