Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-10-19

on the Arctic. The others saved were five Of
our fremen. The ship proved to be the
Cambria, Of Quebec, from Glasgow for Montre-
al, commanded by Capt. John Russsll, who
had commanded the British barque Jessie
Steven, and was rescued from the wreck of
that vessel by Capt. Nye, of the Collins steam
ship Pacific, as will be remembered
have safely arrived at Quebec, but am left
without penny in the world wherewith to
help myself. With sincere gratitude to those
from whom have received such unbounded
Kindness since I have been providentially
thrown amongst them, am about to separate
from them and go to New York; home of
sorrow.
We learn that third despatch has been re-
ceived from Capt. Luce, in which he states
that Mrs. Collins, Miss Collins, and Master
Collins were swept from the deck Of the Arc
tic as she went down, and that they did not
get into the boat that precipitated so many in
to the sea.
There remains three boats to hear from,
and the hope that others, like Capt. Luce,
fioated on pieces Of the wreck, and have been
picked up by passing ships. The first boat
that left the steamer was in charge of Mr.
Gourlay, who had with him the boatswan
and three sailors-fve in all. Another boat
got off under charge of Mr.. Rogers, the Chief
Engineer, having eleven persons on board, in
Guiding one passenger. A third boat is said
to contain women, children and passengers,
although Capt, Luce makes no mention Of any
women or children having been placed in Ell
Their of the boats. M. Dupasseur, a French
passenger, says =
When it was proved that the Arctic was
unavoidably lost, the order was to launch the
hoo A h. Il =
wheel-house. The boat received twenty-sev-
en- or twenty-eight persons, women, children
and passengers, provided with little biscuit
and water, but without compass, and without
a single man able to guide their course.
Mr.. Henderson Moore says:
'Of the six boats on board, the first which
left was the first officer with six men. The
second was under command Of the butcher Of
the boat. | did not see il leave, bit others in
the Pnrser's boat saw il, and said it contained
several ladies' but how many persons was in
the boat was nnknown-probably nOtover thir-
ty or thirty one in all. The butcher took a
barrel of bread and barrel of water.
Other parties state that a boat, commanded
by b. Van Arden, and containing ladies', left
the steamer at an early period, but il seems al
most strange that among the many who saw
this boat leave, no one could identify any Of its
passengers. lfthere are no ladies' in this boat,
then not woman was saved.
Mr. William P. Rathbone, in letter to his
friends in Providence, published in the Pror-
idence JournaD announcing his safe arrival at
Ferryland, Newfoundland, says:
The boat in which | escaped, was one
filled, principally by women and children, as
she hung at the davits at the quarter, but is
lowering her the stern tackle was run out too
fast, and they were all thrown into the sea and
lost, except Mrs. Gale, of Worcester, who
cling to thwart, and shrieking was taken in
to the ship. Mr.. Gale was lost. Mr. and
Mrs. Benedict left ia the first boat, and NAV
be picked up by some vessel Among those
thrown into the sea from the boat was Mrs. f.
K. Collins, Of New York, with her son and
daughter, as | am told by the purser.'