The Arkansas banner., 1849-08-14
Collision on the AtIaRiic--Loss of the
 charles RarfIett and t3a Lives.

Charles Bartlett and IS4 Lives.
 The following statement hes been gwen of the unfortunate collision. by Capt. Bartlett:
 s The Charles Bartlett WIS hrs;-Tsie ship of 100 tons register. She left the Downs from LoRcon, bound to New York, on the Is:h June, with general heavy cargo. of aboat 45G tons weight. aud is2 passengers in he steefage, cabin passenger ard fourteen souls of the creS; lad fine weather, with iigbi eAs'erly winds, up 10 he 18th. From that time to the 27th had S. ". and W winds, and foggy weather. Al Dooa !: cleared np litIe observed the lal 50 4s N and estimated the lon al g "; all well ca baaEa, and everything locking prosp~fous. Soon aifeE noon dense fog set n wind ". by s. ship heading 10 the Y. ". close hauled, all sail set. Al o'clock ordered a gocd
 lockout from the topgalIan forecas,e; also directed the man at the wheel 10 look sharp 10 Wlneward. Al 30 F. F., being oa the weather side Of The poop deck, heard Terabling io windwsrd like distant thunder; tHiBee my ear to wiDdwsrd end my eye 10 the bofizan The man at he wheel, noticing that listening. looked 10 windSard and cried out Sal ho! at once saw what supposed was ship. about ofe poin; forward of our beam, about 400 yards distant ordered the helsn up, thinking she dad DO, diseoEer us that should hsvetim 10 clear her before she could come into contact All
 hands shouted al the same tifae 10 alarm ibe ship
 and ordered the bell to be rubg. and called to the ship 10 Port her heim,' as saw that was the ouy chance ol escape. There were nearly one hundred passengers on The deck al tse tine.
 All vas of no avail, for iA one minute from the ti=e sawthe sssiP, sAe upon us. going at the rste Of twelve knots striking abreas; of the after main shrouds, The crash and ihe terrible scene which ehsasd, aa moi adegpsie to describe was knocked to leexzEd with The man at the wheel recovered myself iE a moment, shouting for every person 10 cling to the steamer as their only hope, caogh, bold oi broken chain is bow, and bauied myself up, shouting al the time to the crew and passengers ic foslow. had barely time to get ou the steamers bOw. and while getting up, noticed thai her bow was into the sbiP within foot of tue after h4tch and iha, she stove clear to the fee side, and tsat fai 2o feet Of her side wss stove in. There mast have been nearly 50 persons killed by ihe collision, and every exer,ion was made by Capt Lot, his oficers and crew, and ,be passengers on board the steamer The bOsts were lowered as soon as possible. Unfortunately, only aooui 10 were saved by ibe bosts, the balance making B. more CT less, saved themselves hy hanging to the bow. The steamer lay by the scene as long taeFe wss hope of saving any Of the crew. Mr. Thos. Parker of Charleston, E. C. aged z2 year: George Parsons cf Portland. Me. aged IS years, and Vim. Rich Of GrsTssrbd. England, aged . years. were lost A las, of tbe passengers and crew saved wil be ioand is the pablic prints We were most hospitably entertained by the Captain. officers and passengers 0i the steamer
 |" wiI noilee that all due s1essica was used by Captain Lot, and officers and cFew of he Europa, as well as all She passengers. particularly observed oae passenger assag the Etiaaxt noble exertsOns; his srus, and fnatag hia dead let him go. next sas hia ca The bo~ of boat haaiing man from uHcsr SAisT with 5osi hook. who wEs afterwsrd restored to life oa board. l afserward fcand that person tO be Captain T. R. Forbes of Boston. l eannoi express myself as ieri Eu4 the nvats and generous contact of all boaf sin cenifibuiing tc the wsn,s h the sarrisng sufferers. and sos the sympathy iei' by all, particularly 6y the ladies.
 Yours wiih grstitaae, ~ ~Wm. BAHr1xrr."
 Al a meeting of he menbefs Liserpool Ship wreck and Humane Society. Geasgs J0lalssson, Esq. in the chair. il was resolved to present ore of rhe medals Of the Society 10 R. E. Forbes, Esq Of Bas- Loo, Unsssd States for his courage and ha.anity in iesfing overheard from tae Europa. oa the eccaxiaa cf the lAts fatal coEEioa and assisting Co save the