The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-18
The Perils of the Sea.
EoCKLAND VESSELS ROUGH EXPERI-
INCE

A EocKLAND VESSELS ROUGH EXrER-
ENCE.
Boston, Jan. T.. The schooner r. G.
Thomas Of Rockland, Capt Is. II. Thorn
dixie from Richmond, Va, for Boston with
a cargo Of coal. left Hampton Roads Dec
10Th and had heavy westerly gales until
January LIST. at midnight, when she was
three miles from Highland Lights, Cape
Cod. The captain carried heavy press of
sail to weather Race Point, aud at 1 D. H.
the next day the sea breaking clean over
the schooner. washed the men from the
halyards and carried everything movable
overheard. At a. H., the wind blowing
with terrific violence from n. \. f., lost
.Iib and shortly afterwards the mainsail
went to pieces; at 10 a m. struck the
ground heavily several times; at noon it
ceased showing, and it was ascertained
that she struck on Billingsgate shoal, caus-
ing slight leak From this time to jan
nary 9th had heavy westerly gales the
bay being full of floating ice, the tide car
rying ice and vessel together in and out
as it ebbed and flowed On the 9TH, in a
strong southeast gale ice forced the vessel
ashore On the morning of the Sth Gutter
''alltilH ul9coNeieu Htl niIuatloii anu g.
ing promptly TO her aid suppileo the ere"
with provisions. OF winch they were Snort,
and finally got her al1oat on the 9TH. with
loss OF anchor and cham. vessel was
lowed into Provincetown harbor on the
iotn, alter one ol the rougheSt voyages OF
the season. On arrival at Proyinaetown the
men were in a very bad condition. the
flesh OF their hands having burst open
haen snnt tn tba hosn;t,I ia, tiaatn1ent
Soon ~ ,.ha oats. fresh rrnw NEW sa;ls Nc
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LAMP N'-9'Il''
NJ" l "kh, Jan ~ ne Steamer C"l-
'lor sho tali II vi, sctnn ' I,nJ palIo
nfpori.larI Ne in d;strase ennnl;ad her
,,,ith n,.o-ig;o,, conl and ,cato,. Ind to,l,
tho VIA and cbild of Cart Wood,,an.on
hoard and hronobf tben, hare ,bnv hainn
IA; taol,l- oo6,li4io, f7.,,+ Vraod,,,.n
,tat,1 ,o tho contaip oftho raI;fo,nia tl,at
ho sa;1ad t,.o,,, - Iohnr N / for Pc
ian with y CARGO of salmon D.remhar
.3nfb Ana 1o.t ,nGst or III sa;Is !, :, r,1n
i,llr;3lro llo.n ,,.,,a ~ pnnIlanJ Iind
and two man ara hedlv fro1an An La1
hnon liv;no an hear f;ltaan davs rho cabin
had honn mi ot va+nr fam, lines ma
schooner bad been throngh five different
ral4a The california lelf her in Int Il
norm Ion 10 west nroceeding on her
yovage to Boston
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f'ohhhp "a lli'A II IS.
Schooner +. W. Hnl&e OF 1homaston,
Capt. Fear>e, Tor New ork from boston,
with SAT-, was riding out storm at an
chor IN Bowery bay, l.. l., when she was
entered by river pirates. the captain
knocked down, and the cabin robbed oil
about S4o0 worth OF property, which the
thieves coolly carried OIL IN two boats
A PORTLAND ERIC IN HARD PLACE.
Russen Lewis 4, 10 Of Portland have
received = letter from Can't Tjbbetts of
tho brio q r St;llman dated at the Paw
Of Islands \nwtoundIand which cave m
account of the nass,or of that yes$4l from
ljverpool lie writes that he had = Two
months passaoe from the last named Dor,
to tba Bay of Islandq the vessel SUFFERING
constructive on the vovaon from soyere
oales III. arrivn3 n Lis destination
about the Grst Of December and ON thc