, 1870-11-01
pERILS OF THE DEEP,

a f.cAEF %tcnner FuaN to *Ca~-She
Founders. aud tho Crow TuAu tn
tho fsont~-->ufF~rsnR~ OF thc Crew
--Thcir Arrival In New xorA.
From the !str lork 7tnse.t Oh -.
Among other instances ot sending ehipa to
sen in an trustworthy condition, ono has just
come to cur notice. It appears th,t Oh the
9Th day Of September this steamer Alexander
Potion, which had formerly belonged to The
Hsstien Govesunnrnt, bnt shich haa bsen
left rcrt-au-pr1nce Tor Tesit Guaye, a neigh
bo1irR port. where she was TO ba 1oaaed With
1egweoj. for Boston. Oo her arrival there, It
wis discovered that nhn wcs 1saki.g, mud this
was reported 10 Captain GoEaon, who give Or
ders thst / donkey -engine should ho nssd in
9ssr and no effort was made to atop it or
ascertain wbtre it was situated. AL that
was done, heing to keen it as well down a.
polsibls. During this time The loading Of tue
ioEwocd hy the sgent Of Mr. Hivaie pro-
erteecd rapidly. bu: in the meantime sseing
ytfstl, the officers and crew protested sgsinst
their taking any moro on board, but 70 he'd
vas rid to the remona' 'Eaneos. and Atty more
tops Of 1oEwood were taken on board. Tie
lesk Rert On apace. and the alilors used to
tu1n N ready to taks ths boats It moments
notice. At last the careo was completed, sad
che was to be coalcd. On her soyage tbithc1
she encountered unf.royasle we.t!sa:, and thc
leak made terib!s healway. The
donkey epgins was kept going,
md managed to fight against
the water, which poured into the Vessel
through open .eans; n I'D TO sgs'l an ss;ens
soorer had che taken in her coal when she
fnundered in four feet OF water. The qa.n-
J tsty taken On hoard wa5 fully zoo toue. e!Is
being an 1,1oo-ton steamer. The ereA, eas
difficulty vas experienced il gstticg her a1ioat
zgsin, seeing that she was 70 heavily laden.
| bNt st 1set the t1ek was accomplished anl tho
| steamer toa;cd. but still leaked. aud as soon
| AZ the h.es could be lighted the s1ms pamp-
ing out arrangements had to be recomneucat-
Tie next difficulty to be surmouatc3 WAS the
obtairing crew, come Of the hands having
dcrtr.ed, declaring that they werc not eaing
last, ty mean. @. the Captain, aarlc han:ls
were cajoled into coming on h,atd,
on tho a.sttatce that the r1,n Was to be
OILY to Nassau. she esarted. i,o xever. short
| manned to s,1ch m extent that tile cable Wls
cut and the anchor left behind Seriously
rea on the 9Th Of September, III. Rvsre, her
owner, being perfectly cogoizant Of her COZ
ditiou. When ont ut seA, the engaged hands
fnurd out that they we're on thei. yoyase to
Boston, and that Nassau IVES not tleis dosti-
nstien. In The aztt four dsss Ill vent. cam:
| tpESh1uks H%A3s Va A+1+AAAI 0A Lac
weather bcirg very fine and tho sea suoo:h
On the mcrnipe Of tbs fifth day tho tea be-
c,ue ve.y rough and bcisterous. which va.
czused By recent heavy galea. She labosel
hesvi!y, etrainiug 4s il sht were going do II
every nomett. while the lask n2sds terrible
shs tSAs: Captain and tAe oaeers hi:
\ conrci1. and determined to head her oH TO,
Sa.tau, then about 500 miles distant, tn.
rc1t aay the 1ask Ind pat cut the fires, Z.
That tho veezel IVES drifting before the sind
Seeing that ehe Ess rapidly .sotrg down b,
te got ready md preTisionea. and left tn
yetsei to her fate. He, With fourteen men
entered one boat, While tho chief Officer
James Watson, entered the second ono, ;:
c:mranied by e!ereu 1nen. When they lef
! the steamer she had nine feet OF water ia be
saw her disappear. Tue tEo beats kept to
sether, tiguaIizirg each other every hslf hon
during the night. until, about oelock in tn
morning, the Captains boat disAppeaset
When the= LETT the ship. the .understaudin
, was that they we!c to make for Absre
! eel OF the Bahama group. The Captain hs
discovered rail, and made for it. In II
| meantime the chisf o.fieers boat kent On fq
. the hsy, md WAS taken safely into Abaco b
Captain Roberts, OF q small wfeckog boa
; | from whence they wers foswasded to &.
| " 66&. NA8B4 q 41Q NEW 1Q1A. LIE 0Shtf c14f
/ crew, with the Captain. we're rot nearly 80 To-
] tunate, having deserted sail and followed
, | away out TO sss, whero they lost dght OF th
t vessel. The snteEings undergone By bot
, boats csewa Here very great. For ten day
before the steamer went down shey had Z
l fseth water to drink, oeing to the rising :
: the water on board the Petton above the tank
I ard haTirg 10 work night sod d1y, were lite
} Ally exhsusted- On ths third d1y the men
I the Captains boat suffered 50 much from II
= that they Swallowed la1gs quautitis
: Of salt water, which they aeoo]
l cd up in ther hats- Tho Capita
> dia I'll he could to encourage the unfott ua4t
? meu!fus =, lat hey toe, lost III hope and saat
j Let beE dnft, boys, ws have done our bes
s xe caut do moEe Ne muat either get help I
r die" When fully reaigued to their fate, IN
. having abandoued al bope, On the evening {
tho fourth aay sinca the steamer went dow
j they we're picked up by schooner bound II
: Texas. hsitirE from New York, the Captain {
) which, After treating the exhausted aeu Wit
+ the utnost kindness, further consented I
/ ! deyiAte from hi. cou1se end put tho men o
J 1t Key West. These that arrived 1t Nassa
, we're cared for by the authorities IN the ii
/ they Were also ca1ed for BY tho authonti,
I and sent TO New York to the Haytjen Cons,
| late where thef nov are duly esred Tor, II
sEe sent swsy Is they desire: t Is said the
is no insurance on The ysssa1 and osrgo;. II
agents xt Boston, Aessrs. Carroll i Tta'e
have placed the euttfe control Of nAttezs
. the hsnds Of tie Haytien consulAte in th
: | city.