The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-23

very fae. so we determined to get the water out
of our boat At daylight we came up to one of
the wrecked, who was floating on piece of the
cabia, and had an oar with which to guide his
craft. We got alongside and pat some of the
men on it, after which we upset our boat, thus
getting the water out of it. We then got 10
again, and felt comparatively comfortable, but
still suffering for the want Of food and water
We then rugged two masts out OF pieces of the
wreck, aud made sails out Of the covering Of the
life preseryers We then headed east north east.
nine men in another life boat, who gave each of
us handful of crackers but, unfortunately,
our tbroats were so parched with the long thirst,
and by drinking sea water, We were unable to
swallow this food. The two boats then parted
company, we taking a more northerly direction
than the other. At 5 o'clock on the 5th, we
fell in with the Norwegian bark Fleetwing, from
BaIize, Honduras, for Liverpool, who took US on
board Here we remained thirty three hours
On the 9th spoke schooner j. Waring, Captain
Frank Smith, from New York for Apalaehicola,
Florida. This vessel having suffered in the gale
and got crippled, she put into Savannah for re-
pairs. While we were on board the Waring the
Captain and crew did all in their power to re-
lieve our wants, even at their own discomfort
While we were floating in the life-boat, young
woman, about 1S years of age, caught hold With
us and chung on for several hours. She held on
while we were capsized three times, but kept
growing weaker. At last we were turned over
again, exhausted, and could scarcely hold on to
the boat; Mr. Allen became very weak, and would
have been lost but for assistance given him.
We were all bruised more less, and the salt
water made our wounds very painful.
Captain Knapp did his duty faithfully aud
mapfully throug hout, doing all in his power to
| save his ship, and when he found there was no
hope, contributed much to preserving order
among the passengers and crew. lie hoated
for some time, but while clinging to one OF the
life boats he was struck on the head by piece
of timber and killed. On our arrival at Savan-
nah, the purser, Mr. Allen, die everything in his
power to make US comfortable. We had lost
everything, and even the clothes We had on
we're ruined by our long exposure in the water
New suits were given US, and passage to New
York secured for US on tho propeller Virgo. %
| board this latter vessel we received every at
tenton from the officers. We were all very
much sunburncd while 10 the open boat, and
during our passage home the skin has peeled Oft
our faces and hands [ am still lame aud sore,
but will be all right 10 few days.
The women 90 board the ship behaved nobly
during the terrible scenes of the tempest yield
ing ready compliance to all orders given them.
| There were about forty prostitutes OH board the
ship, but they had behaved with great proprlety
| from the first. There we're but two or three
exceptions to this, and they were not particularly
| bad Most of the women had been obliged to
remain in their rooms or in the saloons previous
to the storms, owing to the rough weather.
Many of them were sea-sick, as, indeed, were
many of the men. One Of the prostitutes, who
was the propretress of elegant house of ILL
fame in New Orleans, had a beautiful pair of
ponies on board and fine Hew carriage. They
were all anxious to work when danger appeared,
| and some Of them did pood service