Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
,. From the Hartford Times.
TRfa nous Conduct Of q Sea CaDtain.
ARRIVAL or CAPT. REUBEN KELLOGG.

OF TINS cl:ys were surprlsed-mOSta agree
ably however--at his sudden appears
ance among them on the l4th instant.
They had given him up as lost, suppO-
sing that he was dead, as they had good
reason to suppose. His story is singu
lar one. He has beea through the most
startling dangers, and the most extraor-
binary scenes. .t ID ef
He left San Francisco on the 9th of
last October, as passenger in the ship
Powhattan, Capt. Hopkins, bound to
Panama. There were ITO passengers on
board, and it was SOON found that the
ship was not provided as v ell as it was
advertised she would be. Indeed, the
passengers were put upon an allowance
OF water, and there was much dissatis-
faction. Capt. Hopkins became alarms
ed, and called Capt. Kellogg to his room
and told him he feared trouble-that
there were indications which led him to
believe that the passengers were about 70
take charge Of the ship. .@
Capt. Kellogg told him the passengers
were well disposed; that they only s,k.
ed for fair treatment, and if the SHIP
would put into the first port and ge. ~
ter all would be well. Capt. lops,p>
said he would put in if the passengers
would sign petition requesting him 10
do SO. A petition was drawn up aud
signed by over 100 passengers. .Capt,
Hopkins then made for l'ehusntep4c
Bay, aud was becalmed at the westwh Il
it. The highland deceived hiun--the
landing being about 80 miles distant,
when it was supposed to be only eight OF
ten. Capt. Hopkins requested Captain
Kellogg to select boats crew anu go
into the bay, and find passage for tbs
ship. He took nine men with lead lines;
ETC.. and after rowing all day and not
finding any resting place, they put back
and got on board the ship at - o'clock
at night. This was the goth of Novem-
Der. arf T-a. eat"
On the 22d of November the ship was
again anchored, having run down the
coast a considerable distance, q point OF
land being within four miles Of her. IL
was supposed the bay was round this
point. BUT it afterwards proved that i.
was not the bay. Capt. Kellogg aud a
crew of o men (partly che former crew.
rowed round this point at 8 O'Clock A. M.
and found it was only bead ia the
coast, and that there was NO bay there.
TEey continued tosrow up the coast TO
find landing place. At 2 o'clock p M.
to their surprise. they lost sight Of the
ship, but proceeded up the coast till 4
o'clock, when the men gave out, being
exhausted. hands blistered. &c. A North.
er was springing up, and Capt. Kellogg
saw ut once that he must land Or be
blown out TO sea. The surf was ruuDing
high, but he dashed into it, his boat filing
with water just as he was able to stand On
the bottom. The boat was dragged ashore
Capt. K. then went on to the top of hill
about three hundred feet above the sea,
and looked for the ship, but she was out Of
sight, and they saw no more Of her. They
could not account for such rascality. The
Norther was not 30 strong 40 to drive ship
4 to sea, and there was no good reason for
leaving ten men upon the coast without pro-
visions and among hostile Indians But
they were forced to make the best Of their
unhappy situation, treacherously and iufa>
mOusly deserted as they had been.
| From the hill, Capt. Kellogg discovered a
rancho about three miles to the northward.
He at once told his men that their only
course was to repair TO the rancho, and at
ter re-loading their revOlvers they did 80.
It proved to be- occupied by three Mexicans
who were stationed there to sell salt. They
were friendly, and provided tho mon with
provisions and water, this being the only
place along the coast where water could be
had. - .rts#e ara .r.s. H
After staying there two days, they pro-
cured guide and started for the town Of
San Mata0, about 80 miles eastward, a place
of about 700 people. They crossed the
Tehuantepec river and arrived nc Matao
about 8 o'clock at night. The cholera was
1 raging badly. and the men procured another
guide the next day and left for Saramaree.
about twelve miles up the coast--a place OF
about 200 people. From here they went
to Tehuantepec, place of about $4,000
Inhabitants. There was a revolution here.
and they found about 1000 Indians headed
by Gen. Malindries, outside of the place
trying to take it by storm. But being short
of ammunition they finally gave it up.
Here Captain Kellogg was taken with
the cholera, within halt an hour after h,s
arrival and about M hour later, Mr. Henry
Cram Of Boston, who was taking care vi
him, was also taken. Mr. Cram died III 4
hours. This was on the 25lh Of NOvsnl.
Der. Captain Kellogg was sick at this place
az days; his companions. believing he cOut1
not live, left him on the 29th Of November.
and proceeded on their way NJ ross the
country to Vera Cruz. Two Of their num-
Der, Mr.. James Wetherspoon and AIouzO
tVreeland died on the route. Six Of them
arrived at Vera Cruz, md from their sailed
for their homes in the States. @ ~
After his ~ days of terrible sickness,
Capt Kellogg left Tehuantepec for MaDiu>
tlan, whore he was detained IS days the
steamer having left only fnur days before
his arrival. After waiting IS days he rude
on horseback 60 miles % the San Juan ri>
YER and proceeded 80 miles down tlIaG river
in canoe, with two Indians. This brought
him to ClactalpO, on the AIVaradO riveP-a