The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-23

for New York on the return trip of the Moro
Castle. The following statement from Mr..
Freany is published in the Nassau Times. He
says:
The ship stopped frequently during the trip,
owing to the boilers. The fire originated
around the boilers. We at once began to play
through hose from the donkey engine but soon
found it unavailing, and the captain ordered
the boats lowered. All was confusion. We
attempted to lower the first boat. Thirty per-
sons jumped into her. but owing to misman-
agement of the davits one end fell into the sea
the other remaining hanging in the air. All
except Freany and eight others, owing to the
rolling of the ship in the heavy sea, let go
and were washed into the sea. Nine chung to
the boat till some person on board the ship cut
the davits, and the boat, which was filled with
water, went clear of the ship. We saw boat
bottom up with two men clinging to the keel:
threw line and talked with them a while
wanted them to come and join us, but they con-
sIdered their position better than ours and re-
fused
One of our men Joined the two, and one of
the two swan over to us, being one of the saw
ed. We met Mr.. Culmers boat and asked him
to admit us we being in a sinking condition,
but Culmer refused saying he had enough on
on board. We told him his boat could hold
more. Culmer threw us a bucket and we tried
Intellectually to bail the boat Culmer steered
toward Abaco. We had four oars AT night
fall we pulled back towards the steamer hoping
the fire would prove a beacon, and that some
passing vessel might pick US up. We came
within a half mile of the Missouri. About
O'Clock in the evening the steamer disappeared
suddenly. We then put our boat before the
wind. On the second and third days we were
still before the wind and suffering terribly. On
the latter day we saw vessel come within
mile of US. We shouted and hosted clothing
but were unable 20 attract attention and the
vessel holster sail and steered away. On the
fourth day one of our crew died, and that nj ght
two others having become crazy jumped'over-
board The boat was always full of water, and
ourselves were sitting waist deep.
On the fifth morning another man died. we
were still before the wind That evening it was
calm and we succeeded in bailng the boat with
TWO hats, crazy man having thrown the
bucket overheard. From three life preservers
we made small sail, spread it and steered
south; but our exhaustion was so great that
we could do but little On the 9th and 9TH
days our situation was unchanged. On the 8th
we sighted land and succeededed in landing at
I Powelfs Cay, near Abaco, in the evening. We
had eaten and drank nothing since leaving the
ship, and laid down on the beach in horrible
condition. After time of rest on shore we
gathered strength enough to reach some desert
ed houses and found spring of fresh water.
We lay huddled together all night. On the 9th
day we found some tomatoes which we boiled,
having found matches and pot in one Of the
houses. This produced little strength and we
launched q boat and tried to reach the main
land, but failing, we returned to Powelps Cay,
/ SlttpluS thCiC.
The next morning we made final effort to
reach the main land, but were so exhausted
that we were hardly able to stand and then
lay down near the boat in a dying condition.
Shortly afterwards we saw small sloop COM
ing near the Island. We hoisted some clothes
on the oars and again lay down on the beach
A son of William Curry was on board the sloop
and saw the signal. Immediately Curry came
to our rescue and took and landed us on Green
Turtle Key where we remained seven days.
Four days after We reached Nassau The
American Consuls at Green Turtle Key and
Nassau treated us kindly. sA
Germany TO Assist in suppressins the Slave
Trade.
BERLIN, Nov 22.-The German government
in replying to the invitation of Great Britain
to assist in the Suppression of the slave trade on
the eastern coast of Africa, says that it will
give all the moral and diplomatic support in its
power to the movement, and will instruct the
German Consuls in Africa and Zanzibar to
place their means at the disposal of the expe-
dition now fitting out in England.
FirmDess of the Emperor.
The Emperor is determined to carry out his
intention of increasing the upper House of the
Diet by the creation of number of Peers. A
list of the names of the new Peers will be pub
lished early next week.