The true Democrat., 1856-11-04
col'lsion ln Chesapeake Bay-Steamboat Mammoath Sunk-Nine persons Drowned.


 Mammoath Sunk-Nine persons Drowned.
 The Baltimore American, of Friday evening last, has the following account of collision in Chesapeake Bay. between the steamboat Monmouth and brig Windward, in conse- quence of which the former subsequently, sunk, and nine persons were drowned. The brig was bound to this port. She made her way ill : to Norfolk, in a leaking condition:
 About 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning. the steamer Monmouth bound to this port from York river, was run into off the Wolftrap Light by the brig Windward, hence for New Orleans, by which she was completely disabled The bri : struck her amidships carrying away the larboard whecl-house, and dispacing the shaft from its position, besides causing her to leak badly. The brig was also injured, and her captain was obliged to put her into Norfolk for repairs. Finding that he could not pro- ceed Capt Dansey, of the Monmouth, cut his anchors, with a view to wait for the Gladiator, by which he hoped to betowed to New Point That steamer passed and she was heard, but could not be seen but once for few minutes, III consequence of the thickness of the atmos- phere. The boat lay at anchor all day, and toward evening a gale arose. and it was soon dlScoved that she was settling.
 The crew at once began to construct raft, as the only hope of safety, and before the steamer Louisiana, from Norfolk, on her up- ward trip reached her there was nothing vsi- ble but portion of her upper works and the sea was breaking over her. Capt. Russell de- termlned to do every thing possible for the sufferers, and deserving a raft with number of persons on it, dispatched two of his boats to their rescue They had not proceeded far when one of them swamped, but the other kept up and was not long in saving eleven persons which the raft contained The other raits were overtaken, one of which had two persons, and the other one, all of whom were safely placed on deck of the Louisiana and properly cared for. Two or three of those rescued were in an exhausted condition, and but for the timely succor afforded them would have perished. Learning that Captain Hewitt, of the schooner Ada, of this port, was on a raft, and that eight persons were left on board the Monmouth, Capt. Russell ran up to her but no person was to be seen and there are fears entertained that they all perished. When the steamboat was struck the concussion was so great that her smoke pipe was thrown down, so that all hope if her machenery was not in- jured, for working her to land was lost. At z o'clock on Wendesday evening the steamboat went down alter lying at anchor for thirty-eight hours
 The following is list of those saved from the wreck:
 w. 5. Dansey, Captain; Thomas J. Ever cit, clerk; J. c. Denver and Charles Reeder engineers; R. H. Cannon and James Hutch inson, mates; Henry Bantem and George Blake, colored firemen; William Bremen, white, and John Hatch and William Stokelv, colored, deck hands; William Truitt colored wheelsman; Mary Robinson, colored, cham bermaid; and Theodore and James Davidson, children, passengers; all of whom were brought up yesterday by the Louisiana
 The following are supposed to have been drowned:
 James Davidson, Mrs. Davidson and two children, passengers; Matthias Matthews, stew ard; William Woodland cook; Charles Phil lips, coal heaver; and Perry Ridgway, deck hand
 Capt. Hewitt was last seen on a raft going toward the sea, and though he was supplied with four blankets, 1t is feared that he perish ed. At the time of the collision the brig. It IS said, had no lights out, as required by law nor was she seen until it was impossible to escape from her. The Monmouth belonged 10 a company Of planters on the Pamunkey rlver and IS total loss, there having been no insurance on her. The officers made q sional of distress to those on board the light boat, but no attention was paid to it, and there is no doubt but for the praseworthy efforts of Capt. Russell, the whole number would have perished. The passengers on the Louisiana speak in the highest terms of his conduct and of his first mate MT. Ward, who did every thing possible in the rescuing of the wrecked and administering to their comfort after be got them on board his boat
 The Davidson children, who were made orphans by this calamity, were kindly cared for, and subscription of $75 was collected from the passengers of the Louisiana $40 oi which is to be applied to their immediate ne- cessitics; $1O were given Allen Ward the mate and S5 each to the five seamen who la.