Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-24
GeneraI SntelIigenfe.
Noble Conduct of an American Captain

| The Maurtius isle of France) Mercantile Gazette
contains account of the British bark Meridian,
/ from London to Sydney, on the island OF Amster-
| dam, lat. 80 s., long. rs E. The Meridian struck
| on rock on the southern end of the island, on
the 9th of August. Her bottom fell out, and she
keeled over TO an angle OF 45o. fortunately u
was high water, and the parts held together until
the crew and passengers, l05 in number, got upon
| the cliff. Among the passengers were II women
| and 46 children, all of whom passed six days on
the barren rocks, sheltered only by piece of can
vass. The shipwrecked parties were beginning
| 70 experience the suferngs Of famine, when they
were discovered by the American whaleship Mon
| mouth, of Cold Spring, Long Island, commanded
by Captain Isaac Ludlow.
Captain Ludlow, finding it impossible TO APP
proach the spot where the unfortnnates We're gath
cred, made signals TO them to cross TO the other
side OF the island. This was work Of such ex-
IRENE difficulty and danger as to require Jour-
ney Of three days for its accomplishment. They
felt that their labors were rewarded, however, on
the fourth day, when they found themselves once
more treading the planks of stout ship, sur
rounded by a circle OF humane and generous Yam
kee sailors, and their wants ministered TO. Capt.
Ludlow Immediately sailed for Mauritius, where
he arrived after seventeen days voyage. Alter
landing, the persons saved held meeting and
passed resolutions expressing their grateful sense
OF his noble conduct. The chamber of commerce
met, and voted that f130 be RENTED to London
for the purpose of procuring piece OF plate with
suitable inscriptions to be forwarded to the fam
| lily Of Capt Ludlow.
| BY this act of humanity, Capt. Ludlow lost a
| season for whaling around coast where he would
probably have taken 500 or 600 barrels Of oil but
| he saved the lives of 105 human beings. Such an
| instance Of genuine self-sacrificing humanity on
the part of its sons contributes more TO the honor
and glory of country than would a successful
battle in a war of conquest.
A Mail Robber Caught The following let
ter was handed us for publication by the gentle
man who received it:
| Bovine GREEN Dec. Is, 1853
Mr.. R. w. LUcAs-DEAR SIR: The mail be-
1 tween Glasgow and Scottvle was robbed on or
| about the 25th Of November. | arrested man by
the name of William Ellis Graham, to-day. sup
/ posed TO be the person who committed the rob-
| berry He had in his possession over three thous-
and dollars besides large amount of Jewelry-
/ the money was principally on southern BANKS
He had fifteen 500 bills in one roll all Tennessee,
and about 81, 700 in another, ON different banks in
i the South.
i Graham was raised in Allen county, KY; this
| there is no doubt about. You will please make
the above facts known TO the brokers in your city,
| and perhaps some of them can identify some OF
! the money. The man Graham is now under guard
and will have a trial next Thursday before Judge
Payne. We will have TO get more evidence than
4 we now have, or he will be turned loose. have
no doubt from the circumstances, that he is guilty
He gives very poor excuse how he came in pos
i session of so much money He is quite ignorant,
and seems to have little or no education.
| In haste yours. &C.. G.. A. EvERHART.
We learn from DR.. Murphy, the special agent OF
the Post Office Department that Graham has been
occasionally employed as stage driver on the route,
/ and that he was travelling on it the same night
the robbery was committed. The bag stolen con-
tanned all the Eastern and Louisville papers for
Nashville. Among the packages from this city
was one containing $4,000, forwarded by Messrs
Curtis & Co., Of this city. tits believed that there
! were other packages Of money in the mail-Lon-
4 isy;Hs fKu) Courier.
1 Capt. Rudulph's Body Found.-Captain r
i S. Parker, who had been sent by Capt. VIM. 9.
i Pease of the Revenue Gutter Jefferson Davis, TO
HAWAII Island to bring back Lieut.. kellogg ofthat
vessel, who il will be recollected had been left
there last week for the purpose Of taking charge
of the bodies of any Of the officers or crew OF the
Inflated cutter Hamilton informs us that the body
| of Capt. Rudolph was found at daybreak yester-
! day morning by Lieut.. kellogg and himself IN The
surf near the waters edge about six miles south
i Of Stone. The body, about the head particularly,
| was considerably decomposed, the clothing, how
| ever. with the exception of the coat and boots,
was entire and from that and ring his little fin
4. ger, the remains were easily identified. They were
brought to this city, and will be sent TO St Marys
Geo, his native place, for interment The funeral
services will take place at the First Presbyterian
i church, at four o'clock this afternoon. To Capt
Pease and his officers, and to Capt Parker, great
credit is due for their exertions in endeavoring to
| recover the bodies of the unfortunate victims Of
the disaster; and TO Lieut.. kellogg in particular
whose privaiions during his long search were very
| great, too much praise cannot be accorded.
Charleston Courier.
i The Ship Great Republican Baltimore house
has offered Mr. Mckay, the owner of the Great
4 Republic, $4,000 above the cost to construct
her, which offer has been refused. The entire
support of this vessel, when in sailing condition,
will cost nearly $4,000 a month.
i We learn from New York paperthat the Great
| Republic has taken in much freight as she can
| cross the bar at Sandy Hook with; she will, it is
said haul out into the stream on Thursday or Fri
i day She is bound 10 Liverpool, and has among
other articles Of cargo, the following about 5000
barrels Of flour; 10000 to 10000 bushels of corn
| and wheat 1000 bales of cotton 5000 barrels
| rosin 1000 tierces Of beef, &C., &c.
steamers between Baltimore and Liver
pool.-The Baltimo ire Times of yesterday morn
ing announces, upon what it says is the very best
authority. that the efforts TO place line of ocean
| steamers between Baltimore and Liverpool has
/ resulted in laying the foundation for such commu-
| nication. A screw propeller uhe City of Batmore)
will be placed on the line in the spring. She was
| built for the Philadelphia trade but will not run
there as stated. There is another screw propeller,
! owned by The same company, which will be also
! placed on the line, TO run in conjunction with the
| City Of Baltimore if the proper encouragement
is given by Baltimore.
/
! nun has been instituted against Charles Stearns
William Trench and ID. F. Ashley. The last two
are editors and publishers Of the Springfield Post,
! and the alleged libel was contained in articles
written for that paper by Mr. Stearns. These arti
cles charged Mr. Ashmun, we believe, with OBJ
tanning money Of government by fraudulent pre-
fences The damages are laid in the suit at $1,000
and the office Of the Post has been attached for
security. -Spnmgfeld Republican.
A Mystery Solved.-Mr Lamprey, Of North
Hampton, N. Hampshire, on retiring TO rest some
| time since, hung his coat, as was his CUSTOM on
the bed post. Next morning, having occasion to
| examine his wallet, which was in his pocket
| several bills and half of IS were missing, for
which he was unable TO account, until a few days
| since Mrs L., while heating her oven, discovered
| in the ash place a mouse net in which she found
three one dollar bills, one two dollar bill, half of
FIVE dollar BILL and fragments of other bills. with
four young mice wrapped in them.
| Sale of Cutter Hamilton.-The revenue cut
ter Hamilton was sold to-day by the federal mar
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