The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-03
BY this Evenings southern Maj.
From The n. o. Commercial bulletin sept

From the ~ o. Commercial Bulletin. Sept 49,
MARINE DIsAsrERs.--The ship ST. Mary, Capt.
Foster, which arrived yesterday fIom New York,
picked up al sea, on the 18th inst, in lat $50 49,
long 1872 3U, Captain Shsnkln and crew Of the
schooner Mary Anna, Of and for Philadelphia, from
Charleston, with a cargo of lumber, the vessel hay.
ing been dismasted in a gale on the 9Th inst. OF
Cape Hatteras, and abandoned. Capt Shanklin
reports having seen on the 1 lth New York be
name undnown, with her masts gone by the deck.
On the l2lh, spoke the schooner Angelina II.
Thompson, which reported having seen the day
previous schooner bottom upwards. The 81.
Mary also brought here John Valentine, one Of the
crew al the brig Helen Mcleod, Captain Marston,
rom Baltimore, bound for this port, with a cargo
OF assorted merchandise He states that she lefi
the eapes Of Virginia on the 7th inst On the fol-
lowing night, 10 heavy gale they lost their sails
and sprung a leak. On the ! lh the brig was half
iull OF water at the lime was near to the hull
OF the schooner Mary Anna, when Valentine Jump
cd overheard and swan to II. On the l2h the
Helen Mcleod still IN company with the Mary
Anna, sail was seen ia the west, towards which
The H. Mcleod bore down. Shortly after violent
sqnall Of wind and ram set in After the squat
cleared away, the Helen Mcleod could not be seen,
and u Is supposed she went down with all on board
consisting Of captain mates and crew--eleyen la
num6er--four lady cabin passengers and four per-
sons IN the steerage.
Capt. ShankiD thinks il possible they may have
the squat commenced, anl one or two we're stl IN
view when Il ceased.
The storm in which the steamship New York was
lost m the gull, seems 10 have swept the whole Al
antic coast 90 far has been heard from, and with
desiructiveness seldom equaled. In addition 10
the disasters caused by the storm, which we copied
yesterday from the Norfolk papers, we find the fol-
lowing;
At oeraooke, in North Carolina OH the eth inst,
we learn from the ROrh Slate Wing, the following
disasters occurred:
Vessels sunk and bIlged-brig Washington
from NewbeIn, bound 10 West Indies loaded with
lumber sehooners Charles Slower, from Newbern
bound TO New York, loaded with naval stores
Defiance, Frances Simpson, Of Newbero; Sophia
Doane, and Patrick Henry from Plymouth, bound
to West ladies' with lumber. The schooner Con-
quest was eapszed and two Of the crew lost. The
schooner Emene was driven To with only two
men on board; and the schOoners G.. g. Merchant
and Paragon, and one bound for Philadelphia, the
name (which is not given, was sunk The Para
gon was loaded with wheat, and the unknown
schooner with corn.
From the Charleston Patriot we learn tho loss Of
the brig Lagrange, Captain Huly, from NoS York,
bound to Galveston, and loaded with lime and ce-
ment She was dismasted IN the gale on the 7tb,
the gale blowing where she then was from every
point Of the compass. Afler being dsmasted she
commenced eakingi and the lime taking FIRE, the Of
hcers and crew were compelled to desert her and
take refuge on board the brig Rowland Of Bath, by
which they were taken into Wilmington, North
Carolina. Every effort-the Patriot says-was
made by Captain Huly and the crew to save the
vessel. -Four days were spent in the struggle, du-
ring which time they without provisions and
water and they were at last forced TO abandon her.
Shortly after leaving her the flames burst forth and
she was entirely consumed