The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-04


RIO JASEIEo, Sept. IL, 1915.
Sin The Lexington under my command, arrived
this day.
After taking on beard water snd other necessaries
shau proceed forthwith in further prosecution of your
ships company, well the troops embarked super
hhamefariss are in good health and that the greatest
...s ~-.-. . have the honor to be-
r Very respectfully, sir
r- Your obed dent servant,
L. Com. u. 8. ship Lexington.
To the Hon. GEO BArcsorr Secretary of tho Navy
[From the Norfolk Beacon, New 81
The u. S schr Flr Lieut. A. Sinclair, commanding, Is
days from Havana arrived at this port Saturday
ming and anchored off the Naval Hospital. The follow.
Lieut. Com'g-A. sipclsir Acting Master J. J. Guth.
RE; Passed hidshpman. O II Cooper; Asst Surgeon,
Hastings; Captains Clerk, j. D. Chselin, Jr.
Passengers Midshrmen to attend the examination at
Annapolis g T., Dallas, J. l. Davis A Habersham h J.
W II Latham, Carr enter of the Raritan
From the captain officers and of thu passengers
gather the following particulars respecting the lae ter
rife hurricane at Havsna-
Commencing tho 10TH il continued to rage with in
creasing fury until 10 o'clock p of the lith devasta
ting property and human life beyond any parallel
in the history of hurricanes in that hitherto devoted and
exposed region The Fr to the westward and felt
the gale on tho 9th 10th and llh and had very rough
time Of it, The extent OF the ravages hal not been
ascertainsd when the Flr sailed Up to the time of
sailing il understood that nineteen Amo rican YES.
sells twelve Of which belonged to Boston and large
number Of foreign vessels, including the entire
sunk, driven ashore and lost Men of vessels
down at their anchorages with terrific pupgcs, and
broken limbs and Drowning bodies seen floating
tho surface The sound Of the wind resemhcd the
Of artillery The city itself had suffered fearfully many
rooted and otherwise injured The precise loss Of hu
life had not been ascertained the American Consul
thought one hundred and fifty lives were lost in the
harbor, but enough was known to make this feature OF
the hurricane truly hideous and appalling. The Flr
has been absent seven months and in port only twenty
dayF We are indebted to Lieut. Sinclair io files of the
Dario dc Ia Marina, containing full partic uars
sumo OF the hurricane. which shall endeavo- 10 have
translated in time for cur ext issue. .
Intelligence from Washington states that the sloop
did sloop Albany, lately ls,ncbed IN New York. Captain
days to join the squadron in the Gull.
The Brandy wine frlgate : Norfolk will proba-
bly, replace one of the frgates perhaps tho Cumberland
The Germantown sloop now Ut PHILADELPHIA is also
destined tor the Gull, but may eventually sail for the
The sloop Decatur Norfolk, il nearly ready for the
same destination (Guli)
THE BARK MErEoR-Two Men SAvED-THErR
SuFrEeINGs. We have already noticed the sup
posad loss Of the tssk Meteor OF alexandra, bound
also stated hist were stsn on her house. and
an effort rasde 70 save them by New York brig.
ton to sts'e that ,vo Of the seansn John THOMPSON
and Joseph Denny ee,h Bsltiorsans have been saved
ton With MIR Thompson Of the sesmen saved, and
he states that The back len tho Capes Just IN the eve of
the gale; about one hundred and Atty miles south of
Cape Henry the vessel was knocked down.
perfect capsize All hsnts were lsshed to
them on the eth of September, tore away the CAPTAIN
the first mate and four scamen Noth,ng was seen Of
them Afterwards, except of Washington Myers the frst
mate. lie recovered and reached the deck, and sue
cested in lashirg himself again to aporon Of the
set Another wave broke ham loose, and they
any thing more "a him afterwards. AT this time the
men saved with Mr.. Glass, tho second mate the
only ones left. The sea which knocked Myers off the
second time was to tho rope by which
GLASS was ashed to cut through his stomach and let his
entrails out This their condition when the New
YORK nris came near them and hove line Thompson
uaz mt ou0ho n IN h,li ouf tn
hey male no other effort but after being in sight about
OF her Hal she remained alongside two hours, rhomp.
son thinks they could have been taken of very easily.
A'Ier the brig LETT them, they great many vessels
PISS Out none came to give them aid In this situation
"a, paste eight days and ngnts. without morse OF
I o. ar'nk, iasaed TO the rig sing-poor Glass from
nn, suusuen suffering intensely. They driftsd about
nv ivy we,e' on toe 18th Of sep.e nber overhauad
,ooI 80 ossN chancellor, Of Now Haven WHO
"a n va 90 ths southern edge OF the Gulf aud car.
h.,era IT, .nusna Mr Glass died abo Ut a half hour
.eloo susy Were rescusd having been dei;rious far
60 e .S"t says previous. From Antigua the man
oa'pe i'J'ne ~ lne schooner Zenobia Thomnson Ia.
scliDes mas sunerngs as being ex,rernehe NJ az al ~
ming SO pad as water They were ali verv yaaS w
were partially deranged when rescued AZ ,hs 81; anu ~
,ne cspsze oil the bark she had on living % n VI
close reofed msintopsai, with tie Sc, making ass
p1e,ch over hsr-the rigging gave way under tbs so
o. .ns sse end shs lay In the ,rcu sS 81
sas sss-ansily she cepssed allied and sunk bsio ,S
se' we Rouse ssevs wssrs~ssh, SEES "''s