New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-26
The Brta Piumper.'


Game interest has recently been manifested by
ar .5yentures of a company OF divers, on the
.not where the Brig Plumper was wrecked-a
onsntity--we know not how much-of money
and other metals has been excsvated, some OF
which we have seen. Among them, BESIDE the
silver dollars, which is covered with gray rust
we have seen grape-shot and bullets the BRASS
mountings of the scabbsrds OF side arms, Ieasi er
sbeaths &c. The company which has orosght
these things 10 light, is partly made up OF three
or -four Iri shmen who several years ago were en-
Moved by the English Government and 1t Is SAID
thai from the wreck Of one English ship on the
coast of Ireland, they succeeded In bringing up
nineteen tons oil treasure Ihelr apparatus Is Oh
India rubber, consisting OF a jacket which COW
ers the divers, and in which, being supplied by
air forced by an engine through tubes, he can re-
main on the bottom half an hour with compare
tive ease. The company finally came 10 this coun-
try and in the Fall OF lSi7, during their excursion
fell ia with the wreck Of the 'Piumper. But
little was done at that time, and now, after being
sold out or united 10 company from Boston,
another attempt has been made TO secure the
wave-hidden treasures-with what success we
are unable TO say only are sure that lew OF
the dollars have arrived IN town
As this affair has awakened some interest IN tne
matter we have taken some pains to gather from
CAPTAIN Si.npson-(a man "a years OF age, VINO
now resides at " Mowats Harbor,' about miles
east of this plscel-who was Pilot oil the Inflated
vessel a few facts concerning her disaster, WHICH
NAV not prove uninteresung'
The PIumper' was a IL gun brg 10 DIS Ma,Ss.y
Goa W. service and was stationed about Han
C.wN On the 5th Dec. lsl2-the year In
whicb our last war with England broke out-the
. Ipmoer' upder command OF Lieut. Conn., James
Bray sailed from Halifax, for st. John, N b. hav-
ing on board at least $4,000 In specie, IN boxes
which had been placed on board oil her ior tne
nsvment of His Maiesty's troops. Wind and
weather kept her about Yarmouth for several
davs. when she entered the Grand Passage;
severe snow storm came on, aud the pilot deemed
IL prudent 10 haul the vessel to the wind aud lay
IN Tor the night. About o'clock the next morn
ing the pilot discovered that instead OF following
his instructions, the commander had presumptu
ously kept her away, and bad gained consldera-
HE distance TO the northward, he Immediately
told the master that he would have the vessel
ashore-and it was but few moments before they
discovered breakers within n few rods ahead OF
them-this spot was between what is called DIP
per Hsrbor' and Point Leprau, about a mlles
from this place, in north.easterly direction Inc
brig struck near the bows, and then swung with
n crash alongside an almost perpendicular chill
some 10 or 20 feet in hight. Captain Simpson
saved himself by leaping upon the try sail or main
boom, which swung toward the shore, and drop
ping on to the rocks-many others attempting 10
follow him, were preclpitated into the suri ana
persisted among the rocks, the boom suddenly CIV
ing way The Plumper had on board "a souls IN
Guiding two women-a Mrs. Tye, and the wife OF
the surgeon, who, with Messrs Graves, Canning
ham and Tye. were psssengers-44 OF whom
were lost. The vessel was total wreck, ana
nothing was saved The survivors after mucn
snfFer;og reached a house about miles from the
beach, and in a few days were taken off
Attempts were soon after made by means oil a
yiying-be or tub To secure some of the lost treas
ure, and at various times within the lastten years
many like efforts have been made, and considera-
proportion of it has been found cannot be ascer-
tanned. Many years ago. before we had any
knowledge of the affair, the rusty Plumper dol
lars were in quite extensive circulation.