New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-10
Farther Foreign Intelligence.
rns Wreck Of the stephen Whitney.
From rsp9s r,e,irsd By tie Briiaaaia.

The Wreck OF the stephen whitney,
The following protest drawn up by the mate
n the los, vessel for presentation to tho owners
briefly and fully aAsr.;ss the piEsaAr' Of the Psinal
event:
On tina sth OF Oetsber lsst past the ship stephen
whitney ss the port Of Ssvlork bound Tor Liverpool
No,hps material occurred on the passage, Inu. nee
re.s,v the 10Th day Of November. in.t on which dsy
II, % .bou, two o'clock In the afternoon, the snip sss
h.ve TO- and soun6ngs were hac N hiiy iA,'9u, re
vesther particularly thick, and ine VIC oloNLs
very hsrd The ship -ss under douolere-i-a top'a'
An o'eIock P ~ ihs wind Increasing the sails we're
r,.a reefd AZ O'Clock P ~ made TIE Lard very close
aesr rlsuinr Of FROM the land. saw fixed white
light which. on computing with The esptsin, 1 wSk
f9- he ishi a. the Old Head a. Knsale hauled or me
,bu on he sarboAri tack heading south esss oy soun
Al o'clock considering We bad sun lent oo. s'refTS
TIA ctanrel course east b. s0Utn ana a. 44N'rl " ~
the land made shesd, the helm Was put sport snu
on conins rourd owing 10 the heavy ses then runu's
The .hio went ashore In lev minutes our OF QUE
hundred and ten human beings, passengers Sna cteN
ninety one oersaed among whom we're the captain snl
Tia second mate. Tue persons VINO were saFel ~ 81
,nair urooarty aud we're left nearly naked Every ex
erton "a. r1sds but owing % the Wild cir 90 Hhicn
the vessel struck and the darkness OF the n OF -.
iroossbls 10 make any EFFORT 10 save sny PAf' oil 'ns
ri, document was signed by the mate. two Of the
crew and joan Limerick Esq. local magistrate.
Arepogtsr from oae Of the Cork papers visited tae
OF tie fclgNrecks aLl kuAs Gr.cAA~'- 1850
ulscr preparatory q the melancholy occurrence 10
tni, fatal error which supposed the light 90 kccs sane
near Crookhaven 10 bs thst Of the Oid heso 'ne oi
trous results that ersued would spSesr 10 De- 10 con
siderable DEGREE attributable. The light on hocs si'
aad a. have been informed has been bat very recent
ly erected snd from 81 that could ascertain me re
,ponsole persons board appeared TO be gnossn' OF
its existence Whether such Ignorance involved cut
nsbie neglect will probably be matter tor future In
Tn ,hip VA. sssn hauled Of the land. and believing
SCI had sufficient ofns course Wa. seefea 10 Iels'ou
- the supposed position OF the Old hesd WHICH unue
the circ supposed 20 b the correct one
They KEEP, In this until quarter 10 ~ soeA
when the land slnsled immedisteS sness' ~.
orders were promptly given TO bring ner rounui Sus
the tremendous surf which beat upon the ROCKS
steiner command and Il was evident the a'eu 'nP
was Hooned A brief moment only ensued' sno one
terria, crash followed which instantly consigned nun
- =, s,srntv Ths single encounter stove 10 the en-
sire side OF the vessel and IN less ihsh nA ~ oy
there we're not two psnks together nor snsls nuoe
Of sDy description that could ah'Fo inc "7"n' "
10 eitner passenger or sailor -
nIks tina srester number Of these disastrous ocur-
rercss where respite OF sven few hours snofas he
uuhsouy sufferers means OF proOauy OF e'SsPr'
the vicums this occasion were nstsnuy u1Iou 49,
eternity without moments thought or pFepsIs uoh,
In ess than ten minutes out Of one hundred ano yen
amman beenss full OF life and hope, enjoying me gsd
anticipation Of meeting friends Telsu'es Su~ "'"'''
ninety two I'D ceased - exist ,,,
ais were rescued from the destruction when
ed their sssocises-sud 10 many instances iner e'cspo
WAS effected with Like assistance from IneH own
.,rrnsth or activity such the suddenness oil me
casmity-such the fearful havoc which aiew minutes
cr.sted-th., almost all board we're s,uPihes with
horror and ans sment sud rendered to1Sy iIse'e "
the appa ling catastrophe.
