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were measured on Monday morning ana I
lines Yesterday morning. The total fall there
TO. the mouth to date has been 81 lines.
ar. Jos. g.. Citizens, who signs himself
'"Tbe resnrrected captain and owner OF the
boat Terrible, writes us a letter, too long Ior
publication a, it stands, but interesting
enough for us to give an outline of 1T. Mr.
Citizens is very indignant at having been
accused of refusing help, which he denies TO
have been offered him, and he says, at
would have been best to leave false PRIDE out
of the report rs it could not and cannot be
proved. He believes the reporter was mis-
led, and remarks that, reporter and pubic
should remember that some people have q
head like q crab (who have none at all whose
instinct is in his claws.
He saws so thick fog covered the islands,
and not having a compass, before we should
over run the land and get on the south side
of St. Croix, which would have been far
worse. I consulted the crew about II O'Clock
and they agreed with me to run OF westward,
where I was certain we would find land, we
lowered the mainsail and turned to the west,
reaching the south side of Crab Island about
$50 D. M, where we were well treated, and
saw the DANISH consul the next day, Monday;
left Crab Island tuesday afternoons O'Clock,
arrived at ST. Thomas at 7 p. M. on Wednes-
day, left st. Thomas about 4 p. m. Thursday
WITH the City Belle, and reached st. Croix
Friday about 2 D. m. MOI losing q straw and
entire crew in good health.
Mr.. Citizens thanks the public and all
friends who sympath'zed with him and his
crew.
Tn the Avis for Saturday the 10th instant,
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we said, in regard to the cyclone OF 18th
September, that the movements Of the high
clouds here showed that it had continued
it's course northwards over the Atlantic, bat
the only fact then at hand which seemed to
confirm this theoretical view was the sad
news by tele gram from st. Pierre Miqueion,
a small French colony lying off the southern
shore Of Newfoundland, that 81 fishing yes
sci, the Juanjtt, had foundere1 there in a
West Indian hurricane, on 7Ch October, with a
loss of Is lives.
At the close Of our short notice, it was
said "Ihe course of this formidable storm
has probably nll along been over the open
sea. but it is hardly likely that it has done
no harm through those many days, and later
we may get further news of il" Farther
news has now come TO hand. rs will be seen
from the following dipping from the st.
Christopher AHuertiser Of the 18th October,
but fortunately not OF any damage beyond
the cost of the 2 days delay for the steamer
concerned.
The Aduc,tiSer says:
"The steamer 'Uller' Of the Armstrong
Line, from New York with provisions, ar
rived here on Friday last the 9th instant.
The vessel received such a buffe:ting that
she was two days late. In fact Captain
Olsen reports that he had a terrible voyage.
The 'Uller' sailed from New York at noon
on Wednesday 3Oth September and fair
weather prevailed until Saturday the Bird
instant, when one of the most terrific storms
he has ever experienced was encountered.
The storm lasted three days, and at one
time great fears were entertained fer the
ship. The wind and sea were furious"
Although no hours are given In the above
account, we can see that the ship had been
about Q DAYS out from New York, when she
encountered the storm on Saturday the 3rd
Oct, and was therefore probably IN the
neighboarhood of the 30th parallel. She
was bound for ST. Kits and would therefore
be making for the S3mbrero Channel,
which would put her u triae east of the
track of the steamers coming from New
York to the Danish islands, but this would
not make much difference. It is plain, how
ever, from the delay and from the long du-