The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-07-08

DTTUn UTTIS. dFDU0HpTHFTHR inc FurfOua or
Pique, Nrmrod, clancy. Leney and Cormoran, !
the Audaceuse areNthe Primauqet, Fusee and p
thou, and on the trail of the Mississippi. arl
Antelope and Minesota-altogether a squadnk
fifteen vessels"
Further About fhe ''Jobn GiIpia.".
We have been permitted to make use of the Y
ing letter from Captain Ropes to c. Brewer %. /,
in relation TO the loss of the John Gipin:
BoslpN, April %, Is.
DEAR SIR Sorry am I TO inform you of M
of the John Giipin, off Cape Horn, lat so l
long. 500 w. We came up and spoke the Hari
Jessie on the list of January. o1r Passensa
seemed pleased with the ship. &c. On January
at , A. NJ, in mid-watch, blowing n fresh gasa
under close-reefed topsails and reefed courses. Il
severe shock tried the pump, and found she (
little or no water sounded and pumped very :
and found same water as before. AT A. NJ. :
ed the pump, and after an hours interval in 4
ing, sounded and found five feet water in The s
Rugged both pumps and started them. On q
over the bows, saw the lower part of the cail<
and ~fore-foot was gone as far Town as we COZ
as the ship rose to the heavy sea that was run
but we were unable to do anything outside,
the leak. Went below in the fore-peak and hi
the skin, to see if anything could be doneA
Could hear the water rushing in Just forward y
board fore-rigging, but could not get nj il Z
situation was bad, and it was as much rs I cz
TO keep some OF our passengers quiet. and We =
the water gaining on both pumps, and the we.
looking threatening, with heavy sea and icebers.
field ice around US. Our next sound was eipb I
water in the hold. As it was coming ON night. u
the passengers the really critical state of the q
and told them to prepare themselves and chiduo'
anything that might occur during the night =
then pot our boafs really for usa anI mt, $50
visions, &c, into them, in case we should ~
them during the night, as the water gained Il
pumps fearfully. Our next sound was thirteen
so you can imagine how she made water. and "a
wish 10 pass such another night as this was. a.
as | live. At 4 A. NJ, held a consultation witt
GERS and passengers, in regard to the state of the -
and came to the conclusion, in the event Of fMii q
with a ship, TO abandon the John GHpiR, ash & a
almost Impossible, the way she made water, IN n
gan to work and open forward, on account 8
casks in the lower hold washing from Their
about the hold as she rose and fell to the hes
that was running, and she began to settle fast
pumps kept going constantly from the time 4,
covered the leak up to this time. AT daylight ~
= To the norfh west, which proved 20 he the -
snip HcT90TdShfre, rronr effA--Sw Cork Irs
cd the Captain of her to take the passengers g.
of her. He sent two life-boats ON board Of o
took all of the passengers off, with what liuAJ
could save of provisions and baggage. AZ -
there was no hope of saving the Giipin, as siN
had fifteen feet water in the hold, and she bat4!
work and open about the stem and plank-she~W -
ward, | reluctantly gave orders for all to ll =.
ship, after saving what little we could. whc q
not much, as the officer of the English shin =
to return to the GiIpia on account of the hes
on, and the ship settling so fast. She was ths e
nels in the water, and the water began TO coBtie
the tween decks, when | left, and we all =
hnar1 af the Eurftsh shin u,.bo.t .,, o.o.lar. -
fore losing sight of the Giipin, saw smoke and
issuing from her, supposed it 70 have orig ~
either from the camboose or lamps used in I
out provisions and passengers baggage fri
hold. We proceeded in the ship to Bahia, VI e.
repaired 10 the Consul and protested. &G. e.
the passengers went on TO England in tine ship ~
myself, officers and Stevens and his family t@s
age in IA brig for Baltimore, where we arrived -
LIST of April. III
We spoke the ship janus. of and for HeE Be
from Honolulu. No oil since leaving. Capt
low came on board, and | told him al the
lars. He was bound in to PeTBambueo for -
and thence home. The Mary L. SrhoR arr
Pernambuco on the 81 of March, for RsieT
feel deeply the less Of the ship, Dat stu 1 "a
inward satisfaction TO sustain me, as vel as .
ten expression of the feelings Of nay P1s~r ~
which they presented me with to prove tna' b
done my duty, ms well as my officers, to .
ship and cargo till the last moment that W
TO be ON board Of her.
As | suppose you have received an aceoup'
ship in the papers, IS well as from Mr.. Hanie'
will close. Please remember me to all ny h%n
Honolulu. Respectfully youn, x
joan Z. Ron
In a Boston paper we find the following re-
and letter from Capt. Scott, which tends "u
ate Capt. Ropes from blame:
We have been requested TO state that The q
tions contained in. the libel fled in the difna
against the owners of the late ship JOIN "
which was recently copied into this paper, az
gether without foundation, and reflect anns
the captain of that vessel.
The letter of the captain Of the English snP
rescued the passengers and crew of the JohA =
and which we publish below, fully exonefsn
captain of that ship from all blame, and p''
conduct in a very different light
Snip HEREFoRDsBfRE, Feb. 70.
CAPTAIN RoPEs Dear Sir: II is with the :
commisseration and sympathy for your misOras
.condoling with you in the same, have deter~~
to wife you a few lines, trusting it may be tnf
of slightly alternating your troubles, and Is
you to rally under your trials. | can fuH.
how deeply you must deplore the loss
noble ship as the John Giipin, as II nus AZ
great one to yourself aad family. by depn,s
as il does Of such a fine command. but al "a
time you ought to feel an inward satIstac'~
the circumstances, (not only from the opinion
one on board, but from your own conscien~
that you did all in your power, and as nue.
could do, TO save your ship but her cona"r
such, combined with the heavy sea running
that no human SKILL could have accon..
And from the report of my officers who ,'sM y
ship, with that Of yourself and officers s
vessel was breaking up fast at every heave~s
[ consider you would not have done you,
your owners or justice to yourself, had you y
,ued the only line Of conduct open to you
circumstances, that was, abandon-wh'ch y y, RI
ne much pleasure in saying you did 10 % ~
manner to yourself, having done,~
up to the last moment, remaining by tns
ong As was prudent, and being the last ms1
(. For my own part | mast say tna'
grateful that I should have been the INST
iaving 30 many valuable lives. and eara y "a
many years Of happiness may yet 0"
you all. -,ctl
Trusting you may obtain immedIa'e ~
hould IL please God to restore you to you.
,eaith and safety. and that a better 'or,u~
end your steps. 1 remain, my dear eAp'~
Iour ) ncere well-wishsr, ~
Bignsd,l TEcs. 8 scer'