Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

OH the sue Oi tuc sup Ht hlNCoN'IcI
the whale rushing towards her NJ iht
rate of fifteen knots In an instant, hl
monster Struck The slip NTH trcmc"fous
rioience, shQkiho her from stem 10 Steln
| She auvered under ,he violence Of The
shock, as if she had struck upon rock !!
Cant. DebIois i'm mmcdatrlv descended
into the torecasile and there, to his hor-
| ror. discovered thai the monster had
struck the ship about two feet from the
keel, abreast the iorenas', knocking a
great hole entirely through her bottom,
through which the water roarcd and
rushed in impetuousIy! SpriDglng 10
the deck. he ordered the mate 10 cut
away the anchors and get the cables
overheard to keep the ship from sinking.
as she had large quantity Of pig iron
on board. In doing this, the male sue.
ceeded in relieving only one anchor and
cable clear, the other having been fas-
tened around The ioremast. The ship
was then sinking very rapidly. The
| Captain went to the cabin, where he
! found three feet Of water; be however
| succeeded in procuring chronomoter,
sextant and chart Reaching the decks
he ordered the boats 10 be cleared away
and to get water and provisions as the
ship was heeling over. He again des-
| cended TO the cabin, but the water was
rushing in so rapidly that he cauld pro-
cure nothing. He then came upon deck,
'dered all hands into the boats and was
the last, himself. to leave the ship,
,ohich he did by hroring himself into
The sea and swimming TO the nearest 6oaH
The ship Yves on her bear-end, her top
gallant yards under water. They then
pushed off some distance from the ship,
expecting her TO sink in very short
time. Upon an examination Of the
stores they had been able 10 save, he
discovered that they had only hpeire
quarts Of pater and not momym Of
provisions of any hind! The boats con-
taincd eleven men each; were 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 tbs slip, no one daring TO venture on
board but the Captain, their intention
being to cut away the masts. and fear
iul that the moment the masts were cut
away, the ship would 40 down. With
single halchet, the Captain went OH
board, cut away the mast, when the ship
righled. The boats then came up and
the men, by the sole aid of spades, cut
q yay the chain cable from around the
ioremast, which got the ship nearly OH
her keel. The men then tied ropes
round their bodies, got into the sea and
cut hole through tAe decks 10 get out
provisions. They could procure moth
ing but about five gallons of vinegar and
twenty pounds Of W., bread. The ship
threatened 10 sink and they deemed it
imp. udent TO remain by her longer, so
III set sail on their boats and leii her.
They were then in dreadful state of
anxiety, showing that in a few days un-
less Il kind Providence should direct
them TO fall in with some ship, they
must all die by starvation and thirst, or
that to sustain life, they would be oblig-
ed to cat each others bodics, as soon as
lie had departed! However as long as
they had strength, they knew it was
their duty to Wait and watch patiently,
and trust to HAT Good Being who had
twice so sgnally saved them from the
F! Jaws of the monster of the deep, the day
| previous. Their only hope was in Try
ing TO reach IA rainy latitude. that from
the rains that might fall they could sus-
tain life.
With this hope they directed their
course noihcrwardiy, and IN the 22d Of
| August, at about 5 O'Clock p. nj. they
had the indescribable Joy OF discerning a
ship in the distance. They made sig
nal, and were soon answered, and in a
short time they were reached by the
good ship Nantucket ofNantucket, Mass,
\ Capt GIBBs, who took them all on board
clothed and fed them and extended to
them in every way the creates! possible
hospl ality.
On tie succeeding day, Capt Gibbs
went to The wreck Of the iIl-fated Ann
i Alexander for the purpose OF trying to
i procure something from her, but as the
sen was rough, and the attempt consid-
cred dangerous he abandoned the pro-
Il jeci. The Nantucket then set sail for
Il Paifd, VIII re she arrived. on the 18th of
Septemb sr, and where she landed Capt.
Deblos and Lis men. Capt. Deblois
was kindly and Hospitality received and
entertained a, Paita by Capt. Bathurst,
an English gentleman residing there,
and subsequently, took passage on board
he Schooner Prori hnce Capt. Star.
buck, for ihis'Port arriving here on Sun
day last, the l2ih inst.
At Paita, Capt. Debois entered his
his protcs, at the u. S. Consulate, which
was authenticate by the following Off
GERS and seamcn on board at the time
ofthe disasiar two officers and the rest
OF the crew having shipped on board
other vrssels:-Joseph Is. Green, first
mate James Smith. third do. John
Morgan, carpenter; James Ripley coop.
er; James McRoberts John Smith, VIM.
NJ. Smith, Henry Reid, and Charles +.
Booth, seamen.
II In concluding our account Of this most
singular and eventful disaster we arc
requested by Capt. Deblois 10 express
TO Capt. Gibbs, and his officers; Capt.
Bathurst; Capt. Starbuck, and his part
ners and to all others who have ex-
tended hand Of kindness towards him
since his dreadful misfortune, the most
Il Y, ateful and heartfelt thanks-'hanks,
which he has no words to express, and
which can only be conceived by the
/ parties reversing the order Of their ics-
II prcrivc circumstances. They will al
Il ways be held in the most grateful re-
membrance, tor the true nobility and
generosity of their conduct towards him
IN the severe trial he has been compeIl-
ed TO undergo.