The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
SHIPWRECK OF A BRITISH BARK-EIGHr


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The British bark "Claude,' of Shoreham. Can
tain Charles Chesse, 344 tons register sailed the
18th ult, from Quebec to Sunderland. with a full
cargo of timber. The first five days of the voyage
passed all well. The 23d ut, the wind began to blow
strong from the west The oath the wind shifted sud
denly to E. to Z. N. E. noou lat 1916 N, lon. 81
40 W., sail was shortened to close reef topsails onv
Inc 10Th strong gales, violent squalls, heavy sea
and rain, handed fore topsail noon, lat A A. lon
$40, water gaining about inches an hour, and
pumps attended to every half hour. The Goth the
bad weather continued, wind E. n. E. About A.
NJ an exceedingly heavy sea struck the ship on the
port bow, causing fresh leak. All hands at the
pumps, but could not get them to suck At 10 A.
NJ the weather was worse, heavy seas shipped and
part of the buwarks washed away, maintopsail
Glued up, the yard being hauled aback to ease the
ship as much as possible. The men necessarily at
the pumps.
The 29th, the wind and weather about the same
vessels laborng more heavily; all hands being kept
constantly at the pumps, received each about every
two hours glass of grOg and biscuit to cheer them
up. AT 10 A. NJ, water gaining very fast and at
IL A. NJ, reaching the cabin floor continuation of
the pumping was useless Provisions and fresh
water sufficient to last fortnight the ships instru-
ments, and the most valuable portable effects OF the
captain and crew. were taken to the tops, not the
slightest fear of the vessels capsizing or sinking
being entertained, from the nature of her CARGO
and the being heavy, it was not safe to launch
the boats About noon, the ship filling fast, the
captains wife taken to the main top, and the
crew were preparing to follow, when the ship fell
over to the starboard, and went down her broad
side, the yard and masts being totally submerged
The captains wife got entangled in the rigging
| and was drowned almost Immediately; the whole
of the crew washed off, and only nine out of
the thirteen succeeded in reaching the ship, which
was on her broadside about an hour, during which
time three more of the crew were washed off and
lost.
About P. NJ, the ship getting freed of every
thing on deck, and all her masts and yards except
the mainmast and MAYNARD, righted herself and
he cks bpQ tO faSt Tha
tinued all day and night but the rain ceased
Through the unexpected capszing of the ship, the
| survivors were without food, water, change of
clothes they were in fact absolutely destitute The
body of the Captains wife still in the rigging
but that much torn and the vessel plunged and
rolled fearfully that the could not get at the
corpse to bury it in the sea. The next morning,
the crew much cramped from clinging to the rig
| ging, suffered severely from thirst About IL A.
NJ. they saw vessel standing towards them, about
| 10 miles distant, which proved to be the United
States ship Isaac Bell, Captain johnson, who, as
soon as the wreck was discovered being then about
| four miles to the windward bore down towards it.
| As quickly as possible, although the high cross
seas and strong wind rendered the undertaking
| very dangerous, boat was lowered, commanded
by Mr. Aldacre, the chief officer, and manned by
volunteer crew. The unfortunate survivors were
brought safely board the Isacc Bell in two trips
the weather being two rough to allow the boat to
receive more than three in addition to the crew at
time. The body of the Captains wife was from ne
cessity left In the rigging greatly to the regret of
her unhappy husband and his men, who were re-
ceved and treated by Captain johnson with all the
kindness and sympathy their thoroughly destitute
situation required.
SAvED.-Chas. Chessell, Captain; Henry Kimber,
Mate; George Lane, Henry Fnnis Henry Pursey,
Robt BARLEY, seaman, all of the county of Sussex,
England.
Losr.-Harriet Chessell, Captains wife, Henry
EIDE, Boatswain; George Knowles, George Burgess,
John Dunbro, George Mitchell, seamen, all of the
county Of Sussex; Philip MCGEE, Barnard Sheehy,
natives of Ireland.
About 100000 lbs. Of summac are annually bought