New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-01

BrIf the next thirteen days the winds continued |
ight &C. battling the long boat towing the other
wojAH the while. On the seventeenth day out |
Two g boobies were caught, Which were divided
AMONG the boats crews. d
When eighteen days out, under a strong trade |
syinh it was found impossible for the long boat to
eonigiue towing the Others as the strain and jerk
ing WAS SO severe as to enlanger her, and Capt,
Mitchell decided to cast off the mate boat, wheh
was done in longitude IA west, latitude IL north.
Three days after it was decided for the same rea-
sbnI to east Off the second mates boat, and alter
coming alongside, dividing the heggarly remnant
IL stores, and bidding each other adieu, they cast
Off all being in good spirits. Up to this time the
boats we're still IN sight Of each other, each having
a navigator in charge, and heading on the same
course, That night they parted company, and
the two mates boats have since not been heard
from.
Il after reaching longitude llTwest, and latitude
III north, Captain Mitchell decided to head for
"A merica Group located, according TO Bow
ditbh in latitude II north longitude, 1880 west
The boat spent several days cruising over the posi-
ton, but found no signs Of land. Thus far they
ha endeavored to keep in the usual track OF CALI
fodnia bound clippers, in hope of meeting a pass
ink sail. But failing to find land here, they headed
fol Hawaii. distant 1900 miles.
IAt this time they had;no meat, and the canvass
twas rolled in, with their regular two gus OF
Whters Pieces of this canvass and the slaves OF q
hktter key, which had a saline relish to them,
served as a standby, while the leather OF their
bbots was scraped OF, soaked IN water 50 as 10
make the leather soft. hs,seryed as their soup.
Flor desert, they ate pieces of cotton handker-
chiefs By some accident there was a supply of
tbbacco in the boat, which served to altay their
| thirst, and may have been prlnclpai means
oil preserving their lives During the entire pass
| age the utmost discipline prevailed with watches
+ dit and on as regularly as on the ship. The boat
EBaked badly, and all hands took turns bailing to
/ leep afloat With the strong trade winds and
heavy sea and squalls, blowing at times almost
/ gale, this was no ghtswork ais s. ii
4 thirfV-aiuhIh 1Ay fOur living kindly
4 few into the boat. These were seized and di-
4 Fided into fifteen equal parts, and each ate his
i share raw. The next day another flying fish came
/ aboard which was giyen;to the captain as he was
4 suffering most from want of nourishment.
L 4 On the forty-first day, Neil Turner an invalid
taeaman, who had severe abeess i'll the hip, gave
lip, discouraged, and laid down on the bottom OF
| the boat The rest of the party were in good
spirits, but weak expecting to see land in four or
i I've days. There was no grunbing nor dlssen-
lion.
/ On the forty third day out, as expected the cry
/ be- land ho'' was given and the lofty summit OF
| Hauna Loa cheered the famished voyagers. The
/ and was sighted q day or two sooner than'they
ihxpeeted. On nearing it flag was waived. on
/ bole, which was seen by those on shore. bnt AZ
/ krst it was supposed 10 be d fishing party. When
| bsproaching near the breakers, of Laupahoehoe,
/ iva natives SWAN off to the boat and on finding
IIhe destitute condition of the crew climbed into
you do,'' took the oars, and brought the boat
IbafeIy to- the beach.
Il None Of the PARTY were able to- stand up and
Ion trying to do so, fell over perfectly helpless
Land unable as infants to walk alone. The natives
I eroRded around, women Gieing with the mS9
l|took them up in their arms, aud carried them al
iashore, to the house of Mr. jones' Pulu agent oi
HIT. @. King u CO., who received them with the
.AgFeatest kindness The natives brought all kinds
sNof fruit and vegetables. such tas potatoes, ban
Nanas, cocoanuts etc, for the starving men, but
MFR. Jones' deeming it not prudent for them to cal
A these, made some tea and broth. and nnrsed them
\ with the zeal of Florence Nightingale. Next
Imorning they were allowed to eat little more
freely, but still with greet caud9h, their host pro
Iyiding them more at each subseq uent meal.
HI Word having been; dispatched to- Hilo, the
l|AmericRii consul, Captain j. Worth, sent three
lIboats and broughtfthe sailors to that port, Capt.
H hitchell and the Messrs. Ferguson preferring to
i|remain at Laupahoehoe till they gained more
tstfength. AT Hil6, the consul provided for all
their necessities and bestowedmu care on them.
4 The whole party i'd the long boat thus reached
land safely, having been forty days at sea,
4 on short allowance part of the time, and less
H allowance most Of the voyage. WHAT'S more re-
niarkable, there was ne sickness, nor any of that
.dizzlness which Is 30 often tile Accompaniment of
personsk kept IN starving nditi6n for SO long a
4 lime. 5s, Fl al
10 Capt. hfitchellls fitness for his command is
due in no small degrse the success Of bringing
this open boat $500 miles safely to land. He had
d campags, but no chart, andssteered as with SUI
perhufnan skill, or more correctly speaking, an
Overriding Providence steered them in safety to
the land. The seapen express the, most ua-
bounded confidence in him, and felt. like soldiers
with their general, that 80 long as he led them
they were safe and should regeh the land.
The other boats, unless picked up by some stray
vessel, have probably been lost Though each
was provided with navigator it was not till after
they parted company that long boat decided
TO put off for these Islands, The others may have
done so or not but in either case could hardly
survive the squalls and heavy seas enconnteredb BY
the one which has arrived ~ 81 III 55 tas;f5 :5a3. 4
The captain and sailors wilfleave for San Fran,
cisco by al early vessel. During their stay il
Hll0,they were generously supplied with all thai
! human Kindness can provide, and probably they
4 viii meet the same treatment here. q p