New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-02
WRECK OF THE SHIP WILLIAM AND MARY
A PASSENGER statement.

T. ~ ESi;s-f e As v o. Pta1guAs
A hsve loos ed IN vain anything Ike core v sc-
count of the chip William and May here send vou one
leaving Il Won make what ~ YOU think proper
shoud have sent before. bu. have had opportunity
W. eft Liverpool on the aah u March with far wind
al Of u d. ghted with having such fine 1sah~r ~ the
outset Of our journey bot after being out about four days
tie wind changed and ~ bad strong head winds With
heavy for tWev- fourteen days Ar N time III
went VEL until the n al May when troubles began -
commence On thar DAY the captain told h. exp-,'-d
a. make the land before dark but DO; doing 50 order,
given keep strict look frwsrd Three Of ne
most intelligent men were placed there for that purpose
the captain told me be should Mt 90 70 bid before
Daylight About half past y o'clock Il night the captain
tod the mae he certain that laud he could
, by tie peculiar sound Of the water. The mae ,r
ward o. look out and sure 0ugh the land nelr He
instantly running back ordering the helm - be put
D. ri to port snd 10 call the wsich roundthe Yards
te ling the plain that the land than one
mile ahead going a. the time the seven miles an
hour man was instantly sent aoit TO il he could
make ~ the Hole In the Wall light. but II Vas not ,uzbt
seht Of unit about three minutes ster Al clock on
tie morning of the ID May passed the gh. house a,
L. o'clock passed Siirrup KY.
Toward dsrk he Captain gave orders 20 shorten sail
wind blouiug Fl, n rcm southeast, Abou, O'Clock he
Csptar can deck ard told be should 20 70 bed
tst night be in avery dangerous place H. showed
me the position If the ship by rscug 10 ROACH
her with penkIiv On ne deck tie said that near
about sunken rock, and he did not know exactly
where hewas From this time he began 10 be ysiby agi
taied spoke to hun, bat conld ge' no answer.
At O'Clock the ship struck She did 50 very gently.
srd 20 eth did he remain that thought he of az n
A. ocu she srucS the helm put hard up and order
given brace round the yards The mats ea-d of the
laTtoard brace snd The oOs-n-d The br,c the
ssrboard but that all they did aud the braces
sud yards were LETT swinging 10 and fro al night So N
att she struck the Captsin inquired OF the late Shsl n
she wet head II all Not d-n bit" Eas his en- oh ate
The next order thst given clear away
The beats which assisted in dong We lowered one in
fty and four sailors got into her and stayed by the ship
al ntt There was the jolly boat hanging the dsvts
IN The ee pant Of TIE snip As soon a. the vessel struck
the passengers crowded into this boat and though fs
quenv told they would break down. of them would
al setp IN Der HE consequence sas that the stern
If the boat way and she hung hanging sely by the
bow rope With her stern IN the water Fortunately no
lives we're lot for those that 10 the boat cu-g her
end wer- aferTard hsuled into the ship We now tried
lower another oost and successful in gettn her
into the We had orders to let her 20 t-rp yhh
~e od out ~hrn ey came 10 where the jolly boat had
swung INTO the wai+r the two boats dashed one against
the other and both were stove in.
Al, Ut tir,e hours sfer struck the Captain called all
The msle pssser together and told them that ha
pecfrd that the TIDE the shin would doa, ~ fha
rock sns that if they would try snd keep the vessel os
ur ihe morning by worsing Al the pumps he would then
be- enabled 10 the ship shore where eyery,hin,
wouo be saved. Accordingly vent T. the pumps and
worked whose lives depended on their ex-rtions
We hsd not been long a the pumps before the ship went
Of the rock asa 0neoiNfely anchor vas let 90
M 4-Ab9E % clock this morning. having been AZ
The pml- about three hour the came ana told "a
W. ,re al reht for be had been own In the hold there
wssot three feet there, and that were reducing
wen that We now felt some~hat AZ our and anx
ious wsi'ed for daylight Al O'Clock had occasion 70
med % ma mat the aud
ss were ~ boat that contained the four sailors This
excited ny suspicious and went % Dt Sfnson and
cu,, Of intend NJ 20 desert the ship 4u h. sad he
~ Odd 10 such thing. and that II would keen the
ruurs sor be would not leave the ship Bat while the
sos that In IN the ship busy in 10 YER the
Ing boat Whch they bad been working IN night get
ting her rsady for the Capsin managed get ne
beat win the mates and thus deserted tie ship and let
all TO perish.
Az o'clock the long boat was lowered and no sooner
va. 10 the water n an tie passengers made a snu.
l.h - got har
There three in the water who had hold % The
rope that attached To the boat and no trying
81 IN her when OF the sailors the rope with
hseh,t ard tLey fell INTO the water and Ened
Now commeDced scene impossible 20 describe. for
vi-f The boat cut sdnft IL ~ md that some Of
.kse ~ were in the boat had left their wives some their
fathers ard mothers snd their brohers and sisters
and he.e stood weeping and tearog their hair and ealing
upeu them O. hack sgan. saying LIT al die TO
geihsrT \ .ingularoc urrence happened here One Of
d rom'u uh"s@ husband VS. IN the boat was
ed b. covarty conduct that she actually took OF h-r
Nd, ring aud threw Il after him mufierng something
DOB GeTusn whi could not understand. We were now
who knew whore were or who could direct what
o. HoEev.r ~ bad little council together and vas
s1eed that should Zip the cable and Try make the
aIo With We bad IAs,ed tie previous cay The 6r.t
thing however thst did - -, the pumps going
sgsI they having stopped during the time that the long
boat vss being lowered We -t slip the cable and aEay
dri'ed We tried 10 make sail but s0Ou found
CUT hat easy thing Tor during The braces
both fore &Id had been away also the head Says
W we're then entirely the mercy q the wins an
waves. and w. crifted w knew not where.
About II O'Clock propo-ed TO make some rata
hoping thereby some BY that II thu sio went
down before assistance % We made two rans
cspsble % hooing fy persons each Al O'Clock 10 the
at noon w. ship a. hOus ut she WAS cOniny u
T. but k the Leyiie she only looked and passed by
DsIkues, gathering fact upon Us aud not one Ia
the ship ibo ght that should The morning We had
dreadful storm during the night II raned IN tor
rents accom- panied with thunder AID lightning We we're
ming very fagu-d having worked very hard AZ the
pumps. However II be midst Of troubles daylight
brUke il upon and about clock IN the morning We
lane ahead Of u, about eight miles of Soon after va
greeted with tie cry Of sa Oh ~ and We then saw
a vessel sianoir toward
About clock she alongside and proved 70 be
the Oracle Capt Sands Of Elbow Key he Immediately
sgreed 70 take the females board OF his ship and I'D
sDd them knd then Try TO get the ship shore Captain
Sands worked hsrd 10 accomplish the latter purpose but
al to eject However the pumps kept confinaL
y going and managed 20 Keep her SfoAi until Friday
morning About 10 O'Clock she f.st settling down.
the being level with the second deck She soon be-
gan TO sink rapidly and Capt Sands thought prudent for
all 20 leave the ship some Of got board hIsvss
sd and taken up By another vessel called the
Contest, which had on. during the night We lad