The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-11
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TUESDAY MOT NIN0..~.. see. JANUAhY IL. 1875
THE WRECK OF THE FILLIBUsTER
SCHOONER SUSAN.
Return OF HHR PASSENGERS KIND
NESS OF TIE BRITISH OFEICYALS. d.. De.

SCHOONER SUSAN.
RRTtRN OF HtR PASSENGERS KIND.
NESS OF THE BRITISH OFFICIALS, de- DC
Capt. aaury, in a series of letters TO the owner
Of The spssu, gives account of her loss and the
safety and return Of her passengers. She went
ashore 90 the 10th ult. "A extract from letter
says
At o'clock, A. NJ, 1 discovered, from NV mai.
iou on the poop, breakers on the lee bow, and inn
rneGistely ordered the helm to be put down and
the yards braced sharp up. The mau at the helm.
&c ms flsht snd confusion, lus the wheel hard
Up which brought the schooner before the
giud and before there was time to remedy his
error, the Susan went stein to a sunkep coral
reel. With eight knots headwsy. Ia a very few
moments she siiged and broke 10 two The fore.
mast We cut away, and the maumast jumped ont
OF the step, carrying with I: the nizzep topmsst
sud throwing Mr. Van Slycke (actipg ID officerl
toto the breakers nj der o1r lee. frtm whence he
VAS fortuna ely RESCUED by the gallantry of a sea.
Man banned Joseph Wittsnstein.
Daylight revealed to u.s. jagged reef of coral
rock. the y. Il. point Of G'overs Reef lat 10 deg
Is min. NJ long, So deg. AIS min. W. Two pas.
senyers attempted 10 cut away the boat. ut " ere
aissusded by revolver, and the most rigid disci-
pine Was maintained. AT sunrise Ee discover cd
a.mslI key, covered with CO c rauut trees bearing
:. :. VI distant sixteen miles, TO which | dis.
patched the mate ami iour msn in sur only boat
With two days rations, 10 seek assistance. We
then goi o7etboard (bayins beaten into four feet
Sater.) and went TO work TO construct q cstama.
ran. or raft, capable Of taking Cf all hands By
Hvou the next day, Thursday 17th, we bad, by
securely iashins spsrs across empty water casks,
utie very strong aud buoyant rs Z. which would
hoia sill b.uds, (ll2) together with a weeks pro,
VISIONS and water Tho passengers worked cheer.
!ui!y, mosi OF them being il the surf twelve
bour. ut time. ALP NJ, Just after having
completed our ryf We deserted sail beating up
iDside The reef for Us, which proved TO be the
schooner Wasp, of eight tons burthep, belon giBg
tIy of fnFt haze h. III.
Key Oh this reef They had been brought to orr
assistance by Mr. Carr. the lst officsr, whom had
s9ut II 10 our boat. We Immediately commenced
'feighting the Wasp with provisions aud mau. no
easy t.sG, as every thing had to be transported
through Toe surf The mea were embarked 10
canoes, without confusion. each stepping over the
rail. ss his nsme WAS called
This day We succeeded in sending Of about fifty
In charge II Col. Anderson, witt some Of the Su =
tsh's sails, ~herewhh TO Construct tents on the
hey. They were safely aud eXpeditiousiv landed
AID the ''Wasp" cent back for more This was
continued uniil to-day. (2lst) when the last man
WAS landed without accident You will observe
by Comparing dates, that the last party was Oh he
wreck Leariy six days, exp xposed to the surf which
constantly broke over them, aud they TOR the
last thirty hours without food or waier. As COM
mAnder OF the vessel IL WAS my duy aud nv priv
iege to be the last TO leave her; go, when every
soul had been safely taken of, took my a ag aud
papers. ano left Ia csnOe for the Wasp" where
sss received with three hearty ch ere from our
our arrival at Middle Key we found feast prepar.
ed sOr Us by our friends in advance and did an % g
JGssice 10 the couch soup, fried piautaiDs. yams,
coffee, &c, which we're Get for b to regsIe u.s.
Capt. Haury and Col. Anderson, then set ont
for Bsiise for assistance After being,tw days In
agals and without food, they reached there on the
!. 24,h OF December. there they effected chart ter
the brig Kate from her ownsrs, but the com
msoder, Capt Goodspeed hearing Of 1t, aud ku, v.
