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THE FIELD. 
engaged in getting the starboard guard-boat ready, 
thfScond office? in charge of her, when the same fearful 
scene .03 with the first boat w being enacted, men 
from the top of the rail down twenty feet, crushing and 
maiming those who were in tl.e boat I then gave ordera to 
the second officer to let go aud row after the ship, keeping 
under or near the stern, to be ready to take on board women 
and children as soon as the fires were out and the engines 
stopped My attention was then directed to the other 
Quarter-boat,' which I found broken down but hanging by 
one tackle • a rush was made for her also, and some dozen or 
fifteen got ’in and cut the tackle, and wore soon out of sight. 
“ In the meantime I found that not a seaman or carpenter 
was left on board, and we were without any tools to assist 
in building a raft, as our only hope, and the only officer left 
was Mr. Doran, the third officer, who aided me with the 
assistance of the passengers, who deserve great praise for 
their coolness and energy iu doing all in their power up to 
the very last moment before the ship sunk from under us. 
The chief engineer, with a part of bis assistants, bad taken 
our smallest deck boat, and before the ship went down, 
pulled away with about fifteen persons. 
“ We bad succeeded in getting the fore and main yard, 
maintopsail, and two top gallant yards overboard, and such 
other small Bpars and materials as we could collect, when I 
was fully convinced that the ship must go down in a very 
short time, and not a moment was to be lost in getting the 
spars lashed together to form a raft. To <lo this it became 
necessary to get the life-boat, ‘ our only remaining boat, 
into the water. _ , ... 
“ This being accomplished, I gave Mr. Doran charge of the 
boat, taking care to keep the oars on board, to prevent them 
from leaving the ship, hoping still to get the most of the 
women and children into this boat at last. They had made 
considerable progress in securing the spars together, when 
an alarm was given that the ship was sinking, and the boat 
Bhoved off without oars or anything to help themselves 
with, and when the ship sank the boat had got clear, pro- 
bably the eighth of a mile to leeward. Iu an instant, about a 
quarter to five p.m., the ship went down, carrying every soul 
on board with her. , 
“ I soon found myself on the surface, after a brief strug- 
gling, with my own' helpless child in my arms, when I again 
found myself impelled downwards to a great depth, and 
before I reached the surface a second time had nearly 
perished and lost the hold of my child. As I struggled to 
the surface of the water a most awful and heart-rending 
scene presented itself to my view ; over 200 men, women, 
and children struggling together amidst pieces of wreck of 
every kind, calling on each other for help, and imploring 
Almighty God to help them. Such an appalling scene may 
God preserve me from witnessing again. I was in the act of 
trying to save my child, when a portion of the paddle-box 
came rushing up edgewise, just grazing my head, and falling 
its whole weight upon the head of my darling child. In 
another moment I beheld him lying lifeless iu the water. 
I succeeded in getting him on the top of the paddle-box, in 
company with eleven others. One, however, soon left for 
another piece of the wreck, finding it could not support him. 
“ Others remained till they were one by one released by 
death. We stood in water at a temperature of forty-five 
degrees up to our knees, and frequently the sea broke 
entirely over us. We soon seemed to separate from our 
friends on other parts of the wreck, and passed the dreary 
night, each one of us expecting every hour would be our 
last. At last the wished-for morning came, dreary aud cold, 
with a dense fog, not a living soul to he seen hut our own 
party, seven now being left. In the course of the morning 
we saw some water casks and other things belonging to our 
ship, but nothing that we could get could afford us any 
relief. 
“ Our raft was steadily settling, as it absorbed more and 
more water. About noon, Mr. S. M. Woodruff, of New 
York, was relieved by death. All the othere now began to 
suffer very severely for the want of water, except Mr. George 
F. Allen and myself. In that respect we were very much 
favoured, although we had not a drop on the raft. The day 
continued foggy, except just at noon, ‘ as near as we could 
judge.’ We had a clear horizon for about half an hour, and 
nothing could be seen but water and sky. 
