Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-19
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The Boston Courier of Saturday morning pub
fishes the following statement from Mr. John
Richards, mate of the ship Al &c Munroe:
" The Alice Munroe experienced almost con-
slant southerly gales, and was forced TO take a
much more northerly course than she otherwise
wouiu nave done. On the morning of the 9th
about O'Clock, saw the frgate Niagara, living
TO, In lat. 81 Us, long. 80 Is, and was shortly
boarded by a boat from her, containing Mr.. Cy-
rus w Field, of New York and lieutenant OF
.ne Niagara. Ii was then foggy, but the wea.
ther very calm
"Mr. Field and the lieutenant desired CAPTAIN
Cummings to take certain letters and papers re-
lating to the telegraph expedition TO the United
States, and wrote one or two letters on board the
Alice Munroe during the hour or more thew re-
NAMED on board of her. They also communi-
cateu 10 capt; Cummings and Mr.. Richards a
statement OF their doings for the past fortnight.
they stated that both vessels, the Niagara and
ASancmnOn, experienced the most violent south =.
cry gales irJm the day they left Plymouth, and
Were driven as far north as lat 81, much higher
thah tue rendezvous, thus delaying their opera
lions for several DAYS.
The Niagara behaved in all respects like thor
ouSn sea-golng vessel, and was none the worse
r the ~: rms. The Aramemnon on the contr .
~, suffered severely. AT one time the comman-
der OF the Agamemnon informed the first ofice
tnat ne hah no hopes of saving his vessel two
hours longer, so great was her straininy Buttbe
Agdmemnon rode out the gale. most upfortu-
nate accident occurred on board however caused
by the breaking loose OF the cone, , which held
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cattle got adrift," and was pitched about the
deck, undoubtedly much to its damage Two
hundred tons of coal also got adrift' on the same
deck, and caused Infinite trouble. Two seamen
were injured by these accidents, one of them hay
Ing an arm broken and the other having leg
b. oxen.
"The two vessels and their tenders finally ar
rived on the ground, and on the morning OF the
10Th connection of the cable was effected the
weather being then ufiiciently calm The naying
out OF the cable bad scarcely commenced befof e
the wire snapped. After a few hours detention
another splice was m ide and the steamer started
the AgamemnOn and her consort for Ireland and
the Niagara and her companion for the American
coast. Signals were kept up between he two
meets constantly, message being transmitted
every fifteen minutes; and all was going on well
III about forty miles had been paid out when the
tlectricians on board the Niagara discovered that
the current was broken. This wa, at half past
twelve O'Clock, a m Of the 9th. -..-.'
The Niagara was immediately put about and
she had already reached the mid ocean render
vous, when at s O'Clock she was rst seen by the
Alice Munroe. IL was believed on board the
Niagara that the cause of the second breaking
was a kink In the Agamemnon's wire, caused by
its disarran2ement during the gale but of This
there is no certainty. Nothing was said to Mr..
Richards about the working Of the new brakes
probably there had been no occasion to put them
In use. -
. The Alice Munroe parted from the COMPANY
OF the Niagara shortly after noon Of the 9,th and
lost sight Of her about four O'Clock The AGA.
memnon had NOT then come in sight 'fbs
Niagara had hoped that her consort wonid arrive
IN season TO ma Ike another trial that dav buf az
the weather was foggy, though calm II Is hardly
etooaole tnat anything was done on the nth
unite calm, and favorable, but after that there
was another succession Of heavy southefIv u.re.
and the weather on the Banks as experIencsd NJ
the Aiics Munroe was exceedingly rough ''4ls =