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Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-10

Br The following are some of the regular
toasts read, at the 35th anniversary of the Char
lesion Typographical Society, on Saturday 3lst
ult:
The Art Of Prtnting-The vehi Gle and
medium of thought, learning and literature
Each Printer should be a foreman and file
leader in the onward march of our artisans and
craftsmen, towards improvement.
The Pen, the Needle and the Scissors Hum
BILE and insignificant in form and pretension,
they We. WELD mighty and incalculable inhu-
ence. The first feeds the printing press; the
second keeps the clothes press in order, and the
the third has often served to make the pot
BOIL" besides supplying it with cabbage.
THE Land Of GsrmdRy-To which we owe
printing, trial by jury, and gunpowder, besides
other notions. We are glad our Palmetto soil
has furnished WatiaIa for many Of her noble
and industrious sons
OR esteemed Guests and Honorary Mem
bers, A. S WHlingtoa, Esq, and 4. Z. Miller,
Esq.-One the worthy patriarch of our daily
press, the other of our job press, not only
by seniority OF service, bat merit and qualifca-
ton.
The City Press-Let generous rivalry and
open, manly competition be the only strife be-
tween its conductors.
W0mua-We love her because she deserves
it; and because we can't help it-She is a Ola
MoXD and Observation-Disclosures at home with
"SMALL CAPS" and to set forth all her virtues
would take LONG PRIMER.
The Typographical At.-The storehouse,
the guardian the disseminator of all other arts.
The Press, Types and Typos-Thc sun, moon
and stars tina illuminate the world: the rays of
which once stopped the earth would soon grow
dark again.
Economy, Ltdasfy and Tsmpcrance-Th
cardinal virtues, that if strictly adhered to are
sure guides to honor and and to fortune. May
their importance be deeply egraven on our
minds, and may we all learn to perseyere in
whatever is good.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-10

RSy~ The following gentlemen were elected,
on the I'd inst, directors on the part of the
stockholders of the East Tennessee and Geor-
gia Rail Road Company, for the current year.
Knor- c. Wallace, T. c. Lyon, d. P. Arm
strong.
-HoarOe-Robert Snead.
INc-Mn-W. S, Gala ray, I. J. Campbell.
Bradiey-Wm. Grant, Thos H. Galloway.
fHgl,stG CIV. II. Stark.
The proceedings of the stockholders conven
ton and the report of the President of the
Company, will be published in the next issue
of this paper.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-10

THE augusta Bridge.-The South Carolina
Legislature has past an Act, confering on the
ASsignees of the late Henry Shultz, the authori-
ty to erect Toll Gate at the end of Augusta
Bridge, and to collect toll of passengers.
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- We are authorised and requested to announce
~ w. S. PATTON a candidate for Circuit
Court Clerk at the ensuing March election. std
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NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!I
NSON, BELL g. CO.

a NE Receiving anu opening u Iargc anu WefI -
n lected stock of Goods, consisting of
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
of the finest and neatest styles; also an assortment
of READY-JIADE CLOTHING, Family Groceries,
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs, Hard
ware, Nails, Queensware, Wooden ware, Hats, Caps,
Boots, Shoes, Umbrears, Parasols; and in fact
most articles usually kept by merchants in this sec
ton Of country, all Of which will be sold on the
most reasonable terms for cash produce. Call and
examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere.
LOudon, Nov. 4th S53 n51
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-10

R9@ The annual meeting of the Stockhold
'ers the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad
was held in Athens on Monday the I'd inst
The proceedings were characterized with great
unanimity of sentiment. The old Board of Di.
rectors were reelected unanimously, with the
exception of Mr.. Cowan, who had expressed a
desire to retire from the Board and Mr.. GRANT
of Bradley was chosen in his place.
The Report of the President, c WALLACE,
Esq. is well written, and will be read with in.
terest. We regret that we have not room for il
this week. 1t shall appear in our next
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BSg~ See the new advertisement Of Dir. VIM.
R. Hurley, who announces fresh arrivals OF
Drugs, with many other articles in his line.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-10

~ Elections tor Mayor and Aldermen have
been held in this place with the following result
w. T. L0WE-Nayor.
II. BOGART-Rcc. II. INGALLS,,
3. T. DAVIS-Treas. j. II. LEUTY,
r. I. WILSON,, J. W. O'BRIEN.
Thomas RUSSELL, was unanimously elected
City Constable.
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ALEX. NJ CALLIE. GEO. 6. JONES
MeCALLIE & JONES,
General Commission Merchants for the
Sale of Produce,
Valuable Land for Sale.
MACON GEORGIA

Observation-Disclosures & Smith, Loulon; C. Wal
lace, President Of East Tennessee d Georgia Rail-
road; Hook & French, Chattanooga. [dec2-3-lys
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Important .tiom .Nerico, if True.

