186 BARQUE IIENRT H. CKAPO AVRECKED. 



Allen boarded us, and informed us of the total loss 

 of the barqne Henry 11. Crapo, of Dartmouth, Massa- 

 chusetts, with the destruction of all the crew, fore 

 and aft, excepting the captain and a Sandwich 

 Islander, who were picked up by an English steam- 

 ship, after thirty-six hours immersion in the ocean. 

 It appears that whilst off the Cape of Good Hope, 

 she was struck aback by a heavy squall that tripped 

 lier up. The two persons saved sprang to cut away 

 the rigging, to save her and give her opportunit}' to 

 right again, when they were washed overboard. 

 Coming in contact with part of a whale-boat, and a 

 cutting-stage with lanyards attached, they constructed 

 a raft, on which they were saved. At the time of 

 the accident one watch was aloft furling the foretop- 

 sail. This craft previously bore the reputation of 

 being tricky, having, according to the account of 

 those who had been in her, several times before been 

 on her beam ends. All her crew were known to us, 

 and we had seen them, but a few months previous, 

 rejoicing in the prospect of a speed}' arrival at home. 

 On the 23d and 24th we were busily occupied in 

 breaking out and getting ashore our right whale oil. 

 After getting it all in casks, we launched itoverboard, 

 and, w^ith four boats fully manned, the crews of all 

 joining in a rattling, heaving song, we towed the 

 casks along before the city front, attracting hundreds 

 of the citizens to the wharves to witness the method 

 of the Yankees at work. They seemed to be satis- 

 fied by their scrutin}-, that we were the smartest 

 nation in all creation. I heard one of them Siiy, 

 "They are a bloody smart set of young fellows, and 

 no bloody mistake;" and, indeed, to judge from the 



