The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-01-25

Kind of lelegrapltic communication, by
Frung on boards in chalk with geletters.
We succeedbin making her understand our
situation, which, indeed, was sufficiently
obvious She promised TO lie by us. This
Intelligence cheered every heart. The
weather during Saturday and Sunday was
too rough to attempt to lower boat. There
was Too, another dilemma. The English
ship had but one reliable boat, the long
boat. We bad none at ell. 0fthe nine
splendid boats with which we left New Y ork,
rot one remained. Captain Watkins, not to
be overcome by any difficulty, commenced
the construction of RATS. They seemed but
a trail dependence, ard providentially they
were not needed, Other means of relief
were at hand, On Monday, the ed Of Jan
uary, the sea calmed SO much that towards
evening the English ship lowered her yawl
boat, and our second mate, Mr.. Grattan,
went on board of her. s.........-
OnTuesday, the Sd of January, ourhearts
were gladdened by another sail, under A
merican eolors. She came near enough TO
speak her, and We learned that she was the
Antartc, three days cut from New York,
bound for Liverpool She had five good
boats. And after enduring the agony of
suspense for SO many days it seemed that
the hour of our deliverance had at last ar
rived With the aid of the Antartic's boats
We could all be conveyed on board the Eng
lth ship, row ascerlained to be the Three
Bells, Ca ptain Creighton, OF Glasgow, bound
for New York The Bells had experienced
ouch rough weather, and was leaky. On
Tuesday }vening we succeeded in putting a
sergeant and file Of soldiers on board to work
the pumps. On Wednesday morning, the
4th January. the work of disembarking COM
menced in earnest The sick, ofwhom there
was large number, and some in dying
condition, were wrapped in blankets, brought
On deck, and lowered carefully into the
boats. Casks of water were lowered down
and towed on board the Bells. Bread and
bacon, and other provisions, were sent Off
By evening mncb 0f the work nad been ac-
coppsheu, 1t WAS found necessary. how
ever, in consequence Of the shortneSs of pro
visions On board the Bells to divide our
numbers between the two ships. Lieuten-
ant Winder and Chandler, with about I4O
soldiers, EN-! arked on the Antartc for Liv-
clpool. Captain Watkins also determined
10 accompany that portion of Our number.
Thursday morni ig, the 9th, rose upon us
bright and beautiful. The SEA was calm,
tie wind gentle II is day which will ev-
er live in my memory. by noon the work
OF disembarking and ro-cmbarking was
Every man, woman and child
had left the ship Our captain was the last
on board. He saw every officer, every sail
OF, every fireman, and every negro waiter
of whom there were forty on fifty, safely in
the boats, then lowered biMself down, and
The boat puiFed away. Iie was rowed a
leatsside she Thres. Bells. where ha WAS
greeted with nine hearty cheers, and then
pulled away for the Antarctic. The San
Francisco had, bv his orders, beer scuttled,
and we could see her settling gradually
teeper into ;he water.
When the Three Bells left the wreck she
WAS in latitude 80 and longitude 50, GO a.
bout 600 lailrs from New York. We en-.
countered great deal Of northeaster wind
and our progress was slow until Wednes-
day, the llth OF January, when we were
favored with a stiff breeze from the south
east, which drove us rapidly on, and on
Thursday afternoon we we're off seundings
Towards evening it grew thick. and the cap
tain, fearing TO venture too far in, stood of
and on til morning.
Friday dawned bright and fair. We
signaIled for pilot, and thea q steamtug,
and at s. +. NJ. we were at anchor of the
Battery
cannot close communication alEeadY
too long without two or three remarks
And in the first place, TO Captain Robert
Creighton, of Tie good ship Three Bells, |
by his nstrumeniality owe debt Of graft
tude which can never be repaid. For ny
part, | shall ever love and honor him as a
noble specimen Of Il generous and true heart,
ed British sailor. He merits, and | trust
he will receive, a rich reward.
In the next place, Major Wyse and his
junior officers. Messrs Windcr and Chand,
Ter, are, in my opinion, deserving of great
credit for their conduct and efficiency after
thev were left by their superior officers
Major Wyse, on whom the responsibility
Of The burthcn chiefly fell, is more particu-
larIy deserving Of praise. Day and night
he watched over the soldiers with paterna
solicitude, minstered 10 their wants, and
encouraged them when sinking with des
pair Surely such conduct is equally de-
serving Of promotion as galantryin the field.
Two remarks as to the causes Of the aw
iui disaster and have done. In the first
place, the ship was sent to sea without
having tried her engines. She had. indeed
tried them in the smooth waters Of the bay,
but her first encounter with the stormy bill
lows Of the AtIanti; proved them no more
to be depended on than a broken reed.
In The second place, she was far too deep
ly laden. Her paddle wheels had so much
dip as 10 cause great strain upon her shaft
and engines, True, she might in any case
have encountered the s,orm had she not
been dismasted and damaged in her upper
works, and had her engines proved true,
she could have reached a port in safety. b.
Statement Of Major F. o. Wyse.
Major Wyse, Of the Y. s. Army, VINO ar
rived at this port yesterday in the British
ship Three Bells, states that the steamer San
Francisco was struck by Tremendous sea
when she was twp days out upon her. voyage
and distant about. four hundred mics from
New York,