I.
The n. Y. Herald has information that Gen.
GADsDEN had negotiated a treaty with Mexico,
which had been forwarded to Washington, by
which, for $5O,OOO,OOO, Mexico cedes Lower
California, Sonora, and a sufficient territory
for practicable rail road route running from
Albuquerque through the Messilla Valley, as
well as large tract Of country, on condition
that the United States check the depredations
of the Indians.
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Baltimore Markets.

Baltimore, Jan. 3, p. Mn Baltimore, on
Tuesday, 400 bbs. of FLOUR changed hands,
at from $7.l2@$7.25 p Dbl. Tettoio CoRN
was worth from 68@75 cents p bushel and
White from 6l(963 cents. WHEAT was improv-
ing.
Baltimore, Jan. 5, 6,l7 P.M.-FLoUR declin-
ed in Baltimore on Thursday l24 cts. per bar
rel. GRAIN was unchanged and moderate
business was tranacted at previous rates.
Later from California.
New-Orleans, January 6.-The EE Dorado
has brought advices from California to the 10th
ult.
The California markets were dull.
The accounts from the mines were good.
On the Sd of December, WALKERS fllibus-
tering expedition made an excursion on San
Diego, but were repused by the Mexicans-
Twelve to fourteen. 6libusters were killed. and
the rest driven into house, where, at the last
accounts, they were besieged by ten times their
number.
The schooner inelia sailed from San Fran
cisco on the Both ut., with two hundred adven-
lures, and plenty of ammunition to assist WALK
Err. The authorities made no attempt to stop
them.
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Mr.. Inl.k LcnixlntlLl.p

Baltimore, Jan. 4.
The Legislature of the State of New-York
has been organized by the election of R. H.
PRYOR as Speaker of the House, and Hon.
JAMES MUNROE as President of the Senate
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The "LmpOrtant from Merico' Not True
Bltimore January 5.-The n. Y. HeralFs
information that General GADsDEN had negotia-
ted treaty with Mexico, &c, proves to be all
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-10

S"ccess.-Emerson says
zone thing is forever good;
That one thing is-success:"
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forth BY the waves and Il during this Terrible eps
rode Ct my misortunes that my body bruised BY
being thrown violently against the side OF the ship.
OF more than hour In this situation, every
board Of the veseel being too much filed with
his danger to notice and mot the least part OF
my anguish was it that while thus numbed with cold
and wounded compelled to lsten to the loud, loud
cries of terror which burst from the desparng crowd
who thronged the rigging Of each OF the masts 1t was
then raining thu wind high, and the running in
immense channels. Suddenly the rope by which had
been secured to the ship parted and drifted away,
shrieAing loudly for assistance. became almoss
conscious; with terror felt the huge breaking
and though from the natural instinct Of self
preservation, chung yet closely TO the spar, II
med to me that my hold was gradually relaxing and
must inevitably perish How good was Providence to
me in the midst Of that frghtful calamity Tho conse-
quence OF what seemed 70 certain destruction, In
reality constituted my safety, for the tide being the
food carried me TO the shore, where rescued by
generous seaman, at the risk Of his own life.
And now while return due thanks TO the Power that
Sustained and preserved me- must yet feel deeply the
unfortunate position in which am placed During my
struggles for life while in the water, my clothes
with the ships side; andI was when rescued, totally
destitute of garments Thus, without clothes, money,
friends to offer assstacce nd myself In this strange
countrystrange regards both its manners and ito
language. have brother, named Frederick William
Haeier in WISCONSIN, but having lost his letters and ad
Dress will be impossible for to find him. unless his
attention is attracted by this letter from his unhappy
tter. LOUISA HAEIER.
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10 THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.


