New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-12
The Los. Of the Bsrbara--tntemen OF Capt.
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z. NJ. STEAssHIr HERNIA
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Nav YoEk Apu 10 Is4s :
d., my arrivslat Halifax | received the first in.
,eligenee Of the melancholy shpvreek OF the brig Bar
barr. on The coast az Sewfoundland, and read In the
newspapers r. Elections and eeusure on my eontnet In
u,rg 70 reader assistance 70 ihe Barbara OF 10 supply
her With ws,er-;o which refusal some Of he stale
nen,s published attribute The unfortunate cas- Of the vSs-
SCI beS T. request ths, yoa vii coise ne BY publish
Ing the following statement Of the facts
On The q Of Msrch LAT 46 e, lon - 20 strong sass AID
eouiy weather, With ps''oe 'now 'ho~efs' wing W oy
y We .feered from noon T. y. - miles noti z NJ.
u-ep Care Race 10 sigh; beafins y. BY w W. dis
tanr - niles C.pe BALLARD not in sight bot b-arns from
,r.i,ion Z brg SIGHT 10 SsFc lyins 20 under
ri.,rse-d main .op.al hesdns ID shore, ana .howin
.igrs Of distress distant about one 20 one and hsf
miles Ga observing thus bore do"n ard SPOKE ne Bar
a.. ~ Halifax short OF water 10 blowing Al the time
a hard gale With heavy We could not supply her,
/ ans hai ed Der 10 bear up Tor The land
TIE se,ve a extractei from the log.boOk We wsited
r short time and finding there was no possibility Of
supplying her with wafer. as no boat could have oeeh
lowered In such sea then running. and zee rs
confident that the Barbara could reach port during he
psbt the l,ra being - hsye stated, In sight, and hs
wind leading. proceeded oa my voyage cannot Tor
moment imagine low The loss OF ihe Bsrhra car De al
tributed 10 set Of mine, since htl rstn.ne h-
ural be weather hsi mocerSe % sufficiently 70 w OF
ny sending Wstsr on hoard. her destirsron wtTd OF
course st have - Johns and DO WAS 10 sudrhyof
iug 10 mske thst hist the melancholy 'oss occurred
ltis zl.o mentioned hist = len thened communo,tnn
ha4 passed between myself snd hose on ocsIa ne pN
thing ressdius The position n which hoss on board that
vessel we're placed IAls as not ne case As n1Afy rs
car reeolleel. the follo~ins en- thst psssed:
When a'sed by What they wsnted, heard the reply
distinctly Short Of water and also the word pass
era nut nothing uofe the vessels beiug tn
minutes within hail. the sea running. as have 81
ssdy mentioned 80 high a. the time a. II nc boat couc
have lived answered, cannot supply you; the land
close to why don't Jou be,r up TOR ~ Not supposog
for hat the expression shOrtof implied beinS
eatirsy destitute Of wasr snd mere being no sppA'e9'
xertons on the part OF those on tSAd 20 rsaen
,ghch they could have done short time the impress
Of ny officers aud PASSENGERS belrs, "a 10 S.s my
that tney not entirely out ~ wterncr has u
been shown that they wereand the vessel being sP-
oaren,y perfectly sound IN hull aud spar did not think
myself justified Ia remaining by her Noiwithsiandins
ae advice given when last seen BY u.s. the Barbara cen
/ unued standing 10 ses.
II is fsrh-r sised that the wind was oil the lsni and
blowing 20 hard that Il impossible 20 make &C. By
examining the ptsilioo OF the vessels given it will he
evident 20 every one thst had the Bsbary been the
oppsits tack and carried what sail pcss bic, lhe
soald have fetched M eNastyl nearly Cape Bsard
NAV also non that on the forenoon Of that day the
Wind suihwsrd OF wssl from which AN led TO Re
eve that ths Barbary must have been much closer TO the
l.nd then than when met with her.
Barbra published IN the Journal Of COmmercs and which
have just seem the wind s stated 70 have been south
vest which vans fair wind c0Gld blow for ~ Johns
hab5r. The following from the 81. Johns Chronicle
shows clearly s that the blame has been nJrty
attached me- that the loss altogether 70 De a.
rbuIed 10 The mistakes Of those In charge OF the Bar
bas and ~ their not ava In themselves Of the opporIu
nifty getting the vessel 10 place OF safety when they
The BWo4Is sequsnt IS made Reuews port only
Il miles 10 the uOrhg ard Cape Race, and but j IRON
where pose her without shy accident that have heard
OF which place the captain took 10 be Caps Breton hAv
ng been sled BY the Om EGGS chronomster, which she
had received ca b0afd-(fhis q most u1seeountsOe
mistake the brs bsus supposed 20 b. SO mile. Of ong
tnde nearly from her True ccstioD The "a mate aud one
4 the bands OF the Omega seat Shore ~ ReneSs for
me purpose ~ getting pilot sks the Barbara in snd
of water out the rot refused 70 20 iather
than hallway between tls shore sud rhe bris obferying
that .h- was too FAR a. and that he would wait until she
osms IN. in the mean time the Barbara attempted
r.a Tor - Johns and in doing 40 nstook Hesrts Point
[ Pc H.rio Ca .
