The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-28

~ Les ~ the UT1tlsh D~rH Athsnlan.
eAfrAM Ste HMsON's ACCOUNT OF TIE DIS AsFn-
oohDifIos or tbs AAN ON B0AkD BsvOk1 TAI
VnbS1L W AEAND0NUD.
One OF our reporters visited Captain Stephenson yoser
day. board The ship Patrick Henry, VINO related 70 him
the following Interesting particulars concerning Tho os Of
tae Ahensn the fortunate ezcapo Of himself and the
crew from wasery grave.
YHs CAprAIrs AocOrvT.
We Ie Quebec the eth OF september, and proceeded
cavoraoy week. beisg bound for South Shields
with csrgo OF tim From this time for ward, how
over the sind bosterous, that on the
aAh the verse sprung leak, and had to keep both
pumps going On the nieh Of ho 10Th ,ne wind Increased,
end for two or three days me gale naaed The 22i o.
September oTooghs With IL renewal lne gale wnca
hsd only SUR d dav or two before, and atsP on
rhe evening q shat day two Of the sss we're rant
Go shreds almost all gail in the pumps
were worked continually, AID lhs 0roke the
col in furious naansr The 23d AM SAN or sep.smbor
Drought no ohacge The jeAk, however, visit y
aainiog on the edo Is Of Ice hase entire ume
iaow eecaped .. the pumps. Ga Tue 18th ths srew
leaving ,hs snip sl.cgesner Toe 2Ita aud 2s,c
wero Dos mari cd o. anything very different from
eae saIe Of hiogs on No aosn GA sns 29!h tns Dark
yes emos water logged, the ,sa very heavy, ana
WIS gale hsd increased t. storm. At 2P NJ sreuen
dous wxvs washed over toe vessel, s~eepng away
o0!sGks a!irgs, stsnoh,ons, aad fosciug tho
at The pump Utmost overheard H also s,ovs In severA
o. We ca-As contain NJ s0e LeceSs supply o. fesh
water s2 ns the cabin and she e. thereby
rcnderes ps'a perfectly ,isss, ana did
sury u sdsi or amount Ia addition 70 rspinH being
,aade usates, inc whch caois cuntsue1
siSbaf Epo.lsd ny beias Immersed la ss Sster. tao1
eoaEdso ae poaps aah ssosrtaiuod tsAs there ~
feet q asisr in toe holt and percatsng thai os
fsDg Dnv table, ordered prnvtsi and
cp so tbs nsto,op, vita hc in sni, o. haviag everf
Fesre TIE sney T0svea esoh Other "a rps
beosse .o,noo OF me deck deg, aud
piaos 10 res.so 10 stree ne csess we're flied. At
sno bNk became altogether nknIgea
Via, and she violence OF Ihe waves aweepf "
var ass 0oGiinaaly presented this altogether TO a
erkng q tina puWis, for N their tot .j exhausted
nas they we're ,.pi 70 lee nv every wswe Oa
SVl the wnd, wbcn had lale into stiRess
Ok . trscea Ds say. again b.gAnt in5rcaAe, snt vat
enc OF &c great iAacs ward. Tns rsys
OK noh wn.cs hal almost deserted every cne, nov 10.
sned, I'D .cgaiet and desperate energy INFO thar
n4nsSsa ffames at cred cut two Of the bostA
a1a Annosn tie sea Was very heavy the or lers
oeYsa VIZ iae greatest alGcrity VS. thea .ed ia tina
Wfph brought them In the OF the s'rsn
CO. sao sss,sxt Ated minds allied her reach. so
~ sna Ne'..6id tho stately vessel ovrry
'0ent aod vnsssho VAS rhta spssEipg distance GATED
oas % nss AID We mae told yosrd, which
ava WI "ooadilcuy, after Para pg uadsr the atsrn
on NE vessel VIZ then have been beatad yell, aud
Ano men, S.n voc Acepaon Of two, In fair way oil
resai1iDg thef foru,s strength
Tne appearance OF ne men rho were saved from the
WrOA ~as ahsa our <porser shem OF In yaliis
1oe sooosu onosf Aou nother nln not expoc eli to
recover Iosi tee euecs their exhaustion
70 Tho weather. The OF the captain is ! Dc dora ,e
ono Mnce no Was iAst hme he has been vice ship.
~reckcd Nne tells Tins who he wss si.u COO miles OF the
oo~s Of bis native land, con ninser With
lie grAtfyng ides OF soon rceying q Knd reception ct
tbs bands cf hs wife and fanny his hopes arc sud
sAsssd ana Nd carried tnousOds Of miles from nome