The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-06

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I Wsa4t@n aRon d hy, astain ,pa,tips,
Hhgs abesidss being. geqsfsll5 hostile TO
anythNtg looking to, Esxecati tiou7fof
the ;;lawssess The Federal 3s6V spIi rIsSt.
made this NOR 10! give ths f8w.bfeskers
time to remoS4 tbeir Stills aud get out
oithe way. There WaS no nnne eoessary
9ETsason d5ssT a5savas 0tt, .t,i and
al hw.abiding cisizsns will ibsaf testi-
Mony that the conduct ssots lieutenant
Mast and his men has bAep. nnexcep-
tionable thronghout. The matter
should not be suffered to rest at this
stage, bat should be pursued to the end,
and regardless Of expense; else the law
less and evii-disposed persons viii look
upon it as check to Federal authority,
and take encouragement to continue in
their lawless acts. I intend to return
the expedition next week to the same
locality, and to make another effort for
the enforcement of the law; in which I
hope to be supported to any extent by
tho strong arm of the Government"
! Supervisor Perry, in transmitting the
report to the Commissioner says: "No
pains will be spared to break up all
illicit stills in said district, which can
possibly De reached. The revenue
officers which accompanied the expedi-
tion were particularly cautioned against
doing anything which, in any way,
could be made to appear as wrong or
! oppressive; and have thus obeyed the
instructions literally. No one unac-
quainted with the same, can form any
idea OF the bitter, malicious hostility Of
the people in those neighborhoods to
revenue and other officers, who assist in
enforcing the revenue law; and they are
encouraged in their hostileand malicious
acts by most Of the Conservative news
papers in the State"
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
aud Gulf States, East of the Mississippi,
gentle and fresh winds, partly cloudy
weather and areas of rain on tho coast.
| CAPE Breton, September 5.-The
! West Bay and Grand Lake settlements
are almost demolished. On one side of
the bay only six houses arc standing.
| HALIFAX, September 5.-Fifteen of
the crew Of the steamship Ssltwell wore
lost on Soy Shoals. Twenty-four have
arrived here. They give the following
| account of the disaster: The Saltweil
sailed from London August 9, in bal
last, bound for Sydney, C. B., to load
with coal for New York. The ship ar
rived within some twenty miles of sgd
ney, @. B., harbor, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Of Sunday, the Oath, expecting to 60
into port about midday. At this time
q thick fog set in, and the wind began
blowing hard from the South -east, which
gradually increased to o gale. At 3
O'Clock P. NJ, Captain Mace, afraid of
being driven on shore. put the ship
about to head off the land. The engines
were driven at full speed. The winds
continued increasing up to o'clock P.
NJ, when it became perfect hurricane,
and the ship could make no headway
against it. Still no danger to ship was
apprehended, and only the usual watch
was kept on deck; th. captain remain
ing on the bridge. Aboat II o'clock
z. NJ. while the fourth engineer was
in the engine room, the ship struck on
what proved to be Say Shoals, off Scot
terie Islands. She struck at intervals,
three different times before sticking
fast: striking each time about mid-ship.
The water began rushing in Immediately
after she first struck, and quickly put
out the free. At the first shock, the
chief engineer reached the engine room,
but in very short time returned, and
reported that the ship was sinking. All
hands below were reused and the boats
ordered to be lowered. Rockets we're
also fred, in the hope of attracting Mt
tention from shore. The first boat at
tempted to be launched was the lar.
board life boat. In assisting to get this
boat out, Chief Engineer NJ. MoIntosh,
who Was standing on the rail, lost his
balance, fell into the sea and perished.
Five men got into this boat, but in the
confusion Of the moment they let the
boat drop stern foremo ost. while suspend
ed by the bow. The men were washed
| out, and the boat was dashed against
the ship. The next boat tried was the
starboard cutter, which, being on the
leo side, was launched without difficulty.
An attempt was then made to get out
the port life boat, but it being on the
weather side, the effort wae difficult
and dangerous; yet, with strenuous ex-
ertion. it was safely launched. The re-
mainder of tho crew were then ,lstri-
buted in the two boats; the first officer
going i'll charge OF tho cutter; the cap
tain took charge Of the life boat, and
gave orders that the two boats should
leave together, and keep as near as pos
siblo to each other, and render assist
nncc, III case other should need it.
| When about to leave tho ship, the cap
tain looked over the side to apprise