New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-13

many good swimmers plunged overheard, and
swan to the boat, where they were gladly re-
ceived. The rest followed the captain TO the
| mlzzen top, as the sea had taken possession of
the upper deck The launch, with twenty eight
Of the crew, and five or six of that Of the OIym-
pus, pulled off in the direction of the Olympus.
Before reaching her, however, she went down.
but not until Captain Wallace had succeeded ii
getting every one from on board. She sank at
8 A. VI. The launch then turned towards our
ship, but while on her way, discovered sail TO
the South, and gave chase in hopes Of saving
themselves, and obtaining assistance for those
left behind. At half-past six they lost sight of
the Trade Wind After the boat had left, about
twenty five men with myself had taken refuge
IN the mizzen top. Soon afterwards we discoy-
cred sail to the southwark, standing by the
wind to the northward
The colors were set at the n1izen sky-sail
masthead union down, to attract attention In
the mean time the work Of destruction went
rapidly on in the ships hull The upper deck
burst and commenced breaking up the cotton
to float ont: the spare spars, skylights, matches,
companion ways, etc, were carried off whirl-
ing and turning over, while within the vortex
surrounding the ship, to the distance of some
fifty yards, but making fine RATS after getting
beyond the circle. The ship settled with every
sea that swept her, till about 81 A. NJ, while I
was on the mizzen topsailsyard, and most of my
companions we're ON the top, she made her final
plunge, sinking very fast, carrying all down
rose aoain n ~ -
nIanlrino 10 ~ 49, - uy the
The eYnart eu;ro-or. ;a ~ Goteon
me. and 1ndar NV ordana aoIina.o5 III WIN
ing planks and spars at hand, and formed RATS,
On which we divided ourselves to the number ef
| sixteen men, while others took to the f0remast.
which had remained by the ship until she sank,
more a. The fnreroas+ -. ess = fIse no
ternrora, ao,a ~ ,,t,,Js pioyei osit q
have drov1 i t. W. taes..,i,s snip lhusc
tho ri1ginr rao ot.aoLad I as some OF
inn o,r IL III t-o,,c ~ recoVeF-
snnerhnroan afFts i, ~ ~. alios1
verv baovy 500 .,,i,r. =. Z - a's ~ sile
occa asion IN iTorrova a,j add - .La. 80 We .ooA
IL troa mi nf IL e IT,, slll
us unt1 aTout Al ~. - - 49, ha1, a.gaiu
posure to our nerilons and evnnsaa l;+ns.;ea
we were rnercifnIIv rescnad b IL s IT.
Belpian harr stsd+ Ar+Tarra,, ror4 I. ~
boven tho coil Iaf,ra ,,o,,t;a,,oI VI
arrivad nm boora No 81 os Lsl men !, VIC
of the ovrnnna bad raanh,d ~ ~ us
and bad s;noa bean auout
eorts to reach and
rnine bo,og ~ f,d;,o. - o.. WIN io san
aoatinr yrack w., aaasi,ors among tae
Of 90 from tba Trods W;nJ III 70 go ~ teuhu e
Olvrnnns ,oi,;t f1e -, ~ " qao 20 ironi ene
SNS' '-''''>l'.s ,-@vs.-- - go ous u ~
The CAPTIVE PgT-Tbe annrabs,sion ~ -,
muzzled dops is snmnner pscasaif con = u IN IN
cities ike onrs Rnt II is not nfraayn.rs ~ arg
tended with nainfn1 incidantu Tha ia.ha. ~ az.
az wa yuara ,nrsi,,,, ~ .ne o.neI u,y'
ton in search of items We ara ~ 4h
shouting Of crowd If lttIa bo1s and itL ~. ~ sas
tramp of feet On the onnosits sde If tba a.raat
we saw three Of those barafooteg F.hon; o;aes'
armed with lassos yigarv terpoed
persons who have 90 had renI,t,+;nr o-naa
some neone as Jacls Kstcb toJ =; his5o a,,,oug
all classes ThaT ere in f,,Il ohasa oft, a.iJs
tie snanel which hed +ha m;seortnra I,si . ~
roaming with an unwred nose The I4t1a - boUs Us
we're 1s;n, tbair bas+ "a ine m isule ooys
curry headed urchln was In the lead, crying
Hnu .h. nLallelng: Ia ana we concluded Immediately
enat tne spanlei was MS pet, For about half
sluare, tne cnase was Kept up with nearly equal
sigol' .ne spectators seeming to ENJOY the excite
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