The New York Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1857, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, MO ND. bea and bove in amidships aad beck to top of the water the culy thing I enw was about ten fest or She ship's fanze) above water. Ii went out of sight in. m@anily. Around whereIc'me ap there must have een over owe hundred people and creaé quantities of driftwood: I bove off my overcoa\ and boots, aad swamgout from the crowd, After being some twenty minutes in the water I Giecovered a light to the eastward. The wind was then about southwest, I, in company with two others, swam towards the light, but I found if Tetopped with my com paviont I must sink, so I lef them. Ithea came np with Dr. Harvey, who was bound towards the sane lighi that [ saw. Wo went on and saw a bark boye to, and hatied her aod were jaken op doard, This was the bark Ellen, | never saw the capisin, first or third officer after the ship ‘went down, Whou I was taxon on board the bark wns perfectly vxconsc.ous, and I rosollect sot tanepfrod from that me until the morning after. Tae captain cvatinued fis reareb until 21 o'clock of the 13th uaday), and she rescued forty nine of tbe survivors, Mr Frazer, the frat officer, immediately upon Isading? procerded (0 the residence of M 0. Roberis, bo! ater a short conversation he was obliged to desist from any de- tailed rarrMtivs, owing to bis utter exbausilion. He ac- cordingly weet to the reeldense of bis family tn Brookiyn ‘wiih ibe understanding that he was not to be disturbed wotil to day, when be will appear before ihe Beard o ‘Underwriters for ihe purpose of giving them a narrative of the asd calamity. Ho is very thia, and appeared to bo quite fevorish. He was nearly broken down, and restand quies were absolutely necessary for his recovering suffi cient strength for the ensuing day. Ho was unconscious ‘when he was picked up, after being in the water for etx ours, and continued in that state for four houre before he revived, For some time is was not expected that he would recover STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN BADGER. Onptain Badger, one of the rescued passengers 0° tha Oeotra: America, states that the gale lnoressed util! two o’clock os Friday the Lith, when it was per- Oetved that the engine had stoppot, and the sulp fol of into the trough of the sea, which aused er to make considerable water sround ber ice shah and the lee lower dom tghte [i ‘was afterwards ascertained that the cause of the step Page of the engines was the neglect of the fire and eagine dopartment in getting ova! aioug from the baakers to the fireroom [asi enough to keep up tas fires Oousequentiy ail the engines stopped, as well @s all the pomps attached to ‘The deok pumps were out of order, and ai apt. Badger’ Suggestion Compacics ware organized, whist ibe svewari's anges aod deck bands wsnt down to pass the coal slong. ‘By this timo the fires were put out, and tne water be ame #0 bested in the boid of the ship, and the steam emgondered was 90 greai thai they were compelled to bandon passing the coal. The ship then iay at the rasroy Of the waves, bat s:ill did wos labor ward §=We then mart @4 several gangs a bailing as the only hope of saving the ‘ship Al my suggestion the Captain ordered the foremait to be out away, which was done aboat six o'clock. From 4 o'clock till § the water was keptai bay. An eitempt was made to raise steam in the donkey boi Bortas wore torn out aad thrown into the furnsce to;raise the seam to start the pumps, but all to no aval! The nase 1 could aot learn. A drag was prepared, but failed, apd the ship continued in the trough of the sea. Bailing still wens on vigorously, and was kep} up aii aight by gangs who wero changed as often as they became ex. hausted. Towards morning the men were begiauing to fall and the water to increase and grow up ia the hold of the ebip. At four o'clock onthe morning of Saturday, fe Ltn, the gale abated, with @ heavy sea running. They were encouraged by myself and others, with (ee emwerance thai the ship would bold oni Srery Passenger remained 000! and seemed jo forges his danger tn theranited efforts to save ths vousei. There was 29 woop- ing or exhibition of despair even on the,part of the femaios. As cight o’clook sacther st\empt was made to raise steam ta the donkey boiler, to pamp the saip, bat without avail. Bome one proposed to box the pumps, bat on inquiry no ‘carptaier or tocis could be found, aad the water gained ra Pidly, The lee shaft was stronded in heavy biaakets to mop the ieak boi the water barst througn At two O'clock oo Saturday @ sali was reported to windward, and a} ball-past three she came ander we stern. Bose wore immediately lowered, bat two were iove lastaaily by the sea, Taree boats still remained, O00 in & bad condition. At four c’siock the work of re- moving the ladies and caildrea te the deck of the Marine ‘wes commenced. The brig baing much lighter taan the Bhp bad by this ime drifled awarto leeward The dis face was considerabie, and the boats wore long io making -ibe ips, apd there beicg a hoary sea bat fow could be carried m4 a time. Alter sead tog We ladies ond ehildren, whe engineer aad wut ‘Ofeen others were embarked oo the brig. By tis ime Mt was dark. The work of balling was still kep} on, but the water gwined faster aad faster upon the vossol As the boats euccesstvely approached the skip a sim=itaneoce rush wee made by ibe passengers to got aboard, acd was approheaded that we Dosis would be filed and siove; 1) was Gow dark; sbont two hours before the ankicg of {ao ship, 8 schooner raz down nader ber atera, be! could mot render any assistance for wast of boas. The ‘Work of bailing went on eoti within an boar of ber going dows. Two lights of the above vemse, wore sow scex fw to leeward Rockols wore fred from the whoel, bal woot downward. fhe immediate sink lng of Whe sRip followed. Osptain Herndon remained on ihe whee up to tae moment of Ber going down, which ww cight o'clock oo Saturday mighi [ was siaading on ‘We quarter deck. Bome jumped over aad pu off from ‘now rapidly descend ng abip, and seized oo wosterer thoy Gonid No one #hrieked or cried, bat ali stood cam. Theaxp tals behaved aobly, and said be would not leave th 1 promised him | would remain with Gim, as also did the Second officer, Mr Fraser Ali at once the snip, as if in the agouy of death bersel’, mado plunge staa angie of 45 degrees, nad, with s shriek ‘rom the enguiphed mass, the dwappearsd ao) Gve bandred buman beings Soated 08) 08 the bosom of Lae coean, wit a0 Lope but death. At ‘qaarter past one o'clock im the morning the Norwegian bart Elec came rcnaing cown with a free wind. The cries Of distress reached (hove on deck agi they hove to under hort mi. The tasx of rescuing the passengers was nobly Commenced, and by aine o'clock the ext morming forty- Bine bad been poked up, Diligent search waa made anti! Pwoive o'clock, bat no more could be seem. They thea pwnd = A for Norfolic, with a fair wind, and arrived at Beary on the 1tth, where myseif and four others Ombaricos io the pliot boat and arrived in Norfolk STATEMENT