Of his mistake his vessel was wrecked sea 20 many nNes
unfortunately l1st
should have c0nsf.r-d Il my duty o. fanan By her un-
m could have s0rd-i her whatsvsr assistance shs mght
hsve required bus IN the position IA ~nieh found he'll
complete IN isils and il'tlng huo nun li5- lioI
with the land in sisht distant only twelve miles WIN
a leading wind, l submit to yOu that tina es's Is an
entirely different one, and deeply "A ospo,e the uHlD
loss, feel n co1scsuce that am perfect,
free from any bsu censufe 30 which am sustained
BY the opinion o. MIR stndord eenti-nan VINO IVES on
hoard az the time and Sho has retained With me 70 So
York ieel convinced that when nelug 'nce OF ths
.hipwr-ek aud tbs impu'aons cast upon ne fe'cn rns
and The her pssseDsers who were On board VIII al
vi iogY give their testimony IN my vindicstion ane ea'
from "a c.nsufe az tho pssssnssrs VINO nave
nov arrived the Hbsnia bAye sIeady done, 10 letter
which they have sil signrd =. c,,,,,.o.,
Your ocedient servant, N sdASNOH
The uuders ned. passengers In the steamship lberus,
having seen a. Halifax In the Nes-York Weekly He-aG
Of An APRIL letter from Boston correspondent sccus
log Capt shannon commanding the Hbernis ofsross IN
humanity on hi. passage England md hsvog witnessed
his constant an3 unrr attention 10 The Management OF
hs shit during the present voyage well as experienced
hs courtesy sud regard for their o~n welfare aud comfort
In sNauic into The truth ~ TINS chsee present 10
the rubhc, the following correct statement OF he
fact derived from examins.u Of the ohaers, osbcos
information gwen by zoe OF their own number, VINO
Wa a passenger with Captain shannon at he tios.
TLatwhsn passna Cape Rar-, tie ~ionndlan1l on NE
westward The Hb.rna fell In "a tho brig b>rosrs Of
Halifax, lying 10 under elose-reet I'd ntoP'Ai tnd
havnss snsl Of distress reg On bearing down aud
que her
water but understanding from their expression inst
they were entirely destitute and Il being utterly mpos
give them supply Che sssrunnips 90 high that
pen boat could have lived they were advised ~ zap
tsn shannon to bear up tor land which wss then IN ssht
y miles d,nnt and which they could have easily gained
the wnd then blew. The resu, proves the Jadieous
OF the advice OF Capt shannon Tho land was made
sud the brig reached safe harbor which, owing to soma
uuaccounsbe ceumstsnce she ef for another in the
attempt TO reach which she was wrecked
The folio wing from the 81 JohRs Ledger OF 7ih March,
may perbss light upon this untortuna ate and
melancholy event This article, after nanatlng the par
dculsrs Of the case, thus closes.
But there yet many details OF painful interest no
which It IL unnecessary 10 enter, and we fear that there
we're some irregularities on board the Bafoafsy over
which after dresdful catastrophe that which has
teen experienced, We may well draw SWELL In regard
to Of ths nature, while 50 many noble instances
hays been exhibited OF fearless and intrepid COURAGE
wherein the officers # tho Nasies " England. America
and France nave molly perled life and property 10 res
cue those the Ia distress ard which have awak-
sned feeling. ~ gratitude and pride 10 the breasts Of all
who have heard read Of them, and drawn forth suitable
npblie tsstonla we would not therefore have Off
GER whose only misfortune in his inability 70 render
aussnce unusy condemned. AID nope that the public
will do justice 10 Capt shannon and, with u.s. iuy acqalt
/ him Of he charge
Steaps,hip Hlbsrnia, ApriIo lsis
sIGSATUkEs.
| John Y Sanford Missouri James Denbolm Quebec.
| I..vi.W Tsppsn Boston. r. W. Harris, Canada
w B. Duncan. Prov RI. John Rmith, Montreal.
! r. Nellison, Aix-ls-C hspells h. J. Whitney, do
! j. q. Hsssrt. P,ris. A. ID Bell Quebec.
| Jas Csws StsfoTdshire, Eng James Reed, -.
/ lothian Post, New York. T.. EdmonstOne, -
/ Robert @ Remssn, do. w w Bunnin London.
/ J. Wsllsce Ne Orleans Fuller, New York
/ A. NcKssrd, Jr. Glasgov. James Lsnox. do
Smith Suffer- Jr New York George Linn lone OF the sur
| George II hastings do yiyorsl .
] in Rae, Prince Ruperrs Isl Walter Coquhon, montreal
/ Wsmy,s NJ simpson DO James Dohsrty, 81 Johns NIB
| Jno Rchardson. @. Britain John Thomas, DO
! r. Hersent, France. John Cooper new iofk.
| = Alrrsnd.r DO Jarnes Armtsgs, Liverpool
/ Tossnb Evsns Ireland Jose oh Norton. Manchester