New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-17
Burning OF ship Risa,of bost'n-""e'

Burning OF ship hisn,o'
Crew saved
n, U.5,s.5,v the schooner Duxbury, Capt
cB,riryb.r, .-rives q, Norfolk from Jeremis' bound
70 Boston cso,slr c put in for provisions, having on
board the crew Of the ship Riga, Heard, OF Boston,
f,or, Savannah hop,a 70 Work. which WAS burned
AZ sea on n. u %; n lst 3O' 3D. ION 10 - ~
had made = raft upon which ana N po1r - -
their escape from the burning sop anu ~ 49,
posed until A NJ on TIE ia Snen tney were P'osr
d,utsliv fallen In With % the Duxbury, alter having
In the interval Of I've days been passed y oiher Ves
90. which DID not notice them Who took mem %
board sud trested them VIM ins' 80. AIM
ness which commands their lasting gratitude.
The following Ia the narrative OF TINS eriipe olsas
ter published IN the Norfolk BsaooH oy Capt Heard
Maros q Hal M-smos- bezen 10 az ne eani', -
before COZ get snything OCT Ne smoke 80 20 l-
10 cAur- ..-ocsaon and compel us 10 absa1o -N-fy
thing here having only saved osJrsi Of nrrs- - =,
shgl % ne rsnr ard psri Of he crew And inca 20
Keep the ire uud While ihe msie was -u poged WIZ ne
getting out ne lorsbosi ard Jaw Let q anchors
sross ~ gv-g a, chance leave the ship Amer get
ing ne 100 y-boz 10 The waller We found n-r o. % l'
sh- would no. so.t snd were Oh ICED % sbsnion ner
n. ~ -or5r@rr@i bu ding rat. which We eonsgruc
81 win sosrs .psrs snd four y wsier casks one eAsS
being lssh-d aiesca corner W : ss - -. sc - re-
and found u fosie6 very hghL. Ilsl 80 - p - =,
forward par % the ship 80 yr ne l-n ~eis
save nall portion Of ne aann So ~. 80
Of bread sshec upor 70. rsi ana -. ll NC "a E
places Of pors MOI hAVns s4l.sn- vessels ~
which 70 pat water, Of hal mos neeesssIy Ae.s 80
very shOr whole siocG snol ,ilnt 10 spOlt ~
lons si6.An u he Sd heng hen nolr anl +" "
ron Ihe he sncE" drove u ron il- gall nu
ing there 10 possible clsnce Of gens ne IRE un -
AMI a. The de-ss we're gesHnZ v-rf noL Ing -
voud sool burst We prepares " es.e &c - p nc
males srd fge 90 TEE rti ana myself sna io.f nee y
he BOAT with NJ raa The usies steward snd n.y.
,sif hac hui wnsi we ih-n stood n . ,
Asys len M .rp III smoke VS. ,orcink iis WAy ol o
the seams In h.r .d- az and 81 q the = hlis OCT %
h-r casi, -indows and oompsn.on-~sy. Aier 9u.ins
distance from he si1 40 ned NJ hAi n-s1N az
could be mat- with he rs 10 toE conc uded % s'p 10
night = the sho for vhie n hopes inst some vessel
mis- 30 by The great hght ard run dow 20 -
Al n the n z-n u al over the SIDE AID ne deck
appeared % burst The lsm-s gradually ~orsng t1ef
Wsy fJr~sr1 no he msir mast " -n b. ne board
AID ne FIRE burs OCT d h- h.ich The .hp by hs
Tine appeared to nearly 10 he water an sthoush
rssrd about The foremaE ans ho~spri every hirg Ut
rema ned ususl owing 20 the srchors seung a drsg
and Keeping he ships had 90 he wind A = VI ne nrr
yorFe m. Tsy 10 The f'rehah he sal. the fore
as csurht r. short time the iorei0pmss euf over he
side leaving the 1r-lsti sIfrg TIE nTe now found IL
way on on The bowsDri, And csushi the ihs
TIE ship row Oae 30 % mass OF hr- presenting
q grand snd % n .iusson most swfg ant ap-
p,rg app-srsnr- ThrOug ho1 The uis sept In ssh
n the shp having hope. hat some vessel m gh be a.
