, 1872-11-28
PERiLS OF The SEA.
Dismantling of q British Bark IN q
observation-disclosures Wen "asHeo
frofy, the Wreck and Drowned

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Bosto, fsop, 25) despatch to tbs Nso Pork Times.
The Cupard steamship Batavia, Captain Moul-
ard, arrived at this pert to-day and reports tnA5
on the 18th OF November, when IN latitude ~
degrees 16 minutes nrlh lonsltn.ae tS = asg,eTs T
Charles Ward, OF Newcastle, England, water
logged and dismased in . hurricane, on the
morning Of the 18th, and took OF the survivors
Of the barks complement OF twenty
washed wash oil the wreck. Mark Twain, who
was passenger on the Batavia, addresses
communication to the Royal Humane soclesy'
giving detailed account OF the wreck, ana oe-
slowing the a5mest PInaae On 9at tne ~ wednes1
ss On Sunday night strong west wind began
to blow, and not long after midnight 1t increased
to gale oeoc5 the Eo3nng
in, and the water entered the main saloon At
later hour the gangway on the port side came
in with q crash, and the sea followed, hooolng
many Of the state-rooms on that side. at tue
same time a sea crossed the roof OF the vessel,
and carried away one Of our boats, aplint:eerlng
it to pieces, and taking one OF the daGits with H.
At $50 the glass was down to 2s. .35. and the gale
Was blowing with severity which the ohcera
or ten years. The storm continued during the
but with moderated violence. At 4 p. m. dis
nasted vessel was sighted furious squall had
Just broken upon us and the sea VAS running
mountains high, to use the popular expression.
Nevertheless Captain Mou1ard immediately bore
up for the wreck, which WAS making signals OF
distress, ordered out a ne-boat, and called out
for volunteers. To a 1andsman it seemed like
deliberate suicide to go out in such storm, but
thst'l thss compelled ca esa cheer. &hsy car
ried a long line with them, several lfe-buoys,
murky With the storm, and sunset was not far
| off. The wreck, bark, WAS in pltifm cond1-
| ton. Her main-mast was naked; her mizzen-
| mast and her bowsprit we're gone, and her fore
! mast was but q stump wreathed and cumbered
with ruin of Bails and cordage from the fallen
foretop and foretop-ga gallant masts and yards.
We could see nine men c1inging to the main
rigging. The stern of the vessel was gone,
and the sea made clean breach over her, pour
ing in cataract out Of the broken stern,
apd spouted through the parted planEs Of he1
bows. Our boat pulled 800 yards and approached
| the wreck on the lee side. Then it had hard
| fight, for the wind and the Wages beat it con"
ternately so stirred me through and through, and
! then disheartened me, as it did to see the boa1
| every little while get almost close enough, anc
then be hurled three lengths away agair
By pF0qps 9Tn II lie aqa d the Bas 81
aboard, and after that we could make ou
nothing more. Presently We discovered tht
boat approaching us, and found she bad savet
every soul-nine men. They had had to d1at
ife-boat with the line, and buoy, for OF cours
they did not dare to touch the plunging Vesse
with the boat. The peril increased now, TO
every timo the boat got close to our lee. on
! sight. But our people managed to hau
the party aboard one at d time, withou
losing q man, though I said they would los
every single one Of them. I am, therefore, bu