The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-18
TWO CENTS.
Marine Affair.

ofAr John W. Crats charged with combining With Jas
I: woodbury.; tn. complaint !; made y s..asi
ton, undervritsrs-thst Jas W Wilson, Of said Bss.
ton the 25th day Of July, 1s4s did oonsprs com
said Boston vifulIy and oorruptIy to procure 70 b
cast away, burned or otherwise destroyed the ship
HON. ., Wiz rnssns 20 'ns Nsp
| Mesrs DiMMocx, CURrs, and QUIrcv, Of the War
rem Hope ana Neptune one.s testified to the nsss
Ty. ali being dii ps.sons9 ' VIII s sSs
EshNrIER DAvn-vi.ted Cape Cod to see the wrsck
OF the ship Eran.ln. Arrived 4th; vent for under
nearly due from centre Of WsiassSs Ssss:
number Of articles had come on shore; saw ooSSn'
the body being found and sent sailor to dsntifv H.
sent 1t to Boston, In accordance with Mr Craft,: rs
email leather vslise, marked with CAPTAIN SmtS,s
mare also broken writing desk and articles attached
Isaiah Hstch several letters were handed to Witns.s
have seen these papers before have been in my pos
fad they in the vslise from the SURF whom
! first saw them they we're out Of the vass, and had
bsen dried; have the appearance Of having bssn vet
and dried. The vslise then Identified The Dis
trict Attorney then put In the following letters:
Boston July rs l84s.
Captain Smith Dr. Sir thought would write you
oy on the ships $500 1t the Boston AZ 500 ~ The
Merchants their Is $4,000 upon the freight to Coasters
1t London send you this account for yosr instruo-
tions Mr. John WCrst and has every confidence
in your promise and hope to you Bossn in the
short time Of thirty dogs have been thinking the
beat way to abandon let her leak and whsch your
opportunity to leave her and before you Isave rol
Barrel Of the TUrpentine into the cabin and Are her
however tiH leave oil this your own Best judemenf
their ship loft Boston three days before YOU and
has been lost the Bahamas bound for New Orieans
MI Crafts and myself are anriOsy await,ng your
return to Boston as not hopeless but and true
a. the sun rose this mornins the ship reasso ofwsst
oasset months old 473 tons lies 1t Chsrsstown ct Mr.
Csswslps wharf laid for the want Of business the
owners vili , sell her for $4,000 $4,000 cash, $4,000
months, $4,000 do do $4,000 do do
DR. Sr this letter has been wrote with consent Of
w and myself, hopeins TO receive Your answer In
return on receipt of this now; while write We are
veTsing about the matter.
IremsiA Yours Respectfully JWW
s Write your letter to VIC
The following Is In pencil mark
Captain Smith plese to dstrusr the letter -
ss you Ride dit
Ps. Capt smith-Dr Sir We have 1t last seen your
arrival after leng passage We were in some
nost prostrassd whom he you reported out, but
insure him that leaving port ON our coast II will b
to your Promises: note comes due ON the 10th sept
for $24O0 which their 10 pay but shoud We
gee it reported Of your loss the parties would b. salts
next month DR. Sir this will be the Eternal Making
Of M ALL not 1t will damn rs forever, but that cannot
faction and ours wrtsus ON receipt ana lot rs know
whom you will be able to get awsy.
|
JWW&JWC
DEARCAfr. sMIrH-Iwe to puot my letter in the
post office and before sent 1t received yours Of the
20, You can't tell how much good It done me to
csive another letter from you am glad to hear that
you are SO we'll hope that your health still con-
that you will in expressing 90 much anxiety
| In relation to the ship cannot help 1t have nov
do.te but what you vim doe every thing strate but il
you should be sick or emmy thing happen to you IL
would all be over 80 these thought make feel bad
but will try to keep the best side out and trust in
fdon ma hmm ~h atu a..
much that hardly knew 10" ' 1n.s
"ncS x 30 oue excuse oil my bunder Yours With full
I'm penei) II this should como to hand in season
hopes Of coming to Boston it will afford ne deal Of
comfort to know but more to you doAt fall pos
siDls, A line from you charm me more than Ill my
Ps hope that your passedgs to London wont
exosed 46 over
THOMAS DUFFY, seaman on board shin franklin. was
then callsd-Ths Franklin was lost ON Cape Cod March
1st was at the helm a. the tme ored ct O'Clock
and hove IT, told how water shsrs sns
said she would hold; he continued to hesve the lad
until fhp struck at six O'Clock; bad anchor down
anchor let 60; ooad Cape Cod ct hslt.psst
Ave O'Clock; heard breakers ct three O'Clock, and
called the captain; he said 1t could be breakers
At three O'clock there would have beer no difoulty
IN keeping on shore but ct four O'Clock, when 70 an.
chorsd tesre WAS scarcely any wind When the Dap
tain hrtt came on deck he gave orders to her off,
tho wind was south when she struck the captain
ordered more chain to be paid out the main
cut away ct half past o'clock-ths wreck did not
drift much from the place where the second anchor
Wa let 60.
After the miEen mast IVES cut away, the main top
mast and forstopmsst were cut swAy--ths bulwArks
were cut away and tackle rggsd got out the long
boat. The captain looked at his almanac, end said
that was high water and that at low water We could
get ashore without drownng-the vessel then broke,
and the captain gave up getting out the boat; tried
get lines ashore, but could not could people ON
shore; they were trying to get out whale boat but
could not; 1t swamped twice 400 IN \ q q.
he rot thA lad tas ant h.
placed them forward Of the windlsss--the see VAS
breaking over the ship very bad-ws found that the
captain was wrong about ths tdeAfter this six sea-
men, the captain, mate, and passenger got into
the boat and then the captain cried out to cut her
awaysome In the vessel said "No let others get inn
One Of the sailsrs In the boat then her swsysh
went two lengths of the ship and then capszedthnk
saw the captain for moment after this to wiudwsrd
"a part Of these on ths ship taken eff by whale
boat, and others walked ashore Boston Traveller,
Msrchl6.
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