Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-10-20
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Octl3- Brig Logan, Treat Boston, ''arriss & Drake
Brig M"sella Hail. Roston, to Barry. Bryant & Co,
l6--Brig Nancy Pratt, Stephenson, Providence, l,
schr d p Woodbury., Potter, shnllore, to DcRossct,
Brown Il Co
schr Mary Eliza, McCumber, shallottc, to DeRosset,
scfr Martha D Davis Lit lie River, to G w Davis.
IL schr l. Smith. Miller. New York, to r "
Brown
Brig Tnngier Park Boston to Potter &. X ti,Ier
Schr Marion. johnson, Little River, To C w Davis.
Sclr Mary Elizabeth, Smith, New Bedford, to DeRos-
set. Brown e. Co.
l8-Sreamer Gov. Graham, Peck Fayetteville, to &
w l. McGary.
schr Julia Francis, Hambleton, Lockwoods Folly, to
l9-schr Bnena Vista, Corson Philadelphia, to Har.
iss g. Russell.
Oct l3-Rrig WIN McGilvcry Drew Saco, Me- by
schr Owe, Philips, New York, by E luttcrloh
schr Ma. oleon, smith, Little River. by Martin &
l4-schr David Hale Bogert, New York. by W o JEFF
schr Charles Mills Sanford, New York, by n W
schr Brilliant Smith, Onslow co, n Z, by G w Da
Wis.
Scnr Express Mills. OnsIow. co, Nc, by G w Davis
l6-Erig VIM l. Jones, COLLECT, New York, by DeRos
set, Brown & Go.
l7-schr Monsoon, silliman, Philadelphia, by w
Davis.
schr Hornet stront 30 ton. by Harriss & Drake
l8-Schr d Ellis, Smith, Philadelphia by E Lut
terloh
schr Justice, Raymond New Haven, by Barry, Bry
sc,r y P Woodbury., Potter shallotte, by DeRosset
| Brown f. Co.
9--schr Samuel Butler, Ridgwuy, Baltimore, by De-
schr Matilda Staples, Salem. by Harriss f. Russell
Schr Italian Pickett, I'oston, by Iarriss s. D'ake.
90 schr Mary Powell, Myers, New York, by W
Brig Albatros, Cochran, Boston, by Hurriss & Rus
! SELL
DISASTERS.
The Smith, encountered The heavy gale OF the l3ti
IRVING Pan Shoals, and lost of deck load
(did Tn ow overheard before stately split til,
| Jib Forr.saiI and sprung the Main-ma<t and co u
mcnccd lea king On Saturday, Che day after the gale
Ship standing to the East ward with Main toE
gallant mast gone and Buwarks, stove re and OF
both sides Al sunset, of the day some thing
supposed to be vessel waerogg d, with mast heads
out of water.
nst for Philadelphia. She returned on the l7th ir
distress, having encountered, the 18th gale
Jih- BOOM Boat and deck load of Naval stores Naiusai
injured, sprung head of oremast, and commenced leak
! ing.
The brig Harriet Newell, Capt Warren, ar
rived at this port to-day from Boston. Re
ports that on the 9Th inst, fell in with schr
Henrietta, Capt. Mason, from Falmouth, ia
maica. The H. had encountered severe gale
on the 18th instant, was thrown on her bean
ends, lost buIwarks, boat, galley, and bow
spirit, and all of her sails, with the exception 0
squaresail and two gaft-topsals, and rudde
broke. Supplied the H. with provisions, ant
she bore away for Charleston-wind blowing
moderately from S. W. Took from the Hen
rietta, Capt. Achorn, and one of the crew, o
the schr Mount Hope, an account of whic!
shipwreck Capt. Alchorn has furnished US be
low -
WRECK OF THE SCHR MOUNT HOPE
We sailed on the 22d August, 1913, crew
of six men and myself. All went on pleasant
ly till the evening OF the goth, in N. lat. 80
and w. long 70 40, when we took heav,
squall from the S. S. f. Took in all sail an
double reefed the fore and main sails, and tool
the bonnet off theiib. AT pzm., encounter
ed heavy gales from the s. 4. look IN th
main-sai, and set the storm try-sait." AT a
M, on the 3Oth, took in the jib and three-reef
ed the fore-sail with every appearance of
dreadful hurricane At half pas: a. m, tn
fore sail was blown out of the bolt rope: man
aged TO get it in, and let her lay under tn
storm tTv-saiI. The hurricane continued t
rage until M, when the vessel was cap
sized by heavy sea, and before the masts couI
be cut away, she filled with wafer When III
masts went, she partly rlghted, the main-mas
going in the partners, and the foremost abou
10 feet above the deck BY this time, she wa
full of water, and every man had 10 lash him
self-the sea making a perfect breach owe
her. Some time during the night, one of tn
men, "GiIes Manchester" was washed over
board The next morning, about 8 a. m
John c. Smith" and Thomas Fitzgerald
were washed overheard and drowned: the sam
night laden Heyward'-the steward-die
from fatigue, on the wreck. The same da
the mates g Seth Evans" hands were beate
to pieces by the mast, which was continual
washed over the wreck. The next morning
she rolled over on 10 her beam ends-her lar
hoard quarter being about foot out of th
water-and continued TO settle gradually It'll
4th September, when the schooner Abigail,
Capt. Jones, of Baltimore, bore down for u
and took the mate, Dow seaman an
myself off that evening, almost dead, having
eaten nothing for six days. and drank nothing
but salt water, and took US to Falmouth, ia
maca. We were quite unable 10 help ourselve
even to eat-for 10 days, during which tim
the mate was quite delerious. must speaI
in the highest ieIms OF the kindness OF Capt
Jones and others in Falmouth.
AccIDENr.-On the 18th inst, Mr.. Georg