Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-11

little further ard in few minutes more she struck
We backed her off, aud anchored 10 fathom water -
At day break hove short. When daylight came we
could see the length of the vessel proposed that we
should lay as until We could Bee our
way. l told bim We could beave up the an
chor in 2 minutes we could slip in halt
minute, and we had ul head Of steam that we could
be going 3 or ii knots in 3 or minute or prC-
posed TO send boat on shore to where We were
but be said no boat could land through the sarf and
was not requisite He said he knew where We were,
and ordered the anchor to be hove up We went to
the Southwark at an easy speed. In few minutes we
run In the breakers and On the beach before we could
reverse the engines-we backed her of again aud |
wished to let the vesses be put out little until tie
weather. cleared but be said no, be knew exactly
where she was and said she must 60 to the North ward
we went about half an hour at half speed Or more.
We stopped her, when again the breakers ahead
bat before we could back her, she struck again-we
succeeded in backing her of again | asked the pilot
to let her go out until he knew where we were He
said he knew exactly where we were and knew every
inch of the ground were going over he
was the pilot aud the vessel nust 90 his
way. He steered to the Dorthward again, at about
nina knots. About ten minutes after she was running
into the breakers again. | ordered the engines to be
stopped, and said turn astern full speed AS spoke
she struck. The pilot called out 90 ahead iu speed.
He obeyed, and there the Wild Dayrell was wful-
ly driven up On the beach. 1t then about a
Immediately set to work to get anchor laid out,
and bad the engines going astern full speed We hove
all we could on the haTser and at the time threw
overheard the cargo and Goals. By p. IA. it was
about high water We then had lghtened her about
ITO tons, tried her with all the pressure coadto
no avail. she fell more athwart the sea- struck very
heavy, and broke her back, l think. Finding all we
could do was OF no avail, went throwing cargo
to )at to the beach, and making arrangements for land
ing all the small light packages in the boat when ell
at once the pilot called out, There's a Yaskee
coming. | looked ard saw him about miles of. |
then ordered sill hands in the boats | had earlier in
the day told to put little and the best of each
mans Effects in the boats ready for such emergency.
called several times again for all hands to the boats, and
then went to COk after some Of my own effects. In
two three minutes OF the called out to
that all hands in the boats but myself eHd the
last boat was leaving. then went and asked those in
the boat Were all hands of the vessel? They said yes.
l then got in and we pushed of. Immediately did so
looked up and saw several of the still on board.
| found that the boat l was in could carry no more
through the snr than in her, the other life boat
through Encouragement, not having carried her por-
tion | called out to the men that l would come back
for them Immediately We got to the beach cleared
one boat and called for volunteer to go
back for these beard. All the came for
ward to the CALL only took, four and the 2nd En-
gineer came voluntarily to destroy the vessel. l
ordered that the other beat should be loaded with the
baggage and passed up the sound. The pilot in my
absence took charge OF that boat, threw out all the
baggage except his own, and few OF his friends, went
away with the boat and nearly all the men and their
baggage on the beach. He got up to the main, got in
to cart and at bis home before all got clear of
the vessel and did not wait to see whether
killed or not the Yankees sh cling at less than half
mile distant. All the behaved with the utmost
bravery and used every exerton to get tie steamer off,
and after they all landed en- the main they
offered 60 back and ALL to try and save the steam
er or her cargo if l would lead them o. But the Yam
KEGS had taken possession OF both the steamer and the
beach, and 1 saw l should only be exposing them to
danger without any good result There are
only few exceptions whose signatures will
not appear to this statement, who do no credit to
the Old Country trey hai! from through their misera
BILE cowarCCe.
THOS. CUBBINES, Master,
Steamer Wild Dayrell.
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