New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-18
A PERILOUS VOYAGE.
The Steamer Washington with n Lunntic
Captain.


Our readers are aware that the last out
ward voyage of the Bremen steamer Washington
was unusually long, that the ship first put into
Milford Haven instead of Cowes her regular Eng
lish port and that Capt. Floyd was de ;ared to be
insane, and removed to a lunatic asylum near
Southampton. We find in the Deutsche Reichs-
Zeitung some extracts from journal of the voy-
agekept by one of the passengers, which show that
the malady of the Commander repe itedly came
near destroying the vessel and losing the lives of
many if not all on board. The great danger into
which they were thrown and its singular and UNI
happy cause, lend thrilling interest to this MARIA
tive, which we translate as follows:
ION the 18th of April we had good weather and con-
stant sunshine all day. The steersman told US that
toward evening we should the lighthouses on the
fret land, and that next evening or in the night we
should reach Southampton whsre we must stop, be-
cause as now appeared had not Goals enough to 60
further In fact, at evening we thought we saw light
houses and as our had been far to the North
we supposed they were on the coast OF Ireland Inc
next day the l3h equally fine as the preceding the
sky was constantly clear and the sun visible SO that
perfect observation could be taken. we were running
about 10 miles hour and according to the bulletin az
l2 clock we had made 233 miles in the "a hours and
were in 5lo l3 North and 3 - West. The bulletin OF
yesterday stated the distance to Co~es at s miles
and accordingly we had now about 90 to make As we
had all sail set and running at least liz miles
an hour felt of reaching there in the evening
glance at the map however, showed that the above
figures of the Captain would have placed us on the soil
OF England instead of at sea, and that they were er
roneous. This he seemed also to perceive and on the
bulletin of the irt cabin he changed the 81 to 80.
Immediately after lunch and after the observation we
began to steer NE. by n, almost directly North a
course which astonished all. We knew that South
ampton lay in 49, and that were in 500 at least and
were going still further North This course was main
tanned all the afternoon till in the evening" with slight
variations partly the West, partly TO the East Al
from 10 o'clock the second mate said we should see
hand in about hour. We ALL officers and passengers
looked for it, but appeared and was not TIL In
the evening that the fret lighthouses were seen In the
distance. We presently two OF them on the risn,
one fixed the other arevoving light We all wondered
where these light could be- the leE neither
land Eight be and were steering ID te
North and had been running in the right direc'on'
according the bulletin, must long since have seen "
the Channel We thought il could be no otner 'nan 'n0
Isle OF W ght that passing rom Nortn 10 oou'
But this Improbable, in that case we mus. '
seen some trace OF light the southern shore Oh hus
land la short il was riddle to all except the Oap'aiH
and officers. The former said at evening to passeuse
oil the irst cabin well, Mr. NJ, we shall be al souln
ampton this night, and If you have business 10 y
n London you may take the o'clock tram tOii0'
morning ard be back at o'clock before our leaving ''
Bremen ;. our
Towards 10 o'clock we went on deck agaA Uu'
course was the same, there was iand' WIN
houses, on the right but nothing in the North anu
We wen, to bed but, as appeared afterward' tw' ot
three second cabin passengers remained on ae'A' ~
two. nv roommate walked me, saying Come up We
are close on land but nobody knows where. 80
to the deck and saw close at hand light mouse az
lofty and barren shore The second mate had JUS.
ped TIE machine, exclaiming: Cd d-n you -
will perish, will not be drowned-stop the eng
In the very reaux of the surf, breaking on aH ~.
shore, which we now saw plainly was comPo'eo :,
tail roxy clias the ship put about anu seei
4-w s-g--, w West. away from the rocks hAi .
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