The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-24
SKIPNRECKS AND LIVES LOST.
Packet Ship St. Denis Foundcrcd
so LIVES LOST.

Information was received in this City yes
terdoy forenoon of the loss of the Havre
pucket-ship st. Denis. The ship was of
BOYD g. HINcKENs' line, and, sailed hence
on Friday, the 4th inst. on ii trip to Havre,
with full and valuable cargo OF cotton,
-four grain, &c. The cargo, as we learn
from the freight list consisted of l2,346
bushels grain, 95 bales cotton, 4.707 barrels
-four, s,ll3 feet maple wood, 81 ,3l4 pounds
copper, 1877 tierces rice, rs barrels potash,
is, ,64O psunds bugs, 25 cases tobacco, 1874
bushels barley, 80 half packages tea, SO
barrels jewelers. ash, and IS packages sun
dries. A part only of the above was injur.
ed. -. .s
Henry Gardner, the third mate, on being
released from ship board early, made his
way to Gallagher's boarding house, where
he took up his quarters We saw him there
in good spirits, surrounded by his frien Is
congratuating him on his happy escape. He
gave US the following account:
We started from New York at 12 o'clock
noon on Friday, the 4lh January; we had
fine weather when we left here. Up to
or 4 O'Clock on the following day this con-
tinued. Then wind increased from the
south east; commenced shifting sail, and
brought the ship under c!ose-reef fore and
main top sail. The wind still increased,
and about II O'Clock at night it blew heavy
and carried away the three min top sail
sheets; took in the main-sail, set top sail,
lurled it; took in the foretop main sail, set
the main spanker. At IL O'Clock turned out
all hands to make all fast; made every thing
secure. At o'clock the wind shifted into
the northwest, blowing heavy hurricane;
carried away every top.sail sheet; took in
the forttop sail and furled it; :he ship lay
under main spanker. All this time the sea
was breaking over the ship badly. At o.
clock Sunday morning, the Captain came up
and told the mate that the cabin was filled
with water, and we should have to wear the
ship. Tried to wear the ship, and found the
foretop main-sal was gone, having beer
blown away We could not do it, so thai
the result was to cut away the mizzen and
mainmasts, when we succeeded in wearing
her round. On Sunday it blew very heavy
got the boat ready; only one conditioned; go
her out and put four men in her to bail her;
got barrel of bread put it in the boat; tht
mate asked the Captain was he going in thu
boat; the Captain replied that it was of nj
use, as the boat could never live; the frs
mate then said, 81 am going mysel
then, and must take my chance;" SO those
saved got into the boat; we took all tha
} wanted to come; when we got into the boa
the chief mate called out for any that want
ed to come; the Captain replied that b
should not leave the ship and the passeD
gers, and that the boat was no better thai
: the ship; hung about the vessel to induc
} others to come for few minutes; no 9th
= ers would come, 80 we showed off out OF tn
way Of the then sinking ship; we left th
shipatsa quarter past twelve; we were froI
twelve o'clock Sunday to half past five Mon
j day in this state, when we were picked .
Q by the ship Naples, from Leghorn. belongin
to Bath, for New York; when we got o
board, our boat was 90 badly of that II wa
: not considered to be worth taking In, 30 "
let her drift.