Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-03
The Pacific-IS she Lost,

The Pacific-IS she Lost.
The Anglo Saxon, published at Boston,
gives a narrative with this title, that af-
fords a singular illustration of the i'm
policy of the too early abandonment Of
hope respecting vessels at sea. The ed
itor says the narrative is strictly true
1t is sufficiently interesting in itself.
whether it have any bearing upon the
case of the Pacific or not. to be repro
duced. We somewha; abridge it:
The town in Liverpool. in Nova SEQ
tia, situated about sixty miles from Hall
fax, is place of some magnitude for
colonial outport. The intercourse with
Halifax. the capital of the province. was
at one time chiefly kept up by smart
and dashing little craft. called the Liver
pool Packet, commanded by Captain
Bass. which piled weekly between the
two places through the Spring and Sum-
mer months. laying up during the severn
with Halifax was. for the most part. linn
tied to weekly post by land.
About the year 1915 or 1916, as the
season for navigation was drawing to a
close. great number Of passengers went
to Halifsx. as was the custom. to replen-
ish the stores for the Winter. while many
heads of families proceeded :hither to
make purchases Of clothing. groceries,
&c, for their private winter stock; and
ss this vas TO be the las, trip Of the sea
son, the little bark was crowded with
some forty or fifty passengers. chiefly
fathers and mothers of large families who
were left at home.
The voyage TO Halifax was prosperous;
The voysgers made their purchases. and
IN due time the Liverpool Packet was
ready to return. All the passengers en-
barked in good spirits and the bark sailed
cheerlly down the harbor and procee led
for her destination.
A few hours after her departure there
sprung up one Of those terrific North
westers. so we'll known on the coast OF
Nova Scotia, which, blowing with the
utmost fury Tor several days. attended
with intense frost, made it clear that nc
vessel could keep the coast: she must
either put herself before the wind and
run out to sea or perish by wreck and The
rigor of an atmosphere twenty or thirty
degrees below zero. A change Of wealth
er sudden, severe. and so unexp-ct
ed, gave rise to grea. fears for the safety
of the little Packet. and the next post BY
land was anxiously waited Tor by friends
and relatives of both towns.
The post at length arrived. but brough,
no tidings of the Liverpool packet; an.
other post and another came. and yet no
news Of the missing vessel. Search was
then made along the shore for any wreck
OF her. but not vss,ige could be dis
covered.
Advices were in due time received
from Bermuda. but nothing was heard oil
the little packet and her passengers. Ac
counts were also received from several O
the West India Islands. bu, still without
intelligence of the missing vessel.
Three months at length passed away
and the packet was given up for lost
Those who had friends on board wen
into mourning, and SO connected were
the different families with each other
throughout the town, that the Sunday or
which all who had friends put on black
saw nearly the entire population in the
habiliments of woe.
Four months passed away. All hop,
had fled; the vessel had, without doubt
foundered aud gone to the bottom. will
oil on board, but when or i'm what psri
Of the vast ocean. was TO remain veiiet
in the secrets of the deep, until the Sc,
should give up her dead.
Sixteen weeks had now elapsed. wher
one fine morning in the spring, some sea
faring people down at the fort deserted
a strange brig approaching the harbor.--
She attracted general attention from ths
circumstance that although a stranger
she was navigated by one who we'll kne W
the harbos, for she came in without pilo
or shortening sail. The quick eye aue
watchful habits of seamen could no
lightly pass over such circumstance
and the report Of strange vessel coming
IN, soon spread through the town, ant
many persons assembled. The best tel
escopes were put in requisition, but non'
could make out who or what!the strange
wac. As she drew nearer 10 the anxious
group. her deck was discovered. to b,
crowded with male and female passen
gers.
'Ah! exclaimed one who had certain
indefinite hope. as that hope rsnk within
him, IAN emigrsnt ship, after ALL and I
deep sigh came from his bosom, for he hat
neos and dear friend on board the littl,
packet. re ssisnoissl ,s.s
An emigrsnt ship said another. how
can any captain of an emigrant shi
know so we'll his way into this harborI
Besides. emigrans ships do not come u
Liverpool
A pause snsued, during which one
with quick eye was gazing through thu
bsss glass tbs town afforded; he was OF