The Southern journal., 1846-03-14
From the N. o. Picdyune.
The Gale al New Yak----DsastpS Effects Over Sixty
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bic news of the result Of the gale Of the
18th inst. on the coast of New jersey
First in the list stand the ships John Min
turn and Orleans, from this port to N. York.
Both were totally lost, and many lives with
one of them.
The John Minturn, Capt Starke, went
ashore the morning of Sunday, the 18th,
in the midst of the snow-storm, three miles
south of Squam Inlet. Six of the crew
went ashore in boat, carrying line.-
These were all who were saved The
captain followed in another boat following
the line for guide. From some cause the
line parted, and the boat YVES swamped.-
All on board perished, as well as those left
in the ship. In all, is supposed, twenty
eight perished. Among these we're Capt.
Slarke, his wife and two children, Mr..
Koher and wife, Mr. J. Leeds, Capt. Bah
cock, and Messrs. Levy and Baker, cabin
passengers, and Mr. Sturgis, second officer
of the ship. Some papers reckon the loss Of
life al 40 at least.
The cargo was the usual assorted one
from ibis port, and is roughly estimated at
$4,000, while the vessel would swell the
loss to 100000. The ship was insured
Tor $4,000, in New York, principally
The Captain owned quarter interest in
her.
Of the Orleans, Capt. Sears, less is
known. She sailed with the Minturn, and
at sun down on Saturday night was in
company with the schr. Register, which
was lost on Squam Beach. A ship was
4 seen ashore which all supposed TO be the
Orleans. She had no cabin passengers,
and but fourteen steerage passengers. She
had full cargo, which, with the ship, was
fully insured
The Register, named above, was from
Newbern, N. c., with 900 barrels turpen-
tine. One man was killed; the rest on
+ board saved.
The schr. Alabama, from PHILADELPHIA
for New York, was ashore during the
height of the storm, and one account says
every soul on board perished--seven in
all; another account says they were saved.
Vessel and cargo a total loss.
The Swedish bark Lofty, which sailed
for Antwerp from New York on the 18th,
also got ashore, and the captain, D'Haen,
and mate were lost. She went to pieces.
She had cargo of grain. The crew were
, saved.
The bark New jersey, Lewis, from Sa-
vannah, went ashore, and has gone to pieces,
believed all saved.
The schr. Pioneer, from Brandywine,
bound to New Haven, with cargo of corn
and -four, struck about the same time, and
all on board perished. The vessel is a to-
tai loss.
r The New York pilot-boat Mary Ellen
was boldly run ashore by her crew.
All were saved, and the boat can be
got off.
Several other vessels, of all classes, were
reported ashore, as large number of yes
sells were endeavoring to get into the
, lower bay Of New York when the gale
, came on.
The wreck master writes, that he never
saw or heard of such an APPALLING scene as
the beach presents from Squam Inlet, for
| many miles south. The persons saved
were Hospitality treated by the people of
Point Pleasant, at Squam Inlet, and every
attention bestowed upon them that their
deplorable condition required.
The surf was still running very high on
Sunday night. and no communication had
been had with the vessels that still held TO-
gether.
The snow storm of Saturday night and
Sunday was the most severe ever known
in that vicinity.
From New Haven, we learn, that the
brig Thomas Trowbridge, new vessel,
was lost near Stratford Point. No lives
} lost.
We may expect intelligence of further
calamites by every mail from the North.
~~~~~-~~
John Paul Jones.
The name of this hero is so deser.
vedly connected with the best deeds
Of our Revolution, that we have seen,