The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-21

the Csycos Reef has already been annuupesd by
telegraph. aud correspondent oi ths n X PSsi
gives the following account of II:
GRAND TuRK, TusKs ISLANDS w lI9t
80 Juae 81 ~4855. & =
IL " asihree weeks ago yesterday -sxssine when
Col Kinney. With eighteen Other passengers, set
SAIL in the Emma. . last ssiing achooner OF about
one hundred and thirty tons, under commend OF
Capt b L Norris from New Yor 4 fof Ki6S Sptou, ia
maica, tnd for San Jusn- de Nicsrsgna. .Findis e
ihat the prosecutiuns To which he had bsen SUBJ
Jec,ed " the hands OF Interested par,ius, would
On'y cease with the breskipg up OF his proj actsd
expediiea 10 Nicaragua, he det-rmined 10 ioreso
DIS de,irefor fair irIai in tha Une3 StatHs Cou
aud aceordingly chartered and pr0yisioned the
Emma I'd expectation of reaching San Juan tesosa
Our comp41ions on thu voysee we're mostly
young. nnmaffied men, mechahics and, merch 3 antss
with s,spriukIipg Of western roasisEsmen, who
nsd been more Injured than ths rest TO- the hard
snlps ofvut OF door life f7t'f
We lsfr New York with a southwest wfod, which
continued, with rsther rough weather, TIN The 14h
lust, when We w-re off Bermuda: The wind theh'
hauled 70 E. s. e. being ths trade winds ot the
Horse Latitudes.'' ESQ called from tAe Lecessity
to which sailors Of the Islands thereabouis areire
quentiy expCsed of fhrow.ng their csrgoes 'vi
horses overpoardD blowing Ia that direction I'LL
the l9 b, when at 2 O'Clock, P. NJ, " saw land
ahead, beariL D. uthwesterly, which proved to be
the north part OF tie Csycos Islands, gronp, OF
three, forming the east side OF Turks Island pas
ssga. ....' ssi ~
Atout quarter before eleven clock, when we
were reused from our tertbs BY tremeadou, JOLT
log and crunchipg agsinst lhe. kneel that told the
whole story. 1t was q moment OF intense txoEe.
We had struck the same reef on which the ves
se! had run In the aftsruoon some tdrtY miles 10
tue westward, and with sais all spread were go-
ing right ahead on the crest Of The eeefs ID vain
the captain shouted ,"Hard up the wheel" and
gave orders to haal 10 tha main. tack. Itwss too
late 81: :....-.-.-.-.........-.- -1okHast
Amidst all, the Colonel preserved his self Ju1-
posure, and proceeded at 'ouce to secure a supply
OF provisions ur the boat. Some came 70 him with
proposals. to sail 10 tie boar in search OF land and
to return with report OF their success. "No,r
said the Colonel there 10 Lot the lsasts danger OF
ihe shiP'si going to pieces beioTa moruiog; the
tide il abbiDg and the land Ia nos ier OF The rst
nsn v.to attempts TO escape by the boat hail be
shot" IEis explicit declaration pus stop 10 any
turLsl eaitation of the pr ject. Though there was
qaite rloer who still thou ht thar their time tor
tnis world was up. ......-
. AT last twas determined 70 drop our anchor
astern iksreby lesseniog tho shoek which the
schooner received from rocking on tbs reef which,
as IL @a5 ea nae very near t.vng In her hulk.
This ccctpisu san.ethng near two heu s, the key
of the anchor beiag out OF order and no chain
having been provided to attach ie 70 the beat, SO
that we we're compelled to fasten il by a Two and
a quar:es il ch rope, which, In case of unusual
srain would have snapped ike so much ,wine.-
Alter b was 0oDe, no, hlng remained but TO wait
deck either sleeplLg counting the hours rs they
slowly passed The meop had now gone down,
but the Captsn declared that he stiIl dscer neu
land lying some miles IF or at least what looked
very much liks t-beyond the reef. .s.sJ
During the wrecking 1t was rather Singular to
observe the different ways in which the men be.
haved themselves. Some diVested themselves OF
their costs and boats some filed their fpoeke
with biscuit, aud had bottles oil fresh water
concealed under their costs In the absence OF
al
concern waste collect my books, which were lying
round Ioose so that they nais not ger drenehpg
in the sea water, which occasionally washed over
the deck Z .-..--... .....es s7asS se.tT ilA.