OF B. M. LEE 4 warrvs oF TSBURG, PA. AND A STRERAGE PAS@BHORR OF BOARD THE CENTRAL AMERICA. ‘Wo left Havaga on Tuesday the Sih, and proceeded with & fair wind al thet day io the olgat, however, the Droere increased, and silbougs | was beiow in bed, \t was Sridont to me tha: the wind bad greatly increased : bat T thought ai this time that It might be over towards mors. lag. In He morziag when [ got up sad looked upon the fon, which wae beginning to break over the ship every few soocnds, | was aware that the wind bad increased ently ail through the night, aad this Conclusion was M@rengineasd by the information whiok I receive: from the mallors who had been on deck during the night Sul very one folt satiaGed thst the wind would soon abate, @ad that (here was nolhing to be feared. Al twelro O'clock Oo Wadeestay \t blew fearfuliy, and the seas Broke ore tae sbip more frequeniiy, and twwards might the seamen began to call) {§ «© storm 3 agnia wesl t bec, thinking tat {i would De over in the morning Down below, a) thus time, noth dag wee Wo be beard but ihe orying of childres or Ste monas of those suitering seasicxnens, and rising above 1p)! the sound that proceeied from tne inside of the veae! wee the continued dashing ani splashing of the wares Barinet the sides Of the ship, and the bowling of the storm fs the wind #wept through tho aamer's rigging. Arid @) this I fol asleep, and Woke early © the morning, bat Only Wo Witness what | dosaribed a8 baring occurre: the Gay before, and to be aware that the storm was increasing On thls Gay (Thoreday) & was Borricane, bat sul I oan pot may thal there wae m foar of danger excep; among Ibe Women, mos of Whom Wore Laal ic % coms on cok. Pk AMON ARE MAOH AWARE THAT (T THR TO RAWOMR ARSIPTANGR THK 1A Daring the aight, between Thareday and Fridey the Porm still noreased (o fary, bat everything, as far as the umengore were aware, was well with the thin In th morning, about eleven o'clock, every one wae started by he captain calling spon ihe passengers to come Oe dock, af their aevisinnce was ceosssary, At Bie time the ship = inrthed over hor side, fone of the pasmengers, ai ar [am aware, knew SART POR ~ oa te ceowe of thir change tn the ship's position, The cap fir (hen (rdered al! the pewongors to stand on that side Of ibe ship whieh war Dighest ont of the water fu order Be! ey mot heredy contribuve their weight to righ! er, ant tne order being onrried Ooi, the object wae O0 cted which the sapiain dorired Aboot an boar after this el! hands were called apon to Pale cut Che Walon, Aud were tont at Ube mam thse thay eres) p-anivie cad'ion on wolr part wan ueoommnry aa ay starboard side, | ehip bad sprusg « leak and the Gres of ‘Thon the ehip ounk almost iastanlly. Whea I came to the | already extinguished by the wa'er which the engine were bad rushed tn throug the loak faster than |i could be Buckets were now supplied totwo bandred men, who set bold of the vessel to the bulwarks, where lt was emptied trlo the sea fo beartily and efficiently was this work carried out that it was soon found that they were gaining on the leak, and in the course of the aftersoon they were exabied to rolight the fires, but not sufficiently to enable ibem to get op eteam, and the ship was consequently as mush #} the mercy ol tho weves now asthe had been since the fires were extin gvlebs ‘This work of baiing was continued all through the night between Friday and Saturday, and the parties «hbo performed ihe work were reileved alternately, the caplaineod bis cfcers making every arrangeom at no- cearary, and contribuilng by thelr conduct and bearing ‘o increase ine hopes and Kecp up the spirits of the pas- YY MORNING—A VIESRL IRAVES LN SIGHT —TH3 CAPTAIN AYRARE TO BRR—SHE PASSHS WITHOUT GIVING ANT ITELP. In the course of the day on Saturday it was known by all be passengers thai the slip was iu @ sinking condition, but mill! there was hope, and very little evidenoos of fear, butesid this state of feeling people might be seon shaking bande with cach other, whilo others were observed to Pray or cconpy their timo as if it was their last, To wards evening @ sat! hove in view, All eyes were straia- edtowards ber, and as she approached it was scen that she was @ small “ fore and aft” echooner, but even this Tessel appearing at auch &@ oritical time, restored con- fidence to every one, and even bad the effeet of producing chee fuines, She at length approsched, batiling with the storm, 80 close that the captain spoke to her. He toll her captain shat his own ship was in a sinking state, and that be wanted « bom to send some of bie pes sengers to the schooner, The captain of the latter replied Wat ‘he bed sot boat that he could send,” aud before other words could be exchanged ‘the fury of the storm had #0 feparsied ibe vessels thai all hopes of obtalnieg relief from the sob: oner were abandoned, and white she kept on ber course, those on board the Central America relapsed {nto ther former state of gloom and anxiety. ANOTHER VEAL APPEARS—GHE SENDS HER BOATS—BOME OF TRE PASSRNGRR! ARN TAKEN ON BOARD—THE ROATS PAR AMD REPASS, BUT ARH DESTROYKO ONE AFTER THE OTHER, About baif past four o'clock tn the evening another ves. sel arreared, She also approached the Central America, The caplaia spoke toher, too, She proved to be the brig Marine, bouna for Europe. The captain then told ber commander ihe condition of the steamship. He replied that “he would give wha! belp was ip his power to save the livez of those om board the steamer.” The brig then Wopped aad lowered her boats, and the captain of the meamer also lowered bis boats, and arranaements were at once made for conveying the women and children to the brig. All tho boats were filled with them, but the ses wai so high and the breakers eo farious that many per- ects almost preferred remaining on board the ship to ven- turing tp the small boats, which appeared as if they were tossed by the migbty waves only to be overturned ai any instant, They were, however, all soon filled, and thoy paased and repassed for about an hour or more, until they perished, one after the other. AL this time I stood on the deck of the sinking ship, ‘watching for an opportunity of getting my uncle, an Infirm old man, who was attacked with rbeumatiem, tnto one of the boats, and in consequence of this I made n0 exertion, up to the present time, to save myself, The boat in which the boatewain of the steamer was, was the last that was disabled; but her ture came too, and the boaiswaia re- ‘turned tn bor for the last time about six o’clock, bat an- pounced to the captain that bis boat was stove im, and that abe Could nct carry a slugie passenger. Now I saw that there was no chance of my being able to render any as. stance to my uncie, 80 I began to think of the best pian of preserving myself. Several men were st this time dotng all they could to construct a raf, and I did what I could unt abous @ quarter-past eight o’closk, when the vease! was so low in the water that almost every wave broke over ber and cleared her decks of almost every- thing; and 1, with several other passengers, was swept off ‘also ai