, 1873-10-22

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ing to under them but heading into q
frightful sea. 80. a. m two seas in quick
succession broke on board, sweeping decks,
splitting covering boards, water ways,
broke stanchions and stove in main hatch
long boat and pinnace gone. Hurricane
intense-hard work at sea curing main
hatch, and pars and stanchsion-sail brew
clear out Of the gaskets-hurricane awful,
Bar. 29.4O.
22nd-wind still blowing in all its fury
half Of the crew lash to the pumps, re-
mainder moving only on hands and knees
found four feet water in hold, ship strain
ing fearfully wind hauling; water in
hold increasing Barometer 29.5O.9. o.. ms,
set mizen staysaiI, bent fore-topmast stay
sail. 10 p. M, 6 feet wafer in hold, Bar.
20 60. heavy cross seas ; pumps heaving
we'll, but water still gaining. 4 a N. got
ship before wind and kept away for Ber-
muda. Pumps constantly going; wind
S. S. E.. weather moderating, set main
sail ship fast settling to port and forward;
hove all aback ;. cut way fore and main
masts and all attached. 23rd, wind south,
weather moderate, pumping for dear life.
4 p. m. ship like a log on water 10 p. m.
ship settling down to starboard. Mid
night, weather moderate, light wind 4.
a. m. wind w. S.. W., water gaining one
inch pumps still hard at work some
hands constructing a raft Noon, wind
w. N. w. and fair, smooth water but still
gaining ship right on beam ends tried
to jettyson some of the top tier of cargo,
but found on clearing one that the weather
casks would come over threw every thing
deck that was cumbrous. Midnight, fine
Grew very exhausted, being at pumps for
sixty hours. Ship commenced to tighten
up fast, but still on beams ends; pumped
sugar from hold launched raft, moored
her off with sea anchor, put two hands in
her. Tuesday, Goth, wind west, light. lat.
1921 N long. 65.32 W, finding no pro-
liability of ship fetching Bermuda under
her ury masts, sent the only boat away
with the first mate and three hands, with
instruction to steer N, by i. 115 miles for
Bermuda, to solicit assistance to save life
and property May God in his mercy give
them a safe passage S p. m. heavy rainy
squaII-(poor little bOat). Nothing OF
particular note happened until Friday,
when in lat. 30.37 n, long. 64.53 W at
5 P. M, a steamer hove in sight, and at
sunset were taken in tow by H. NJ. S..
Spiyfre and safely brought to an anchorage
in Hamilton Harbour Bermuda, on Sunday
3lst, noon.-Agent, John S. Darrell.
The gallant conduct Of the Mate, H.
Brinton of Bristol, England, and his three
companions, Kingston, A. B., Foy, A. B,
and James COmen, apprentice, who left the
ship when 1l5 miles from land in an open
boat only IA feet long, is beyond all praise.
These brave men, at the greatIrisk OF sacri-
fcing their own lives, left the Lousia in
the hope of reaching land and sending back
help to their despairing comrades, in which,
through the providence of God they sue
ceeded. They left the vessel at 5 a. m. on
25th ult, amid the prayers of the crew for
a fulilment of their mission, and with help
of sail and oar after a smooth voyage sight
ed land in IS hours.
About 7 o'clock on the morning Of
Thursday last, Capt. Masters, of South
down, saw what he took to DO a ships
boat steering in from South. He manned
his gig and started for her-got alongside
Learned hermission, when be informed the
Mate to that he could and would forward bis
wishes-got into ships boat and proceeded
to Dock Yard, where he in troduced the
Mate Capt. ApIfn, R n, the Naval Super
intendent, and the Mate handed to him a