Ir,us sta
was chartered for their uss. The letter says:
The whole town was coon in commotion; mer.
chants hurrying to and fro, eyeHg us rs they
PISSED with mingled curiosity and distru.t. New
0riesha papers were in demand; aud az hey had
dates up TO the 18Th iust they soon (assisted by
the wretch Goodspeed.) possessed every particu
lar u our departure from the States While we
we're ia This unpleasant dilemma, His Excslency, T,
the Hon. Frederick Seymour, Governor of the
Bay Isiands. cent TO request me 10 cali at the G.,
Nernment House, which did with many misgiv-
ings He received me with great courtesy aud
hldness OF manner, asking. with q smile, IL
were the master of the famous "Susan." Of Mo
bio On receiving aG snsser in the affirmative,
be inquired, with an appearance Of interest, into
tie condition Of the passengers, and II any ar
raugement had been made. As soon a. he was
made aware OF the awkward turn matters had
taken through the offieiousness Of Geodspeed, he
remarked that II We could do no better and
should desire to return to the United States, be
would ofer q passage in her Msjesty's steam
soop Basiiisk, six guns, Captain Phayre, and gave
NE sD hour TO look around and consider upon it
He then remarked that. as to what were and what
might have been cur oTiginsl Intentions, he chose
uot to Inquire that We had violated law OF
England, and he regarded as simply as ship
wrecked citizens Of q power with which his Co.
. Fsrnfneut desired to cultivate the most friendly
relations; and sad that be would assist to the
extent OF bis means.
After so h 'ur consideration, we . ,cepted the
uoyernor's offer, and 10 fifteen minutes the Bssi-
l.g ArAA "A k..s.s - l.nI IN
sgnsi for all boats and officers Smoke was soon
hsaipg from her ehimueys, and at p. NJ. we were
sa!ly sfesDing out from Baise, with the British
shsien noating over us-a novelty TO some of u.s.
ldptain Phayre, Mr.. Broadrick, the lst Lieuten.
snl aud In fact every officer In the ship, seemed
de'erm!ned TO make forget our troubles, and
sndesvofsd to anticipate all Our waits, and their
eopttesies were shown to those who will not
readily forget them.
A. about z. 81. on the 25th (Cbristu as) we sn.
'nored at S. W. key. aud Capt. Phayre accompas
hiea by Governor Seymour, Lieutenant Holmes.
secretary 10 his hxceIIenoy, Colonel Anderson and
myself proceeded III ths gig to Middle Key, on
shIeb our meu wefe encamped, distant sbous
'0or aud half miles n. \. l.. The boys met Us
W the beach, very curious q. the sight of the en-
@Rn hyiDg Ia ths stern of our boat and as soon
:" they recognized Col. Anderson Ia the party,
.7'thed sbeir JOY by prolonged cbserjux Gov
eeymoar requested Col. Anderson and "a yselt to
yep ashore and explain TO the passengers the 10
=, ,,,t'n oi affairs, whilst he, Captain Phayre and
-, Holmes. remained In the boat. A few moments
'talcsd TO ac4aelnt them With gLat was goisQ on
si!'r which they were drawn up aud we're otfsred
ME Edcsllency passage home In the BasiIisk.
ue sasae tid,e assuring them that they were
fss 10 90 ne they ch0se. and that II they went on
s,a, he Iesired them particularly to understand
1a' they we're there Ia the sacred character Of
ssaests. The boys responded With three chesrs for
' seynonr, aud three more for the captain and
'hesfs VI the Bssiisk.
!se passage back te Mobile was pleasant oae,
,'ederd stii more 20 by tho kindness Of the
.'Nisn officers. OF course, the h,iibusters were
's'"ed in Mobile ragged and without funds, ku,
~cefcihs TO tho Mobile papers, express deter.
imitation" TO return to Aiear aqua.
a., hUsai .sr- Tho store of Mr.. Heise. fn Coum.
/. s o. Was forcib.y entered, ou the night Of fhe
.r. Hlnsir. aud jsseiry to the value of about $50,