this ime by one monstrous wave, which also cleared away the planks, &c., which were on the deck for the purpose of making the raf. It was now entirely dark; the storm raged in the height of its fury; the brig was tong since out of aight, with the passengers who were so fortunate as to be put on board of her. I felt myself alone, at (Lis time, @ god distance from the wreck, clinging to a plaak of whiob I bad takon bold immediately after | was swept into ihe sea, TUR STRAMULE SIAKS=105 CRON AND SCENES CONSEQUENT ON Tans. A fow minutes afer I had jeft the ahip she foundered, and at ibis time I was about two or three handred yards from ber. I was tmmediately dragged under water by the whirlpool caused by ibe sinking of the vessel, and it was witb the utmost difficulty that I could hold onto my Peck On risipz agnin to the surface the ecenes prosented to my view were borrifying—moa, some holding planks, and others without anything, were tossed about through the tea for a gremt space and appeared to me like 10 many corks, while the cries of despa r which were utiored by all fainily reached me | coald not describe my feelings st this aw” fol moment. For bourse I clang to this piank, suffering in- tensely from the cold, every inch of my body being im mersed in ibe wailer all the time. without secing or hear- ng anything except the roaring of the dresdfal storm or the faint ery of some of my companions in misfortune, who, like me, bad #0 muck luck as to get hold of a plank, and were algo tossed about in the same manaer. A BARK ACTRARS—-TARRS SEVERAL OF TTR SHIPWRECKED PROPLE ON HOARD OCTAIOTS INCIDENT. Aboot five o'clock in the morning | saw « voasol; sho was hove to, taking up those who wore on the planks. My turn came too, and all who were spared up to this tim were taken on board this veesel, which proved tw be the Norwegian bark Elen. We wore all cisted] by this cbange of fortane, and set about making whet changes we could ta onr clothes, &o , and we were then conveyed by the bark to Hampton Roads, where we arrived on the Friday following, amid the storm, waich continued un- abated cp this time, an¢ we were then taken by the steamer Empire City, and conveyed to York. When I saw the Central America for the last time, there ‘were ‘our meo on ber hurricane dec, two of whom I re cognined aa the captain and Mr, Frazer, the second mate, Dut [could sot make out who the others wore I must say of the captain of the Central America, that be acted with ihe gremtest calmness in times of the most danger, and (oat Lis condost throughout the entire of the disaster wae lo very reepect worthy of the bighest encomium. ‘The captain of the bark which brought us to Hampton Roads treated every one with the greatest Kindness tn his power. He wid me the following incident which occurred tdiately before be fell in with as, as we wore drifting about ei the mercy of the waves on our planks, Ac. The captain said —I was forced by the wind to sail a Litle out of my cou se before I came with ap you, and on altering | Gemall bird flew acrow the ship once or totes, and then darted into my face I however, wok no notice of is cir cumslance, and the came thing ecourred again, which caused me to regard the circumstance as somedhing em traordinary, amd while thinking on & im Cie way the mgsterious bird for the third time appeared and went trough the tame cory extraordinary mancucrer Upon this I wae induoel to realer my course into original ome, which I hart dean steering, and in o time I heard noises, and on trying w discover what prowaled from, discovered that I was in the mid of Proje who hail been shiproreelel. SCUDR OW HOARD THR CENTRAL AMMBICA, When the boats were paming from the brig to the rs Wort hey } abuut fou ‘SMeemer, Cvery one would rash to the sides of the ship as each boat came to take away her complement of passen- gers, Bome would look round wildly and ask for thetr frienda before they would step into the boat which was to convey them to the brig: but in most instances no one responded to this parting call, or if they did their voices were drowne! im the genera) confusion. Oibers might be eeen running for the treseure of indies who were going in the bost, in order that they might be in time to let them have |t before the boat pushed off. Bat considering the ‘awful olroumstances in which all were pisced, the order ‘that was preserved, and the desire to render matasi as sistance which was manifested by al), bave few paralicle ip the history of shipwrecks. I lov every’ but my life #0 did mont of those who were picked up by the bark. STATEMENT OF MR. R. T. BROWN. We icf Aspinwall on the sMernoon of Bepiember 3, f @'elock; arrived at Havata on Monday even ing the Tt inet, Left Bavane the next morning, aboat nine O'clock. I did mot go on shore at Mayans. The Weather was fine, Sepl 0, Wodnesiny morning, the wind biew freah. Sept. 10, Thoreday morning strong wind; et wight very strong, almost & hurricane Sept. 11, Friday morning, thore wae a heary and #6. vere gale, | sat from eight o’olook in the morning anti twelve at noon watching the progross of the storm. The steamer all the time had her head to the sos end ected handsomely, and never ma even sirain, for there war 0 creaking noise of thai cheracier, The wind wan very strong, but Che gon was excessively high. Al that Hm) the veel eee ‘Weeks for her at eny gubsequent time that I should wish to goto California. There is but ose opinion on this eud- Joot held by all of the fifty passengers savei on the Ellen. Capt, Badger said that be never saw a ship behave bevier. ‘The only apprehension | fol was that her machinery might ive out or become damaged. Daring the morniag the spanker war set, bet in an hour it was blornaway. Ai twelve o’clook I wont down stairs; I was thore hardly an howe when word was given to get all the buckets ready; Capt. Badger giving the order. at two o'clock 4'l bands commenced bailing. At this time one of ihe en- Gines—‘hat on the starboard side—stopped, o-iag to ibe fire in tts furnace going out. At two o'clock tho fira tn tho farnace on the larboard side wens out, aad that ongice, whiob had beon working but slowly, also siopaed Tho reason was that they could not gct coal, on aovount of the water which bad come in. After ibe fires went out the eamer went into the trough of the sea, There were two ines of buckets formed from the lover well holo, noar tbo cabin, t the deck—sbout Afty mes tn sack Hac, borides ‘Ofy mea forward, who were balling from the well hole on the steerage side or the steamer. We worked assiduously and laboriously, and succeeded in prereating the water from inereasing upon us by the rapid use of these brokete. Until dark the water in the hold was uot #0 deep but that we could see the pig tron in the bottom, which was carried there for ballast. Near dark it commenced galniag on us considerably, and continued to gain unillshe sant. The pumps aft cn deck were entirely oul of order, and would net draw the water, Men, however, workod them all aight, During Friday afternoon they succeeded tn geiting up steam ega'n for # short time. September 12, Saturday morning, I