1837

November 29, 1837. New York Commercial Advertiser. From the Newburgh Journal of Saturday.
Fortunate Rescue. -- Capt. Nathaniel Badeau, of the Constitution, of Troy, was this morning landed at Newburgh, from the steamboat Rochester.  He states that he landed from his vessel at Kingston last evening in the small boat, with 60 kegs of powder. -- The person to whom the powder was consigned refused to receive his freight until morning, as there was no safe place to store the article.  The Capt. then returned toward his vessel, and when, as he supposes, about two hundred yards from his sloop, the small boat swamped.  The two young men that were with him, Theodore Barnes and Geo. Bagland. swam for the vessel.  Whether they succeeded in reaching her is not known.  The Capt. held to the boat and was rescued by the Rochester about an hour after the accident.  He was completely exhausted and senseless when taken up, and has requested us to speak of the humanity of Captain S. John, and the kind treatment of all hands, while on board of the steamboat.