“ Night came on thick and dreary, with our minds made 
up that neither of us would live to Bee the light of another 
day, and very soon three more of our suffering party were 
relieved by death, leaving Mr. Allen, a young German, and 
myself. Feeling myself getting exhausted, I sat down for 
the first time, about eight o'clock in the evening, on a trunk, 
which providentially had been found on the wreck. In this 
way I slept a little through the night, aud became some- 
what refreshed. About an hour before daylight, now 
Friday, the 29th, we saw a vessel’s light near to us, and we all 
three of us exerted ourselves to the utmost of our strength 
iu hailing, until wo became quite exhausted. In about a 
quarter of an hour the light disappeared to the east of us. 
“ Soon after daylight a barque hove in sight, to the NW. 
of us, the fog now having lighted a little, steering apparently 
for us, but in a short time she seemed to have changed her 
course, and again we were doomed to disappointment. Yet 
I feel in hopes that some of our fellow-sufferers may have 
been Been and rescued by them. Shortly after we had given 
up all hopes of being rescued by the barque, a ship was dis- 
covered to the east of us, steering directly for us. 
“ We now watched her with the most intense anxiety as 
she approached us, with the wind varying, causing her to 
change her course several points. About noon they fortu- 
nately discovered a man on the raft near them, and suc- 
ceeded in saving him by the second mate jumping over the 
side and making a rope fast round him, by which he was got 
on board safely. This man proved to be a Frenchman, who 
was a passenger on board the steamer with which we came 
in collision. He immediately informed the captain that 
others were on pieces of the wreck, and by going aloft he 
saw us and three others. 
« We were the first to which the boat was sent, and safely 
taken aboard about three p.m. The next was Mr. James 
Smith, of Mississippi, second-class passenger. The others 
saved were five of our firemen. The ship proved to be the 
Cambria, of and from Glasgow, bound to Montreal, Captain 
John Russey commanded the barque Jessie Stevens, 
and was r e8 cued at sea by Captain Nye, of the Pacific. 
“ Of 'Captain Russell, it would he scarce possible to say 
eno^y, ^ his praise of the kind treatment we every one of 
mb, j2 ve received from him during the time wo have been 
Kn board his ship- His own comforts he has given up in 
every respect for our nlief. The Rev. Mr. Walker and lady, 
and Mr. Sutherland, vho were passengers on board the 
Cambria, have been unceuing in their endeavours to pro- 
mote our comfort. To thw and to all on hoard we shall 
ever owe a debt of gratitude for their unbounded kindness 
to us while on board the Cambria. 
“From the Frenchman who was first picked up, wo 
learned that the steamer with which we came into colli- 
sion was the iron screw-Bteamer Vesta, from St. Pierre, 
Newfoundland, bound and belonging to Granville, France. 
As near as I could learn, the Vesta was steering ESE, 
crossing our course two points, with all Bail set, wind 
W ‘‘ Her anchor-stock, of iron, about 7 inches by 4 inches 
square, was driven through the bows of the Arctic, about 
1 8 inches above the water-line ; and an immense hole had 
been made, most likely at the same instant, by the fluke of 
the anchor, two feet below the water-line, raking fora and 
aft the planks, and finally breaking the shank, leaving the 
stock remaining in and through the sides of the Arctic ; aud 
it is not unlikely, that, as so much of her bows had been 
crushed in, some of the heavy longitudinal pieces of iron 
running through the ship may have been driven through' 
our sides — causing the loss of our ship and, I fear, hundreds 
of most valuable lives. 
“Saturday Morning, seven o'clock, 14th. — We have 
safely arrived in Quebec, and I am left without a penny 
in the world to help myself with, or anything but siucere 
gratitude to repay those from whom I have received such 
unbounded kindness since I have been so providentially 
thrown among them, and with whom I am now about to 
separate to go to my home of sorrow. 