-, IN bsr5s se4rnrv occupied n watching he pro-
sress flires jet the day ds~rrd On me en- NE
rem sin1er II he snip Suddenly dissppeaf- II uow
seemed II The last nE broken aud end-svonng %
cheer snohsr much as possible and ending
ousrves 10 God puiihe boats head 20 ne ~ind Fsd W"
The vsiner bei,g fae and hs sss ioersbly smooth the
rsn msie 'ery good weather though hui le headwsy
Throga he day the weather continued zoe Toward
NIGHT dropped down alongside ~ he ran and gave hose
on their portion Of Tie ~sieT caution ~ men 20 keep
good through the night Tor vessels Toward morn
l
ard by dsysh ne 5.h 70 was blowing strong AZ
from ih- \. b. with rapidly Increasing ses o. mar
put me boats head 10 me sea % keep
oar siuAron va. now very ehu-a'. every sea was
rEkicg complete breach ovr the ran IN nc h'rfto'l
Of The b The mod-rai-d and again pat ne boat
before the wind Masking what sail We could on ne ran
with blankets.
Tie raor1nr Of the 6h dsrn-5. sni no sail IN sish -
The men lhoug much exLsusei hy being constant wei
sul seemed u show great iouIde, aud throus hout me
dsv were In good spirits AhOui3 TIE ilyIi cry or
sail b. " from the ran inside al and leap The 'sl sp
pesred 10 he schooner. besrnR shout sni distant
- mi The wind beng light from me eastward
Immediately css % from The rsil and pulled - A. 10 cut
of ne sail poss e' which bad NJ dpuo ~ DO
ing n The wind continue usnl Airr pulins soul ~
hJur. succeeded no coming up siih her were stef
on 1ors She proved the schooner Duxouy, Of DuN-
/ bury Capt jams Cunningham.
AGer erurng oar host Captain C. kept swsy ia search
Of tho which ne bad osi sghs Of 30 Il vas then daf
Al about y 81 The IN the ran wa discovered su
about o. NJ we csme up with snt ioos ne remainder
Of the from i, 10 number, including The mate
who reported having been passed thai mnfnng ~
OF which came near that he men uron ihef
decks distinctly visible moving sbout Il !. u he
hoped inst he ran was not .een hv hen AZ ney Nll On
their shorty before the shnoner GENE up Win r
ri. Belgian brg snd Dutch gal lot shof ened .ai and pre-
pared 10 send their hOas Aonssde NE Ish 81 ere ~
/ hist A. part Of the we're already on board Of the
er which Then nearing the ran, they would not
| need their assistance
Much praise il due 20 the brig and gaoi for heir good
intentions. and would say, hst ne ofeefs and crew o.
ningbs sod I'M. MAZE aod crew fr their benev alien
| uln 10 them while on board q their vessel
Ac.as III. aat- .es ossr. art rev Of th. ,hF Rse.
Bo.tar a4rai he q Of March having cu-trei ran
upon sleh COMMITTED en.@rs, 20 A~ oc~a',
h- un he a4h ~ The
fle beng fallen Slh tf The hf Dutauff Csft
ClunnEha If putbu Der hums1e corarfe 1ot on too o
bad Csn Heart four thsf te
rrH- about nu' De- ufe@1~f '.''rrs %" 'at si
! .atlas a. r-ralaser cd fi~ saf CfeF. uu fle itt
On 6Hi Who fs fNs rnrs arf t- waves hf Ir
90 Ssh Boz ts manner 0 render -rtfs'I aif etr
| -f fhslks Captain Carrir-isH. ar u- meet ra. De-
livery CERTAIN death art also % BIS mate ard crew
sla their lowered sn1 rs iror ue ran
art -foaf removal board u-.i their 4uro-t sai-ss' o.
] I-r- ufrfs srf suf-rr-s
JotsJ H-,i N,.i.r. csr-, Rr- i., 90 s, ro. Jor-.
Jobs pl s-ofr- Mlsa-f. Dave Wasf- ~rfer
Donsi-- jane. hs.a John Common, samuel hi Johr smith,
| NHitrI "
bard the Duraa0 Mani d. ai &c. oas % rs Ne -
| ongs O. Nes lct
The Risa, It will be recoscted, put into savannah
some time since. on her voyage from Norfolk tor Mar
sas, having sprung leak shortly after leaving that
p0r, IN November, where she underwent some repairs