The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . thefourth a steerage passenger of the name of vessel struck upon the ^Colorados, an extensivereef of rocks, lying about half a mile off the main day after the wreck, more than twenty bodies werewashed on the beach, as also a quantity of the cargo;25* 294 THE LOSS OF AN ENGLISH WEST INDIAMAN, mosi of the latter became the booty of the Spaniards onthat part of the coast. The cabin passengers consistedof Mr. and Mrs. Urqiihart and daughter, Mr. MLean,Mr. Murray, and
The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . thefourth a steerage passenger of the name of vessel struck upon the ^Colorados, an extensivereef of rocks, lying about half a mile off the main day after the wreck, more than twenty bodies werewashed on the beach, as also a quantity of the cargo;25* 294 THE LOSS OF AN ENGLISH WEST INDIAMAN, mosi of the latter became the booty of the Spaniards onthat part of the coast. The cabin passengers consistedof Mr. and Mrs. Urqiihart and daughter, Mr. MLean,Mr. Murray, and two sons, (youths.) Mr. Oblara, , and two other gentlemen, whose names I havenot been able to ascertain. On the night of the fatalwreck, the Pomona, Captain Douglas, heard signals ofdistress, when near Cape Corrientes; but from the stateof the weather she was unable to render assistance. Shewas from Jamaica, and bound to Glasgow. The four sur-vivors are still here. Doherty is not expected to live. Ihave not heard to whom the Medusa belonged. She hadmade three previous voyages to the West THE CONFLAGRATION or THE STEAMER ROYAL TAR, IN PENOBSCOT BAY, OFF THE COAST OF MAINE;October, 1836. to Portland, Me., having encountereda gale as she was crossing PenobscotBay, came to anchor within about amile of Fox Island, on the 25th ofOctober, 1836. While lying there,about 2 oclock, P. M., on that fatalday, she was discovered to be on lire near the boilers were at the time without water. The pas-sengers were assembled in the cabin, and about sittingdown to dinner, when it was announced to them that theboat was on fire. This fact had already been made knownto the crew some time, and they had been engaged inunavailing efforts to extinguish it, without giving the it sooner been made known, it was thought, as someof them were experienced men, the fire might, possibly, havebeen extinguished, or the destruction of the boat have beenattended with less lo
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