“ I learnt from the doctor at quarantine, last evening, that 
the Vesta had reached St. John’s, with some persons from 
the Arctic, but he could not learn the particulars. As soon 
as I can get on shore I shall make arrangements to leave for 
New York with the least possible delay, aud am to take the 
steamer for Montreal this afternoon. — 1 am, dear Sir, very 
respectfully, your obedient servant, “ James C. Luce. 
“Quebec, Oct. 14, 1854." 
The passengers saved by the Huron had arrived at Quebec, 
and had tendered a letter of thanks to the captain for the 
kind treatment they received on board. 
Nothing further had been heard at St. John's, N.B., of the 
additional boats of the Arctic steamer. The St. John's Times 
says it learned from the purser of the ill-fated ship that there 
was every hope for the safety of the lifeboats, in which a 
number of the passengers escaped from the sinking ship. 
One of these boats contained several females, and was in 
charge of a scientific and experienced seaman, whose manage- 
ment it was expected would succeed in buffeting the waves. 
They had on board a supply of provisions which might 
sustain existence till rescued from their unhappy situation. 
€Ijt (ftnjrtto. 
[From Tuesday s Gazette.] 
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Nov. 4. 
Royal Regiment of Artillery.— Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieu- 
tenants. — Vivian Dering Majendle, vice Blakiston, promoted ; James 
Edward Blackwell, vice Kaye, promoted ; Sir John William Campbell, 
Bart, vice Smith, promoted ; JSmillua De Vie Tupper, vice Maitland, 
promoted ; John Charles Francis R&msdcn, vice Stocker, promoted ; 
Francis Arthur Whinyatcs, vice Burrow es, promoted; Frederick 
Coulthurst Elton, vice Clarke, promoted ; C. R. Frankie n, vice Joy, 
promoted ; C. Collingwood, vice Thornhill, promoted ; R. A. Mitchell, 
vice Pearse, promoted ; Frederick A. Anley, vice Carey, promoted ; 
Lewis Paxton Walsh, vice Walker, promoted ; Power Digby I.c Poer 
Trench, vice Shakerley, promoted; William Rooke, vice Alderson, 
promoted ; Sidney Augustus Bazalgette, vice Hutchinson, promoted. 
Corps of Royal Engineera — Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieu- 
tenants, with temporary rank. — Robert Grant, vice Teesdaie, pro- 
moted; Edward Harding Stuart, vice Graves, promoted; Edward 
Donald Malcolm, (vice Anderson, promoted ; Arthur Robert Mac 
Donnell, vice Du Cane, promoted; James Hamilton Wilson, vice Cross- 
man, promoted ; Charles Anne Law de Montmorency, vice Marsh, 
promoted ; Hon. 'William le Poer Trench, vice Stuart, promoted. 
NEW DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS. 
Norfolk. — The Right Hon. Charles Lord Sufflcld ; Sir Jacob Henry 
Preston, Bart. ; William! Burroughes, Esq. ; Francis Hay Gurney, 
Esq. ; Edward Howes, Esq. ; Robert Blake Humfrey, Esq. ; Henry 
Josias Straccy, Esq. ; Clement William Unthank, Esq. ; Richard Ward, 
Esq. 
MILITIA. 
The following commissions hove been signed ; — 
Edward Hyde Hewett, gent, to be Ensign in the Royal Bucks King's 
Own Militia 
Captain Robert Illndley Wilkinson to be Major, vice Russell, re- 
signed, in the Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia. 
Theophilus Smith, Esq., to be Captain in the Oth Regiment of West 
York Militia. 
William Coates, Esq., late Captain of the 98th Regiment, to be Cap- 
tain in the Oth Regiment of West York Militia. 
John Rogers, Esq., late Captain of the 20th Regiment, to be Captain 
In ditto. 
Ensign Kynaston Walter Smith, of the Royal Lancashire Militia, to 
be Ensign in the 3rd Regiment of West York Militia. 
