Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-09-26


long enough to have "the shell clean off their Backs
one or two more come and 60 as the wind llsteth'
and the balance were never known to have gwen a
Democratic vote. With all due respect to the'r
social positions consider them as undeservlng the
confidence of the Democracy Of the State
| have extended this letter much beyond the
| limits intended when it was commenced In con
clusion, allow me to thank you for the compliment
YOU pay me- in asking to address the citizens OF
Ellington, and to inform you that on my return
from the North will appoint day when can dls-
charge that duty.
Yours respectfully,
W. S. ASHE.
To Mr.. j. Moore, Dr. S. S. Satchwell, and others.
| NARROW ESCAPE OF THE STEAMSHIP
ARABIA FROM WRECK.
| DR.. Smith, of Springfield, Mass, writes to the
| Republican of that town the following graphic &C
count Of the narrow escape of toe steamship Arabia
| from sudden and terrible wreck on Fasnet Rock,
Cape Clear:
STEAMSHIP ARABIA-li A. NJ,
Friday, August Sd, 1860.
! Just half an hour ago, while standing on the
bows, the ship running IA knots an hour under
steam and sails, in thick fog heard loud shout
| land ahead" | turned towards the captain or
rather had my eye on him at that moment. His
face could not have expressed more horror if he ha
| seen hers gates opened. Hesprang to the engine
| BELL at the same time shouting " hard port your
| helm" counter order of " starboard' was given.
| The captain leaped from his ooting shouting so
| that his voice heard above the escaping steam,
"hard port in Gods name" Ills order was obcyed.
| Then, turning forward among hubub OF voices,
shouting, 1--WE are lost!" God have mercy on
| us!" &C, &C., l saw the rocks not twenty feet
from the ships bows. On their top was light
| house As we swung around, it seemed as II we
| should, every moment feel the shock of striking
| The huge swell of the Atlantic was reverbera;lng
| and the spray flying all round us. The sails took
aback, heelng that the deck stood up like
roof of house. Women were screaming running
to and fro; and, above all, the captain and leuten
ants shouting so as to he heard above the sl,rl,
escaping steanl Hard port!-hard! hard! -
Brace around the foreyard!" LET fly the halyardS
and sheets, fore and att" stepped abatt the fore
mast, to be out of the way Of Its fall, and waited
| for the shock.
| We approached, as all agree within ten feet Of
! the rock, and then began to recede just realize
that there just ten feet between us and etern
| ty. Ii is the opinion of ea-faring men OH board
that the ship if she had struck would have sunk in
five minutes, for it is sharp ledge of rocks six or
seven miles from any shore, and deep water all
| around. The boats could not have been got ready
and, if they could, they never could have lived in
| the heavy surf. No-if she had gone ten feet far
ther we should have been almost instantly precipi-
| tated into a raging Sea- where, six or seven miles
! from land, in dense fog few of US would have
escaped. We should have all persisted as miserably
as did those in the Hungarian.
| Three seconds more would have tolled the death
knell of most if not all of us; for envel
opcd in fog, and far from land and also no boat at
the lighthouse, that If had seized fragments of
| no xcrarl thev wnnn have peD tnr from,
by the sea. boiling in a cauldron the sunkcn
reefs, hours before fate could have been known.
knew there was no time to run below for lte-pre-
! servers-which are hung up by each berth-and so
contented myself with just stringing up my nerves
for buffet with the waves for three minutes. can
assure you, man showed what he is when expecting
the King of Terrors" Two or three ladies took it
| herocaly. and seemed to draw in strength from
! the scene around them 1t was terrible moment
for the captain, Capt. Stone;) for as swung
around the sails lacking aback and heelng over,
everybody expected to feel the grinding crash be.
meath our feet. felt for him. for all his great rash
ness and gladly say that to his decision in our hour
of need we owe our lives.
The rock is called Fasnet Rock, and upon it is
the Cape Clear Lighthouse. A subscription is now
being taken up among the passengers for the seaman
who first shouted " breakers ahead" ! shall never
forget to my dying day the face Of the captain when
he heard that wild shout. have seen distress and
pain in all their forms, but face like that SC
full of horror, perfect agony, and crushing response
bty The cry breakers ahead" the stopping Of
the engines the escape of the steam and the shift
ing OF the helm, all occurred in one second II
seemed at the instant if it utterly impossible
to stop the ships way in time to us; but Coo
rules. lie put forth His hand and the vessel trem
bling if with mortal fear, yielded to her powerf,
engines, rccede1 from the rock. and We were saved
PoLITIcs IN TyERELL-OPESING OF THE FEDERAL
CANvAss.-From our attentive Tyrrell county cor
| respondent we learn the Presidential CAMPAIGN il
the First District was opened at Columbia, Tyrrci
county. on Monday, Bird inst, by John W. Moore
Esq., of Murfreesboro', Democratic Electoral candi
date, in an able, sound and we'll argued speech
He was followed by Col S. Watts, Of Martin coun
ty, one of the Douglas diSorganizing nominees 70
Elector after which P. H. Winston, Esq, of BERTHE
replied in a style which our correspondent say
would do more honor to the circus than to the ia
rum. lie did not inform the people much on Fed
eral politics.
On the following day, DR.. r. K Speed, of Eliza
beth City, addressed very large audience in
speech of over two hours length. About the tim
he concluded, E. C. Hines Esq, of Edenton, Wa
called out 10y the Democracy. and such a rasping a
he gave Speed has never before been witnessed i
that section. Mr.. Hines spoke about two hours an
a half, during which time he received the undivit
ed attention of those present of both parties, an
was interrupted only by the applause of the Demo
cracy, and occasionally of the Opposition. also.
was splendid effort, and coming it did from
gentleman who does no. mix busily or oficiously i
politics, it produced profound impression. Sew,
raj of Speeds own friends have acknowledged til
Dr.'s entire inability to contend in debate with NJ
Hines.
+ The Democracy of Tyrrell thoroughly arou
ed, and preparing for the November battle. 1t
needless to say that they 60 to man for Breckil
F ridge and Lane The Douglas detection will mai
no inroads upon their compact and loyal ranks-a
indeed, it will not to any considerable extent an
,, where in the First District~-AugJreesboro CT,
zen.
PRoF. EMMoNs. had the pleasure last eve
, ing, of meeting our very worthy, and accompshe
State Gcologst Prof Enmons who is on visit