worked six hours, | only resting once or twice, but afterwards we discovered that no water bad been drawn up py thom, and that our labor was accordingly lost. ‘The digoharging pipe of the pumps is on the side, below the deck and cut of sight—henco their Ignorance of the futility of their labors. I first took bold and workod three hours, but finding that we were not gaining on the waier, wo bad thom repaired. We then went to work again, a) though I told them that I did not want to waste atrength upon them unless they were doing some service. In about two or three hours one of those who repsired them came to us and said that they did not work to effect, as he had discovered on examination that they brought up no water, We then went to work to heul a rope which was attached to barreis, which were passed up and down through the skylight. The man who tried to repair the pumps said they were all out of order. The batlers were at work slso all of the preceding night, and they worked faithfully, consisting of passengers, fore and aft. I do not think any one slept tha} night, excopt some fow who laid down from exhaustion. I did not sleep a moment from Thursday night aniil I got en board the bark Ellen on Sunday morning, when J immediately fell asicep, being completely worm out and exhausted. About 3 o’clock on Saturday asail hove in sight, We fired a gun and placed our fisg at half mast. It proved to be the bark Marine, of Boston. We then considered ourselves safe. She came near and we told her our condition. She lay about a mile distant, and we sent the ladies and chil- dren in three small boats to the bark. Thore were thus sent adout twenty-six ladies. Accompanying the ladies wea Judge Munson, of Sacramento; Albert Priest, of Ja maica, L. L.,and Theodore Payne, of San Francisco, be- sides three or four others whose names I do not know. The engineer, Geo. E. Ashby, assumed the sole charge of the last boat, and as some approached, endeavoring to get in, he drew his knife and threatened to stab any other one who should attempt to get into the boat—there being four or five already tn her, but watching his opportunity at a convenient moment, he jumped into the boat and pushed off in s cowardly manper, Among the resoued passengers there is but one opinion, end that is that the loss of the steamer is to be auributed to him in letting the fires go out. ‘The ports of the Central America could pot be closed Ugbtly In the lower cabin, and the vessel leaked very badly at the shaft, #0 muoh that the engineer had previously asked for blankets tostop the leak. One of our small oats was washed away on Friday, and two were stove in lanuching. About dusk # schooner hove tm sight, and passed us oa the starboard side; she was Wid our condition by the cap- tain. Her captain replied “that he would lie by;’’ but on the contrary they passed on, and we saw nothing more of them, Sho passed go quickly that we could not ascertain ber name. She was rather small, and ofipper built, but of sufficient tize to bave contained as all. At that time the storm was not very severe. We then had but one eail on our mainmast. The brig Marine was fast disappearing. She would have probably taken on board more passen- cers, but she was disabied tn her sailing gear, 90 she could pot control her motions, and bad to run before the wind. We now perceived no hope of keeping a‘loat much longer, and nearly all prepared for the worst by procuring life preservere and floating materials. Three rockots wore | discharged, and just afer, a heavy sea broke nearly over her, carrying two or three hundred souls with it ast re- ceded into the ocean, of which number I wasone, Tho life preservers were mostly all tin, and were therefore not of mvch service, as @ slight dent from coming !2 con- tact with a solid substance would destroy them. Bat few cork preservers were oa board. 1 bad, previonsly to our being struck by the sea, gone on tho hurricane deck, and taking the square cover to 8 batchwey, tied repes around tt ard carried it to the star. board wheelhouse, to be ready for use when she gunk. I had hardly got there whem this wave carried me into the ocean; I had also a cork life preserver on, and beld tightly to one of the ropes I had fastened to the hatchway. I went down and remained enti! nearly strangled. The sea wae aa bigh ‘as at any time, but it wae leas windy, When I came up and had freed my cyes from water 9 #8 to look aronnd, the steamer had disappeared. Tho sea was literally covered with haman beings and {loating ob- jects, A fearfal ory—almost a yell—ahrieked in my ears, which seemed to arise from ali of them at once. 1 suo- ceeded im getting on @ piece of the hurricane deck where IT was soon joined by * companion—Mr. John D. Dement, of Urogon City. ‘This was about § o'clock im the evening. Wo remained there all night, tonsed aboot, The clouds had dispersed ‘and It was riarlight, On the morning of Sanday we saw a sail and succerded im attracting attention. At § o'clock we wore picked up by the Norwegian bark Eien, we hay- lng been im the water twelve hours. We were the inst ones rescued. No others wero in sight, and we maw pone afterwards. Forty eight parrongers wore aiveady om board. At the request of Mr. Faston the cap. tain bad continved bis search until be found us, T hours after we met the bark Saxony, boarded her, and ob tained two barrels of provisions, We transferred five pas- pengert to her, who eo desired, as she was bound for Sa vannab, On Monday, the 14th (ns\., we kept a sitist look out for floating pansengers, but eaw none, On Tuesday, tho 16th insiant, we met with the dismarted bark Ovba, of Gloucester, and obtained two barrels of bread. She wes also etherwivo injuro?. Sho asked no sesistance of us. We also saw the propeller fhomas Swann, bound for Charleston. We Informed ihem of the wreck of the steamer and requested them to telegraph when they ar- rived in port. We wanted them to tow as into Norfolk, but they sald they could not do it as they had not coal enough, but offered to take any passengers that wanlod to go to Charleston. On Thursday, the 1th inet., we made Cape Henry, at 3 o'clock P.M. Arrived at the harbor of Norfolk at dusk. Five of us engaged the ptlot boat to bring us to Norfolk, and wo arrived there on Friday morning at daylight. Boarded the Empire Oty, gave the particulars of the loss to Captain McGowan and telegraphed the news to the city. He premised to take the passongers from tho bark Ellen to New York. Accordingly all who desired to come to this city took passage on boark of her, Myself and one other came on immediately By that night's boat to Balti. more, and by the throrgh train arrived in New York About seven this evening. STATEMENT OF MRS. CAPTAIN BMALL. ‘Me Captain Small confirms the previous accounts pud- {bed In the Haratn of the plossantness of the voyage un- ttl Wednesday, whem \t biew fresh, and during that and the following day increased to s gale. 1h rained very heavy, and the ses was renting very high, (a Friday the gele increased to ® hurricane, and the vesvel sprang « leak during (he day, when gangs of the presengers wore ormed $9 bale out the water infouokets, and kept working tly during that night ana nextday. It was fre- Announced among the lady passengors by the gen, tlemen that they were geining on the water, This quieted their feart, and tended to stlay any panic. The ladies bore np very well, with the exception of one oF two, who gave ‘vent to thelr feelings. So energetic to do ail (a the'r power to suet in enving the vorsel were some of the ladior, that they proposed polling OM men’s clothes and rorking at baling ot the water—they all cheered om the men. A tail wea deroried om Gatrrday mornirg, when a shoot went op from ihe passungers, cynnon wore fired, fund signals of distress OVS Ont, All the Indies and ohil- dren were brought together to the captain's room, and were told to prepare thomeelyes for disembarkation. 