Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-10 00:00:00

investigation.into the c

excitement amongst theutpassencrers was very beat at th
moment of the striking the vessels, owing to 'the adlot
rabic precautions of .Captain Hunt, none
,of them sustauw"
any. injury, and they were all safely_ landed at. the stem
wharf.
iLbSs: OP Two ,Stxt#B

--Advices receilted-_

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Lloyd's furnish particulars of two very serious losses by fir e,'
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toni) register,•fram Akyablor Falmouth,- for, orders, with f
cargo of rice, was totally destroyed by fire in 'the harbour
Mauritius. -The 'Ship had been lyingin the harbour sever
days-, and a number of men -were employed at the punt
when the fire burst forth in- the forohold. -How it orio-nlaw"

not thee slightest idea can be forined. The loss is carculate°
at £lO,OOO. The other shipwagthe Glance, 1,200 tons regiett
from New York to Hamburg, with, a cargo of 8,000 barreA
of resin, 1,200 bales. of cotton; DoVer pilot board
the' the' ship in the channel-on • SatUrday last, and on Still
night; when, off the- Flemish ~Bank, her: cargo' in the hot
eras discovered Ao‘ be on fire. All sail was made .for
trouwshaven, and
.although they:afterwards obtained tilv
assistance of a steamer to tow her; they could not getLbe'e
ship further-than the entrance 'of the river, when the flaw
burst forth terrifioally, compelling: the! crew to .seek refute
in the -boats. In ti few 'hours , the Ship*as burnt to
water's edge.. Loss .estimated at £15,000. •
THE Loss •OF THE STEAMER AnAuo.=---An investigatie
into the particulars connected with the loss of this.vessel
now being lield'at Dublin. ''The -chief* officer, in: giving 11°.
evidence, •said'he had a master's certifieate of. Competence'
had passed an examination at COrk; had been at seat!
mate •previously- to getting: the certificate.; had been in the.
West African trade, the East India trade, and running trt
Cape of Good Hope mail was.appOinted to th'e•Ar.mo, tin
Gal Way, on 'the 11
18th `of'(ay last; Washis dirty to' keep
the lopz-slate.'srui + entries therein, to-the 11:

book '; Tirade 'the entries,' and • transferred therm - every, tilt,
presented the book to the master, who looked . over it ,in•
:usual )vay, and initialed. ,it ; the master's duty was 'd
overhaul the 16g-book every day ; it was the duty'
the' officer of :the 'Watch -to keep the'. log,Slate, An
witness's duty to:transfer the entries to the lbg.book
day; sailed from Galway on the 27th :of May, and fr d
New York on. the 23rd of. June ; took in-passengers snof
cargo at New York ; the vessel.was subject to the ruses
the " PaSiengers' Act." She carried the Mails ; she
not boundto deliver thein at any specified time ; wheir
started from New York first. the weather was light scil"e
a
and hazy, until about the 25th, when!we had fresh lir° e
from S.S.W., and clouds for 18 hours. When witness el,
on.dock, after making Cape Pine,the lighthouse bore
the worse given to witness by the secomimate was F., rNa
the captain came to him and said -ha', was tired,
Would go into his room ; he told hini (witness)
the ship &E. by 'E. ; 'this was at four o'clock a.xn.i and in
the event of ,a thick fog, he ,(witness) jwas:,directed to.Csj•
him ; the different maps and charts were in witness's roora,:
the captain could-WaVe attended to his dutY while in witaeor
room just as welt as if he Were on deck ; when he went abo
it was daylight; •at half4iast‘ four a.m., observed a`-' "
which seemed- to rise :from the sea ; it was, a ~dense
witness sent for, the eriptain :immediately ;,, he caine-04
deck and spoke to witness on.: the bridge; it
near five o'clock ; he said cWe had 'better sound;'
lead line had been *passed along before this ; the soOdie
ing was in fifty:,five'fathoms, sand and mad ; Witness held
te
line himself ; the dePth of the water decrease& v(11;
leaving the,, land, and also when coming into shore ; a .(11170"
ter.of an hour's tiine would make a material difference
the sounding ; from the course the. Ship Was taking.9,:nw
should 'have-fowl& mere shallow water,'and decreased
50"
• 34. fathoms ; there are 32 . fathoms off Cape Race; she
safe there ; at a quarter past five she vacs . alongi war tr°,
Cape Race ; considered a: ship perfectly safe in ,3T fatb°lj"
of water ; if he(witness), got 32 .fathoms at. a. quarter al-
five, he would not consider it hiS*dutY. to sound immediate
again ; about lialf-past five the men on the '..100k.7.°;„
heard a fog-horn 'right a-head- and 'close to'; the cape
was on the • -bridge at the...time,. and. he roared
" Harda-port; .stop am-engine; and hack her full speed;"' rho'
,pas,sedt a sclionner at anchor: on the Tort side. , by
helm, being hard a pert, they passed her on the port hOr '
they backed up about a ship's length 'off the schooner ; .tbe
. t,,ere
'captain ordered the pilot to-lail him, and asked him or--
he was- fishing.; he answered, 16 was fishing on.the.eastt
:shores of Trepassy Bay, from.;.a mile and a halite two D 1.9.0
off land; the.. captain then cried out "Hard a.port--,41,
ahead—Hfull speed—keep the' ship ". after. she got nt
shore; witness noticed a peenliarly 'long stream, but liveo
before; witness had been 'in Trepassy Bar three ti h,
before; - • :had. ..frequent 7 opportunities , of obserVing
conduct ,of, -ctaptain • :Halpin during the voyage
been with him since October ; during his, opportunige,is'•
Seeing his conduct would positively Swear that"Cer''
Halpin's. duty was perfonheif prudently, and, withoht excer
lion, he was never seen with the sign of drink upoal.lif
At four .-'eeleek witness took, the bearings. of Cape 11,,,1
.Bvhich :bore N.E., • and Cape . Vteels
distaneeilfroni the land was about thirteen ;Ades ;. the lqait
of*Cape_Pine. was 'not very high • it was not quite so lie
as ;Cape
; it tapered ' from where the light was to t.e.
West ; -Cie Freels is- a Naar point, not so high as Ca„
Pine .ho came on deck there was an iceberg well -to •
Trepassy-Bay, and the-,officer whom, he relieved; reported
him that they had passed one in the middle match.