, 1864-06-05

Collision of the Steam Transports CltJ
vi Hath and EocaIaontns or
Cape May.

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The Emitted States stcau, transport City Of Bath,
Capt. Lincoln, hence June I, at eleven o'clock, q.
H., bound 10 Washington, u: C., returned to port
Ehp Pocahontae, from New Orleans, near Cape
Nay. having her nows stove IN and stem carried
uway- The Pocabontss eunk in twenty-five min
utee, carrying down with her about forty Of her
passengers ard Crew.
CAPTAIN 11scoLs's nEroRr.
The City Of Bath left New York June ], at c}cren
O'Clock q. NJ, bound TO Washington. u. g. At
halfpast eleven O'Clock p. H., made steamers
lie same time the rocahontas' helm was ppt 70
tte1bo2Id, and the two boats came together, the
C!.y ot Bath striking the Poeahnntas about sha
FORE rigging, backtd OF from her, and iound that
VIC we're leaking badly; commenced throwing
overheard cargo to tighten her forward, and sue.
sesded IN stopp1f .ne icsk Sent ~ opr eosts to
place nntl daylight IN hopes to fnd Inorn Of bcr
people u lsrgc nrmber having already been re-
ss,xed o1 but RisKsd np onls one s, A; tao
southwest seventeen miles
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The passengers lost we're soldiers, discharged OF
en- 1ufloueh, The Pocahontas was screw
steamer. 81 about eight hundred tons, commanded
~ John Baxter. Of nya1nte, and sailed from New
Orleans on The s41h of May, with one hundred and
He to the qorerament during the Texas expeti-
ton under General Banks. The voyage. up to the
tsPa s e. 4 sss's R,s %n Tss e.
consent OF the Chief Qnasterrastet OF the depart
mcnt Of the 0u.f be had plaeed In charge Captatn
e. o9s an boas a
their very best to render the passage pleasant
one: On board the stes.neE vas the lady OF the
Eeotte Nlne HUNDRED, IN charge Of iii brother,
Captain Harvey ualleek.
On "Wednesday night, juno 1, bring dark and
hazy, steamers Light VAS seen within few han
d1cd yards Of the Pocahontas. Captain Baxter
and ofdeere were On the lookout Soon our t7his-
tie was blown ycsJ loud teveral times. The Poca-
honas va n hae1ng len ssyen snots :, thnooEh
aster. but s. torne fRtal roistaks Of tne hemsmen
CITY eli I oi Batb, bound to Ws.hioston Win Govcru-
ment ttoree, ran into the Focahonaa bow .strik-
trc her on the starboazd side Just abait the foro
II being nearly eleven O'Clock. most Of tho pas-
seuccrs had retired to keiT bc1ths, n,Bny Of whom
soo6 started for the upper deck. The two captains
hoata , ~ were g ordered 10 be lowered Immediately.
The engine was stopped This twp vessels 10
mained humping each other for few minutes,
excitement was ewamped, and 1be other two did
What thcS could to save The poor ton}s alresdy
aaost, for the roeahontas went down In about
overheard, and Capt. Lincoln OF the City Of Bath,
th1rW overheard scores Of cork lite .preseTert !;
but e sea was high and the wind fresn, which
4 Chaplain IL The United st..es army, an Invalid
ship to the last, encouraging the men, and threw
Hod o. boyr anti be VI; quito hses hes.se sa' I'd
ciapla,n deliberately tool on his overcost and
plunged fulo the eeA- He swan or rs hi "a be
70, sfps st ser e 5k .,
Tte,n OF one Of the koats. exhausted, nnd Was
kindly helped IN b. Two men already tu the boat
ho
the Sailors to bail with. This boat which was pp