1 waa in the third boat, Captain Herndon, a1 I wae Jemving the ship, eaid to me, Ob, Mra. Small, te and. 1 am sorry I could not get you home wafe.”” Iie appeared end, but very iirm. There wae perfeot order on deok, and po eilomp! whatever was made ‘0 digarrange the general orders of the capialn. Some of the men who rowed the oats asked If ell the ladies and children were saved, and being apewered in the aifirmative, they refused to go back to the sveamer, and loft the boats floating at the side of the brig. There were twenty-seven children, thirty ladies and forty men on board the brig Marine, Capt. Biroh. We were fll pat on allowance, but had sufficient, and the captain did everything be could for our comfort, Whon we were evteriog Norfolk harbor we wore mot by the Empire Siate, and most of the passengers went on board of ber, Our treatment on board the Empire Siste wes good. Noi being acquainted with any of the passen- gers, I do not know the names of any who were lost on ibe Central America, The stewardess died on board the Marine on Inat Friday morning. Her death seemed to be caused by excessive excitement, Some of the iaiics suc- ceeded in esving thelr money and valuables. I remember ove young lady to whom her father handed $38,000 to keep for bim and take with ber; but she, thinking it was too heavy, gave it back sgain. Tho father was lost. There ‘vero five ladies in the same boat with me crossing over to the brig. The sea was very rough, and we were obliged to bale out all the way. The cbicf steward, who had a bleeding of the lungs and was quite feeble, was in tho captain’s room with the ladies, to be taken off with them ‘tw the Dots; but ho refused, saying he preferred remain- gon the steamer. One old gontisoman was saved. It eoemed to be the general desire to save the feeble, sick, women and children. STATEMENT OF MR, OLIVER P. MANLUE. The storm commenced immediately after the sieamer left Havana, and continued with great riolence, increasing wail Friday, On Friday afternoon all hands were called upto bale. The vessol continued to ship water, and all bands worked with buckets, barrels, &0., all Friday night, and {ill about 2 o’oleck, on Saturday, when the brig Ma fine hove insight, All the ladies and children were put on board the Marino about 6 o’clook, P. M., and the Chief Enginser loft with thom. In Imunching tho boats, two of the five of them were stove, and the other three were despatched with the women and shildron about ‘sm hour before sunset. The Marine was laying nearly a mile off, and by the time the three boats reached her 1: became evident that the ship musi go down before they could get back. All hands then seized pieces of spars, chairs, and life preservers, while others rasned below tose curetheirtreasare. The confusion now became very great, though all acted with coolness, cech endeavoring to make the last effort for bis own eafety, Now the veusel gave three Inurches, some of the passengers jumping off at each lurch. Dhoee who jumped off at tae first and second lurches swam off to some distance, but the great toass remained on deck unti! the vessel went down, which was & moment ortwo afterwards. I bad provided myself with « life preserver end « piece of @ spar, and determined to go down with the vessel, with the grest mais of the pas- sengers, all of whom stood about, bracing themseives up and securing those articles most available to buoy them up, The vessel finally went down stern foremost. I was standing near the smoke stack at ‘the time, aad we wore all dragged under ibe water with ‘the sinking ebip. ‘Tho general supposition is that we were all drawn ander the surface at least twenty fect, and when we rose we were nearly stifled, The rapidity with which | was drawn down tore the spar from my hands and the life preserver from my body, and when I reashed the surface my clothing was almost all stripped off me. I, however, mei a friend who had two life preservers, who gave me one, and we also seized on picoes of the e ‘The Captain had out away the upper works of the yeasel he was picked up by the bark Ellen, and bad the satisfno- ton of finding others on board of her. ‘Ib tg ald that the bark Marine was in # disabled oond!- on. Her jibboom was carried away, one of hor masts eprong, aad ber tiller out of order, STATEMENT OF THOMAS McNEISH. On Thursday, Sept. 10, the wind rose to a storm. Friday, sbout2o’cleck, we were called to the pumps, ‘and began to bale with pails also; the pamps were of very iiitle use, however; we kept to work all Friday afternoon ond night; as soon as one gang of men became exhausted Another set replaced them. All hands, both passengers and crew, worked perseveringly, and prompily obeyed the orders of the captain or whatever officer was present. I remained in the engine room all Friday night; the water bad been heated by the steam and fires of the engine and made the work very oppressive, and the men very soon Degen to be exhausted. Afier we wore set to baling an attempt was made to work the donkey pump, but without avail, While we continued baling the water gained on us about six inches an hour, About 6 o'clock om Saturday morning | went to the forward pumps, and continued working there till the ship unk, Gatarday wo used barrels in baling. About 12 or 1 o'clock that day the brig Marine hove in sight, and we left off baling, though the water was gaining rapidly on us, as we expected to be saved by ber. The captain came forward and by voice and example urged us om to the work. When I came cn deck in the afternoon the females were getting into the boats to go on board the Marine. Not one of the passengers Or crow attempted to got Into the boats, but ail worked away as before, A schooner we did not recog nige now hove in sight on our leeward quarter; we sig- nailed to ber for assistance, and she promised to lay to for that purpoeo, Nearly ajl bands then quit work, expect ‘ng to be saved by her, but she wore around and sailed away. The captain came forward and asked us if we would ftand by him till morning, for be thought he could keep her afloat tllthat time, At this time = great number o” men bad made rafis, but I could only fod « picce of | & sper, t© which I ted & piece of yarn, I food on the deck when the vessel went down, and was drawn under the water with