In your paper Of this date nnd you have been
neousy informed IN regard to my proceedings last even
ing The facts Of the in regard to myself simply
thcse:-On my way down last evening to the ship New
Era In the steamer Hector having In tow the Under
writer's schooner Excelsior fell In with the steamer
Achilles, bound up. hailed them and asked where the
ship lay. They replied, about four miles below, and
that she was full Of water and the rigging full of pas
sengers then asked why they left them In that stua
tions Captain Reynolds replied he had no boats i'm
mediately told him we had good surf boat, and re-
quested him to go ahead and point out the position Of
the ship, which he Immediately complied with, stating
at the same time that he short Of provisions
then told him could supply him. and wished to change
steamers when arrived at the wreck. On my arrival
at the scene Of disaster, finding it impossible
to transfer passengers with safety to steamer
count Of the heavy swell and the captain Of the Hector
being anxious to render assistance, told Capt. Rey
nods he Could proceed to town. the steamer Levia
han, Capt Hazard lying close by the wreck and
the two boats amply sufficient TO carry thou
rand passengers. Ny surf boat was immediately
launched, manned by seven riggers and myself and
approached the wreck close could induce them to
GO when after hailng the board and saying
some encouraging words to them, l returned to the
schooner for of volunteers and obtained Capt.
Clark of the schooner James and Edward Perry, the
Underwriters engineers, with the pilot Of the Hector,
wreck, approaching within haihng distance, when part
Of became alarmed at the surf and refused to
proceed further, when was reluctantly compelled 10
return to the schooner without eectng anything to-
wards the relief OF the sufferers the wreck. AS day
light broke boarded the wreck could get
TO the boat, and rescued the only surviving
passengers in the mzen rigging the surf boats from the
shore taking several from the fore and main rigging b
boom, and from under the top-gallant forecastle;
General Agent for New York Underwriters
DEAL BEACH, Nov H. 1854.
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THE WORK OF TIE CORONER.

Perhaps none have sorrowful duty to perform,
in connection with this terrible disaster than Mr. Wooey
the Coroner of Monmouth Every body that is washed
ashore is examined by him. to discover whatever valua
bles may he about their persons and if any marks
upon their garments to identify the dead. From
ing to night since the wreck he has stood the
gled corpse preparing them for the grave Not only
within the vicinity of the wreck but from all along the
beach for miles away, hourly to him reports that
swell the number OF the dead. From on board the
steamer Alice Price, she catering Shrewsbury In
let Tuesday noon discovered by the passengers,
the body ola floating in the surf of the shore OF
Sandy Hook distance of fourteen miles from the wreck
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning twelve bodies
picked up at the Highlands, distance Of twelve miles
from the stranded vessel described in the following
Geographic report published in the HERALD yesterday
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In the grave What melancholy thoughts come up fron
the contemplation Of such scenei Here In bowling
ay lay the cold and mapSled remains Of human beings
sseociatirg this house with the two extremes OF the
resort Of tie gay and the receptacle Of the dead Here
upon these floors had been rolled string after strng
here had gone up the merry peas Of laughter here the
soul bad been satated With amusement and now Ia
this very place, lay death--death In tho abode Of
Pleasure-deaih, where life had quickened with
the excitement OF the game By the side Of this house
Icy piled up the cofns while In contrast with these
remains OF mortality aud hsbiliments Of the grave all
around was witnessed the quetude and comfort Of agr
cultural hfe-the Zelda shorn OF their harvess. the
teams driving to their daily tolls and the domestic
hocks feeding around the home
The dead we have already said were buried In Ne
Methodist burial ground In Long Branch All day long,
yesterday wagons were constantly going and coming
ed long trench dug through the yard, in which
the collins were ranged side by side. Here they seep-
placed to rest in foreign land and by the hands Of
rial hand down their virtues and their fate but here
they sleep Alone and by themselves, with naught but
the stars keep their vgs the birds 10 sling their re-
QUEEN, and the ocean to sound their dirge.
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/ ATENENT OF GASPAR BABERICH, OF
HAM, PRUSSIA.

