the uim^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Star of the Sou^^^^^^^H^^^^^^^H bound from Duncdm^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B ofl' Great Island, H^^^^^^^^^^H sunken rock,' not laid (lo^^^^^^^H^f desire to express our dcep^^^^^^^^^H regret at the loss of your sh^^^^^^^^^f most hearty thanks for you^m^^^^^H attentive treatment to us under tho^^^^H cult circumstances you were placcH^^^H v cnnnot but record tho efforts you nni^H ypur ship's company have used during tlio^M ])ast week to effect repairs sufficient to enablo you to conduct tho ship "during a favorable change of weather to a, port whoro you could procuYc assistance ' to convoy us from here, but which exortipns unfortunately were, from the severe injury tho ship had received, unsuccessful. We part from you with regret, and shall always remember tho great care, skill, and seamanship, that you havo shovvn throughout the voyngc, hoping you may soon have tho command of another vessel, and wishing you success iii your' fnturo career. Wo also tender our thanks to Mr. Gannon, supercargo, forliis indefatigablo ,- exertions during the difficulties .we navo encountered, nnd particularly for his self* '' sacrifice in stntipning himself at ;Oapp Providence as " n look-out" for rolief. ! ' Wo nro, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully* Annie Boj m o A. Adnm ■ Emma Tntehor Mary Divlly , ■ , , Mary M Bright Thos. Chns. Skmnor J. M, Thomson i 'David Thomson C. Brown Joshua Howes Jno Magan ' Donald' Robertsoiv ' ( Alox Robertson , A. -Adam . , R. A. Low Alfred W. Gilles ' Jolm Gray James Koir . • • Tliomas Korr ' William Robertson . S. Polkinghorn Tliomas Carthow " '° ' David Balsillio Chalky Inlet, ' • ••» 22nd Dccoinber, 1865. . '5.27. T ADIES nnd GENTLEMEN —I havo, . Jj tho honor to acknowledge the receipt of your very kind and flattering < address, in which you are pleased to express an approval of my conduct under 'the very trying circumstances in which . • we" were placed, owing to the late disaster to tho Star, of the South, i In return,. l beg^ to tender my sincere thanks for tho assistance I received, from' * you all whilst discharging my duties on that occasion, assistance heartily rendered, . and which made those duties appear com- s paratively light. . .' ' .•/•>' Trusting you may never again bo placed - t inn position of like Jnconveniehco and' poril. . ■ ~ i , v , I havo the honor to remain, , Your veiy obedient servant, " ' " Chahi.es Hodoe, Mnslor s.s. Star of tho South. ' 628 ' - ' > ■) J ADIES nnd GENTLEMEN— I thank. JLJ you most heartily for tho manner in which j r ou hnve been pleased to express your approval of my efforts to render you ns comtbrlnblo as possible when lying in North Port, Chalky Inlet. I cannot re» frain from expressing my warmest thanks to Mr ' Skinner, who so 'kindly joined mo ' in keeping a look-out for relief at Capo Providence, and hoping we may all meet' 'again under more favorable, circum- , stances. ' . ... I remain",- . ' , ( Ypur faithful and obliged servant, Wm. Gannon, Supercargo s.s. Star of the South,',*! 529 ,TO CAPTAIN FRANCIS HEPBURN, S.S. WM. MISKIN. DEAR SIR,— We, the passongors. of tho s.s. Star of tho South, wrecked . at Chalky Inlet, desiro to express our 1 groat obligations to you for tho very great hospitality and. kindness shown us on board your vessel on our pnssago from ■' that place. iOur thanks aro' mor6 especially duo to yourself, and the Miskin's , passengers, from the willingness displayed by you nll'to assist us out of our awkward position, ypur ship being at tho time of our accident overcrowded) and the addition of oursolvcs a very great inconvenience and anxiety.. But for /your providentially calling in at North Port, Chalky Inlet, wo might havo, been detained thoro for a very considerable 1 period, ancl, perhaps in our offorts to freo ourselves from our seclusion i -from tho world, lost many of our lives. We particularly thank you for your: immediate action in getting up steam and proceeding to Capo Providence to' relievo, nnd tako off our'" look-out. party. . . Tho kindness exhibited .by j'otir officers and crew, and the civility aud offor.ts ofyour slownrds to make us ns comfortable as possible under tho difficult . circi^n* • slnnccs of tho caso, wo aro anxums to mako known, ancl with our bost wished for yur happiness and future prosperity, Wo remain,Doar Sir, , Yours faithfully, Emma Brookes Thop. Chas." Skinner ) Mrs Bright William Gannon R. A. Low (supercargo Stnr of David Thomson tho South) • " Donald Robertson William -Robertson Alex. Robertson Joshua Ilewes " " tW Mary Duing Jno Magan "* ' ■ ■ 4 .A.Aclam. , -Alfred W. Gilles John Gray J. M.' Thomson Thomns Korr , James iCoir t . , S. Polkinghorn David Bnlsillie Amy Boyno Thomas Curthow,i«ia At Sea, 27th Docomber, 1805. , , : jif ' TO THE PASSENGER'S PER' STAR QF..THE SOBTII.. T ADIES and GENTLER RN,— In Jj reply to your address, permit mo to thank you for your kind expressions to* wards myself, officers nnd crow, and to assure you that should nnqth^r" qcca'sio'h for similar services unfortunately occur, I shall down it my duty to v jo my utmost endeavors to ln-omoto the oonifort^ of the -^ shipwrcokecl/pssongo.rs,aivd Ah^alr'considev H mysolfsuAlcHntly rewnnVd'by Biic)h.'kind expressions ;iv you havo b^qn plda^d to uso in nfknol'toclgiug any '"Services." ' ~ ' /I am, '• " " ' ' Liulic , and Gontlcinon, ' t . Ynur , rovpcctfullv, ' ■ riiAM'IH HEPBURN. , Wjllifmi Mis Km. gA [l^^Bj^i 100., IS'IY
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West Coast Times, Issue 89, 30 December 1865, Page 3
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