Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-13
Wreck of the Lhander.

Wreck of the Leander.
The following narrative of the fatal dis
astcr to the Bath ship Lcander, is furnished
by passengers
The Lcander was a tinc snip $1,000 tons,
and sailed from Liverpool for Now Orleans,
with . fine Southeast breeze, at 9 o'clock,
on Tuesday morning, having on board the
captain, his wife and son, ono passenger,
two mates, steward, cook and fourteen sea-
men. She was in light order, having about
300 tons salt and $50 tons ballast on board
Wemade Point Lynas at 3 o clock, Skeries
at 5, Holyhead at 6; having run all this
time eight and nine knots an hour, with ~
fresh breeze, and all plain sail set. All
went on we'll until or o'clock, a. M, on
Thursday, when | was awokc by terrible
crash of timber, and the first impression
was that the ship had been struck by light
ming. arose and tied on my life belt, and
tried to open the statc-room door, but it
was iammcd fast. l heard the mates voice
cry, Run to the passengers room" and
Immediately him and tho captains son
burst open the door, and the mate broke
the window and got out, / following him
that way. Going forward to the cabin
WHICH iS Oi uCChJ NIln ~ SilSuli1 lulSCu
walk round three sides of it, found the
captains wife, son and the second mate. I
then knew We were run into, and cut two
thirds through the deck just abaft the main
rigging, starboard, on the Ice side.
The captains wife exclaimed: "Thc
ship is sinking; oh save mc, somebody"
1t was too true, aud while she spoke the
ship settled fast. went aft again to tho
binnaclc A man rushed past me, put the
wheel down and Jumped overheard. L took
one look forward, and saw the waves rise
on every side, and then pour in like cata-
ract. Then / was carried far down with
the ship, and came up to struggle with the
waves with the others. The time of these
occurrences must be counted by seconds, M
not more than five minutes elapsed from
the first shock until the ship went down
The steamer that run us down was short
way off, and in twenty minutes was picked
up. She turned out to be the North Amer
lean, from Portland to Liverpool, When
all saved were mustered we numbered
twelve, viz the captain and his son, mate,
steward, cook, six men and myself. The
captains wife, second mate and eight men
hGiag lost. The case of the second mate is
peculiarly distressing He was the only
son of his mother and she was widow
We had every kindness shown us on board
the steamer, and the passengers raised mon
ey enough to give the mate g5, and the
eight crew 81 EACH How the accident
occurred know not, nor who was to blamo
this will no doubt be investigated All
/ know is that some are saved, and that it is
of Gods mercy that any of us are alive to
tell it.
ST. LoU1s, March 2.--Thc Santa Fe
mail has arrived, bringing intelligence that
Capt. Marcy had reached the vicinity of
Santa Fc on the I'd of February. His trip
had been long and attended with the loss Of
a large number of mules and great hard
ships He would immediately proceed to
make purchases, and the presumption was
that his expedition would be successful,
putting Gen Johnston in possession of the
means of,transportation to Utah much ear
bier in tho spring than supplies could reach
him from tho States.
Col. Aasney, the Indian Agent, and
Judge Watts, came passengers with the
mail
The Legislature was to adjourn on tho
4th of February.
A difficulty had occurred between Sur
veyor Kelley's party and the Mexicans,
near Albuquerque, in which, two of the lat
ter were killed.
MIR. Hoekaday, the District Attorney of
Utah, arrived here yesterday on the route
to Washington with government dispatches.
He deRies that tho troops at Camp Scott
arn MT M, bnIf rot;on., ei't. .Est tsfE