The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-03
1he Steamship Washington snd Her Onicers
TO THg EDITOR OF TIE HEEALD.


SAs FRANCISCO, August A, 1859.
friend OF mine hss just copy OF the BraALo
Of July wherein state hss you II receipt Of wo
communications from pessons board the WAahnston
highly ccndenstory OF the manage nsnt Of the a.esasr
daring her passage out 70 shs port, with ItnAoa IN
Der officers neDc,ent and the captain oolrss
and tyranpcal IL would ssise almost any right .haxng
man, Hr. Editor, tnat passenger with q valid calpe
Of cor plant against shio xad her of GERS instead OF
attacking them NJ place some thousands o mile ssant
would b&se the UsnLsss To do ~ The terminus al
voyage when al par,es sere present anu could dsrsSd
'hsnseIVes. The Washington has cssn Ia polL month
rot she s'htesi conpiAn, hss been aganus any Of
nsr officers by p~sseugsss, crew, any oas else
Oa the contrary, see Resolutions & copy Of woi'h are
eccoscd) wsre iaseed by tne mass OF the passsy
gers and hapfsd to mo, aod I encsoss them
that you may publish, which have douas yoa viii
90 you have snal OF justice you generally nave
credit ior. No@, Mr. Editor, happen 10 k1o snSt
although yen have two eo,pDnn.c4.icns, one and ths
hearted scnundre dictated both Of tnsm AMI
wnaI s moss provoking to me, De, via his llpu
dencc spopssd for tho ol ny oii e yap
&c 70 er.e them Toe author Of loose on6aiocs
wsA what 10 termed boArd OF t'dsad head
he repaid Tree passage and The Kindest dusog
dangerous ilaess by mpudeoce ami IeasDerS. He
tended 70 few quiet well disposed Christian geae men
10 bold prayer meeting IN . retired part OF toe ship
where hey could pos astarb any other portion Of
psssepsefs protesting ~ the same time 10 be Csthoc,
ana consequently ds2nsied =. suggested 10 u.m
tbst Lis position board the eniJ cid
him right take part Ia her management He si.s-
Hards attempted With few of bae ss~mp, 10 inse1ucs
osenaserie ino those meetings, The ehapo of scas
Calls, cog BARKING &C., when they suddenly The "
Eeives TIPPED up, aG1 In dagger OF being i.a
pair OF faes aad enea 70 the coal hole xhen they
dessted
Your Jatncai correspondent no doub, thought ths,
sssr pf the eSze and rur ming Of tbs
with tIEee hundred hungry passengers sggr,eved oy
FORMER disappointment, with crew st OF
mfn vithOus snGir customary HdvsDcesn ~ihorl 70
glitter, without the fret dollar available credit gu
vo.sge round Cape Horn, very pretty ps niag 10
nsAnsls. hLd IN ny power 10 cuuish MIN stoui
desse ~GrEe punishmeDt ioi5t saddle up,u
tuch scoupdre the responsibility Of saip ana If
DE did no often thnk Of uis church, oaaieo rocx
ard 60 ID search Of II. should no much mistaken
NoswnhstsLopg AZ he dies1vaotIg ges have
Claim tof sae Warrington tla. sne qn.ll sell
derea 500 sIicG oscipuso en,o, t1at 01y
to l@ bead above Der a 70 DC udoaGty thai
rer passengers reasd sindy bs-ay; IN st 10
her roaDdsbous yoysge ahe been ptn.et INTO more
tLsn oVzen strange ports, mostly al usns tnoat the
tisnteat accident " hekef taas sao ~ gool
TIME iron port 20 port ado neoer hte her
engine been stopped ex seps 80 crive somt
stksk key, md t1en Only for d Il minues
ny ,Lieelt were 4e abe me0 eve. sent aboard any
steamer. ard Ia ITO arla5 the ship t.gea ron
taj destruction by tnsir can, quiet Courage toe sasSy
ob.uteboo OF tno crew, ami tne unDchpg ouposaco
tbt psss~Dsers Although some OF my officers .
ipccai 10 teif yet ths crcuWr.soce shah d.tes
from rendering Justce ~herev1r Due aua IL ueeds
be 10 oeeud tnsos wbrpever wJfuiy Rssael. For rng
re let The dncemebss before speak the pnbc fo-
tDtmsssef. Lucy ~er9 Eos iDsebded bs f3s losa
D,l, bl Goa t than right after % b.
icui rspder broaaeass conmanisy ,aal you
thcuta pu4Jsl tse rei1satsSn rsqI.ated so
Yours Haiy, GaOtssE t. NELC1,
sl1funn nnauix. u.