Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-02-01

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short of provisions, she agreed to take off the
men to the nearest port. Accordingly, an Off
Ger and 20 men were sent aboard, to commence
tightening her, by throwing over her cargo Of
cotton, DC. Those officers who had families
were then sent, with all the ladies', camp women,
&c, together with 60 men, making, in all, 100
or l3O persons Scarcely any provisions, how
ever, were got on board, and they previously
had but one barrel OF bread and one and half
of water. II is feared, therefore, that they may
have suffered, as the night following she got
separated, and, it is presumed, bore off for Ber-
muda. tht'' - n5
Again left to their fate, dependency ensued,
and that night terrible gale was experienced,
and the ship made water fast, around the guards
and near the shafts. Three or four men were
constantly employed to hold mattresses near the
shafts and baing was continued. This was
done by the soldiers. i, 4
After the Kilby left, additional horrors came
upon them; for the ship, repeatedly taking fire,
was threatened with destruction from that
source. But, happily, this danger was averted.
Throughout these trying times, many of the Of
fcers and men behaved heroically The services
of sergeant Brown, Of Company G, were inva-
liable. For five nights his eyes were not closed,
and he ceased his efforts only from sheer ex-
hausiOn. Two or three days intervened before
another ship was spoken. In the meantime, u
fearful mortality commenced among the troops,
which threatened to sweep off almost the entire
number It's impossible to tell how many died.
1t is known, however, that after the men were
transferred to the ship Three Bells, subsequent
ly spoken, t,centy-four died, ten of them the first
night. The disease was sort Of congestve di-
arrhoea, supposed to be induced by excessive eat
ing of preserved meats. Many heartrending
scenes occurred. One corporal, with his wife
and two children all died in two days. The hus-
band died first, and the mother was afterwards
found dead in her state room, with living child
on her bosom, and a sister by her side, nsensi-
bic from exhaustion. But, soon after the men
were transferred TO the Three Bells, the sickness
disappeared. The ships lights were first seen
in the night, and signal guns from the steamer,
discharged about once every half-hour, were an
swered with blue lights. 1t blew so bard, the
ships could not speak, but ideas were conveyed
by means of chalk marks on black boards
Captain Creighton magnanimously staid by till
good weather, though he was short of provis-
ions snd leaking badly. The steamer sent on
500 to 700 gallons Of water, and other supplies.
On the fourth day after II. B. was spoken
the ship Antartic was brought to the help of
tne steatner oy Capt CrelSnton, ana py evening
all of the men were transferred to these ves-
sells, with the exception of Capt. Watkins and
some thirty engineers, fremen, &c. In the
morning, these were taken of, and the vessel
abandoned. Her appearance was that of a COM
plete wreck, and made so, principally, by sin
gle stroke from heavy sea. AS gale set in
soon after, and as there were none to work the
pumps, it is presumed she speedily went down.
Nothing was saved from her-the officers and
men losing all. Had she not been built in the
strongest manner, none on board would have
been left to tell her fate. Captain Watkins be-
haved throughout in the most gallant and in
trepid manner. He is supposed to have gone
to Liverpool in the Antartic The chief mate,
was also distinguished.