The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-06
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tic then told us to be of good cheer that he
main topsail, and shot ahead some three
miles. ID
Jan. 4.-She wore ship and lowered away
two boats. The Three Bells also sent her
boat, and we succeeded in embarking some
seventy or eighty passengers before night
During the night moderate and pleasant with
prospect of fine day. Fired our guns
through the night, and our companions
burned blue lights. At IA M. commenced
mbarking our passengers again. The Three
Bells long boat out, and she being short of
provisions and water, the long boat was
much used for transporting water and pro-
visions. To-day the Antarctic was able to
lower only one boat for want of oars.
JAM 5.-Continues moderate and pleas
ant. Getting along quite fast and embark
ing troops and provisions. At sunset had
all the passengers, quantity of provisions
and water embarked. During the night
quite pleasant At z A. Nj. commenced
again at landing water, provisions, &C., to
the Three Bells, also the crew. AZ 1890 A.
M. all out of the ship except Capt. Wat
kins, Mr.. Marshall, (chief engineer,) and
myself; we then left, Capt. Watkins, being
the last. Capt. Watkins, Mr.. Schell, (pur-
SER Mr.. Barton, 3D. officer and Mr.. Mason,
4th officer, with Lieut.. Chandler, Lieut..
Winder, Mr.. Rankin, and carpenter, Wash
ington Duckett--excepting the above, all
officers of the ship and army, returned in the
Three Bells . E-"-
1t. Winder says
On the bark Kilby there are about so men,
of company y, Mr.. George Aspinwall,
Lorimer Graham Of N. Y, Capt. Gardner
of the Dragons, COL Yates and family,
Major Merchant and family, Col. Burke,
Drs. Shatterlee, Wirtz, Capt. Judd and lady,
Lieut.. Loser andalady, and their sister: 1t.
Fremont and family, and Lieut.. Van Vost.
When the Kilby left she had but small
quantity of provisions and water; great
doubts are expressed as to her safety. Pro-
visions were being conveyed on board Of the
kilby, and boat that was sent to her for
that purpose was unable to return, owing to
the roughness Of the weather. may as we'll
relate melancholy incident in this connec-
ton. On board this boat was Commissary
Sergeant McIntire; he was carried off by the
Kilby, while his wife and two children re-
mained on board the San Francisco. The
mother and one of her children died on
board the Three Bells; the second child, a
fair-haired little boy of three years old, has
been adopted by the soldiers, who tend him
with almost maternal solicitude. But to
return-toward daylight this morning, the
aspect Of our affairs was the darkest, and
most disheartening we had. During that
day the pumps were declared useless we
kept quiet, however,; the ladies being out of
the way, we felt somewhat relieved To
Tighten the ship, we cut holes through the
deck, and commenced throwing the fuel and
other heavy articles overheard.
About two days after this time, the Three
Bells, Capt, Creighton, came in sight; we
first saw his,lights during the night, and
fired signal guns for assistance. He bore up
for us in the morning, but the sea ran so
high that we could only communicate by
means of writing questions and answers
with chalk in large letters upon board
In reply to request to lay by lis, he said he
was short of provisions and leaking badly.
He wore ship and passed us; as he did so,
himself and crew gave us three hearty cheers
as an assurance that he would not desert us;
be assured we replied to these temonstra-
tions no less heartily. He drew ahead and
laid his vessel 10, and remained by lis during
the night On the next day, the sea still
running very high, and we having no boats
and he only two, we made two RATS for con-
veying the passengers on board his ship, but