her. The force of the suo- on was 90 great that I lost hold of the spar. When I came ap | was in the midst of (he passengers and wreck. | got bold of separ, but !t was seized by another man aad to reve myself | gave it up, as 1} would not bear us both, ‘and swam about for two or three hours before I could and another, After being in the water a long time I came up with ® Coban gentleman, who gave mos share of slong board he had, We were drifted away to the leeward an- il we fell in wih the bark Ellen; she threw a rope to us and carried os into Norfolk. The officers and crew of the Central America ai) buhaved nobly. T boat all T had. © on board of the Central America Wm. Roberta, of Lowell, Mass.; ——~ Danorburgor, Clothier frem Grass Valley, California, who was coming to New York on business for his brother, who is a clothier fm San Francisoo, There was also & young man from Grams Valley, California, formerly connected with the Grae Valley Mining Journal. He was on his way to ‘Bostoa. STATEMENT OF B. AYULO, OF LIMA, PERU. We lef aspinwall on the third of the month, and ‘without anything particular happening arrived in Havana, which place we lef on the morning of the Sth. Tho weather up to this time was beentifal, and the voyage vory pleaeant. Towards tho evoning of tho day we do- parted from Havana, thore sprang up « sit wosteri7 breese, which inoreasod during the night, and became more violent the next moraiag. The gale continued io Ite unchecked fury ail that day and night, and to add, to their distress, it rained terrifically. On Thureday it blew & perfect hurricane, and the sca ran mountalas high, ‘and {t 60 continued without abatement to Friday. In the morning It was discovered for the firs) timo that the ship bad sprang s ioak and was filling, This onurod fom consternation among the peasongers, who went ‘work immediatoly to bail out the water with buckets, which were handed from omo to another, and they worked ard al) that day and the next, anti] towards the ovenivg, when they gave up in deapair aud prooseded to prepare themselves for the worst, esoh pertoa providing himeolf with whatever he deemod most eesrntial to hie preserys ton, There were (ber of tin and cork life provorvers on board, with which each one helped himssif, bertder toting apart fome portions of cabin furniture and deo materials. Tho ship labored hard and was evidently in « sinking cor tition, Abont four o’olock om Saturday a eal) was desoried, the gone of the sioamer wore fred and « flag of diviroms put ap. It was noon by the vousel, which proved to be the AY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1857. brig Marine, Hhe came towards us, and each of us was buoyed up with the hope of safety. Boing spoken to and told of our condition she lay to about a mile from us. Three Doats were let down and manned, aad into these ware pui all the women and children. There were twenty four mes ‘oft the abip in these boats. . In the evening another sail was seen, which, on bel hailed, came near us, She wes small nost schooner. I don’t know her name, Our captain told them of our situation, and asked for assistance—a boat to be sent, as ours were all gone, those that left with the women and children not baying returned, and the other boats baing washed overboard. We were told the schooner would take us off and stay by us, but she gradually disappeared, and was soon out of eight allogether. ‘Towards nightfall, about seven o’clook, we propsarod for tho worst, Each one seoured whatever was within his Teach, and wo momentarily expected to be oalloi on to straggie for our lives. {bad a life preserver just adjusted when a heavy sea struck the vessel, washed over us, and we all went down. I felt nigh suffocated, and on rising to the top, I caught hold of some debris of the steamer, and sustained myself, as well as I could, for six baure on tho ‘water, uniil rescued by the Norwegian bark Eilou. When first! came up, after the sinking of ihe vessel, I saw numbers of iy fellow pass :ngers all about me strug gling in the water, and grasping covery floating thing with- im thotr reach. By degrees we were wafted away from | each other, and towards morning all disappeared, At the time of the going down of the stoamer, there arose & hoarse yell, ag if coming from the bottom of the ooean, and in « moment all was over. Twas muoh exhausted when rescued, and wat agroe- ably surprised to find many of my unfortunate companions on board. I arrived in Norfolk, and at once proceeded to this city. ‘The gentleman was questioned about a namber of the faved and fost, their names, &c. The list will be found below. STATEMENT OF TESTER GITANO. Tam an Italian; was in California four years; took pas- tage on board the Central America for New York, thence inteading to return to Italy. Iwas saved by jamping on board the boas, about 6 o'clock, and getting "to the brig Marine. I saved adrafi, Amoug the pastongers suppos- cd to bo lost, I kcew Thomas Ravina, Jcseph Cospeli, and Ege antes toms place twenty-five miles Genoa. STATEMENT OF JOHN GEORGE. ‘I was one cf the passengers of tne Ceniral but had no friends on board with me. I wont down and was epgul‘et with the steamer, but rose, swam and canghi hold of a piece of a board which was in the water near to me. I bad been in the water vino hours, when I was picked up by the bark Ellen. I lostalil had. The steam- @r eank about 8 o’clook# on Saturday night. I was in Call fornia seven years, anc am on my way to England. [only know one man on board, named Howe. He was from Lo- well, Mass. A FAMILY SAVED. ‘The case of Mrs. O'Conner and hor son, ® young man eighteen years of age, is of romantic interest, rbis famtiy formerly lived at Albany, and about three years since ‘Mrs. O'Conner, who is a widow, wont to California with ber sop, to get money svfficient t> give him an education They have beth worked very iadastriously. The eon isa printer by trade, and the efforts of the (wo wore quite suo- cessful. They had by their industry «oquired considera bie money, and determined to return to their nalive place. The frightfal disaster which resulted in so muoh dostruc- tion of life and property, swopt away all thoy had scouma- lated, and they now have to commence anew. Tho sate ment of the gon, who is highly intelligent, will be foand unusually fall and tnteresting. STATEMENT OF H. T. O’CONNER, left San Francisco on the 20th of August. At Aspin- wall I got on board of the Central Amorioa, (or George Law) io company with my mother and a little boy seat im ber charge, bound for New York, and thonco to Albany, where we reaide, We had fair woather down to Manzanilla; siayed there about half an hour; and when ‘we wore leaving the squall struck us, just as wo were get ting out to sea. It rained violently, but \..0 rain soon sub- aided and the sea raa very bigh. We had plessant weather down to Acapcico, where we stopped and took on coal. We lef Acapuico at about 7 o'clock the next morning. It was about 8 o’clock in the evening when we arrived a} Panama I do Bot remember the date. Thoy say the steamer Central America had four feet of water in her before