The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-17
RICH MOHD. VA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY II, 1854.
ABDEL KADER.

ABDEL NADER.
The belief is expressed by the London
Daily News, that Abdel Kader will ac
cept command under the Sultan. A
great glorifcation is raised over the Arab
Chief, in advance. A strange spectacle
it will be, to see Abdel Kader fighting
side by side with Frenchmen, whose hands
are wet with the blood of his country.
men, and who used to burn and suffocate hun.
dreds of them, men, women and children
with as little compunction as if they were SO
many rats. There is nothing in all the annals
of Russian barbarity more atrocious than the
inhumanity and cruelty practiced by the
French in Algiers.
Loss OF THE SHIP WINCHESTER AND
RESCUE OF OVER SEVEN HUNDRED
PASSENGERS
we flnd In the New York papers full accounts OF
the wreck of the packet ship Winchester. Cant.
Moore, oil boston, which was entirely disabled in
Storm soon alter leaving England, and foated help.
essy Tor sixteen days. at the end of which time she
Went down headforemost, all on board of her. in.
ciud1ng over seven hundred emigrants. having
been previously taken off. Three of her seamen
were swept overheard when the storm first struck
her and were drowned. During her perilous ex
posure she was visited by several ships who took
OFT as many of her passengers as they could ac-
commodate. The steamship Washington brought
447 ofthe passengers. The following letter from
Mr.. P. w. King, chief officer Of the Washington
will be read with interest.
On boarding the ship Winchester was entreated
by the immigrants to take them off the wreck al
they were very much worn out, not being able to
lay down for the previous sixteen days. on account
Of the ships rolling. | found some of them very
much exhausted, and not able to help themselves
The general feeling among them was that all had
been done by the Captain and officers that lay 10
their power, and they must either leave the ship
find a watery grave. next examined the depth oi
water In the hold, and found it to be FIVE feet six
inches, the crew and passengers working the
pumps. The state OF the spars was as follows
The fore and main mast gone, the mzzenmast bro
ken off below the cap They had rigged in place
OF foremast, jurymast, where they could sci
miZzen-topsail with reef IN it, and very small
jib. Also had set on the mizzenmast a epanker
and dmizzen-staysail. At this time it was blowing q
very heavy gale, and tremendous heavy sea on
At II, midnight, commenced to moderate. At 4 A.
NJ. blowing a strong breeze. AT A. NJ, commenc
ed to embark passengers with four boats; at this
time the pumps were not to work, the water gaining
on the chip very FAST at p. NJ, all the passengers
were embarked without accident and sent on board
the steamer; also, sent about so barrels of provi
sons; the only property belonging to the ship that
was saved was the American Ensign, which the
Captain ordered to be taken; at 4:3O P. NJ sounded
the pumps and found u feet of WATER the last boat
now left the ship, containing Capt Moore, his first
officer and myself in my opinion it was not safe
for any one to remain on board the ship for II the
pumpshad become choked, the ship must have gone
down, as afterwards proved to be the case for il
an hours time there was nothing to be seen of the
good ship Winchester of Boston. She had found
a haven beneath the waters of the broad Allan
tic. PW KING,
Chief Officer U. s. M. Steamship Washington.
Nav < 1874