Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-18

impressive prayer. We then went up the hill,
where we found fshsrmans hut. He re-
ceiyed us very kindly, and furnished US with
little bread, biscuit, milk and water. As soon
as 1t became clear-about half an hour after
wards--we set of for place called Renew,
about five miles distant where we were enabled
to get breakfast. Mr.. Baalham then started
with two seamen, in fishing schooner, for
the scene Of the disaster. From Renew we
engaged two fishing schooners to take us to
st. Johns; but head winds coming on, after
we had been out few hours, we put into
a place called Ferryland, where the pur
ser and most OF the passengers and crew re-
NAMED for three days. Mr.. Gihon, Mr.. Young
and myself, FASTENED on to st. Johns by land
When we arrived, much our astonishment, we
found the disabled French propeller The
morning after we arrived there called, with
the American consul, on the governor, and en-.
deavored to persuade him TO dispatch the
screw steamer Cleopatra, which had put in that
port for coal, that morning, on her way to Liv-
erpool. After much discussion, we found it
was impossible to accomplish it, and he dis
patched schooner that evening in search, be-
ing the only vessel he could control. The next
day the steamer Victoria, owned by the tele-
graph company came in. The American con-
sui endeavored to prevail on Mr.. Chandler
White, who had control Of her, to dispatch her
to the aid OF those who were upon the Arctic.
Mr.. White said he would do so if he would
pay him $500 a day for the service. The con-
sui did not feel that he had any authority from
price, but asked Mr.. White ii he would not go
for $50 day and his expenses. Mr. White
declined to do so. Mr. Gihon and myself, who
were in the Office at the time, further impor.
tuned him to undertake the service upon the
terms suggested by the American consul.
he again distinctly refused. When sug-
gested to him that the price he demanded was
very exorbitant, he said that perhaps was not
acquainted with the sums that were usually
paid for such services, and he mentioned to me
that the United States government had paid q
steamer, which think he said was the Union,
$4,000 to 90 to the relief of the sufferers of
the San Francisco. The American consul
asked him then if he would give him the refu-
sal of the steamer till o'clock the next morn.
ing even at the price he demanded, $500 per
day. He refused to do this The next day the
bishop OF Newfoundland offered to give use of
his yacht for the purposes required. A three
masted schooner was also towed out by the
Merlin, which was employed by the American
consul to go in search of the missing. Captain
Leitch, Of the steamer City Of Philadelphia, also
sent three Of his schooners in search, and am
of the opinion that the authorities Of Newfound-
land did the utmost they could to prosecute the
search for the sufferers.
As regards Mr.. Baahlam, consider that We
owe our lives in great measure to the good
order which his presence maintained among
the crew; and l will add further, that if we
had had passengers instead of sailors in our
hoafe we shnnld pavor bo haan 81 la ~ rou,
to the shore, as strong gale, which subse-
quently blew from the westward, would proba-
bly, have blown us far out to sea.
An Incident.
One Of the escaped seamen Of the Arctic
shipped on board the Atlantic on Saturday
Just as the steamer was about to sail he was
discovered by Captain West, who took him by
the collar and marched him ashore, saying he
wished no such men to 60 to sea with him.
The ARCTIC MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAvED.-To
the Editor Of tie Nep York Herald:-The
Arctic might have been saved by simply run
ming her stern foremost Here are the facts
Water, four feet below its surface, rushe.
through an adjutage with velocity of l6 feet
per second at FIVE feet, l8 feet at six feet, 90
feet per second, &c; consequently, the Arctic,
when running with her open bow first, at the
rate of ten knots an hour-equal to l6 feet per
second-would double the velocity of the leak
to the depth of four feet; at eleven knots,
depth of five feet; and at twelve knots, depth
of six feet, dc. On the contrary, had she
been put under "stern way" at the rate of ten
knots an hour, her velocity would have been
equal to the velocity Of the leak at the depth
Of four feet; at eleven knots, s feet; and at
twelve, depth Of 6 feet, &c. II is clear, there
fore, had she been put under stern way" it
wonld have brought the leak under the control
of her pumps. J.E.N.
Brooklyn, Oct IA, 1854.