The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-05-02
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EVENING PAPERS.
The Anglo Saxon Disaster-Statement of the
First Officer.

The Anglo Saxon Disaster-Statement Of the
First Officer.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 80.
The following is the official list of passen-
gers saved from the Anglo Saxon:
Cd6in-John Young, lady and seven chill
dren; Misses Hope Betram, Inglis aud Kin
wood; Messrs. Caldwell, Eaton, Kirkwood,
Chistien, Towers, Kirkness, Fraser, Martin,
Teally and White; Captains Reed, Hyles and
Cassidy; Lieut.. Simpson; Mrs.. Stoddard,
Mrs. Chistein, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. James, Mrs.
jackson and child.
The mails are all lost.
The vessel is in fourteen feet of water and
is broken up. None of the cargo has been
saved.
The following is the first officers statement:
The Anglo Saxon left Liverpool on the 18th
inst, at p. NJ. She experienced strong
westerly gales until Saturday, the 18th, at
A. NJ, when she fell in with ice and heavy
fog. The engines were Immediately "slow-
ed" At 10 p. NJ. the ice being so thick and
heavy, the engines were stopped altogether,
light breeze from the south forcing the YES
sci ahead about one knot an hour. At 5 A.
NJ, on the 10Th, the fog lifted, and the ice hay-
ing Stacked we set the foretopsail aud head
sails, moving the engines occasionally at
dead slow. At 1890 A. NJ. the fog cleared
away altogether and we saw clear water to
the west-north-west from the mast head. We
continued our course toward clear water. At
2 p. NJ. we got the ship clear of ice and steer
| ed northwest by west with full speed and with
all possible sail. A moderate breeze was
blowing from the southwest at this time.
At noon, lat. i6 81, Ion. 81 "a by the chro-
nometer. At 10 p. NJ, the breeze freshened
and blew strongly from the south-southeast,
and dense fog set in. We took in all sail at
8 A. NJ on the 9th. The fog still continued
TO be dense, and supposing the ship to be 40
miles off Cape Race, we altered her course
to the west half NORTH and slowed the en-
gines TO half speed, which we supposed would
| have taken us seventeen miles south of Cape
| Race.
At 10 minutes past IL o'clock A. NJ, break
| ers were reported on the starboard BEAM
! Capt. Burgess Immediately ordered the en-
| gines to be reversed at full speed, but before
her Roadway could be stopped she struck fat
on the rocks off Clam Cove, about miles
north of Cape Race. A heavy sea rolling in
| drove her quarter on the rocks, carrying
away her rudder, stern post and propeller
| Finding that there was no possibility OF the
| ship coming OFF the order was given to let 90
both anchors to hold the ship on the rocks
| The carpenter was forthwith sent to examine
the forepeak and found it filling fast with wa
| ter. He also examined the forehold, but
| found no water there. The chief engineer
coming up directly afterward reported the
| forward stoke hole was filling fast. He open
ed the valves and blew the steam out of the
boilers. The boats were all Immediately low
cred successfully except No. and No. 3.
The ship was SO close on the rocks that
| these could not be got out. Boat No. 2, with
some of the crew and passengers, commanded
by Capt Crawford, was sent to find place
to land the passengers. Some Of the crew
being landed on the rceks by means of the
studding sail boom, with the help of some of
the passengers, got hawser secured to
rock to keep the vessel from listing out. We
| then commenced - land the female passen-
gers on the rocks by means OF the forward
arm. The fist class passengers were put in
| to a boat.
At about noon the ships stem swung off
| from the rocks and she settled down very fast,
listing to port at the same time and sunk in
deep water. The captain and great many
passengers were on deck at the time, and,
with part OF the crew, are all lost.
| Three Days Later from Europe Arrival of
the Europa.
HALIFAX, April 80.
The steamship Europa, Capt. Muir, from
| Liverpool morning of the 18th inst, and
! Queenstown 10Th, arrived here at 1l.30 this
forenoon, with55 passengers for Boston and
| lS5 for Halifax.
The steamship Bohemian, from Portland
arrived at Liverpool on the 18th.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The ship Orion, from
Matanzas, arrived at Liverpool with 600 bales
Of cotton and $4,000 in specie.
On the 10th a deputation of shippers and
merchants interested in the Mexican trade,
waited on Earl Russell. The importance of
the interview was considerably enhanced by
an announcement made during its progress,
that while the United States government has
been selling British vessels bound to Matamo-
ras without any contraband on board, Mr.. Ad-
ans has given special license for a ship TO pro-
coed from England to Matamoras free from
interference by American cruisers to carry
supplies, which are stated to consist of arms
and ammunition for the Mexicans in the war
| with France.
1t was also shown that the interference of
the federal cruisers with the Mexican trade
had the effect to enable the Americans to es-
tablish a monopoly. As the immediate object
of the deputation was 10 elicit from the gov
eminent some assurance of protection to the
steamer Sea Queen, which was detained at
Falmouth awaiting the decision of the govern
ment. suggestion was made for the govern
ment TO send a mail agent in the ship, who
y would represent an official guaranty that she
was bound to the port for which she cleared.
Earl Russell promised TO consider the pro-
posal. He expressed much surprise on hear
ing of the detention of the officers and super
cargo on board the Peterhofi, they not being
CRIMINALS nor subject to criminal law. A pol
ICY OF insurance was attempted to be effected
at Lloyds on the 10th, the vessel being furn-
ished with n certificate from Mr.. Adams adj
dressed to Admiral Dupont, dated from the
United States Legation, London, and stating
that Messrs. Howell and Tidman have furu-
ished Mr.. Adams with evidence that the vessel
was really bound for Matamoras with cargo
for the Mexicans, and he therefore cheerfully
gave them certificate at their request