wo lef Aspinwall I had this from the fire- man ot Aspinwall, and it was so reported among the Passengers on board. We lef the mext morning at 4 o'clock. As wo were pessing tho Amorican frigate there the captain of our sieamer gave three cheers for her. We bad pleasant weather aud a prosperous voyage up to Havana. We arrived et Havana on the 7th of September and jen the next morning, September 8 We had ploasa:t woather the first day, The next day (he wind sirack us, blowing | from the northeast or the morthwost, 1 do not recollect | Precisely which, but think it was from the northoast, As ‘we were passing between tho straits the captain was up All night attonding to tho vessel avd doing all in his power to provide for her safety. The next day it began to blow heavily; that was Tharsday, The ext day, Friday, it biew a perfect gale. The sea ron mountains. You could go out om the larboard side and look down and sce the waves sort of sliding of almost as far down as iho bottom of this hotel (we wore (Man Upper room of the Motropolitan Hotel when ths | statemont was mado); and you could go upon the othor tide of the abip and jook apand soe the wavos an high and steep upon the other side, The yossel lay in the trough of the sea all the time. At two o'clock we were invited, all bands, om dock to trim ship; and then we were told that they wanted somo men 10 pass Coal; and the mate sung out for more eatlors. Then we got men to pass water ont of the ship. Wo worked all night that night. They worked the aft pumps; | and the oaptain told the men the noxt morning that they | Were drawing no water, and told them they might stop. ‘They worked one of the forward pumps, but the other ‘would not work. The forward pump throw «# siream about as large as two or three of one’s fingers put to- gether. We cut away the foremast on Friday, about four o'clock, to right the ship. The nexi day they rigged barrels to holet water up throngh the hatohways. They worked at tha! unt!! about 8 O'clock, stil! passing water through the buckets. The donkey pumps of the vessel did nos work at ali. [t was | reported through the abip that the pumpe were ali out o ordor, It was said that the ship was lost through the no- glect of duty on the part of the chief engineer, the pumps not being inorder. About 4 0’cleok on Saturday morning the #econd mate sot the (ag at balf-mast. About 12 o’clook the brig Ellen hove in sight, and ran downto us, She was disabled: baving sprog ber foreyard and lost her jib. She uc eoded in receiving from the ship's boats all the women aod children, with the boat's crew, the chicf engines, leaving in the last boat, and promising to retarn with the company’s beats before dark, if not sooner. While the chief engineer waa on board of the steamer be drew his bowie knifo on me and sttompted to cut away my life preserver, bat some one interfered, by eeizing his arm, and would not allow bim to doll. After getting into the boat he threniened to sad ‘any man Who would Jump aboard. This was as ho wae Heaving the steamer. One man jamped into the boat after he made this threat, and he drew his bowte knife on him and had bim by the throat, brandishing his weapon up and down, when a man sprang upon him and grabbed his arm Oar reporter here asked Mr. 0’ Connor what was the ob Jeot of the obief engineer in attempting to ont away jife preserver. He repliei that he did not know, pom cabamat arson tata Mr. O'Conner After the chief engineer got on board the brig they ray he attempted to drive the men back Into tho boats, and chased one man all about the vessel with a dra en kuife, ‘The bentawain got threo men to return with the bont and thoy did return, but his boat was lonking and ho could render no sasistance, and he told the captain so when he hailed bim. Hoe bad two men baling at this time. He lay by and saw the ship go down, whon ho returned to the brig. 1 remained upon the steamer til) sho went down, and I went down with her. Just before she wont down the reoond mate got the captain a life preserver, and got tome: sky-rookets and tried to set them off dome would not goof at all, and some went np half a# high as tho amoko tack. Captain Hornior -omained on the wheelhouse and ‘went down witb the ship. fhe sunk sf balf past eight by ‘the eteamer’s clook, T put on & Life presorver when they wore taking the women on board the brig, and worked at the buckote aw could hardly keep my brealh while under, Whea I came up there were bundreds of human heads floating aly aroand me. I wasin the water tn all about seven hours, Ib wae above one hour after sinking that I saw a light, and about six hours after this I was taken on board, When I came up out of the water afer the vessel sunk, the men about me were all screeching for assistance. ‘There were no lights near. 1 could seesomeof their ghng forms, There was uo moon, but it was clear ever- hoad; the stars shone bright, #0 tbat It was not very darts. T had cramps ip my limbs « great deal,and at one time had cramps im both legs at once. I happened to float near the bark Ellen, and the sallers throw me a rope, and I grabbed it, and tried to hold oa te 4s, but bad not strength enough to hold on to be drawn up; ‘as | got hold of the rope, two men got hold at the same timo; I asked thom to let go, and they did eo; I then got the rcpe alone and twisied it around my waist, and held ft #0 until they hauled me up; I do not know whether the men who let go of the rope whem I requested them to,}were Sayed or not; I do not know who they were; when I got abeard of the bark Ellen they helped me down to the cabin, aa I wae not able to walk; I went to sleep imme- diately on getting into the cabin, I was so completely prostrated. Tho next day we spoke the bark Saxony, bound for Savannah, reported the loss, and got two barrels of hard bread anda barrel of beef from them. We transferred four men on board of her; I do not know their names. The caztain tecked abip and looked for floating survivors bat Could not find any. the next dsy, Monday, we spoke the Américiw bark Ellen, from Charleston, laden with United States naval stores, Sho was dismasied, and we sent a man aboard and asked if they wanted assistance, and they sald no. ‘The sallors wanted to desert the ship, but the capteia would not allow them to Ho said as the bark was tight be would not leave ber. On the 1¢th we spoke the propeller Thomas Swann, boumd for Charleston. We asked ‘or provisions and water. ‘Whey eaid they could not let us Baye avy; thoy wore abort of provisions end their water was bad. We asked them what they would charge to tow us to Norfolk, and they said they could not do it es they bad only thirty six hours cooal om hand. We put on for Norfolk, and arrived thereom ‘thureday near noon, We got a small steamer to tow us up, The Norfolk asked $200 to tow five men up from the Heads, which was paid. As wo wero towing up, the steamer Empire City was coming down for us, The captain bad to run down and come up again, when he came alongside the bark, and took on board of his vewe! all the passengers wishing to go on board of her and pul tosea again, after giving the