Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-08
LOSS OF THE wHALER ANN ALEXANDER.

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We mentioned yesterday the loss of the ship
| finn .7ierG,der, of New Bedford, by injuries re-
ceived from whale which the crew were attempt
ing to capture We now copy the narrative, with
slight abridgment, from the Panama Herald:
On the 2O,h Of August, about O'Clock A. NJ whales
discovered In the negaborhood, and about the
same day they succeeded in making fast Two boats
had gone after the whaleshe abosrd and the starboard
the former commanded by the first and the latter by
Capt Deblois The whale which they had struck
pooned by the larboad boat After running some time the
whale turned UPON the boat and, rushing at with
dous violence lifted open its jaws and taking the
boat in actually crushed into fragments sm,
mon-sized chair Capt. Dsbois Immediately struck for the
disaster with the sarbosrd boat and succeeded
against all expectations in recung the whole of The of
the boat nine in number.
There were now eighteen men in the staboard boat con-
ssng Of the captain the first mate and the crews OF both
boats The fghtfu disaster had been seen from the ship
and the boat called into readiness sent their
relief The distance from the ship about six miles. As
soon boat arrived the were divided and it
determined to pursue the whale and make another
attack upon him. In short time they came up to him. and
prepared give him battle The waste boat commanded by
the first mae in advance. As the whale perceived
the demonstration being made him. he TUNED his
suddenly, and, making dash this boat re zed il with his
widespread jaws and crushed into atoms allowing
barely time escape his vengeance BY throwing themselves
into the
Capt. Debo again seeing the perous condition of his
athe risk Of meeting the ae directed his boat
hasten their rescue and short time succeeded 10 saving
them all from death He then ordered the boat to put the
ship speedily possble and had the
given than they discovered the monster Of The deep making
toward them with his jaws widely extended Fortunately
the monster up and passed at short distance. The
then made her way to the shP and they all go. board
| in safety.
After reaching the ship boat was dispatched for the oars
of the demolished boats and determined pursue the
whale with the ship As the boat returned with the
oars sail set and the ship proceeded In short time she
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ship passed by him, and Immediately after hey discovered
that the whale making for the ship AZ he up
her they hauled the wind and suffered the pass
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reds Of him. h.J discovered that the whale had settled down
deep the surface Of the water and
down, they concluded TO give up the pursuit.
Capt Deblos this time standing in the night heads
on the laboard bow with craft 10 hand ready strike the
deadly blow shopd he appear, the ship moving
about knots when working the side of the ship, he
discovered the whale rushing toward her the Of fifteen
knots Ia instant thu monster struck the ship tci re
mendous violence, shaking her from stem to stern She
quivered from the violence Of the shsck if she had struck
upon rock Capt Debos Immediately descended into the
orecase and there discovered that the monster had struck
the ship about feet from the keel abreast the foremost.
knocking great hole entirely through her bottom through
which the water roared and rushed in impetuOusy Spring
the deck he ordered the mate to away the anchors
and get the cables overheard to keep the ship from snkngy
she had large quantity Of pig iron on board In doing
this the succeeded in relieving only anchor and
mast. The ship was then sinking rapidly. The captain
the cabin where be found three feet of water he
however, succeeded in procuring chronomete sexan and
Reaching the decks he ordered the boats to be clear
ed away, and get water and provisions the ship
keeling He again descended to the cabin, but the
rushing 60 rapidly that he could procure nothing
He then upon deck ordered all hands into the boats
and the last himself leave the ship, which be did by
throwing himself into the and swimming the
boat The ship her beam-end her gallant yards
under They then pushed off distance from the
ship, expecting her to sink in very short time. Upon
examination Of the they had been able to save he dis
covered that they had only twelve quarts WATER and not
mouhu Of provisions of any kind The boats contained
eleven each, leaky and, night coming on, they
were obliged to bail them all night to keep them from
sinking.
Next day at daylight they returned TO the ship,
daring board but their captain their intention
being away the mass, and fearful that the
that the mas.s cut away the ship would go down.
With single hatchet the captain went beard, cut away
the mast when the ship ghted The boats then came
ard the men, by the sole aid OF spades cut away the chain
cable from around foremas which got the ship nearly
her keel The men then tied ropes round their bodies got
into the ses and cut hole through the decks to got pro-
visions They could procure nothing but about five gallons
of vinegar, and twenty pounds Of wet bread The ship
threatened to sink and they deemed j. mpuden remain
by her longer they sail their boats and let her.
On the 22d of August, at about o'clock p NJ, they
had the ndescribabe joy ofdscerning ship in the distance
They made signal and answered. and in short
time they reached BY the good ship Nantucket, Of Nan
tucke (Ma.s) Capt. Gibbs who took them all on board,
clothed and fed hem and extended to them in every the
greatest possible hospitality.
On the succeeding day Capt Gibbs went to the wreck of
the Ann Alexander for the purpose Of trying procure some
thing from her but as the was rough and the attempt
considered dangerous be abandoned the project The Nam
tucke then sail for Paa where she arrived on the 18Th
Of September and where she landed Capt Deblos and his
Capt Debois kindly and Hospitality received and
entertained at Paita By Capt Bathurst English gen,e
residing there and subsequently took passage board
the schooner Providence, Capt Starbuck for this pert av
ing here on Sunday last, the 18th instant
similar occurred abou. twenty years ago, when the
ship Essex, Capt. ARrHUn, destroyed by whale In
that case, if remember aght while Of the in
boats engaged in encounter with whale, another
whale rushed to the ship and struck her three violent blows
amidhips The third blow eectuaI and completely de-
rucive. The ship abandoned and the landed
uninhabed island n the South Pacific where they were
reduced by threatened starvation TO the desdu alternative Of
acr6cng Of their lives for the preservation Of the
The lot fell upon the captains nephew and in obedience to
it he gave up his life for his friends Boston 1Tarer.
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THE MEnoRr DEAD.-Itis is exquisite and beau
u thing in nature. that when the heart touched and
solened by tranquil happiness aeconsto feeling,
the memory Of the dead il most powerfully and
rresistihly. 1t would almost as though better
thoughts and symps,hes charms in virtue Of which the
soul enabled hold and mysterious intercourse
with the spirits Of those whom dearly loved 10 e Alas
how often and how long may those patient angels hover above
US watching for the spell which seldom uttered and
soon forgotten dickens. a9
AMosr srxcULAR occunarxcx- pair Of Young horse.
became frightened Railroad street yesterday, 10th Of Oc
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