Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-10-31

faster than ever. The wind was then about
northwest, blowing heavily. AT J o'clock the
hawser attached to the drag chafed and parted.
and our drag was therefore gone.
/ September Saturday-The day began with
very heavy gale aud hazy horizon, with some
rain, but not so much sea on the day previous
the people still bailing and pumping. We
hoisted a signal of distress at daylight, wind
west. At five O'Clock. or daylight, rugged
several beef and pork barrels, and commenced
bailing with them by hosting them up with
tackle. At 5.45 A. NJ. l cut the starboard chain
and let the starboard anchor GO which appeared
for awhile to ease the ship. The wind was still
blowing heavy, in squalls, and hauling to the
southwark and westward ; the water in the ship
increasing rapidly; the captain all this time
using untiring exertions and cheering the people
to their work. We continued on bailing and
pumping. At noon the weather had moderated
very much-the wind southwest. Shortly after
wards saw brig standing down to US. She
came under our lee, and the captain said he
would remain by us. 1t was the brig Marine of
Boston. At 2 o'clock P. NJ. lowered away and
launched the ships boats and commenced trans
ferring the women and children to the brig
The boats were manned by the boatswain
uuartermaStcr. and others of the crew.
CAPTAIN HERNDoN's DETERMINATION TO BE TIE
LAST TO LEAVE THE STEAMER
l should have gone in charge of one of the
boats had not the captain told me be wanted me
to stop on board the ship until he went from her
which he intended to do after all the passengers
and crew were transferred to the brig We then
went to work and cut away the forward part OF
the hurricane deck and made RATS. At about
one hour before sunset schooner hove in sight
and ran down to us. The captain said he would
lay by us all night. All the women and children
were gone on board Of the brig by this time
saw and cOnversed with Captain Hcrndon and
Mr.. Van Rensselaer, after this, and the captain
told me to send up rocket, which did and at
the same time saw boat on the starboard bow
We hailed the boat, and told them to come under
the starboard, but could not hear the answer.
suppose that he saw the ship settling down very
fast, and kept away for safety. 1t afterwards
proved to be the boatswains boat returned from
the brig Captain Herndon sent word to me. bv
Mr.. Easton. to stop near the rocket box and send
up rocket every half hour-thinkinQ. no
doubt. that the ship would not 90 down before
morning. At l:45, P. NJ, or thereabouts the
people still kept on bailing. At p. NJ or few
minutes alter the ship began to take water on
deck. Then every remaining passenger and all
the remaining crew resigned themselves to their
fate. | looked over the side, forward and aft
and saw the water spotted with people jumping
over to get clear Of the ship before she was
submerged. saw rocket 90 off to windward
from the port paddle-box. 1t went horizontally
and 1t was said to be the captain who had sent it
N
was lifted by the sea and hove in amidships and
back to the starboard side. Then the shin sank
almost instantly When came to the ton of the
water the only thing saw about ten feet Of
the ships funnel above water 1t went ont of
sight instantly. Around where | came up there
must have been over one hundred people and
great quantities Of drftwood. | hove off my
oyercoat aud boots, and swan ont from the
/ crowd. After being some twenty minutes in the
water, discovered a light to the eastward The
wind was then about southwest. ]. in company
with two others. swan towards the light. but
found if ! stopped with my companions must
sink, aud left them. | then came up with Dr.
/ Harvey, who was bound towards the same light
that saw. We went on and saw a bark hove to.
and hailed it and were taken on board This
was the bark Ellen. ] never saw the captain
first or third officer after the ship went down
When was taken on board the bark Ellen was
perfectly unconscious. and ] recollcct nothing
that transpired from that time until the morning
after The captain continued his search until
/ o'clock of the 18th Sunday, and she rescued
forty y-nine Of the survivors.
miscellaneous Itcn,s.
Great CONSERVATION prevailed in Wall street
on account Of the loss of treasure by the Central
America fears being entertained that after the
crisis that had Just passed the insurance Offices
would not be able to make good the loss The
fears were alaycd by the various insurance
!
surance policies would be promptly honored.
About one million Of the treasure was insured.
! We have Intelligence of the loss of the barks
Colin McRca and John w. Blodgett and the
schooners Emily Ward and Add el Kader, and
also OF several vessels being ashore on the coast
of North Carolina.
A dispatch from Washington contains the re-
turns of the settlement agreed upon between the
New Grenadan Minister and our Government
I I al
promises to punish offenders when convicted.
commission is to pass upon all claims of
American citizens against New Grenada, from
! 1918 down to the Panama riot. One-half of the
/ sum annually paid by the Panama Railroad
Company is to go towards satisfying the claims.
Our Government is allowed the privilege Of
purchasing an island in the Bay of Panama for a
coal depot.
The Government has been officially appriscd
that preparations on foot in various parts Of
the country for another fllibustering demonstra-
tion upon Nicaragua 1t is also informed Of the
existence of scheme in Texas for the invasion
of the provinces Of Mexico contiguous to the
Rio Grande. with the design Of sezng upon Ia
maulpas. Instructions have been sent from the
State Department to all the Government officers
on the Southern seaboard to stop all expeditions
leaving the United States with hostile inten-
tions against any country with which we are at
peace.
A most horrible affair was pcrpetrated in the
state Of Alabama. The family and servants Of
Thomas Frascll. consisting of himself, his over
seer, the latter's wife, two children, and Mrs.
Cloud. Mrs Frasells grand daughter, were poi
soned with arsenic by the cook, a negro woman.
Six victims were dead, and the remainder were
in a critical condition at last accounts. The
woman was insti gated to the murderOus deed by
n Hungarian named Comnsky. Both of the
fcnds were tried 10y jury of the people, and
convicted, and both afterwards burned at the
stake.
Latest advces from Kansas report the Con
sttutionaI Convention organized by electing
General Calhoun. All quiet in the Territory.
European Intelligence.
The British Parliament was prorogucd on the
29th of August. The speech Of the Queen
dwells particularly on the condition OF affairs in
| India.
BY the arrival of the overland mail, all the
previous reports of cruelty against the Euro
peans at the taking of CaWnapore and other