The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-11-20

York, in the steamer for Panama, to day,
Capt. j. NJ. Knowles, of the clipper shi
"1d Wave, which has been missing for Sc
ver-l months, and long since given up a
lost, with all on board As the Captain
story is very interesting one, | have ob
tanned the particulars from him for you
readers. The ship left New York in Sep
tember last for San Francisco, where she ar
rived on the 14th of January, leaving agair
in ballast on the 9th Of Fe Iuary last, fo
Valparaiso
The strong easterlv winds which prevailed
for some time after starting, forced the YES
Sci considerably to the westward Of the aSu
al track Of vessels bound for the South
American ports. All went well, however.
until the night Of the 4:h Of March. Cap
tain Knowles had taken fair obs rvatons
daily. and on the night in question, sup
posed himself at least sixteen or eighteen
miles from any land. An hour after md
night he discovered breakers upon the lee
bow. The helm :ras put hard down, bat
the ship miSs-sfaycd, and, while wearing,
struck on a sunken coral reef, and soon fell
over on her s'de and bilged. A heavy surf
broke oyer the ship. and it became evident
at once that she must be lost. Her top
Inasts were cut away to ease her a. much a.
possible, but all eh-rts 10 relieve her mstcri
ally failed.
,'1"' o. '"Nt 'e'e''yu '"eE P">'' on
gu "o"e' 'ua' the 'esse' As' struck 'hs
'e', -" iis"p"
cumference, tie reef extending in som.
places two miles from the share. Soon after
daylight the boats were got out and all
/ hands landed. IL the course Of the day the
/ Captain succeed4t in getting hs nautical in
Nrumeh's ana supply OF provisions
ashore. Daring the ten days following they
were Gnsb!e to get out to The wreck more
man twice, IN consequence OF the sui
While upon the island Captain knowles
mad very careia! observations from wtl IA
he ascertained that teoho lies 10 niles tt>t
oi the position aScFibcd - II on the latest
Eng'iSh charts, ny which he had y'sa'ed
: the ship 10 tins error OF chart-wh1ch .
Captain knowles i conhdeni VIII be also
exposed oy the ON ieis OF the S.oop Gt-"ar .
|andilI', soon-ihe los. of the Ni,d N4v.
Is attributed.
Upon the ltth Of March, started in lis .
hte-hoa', with hl- hr~t mat, Mr.. James !. .
Bartlett, OF B.nehampion, y \, and tiv-
men, for Pitcairn : i,anf, seventy tve mics .
to the southwark, expecting 10 find relief
there, not TO be had at orono, which Is out
Of the usual trsc. Of vesSes IN any trade
When he left, the snip had not broken up,
and the Captain got cut his specie and car
REQ II Gown VIZ" nun. L''Ca'rh i'.anH, II
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cnrrse i was no snail undertaking. for they
had no saws. nor rigging. nor iron-wcrk tor
f,s;oninps They went into the woods
nr,,k ON, of cach tree until the whole was
raadv IA nm, ,oor,h.r In ia. meantime
,hev found few nails and burned couple
of hous-s to o., mor. With these and
woodcn rins tl,.v fastened the y.sse' and m
aborr ,hrre DAYS had ready to launch =
tim, l,,Lin. ,Lop. - rrai1 schooner ,h,rtv
feet in leno,b. From a auantiry of con
damned ronrs ricL, cd M, on ,I,. island tI.v
r,d,. o,l,um n c,uIk the seams a. well as
r;gri,c, or the ,cboo,cr The sail Of ,bc
life boa, and some old sail cloth. also pirk.d
r,., pit,.,iro's furnished sails the .y,h.
AI,rs as RI. r.,v c,,r, was chris,rn.d -
From a buciet of tar. and several pounds o.
rosio found in . deserted tenement, the
bottom seams were painted. and the rest
v.re n,j,t.d with some refuse whit. lead
from the sane. source The ho'd was eight
ca, d.a,, o,d u.II AL 4 ,v.r Ito,lvrc.
maincd to get set of CO ars. These the
c.n,oir coon nrov;d.d an old shirt furnish
;rr ,ba wb;te s,,ipes and stars some trim.
n;nc from the church pulpit the red. and
the Curtains before bunk in deserted
ho,,sa r,rn;sbed the hin. for the field
or,-. ,ho .5,,s
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