Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08
A RESCUE FROM sHIpwREcK.

Capt. NYE, of the United States mail steamer
Fdc.tc, has received the following complimentary
notice from the London Times of the 18th ultimo.
for rescuing the of waterlogged vessel, here
tofore noticed in our columns:
An act Of great humanity and courage on the part OF
an American commander and his seamen was reported in
our adyices from Liverpool published yesterday 1t seems
that the United States mail steamship Pacific Cant Nye
six days before her arrival in Liverpool fell in with the
ship James Stephens Of Irvine bound from Quebec 70
Glasgow There was very heavy running at the
time; II blew perfect gale. The James lSeyhers was
water-ogged and on the point of sinking As may be
readily supposed from the rivalry existing between the
companies which contending for supremacy in the
Atlantic it light matter for Capt Nye to turn
aside from his OF do mean to say
that as man Of proper feeling there any alternative
open to him but that of saving his pershnp fellow
lures at all reasonable hazard and whatever CONNER
cal risk There is however such thing rs cheerful
and such thing reluctant aid There ia All the DIFF
ference in the world between assistance rendered for forms
sake and the heroic determination rescue number of
helpless men from peril to perish the attempt Can't
Nye, TO his honor be IL spoken did hesitate for mo-
ment as to the he should pursue AS soon as the
ship was deserted, and there was suspicion that she
might be in danger he gave orders to steer straight to
'he spot that her real position might be ascerained
Nothing, certainly. could well be more hopeless than
the situation Of the james Stephens and Of her crew-few
things less probable consderngthe state Of the weather
than that any effective assistance could be rendered to
them Capt Nye, however had life boat lowered down
and the brave fellows that manned her strained every
nerve to approach the wreck The sea was running too
high for them and the fury Of the storm must have been
great indeed when such these were obliged
turn and confess themselves fairly beaten BY the power
Of the elements Still Capt Nye would not be turned
from his benevolent purposes he refused to leave the
crew Of the sinking ship fate inevitable he deserted
them but watched for hours and hours until the weather
should moderate, favorable chance should turn
up which would give him the opportunity of taking the
crew of the wreck. Again. after long delay the life
boat manned, and again her pulled for the
water-logged ship This time their efforts were crowned
with success and they had the happiness Of transferring
the ships company Of the James Stephens from their own
sinking vessel to the deck of the Pacific
We told that the passengers by the steamer who
witnessed the exerons Of the men, and who were there
FORE the best situation to appreciate their merits in
stantly entered into subscription reward the crew Of
the fe-boat and $500 collected on the spot This
is as should be- far the are concerned hut
il would not be amiss that Captain Nye should receive
mark Of the opinion entertained in this country Of
his humanity and singular energy under such trying cir
IL by his resolution that so many OF our
countrymen have been rescued from q watery grave
pecuniary reward to such man. and for such an act
would Of course be simply oensiye but il is possible in
many ways to evnce gratitude this gallant seaman
for the service he has performed.