The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-01-08
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On the afternoon Of Saturday LIST inst.l
Tn, citizens Of Mobile were somewhat
startled bv the appearance in their midst
of capt. Harry Msury and the emigrants
who Departed with him on the 9th De
ssmber. on board the schooner Susan. for
Nicaragua. Every man of them was
back in our city, in apparently good
h,ll.h. 10 wa, Immediately ascertained
.hst they had been wrecked. and had been
brought back 20 this port by the British
steam sloop Ba-ilisk, Capt. Phayre com.
m.nder.
From arepcrt by Capt. Maury TO the
owners % the Susan. dated Southwest
Key. Glover's Reef Honduras. Dec. p.
5N, we have the following accounts of the
disaster to the Susan Capt. VI. says.
We had been forced in on this coast bv
adverse winds the vessel not proving al
ali we1therly in the heavy head sea then
running At O'Clock A.. A.. on the 10th /
nst- ! discovered ,frm INV position on 4
the poop. hrcakoss on the lee bow. and 1
immediately ordered the helm To be put 4
down and the yards uraced sharp M. 4
The nam at the helm iu his fright aud /
confusion put the wheel hard mp. which I
brought the schooner before the wind. 4
and before there was time to remedy his /
error the schooner went stem ON 10 sun
Sen coral rect. with eight knots Roadway.
In % Few moments she hiiged and broke 1
in two. The foremost We cut away. and I
Oh" mginma,t jumped out OF the step. .
carrying with II the mizzcn topmast. and b
throwing Mr. Van Slvokc ,actinr So
cuud officer into the breakers under our
l.r. from whence he was fortunately res
,urd ty the gallantry Of a seaman named
jos. Wiugcustem.
Daylight revealed 70 as jagged reef
OF coral rock the y. f. point OF Glover's
reef LAT. lu deg. 81 min. ", long, - deg
as. min. W. Two passengers attempted
to cut away the boat, but were dIsuadcd
by o revolver, and the most rigid disCip-
line was maintained. 81 sunrise W. dis
covcrrda small key, covered with cocoa
nut trees. bearing : :. w. distant six
/ tlen-miles. 10 which dispatched the mate
and lour men IN our only boat with two
dly~. rJtiou-. - seek assistance. We then
got overheard having beaten into four
! i,et water. ald went to work 10 construct
d cltlmJrau. or raft capable of taking of
; lll hands. Bv noon the next dly. Thurs
dos l7.h.l we had by securely lashins
/ ~r.r- across rmptwatnr-casi>s. made a We
d. strong and huovaut raft. which would
hold all hands II h.. toretherwith q weeks
plgyi ions and water. The passengers
/ worked cao.li'.lly most of them being in
. tuc surf twelve hours az time At 2.
r.. just after having completed our raft.
l wr deserted sail beating w inside the
Z 4 IL
/ schooner Wasp. Of eight tons burthen, he
, longing to a family OF turtle fishers who
| iuhabit Middle Key on this reef.
They had been brought to our assistance
/ u Mr.. Carr. tho frs. officer. whom had
/ sent off IN our boat. We Immediately
/ commenced ireirhtinc the Wasp with
/ provisions and men. no easy task. a. every
thing had TO be transported through the
| surt. The men were embarked in canoes,
| without confusion. each stepping over the
| roll o. his name wa, called.
This day We succeeded in sending oil
about fifty. in charge Of Col. Anderson.
with some Of tho Susans sails. wherewith
Co CONSTRUCT tents on theKcy. They were
safely and eypeditiously landed. and the
! Wasp sent back for more. Thi, was
/ continued until to-day l2lstl when the
last man wa. landed without accident.
| ipJ viii observe, by comparing dates
fhgt taC last party wa, on the wreck nearly
-iv days. exposed to the surf. which CON
! stautlv broke over them. and they were
I Cor the last thirty hours without food or
/ water. A. commander Of the vessel II
wa my du.v and NY privilege 70 be the
last 90 leave her, -1. when every soul had
hgcu safely taken oil ] took my flag and
papers and lo.tin q canoe for the Wasp.
/ where ] was received with three hearty
cheers from our h.gh-piritcd and I'm
dIuutei passenger.
Upon arriving az Middle Key they were
veli supplied with provisions. Capt VI
bears testimony tpthc -t'adluess and good
conduct Of the passengers. The crew and
officers belonging to the vessel All having
GH-ert.d .he night She left Mobile she
rl- worked entirely bv volunteers from
among the Passenger.
Capt. Nlurv. in his second report. ia.
ted ou board IT, b. VI. Bl~ili.k. caribbean
sea, Dec. 2sth. states chat he and Colonel
Frank Anderson proceeded in a small
boat 20 B1l.4,. Honduras. for thepurpo,e
I Of chartcriug a vessel 70 convey their
party o. their original destination After
a passage Of two days, in which they mar.
rowly escaped swamninr ia a gale. and
were entirely without food, they arrived
! 90 Bliizr on the morning of the 24th Dec
With the AID Of an American merchant
+ . Vi. &. Hampstead formerly consul they
succeeded va etloctiur an arrangement
with O. Mr.. Heuder.idc owner OF the
brig Kate. Good~peod master; but Capt
Gopd-pcrd promptly refused TO 90 in tn,
vessel IT she took them. lie was in New
urigm. when the Susan left Mobile. and
d. D.
Whom this statement became publicly
known. thcrcwa- much excitement among
tlc people OF BIlize.
While affair, We're in this state. Cans
s. Naurv received n request from the Hon
- FREDERICK Seymour. Governor OF the BAY
Islands. To- visit him NJ the Government
y House which he states that he did will
ID many m.stigiucs lie was received cour
b tgu1-lv and after learning the turn which
r. matters had taken the Governor otfere,
CFpt Maurv and his comrades. shout,
they desire % return to the United States
passage IN her Maiesty's steam slool
y BI-ili~k sir guns Capt Phavre. lie re
y marked o. Capt. VI that he did not choosp
;. I Co.. inquire what IN" orr 1inal intentions q
/ the r1rty were that he regarded then
simply gs -hipwrrcked citizens of powe
with which his government desired To cul
o titate the mos friendly relations. Ate
r making some further unayaling efforts 4
procure vessel to take them TO Nicara
qua, and consulting with Col. anderson
capt Maury accepted the liberal offer q
q ~ ENcciloncy thanking him warmly il
q the name ot the passengers Of the Susan
s- Gov. Seymour and his Secretary accom-
%, panied Capt. Murv and Col. Anderson
On board the Ba-.lisS toS. W. Key. wher
7 they anchored, and then proceeded in tn
T. ci1 to Middle Key. four and half mile
y. y. t., where the wrecked passenger
T. of the Susan till were. They readily assen
Il tel to the propositions Of the Governor
y and were received on board the Basilisk il
b. the character ofpcss. The Governor wa
particular 10 inquire Of the Islanders
m th'y had any complaint against the con
q duct Of the Americans, and were assures
th.y had none. Next morning the 9th
. the Governor was landed AZ Key Bokel
\ and the sloop got under way for Mohil,
Capt. Maury in his report. and others q
. the party whom We have convcrsed Will
u. speak in the warmest terms Of IA
4, Kind and hospitable treatment they r,
4 ccivcd during the passage on tho Britis
yg.asl