The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-25 00:00:00

SUFFIRIAOB AT 824.

NEW YORK, JUL: 9.
Subjoined ere particulars of the loss of the ship
Fleetwood. Capella Dale, of and from Boston for the Society
Islands (Nay 2) which took place off Cape Born. William
Flynn, a seaman oe band the Fleetwood at the time she
struck the iceberg which camped her wee k, Metes that the
ship railed from Boston on the 6th of heyebrnary, and
reached Cape Ham in 64 days. When tdoubled a
terrific gale from the N.W. set in, which continued to blow
for three weeks, the Alp in the meantime behaving well,
but he direction of the wind drifted her to lat. 60 8, long.
71 W., sad on the night of May 2 they came is collision
with apmelerous iceberg, which was as high as the topgallant.
mast, sad which stove her bowl, carried ;sway her mete, jib-
boom, bowsprit, and did other damage. causing the
ship to leak badly. The captain immediately ordered a part
of the crew to the pump, and the rest commenced to lighten
her by throwing over the cargo, in order to diatonic, it pos-
sible, the nature of the le.k. For 20 hours the mew were
kept steadily at work at the pump; but the water gained so
feat, and the crew being nearly exhausted from cold and
fatigue, it wee deemed advisable to abandon the ship. The
era at this time was pulling mountains hitch, and the gale
blowing with all fury. The captain was eta loss what alter-
Lathe to adopt—whether to launch the boma or perish with
the Philp. Re finally concluded to take to the boats, and
for this purpose divided tbe crew, he tithing ',babel', and
toe first mate, Mr. Bubsa,the other, to man the lifeboats. The
aipt tits.B wile and child, end the only passenger on board, a
gentleman belonging ti Boston, were ord. red to go in the
captain's boat. In launching the Mat mate's boat it got
damaged, and 'Ler getting it over the side but live of the
crew—Mr. Baia, the first mate, of Newboryport; W.
Flynn, of Boston ; Warren Brown, of Ipswich (Yaw); B.
Smith and W. Johnsoe—could be induced to embark In it.
It was pre mutinied that whichever boat got off the brat
should wait for the other, so that they might share their
fate together; but the roomier; wee mak, and a. it was
not cafe for the caste's boat to lie in proximity to the ship,
she was drifted aw►y so that by three o'clock In the morn-
leg nothing could be seen of the chip. In about half-
an-hour they saw fire bah light. witch apparently came
from the bat the mate's bat was unable to render
them any assistance on account of the heavy ma running.
At daylight the latter reached the wreck, end bound even -
using swept from the deck, and the captain and the rest of
the crew could not be fond. It is supposed they either
periehed in the emend boat, or else were weaned overboarl
and drowned. The mate, who lied a compass is hie boat, re-
solved to attempt to reach land. For five days and eight* hie
small bat's crew battled manfully against a heavy the' while
the atiumphere was intensely cold, and they had very little to
est or drink. On the fifth day they diecoveled a ship, but they
were unable to make any signal for awistence ; one hour after-
wards another vessel bore down for them, which proved to be
the British barque Imogene, William., from Valparaiso for Li-
verpool. The bus.'s mew were so utterly exhausted and frost-
bitten that they wore obliged to be lifted out by to. rercuare.
After they were takes on board, neery attention wee paid
them, and they were dually landed at Pernambuco, Brazil,
when they were sent to the hoppltel by the American
Barry Smith, one of the crew woo is now at Pernambuco,
had his Let frozen on. Toe others were so badly frost-
bitten that they mild not walk for three week.. Tau fol-
lowing are a few name. of the crew who are suppueed to
have perished. viz. —Mr. Morey, second mate; Jack Roi
beaten, of Boston; William Hanle°, cork, o; Boston;
Charier Smith, of Beverly, Mass.; David Heinen, owlmaker,
of Boston; Michael Foley, of Fall River; and Willett;
Sewall, of

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SEIELDI.—EarIy on
Frido morning, the taba/Atints of Climostreet, North
tinkle's, were greatly alarmed by whet appoomd to be en
explosive of ;gunpowder en the prentsts of Maroc Dreyer
and Unclean, astatine, and by the immediate outburst of
• merlons fire. la a Vey Atari time the preniMee were
esdrrly destroyed, ea ides woe • tallow wsrebouee, beton*.
fog to lit. Vieleann. A Urge 10.1, k,pt by Mire Gollon,
was el.. nearly 'sited, and • W1611.110t1111 end property lel on,
was
to Mr. Weecos ware mach injured. Mr. Dreyer, one of
the partners, was a good deal bused, appenntly by the es-
plosbni, end mind ut the tint brigs& badmen°, wipes.