, 1866-12-25


any.
would appear to undoubtedly be the yacht
seen thus. On leaving San1y Hook on the
11th shc took IN E. S. E., the Others taking
S. 3. E. couse, This will readily account for
sailing on such cousses would place long
distance between her and either the Fleet.
wing or the Vesta+ For the first day or SO
thai the yachts were seen out the weather
was favorable, the wind being with the Hen
rietta. Captain Richard, Of the brig Ara
blau, reported q few days SINCE, Il will
be remembered, that on the 18th, instant
be sighted yacht displaying blue
Tag, ID latitude 1850. longitude Go:56, 1t
was argued from this that the yacht was the
HENRIETTA, and that she was making for the
enlf stream, and a very wise tL:as to do.
This news 1.-TWO days lates'' would seem to
fnther de1ote the yacht tSt seep bs GaPtaln M
American Congress, and she the Henrietta to
dead certainty. supposiog her to have, on
the evening OF the 18th, encountered the
rough weather met By Captain Page, OF the
American Congress, she could not have made
much better way, and her position US de-
scsi.ed would appear not only possible but
ycry probable ono.
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
As any matter relating to the absent yachts
must be Of Interest, We publish Captain
Pages ststement,
At 6k o'clock On the morning OF the 18th,
while about one hundred and twenty miles
east Of Georges Bank, VIC observed yncht
which We supposed to have come from New
York. She appeared In sight suddenly, not
having previously been discesnablc in the
htasy x'lotc slorna ,ehith rrerdied. 4 heavy
gale was blowing at the time, but the yaclt
appeared TO be ably managed. She was la3'
ing-to under balance reef matnsail aud lib
trffh hAr hnHA ~ IL II ITrHnr fHx
circumstances. the scamanship displayed bs
her command der WAS excellent.
Those on boafd who had seen the Henri.
ctta supposed the yacht before US was thai
vessel, as she answered to her description
She had short topmast and vas otherwise
| like the Henrietta. ..
NARROW ESCAPE FROM COLLISION.
When We first noticed tho yacht she wat
about thrrc ships lengths from US, while We
| were running ut about eleven knots an hour
| 4 collision At the moment seemed almost IN
| cEttAble, hut We succeeded 10 passing
the moment her escaping been run down b.
| US seemed rery small indeed. There Was nc
| time to exchange signals or inquire the name
| Of the vessel, as We were all engaged In the
eiIoEt to clear the yacht and avoid a col:
| fell III finkcs 50 large and go thickly as TO OBJ
| struct our vision. A terrific gale vas blow.
| ing from the northwest At the time. Had
| the American Congress been rs badly man
! aged NJ the steamer Scotland, the loss Of the
| yacht, which erer she Wills, would have been
| a foregone conclusion.
| THE STEWARDS STATEMENT.
! The steward Of the ship American Con
/ grcss, who paid particular attention to the
| yacht. states she was either the Henrietta OF
| the F}cctwinC. Thoee on boart] he said
| collision with the American Congress. HI.
| bclfcfthat the vessel Was one of the yachts
| competing In the race from New York to the
| Isle Of Wight, WIS confirmed by the fact thai
| no pilot boats, one Of which she must other
wise have been, proceed out sc lar on tht
ocean.
TOUGH PASSAGE.
Up to the time the American Congress san
the yacht she had had some very rongt
! weather. The cold was SO Intense that somt
of her crew were frost bitten. The .a1e II
which she Fas iu On sighting her was tnosi
terrific, and rough weather marked hcl
passage from thai time till she arrived Al
this port.
From this 1t will be seen that no good
,aeh.mcn since leaving here, now ten day
gone, and meeting with similar weather
the passage, II m7dc at all, and o
that there are doubts. could ecarccl,
be effected in less than thirty days from tht
would not reach the Needles much befor,
the 10th Of January. It is not, however, t.
be expected that the weather would cout,nu,
/ for 60 1orS q time without some change
There is no question but that the other twt
! yachts have suffered more from the effect o
the gale than the one seen by the American
Congress, as from the course they took the,
would have to stand its full fury. Let u
hope that despite the antagonism of tn
elements they may have very merry Christ
mas and truly happy New Year, aud th
| latter not far away from their destination.