The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-17

doomed to disappointment. Yet felt homes sl,a,
sone of our fellow sufferers might have been SEED
g sna m rsscued by them. Shortly aitsr, We had eivez
- discovered to the Ea2 Of us, steerinR directly
Ior us. We nov watched her with the moot intense
.nxlefy As she approached, the wind changing
Stasso ISo ner % change her course several points
ABOUT noon they fortunately diecoyered ! rnsn ou
the rafr near the and succeeded ia ssv;ng hir, ~
sne mate jumping over the side and making rore
,cst . afound him. when he was got on board safav
tnn man saved proved to be Prenchmau. VIC
- passenger on board the steamer with which
We came Ia collision
ne informed the Captain that eehess were near
0n pieces OF wreck, and going aloff be saw us and
.1ree otners We were the 6rst to which the boat
~ ~ sent, and safely taken on board about 8, p n
ne next was Mr.. James Smith, Of Mississippi. Q
.econo ciass passenger. The others saved were S
~ our nremen. The ship proved to be the Cam
Dna OF this port, Quebec from Glasgow, bound to
IIon.real Capt John Russell, who commanded
Nye 9: the Pacific. Of Captain Russell 1t would be
possibleto say enough In his praise for the
.tnd treatment we every one of us have received
n' ,.Om him during the time we have been on board
respect for our relief. The Rev Mr. Walker and
iaoy, and another gentleman who were passengers
oy the Cambria, have been unceasing Ia their en-
deayors to promote our comfort
iothem and 10 all on board we shall ever owe 4
debt OF gratisude for their unbounded kindness to
u.s. From the Frenchman who was picked up, we
learned that the steamer with which we came In
collslon was the screw steamer Vesta from st
Pierre, bound from and belonging to Greenv.lle
France. As near as we could learn the Vesta was
steering East, South East, and was crossing our
course, two points, with all sails sef wind west by
south. Her anchor stock, about seven BY four
inches square, was driven through the bows of the
Arctic about eighteen inches above the water line
and an immense hole had been made at the same
instant by the fake of the anchor fwo feet below
the water line, raking fore and aft the plank and
finally breaking the chains, leaving the stock re-
naming In and through the side of the Arctic or it
is not unlikely that as SO much of her bows had
been crushed in, that some of the heavy longitude
nal pieces OF iron running through the ship may
have been driven through our side causing the loes
of our ship and fear hundreds of most valuable
lives.
SECOND DISPATCH
QUEBEC, Saturday morning, 18th Oct-Haye
safely arrived at Quebec, and am left without
penny IN the world to help myself WITH but sincere
gratitude to those from whom have received such
unbounded kindness since ! have been providen-
TALLY thrown amongst them. With them am about
to separate to go to New York-a home of sorrow.
learned from the Doctor at Quarantine last even.
ing. that the Vesta had reached ST. Johns with sey
eral passengers from the Arctic ON board, but
could not learn the particulars As soon as ! can
get on shore, shall make arrangements to leave
for New York, with the least possible delay, aud
expect to take the steamer for Montreal this after
noon.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES C. LUCE.