Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-29

&c. Fulton. Esd, If the Baltimore .imcrican,
who recently sailed for Europe, sends the follow
Ing Ia his pnpcr:
Just ms The bell struck tho hour of , o'clock on
Monday, when about $50 miles from New York, n
large ship was reported on her beam ends directly
in our course eastward. A close cxamnn ion with
the glass could discover no signal of distress or
any sigus Of life on her docks. Her mnsts were all
standing aud portion of her sals sct. whilst she
mplctcIy kccled over that her yard arms
were IN the water Captain Pctric immediately
srnt hs second officer nlult with gns4 to look out
on tho sen in all directions for any signs OF the
crew. as she was undoubtedly abandoned. llo soon
reported two small honts I" the westward filled
with human beings with signals of distress wnv-
ing on an car. The ship was Immediately order
81 about, and all hands were in commotion. Ina
few mnulca the boats hove in sight, aud wore OBJ
ser, ,cd - contain seventeen men and two females.
The engines were stopped. the dnvits lowered and
ropes thrown To- them ~ eoon M they had np-
rroaehcd near enough Ia catch them md there
was m unusual thrill o JOY felt by oil on board
when tho, were saie landed on our decks. The
two ladies' OF whom was the Captains daugh-
ter II bright and beautiful young Yankee girl and
the other the wife of the steward. young aud in
tcrrsting wonlnu both ni whom were l,Ahed TO
ropes aud hnulel un board in Jack Tar's gcntlest
manner. Ga reaching The deck they were all vel
coined 10 the hospitality Of the steamer by Cap
tain rcr;r. The exhausted females were handed
to the ladies uu board md tho captain taken
charge of hv the officers of the vessel and tho
turned to the kind attention OF their brethren
Of the "ropc aud yarn
The vessel proved to lac the ship Grcy OAK of
n. York. bound to that port from London, in bal.
last commanded hy Captain Jeiireys, and consign-
el to Charles fisk, of New York. She was an old
ship aud had been out seventy days from London
having sailed from that port on the 18th of Janu-
nry. She had been leaking for about thirty days
the captain still entertaining the hope that hc
would De able to reach port. The water, however
gained on them - rapidly that he found it impos-
siblc. about week nso 10 kcsp her niont, and
Immediately huistcd II signal of distress. The
pumps were kept going without .ntcrmissian until
Saturday evening, when she thrown on her
beam ends, shifting her ballast rendering her rud-
der, urmnnngcnblc, and leaving them at the mcr
cy Of the waves, every moment nntic patinS that
she would go down. After remaining thirty-six
hours in thiscondtion, they committed themselves
To the two small boats belonging Ia tho ship. and
with the only food left on board. being n bag Of
cid moulerng crackers, and two gallons Of wa
ter.
After being out four hours, they had the graft
fcaton Of docryng the approach Of tho Cay Of
Wdshingtoa and n glorious sight it was TO them
They observed her steering for the wreck. andall
hope was lost, fearing that, our attention being
fixed the disabled vessel, would not sec their
diminutso craft in an opposite direction. The
scamnnship and experience Of Capt. Pctrie how
ever secured their safety. and the old hulk was
left To her fate. whilst the small craft and with
their living freight became the object of all attcn-
tons.
Capt. Petrc is now promcnading the upper
deck with Miss Jcfreys, who, under the kind ut
tention she has received, has already n smile OF
happiness on her countcnance, and is evidently
forgetting her troubles, in the joy of being rcscu-
ed
Capt Jcffrcys has been following tho sea for