Ensign Alfred Augustus James, of the Royal London Militia, to be 
Ensign in ditto. 
Edwin George Helyer, gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Houlton, re- 
signed, in the 2nd Somerset Regiment of Militia. 
Ensign Frederick Joseph Blake Spurway to be Lieutenant, vice 
Williams, resigned, in ditto. 
Robert Octavius Cumming to be Captain in the Royal Cumberland 
Regiment of Militia. 
John Andrew Fell to be Captain in ditto. 
Seymour Horace Morgan, gent, to be Ensign in tho Royal Hamp- 
shire Regiment of Militia 
Frederick Francis Fere day (and not Fercby, as before advertised), to 
be Lieutenant in ditto. 
/ 
From Fridays Gazette. 
WAR-OFFICE, November 10. 
1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards — Sorgeant-M^Jor James Hayes to 
be Comet. 
3rd Light Dragoons — Lieutenant tho Hon. Algernon Thomas More- 
ton, from half-pay of the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant 
4th Light Dragoons — Comet Fiennes Wykeham Martin to be Lieu- 
tenant 
6th Light Dragoons — Quartermaster Thomas Anderson, from tho 
13th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet and Riding-master. 
12th Light Dragoons — Edward Bailey Tuson, lobe Surgeon. 
17th Light Dragoons — Regimental Sergeant Major Charles James 
Ffennell to be Quartermaster. 
11th Regiment of Foot — Robert William Klnahan, gent., to be En- 
sign. 
12th 'Foot— Lieut. John Reynolds Palmer to bo Captain; Ensign 
Julius Henry Stirke to be Lieutenant 
18th Foot — Lieutenant Henry Jamos Stephenson to bo Captain; 
Ensign Richard Pettyman Bishopp to be Lieutenant ; John Shadwcll 
Theobald, gent., to be Ensign. 
19th Foot — Ensign John Henry Kirklo to be Lieutenant ; Thomas 
Bowley Monscll, gentleman, to be Enaign. 
22nd Foot — Captain William Thomas Smith, from the 75th Foot, to 
be Captain, vice Blackall, who exchanges. 
26th Foot — Ensign James Armstrong to be Lieutenant, Henry 
Augustus Barton, goutlcman, to bo Ensign. 
45th Foot — Lieutenant Frederick Robert Grantham to bo Captain. 
49th Foot — Ensign Charles Fitxgcrald to be Lieutenant; Henry 
James Davies, gentleman, to bo .Ensign ; Lieutenant Arthur Savory 
Armstrong to be Adjutant. 
69th Foot — Major Edward Hickey, from tho 75th Foot, to be Major - 
Quartermaster Robert Smyth to be Paymaster. 
70th Foot — Ensign John William Madden to be Lieutenant; 
Quartermaster Michael Thompson to bo Paymaster. 
74th Foot — Ensign Norman Scalpa M'Crummen to be Lieutenant. 
Ensign Robert Frederick Martin to bo Lieutenant. Ensign Arthur 
Angelo, from the 6th Foot, to be Ensign. 
70 th Foot — Major Legendre Charles Bourchier, from the G9th Foot, 
to be Major, vice Hickey, who exchanges. Captain Robert Blackall, 
from the 22d Foot, to be Captain, vice Smith, who exchanges. 
81st Foot — Ensign Thomas Pattison Wood to bo LicutenauL Daniel 
Weir, gent., to be Ensign. 
86th Foot — Ensign Richard Charles Brown to be Lieutenant. 
91st Foot — Lieutenant William Benjamin Battlscombc to be Captain. 
Ensign Henry William Gregg to be Lieutenant. James Blagg, gent, to 
be Ensign. 
93rd Foot — Lieutenant Frederick William Burroughs to be Captain ; 
Ensign Franklin Knight Kirby to be Lieutenant; Frederick Charles 
Nightingale, gent., to be Ensign. 
