, 1866-02-05

East India docks on Thursday, the o5th Of
December, and dropping down to GFavcsead,
sailed thence On Saturday afternoon under
charge Ct Mr.. Thompson, ri1er pilot: AZ
the ship WIS brought up at the More, and lay
there during the whole OF the following day.
| At daybseak On Monday, the 1st Of January,
| the anchor WAS weighed, and the ship steamed
down Channel, still against head wind, bat
making lair way. While passing outsfdde the
Isle Of Wight the wind Increased 10 half a
gale. and Captain Martin deemed it prudent
| 10 put back and lay for the night in st. Hell
EMS Roads. On the morning Of the I'd Inst,
the London proceeded through the Needles
| into the open Channel, the wind being still
ahead, but light: As the ship ran down
Channel the wind rose aud the sea increased,
and d couple Of hours after passing the
| Needles the wind blew gale right ahead
| with heavy sea rolling, which continued a1l
the way to Plymouth, where the ship arrived
| about noon on Thursday, the 18th inst, A sad
casualty occurred here 4 pilot cutter put OF
q email boat, having on board the pilot and
hts assistant, to bring the London inside the
brealwatcr. When She was about a hundred
yards from the Loudon Eea copsized her,
| and both the pilot and his assistant we're
thrown milo the water. Captain Martin in
stant'y ordered one Of his liieboats to be low;
cred, and with great ditiicnity tho assistant
pilot was rescued, but the pilot was drowned.
The London came to IN anchorage Inside the
bfcnkwater at l p. H., on the 4th inst, and
| during the afternoon took on board those Of
her first and second class passengers. who
had arrrnEed TO join the ship at Plymouth.
At midnight on Friday she proceeded on her
voyage, the weather being At this time calm,
with tight wind ahead. She had full steam
on during the whole Of Saturday, and the
voyage proceeded very satisfactorily till
Sunday morning, when the wind In
creased, and . head seq gradually rose,
During the day the London passed several
ships. and nothing occurred to create the
smallest uneastncss In the minds Of any Of the
officers Of the ship. During Sunday night the
wind increased to gaic and the sea rose con-
siderab1y.
the ship was well clear Of the land, and Cap
inin Martin, having ordered the engines to be
stopped, sci his topsails and SO endcayorad to
keep the ship moving slowly ahead. At noon
on this day, the wind having sornewhnt lulfed,
the engines were again set In motion and kept
s p. m, On Tuesday. the 9th inst, willie the
captain was still endeavoring to keep the ship
In her course by means Of the screw, tho yio-
lencc Of the guile carried away st one sweep
the jbboom, the foretopnast, the topgallant
1na51, and the royals. These large spars were
not detached from tho ship, but. hnnging fast
to the stays, swung To and fro with such rio-
lcncc that the crc~ we're wholly unable to &c
cure them. Abont two hours later tic main
royalmast was blown out Of It's socket, and
added to the general wreck. Capt. Martin, who
Ind mt been In bed since the previous Sum
dag night was not ut all dishcastcned up to
thfs moment but, as the gale continued to
increase dnrins the morning, with sea a.
ready running mountains high. the position
Of The ship Was undoubtedly ielt to be one of
great peril Still, Us the wind lad somewhat
yeered round, the engines were kept stcarning
moment no person On board felt any anxiety
for fhr ultimatc safety Of The shin, Ahout !,
n. M. m Tucs3ay. however. a atre,nenaous sea
sfruck fhe slim and carried the nort life hoats
e1esn a,ray frnm the 1ayits. Alfthaf eveninr
and througl lie Succeeding nisht the wind
aasr 'oboad In. t'' "A' os'A- Aet'N 9@e't'4'"s
It "a N "Wednesday. fha 10Th ,ns.. cant.
Marlin scnt for NJ f:Tennhiit. tbe Chicf Enei-
thc hin abont and m, for Ffr1nouth. and lie
des,rri thaf mi snec5 shnnitI hc cot
M ;s;rrct1S This vas immedintc1v t1nse
II l1a1f an hnnr after the ship's colrst:
1,ad i,enp niterei she Was nraIn efr7,ri- he n
tremendous sen. Which carried away the staf. M +
sTarho.ri .,,S cnt;eT A. mon IN thi4 s'av Tia
sh;+1s -.asttfnn wos ,ot 81 I'm 1onr s1W /
sn'r s@v n,,oes 80 80 Was -n3n3o;s s;th thn
MA s,s AI" nn,y 5eod estcrn n the e7,in Which
n.rsa, ho- ~ rni1 -Tanv3ir Rn+ ~ danvcr
e~sn naw wos ant,rsnatcd md ali thron,h
~ ora,,;,,n ~ 1Wa5rnsIoT an, Innr oTfs-
1nsdnicht lie st,n continned IN steam slowly
nhsaa 1ha rentafn @ a~a h;s nftIccrs 5cr1a;nin:,
stnn,1;}r a. thrir 1,os,s and lie ,,assanre1s
onrca,1n1 n haze mi reliance nnnn he sSili
" @arf,,n ~ Martin r. h-;nr t15er, aoft. 80 t.
