Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-04

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some one now be sent with plenty OF troops ana ds
cretionary orders assault lay siege, dg' hgnI q
what not-anythmg to accomplish the great p'rPoS'
, in hand. :
| THE DISASTER To TIE STEAMER NORTH ANEkiCA'
We find the following account of the laundering o
| the Yankee transport North America ut sea- VIII
the loss of l94 lives. ;Mxsz~
| ACCOUNT OF SURGEON IcLINTocK.
rsNeyer was therea prospect of fairer voyage ouI
vessel was considered if possible, little better 'hai
| first class ample provision had been maue ioi Inv
comfort OF the sick furloughed and alschalses, vi
| boarll-203 in number-and the omceis na'ihs' ~
addition to the heads of scamen the hearts OF men,
bore willing hand to everything that could aeViay
the suffering or increase the comfort OF the MEN
left New Orleans at p. NJ, Friday, the 10th, and,
after being detained 26 hours by fog, passed the bar
| Sunday morning at IL A. NJ, IN CAIN sea ani'
fine weather a.,
We passed Key West at / p. NJ. on the 10th, sea
| calm and men doing well.
| At2P NJ. on the 2lst the wind began TO raise,
| and at 4 blew gale, the sea running hlen, Nhen
more than the usual quantity Of water was louhi
| in the hold. On the 23d this gradually lnereaSed,
and at IL A. NJ the pumps failed to Keep her elear
and il then first became apparent thal inc NesSSi
must go down, and her course was changed laha-
ward There was but one sail in sight, about ten
miles to leeward The coOrs were raised.at Nalf
mast union down, and Il sail passed beneath hsf
| bows-all to no effect. The leak had now become
FRIGHT Gl Al > p NJ we reached the vessel in which
Lav all our hopes which proved TO be the Mary +.
| Libby, of Portland, bound hOmeward from Carde-
mas She having observed our signal and stood by fGe
our relief.
As il TO make our misfortune more complete, 'he
water now reached the fires, eNtnguSmng Them ana
rendering our vessel nanageable, and the sea sun
running high the vessels drtted together and col
lided tearing up the cathead of the Libby, which
then driflcd hey ond some distance 10 the seward
The boats were only resource, and were low
cred away by one, seven in numbers without ae-
clcnt except the 9th, III which purser Charles
Petit and h. ID. .aLer, Hospital Steward U. y A.,
which did not reach the bark and wasprobably lost,
IL only 10y the greatest skill that any reached
the Libby, SiX miles distant.
Captain MarshInan, with the first and second OIL
GERS were the last to leave the ship, at hat-past
+. VI. His boat was hlled, and one man lost over
board, but, by almost snperhuman eXertons, IL was
biiled out and the man recovered. The next MORN
ling the Libby, having in measure repaired DANA
yes wore round to the place of disaster, but naugh
was seen save floating boat telling too plainly the
fate of Purscr Petit and his companions Her lights
went out suddenly at "a A. NJ of the 23d, at which
time she supposed TO have gone down.
We had now time to review our situation. We were
still south OF Savannah, and one hundred and forty
miles east. Captain Libby at once made muster'oi
his men and stores, which were found sadly diSpro-
portioned especially in water, and all hands went
checrfully ON allowance. On Sunday December 25
spoke the brig Ellen ID. Stewart, of and bound to
Philadelphia, Captain Kane who relieved us OF four
teen men, aud supplied us with caSk of that which
was all around, but not drop to drink" Thurs
dav 22d spoke steamer Arago, from Port Royal, OF
Absecon Light and went board for New York,
which we made at II F. NJ, December 20.