The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-19

tn. os,crrr Of the stesnshp Florida Witch arrived
last night frm Savannah upp!,cd us ste Sousossn Ds
nah Nt,o the following account Of the loss OF the bark
evening brought port Edward H. Gender, second
mate and Of the crew Oft bark Susan brewo who
were sc rO Sa 1ns Of Edo Inlet The bark snSn
Brewer Captain Coopmau Of FreePort, Maine, sailed
from Boston wednesday 22d sert for New Orleans
House she had beard besides her Capt and tho
wife and DAUGHTER Of the captain Mrs wife Of Art
mate and Mrs II Jessee Mr. Mckay. Of Louisiana aud
Mr. Parker q Boston During the trs part Of the voy
she waited along by light brceses the weather
bling delightful all on board INDUCED the pleasant
tcpstion OF amost prosperous passage The i'll starred
bark however, doomed never to roach her destns
ton; and the owing narrative from log kept by
her second relates she lost the 0lh Sep
tember just eight from the time Of her departure.
On the evening Of the eoth II commenced dIiszing
.n asu nes a wa. sr' , aeSpruSgy a,
eriy 2Sth-thc wind hauled round TO the 8. H. blowing
s'iy. attended with heavy thuucer and lightning, anl
passing sqals Of rain 29th-blowcd heavily from tue s.
at T. NJ double reeied the rssis and fcrled the
courses at "a r. M furled tho fore topsa and brought
the ship to upder the main topsa The Wind increased
towards evening" clewed up tho main topsail, all
hands went aoft TO fur IL; but after two hours effort
were uDcbe 10 90 owing to high wind and heavy sea-
laborfng under which the bark had her bbooD broken
short oil.
A hurricane coming on attention next tsrncd TO
the pumps but unable TO acorain the depth OF
In tie hold. The was by this time washing so
high over her that the captain would not allow the
irg tue pump, all night ana until O'Clock the next
morning (a0th).
During The hight the mainmast was carried way. At
III o'clock A. al had five feet three Inches Of water in
the bold Tho capt ln hen called all hands into his
cabin and stated to them that if the could not s
the water 10 the hold towards sun down we would
have abandon the ycss and take TO the boats 10
lives The passengers then joined the The ladies
pulling paniaoous for the emergency and xl hands
went to work ct the pumps The greatest esrts were
put forth reee the bark and save Ourselves but
apprehensions greatly increased when at noon
tn thn N
her and instead chat il haG increased fifteen inches
during an hour OF continued labor The now betpg
nigh out having had but little time to cut or sleep
for days and pghts could not stand much longer
1t agreed to relieve them by onc-han going
below, wnse the other halt with the passengers worked
OF the pumps. This arrangement did not continue
long, for the water gained so fast with ouy one pump
working that Il discovered that that effort
useless.
ht2P. NJ the pumps sgein sounded The water,
by this time, had increased rapidly that our only
eurty seemed 10 be the hazardous of bctskng
selves to the heats This at determined
The captain took the long boat, and as iis portion OF
the crew. chief mate and two scors bedcs hs wlfo
and child tho wife and the three passengers The
remaining ten OF the creS and myself taking to the jolly
boat. The captain had en- board his boat barrel OF
bread and about twenty gallons q weer In the jolly
boat we had hvo gallons OF water ana haf barrel OF
bread
bark. hen we lowered our boat discovered that she
already sunk within few inches Of her deck.
Both beate steered in courts for the ncaiet
land the Hole in the all on tho point Of Abaco dis
tsnt at noon about four hundred end fifty miles At
sunset nothing could bc the bark Tho night
in thick with increasing winds the boats put in the
best condition to brave it. The ran high during the
night. with decreasing fresh brce2es on Saturday and
Sunday had heavy north eastern swes with pleasant
broeZes The captain obtained altitude and calcua-
ted tie distance TO Hole in tho Wall 70 be $50 miles.
At pghttal on Sunday the weather wore all the sp-
peerance Of a gale The wind was strong dur;ng the
night and towards o'clrok in the morning became
regular gale Wewcre unable now to boats, the
ssa lrsRkine over the eun~ales On b3th soes
The hosts became separated cistarce # some
three nler Al one 7. A. d,sc 1vog,9 2 saa wLi,a
proved 80 &c tie bark Elizabeth JeHitt Cae.aa Gooacy
Oh foftand We uound 70. taFdenas' allo coulpete
wreck, shc having lost her mats 10y the hoard In
AS the sail discovered, sgoaicd Cap ain
Coopmans boat, but he beug far III and the
ring high be do not rctorn seeing The osck but
Eeut on his course for The land. As soon the back
OUT hnot she rounded to well she could In her
crippled CONDITION, and finally succeeeed in taking
board who're were greeted io Tho kndest msnner. We
then proceeded in search OF the captau boat out
Of sight but With nothing but jury rugged
unable up with the boat Cap. Goodry then kept
her supposed course hoping TO her the day
having lights at the mast head and strict watch kept
during the night Nothing was however, seen Of the
boat Having passed tho light about ten miles, 6is
covered on shore boat and tent pitched witch sup
posed belonged to ishcrmen Next morning hen on
the banks boarded by two wrecters, from whom
learned that the and tent those OF Captain
CoopmRn Who had reached there in safety that morning.
and had determined to wait their for some vessel bound
Nassau New Providence, being the nearest port. we
to steer for that place bat tue wind hauling
round to the southwark and the strorg being
favorable, VIC were unable TO make Nassau: Altered
our course for Cardenas and crossed the Great Baams
Banks next day. about icon. Changed
for Suit hey Bank but in the passage between the
banks, Tho wind and current being sdverse,
diiitcd into The Gulf STREAM in the morning found
ourselves twenty miles Jeewsrd, and the vessel
az the rate OF four miles the hour determined to put The
bark about and lot her drift with the stream in the hope
to reach either Charleston Savannah At about twelve
O'clock yesterday when about twenty miles outside Of
Charleston the steamer Calhoun hove in sight sig
nailed and came promptly to our relief
After party taken from the Susan levitt she
remained of Charleston. waiting for wind to &c in,
The Calhoun met the Metanora and sent her 10 the
lief Of the or8blt d bark
Tie following Il list Of the passengers and OF tie
Elizabeth Brewer
Captain Coopmap wife and daughter of Preeport. Me.
Mr. Brown, first mate and wife q Newburyport Me.
Mr. Edvtrd j. Coader. second mate, cf Boston.
David l. hoJris, steward Of Groton Conn
Cherries NetODad OF Scotland Wiss Jesdee; Mr..
Mckay, Of La MIR Parker 81 st0u passengers
fouc italians. fc1.r Americans, aud tao boye belong
irg 70 tho CIV.