Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-13

OF the State, and so seal its character and power
Tor years TO come. Governor Trimble acted,
when no such parties as Wing and Democrat di.
yided the people, and when in the choice Of pub.
lie servants, intellectual power and moral purity,
were the best recommendations to Office. Let
such man be again Governor of Ohio thus, and
donbly, unite the present with the past.
Loss OF the Ship Manchester.
MURDER OF THE CAPTAIN AND Darn OF rHE
CREw.-The American ship Manchester, of Nan
tucket, left New York for Valparaiso, ON the 7th
Of April, 1854, the complement of hands on board
being seventeen and the captains wife, One man
died at before she arrived at Monteyideo, which
port she put into on the oath OF July, 1854, and
again left on the 2sth for Valparaiso, after having
shipped four extra hands at Montevideo A letter
from one Of her crew says
On 2sth of August, after passing Cape Horn,
snip struck on sunken rock in about SIS lat. s.,
and TO the southwark OF the Cape, land distant 30
miles Not being able to keep her free with pumps,
got the boats out, which were shortly afterwards
stove; had afterwards the mainmast cut away. AT
IL same night she was full of water, but continued
TO drift until A. NJ of goth, when, after passing
a small island, she grounded and in 20 minutes
opened in two psrts, and all on board were i'm
mersed in the water The captain and his wife
chung together, but by some chance got separated
and the captain alone rose to the surface he i'm
mcdately seized upon plank and succeeded in
rescuing his son, on which plank they drifted 10
the stern part of the vessel, where they remained
until sunset, having concluded they were the only
survivors of the ill-ated ship. They then managed
to get ashore to the island, where they found one
barrel OF bread and another of four
Four days after, the second mate and one sea-
man arrived at the Island raft they construct
ed on another Island on which they were cast dis
tant two and half miles, Here we remained
whilst the captain was building boat. Having all
crossed on the raft to the Island on which the Sec
ond mate first landed, where was much of the
wreck of the ship and cargo and provisions On
the Sd OF November the second mate died. being
completely exhausted. His name was David Rees
Evans, native of South Wales
18th November we first saw any of the natives
some men and women, having landed from a ca,
noe. We had just finished our boat and were ready
for starting. The Indians having at first received
what could be spared to them of our clothes etc.
retired; and afterwards returned with bludgeons
and insisted on stripping US. Three attacked the
captain and three the seaman, who having disabled
two of them fled to the boat in which the boy al
ready was. Unfortunately the captain received
blow which must have instantly killed him. The
boy received two arrows in his jacket, but escaped
unhurt. We landed on the Island where part of
the wreck still remained; we returned in the eve
ming and found the captains body laying naked on
the rocks and quite dead Not daring to remain.
we took two barrels Of bread and returned to the
wreck.
After remaining several days, we ventured along
the coast in our boat At the end Of about six
weeks, we found the provisions all expended and
subsisted such shell fish as VIC could gather
amongst the rocks. After subssting for some time
in this way, native canoe hove in sight; being
destitute of subsistence for month at least, ex-
ant tha chalI Hol,
Indians and having nothing to excite their cupid
ty they behaved very kindly to US, and with them
we remained up to this present time, having never
once seen vessel, until steamer passed few
days since, but had no communication with her.
The letter is from the captains son, who, with
one of the crew, was finally rescued by the Mete-
roro, CHILEAN man of war. Eighteen of the crew
are said to have previously persisted.
rhe Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Ports
month.
The report Of the Norfolk Sanitary Committee.
for the twenty-iour hours ending Thursday, ut 2,
p. M., shows that there were during that time
seven new cases in the city, and two deaths--all
except one from the heretofore infected district
In the hospital there were four cases and one
death.
On Thursday night "Barry's Row." the infec-
tive district, was fired and burned. No attempt
was made to stop the flames. The Richmond Dis
patch says:
No official report could be obtained from the
Portsmouth Sanitary Committee. DR.. j. n School
field chairman of the ommittee-erroneously .e.
ported dead day or two snce--is living danger
ously i'll. There are number Of cases among the
servants.
In Portsmouth, on Wednesday, religious services
were held in the Baptist and Methodist churches
Rev. Thos. Hume oficiated in the former and
Rev. w. II. Wheelwright assisted by Rev. James
Chisholm, Episcopalian minister, oificiated in the
latter. The last named gentleman, our informant
says delivered an eloquent and impressive prayer
beseeching the Great Ruler to stay the ravages OF
the terrible scourgc. Considering the depopua.
ton Of the town, the attendance was large There
we're forty cases Of fever in the Naval Hospital,
and some of the patients dying. The fever In
Portsmouth was increasing. Messrs X. II. Parker
and VIM. b. Collins reported dead, we're still alive
Among the sick was the correspondent of the Pc
tersburg Express, who has heretofore furnished
that paper with list of the dead.
Among the sick in Norfolk, was n son Of w. H.
Reid, ESQ.,, late candidate for Mayor of that city
From passenger who came up on Friday We
learn that when the Coffee touched at Portsmouth,
there not soul on the wharf, save little ne
gro boy. The town looked deserted
When the Curtis Peck arrived from Norfolk III
City Point, gentleman came out on the wharf
and hosting a red flag, warned them of, with
the alternative, " they would land, OF having TO
leave Petersburg ny half past FIVE o'clock on Sat.
urday morning, which would be enforced by the
authorities Of that place
Three cases of fever are reported TO have oc-
CURED at Hampton.
The Curtis Peck was crowded with pa ssengers,
some 400 in number, who we're permitted to land
after the health officer had done his duty. Many
Of them, in consequence Of the crowded state Of
the hotels, went on through by the cars goirg
north. Passengers say that all who could leave
Norfolk were leaving.
In addition to the list Of dead published We add
the names Of Master William Edward Camp, aged
lS, and Miss Amelia Lewis, aged Is.
The steamboats, suspended their trips between
Norfolk and Richmond on Saturday. The citizens
of Richmond were taking up collections in aid Of
the sick at Norfolk and Portsmouth.
The Portsmouth Transcript, which had been
suspended for several days. reappeared on Satur
day Il says:
The number Of deaths by fever since Monday
have been ns follows. Tueaday q "Wednesday e.