captain of the bark some provisions. As wo were coming down we met a propeller towing tho brig Marize, with the women and children on board, The propeller ssked $500, and the oapisin paid $308 I sent word to my mother that I was safe. This was the first time sbe know whether I was lost or sayed, and Lad been five days sinoe we parted. The captain of the Empire Oity would not allow the chief opgisoer of tho Central America to go on board his vessel, although be sald he could oloar himself when he get te New York. After receiving the passengers we put to sea, and arrived off Sasdy Hook on Saturday evening. We Could not get a pilot until this morning. We ran to Qaarem- tipe and then came tothe olty. I arrived at the Metre- politen Hotel about baif-past ten o’clock Sunday morsing, ‘There was no carpenter on board, and no wols to be found to make box pumps; J think we might all have bean saved had the pumps been in good order, and had the vesnd deen supplied with carpenters and tools; we could thea have Kept ber up until] assistance reached us. 1a my opinion tt was n& the storm that destroyed her. ‘MBS. O'OOMNER’S STATEMENT. ‘Mrs. O'Conner tays her son’s statement in regard to the ‘voyage is Correct, and did‘ mot deem it necessary to go overthe same ground. She says that she went upon the brig Marine in sho third or fourth boat load. There were five or six women and children on board. The boat she went in sprang a loak, and she and @nother woman Nad to work te the utmost of their strength at baling, When ahe went on board the brig she expected all the passen- would be saved. Bat it was not long before this Lope was suddenly extipguished. fhe ebip wna seem to go down, amd « scene of dismay ead horror followed the announcement on board tbe brig Marine, which boggared description. The women on board all supposed their husbands were lost. They were crowded into @ small cabin, dronched with reim, weary aud exhausted, aad overwhelmed with grief and tvspease. ‘Mrs O'Conner says that ber sufferings from suspense tm regard to the fate of her son weregterrible—beyond the imagination of those who have not had similar experience. It was five days before she know his fate, and each dag seomed like years, She has not recovered from the effest of hor sufferings, and says that the joy of the discovery ‘that her boy was eafe completely overcame her. Mra. O’Conver and son remomber the following names of persons who are lost:— Lee Davis, residence unknown, ‘Mr. Fallen, residence unknown. Mr. Lees, of Leos’ Garden, Oakland, California, MRS. HAWLEY'S STATEMENT. Mrs. D. F. 8. Hawley, a highly inielligoni and respecte bio Indy, whose father resides in Bridgeport, Conn., makes the following statement :— T left San Francteco upon the Sonora, and came ou beard the Central Amerion at Aspinwall, with my husband aad two children; one two years and the other five months old. Wo had « vory pleasantesii from Aspinwall to Havana, Th was delightful weather, We left Havana at 654 o'clock on Tueadsy the 8th instant. The gale commenced on Tues- day. Lromomber {t well, We had rough weather om Wednesday and Thursday; but did not apprehend any dan- gor cntil Friday moraing.:! shen felt concerned, for 1 \ma- g'ned the steamer stopped often. | several times request- ed my husband to got up and soo if the vessel bad stopped, ‘and {f eo learn the cause. He said there was po apparent danger so long as the machinory worked. On Friiay mora: ‘ng, betwoon 11 and 12 o’cleck, we were all very mash Trigbtomed by the steamer’s falling over on her starboard side, It was about twelve o'clock when the first call was given for the passengers to go to work and bale out the water. We then learned, for the first time, that tho firea were all extinguished. he men continued to bale, and there seemed to be little apprehension of immediate daa- ger, All seomed to work cheerfully and to be hopeful. Thoy continned to bale all night with buckets that were carried on ¢ach staircase, up one way aud down the other, Tt seemed to mea vory slow way of working. lay busband told mo the water was nearly ap to the knees of the men who were balingjbclow. This was be- twoen twolve and twoo’clock. Ii Kopt gaining and gain- ‘ng upon them, and the mon in the night began to be tired. Some had drank too mach and went to sleep. But towards morning they found there was © neocssity for workiag, ‘and all took bold again with vigor. ‘The ladies encouraged the mon all they could through the night to keep up tho work vigorously. They told them that {f (hey could bat keep the vessel through the night we might seo sail in the morning and get re- Nef, The tadies begged of the mon to work firmiy and with all their strength, and said they would take hold and ‘work themsclves if the men did mot do their best. Some of the women begged to bo allowed to assist; and some were #0 anxious that they even attempted to dress op in men’s clothing, @ that they might go down and boip ia the task. Daring the night we sometimes thought they would ser- tainly succeed in getting the water out, so that we could have a fire, This scomed to be the ambition of all, to get fires to set the steam pumps going. The efforts were di reoted to thie object, but did not seem to be encosssfal, The men appeared to be a great deal encouraged until 8 or 4 o’olock in the morning: bat af that time it was soon that tbe wator gained upon fo much eo thatthe mon teomed to be vory much discouraged. They worked with the buckets all night, and thon bad barrels arranged to raise the water, Water was raised through the batohways with « derrick. They worked in thie manner ail day, until the ail hove in sight, and even aflor that, ‘They wore working there when I off, at 8 o’olotk In the afternoon, I asked my husband it be was not tired, and he repiled, ‘Yes, Jam tired, tut £ can work forty eight hours longer tn the same way if ineces ary. Lam working for your life= for you and my children’? He Lind boon very sick, and had goarcely recovered, 1 waa 0 completely exhaveted that I only supporiod my- self by drinking brandy and water, This was Friday Lis va anove wan oat a tenn dhed tat Tam aware of on board the steamer ap to the tine wo Gret e vied the sali which we belleved brought us relief, There soomed to bo a per” foot onimmesa, Which T conld not have believed It possivie much as | wan able to from the time we wore calic wall! | fer each & mamber of persons to exbibii un‘or sovh fomrtul tho yeerel wank. down and holding on to the seutile when rhe went dowa, About an hour after #he munk [saw a light, enppoed to be the Norwegisa bark Ellen, on whioh I was saved. Whoo the vowel munk I wont down with hor, and a good way down, but don't know bow far; it must bars boon flieen of twenty foot. I wae under « good while, and Iwan beside the wheelhouse, sitting | cisoummianore. Bot when the brig hove in eight there were tears of joy, and the men worked with renewed energy sud hope Tt was the impression of every one on board (> vortety to far at Tam able to jadge, whem the brig hove in sighs, hat all were to be o4 Whoa the brig rounded the stern of the verse), loud and