The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-18

Among the coasters Ia reckoned the clipper ship Bald
Eagle, from San Francisco and the foreign arrivals in
cude the bark virginan, from Australia and the ship
Albany, from Manila.
SUFFERING SEA-SIx DAYS UPON THE OCEAN WITHOUT
Foop OR WAIAK-on the 25th Of February last the
schooner X. Soper, Captain Samuel Soper sailed from
PIovincetown for cruise IN the Atlantic O,san for
whales N0hng upspA happened until about che Ia y
at july when morning school Of whales was dis
covered Tn e boats were immediately lowered each
con 10 mug Ave men, and commanded by the captain.
first and record mate The -te killed toe frs.
whale. ana ,owed him 10 the sdip TAe other whale
then sared of pursued by the boats of the captain
rate. Thu longitude about lin latitude abb
"a They contoped the pursuit and doa'ly tho captain
fastened 70 ard kil.d barrel specm whale. By
Dilht b+gsL Il set ard vessel was to be
from the boats direction This wa ratner
startling they had provisions water on board
bur consultation they Concluded TO sicS by tbs
whale pL'n morning, in the hope that with returaing
day light ,h-y should IA able to od their vessel Wnsn
moving brtke the horiz snxiDusly scanned, but
81 wa 10 be stem.
All tha, dsy -p-nt in cruising round after her,
and At r,gnt another CONSULTATION held. They had
compasses but no time Ind the captain ordered that
ou,ipg hhe cigrt they should lco Il rain drec
tiop sDo meet IL the mofDirg The mae. Mr. samuel
Gern az Pr yucetowu states that he folio red these
directions p,l, but Sheu morning dawned the cap
taips not 70 bs found. He spen. portion of
vie DAY In se.vcerg for the captain bu iudng hi
efforts vaiD NJ tina. hi, bayoning 10 suffer
Dreadful, for food ard water. they being ia open
vi all boet wit Ut prCec from the fierce heat OF
biz TO- The lard which he did by steering
AN. N course They had rail- but it no. Of
much Their suffer-, g. from rhis time cannot be
dssciited But once they vessel She at some
ostaI ard me very rough that the mats
deemed Impossible with safety for he and
thoe boarc cid not the boat they witnessed her
with the feeling that THEIR last hope
leaving them
Ii began to sblov severely and the mate was
obliged 70 ,,ga drug with hi ard whaling lines,
With which GRABBED 70 lie to without danger
When The gale he again put sail the boat but
III. auos, nc the la gasp OF suffering; their
lips hlacs oea'b seemed stare them in the
fscs For the last tSenty fou hours great we're the
pspgs OF thirst that they began TO drink salt water
which usually brings delriam and death in short
time At the erd of the sixth DAY taey made Cape Fear
aud vent ashoTe, reaching Beaufort G. Mr. Gem
acd Of the Cornelius Proce Of Boston worked
their passsge vessel to Neg Yo'k and reached this
ciry SUNDAY last aud are pow at Provi oceto On,
What has beeo the fare of the ca tain and the five
hir boat is unknown TbeY may have discovered
the vesel thel may have the shore IL they
DID rot hey have probably ali peri-hed There
short yain day while they board the boat
but they Ind catch il. The second lte ana
five board the vessel and she is, therefore,
probably safe and will probably arrive at some Atlantic
pert il few DAYS.
The face of the mate still bears the impress of the
terrible suiie g he has Undergone. in parched and
bsckeoed lips and sunsen and deathlike features
Boston 1racelie1, August 10.