New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-18
Los, OF the British steamer Tweed.

/ The Journal Of Commerce publishes the follow
INK account Of the los. II ne Tweed from Ex. OF
the D+arto Of Havana Of the Sd inst
MEsrpA Feb le-wiih the deepest sorrow We IN
sert the following paragraphs Of letter from sisa 70
respectsole gentleman u tnls city
The brF Emilio sailed for the North and to-day has
returned 5rn cling men whom she fell IN with IN
bost belonging 70 the Enssh packet steamer Tweed,
which the morning Of the l2th inst struck on the
Alscran and Vent Immediately &C pieces Among them
il Mr. John Davis. who hsd charge Of the mail 10 Vera
Cruz snd MS statement 10 taAi the ships company con
sisted Of : iaat there IS passengers. ineu-
ding txo aides and that when be len Asersn about
60 had been drowned Among other merchandise, she
bad 90 board LIS casks Of e-icksilveF.
Although the storm had not entirely ceased the
Emilio immedi stely core Up for Arcran for the noble
purpose OF SAVING Il possible. the survivors,
aEKiDA. FEB. 20-Ths orls Emilio has returned 10
sissl bringing Ihe passenger snd crew OF the Tweed
son OF Gen Fsr.ss More than 100 persons perished.
and among the number are four YgcAecoes, Vi, Mes
tor Escudero hs wife cousin OF the latter and serv
maid. Young Fsrias was Secretary of the Mexican
Legation . london whence he esne public business.
MERfDA Pet. 22-The loss Of the Tweed has caused
great sensation in every mind . since the return
Of the Emilio have learned some farther particulars
though cannot state tie precise humber Of the ost
but to-uorroW will prolish lis, Of the saved from
which will be easy Havana Ascertsln who are lost
Here the number OF victims appears 10 exceed 100
The night though not serene, Wa not extremely dark
or rempestuous Toe north Wind blew Dat only
fresh and gradually subsiding Il was about three
O'clock 10 the morning when the steamer struck ns sharp
rocks OF Aacrtn The cabin FIRST al AID Ia pershed
many in their hertas among whom were esumsole
coEntry NJ Eseadero snd his wife. The deck panks
confined dOauDg for fome une, and upon them we're
many o. the passengers AMI crew who sought AID from
God sud struggled Tor dear life IAze we're scenes OF
desperation which amid waiIngs and piercing erics
cannot be described even BY taose VINO were present
and participated chem some threw them-elses into
the water others blew their brains out with pistols
others cut their own thTosts while others saw in
plank the hope Of safety By little and Little the extern
ve plstorm which formed the deck gave way, and then
some were swept OF by the and 81 struggling 70
swim some 50 yards from where the ship pieces
20 where theJ could set their feet on land Never never
twg ht 30 long When at length the morning rose,
little groups were standing here and there wounded
naked snd hungry.
Those who we're on shore were only able to bring
barrel Of hour another OF BRAN and liftle vinegar.
paste made of this strange compound was their only
airnent They ashor- without provisions. without
help and exposed % death, some from exhaustion some
from discoursgemsn and others from hunger and tarst
bu; the Emilio made her appearance. and her whole
rushed into danger. performing acts worthy OF
general applause. The shiswrecked persons greeted
them with sweet tears OF acknowledgements IS their
friends snd preservcrs-
The loss OF the steamer i esamsed at q 10000.
The following are the of those Of the pessen-
gers and crew who were saved
Cabin Passeug0s-wm Ellis English; Lewis R. Price,
DO Benito Gomez Fafiss Mexican Emilio Bauccl
French Chas Ledward English; George Jones. DO
F Probst German; F NJ. DimOnd North American
Francis Castro Havana Antoine iierron french nos
+ Knox English Jose Maria Espino, Mexican Santiago
Hernandez Canary isles Juan LobO Antonio Miranda.
Jose Boiet and Angel Palscio spsniards.
SloTdse PassengGs-Agspito Gutierrez, Juan Tomaso
PenA, Joaquin Luengas. Juan Blsnco Victor Garcia
Rsndueles Francisco de Perea Jose Maria Ortiz Juan
lei Barco. Manuel Maria De Echasvarr AArss de BeTa-
Dionsio Oysrza5al and Ferrnin Meudis spAnisrds
Crec-George Parsons. captain; Edward Wilson, nrst
officer; Charles n Onslov, "a do; Edward bn5u Sd
do; Thomas RoNlett. marine guard Samuel b Row.
land, surgeon John Ballard purser John B. Cameron,
supercsrgo John smith boats Geo Fleming DO
Wm. FORK. VIM. bundy James BnscOe James Macy,
VIVA Green. George FCrl aud JOhn Layer, seanen
George Leney John Broad, keeper OF the siore-roon
Thomas Harms. George Bsrvick, Thomas suly John
Phillips Michael Msckrel Geo. Deal seAn1en Alex Nc
Kenzie chief engineer. John Morrison ID do David
Blair lih do. samuel Forster, Robert johnston An
drew Burr, Geo Low, John Wallace, Joseph Cox. sam
Gel Harris John Hsnny, Lucas Soyes obadiah Hi
Douglass Wallace. VIM. Allen. John Garnet Charles
Parker. John Mefian aud Charles Stewart bremen
Charles p MeCaoe steward Henry Hancock, George
MArOS and John Dawson waters JosePa S~stt, cook
John DAVIS. Lieut. RoyA Navy.
According tns list the number OF passengers saved
% OF the oficers and crew 50-nsking - IL az
TIE DiAro Extra says that the ships company number
ed s.. and that there were SIS Passensers-l43 10 al
TINS would 1--WE o. The number OF the lost But b
reesved ia Chsrleston there s pAsssn
gers and the company numbered $50 IN al II this
account Il correct the number Of the lost must have
been y.