The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-24

Immediately, as it were, under my feet there
were nearly two hundred men, women, and chill
dren, shrieking, and holding up their arms towards
US. Within one minute from the time assembled
the paddle-box the vessel sank before my eyes,
carrying in her vortex one hundred and thirty-six
human beings TO the unfaihomed deep.
"I never can forget the agonizing shrek which
arose as this ship went down. The mothers with
children in their arms, holding them up above the
surging waters-the implorng look of others In
their vain attempts to leave the shipah the sight
was an appalling one.
"Withn three minutes of the time of the ships
coming in sight we had struck her, and cut her
nearly halfway through, and sunk her. OF forty
women on board only one was rescued. Was
ever any thing so awfully sudden! So many poor
souls so suddenly launched into eternity About
ten of the passengers were saved by our boats,
which were at lowered; and thirty-two, includ-
ing the captain and all his crew, except the first
mate end two hands, found their way on board of
us over our bows.
act of that noble-hearted philanthropst, r. b.
Forbes, beg you to speak of. Seeing woman and
child float by on one side of our steamer he tried
to find rope to save them. Not being able to get
one them he rushed to the other side; there he saw
man floating by, and seizing a rope, he dashed in
after him, eapng from our paddle-box into the sea.
He wound the rope twice round the body of the
both up. About halfway up the man slipped
through the rope, and Immediately sank. Forbes
dropped his hold of the rope, swan to boat near
by, seized boat hook, and was the means Of saw
ing man, who is now of US, alive and rapidly
recovering. He was nearly gone, and it was not
till after four hours laborous exeron that we wit
messed any sign of life. Forbes himself was nearly
exhausted but he does not seem to feel that he has
done any thing worthy Of any praise. He came
near sacrificing his own life.
1.-THE ship proved to be the Charles Bartlett, OF
| Plymouth, Mass, a new ship, bound from London
to New York Say to the underwriters that no
blame attaches to any one, as it has been one Of
those unfortunate accidents that no human foresight
could avert.
"After the ship had sunk, and as many of the pas
| sengcrs and crew as could lie saved had been pro-
vided for, attention at once drawn to our own
situation, and the question asked. are we safe 7
| Here were $50 persons on board, and there were
boats for only 100. Our cut-water had been all
| torn off, and stern badly damaged down below the
water line, presenting any thing but pleasant APP
pearance The report of the engineers that the ship
did not leak Quoted our fears somewhat but it was
| a sad night for us ALL
LIVERPOOL, Sunday Morning, July la.-We ar
| rived here this morning at half-past 8 o'clock,
which, allowing for the difference in longitude,
makes our passage Just ten days and sixteen hours
| from the wharf at East Boston to our making the
steamer fast at this place. At no time during the
voyage has there been sea than there was that
unusually fine day we passed Boston light. We
came in sight Of the west coast of Ireland yesterday
| morning at o'clock. The day was another Just
such day as it was when we left. We steered the
boat close in with the land and ran in sight of Ire
land all the way up far the Tuspan light. All
Of US sat on deck last night until after eleven o'clock,
making as pleasant party you ever saw on board
a North river steamer. At four o'clock this morn
ing we were off Holy Head, and ran this distance,
GO miles, in four hours and a haf''