~ ~ ~ ~ w ,Vaassesee .d tIo s1,,,
po ,;, A. ~ P ~, On hean e,nesaay' sea sne sn an
tha wind i,inw{n1 Whale ea'e frnn1 the
sant1,,Test q nnnnto3n n Tafer iii hr,rjiy
orer tha Ta1st NJ fhe shtn and snert its ilc.
str,,c,;rc force nnon tbe main hatcbway' nyer
tbc enqtne roorr. eompietcly demolishinr Ills
massiEc strnctn,e' neasnr;nr tTeIve feet bv
r;nM lei. and aoodinr with tons Of water
t.;s norf;nn ri the sl,j,. Instant endcayors
tn rerair tbe hatchwaT were mada with a
nronntitude and Yjgor commensurate
will the immtnent crisis. Every sparc sall
that could be rot at, and even blankets aud
mattresses from all parts OF the stfp, were
thrown over the aperture, but each Succeeding
sea shlpped by the vessel torp away the ffnll
resource Of the moment, md not more than
ten minutes attcr the hatchway bad been de-
stroyed tho water had risen above the fur1-
aces and up to the waists Of the engineers and
tlremcn employed In this part Of the ship.
The lower decks were also now flooded With
The rush Of waters the snip vas continually Y
Pc. nn Tue ~a,es & nau ns ,,sn ar aoUso ~ t, IT
$3zna nd 10 inhH nt1fh
iass Tnntsin hiartin @ i.s VIII ra1n, csanrie,;on
Ice. .ha. ~ .a ~. ~.
eatra4 na had VI a4rertcd nr S anei ses,,1t w
', FinaIng Its noh1e sh}n nj iensth l,tt1c mort
i,,an = io~ ~ m % tbs wnter % Csniain sIartin e or
eegJ cenT'ng 7 bera he1ose thc u wnI y Th's S ad
scaIce1S Ssn heen accommodated when the force 60 q
~ .rt;3d ~ ~ eoI1 into r;hhons with ~,
e4cention 4 NJ one coTners nnder whieh tbe shi1
,, 1aS Il tbrouEbout lie remainder Of tbe nt~nt
, T5e donEev en"inc vas sInn1ietl will, steatf h,
. - loilcr ,11.on dssk' and Iii the deck nnu1n
: saeo S1 lant ~o5ns tbrn,,ehnnt m III tbe ,;rbt IN,
thc nassi:nse1s IF ali ciasses. now arol,sed Il
se,iso ~ fhai- 1n1n1,nnf danTer xhored ,sitf
~ ssras. ". ,ha1, ardnn,s 1.h6rs' Nosw,th
st"r5;nr shu cvcrv ef1nrt the Wnier s.iii mine,
1nn X 1ru ,'nG,,a s nmd he co1a % continnISa a
. ~ hesaht croee seas Tithe tremeninns forc
Us nelena. ues sGas a,i: ILL., .neuuoae ar ~ ao.S
Tsie t:s coust.s} .e paeuS .1';S usel ta9 Fesse'
) tae ou3n ~ ~ an tno ZIP ene a ~ ~" ~
e heasy, anu sue te'useo 10 rise 10 inc ae1lo
OF ~ "u,es. r...
\ At4a 9.Gock on lnufsday morning 81
vas struck by fleFn SEQ, which carried ava =
e louf o. Aef stern pol1s anq aqml1eu a. Aoo N'
Of water through the breach. From this TIM
t all Efforts were useless, ana at doypfcas
G Capt. Martin, whose cool intrepid1tF ba
E never ioE moment 1orsaken him, entered II
Sc; Gov :aaen refuge, and responding to au un
: yersaI annea1. caImir annfnnce5 fhe cessnfio
! of ali hninnn hor,e. It isa rennrkahle inc
!, lint this solernn admission gas as soiemnl
= roceireil-a resfrned Silence nrnyaiitn;
j. throuchout the assembly. broken oniv q
c i,rief intervals by The Wei. timed and @ ~
uriatc exhortatfons of lie Rev. ST
t n,nrcr wbnse sniritnu, Services ha,
teen fncpseant aurfnc the previous TWEEN
tv'fa,,r hours. At ID o,cIockp the sh;p st;1
8 ,oliinf1 deeniv' an nttemnt Wa made to jnnnc1
j. tha sfar1oari nfnnoce i1ut n sea strnck l,e
! ;nst ina 1 ~ sbe reachcti the Sater ana she sunl
cnr;ns, = cre1x nf Hye meT Il ,,,~r1;nr fnr t1.r;
: i;rns ae ,l,c slim wos 1v;nw'fG 7fhree ~ ti,cn
.naro,,ed ~ scTn,nhla m fhe sides If tho sh,r
nnii tEe othcr two werr n rcsc,sd liz rones mn al ,,e
il M throsEn IL fhem' Aftpr this t5e exhonsf
cre1 "a ind;fa1cnt ~ thc;r ,e an
~ t,rthet r;inrt ,t 1onnchIntr ~ ne rrrne}as
q hoats was @ made nntiI one nseiock, When II
I watcr hnTino rcnc1,cd The main ch,,fna mn, n
sin eyidenf]v settling down. % % tie hort M pu 1i