The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-21
Editor of Register, Mobile, Alabama.


TUE KINNEY Exprpuios.We have already been advised
by telegraph of the wreck of the schooner Emma having
on board Colonel Kinney and sixteen members of his
Central American expedition One of the expeditionis
in long letter the New York Evening Post dated at
Turks island gives full and graphic account of the dis
aster. We make the following extract:
"About four o'clock faint light ilumined the horizon
and all hands gathered upon the wndward side to watch
the signs of land. The ngly grating and humping still
continued among the coral rocks which plainly yis-
BILE at depth of three four feet under the bows The
lay upon her side and it clear that moth
ing could get her off the rect until her should be
ried ashore The feboat was accordingly lowered with
view of ascertaning the place of landing and the
mate and three sailors who in it ugged at the oar
using their best efforts her the breakers into
the smooth which lay few rods beyond and at last
pronounced the attempt out Of the question.
" The Colonel then stepped in and declared they must
try again and again they bafied. But he not
be put off in this manner. Standing at the bows, tow
erng head above ALL and with the energy of an old
Roman written on his weather vsage he threw off
his coat and letting himself down by rope into the dash
ing waves which nearly reached his breast he waded out
the boat and fairly pushed it the breakers into
safe harbor whence carried store Of provisions and lit
tie Dan Webster to the shore about three miles off The
Colonel then ordered mbers 10 be thrown overheard and
with the aid of Captain Swift and others of the passengers
who followed--among whom Mr.. West, OF Washington
and Mr.. Wesibrook, distinguished to
form raft and take board the ship stores, of which
large supply was on board
Meanwhile little Dam who by the way is only fifteen
years old being left Shore in order to guard the pro-
boat returned and busy employed all day in carrying
barrels boxes and luggage generally to the land which
proved to be the northwest Cayeos island commonly call
ed by the fifty sixty hafsaryed coored people who in
habit it, Blue Caycos from the appearance of the hills
its northern
aBy nightfall almost everything had been taken Off
either by our by the wreckers three of whom
boarded almost The time and commenced strip
ping the rigging aud sails in good earnest as if by sort
OF divine right They all from Turks islands, whittier
they proposed take their plumber little more uncere
monously than the captain and Colonel kinney were dis
posed TO allow.
"Abou six O'Clock in the afternoon the last boaoad Of
passengers among whom the Colonel, left the schoon-
err and was with little pain that viewed the beau
fu craft lying her side among the rocks the helpless
victim of the winds and less mercless as
saau,s wreckers To the Colonel especially who had
struggled against every conceivable embarrassment and
had expended fifty thousand dollars in bard money to
promote his darling undertaking. the wreck was distress
ing indeed"
The writer says in conclusion
awe have been very kindly treated by the American
consul Mr. Nelson, in whose building most of our men
have found comfortable lodgings and by Mr. r. Everett
Smith his predecessor merchant on the Island.
We are also under particular obligations his honor Mr.
James Msck the Vice President Of the colony OF Turks
islands and the Cyeos well other members of the
we're douby welcome consideration of the circumstances
under which he arrived
We leave by British vessel for our port OF
destination in Central America
CHmpRES.--A writer says "New York (uow) Is fophf
for children They are literally roasted alive, IS in the
v.llev If Malachi