Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-10-10
From the n. Y. Com. Adv 2d inst.
DISASTERS AT SEA.

BY the packet brig Acadian, Jones. arrive,
al Bosion from Halifax. we have papers from
The latter port To the 2jth of September
We have on several occasions had TO recort
disasters by the severe September gales
The papers now before US add to the mum
Der. ~
The French ship Marie, from Havrc. 70,
New York, was cast away on the 18th OF
September on the Isle OF Sable. She had
on board seventy five passengers, and a full
cargo merchandise. II affords us pleasure
10 say that the crew and passengers were ali
saVcd--iorty Ut the latter arrived at Halifax
~ the government schooner Victory, Darby
Of the cargo, 1900 baskets Champagne had
oeen saved. The residue, with The ship, " i'll
be total loss.
Am. schr General Marion. from Piciou
was driven ashore at Sandy Cove, aud bilged
Grew and materials, saved.
letter has been received st Halifax from
Pictou, dated September 2lst, which states
'l'at n'ne .dmericdn vessels, supposed 10 be
fishermen, were cast AWAY on Prince Edward
Island IN the gale Of the 18Th instant-crews
perished."
In addition TO the above we find the follow
ing:-
The schooner Three Brothers. of Bedford.
ashore on Pclcrs's Island, Rustice--craw
saved.
The American schooners Mary Jane, Vino.
and Amazon, are ashore at Port Hood.
Brig Pilgrim, Campbell, from Boston for
Pictou. was totally lost on Pictou Beach.
Fishing schooncrs Peru, Cyrus and Omar,
of Newburyport, and ida, Of Gloucester, put
into Pictou with loss of cables and anchors.
Schooner Morning Star, of Portsmouth, ashore
at Ship llarbor,-mnst discharge.
large number OF other A American vessels
arc also reported ashore ut different places
--nnmes unknown.
The Queen Victoria, O'Connor, from Hall
fax, N. g., bound to Bay Chalcur, on fishing
voyage, was hove on her beam ends on the
18th ulf., about 20 miles w. s. w. Of Sable
Jsland-was fallen IN with by the schooner
Planet, Dunn, from Bay Chalcur, bound to
Ragged Islands, with masts sprung, loss Of
sails, &c who took off the crew, seven in
number.
Ship Hercules, Of Boston, for Fall River;
brig Charles, for Boston, and schooner Mary
q Susan, for Philadelphia, at Pctou, rode out
the gale, the former with tri1ng damage.
The brig Sappho, (of Blue ilill,) jug. Sro-
yer, from Halifax for Pctou, in ballast, was
lost at Tracadic, in the Gut Of Canso, in the
gale OF the 18th inst.-crcw and materials
saved. Brig Ware, Of Bath from Pictou for
Philadelphia, before reported ashore, was last
seen throwing over her cargo, probably in
expectation of her floating off soon. Sch'r
Gen. Marion, Franklin, of and for Providence,
from Pictou, went ashore in the same gale at
Sandy Cove, and bilged. Schr. Morning
Star, believed Of Portsmoutb) went ashore
at Ship ilarbor, and must discharge 10 get
Oft The Sappho was insured at Boston for
about $4,000.
PRiscr EDWARD ISLAND. Sept. 1.-THE
schr Emily went ashore at Slanhopc on Fri.
day night-tlie caploir and 3 tout Of y Of the
crew were drowned, IN attempting to land
Several other vessels, names not mentioned,
went ashore, and several lives were lost.
Two American vessels are on shore be-
tween Noufiage and East Point, crews lost.
Two men were found dead on board one of
them.
Last nigh, the barqae Richard, Willis,
from Salem. dittcd on II reef Of rocks at the
entrance of the harbor, has hIged, aud will
most probably be totally lost"
The brig Alderman. Snow, arrived ct Bos-
ton yesterday morning from Sydney. whence
she left on the 2lst of September. The gale
Of the 18Th was very severe at Sydney, and
every vessel in port was more or less injured.
The A. ha / her hoad aud cut water carried
sway, bowsprlt sprung and bends badly
chafed
The Alderman sailed in company with ship
Antioch Of Castnc, for New York, in ballast,
having had her broadsidc stove in, chain
plates, &c. damaged in the same gale. Left
ships Commerce, Wise, loss of mizen mast
off Cape Sable; Chas. Carroll, wig cargo
Aquctnct, from Bristol, Il. l., drifted ashore
in the gale, lost false keel, bends badly
rhaird, several ,imbers broken, and between
decks broken, would take part Of cargo for
New York briggs Gen. Bolivar, Wilson,
chafcd badly, rcpg for Boston, ; ds (; Oswe-
90, Wi,wcll, Boston, 3; Elizabeth, wtg car.
20 schr Cape Fear, rcpg for Boston, ds !;
bnrquc Henry Perkins, sailed 3 days previous
for Boston; brig Porto Rico, got ashore and
knocked off her rudder-sailed 2 days pre-
vious for New York.
lCorrcs spondencc oi Commercial Advertiser.
HALIFAX, N. S. September 81.
The U. :. schooner Grampus is still here,
and her officers are "large fish" among us
assure You. The greatest attention is paid
them by the gentry Of Halifax, and by their
gcntlcnianly department they deserve all the
attention they receive. Yesterday they were
visited by Sir e. A. Fltzroy, the Governor OF
Prince Edwards island his lndy and family,
and also by Sir Colin Canpbel's family, who
pnr,ook of luncheon on board and were saln-
ted, on leaving the schooner, with IL guns,
and the yards manned.
The visitors, learn. were highly pleased
with the attentive polltencss OF the officers.
from tie South Foridian, 9Th Instant.
FI.ORIDA