The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-06-09
The ship william and dMary--Part4cuaar re
Of the Wreck and the Rescue OF Ihe
Passengers.

(From the Savannah Republican Nav 3IA :
1t will be gratifying to our readers to lear,
that the unfortunate passengers lSO in nunhcr
and the crew, of this i'll fated ship have been
saved with the exception of two. vino in eu,lca.
vorisg to get iRso the long boat were areEe-
ed
The heroic and humane conduct cf the sean,en
" m: ward and Samuel p. Harris, who refused
| 10 quit the ship, and abandon the passengers to
heipiesness and despair is in noble contrast with
the cowxcdy and reprehensble conduct of Capt
Stlnsoh ana his officers, who availed themselves
OF the first opportunity to desert and sneak off to
save their useless lives. And while the bastard
~ ana lnhuman conduct of Capt. Stinsou sets a
seal upon his forehead, of infamy and disgrace
the unsetflsh, brave and human spirits of Ward
ana Harris will elicit the admiration and appro-
oation OF mankind. For their heroism and hu-
mainly We trust they will receive as ttey de-
serve, some substantial tok en- of public approba-
ton.
The efforts of Captain Sands, of the wrecking
schooner Oracle, in saving the lives and reliev-
ing the distress of the passengers and crew of
the william and Mary, worthy also, of the
highest commendaton. Had Capt Sands been
actuated by the same selfish and inhuman feel
ings as Captain Stinson, he might have attended
more to saving the valuable cargo of the ship
than he did. His business was that of a wreck
er, and his interest to save the cargo But
he no6ly sacrificed his interests and risked his
lite to rescue his fellow beings from the immi-
nent peril TO which they had been abandoned by
Stlnson and Captain Sands vas instrumental
IN rescuing these hopeless human bsings from
watery grave.
gentleman from Nassau (Mr John Bacon1
informs US that the William and Mary could easi.
~ have been run ashore in safe place. in four
hours, with the wind in the direction it then pre-
vailed. The passengers might all have been
safely landed, ana much, if not all of the cargo
might have been saved, though perhaps in
damaged state. The statement of Capt. Stinson /
that the William and Mary went down, was
false. She was found afloat three days after
wards, at least twenty miles from the place she /
struck, and if the passengers had not been taken
of, they doubtless by working the pumps could
have been kept afoat longer.
The agents of the British Government at Mas
sau, have taken charge of the passengers saved
from the William and Mary and they will be
forwarded to New Orleans, the point of their
destination. Mr. Bacon informs us that a con-
siderable fund had been raised by private sub
scription, among the good citizens of Nassau. to
purchase supplies for the more needy of these
lnfortun ate sufferers.
MIR. B. also informs us that the British pass
enger act of 1852 makes full provision for dis
isters of this kind, and the entire cost of main
tanning these passengers, although borne in the
irst instance, by the British Government. be-
comes, by section of that act, Crown debt
Ind is recoverable from the .sowners, master. |
agents and charter ers'' of the ship-a bond be-
ng given at the port from whence the ship sails
% cover any such contingencies. The cost of
the passengers at Nassau, and
them to New Orleans, will be about
$1,000.