The New York herald., 1862-11-09
ARRIVAL OF THE DANIEL WEBSTER.

Her Trip from Alexandria TO this Port,
Carrying Sick and Wounded Soldiers
Her Experience in tho Late Severe
storm-She Puts into Port tn Distress
and short OF Supplies, &c, SC.
The steamship Daniel Webster, Captain Bethsn, from
Alexandria for Portsmouth Grove R. put into this port
yesterday having experienced the late gae and becom
ing short Of fuel
From person on board we have e>rcceved the following
sketch Of the trp-Iet Alexandria the Ath inst.
half past nine O'Clock p h., with load Of sick and
wounded soldiers for the military hospital at Portsmouth
Grove, r. l. Having been obliged to lay at anchor
IN the Potomac river most Of the night did not pass Cape
Henry until Wednesday 9Th inst, at ton O'Clock 4.
the wind at this time blowing fresh from southeast Az
one A. the 9th /. hauled 10 northwest and increased
70 terrible gale, with squalls Of rain. AZ six r. NJ
passed the light chip of Cape May. By midnight the
wind had hauled to the northeast with greater force AZ
two A. M on tho 7h was Oft Absecom light the gale In
creasng with heavy rain squalls. AT scyen A. H. blow
ing violent gale, which increased in force until i've
M accompanied with torrents Of rain the running
tions stavipg the guarahouses. and throwing every
thing about decks into disorders water in large quantities
found its way Into the cabin and seerage Al this time
tho gale began 10 abate, ana continued 10 moderate
through the Iigh. though blowing heavily until two A.
NJ on the Sth.
Tho bedding and everything clse on board being satu
rated with water and the supply Of coal not being deem
Cd Sufficient TO carry the vessel 10 her intended port
with the Of the officers Of the vessel, the
surgeon in charge, Dr. Nelson Drake, ordered tho ve5
sci TO this port
vAt haff-Iast nine A. NJ. yesterday fell In with the
Sandy Hook lightshp, which had been blown from her
moorings at halfpast twelve r. h. the day previous
Took her ii tow and brought her TO this port
Too much credit cannot be awarded 10 Captain y. H.
Blcthen Commander: Mr.. James II. Sherman, Chief En-.
gneer Captain S. H. Chester, Pilot and to the whole
OF the vessel for their untrng vigilance and
eyertions during the whole gale
The soldiers, many Of whom had never been at sea be-
fore though nearly all Of them very sick, behaved
with remarkable f0rtitude.
The ship be too highly landed for her seaworthy
qualities, and the engno although her fires nearly
drowned out several times was by the mastery manage
ment Of Chief Engineer Sherman and his assistants still
enabled 70 hold the vessels head to the gale and and
the Daniel Webster has ortrdden gale which, IN It's
violence and continuance Is rarely met with this
coast, and which Captain Bethen, ia an experience
OF thirty years says ne does not remember to have seen
surpassed In violence.
In consequence Of the great confusion board Mr.
X Starkweather, the very efficient Commssary, not
able to take q list of the sick and wounded.
On November 9, Michael Cassy, Coxswain the United
States mortar schooner Y. A. Ward, No 8, while the
schooner was lying at anchor In Hampton Roads, was
murdered by being stabbed with n bayonct. A post
examination was held by the surgeons of the
Daniel Webster.
The following arc the officers OF the Daniel Webster:
CommdNeeG-CaptainJ j. A. Roihen.
Surgeon in Chdr1e--N. g. Drake.
Asssont Surg-o,ie-H. Is. Buckicr and j. ". Miller.
Commissory--H X. Starkweather.
Apofhccdry--E. G. Settle.