The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-30
ST4RYATION 1T SEA.
Arrtva1 OF a British Bark mt PhiIndsl-
phia, after Ono Hundred and Five
Days. Passage from Liverpool.
From the Philadelphia Post, January 25 ]

From the Philadelphia Post, January 70
On Saturday the British bark Cadet, Captain
Christian, laden with earthenware, consigned
to the firm OF Peter L. Wright g. Co., arrived
here from Liverpool, which port she left on
the 9th dav OF October last. The bark, while
sailing down the Irish Channel, on her fifth
day out, encountered her first trouble. She
was struck by q heavy gale from the north
west, but being good strong vessel OF five
hundred tons, and having on board fourteen
stout seamen, and provisions for seven weeks'
VOYAGE, this trouble was not considered Of par
ticular Importance. Then followed three
days of fair weather, with good wind, and
she sailed smoothly along until the morning Oh
the 18th oil October, when she again eDcoun-
tered gale which bufeted har on the madden
ed waves until the a2d. The storm then SUBJ
sided, and the worn-out crew again had rest
and good weather, making rapid headway to
the course marked out. The weather, how
ever, soon changed, and her progress was
again impeded by head winds, which continu-
ed until fhe 9th OF October. 1t was now dls-
covered that there was no likelihoo OF making
the port to which she was destined within the
time anticipated, and care had to be exercised
in tho distribution OF provisions. To guard
against the supply being exhausted, the men
we're reduced to q half gallon of water per
day and half rations OF hard food. The
weather soon after became boisterous,
and the brig was thrown about by tho
surpine sea; sometimes drifting eastward then
northward, the waves breaking over her, the
water luuning through the hatches. The half
starved men were kept busy at tne pumps
nght and day suffering and discouraged, and at
times giving up IN despair. Not sail hove IN
sight, and thus the unfortunate brig was either
tossing or becalmed during the whole CT both
November and December. The first day OF
January dawned upon furnished crew, SUBJ
sisung On half poun Of rice, a few dried
peas, cooked -four, and halt pint OF water,
and with but en- pounds of tour LETT IN inc
cooks room. 1t Was sad day tor these living
souls, aud prayer went up lrom Ine near ot
every ono Of them that q sail would heave IN
sight and save them from death. In the eVei.-
ing ship, the Queen, OF st. Johns, N. B., from
Liverpool, bound for Charleston, S. c., in bal
last, cu1ne within short distance, aud, board.
ing her, they obtained small quLntlty OF
provisions. They then bore up, for the coast;
but off Hatteras, eighty miles due east, tney
we're caught by terrible gale from tne n0rtn-
west, and were again driven out TO- sea. Their
provisions were again giving out When, on Inc
i4th OF January, the steamer Huntress, OF
New York, was spoken, and little provisions
obtained from her. On the 18th OF Januery the
bark again bore up for the coast, ana
cndeavored to make the Chesapeake, but
was met by the tremendous northwest
ern gales and po"n eastward on INC Ais' .nJ
crew, almost dospairing, made another and
q last effort. The food Ahad completely
given out, but the schooner William Flint from
Thomaston, for Norfo k, came to their aia'
and supplied their wants. Thus encouraged.
tho crew worked with will, and at night
sighted Capo Henlopen, and in few hours
afterward were safe in the Delaware River, and
in two days moro, safer still, alongside, dock;
During the whole voyage of thrce months and
eleven days the crew behaved most admirably
| and not single case of sickness occurred