Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28

ney of the United States for the District Of South
Carolina.
HUcH O'NEAL, of Indiana, TO be Attorney of
| the United States for the District Of Indiana.
| PERILoUs VOYAGE OF THE STEAMER oHIo."
The steamship Ohio, under the command Of
Lieut.. ScHESOK, Of the United States Navy, for
whose safety serious apprehensions were beginning
to be felt, arrived at Norfolk Thursday, and the
steamer from that place yesterday landed most Of
the passengers at Baltimore, among whom were the
Hon REvRRDY JOHNSON, BRANTz MAYER, Esq, u!
General BENJAMIN Or Howard, and Hon. A. G.. Z
PENN, OF Louisiana, successor in the House of
Representatives to the late Mr.. HARMANsoN The
whole number of passengers on board was between
three and four hundred. il
The Ohio has had an eventful and perilous voy-
age. She was bound for New York, and, when
about to leave Havana on the 18th instant the first
evolution OF her engines blew out the head of
of her cylinders This accident detained her in the
harbor until the 10Th, when she departed with the perfect
use Of only engine. at t,#
The voyage Of the Ohio however, learn from brief
account furn shed the Baltimore press by Mr. MAYER
fair and prosperous until Sunday night when the breeze,
which had all day been feshenng violent gale in
The midst Of which the engine stopped its CENTER and the
ship broached to the midst Of the tremendous that had
deem already raised the violent Skiu sesmanshlp
Immediately rescued her the Moment but that hour
until the morning Of the 25th Of December the ship
forced clay to-" under the scaniest sail and bear the
bunt of the hurricane. Her size made her un-
manageable by She lay like log in the trough Of
the sea- rolling between the walls Of that lowered
either side Of her her immediate destruction.
But sad the plight Of the gallant ship from these
events she destined to encounter another danger On
Tuesday morning it announced that she had sprung
leak The in the hold increased very fast and having
risen ten feet had extnguhed the fires below the boil
The passengers Immediately organized in bands
assist in freeing the vessel, and by pumping and baling with
the coal buckets enabled far the
allow fires being reknded on Wednesday morning.
She then bore up Norfolk and reached that port on Thurs
day afternoon two o'clock the e1erons Of the passengers
keep her free from having be continued almost up
| to the very moment of reaching Norfolk. t ~ass
The occasion is represented most awful and trying
While the steamer lay for long time the trough the
perfectly unmanageabe, rising and falling with thewaves
they dashed her with fearful rapidty, her mbers
strained and ceaked to such extent oexcte serious
fears that she would part in two Some Of the passengers
he Baltimore Patriot says) who have little life in
their time, and roughed through many gale say that it
the and dangerous they had
experienced. t t31i t@
The Ohio is considerably damaged in her hull three Of
the iron hogs braces that support her frame having
snapped asunder. Her furniture also broken with every
thing that beakabe board The total damage to the
vessel supposed be less than thirty thousand dollars
requiring her go into the dry dock be repaired before she
| can return to New York.
We copy the following correspondence between the passe
gers and Capt scHEscK:
/ agr f5 WEDNESDAY,, DEcEm HER 25, 1850,
| . sa. #H AT SEA, IL O'clock NJ.
/ To Lieut.. ScHEscK, U. s. Navy, a,
Commanding the U. S. Nail Steamship Ohio.
Sir The undersigned, passengers board your ship,
have aboed hard for the last two days and more and have
their best exeron both by night and by day. to
aid you in saving the ship under circumstances of extreme
peril They conceive that this gives them claim upon
to be heard now when the vessel upon her
ways her engine work. and the prospects Of ultimate safety
more favorable.
BY this claim upon you by partnership in the common
danger, and in the OF humanity, respect
fully but earnestly urge you land Norfolk the
nearest port and distant hundred miles, instead Of
prosecuting the voyage New York. port distant between
three and four hundred You have the of but
engine and that has for the last three days.
Sunday night been totally useless until within the last hour,
and sails rent and torn partly from the The
and great exeons Of the aiding you your
officers and to free the ship from water continued
while penning this address it has nearly exhausted
their strength, and be expected toconpue much long
Such Of members of the bar and known you
to be would also suggest confederation which, for the
interests Of owners should BY lose sight
Of their distinct and unanimous opinion that your making for
any other than the port under The present
Stances will forfeit any insurance in Of loss
We do not however, make this suggestion from any ap-
pehension that you may consider the aready
presented sufficient but from belief that Is duty
mention in view Of the relations in which stand
towards YOU We have witnessed with pleasure and adm
the skill and frmness which yourself your officers and
have displayed in exerng yourselves in the hour Of
peril the ship and passengers and for this
you and those Under your command wamest thanks
Signed BY large number Of passengers.
4r@ UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP OHIo,
/ a. Hua H. AT SEA, DECEMBER Is, 1850.
/ GENTLEMEN have the honor acknowledge the
cept your letter of this date and have determined
ply with your eques, "lapd you a, Norfolk" Ia pur
suing this feel that only performing
you but the time consulting the best in
Of the of the ship and all others in any way
concerned in her safety. reason, in addition to those al
ready stated in your letter. which induces to take this
step, which have just ascertanedat in the storm
which have out Of aage poporosf my provisions
destroyed by water getting into the soreooms that
am left with but two days provisions.
beg leave, gentlemen to return you my sincere thanks
for the cheerful and efficient service you rendered during
the gale and afterwards in freeing the ship from
well that to your extraordinary exerions mainly
indebted for the preservation of the ship and the lives of all
those board also thank you for the complimentary
which you have been pleased notice the services of
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