Tbs survivors, bruised and naked without shoe or
stocking Jacket or wsistcost scrambled up the rooN
which overhuns the 10 the hight OF nearly sixty leet
and after searching about for some time arrived az TWO
mlssrabls huts the only hunsn ienemens on the island
| Here they learned for the first time mat tney nS1
struck on the western point OF West Calf Island situated
10 the channel between the Vlsge OF Skul and Cspc
Clear i,-nd ani lying about four miles n'as ns NaPo
The two families xho reside upon the Island were 20
tally ignorant the melancholy circumstance unth tns
distressed and out mariners entered her ~fe'ch
ed cabins for the purpose OF craving 'nser iof tue
| night"
The same writer sdds-
ID NAV be proper TO mention here that the point on
which the NJ f.ted vessel driven nnorei Is one VI
the most dangerous the entire ceasi-tne rock rises
nsronsieulary 10 the height OF city feet sud al
ali seasons OF the year the swe 10 terrific On tne asy
after the wreck occurred the GoFernneni 'eei Dausei
passed throush the chsnnel for the purpose OIL asceI
tanlug wnetbar Il wss posslble 70 save any Po'"on
tina wreck or cargo but the slightest portion, ~ "tn
she could b. recognized, was nowhere 10 DC seen IN
the words Of one Of the officers, Il appeared As V<
shiD had been ground IN mill or "a II NUMBER OF car
panlers employed tor months ior 'ne mere puf'
pose OF chipping her into irssmen" OF 'ome 'hfee VI
| lour feet In length
The following account 10 from the Lirop0ol Mercury
At the moment when safety appeared all but certain
she struck, With tremendous c.asn Al quAf", 20 ~
| o'clock r N upon the wcst eide of Calf Island West
the cliff q; this side being perpendicular Tor some iorD
or fity feet above water and some twenty iahoms De
low on which tremendous sea beats ~ al seasons OF
the year Having recOiled short distance rom tne
conclusion shs again dashed broadde sgsnst the
rock with violence that clearly told She could no, nold
together more than few minutes. All tnose on deck
we're In the utmost di.msy, and The captain mate
second mate third mate, crew, and sucn PASSENGERS IS
had got on deck Immediately removed their CLONES eA
pectng 20 have swim for life.
on the vessel striking third time thu immense mass
Of strong timber quivered aud shook ike reed snd
gave evident signs Of an Immediate breaking up. Inc
captain mates and some OF the sailors got over tne
eesde sad hung BY the chains for shout minute
when the captain said be would drop into tns WAFER
and endeay0r 70 sw'm to tbs rock, and before Inc
mate had time b prevent him, he jumped into the
sea but almost Immediately killed BY stroke Of a
sea dsshiug him agsinsg tho rock When BE- mad dssp
pesred tbs perceived that the bottom OIL tne noDe
vessel was gone a. he fs the deck sinking down and
Al the same lme conceived he ships boat lJing,
bottom up and forming bridge between the deck and
the rock. Ga scrambiss toward H. he found u vas
proruding pieces OF cliff which was driven SONS ieetno
the side vessel and by which ne clsmoered on 70
place OF safety. Herehs turned 10 look on the scene
of destruction and death beneath. and be discovered ne
vas followed 10 the be hsd taken BY ie" OF ais
companions In misery while beneath them he saw, BY
the light OF Cr0okhsyen tower a vast number In Ihe
water crushed death BY the umoers Of tne snip As
they fell In quick succession from her sides his dtosu
full scene lasted about three minutes and from toe time
the ship struck uuul every timber OF her had been
broken into smsl pieces not more thant"eYe minutes
elapsed The mate then proceeded 10 collect those wac
cad escaped aud seeing there ware NO others 10 Wnom
no could give assistance, they proceeded 10 Chamber u
the smmi, Of the clin
The India Nail from Bombay Sept 80, and Csleults
the l6Ih arrived In London Nov T. bringing no news OF
importance The Earl Of DanOusie, the new Governor
General Of India lett London the ION for Alexandra
70 enter upon hs appointment
Parliament was opened by commission at o'clock or
the lstn when the House OF Commons proceeded u
the choice OF Speaker Dir. shaw LeieVre, the lsts
Speaker, vas reelected By unanimous vote snd NE
House I'd burned - the next day On the 18Th Il Wal
expected that the election OF Speaker would Be con
hrmed and the members Of the House sworn In Ih'
following day II was supposed would be occupied b,
business Of form when tbs Royal speech would Do DC
vered and the regular business Of the session wou
! begin.
The Archblshop Of York died At the Palace near for
Nov after an illness days 10 the sst year Of oil
sg- he enjoyed ths high dignity Of ns station aud per
formed he duties for period Of 40 years having oee
previously Bishop Of Carlisle for 10 years.
The Tiues announces that the vacancy In the See
YORK 10 - D. filed b. Dr. Musgrsye tia Bishop Of Here
ford and that BE- Is - replaced In his present See
Dr. Ham )den, Rsgi1s Professor al oxford.
ireland.
The murders and outrsges IN this unhappy islam
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