Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-09-25

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The steamer was lost 200 miles from
Cape liatteras.
The Empire City, which sailed tbi.
morning for New York, took a part Of
the saved passengers.
The barque Ellen, [or Eloise) recover
ed Al passengers.
The brig Murine succeeded in recover.
ing 2G women and children, and 20 men.
1t is believed that all the women and
children. who have been rescued, ars
those on board the brig Marine.
iHE SAxoSY ARRIVED AT SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 7s. Barque saxony
arrived at this port this morning, with
four passengers saved from the steamer
Central America.
The saxony reports that the brig
Mariner. Of Boston, hal picked up fortv
others, chiefly women and children.
Tae names ofthe four saved by the
Saxony are:
II. II. Cnilas, of the firm of Childs g.
Doughcrty. New York.
Jabez llowas. Of the firm ofGeo. Howes
y Co, San Francisco.
Geo. W. Look, Of Maine.
Adolph FredericIss, Of Sar francisco.
\ DErA1GSrArEMESr PI PAssgxGEr.
AuersrA, Ga, sept. IS, The folio
ing IS the statement Of Henry n. Child,
one Of the passengers of tb: Central
Am rca, rescued by the ". que Saxony:
| lift Havana in the steamship Cen.
trai America for New York, Oh Scptem.
Der 3. The wca:her was deli .htf.il and
he ssa caiia, on the passa &c from Aspin-
wall,
On the day Of our sailing from Havana
fresh westerly breezes sprung up. Ga
the following morning, the wind blew
very strong, the gla continued to in.
crease rs the day advanced. At night
there was no abatement in the fury of the
gtle, and it conmancel raining in ter
rents.
On Tharsd1y it blew hurricane, tie
sea ranuins very hjgh. On Friday the
storm rageJ faarfully. At II O'Clock in,
the morning Of this day it was first known
among the passengers that the steamer
had sprung aleak and was making water
last. a line Of men was Immediately
formed. and they wsat to work ba;l;n,
oat the water from tne cne,;,a rooms tho
tres having already ben extinguished.
We gained on the water so much that
W were a5it to ct up steam again. but
we held it but few minrtcs, and then
it s,oPpcd-faraver.
The baiiias continued, however. and
was kept up N all parts of the shin nm.
til she finally went down.
During Friday night, the water gain.
Cd gradually. but all on board being in
psett} good spirits, they worked to tina
b st oftheir a9ilily. feeliDa that when
the morning came, they possibly might
speak som. v,sseland thus fe saved
The f4tal Saturday came at last. but
brought nothing but increase fury in
the gale. still We worked on. and at
about 2 o clock in the afternoon the
storm IIIcd Il little and the clouds broke
away. Hope was renewed. anl all now
wofke, iea giant. At4p. N. we spied
L sal and iiyel guns, and placed cur
fl - at half.mast. 1t WIS seen, and the
brig Marine If l., on. bore down uptn
u. We then considered safstvcerta;n
Sae came near US, and VIC spoke TO her
aud told oar condition. Sic l,id ly
about mIe distant. AMI we iE the Only
three boats saved placed all the women
and children, IAN | they were safely placed
On board the brig
As evening Was fast approaching, we
discovered another sail, which respon.
led to oar call and c,mc near US. Capt.
flerndon told our condition. and asked
them to lay by and serd boat, as we
nad none left She promised to do SO,
3ut thar was the last VIC saw of her, ex.
'ept at t distance. which grew greater
and srcatet,every moment,
Att o'clock we saw no possibility Of
tceplng aIloat much longer, although
gc all felt that If we could do SO until
morning, all would be saved. In short
ime heavy sea, for the frs. time, broke
'Nef inc upper deck OF the vessel, and
men all hoie passed away. Life pre-