Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-03

clear the vessel from the land she bore
away south-ea for ahout half an hour,
and then was hauled up again to the casa.
ward. Half an hour afterwards the Auck-
land Island were sighted right ahead. The
vessel was hauled ON the port tack. but had
hardly steerage way the wind was light
and there was IA nasty short sea on. She
stood ON the port tack for nearly two hours,
and during this time was setting bodily to-
wards the land. The land on the lee beam
looked like u fng bank the wind had fal-
len away to q dead calm, and the vessel be-
cane perfectly unmanhgrahle. What was
in his power to do the ceptain did, bat in
vain. for a heavy south west swell was
forcing her nearer and nearer the fatal
rocks.
At about O'cloek A. NJ. the vessel struck
projecting rock and broke part of it away
she then shut astcrn to another point, which
carried away her spaakcr booni and ruddcr
by this time the man at the wheel had had
several of his ribs roien. The two points
of rock which the vessel had struck formed
the entrance to Il cave nearly 300 feet deep
Into this cave the vessel slowly canted. sur
, rounded hv dar!. masses of rock, and TWEEN
tv- five fathoms vi watel under the stern.
They held lamps over the balwarks for the
purpose of ascrrtaiiiing their condition ;
tn could see nothing around and above
them but savage rocks, against tie sides of
which there WAS scarcely Il footing place
for bird. Royal mast. topmast. and low
or mast came down one after another.
bringing dow with them MASSES al rocks
which tore the deck to pieces. Then just
before. dawn the mlZzrn top gallant mast
came down with Il crush. Notwithstanding
the trrrors of the night, the passengers were
orderly and w;.tehful but 1t may be ini-
agined. says Que, how We longed for the
first streak of light" The General Grant
pusSr.S,pl three hnats. two quarter boats
each % feet over all and ) feet healn, and
a long boat, 30 feet keel. and 7 feet beam.
At daylight one of the quarter boats was
launched over the stern hy means OF a spar
rugged far that purpose. and i'll this bear
there were three able bodied seanei. who
we're eventually saved (lt isl significant
fact however, that of these three men. ole
died sonae months afterwards upon ;he Is
lant, and the other two started with the
Icllpf officer for New Zealand in January,
1867. No tidiugS have been rec. ivrd of
tlcnl, and their fate il almost certain J
hon Cor an anchnr) ana rope were
placed il this fist boat. the mission Of
wpich WAS to see ii Il laHding could be made
outside the cave. aud afterwards to return
r0r4urc passengers. But from some cansr
ar other the boa! lay outside the cave, a%d
did not :ctnrn The second quarter boat
was then launched; III her were placed
ahoat fifty toms oibouilli and some bee fand
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