The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-12-31

Doyle was tailor by trade. He was young
man, aged % or 30-smal, and of delicate con.
siitution. He formerly maintained an excellent
character, but since the disappointment Of mar
rage had given himself up 10 dissipation
MORE DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS.
The barque Floyd Montfort, Of Portland,
bound from Havana to this city, went ashore on
Nantasket Beach on Monday about noon in We.
ny thick weather and heavy sen on. The surf
was so h ign that no boat could put out TO her
assistance, and part of the crew lnshed them.
selves in the rigging, while six OF them got out
the long boat, which upset, and they perlshed.
Finally; the bark went to pieces and all on board
persisted, except one person named Geo. scott,
an Englishinan, who hoated ashore on an oar
nearly exhausted. Cap;a. Montfort vas
brought ashore in II boat from the Charlotte, ly.
ing near, after three efforts had been mnde to
reach him at great peril. He was Immediately
taken into one of the huts of the Humane
Society, and every effort made to restore life, but
without success. His body was taken to the
village of Hull. The cargo is strewed along the
beach most of the hhds stove. Capt. M. is the
oldest shpmaster out of Portland, where he is
much respected.
Ship Robert Norris Perkins from Castine for
New Orleans, was totally lost on the Benan
Islands, I'd inst. Most of the Cargo saved aud
taken to Nassau.
ANoTHER-loss of l2 lives. The brig Poca.
honas, Capt JAS. A. Cook, from Cadiz for
NeWburyport, went on to the rocks of Plum Is
land and was lost with all her crew. Soon af:
ter daylight Capt. Brown ut the Hotel, discover.
ed the wreck ola vessel, dismasted, on n reef
which lies about $50 yards from the beach, and
near halfa mile east Of tho hotel From the
papers, trunks, and fragments of the vessel
strewed on the beach, she was known to be the
brig Pocaho ntas which sailed from Cadz the
latter part of October. When first discovered
three men only were seen, one lashed to the
taffrail, nearly or quite naked and apparently
dead, and two cngng to the bowsprit. The
tremendous sea running rendered it impossible
to get any assistance to tie only survivor OF this
i'll futed crew, who maintained his position for
some hours, (having lost it once and regrained
it,) in sight of many people on the beach who
had no power To relieve him, until he was swept
into the surf second time, and WAS seen no
more. The fearful breach which the sea made
continued to tear her in pieces until nothing
but the skeleton of what was once a noble ves-
sci remained. Not one OF The twelve or thirteen
souls abou rd, survived to tel The sad tale. Poe.
ahontas soon after she sailed from CadZ was
run into by Spanish ship and compelled to put
back 10 repair She was 270 tons bnrthen-
owned by Capt. Gushing OF Newhuryport, and
insured in this city-Cargo not nsured.-- BoS y.
ton Times, Dee. 25.
The Deposit, OF BELFAsT. The loss of this
schr has already been reported. The Ipswich
Register o Ffdny gives the following particu-
lars concerning herr
Mr. Marshall of Ipswich first discovered the
wreck on Monday morning, and after giving the
alarm, himself and Mr. Greenwood, keeper of
the lighthouse, repaired to the scene. Al.
though the vessel was close on shore boat
could not live for n moment in the surf, and MIR
Greenwood dashed into the water and succeeded
in reaching the vessel, and with a rope hauled in
| Mr. Marshall and the boat. They found the
people on board, among whom was the wife Of
n, yhnp inn
almost continual breach over the vessel The
boy already dead, lying in the scuppers, and
a negro on board also soon after laid down and
died. The Captain almost senseless and com.
pletely exhausted, first lowered into the boat
with Marshall but II wave instantly upset 1t,
dashing Marshall under The vessel. He howev.
er rose 10 the surface aud saved himself by
| catching hold Ola rope but the poor captain
was drowned Of course, rs he incapable of
helping himself The cries of the dying for
succor, were nothing to The terrific shreks of
the captains wife as she saw her husband buried
beneath the waters. Two OF the crew were got
ashore, one of them by floating on the BOOM
The her eaved woman was then lowered from
the stern by ropes,a and Greenwood and Marshall
standing each side OF her in the water took adj
vantage of an inward wave, and ran her ashore
in their arms. The names of the three survivors
are Mrs CouereI George Emery and Chandler
Mahoney. The dead bodies were taken 10 town
and derentIy Inferred on Wednesday. The
services were performed at the South Church,
before a large concourse of people. The bodies
were followed to the graves by sixteen sea cap
tains as bearers, and large procession OF cli'
zens. The expression upon the dead bodies was
striking. The face of the young man named
Durham was peculiarly sweet. He seems to be
in a calm slumber, rather than GREATNESS corps.
The survivors are still with us, and will remain
until they are in situation to return to their
friends.
From the ~ Y Commercial.
SINGULAR CASE We do not believe in any
of the derogatory doctrines occasionally breach
oil resnectinp women Tn every point we hold