The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-01-21

pieces OF sails and otherwise patching them
l,p to try and save the ship. We kept re
licvcs of three or four men at each end of the
shaft to prevent the water coming in there.
where it came Nv the buckctiul. About this
time we were checrcd with the prospect o,
setting the machinery in workiu. order, 50
that the vessel might get into port. \ tenn
porary steering apparatus was erected and an
attempt was malc 10 ret the ship undcrwcish.
Which. up TO this time. had been at the mer-
cv OF the waves. After one or two revolt
tons of the wheel it was pronounced hope
less TO attempt anything further. All that
could be- done. said the engineer, was TO keep
the pumps working.
barring all this time the ladies behaved all
mirabv. and no complaint was made by them
Two or three DAYS afterwards, we saw two
sail! one of them did not heed liz. but the
other came alongside OF IL and spoke us
The one that spoke lis first was the NAPOLEON.
The captain said he was short of provisions.
and we sent him off Il quantity. ard she went
of durn. the hi .ht. During this fine we
were tightening the ship hv THROWN" over
board all heavy articles that We conld "rt al.
We made ourselves a comfortable as possible.
AMI got something to eat and lc.,n 10 get
some dry clothes. rs We had hrcn wet f"r
nearly two weeks. HE next ship that al'-
pcarcd WAS the British hrI" Nara, Int sh"
took none OF the passengers tro;n L.. All
this tine we had very rough w"a,hcr. until
the bar;ur Eill'v spoke us. IN officer went
on board and rladr a contract I" TAX" all ih''
passengers of. and tax" them To the nearest
port Captain Watkins STAYED behind IL
make on, effort 'o>,Nc tie ship; h. callr'!
.or volunteers. AMI III ten minutes Ii" had ih'
number required To STAY by linn. A. soon i,
some OF III" passengers afrrc''"n h91n' 'h'
hllh.. We sent some twenty men "n board Il
Eighteen his vessel ty thrown" portion OF
tie cargo overheard! About l.. Nj. W
commenced l;',!~>hiprin" the !a'iI"~ ani 'hll
IN getting aboard about one hundred IN all
men. women and chli'ren-- li'"ndin@t 10 com
: i'.";" the >lil,'ai''i't ncXt la"!nim"- -tI"nt
: O'Clock we were aal.me! tx Tie cry oil tlrc
= and found the ship 10 b. OF fire near III
: COOK "ail"y. hA' We soon p'lt y "'if
: SOM t'me "nf''- tn. NIGHT heavy gale
h >i'fun" az. 'r'"ni'd'i" bN most "Wiui >c'
: an' the ''>>r' r"m4ni"n"c! !rakIn. badly a
i tni". and we wri;' 70 YORK balm" hat NH
y 'nd art OF tnc mex dav 'h" i'"'hl'> n thl
i time giving Oh; a"aln. IA" 'iirn al :h> TIM
t. were 30 exhausted! that IT required treat es
! crtlon> 20 kccv;"c:n steadily Al 'sors. h'
/ III" mo!nln" ca"'" lie h'.bv was no lon9'r !
g N-hf ana we supposed that she had mac
t. ior The icarc>i port. ben" short OF water an
provisions. and II hcin- unsafe Ter .i''r t. II
/ nam any 'oii-": V Is. = Tie ga was RAJ
~ nint very Sigh lE!> morning thing i""lc
! r!on,ri,'r than eyer. having Eot!iin" to g:
and benz oo.h an! halt naked nui;nc til;
=. d,v. after s,,l:s.. through wolkin. the pun,
:, ": l...an 10 set better spirits. ana mad or
:. selves AZ com.,rial!- Il, r9,~iilc W. kcr
;. H.. vessel c,car w;,l;ont H.. IA q. iailnr
", then cut holes tlrouol. the d.. K for II
,,.r,c-,. ot ,i,roa j,,o coal and other lra,
,o,.,rials overland A,out ,wo day. AFTER
" ';o,,t WAS seen Iu,;n, -, ,i,l-. and we con
. n.nDcI fir;no o,,r, and maxim >i.n,,. cyrI
=, Left ho1r ,lurirc the nieh.. n he mor,,;n
/; ,l,r British ~l,ir Three E.il<. Ca,.t,;a Grill
- ..r lore m 70 u>: hat the -, wa. ruu,i,
!, - Li,A. and ,I,c wjnl llovire 80 hard. "
,,,rl o,,', .,.,,,,,,,,i,.t,. 80 cal, u.l,..r !
,,.,,s r. wr;-inr in l.r,o l....r> an , la,r
l eur condition and pro>lc..t>. He r,l!i,tl
-. and said th,. they ycr.. l,.,kir.,,'l >;o
,..,.~.,;.:... :. ,'.,.,>...l ~ L., .,,,. ;i,,.
,.. which r,.l. ,,. l..i;,. J.. Womb 81.
y, J.. and ~. returned ,'..n l.,tj,,. !
:: l.'. r.:i.o 'l
.l,,,.,l.,,., a.. ,:rt H.. MY. i ,
j. III" IA rninin" very hiIh and .e having o;
!! ;"' boz W. .i!'''.'' TWO I'I':' II '''''
", t,a,nI Tia, a ,,a.,a,. on II. raft would |