The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-02-05

On Saturday 1t was announced In maui
teal circles that vessel one hundred and
five days from Liverpool, bound for Phil
adelphia, after having been given up as
lost, had arrived safely In port. A repor-
ter of the Inquirer visited the vessel and
ascertaincd the facts concerning the delay
of the vessel.
The barque, the Cadet, Of and from
Liverpool, left port on the 9th of October
last. with fair wind and every prospect
ofa fair winter voyage. She worked out
into the Irish channel, and, with stiff
breeze from the northwest, on the fifth
day was on the open Atlantic.
Her course was shaped for the souther-
ly track, and although already In heavy
weather, she behaved well, and her pros
poets were still favorable, Her crew
amounted to fourteen men, all told, and
provisions had been laid In for several
weeks. The second week out, the heavy
weather still continuing, matters began to
assume an unpleasant aspect. The wind
had veered to the westward, and her pre-
gress was necessarily slow. As time pass
ed, the weather became still worse, and
the vessel lost way, and soon found her
self drifting far south and east, water and
food giving out, and no prospect of aid.
Rations were reduced and the men put on
an allowance of pint of water per diem.
No fresh water could be had In which to
wash, and It was feared that the continual
soaking In salt water would subject the
crew to dis ease.
Night and day the men were on duty,
now OF deck and then aloft, and anon Mt
the brakes pumping out. No sails were
in sight, and the peril of their position
gradually forced itself upon the sufferers.
When the gale died away the vessel was
becalmed and driited still farther from her
course. The half pound of flour or rice
dolcd out every twenty-four hours was
barely sufficient to keep the men lingeri
| ing In life; water had been caught In spare
canvass, and some comfort was derived
from this.
When, after nearly two months OF this
constant lowering between life and death,
their rations were reduced to barely n half
pound of flour per man.and nothing more
when the single ration was gone, the
ship Queen from Liverpool, bound for
Charleston. S. c.. in ballast, hove In sight
and boarding her, they obtained a small
quantity of provisions.
They then bore up for the coast, but of
Hatteras, eighty miles due east, they were
caught by terrible gale from the north
west, and were again driven to sea. Their
provisions were again giving ont, when
on the Nth OfJanuary, the steamer Hun
trcss of New York, was spoken, and n lit
tie provision obtained from her. On the
10Th of January the barque again bore up
for the coast, and endcavored to make
the Chesapeake, but was met by the trc-
mendous northwestern gales and blown
eastward.
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ing made another and last effort, the food
had completely given out, but the schoon-
er william Flint, from Thomaston for
Norfolk, came to their aid and supplied
their wants. Thus encouraged. the crew
worked with will, and Mt night sighted
Cape Henlopen, and few hours alter
wards were safe In the Delaware rivcr'and
in two days more safer still, alongside
dock.
The voyage was full of that adventure
which, in these days of short ana saie
VOYAGES, Is luckily rarity. Captain
Christian, his officers, Messrs. Harpcr'and
Hill, and the crew, from the first still
blow to the day they dropped anchor In
the Delaware, have been in succession
of scenes of danger, such as but few ofthe
latter-day mariners arc privileged to see,
and thanks to mcrcihil Providence ana
their own heroic efforts, they have come
safely through. Philadelphia Inquirer.