had been at the pumps, working In gangs four
days before the vessel struck endeavong to keep her
sfoat until could either reach port till soe vessel
could render assistance At first did not realize
the full extent ofhe danger but made
of by the water rushing into the hold in perfect tor
rent and the breaking Of the spray the deck she
swayed to and fro in the heavy The deck
ed breaking up rapidly and portions Of the cargo
forced up from tho hold tearing up tine panks Several
Of the passengers crushed death between barrels
casks and boxes, and were afterwards swept over
board BY the waves In horribly mutilated condition.
Many Of these picked up along the shore dis
lance from the Of the wreck. terrible Of
excitement ensued board among the passengers
of whom chung to the sailors with terrible tenacity
mploring them to them. The sailors endeavored
to tighten the vessel by cutting away the masts but
falling in this they got the boats determined save
their own lives The passengers made rush for the
first boat when 1t lowered but the sailors stood be-
who attempted to get into It, This had the effect of de-
tering them all except man. named Joseph Herr Of
Mendehem, in Bavaria who regardless Of their threats
jumped into the beat. Those who In II beat him
with sticks and endeavored TO force him out but he held
and finally succeeded in getting under the
seat where they suffered him lie till they reached the
shore.
Finding it impossible for myself or any of the Others
to make escape from the vessel at this time deter
mined on taking to the rigging as last resource.
clambered well could up the foremost, and
ceeded with nine Others four Of whom sailors in
in the day, after four days Of most exhausng labor in
trying to keep the ship free from water. Here
NAMED till six O'Clock the following morning. when
taken of by surfboats. We several Of
fortunate fellow passengers swept OF other parts Of the
rigging without be ng able TO render them any assist
ance; and shall forget the fearful scream Of
agony that burst from them they engulphed In
the waves. We fortunate, while the mast, in
procuring SAIL which served excellent shelter
from the weather.
Before the boat containing the sailors reached the
Shore they obliged to cut the line which communi
Gated with the vessel and which became too short.
Throughout the night drenched with showers Of
spray, the breaking clear the vessel.
After ten hours Of terrible suspense the long wished for
shore were making every excrtion TO save US. The
steamtugs in sight also and this gave renewed
hope After several Intellectual attempts to reach us,
for the still running high, the surfboats
ceeded in coming alongside, and taken OF the
mast and brought safe shore.
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iAyKcHEs-At Bath sth, by Messrs Iemont Robnson,
sap Armsde SNOW Of $50 TONS owned BY the builders and
Nov H. by Mr. John Taylor Chelsea superior freightus
ship q about 1909 tons called the Great Duke owned ~
WIN Brsmhal, ESQ, and TO be commanded BY Capt Samp
son, of Chelses.
Abe Abby Ellen. She l. TO be commanded By Cspt Jss Gu
ohrist.
from the yssa Of w bodss Rsq, yssy aas ship Of
about go TONS called the Ocean hanssr sss crneH
Orleans under command II Capt 6psasse Trswsrgy.
Misssws vnssEas-Bash Rrsak tsf Ki.estse, Hell AfrsA
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Port or New York, November ID, 1854

CLEARED.
Steamship James Adacr, Turner, Charleston spoaord,
Steamship Roanoke. Skinner. Richmond, de- Ludism 4
ship Linda Or, Bessrt, Rio Jsneiro, J. II Greene.
n.,p pu r. hinSisy, Noble Is Ward
Bark Arshincdes, Mann. Hayana, Russell 4 yInins
Brig Kate Heath. chase. Csrdenas, Harti, Rio Co.
Johnson as
r h Bulky s.1asnsS Tc Mott
sehr Elizabeth DAM. Bonn. St Marks. \ B.eh Kun
hardt.
Aus1:.. Peck
sehr Independence, fsrAAAm. Washington. Batoman
s ssSr Emily EMIL ysshn.sn 5ohp;sn Lswdsn
sssr tsssss Sss%
ARRIVED.
.as ssrss' ph fssg'' sss rf
SGS M n e sa s:
::;; .Ss sk sls had Su..s:ns rom sw . NV and
.Ssshsus Eneeiinf down ali The room: wissn and
sstyssS decks stove bIvsri. ana siyshts carried away
from the wheel the stationed there and iii the move
able thnss about The decks carPentsr
sP ana n
' =
sss M:ssas ss i ill., .s ,f sa q
AK Ns signals With ship bound from s.
split sulS:'ss &C.
.I ss sssss 4 e days Nth s WV
sses ssss ssa sss s:p w.. s :s:
Ocean EnTrsss; i2h lat . s Ion 81 a. spoke bark Ps
ship Hadson white New 0fleaas and the W Pass Oct
ss bsrs.. Ns~ Orleans IL days. with ds.
s sssn'9n Iss;S%PsSp r s ~ a.. ,,
westerly gales during passage s5oom head rails
c Bark Ithsss Morton Palermo Sep. y With fruit &C. to
sifpfd %
iss spoke Ss's Oxford Sssss steering ~ "
Bark Iaurens Alien New Orleans 20 days with cotton.
usar dc to master Experienced heavy weather and Is
"a Earl Gsmsls ySws Marks with cotton
Bsik Pilgrim, Andrews Apsachicos IS days, with cot
Ai%s: sa's SPAN. Ssss s:s With
isss, sss'
saIl.l stove h ~ l; .aIs g. ~
Is WIZ so Ga !. Ne RS:r Tsns St Domingo
snuphsr M'chslt, Vera Cruz, 81 day.: with hides.
brig Tornado Hccast nernuds days in ballast TO
n smith,
Brig Emblem of Tsw.rth Jordan Dsricn "A days with
lumber TO Peek Church. Experienced heavy weather.
With oss ssmaS;S 70 osy ses s q G
I, o. saw The schr onysrd |. sinking Ys1ssGn the .s
Of the and asked him he wanted assistance and he
replied that he did not.
schr John q Hesksher f,hree masted Sillyman Lagnna
81 day ;, with ioewooa, y Lohach 4 schepler
Sehr Carleton tBr, Roberts, Abscc, II days, With old
Iron and oraDres, ~ Ackcry.
Scbr Wave irers, Georgetown, sc, dayp.
Schr Minerva, McCivcrn, baltimore for Boston.
Sehr Ann Eliza cSks sosy psaslPhia for providencs
schr Ahe1 Dckin Philadelphia for New London
Schr Mohawk, johnson, Philadelphia for Boston.
Schr Gen Scott, Wilson, Philadelphia for Boston
Schr Brotke Jonathan Potter Philadelphia Boston
Schr Strong, Lavreree, Philadelphia for Boston
Scbr Juniata, Willard Portland, Me- for Philadelphia
Schr Ambassador, Alton Mschias. 10 days
Schr Ella, Kelly Boston for Baltimore.
Scbr Cicero, Connolly. salem for PHILADELPHIA
Scbr A Stephenson Fish. Portlsnd, CT
Schr n Jenkins, Dodge, Rondout for Boston
Steamer Pelican, Henry Providence
BELOW.
ship Arvum tof Bapsor rom Shields Sept a. with coal
SAILED
Steamships Arabia tSerpool Fiorids savannsh; James
Adler Chsr!eston Rcsroke Norfolk &C; ship Cleopatra
tclipper, San Frsncisco: and Others
Wind during tho dey from ssw to NE.
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husbands who have lost their wiz and - ents who
have Loot their chi drcn, who afw ms ances one
only has been left out OF fsmiy a 9 or ak. They
are generally in circumstance of the emo des-
titution
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LIST OF PASSENGERS SAVED FROM THE