Rifle Brigade — Lieutenant the Hon. James Stuart to be Captain; 
Second Lieutenant Leonard Neill Malcolm to be Lieutenant; Second 
Lieutenant Frederick Courtenay Morgan to bo Lieutenant. 
To be Purveyor to the Forces — Thomas Arthur Corlett, gent. ; 
Sept, 1. 
ADMIRALTY, Nov, 9. 
Arctic Seas. — The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hereby 
give notice that they, on behalf of her Majesty the Queen, assert a con- 
tinuing right to her Majesty's ships Assistance, Resolute, Investigator, 
Pioneer, and Intrepid, which have been left in the Arctic Seas by their 
late crewa. 
/mninsonrij null Stannic Mclligcnrr* 
Monday, Nov. 13th. — Lodge of Fortitude and Old Cumberland, 
No. 12, Freemasons' Tavern; Domutic Lodge, No. 206, Falcon Tavern, 
Fetter-lane ; Lodge of Confidence, No. 228, Anderton's Hotel, Fleet- 
street; St. Andrew's-in-tho-East, No. 1C9, London Tavern , Wellington 
Lodge, No. 805, Railway Tavern, Lewisham. 
Tuesday, Nov. 14th. — Eastern Star Lodge, No. 113, Trades Arms, 
Poplar; St. James's Union, No. 211, Westmorland Arms, Gcorge-street, 
Portman Square ; Percy Lodge, No. 234, Ship and Turtle, Lcudenhall- 
street; Lodge of Israel, No. 247, St. James’s-place, Aldgate; St. 
Michael's Lodge, No. 255, George and Blue Boar; Lodge of United 
Strength, No. 276, Gun Tavern, Pimlico; Lodge of Nine Muses, No. 
286, Freemasons' Tavern; Chapter 218, Jerusalem, George and 
Vulture. 
Wednesday, Nov. 15th. — Grand Steward's Lodge, Royal York Lodge 
of Perseverance, No. 7, Freemasons' Tavern ; St. George's Lodge, No. 
164, Yacht Tavern, Greenwich ; Lodge of Sincerity, No. 103, Crooked 
Billet, Tower Hill; Oak Lodge, No. 226, Radley's Hotel. 
Thursday, Nov. 16th. — Gihor Lodge, No. 57, Bridge House, South- 
work ; Constitutional Lodge, No. 63, Exeter Hall Hotel, Strand; St 
Mary's Lodge, No. 76, Freemasons' Lodge; Lodge of Prosperity, No. 
78, Horns Tavern, Hackney Road ; Manchester Lodge, No. 209, 
OU Red Lion, Bridge-street Lambeth ; Globe Lodge, No. 23, Emergency, 
Freemasons' Tavern; Chapter 812, Yarborough, George's Tavern, 
Commercial Road East 
Friday, Nov. 17.— Britannia Lodge, No. 39, Thatched House, St 
James's; Middlesex Lodge, No. 167, ditto ; Lodge of Temperance, No. 
198, (removed fVom Kings' Head, Poultry, no information received 
as to where); Jordan Lodge, No. 237, Freemasons' Tavern. 
Saturdav, Nov. 18th. — Lodge of Honour and Generosity, No. 194, 
London Tavern. 
Lodge of Fidelity, No. 3. — This lodge called the Brethren toge- 
ther, for the second time this season, at the Freemasons' Tavern, on 
Wednesday last ; but as there was no lodge business of importance, 
our notice must necessarily bo brief. We have, however, to record 
a beautiful fact in connexion with this lodge, a proposition being made 
by Br. P. M. Williams, and second by Br. P M. Dearsley, that a sub- 
scription should be opened for the widows and children of our soldiers 
in the East, which was admirably responded to by the Brethren 
present, tho sum of £20 being subscribed. The after-evening's 
pleasures were much enhanced by the vocal exertions of Br. Beckett 
Br G. F. Taylor (who presided at the pianoforte), and Miss Marian 
Taylor. The visitors were Br. George Biggs, G.S.B., and Br. Howe, 
G. P. D. C. for Surrey. 
Lodge of Joppa, No. 223. — The second monthly meeting this season 
took place on Monday lost. The W. M. Brother Jones, with his usual 
ability, performed the ceremonies of passing Brothers Ducker and 
Wade, and initiating two candidates into the order, viz. Messrs. H. 
