New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-22
NETWORKS TRIBUNE.
. Hurricane on the AtIan,ic-The Erie.

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W. have already given some account OF the ter
,,sc ,.lc which the L. ;. storeshiP Enc encoan-
80 ., her late passage ont TO the Mediierra-
Tho following fuller and clearer narrative
h.. ma, been communicated for The Tribune
g, AFTER writing the last sentence
80 "a took up Lamartines Girondists and
80 10 quite late hour. The motion OF the yes
sel sfterwsrd prevented my sleeping and occu-
pied my mind in tracing in Imagination the scenes
a. yiydly depicted the page OF the Poet states
,oen. lfancied hOw terrible must be the uprising
ol a million Of infuriated citizens, maddemed by
The memory Ol their wrongs, conscious Of their r.
rcsi,t,ble strength, baffed by an imbecie Court,
threatened BY conspiratOrs at home and kingy co.
slitions abroad, and gosded % frenzy BY dema-
cogues until the voice Of Reason, Religion ald
Humanity we're drowned In the roar Tor vengeance
!, was nt,ing prelude 70 what about 70 witness.
Before morning visited by one Of those t.r-
Die Tornadoes which commencing in the Gull OF nex'
leo whrl along the whole border Of the AtsntS Coa
during the months Of August and 5epiemoer-et loose
suddenly aud sweeping IN their resistess msfcn I'D
thing on the land and on the ses-uPrOouHg iolss-
salfng or dsmsn,ing Vssse' soa .,oy. "a XII Of
strength Of the builder ssd the precauuohs Cd 80,
the sailor IL has been my fortune 10 ~ ihuch oh 'u'
Ocean and % have seen some Of tne ss'es 'Pueeu
he the heaviest la the soain Isen. s -, Sy o.,
the China seas and the fortnefs Of ihs Jul "i Meh
. -, ,bis "A. surpassed not only any VstatOn u
the winds" have ever seen Out an tnng ever i"sg
ioed Of the fury Of the hurricane Occurring on me
o4tb of september suppose u VIII oo eehoishy re-
eogpxed as the Equinoctisl Gsle
tys we're about 90 miles SW Of the Grand Bank
We had eDdesyored 70 run up our casting under dou
IL reefs sharp bfaccd against strong oreezes Veenng
from southwsrd and eastward " the southwark and
westward The ses had been Irregular and running
hiab The ship. under easy sail, A. the breeze iued
vas very uncomioftaoe u was proposed 20 yum GUY
the reef and set the top gallant sails - STEADY the Ves
seI a, the wind appeared 10 be dying away, but the
prudence Of the Captain fortunately prevailed over
bolder counsels The old adsse was sPPosfey quoted
Sou wesers die hard and supported by reference 70
the Ontario nearly capszed twelve years ago THIS very
day under precisely the same circumstances Inc
.dage indeed proved true The spirit OF the storm was
~ .ntsr into and this failing Sou wester a. Al
zs. of old are said " enter into and reyivy the Dooe'
Anon, A NJ the wind began 10 ireshen, and by the
time the courses and spsnker bad been TAKEN TO- nsn
suddenly Increased TO a gale the topsals already
double feefed were clewed down when the TORNADO
came numbering upon US, with overwhelming VI"
lence The tOpsals and the courses were IA ~" mo
nnents rent from tbe botropes and torn to rOoons
Other sails which had not been set but for greater 40
eurty had been recently furled ever we're blown out
Of the furng lines The top gallant mssr s"ayeo 70
and fro like reeds were twisted on and DANCED oy 'e
shrouds and stays Of which snapped IKE tnreads
The topsal aud lower yards were wrenched rom tn'
sling. and tusses cockbilled aud swayed u ana fo
With frghtful rapidly the wrought iron husses or
ipebe. Ia diameter snapped asundef Ike britue
ga.. In less than ten minutes every sail was split sno
every spar adnft and II seemed that masb aho MI nus
Inevitably by the board. Sucn was inc STATE %
ming. when | went deck The horizon had con
seted 10 the outline Of the vessel or rather there
was horizon for IL was a. II sea and sky were s"S'
lowed up Ia a suspended ocean darn ohnolng mist
torn from the surface OF the waves swept with such
force that struck upon the face like fine Sand aud 80
intensely salt that left adherng crystals completely
enyeoping the vessel The sea was barely dstn
gushsbe. The waves, beaten down 70 CLASSY
level and carved by the sheer force Of the wind escaped
In enormous surges which threatened 10 engulf US
Although there neither thunder nor rain, every
other sosnd drowned in the deafenng roar OF the
tempest The trumpet was useless, Tor no Otoer couo
be heard from one side of the deck 10 the other OR
dcrs we're conveyed principally by gesture or only
heard by voceratiDg close to the ear The crew
driven from the forecaste and waist clustered on inc
quarter deck cnging for support 10 the weather bull
warks Those who attempted 10 look 10 windward
shrunk under the bulwsrks to recover their breath
The stern boat caught by violent pun was rent 10
pieces ss If II had been pssteboard, sud the chah
,heet Of inch iren carried straight out thirty
or forty feet sustained and snapped like csach whip
emitting FIRE throughout their whole length AZ the INK
inpinged against each other. When reached The
dock lying to under the remnant OF the sphl
main trysail, the only canvas LETT us. The snip was
careening almost 10 her beam ends The vessel 10 one
Of the old sloops oi.war with an additional deck Inc
lee rail was under and remained so many min
ues at time without rightng and seemed Ms though
each puff OF increasing violence must send us over
Any sing 10 deck sloop oiwar, encountered win ba'
terry must have gone down. Standing between the ISL
Iieutentant aud Captain, heard the former remark
with a calm emile 'She cannot stand this much longer
But few moments" replied the Captain, with his
usual composure Although II was hoped that the top
mast would CO. and every provision had been made 70
clear the wreck In such an event. stu II could not DC
regarded but with the greatest apprehension and as OF
very doubtful issue. II thought best to resort u
the dangerous expedent of scudding. The helm was
pu, up but the vessel refused to of. At this mo
rnent of anxious suspense the wind shifted and took
by the lee quick thought the topsa sheet was cut
aud we were the other tack, but not until the ship
was popped by n tremendous sea, which knocked in
the dead lights and filed the berth deck with water
The deck was scuttled as as possible.
Ps-since the above written, on the I'd Oct We
fell in with the French bark Manne,te 80 days from st
Domingo with a cargo of mahogany, bound for Hsyre
completely dlsmantled by the late hurricane BY his
log he about 50 leagues South of the Grand Bank
Ats PM Sept %, hove to under close reeied msntop
sail and main try sail. Al NJ wind Increasing the
main yss gait carried away and both the sails ~
AN. main top sail splt-scadded under bare poles
Wind increasing 80 hurricane from the south SAIL
were blown from the yards and masts in danger OF go
Ing by the board Al $50, hurricane suddenly shte'
oNW, bringing the vessel by the lee. Mken wa
cut away aud ship payed of. At M main mas
went by the board ship popped, rudder hoa
splt cabin dashed TO pieces instruments and chart
iost bread was spoiled and water swept overheard
AZ could communicate we sent bread wat
sr charts and nautical Instruments and at the reqaes
Of the Captain escorted his vessel Into tsya the near
est port