The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-20
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Triblaiie.
Loss of the Steamer Rhode
Island.
Bosrps. TnesdaY Eeb. i2

| oi tho crew escaped in a boat and were taker
on board of the schooner Dinry Wisc, of Thorn
aston, Capt. Crockot, from New York, for St
Johns, =. Il. from which they were transferrcc
to tho whaling bark Richmond, which .nrrivet
ut Providence yesterday morning.
The remaining passengers and srcw-32 ir
number, We're loft on board the boat, Which
was in sinking condition, and il il feared thai
they wcro lost, although they had one boat
and were cutting away the upper deck to make
raft when last soen.
Three more wcro drowned in attempting tc
reach tho boat. Ono of them was supposed .c
| be MIR. Shewstcr, who had placed his wife In
the boat and failed TO secure his own safety in
! it.
| When tho men arrived on board the schoon.
or thnrc was brig in sight about four miIea
to tho lccward II is possible that they may
have seen the wreck, or that the crew Of tho
steamboat inay have reached her on the raf,
which they were making. There is also hope
in the fact thnt tho spot is in the track of YES.
sells from the West Indies and the Gulf ol
! Mexico. -. ~ &1
The following account Of tho disaster fur.
nshed the I'rareiler by tho second mate, who
arrived in Richmond OH Friday:
AT ocIockP. NJ. on the 18th Of January
tho pilot left lis outside of Sandy Hook, with
wind southeast and smooth sea, which con.
tnucd until Saturday afternoon, at which time
the wind hauled south and blew n gale until
Sunday notwithstanding which time the ship
worked badly.
AT IL Nj. although the wind was lighter,
still there wnsa very heavy sea running, which
STAINED her so much that we were obliged to
throw overheard go or 70 tons of coal from her
deck TO tighten her
Durlnp thc rfipr~oor ,ybcp 1,,,l ,,<,,,,,
down, she went along quite comfortable, until
about o'clock p. NJ. when tho wind hauled
to the southwest, and blew gale, 80 that we
wore obliged TO keep her before the wind
The sea continued to increase and the ship In
boring very heavily until Monday, 10 o'clock
in the morning, lat. 34 80, lon II, Mt which
time the hog brace parted, causing the hog
frame to work so as 10 throw the engine out OF
line, no that il would not work, tho pumps stop
ping with tho cnginc-shc now made water
fast.
Her deck planks also parted i,,st abaft of tho
engine. On sounding her WE found there was
almost five feet of water in tho hold. HAVING
fostt.sAF- -h adwayssa heavy sea struck her r,,d-
der which brfai brfss Sfsssyl,oo ropes leaving her
completely ut tho lit;s.% V OF the wind md Wages
white all hands laid ali 10 secure the wheel
ropes.
The passengers, in attempting to launch
small boat, contrary to orlcrs, got il stove nm
der the guard of the ship, leaving only Two
boats OIL boar'i-onc of which was Immediate
ly launched and hauled under tho bows of the
ship, whrrn twelve persons, including myself,
got into her and showed off clear of the ship,
when made an attempt 10 lay the boat along
sldo: ana to get IN some moro passengers, out
there was so much danger Of staving the boat
that tho Captain saids'kcop her clear" ct which
tm,, he Vii, the oiitcrs iisft on boarA, thirty
two in all, was engaged in cutting away ifc
.npper-leck Tor r1iii as il was impossible for
tho l boat to take theiafall, ! lay by the ship
some.,rne, bnt tts, sea forced rs 10 get some
.ssts .'tusayj on keep f'sss sasIip-
n we
ship, at which time she appeared TO be ssSSssSS
very last. Wo wcrp in the boat, drencltd't.sestyy
cold rain until daylight, when we saw
schooner to the lecwani Of MS, reached il, and
were taken on board where wc remained until
Friday, Fob. ls, one o clock, =. NJ. whom We
were spoken by the lmrk Richmond, of Provi-
dcncc, Capt. Swift, who took us on board, as
the sclIr. Mary Wise was bound to Porto Rico.
The following is list ofthe passengers. sc.
on board the Rhode Island when shc left New
York:
Capt. Corhv. Mr.. ALL. frai male. Thomas
Downcs, John Thompon and TWO names unknown
Scan.n IN Jackson. first engineer: Il Iluestiss,
second do: WIN IL TAYLOR. third do; Henry Amcs.
fireman; David Rom, do; s Martin, do: VIM
ilan,llin. do; Daniel Knowlin. do; William Burk.
dn: Pct"r Peterson, do WIN Pret, irst steward:
David Hodges. second siewnri; Peter NJ. Preston,
Hoffman, do Mr.: Preston, do Those rescued by
the boat were benjamin Boyd, secon,i mate:
Robert ll"ylc. snmca; Charles Thompson, do:
John John Sheppard do: WIN. Swerny, fireman; John
| a
cook, and Saml. Boylra, assis,nn, do
Passengers len on Ipnrd.-Mr Shews,er Mr..
bellows MIR. Hcllan, Mr.. Forsyth, Mr. Pohle,
John Lay, Patrick Lee, two names NOT unknown.
Iscichcr VIM Smith
I'VE understand she was not insured
Ed. 7riL.l
UNITED STATES MrNr-Thc report of
the Director Of the Mint contains a statement
Of the entire coinage of the United States to
the close of the year ls49:
81" nf pieces Value
rhilalslrhin 3l7.f1o.55s slas.sl3,ss
New Orleans 37.lO3.725 27.259.2i3
Charlotte Jn.i3 1881 .669
Dahloncgn 5t2. l59 3,727.9lO
Total value Sl62 1872. 100
There have been received a, the mn,s, OF
California gold, S6,9il,693
The dcposite oi gold a, Philadelphia was,
in The year lS47, Sl3.679.S9S, and at New
Orleans, $6,2j3,2oS. These were prnci-
paliy foreign CONS.
The conagc has been small during the
year 1913; because the California gold con-
tains so large portion Of silver as 10 require
that the metals be separated. The necessa.
ry changes i'll the laboratory have been made
and prompt payments will hereafter be made
To ,leposItorS.
The deposits nt the four mints during the
year lS49 were Sl4l.6O9. .iG:I; OF which SI2,.
2i3, l75 were IN gold, and $2,36G,2j0 in sill
vcr.
Whole coinage $Il,lG4,695 Composed
in gold, S9,0Ol ,7Gl, and 81, ,450 in silver
Remoraiof Florida Indians--Gen. Twiggs
has, il appears, finally prevailed on the Flor
ida Indians To consent To cmIgrate. The fol-
lowing are SAID to be the terms Of the agree.
ncnt: each warrior is tn receive (belorc he
goes on board The bnlU $500, each woman
500, each child SNU. Bowlcgs himself