Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-02
Interesting Narrative Of Adven nrc.

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Interesting Narrative of Adven urc,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-It will be cmem-
bered that one of the boats belonging to the
United States steamer Rhode Island, which
was sent to the relief of the crew of t L IRON
clad Monitor in her recent disaster. vas, in
the gale prevailing at the time, separat Il from
the rest and supposed to be lost. Sim ! then,
however, the boat and her crew have ,rriyed
safely at Beaufort, n. c., and the fl Anwing
report from the commander of the Rhode
Island, detailing the statement of actir mas.
ter Brown, who commanded the bo sup.
posed to be lost has been received at navy
department =
UNITED STATES STEAMER RHODE hAND,
BEAUFORT HARBoR, N. c., Jan. TO- Sir: l.
have the honor to report Mr.. Browns state
ment to be in substance as follows " After
having made two trips to the Mon TOR he
started or the Sd inst, and after leav lg the
Rhode Island he saw red light burnin, at the
flagstaff Of the Monitor, and app rently
about one mile distant. As the sea an wind
were against him he made but little pr gress,
yet he continued gaining until within quar-
ter OF a mile of the Monitor, when the Ii Int be.
came extinguished. 1t appeared to settle
gradually in the water as he approache her,
and then it disappeared.
When he approached to what he su' posed
to be the position of the vessel, he cou per.
ceive no other trace Of her except an ed, pro.
duced by the sinking of the vessel. lie re.
manned near the position as long as he emed
prudent, in order to rescue any of tn crew
who might be in the water, but found none
He then started for the Rhode Island, which
then appeared to be two miles dista t, the
weather being overcast, attended with slight
rain, wind hauling to the northward. Soon
after, he lost sight of the Rhode Isal |, but
atterward saw the first, second, and third lights
she burned. Headed for her, and final lust
sight of her lights. This is the last he Nv Of
the Rhode Island.
He then made drag of the boats ms Is by
which he kept her head to sea, and ii. men
on the lookout for signals. As none co Id be
seen, he then pulled to the northwar, and
westward, finding the sea to be too roi ,h to
pull directly to the west, hoping to fall with
some OF the numerous cOasting vessels. lie
kept the crew pulling all night in or er to
overcome the great strength of the Gu rent,
considering that if they did not exert iem-
selves to do so, they would be out of the rack
of all vessels. At daylight he discove ID
schooner some four or five miles away from
them.
He also mentioned seeing a small hpat
some distance off, with two or three III | in
her, seeing her as she rose two or three mes
upon the waves and then disappearing At
this time they were very much taken up with
the management of their own boat, tn sea
being very irregular and coming frol all
quarters. After losing sight of the scht ,ner
already referred to-, Mr.. Brown saw Il irge
ship close hauled, the wind being frol the
northward and eastward He had approa he'd
sufficiently near to see the men upon her
decks, but she passed on without notcin his
signals. He then pulled directly in TO the
land, which he estimated was about ten ! lies
dstant.
This was about 9.30A. NJ. on the 21st uIt.,
and about an hour afterward he ma, IL
schooner to the leeward. He got up the
crews coats for sails, and breaking his Oh ; to
assist, ran down for her, and at / A. NJ. was
alongside, The schooner proved 20 be Il , A.
Colby, Capt. H. ID. Hartman, of Bucks. lrt,
Me-, bound to Fernandina, with bricks for
government use. Mr.. Brown and his CIV
were received with the greatest degree at.
tentlon, and taken, with the boat, on boai l.
The captain was requested to land the Ill
GERS and his men at Beaufort, N. c., whit lie
consented to do, and in running for the {, lst,
with view of ascertaining more CORE ty
his position, being without observation he
struck on the Diamond Shoal, off Cape at
teras, causing the schooner to leak very III
y. The same night the vessel anchored I'M
der the land near Cape Hatteras Inlet.
On the following day went on board the IT,.
S. steamer Miami, Capt. Townsend, req TT.
ing to him the situation of himself and @ W,
who dispatched twelve men to aid in assis ng
the schooner, and the same afternoon ey
started for Beaufort, reaching there on The
morning of the I'd inst. Upon arriving there
Mr.. Brown reported to Capt. Drayton, the Sc
Nor naval officer, requesting that himself nd
crew might be permitted to remain on DO I'd
the A. Colby, to assist the captain in keeI ng
his vessel atloat until a certain amount of he
cargo could be removed and be placed in a q.
sition to work his vessel with his own crew
Remained there until the 9th inst. ell
he went on board the store-ship William a g.
er, Captain Curley, by whom Mr.. Brown III
his men were treated with every degree of
kindness and attention, and upon the arr al
of the Rhode Island the following day, e.
joined his own vessel. Mr. Brown spe KS
of Captain Hartman in the following teri
81 cannot say too much in praise of Capt in
Hartman, who did all that could be do G,
and thought nothing of the trouble to VIII III
we necessarily put him, by so altering is
original voyage; and, although all he p =
seased was in the schooner, yet he told c
when she struck that he would willingly l. sc
all to save any one, and that if he should ] ie
his vessel and cargo, he should never reg 1T
having taken us on board.
Very respectfully,
STEPHEN TRENCHARD Commander