Custavus Behns, Reading, Pa
William Van Ronzolin, Cincinnati, Chic.
SECOND sTtERAGf
Heinrich Jacob Weckesscr Hesse CAsseL
Isaac Eowenberg Prussia.
Carl Pauis.ecg, Hesse CasscL
Heinrich Kenner, Prussia.
heinrich Bauer 0stpriessland.
Simon koblafcr, Prussia.
Ferd. Brickhemer, Frankfort on the-Mains.
Heinz. ScheDier, Hesse Darmstadt.
With Schmelz, Hesse Cassel.
Andrcas Popp, Coburg.
Friedr with. Schmidt.
Carl Jhlmann, Saxony.
George Ffygers, Hesse Cassel.
Morris Schmtz, Prussia.
Hcnnom yagler, SAKE Mcningen.
Heinz. Carl George, Prussia.
Martin Kuhmaun, Hesso-Cassci.
job. Sehaty, Bayern.
Joseph Aerz, BAYERN.
Michael Duchholz, Erfurt.
Heinz George, Prussia.
Gottleib Aenk Wurtemberg.
George Geshord, Bavaria.
Eriedr. Weber, DO.
Freidr AL HesseCasse
Joh Steckowitz Prague.
Anton do do.
Nelchior ochs Hes.e -CasseL
job Adam Lehman, Saxony.
Iudw. Heck, Hesse-Cassel
Conrad Geycr, Bayern.
Maria Kreutk, Hesse-Csss
George StTieger, Bayern.
Nich Martin lost family do.
friftir. Getty, Hanover.
Paul Richter. Erturt.
fsiedr lle!ler, prus ia.
pih E,vsapr Tegsa.Cas-al
.lot @. Eacss. Wurtembero.
Cooper lsaberich Prussia
georyp schmidt B,verp
Juatus nernha.lt, He se-Cassel
Elise do. do.
Ann Call nlusemnn DO
s Hime,iuann. Hesse.Cas
Nch Fewcg saxony
Cottlieb Kruger Prussia
Albert Schaub, Tesse.CasseL
job yass Hanover
Heinz. Scha !cinstrad Prussia.
will Li.mkopler Hanover
eerh Eljupe Prussia
Doll H. tspre Hessc-Cassal
George Neutze do
August Werther Schwnrzburp S.uderhausen
wilhelm Aber, cheider Hameln
IYemer Aberscheider do
with Muller Hes,e Cas,al
q Conrad Jacob do
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Telegraphso Marine Hepeets.
NEW ORLEANS Nov l3-Arr ships MlsoA aAl ChAnhs-
raSo, New York.
Ar llth ships 0esnania. NYork Monfgensry. PhlaAa
phia-
New York.
BOSTON, Nov lS-Arr ship spitars, New Ysrk.
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and hsA not there Up v oet - She wss sss sss~
lSf tcss, resriy new.
land for sssa rver Georgia aed he. not sos -
vessels called and improbable thai they -
time may have been rescued ~ vssss
they osn be heard Of