The only one who seemed to have 10 care at all On
his mind was little Daniel We ser, who whised
and suug as II he Was IN bis element, to the great
horror OF one OF the more suber minded, who re-
mended him to conhne himself 10 saying his
prayers and other exercises appropriate TO so
solemn an occasion This conduct however we
entirely consistent with his behs yior ghoul
the voyage, for Dan had acquired from his boa lng
excursions In Marshfed hsr Dor thee pertntss ano
ternoon previous, as we were running direct upon
st. Phiirps k-ys, ne was sfriing high up n tn-
cross trees, cooiIy surveying tie danger, when,
bad We struck the rock, he nigh, have been pIch
htiv feet ibto the water. ....... -t.s. ss=1s
About four O'clock a faint light iIlumined the
horizon, and all hands gathered upon the wind
ward side TO watch the signs OF land. The ugiy
grating and thunp,eg still continued anlopg th q
three or four feet underth bows The vessel now
lay upon her eide, aud II was clear that q Thing
could get her # The reel until er rge She oe
carried ashore The life boat was accord inpiy
lowered with a view OF ascertsiniug the uear.st
p ace OF landins, snd the mate bnd three sailors
VINO were fn ii tugged at the oar, using their be-
efforts to row her over the break n,o ia smooth
water which lay few rods beyond aud at last
pronounced the attempt out Of the Question:
+ The Colonel then stepped 10, aoa declared they
~ IN md hx.tff
be was not 10 be put off in this mauner- standing
at the bows, towering head sboyeu all, and win
the energy OF an old Roman writen his wea-
ther bra en yssge, he threw Ctf his coat, and let
tibg himself down by rope into the dasbn
waves. which were nearly mp his breast he wsded
out to the boat aud fairly pushe il oyee tna break
ers into safe harbof, wheGco it esrFsd store OF
provisi )ns and tIle Ds niei Webster ihe shore
about ,hr ree miles otf.The Colonel then ordered
timbers TO be thrown overheard, and With the aid
OF Capt, S~ilt and Others Of the psssengsrs who
followed, among whom Mr. Best, oil. Washington
and Mr.. Westbrok. were disliDguished, proceed.
ed 10 form rs5 and take on board the snip stores
Of which rgssuopy was On hand.T.52 -d4
fifteen years old. being If on shere.; in order +
guard the provisions which had been Left there
from the negroes the boat returpe :, and wss busi
ly employ cd all day iu barrels, boxes and
luggage eeaersy 10 tbel land, which proved to bt
the northwest Caycos Island. commonly called BY
the fifty or sixty hslistsrved calored people be
inhabit it. Blue Caycos, from the sppearan ance q
the hills on the northern eeasf.
/ BY Hig httail almost everything had been taker
10 eiher by our men OF By ihe wrecksrs, three O
whom boarded us slmoss stthe. same time ane
commeneed stripping the risgih and saisi in good
earnest ss II by sort of divine right. 5s9aGJ IL
About six O'clock in the q tsrnoonitbe las. boat.
1osd Of passengers, among whom Was the Col one
left the schooner, and it was with htt pain thai
ne yieEed the bssntifa1 craft lying on hec sics
among the rocks, the helpless yiculm of the wint
| aud waves To the Colonel especially, who .hst
strng ed sinet every eopceivabe enbsrrassen mt
and had xpsnded nifty thousand dollars in hare
1 soney to promote his darling undertaking. :th,
| wIsck vas oistteasing indesdsih pssg .sh4sv
| Eevertheiess, though after passing o aslse pie o
night, he had worked in ths water all day and hs
ssnous v injured hmsef by shftiag heavy artistic
and tiub from the Vessel to the boat his coufae
I and resolution never faied for an instant He ha
\ never quaed before any obstacles heIetof,r- au
l even now while sck that he can with dficpii
move about he wsrk with the dis patch and On ara
| of ten ordinary in full health, to forward hl
/ gseAt desgn- Hiscondnct during and subssq mt
the wreck has only served to iocxeHse the
Of his msnn his sbiii les the leader In the wor
| Of col"nizipg Central America
\ We have been veIy kindiy treated BIZ the Amer
can Consul Mr.. Nelson, in wh ise buidos nosl {
our IN en- have found comfortsble lod g,nss and b.
4 MI B. Egerstt Smith, bis aoredecesyor.r no "
meIshaasa on, rhes sislsad1 Wea are also und.
particular obligations TO his honor Mr.. ana
| Misck, the Vice PIesdent Gf the colony Of Tsrl
I.lapd and the Cay ecs we'll 10 o. her ene be
1 # the sov efnmeht,a W hose courters attention