Isaacs and M. Cohen ; prior to closing the lodge, it was proposed and 
carried unanimously, that the initiation fee should be raised, and the 
lodge dues increased, after which the Brethren adjourned to refresh- 
ment, the comforts of tho Brothers being kindly attended to by 
Brothers Gabriel and Albert. The usual loyal and masonic toasts being 
given, theW M. proposed "Prosperity to the Benevolent Fund."andmen- 
tioned that he was happy to see again amongst them one of its Vice- 
Presidents, Bother Henry Levy, who had just returned from America. 
Brother Levy returned thanks on behalf of tho president and committee 
of that fund. Tho W.M. then proposed to the lodge, the health of 
Brother Wade. It was travelling out of the usual course, ho admitted, 
and only warranted under very peculiar circumstances. Brother 
Wade was about to quit this country for Australia. 11c would call upon 
the lodge to drink lib health, wishing him a sale and speedy voyage. 
The health of the visitors was proposed, which was responded to by 
Brother P.M, Abrahams, of 216, in an admirable speech. Brother 
Henry Lyons, S.W., mentioned in the course of tho evening tho notice 
this paper had taken of Brethren leaving the lodge in a manner any- 
thing but complimentary to the Master. He called attention to this, 
— which was taken in good part, — and promised amendment for the 
future. The health of the W.M. was proposed by Brother Henry Levy, 
and responded to in the Master's usual excellent style. The health of the 
P. M. S. was acknowledged by Brother P. M. SeflJ. Brother Henry 
Lyons and Brother Riscli respectively returned thanks for their health 
being proposed, as the senior and Junior wardens. Brother Lyons took 
the opportunity, with his proverbial good feeling and kindness, to call 
the attention of the Brethren to the announcement of Brother G. F 
Taylor's Friendly Concei-t, for the 27th of the month. The Brethren 
separated at an early hour, after some excellent harmony. The visit- 
ing Brothers of the lodge were Brother J. Abraham, P.M. 218, Brother 
de Frcece, 247, Brother Pyke, 218, Brother Raphael, 2,478, and 
Brother Boom, 247. 
Robert Burns, No. 25. — This very numerous lodge held its usual 
monthly meeting on Monday last at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Br. 
Sanders was passed to the second degree, having been initiated some 
years before, end having no opportunity of taking this degree earlier in 
consequence of being some years absent from England. Br. Langley, 
the worthy host of tho " George," Brewer-street, and Brs. Gladwin anil 
Caulchcr, were also passed, lira. J. L. and It. L. Stevens received t o 
subUme degree of Master Mason. Other matters of business being 
transacted, the Brethren sat down to on excellent banquet— to enter 
upon the merits of which would now be superfluous, the proprietor s 
arrangements of such matters being so well known. During the even- 
ing, Br. W. Watson, in proposing a toast, mentioned a circumstance 
peculiarly interesting to masons : it was in allusion to a letter of a pri- 
vate soldier's from the Crimea, in which he states, that after the battio 
of the Alma he met with a wounded Russian, who appeared to be sufler- 
ing so greatly that he made signs for tho soldier to dispatch 1dm, in- 
stead of which, however, he gave him water, and endeavoured 
assuage his pain. There is no doubt that tho Russian was a Freemason, 
who by certain signs endeavoured to make it known. The soldier, no 
being o mason, misconstrued the sign — nevertheless ho acted the P a ” 0 
the good Samaritan. Masons will understand this. The usual toasts o 
W. M-, P. M.'s, Visitors, & c. being glvcu, “ Prosperity to the Masonn. 
