The New York herald., 1850-12-28
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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP OHIO At NORFOLK.
Account Of her Passage from Havana.
s0NE MILLION OF GOLD DUST ON BOARD.
The Passengers and Mails.
&c. &c. &c.


The b4ealnshlp Ohio ut Norfolk.
rcHK PARTICULARS OF HER pIsAsrER-AMouSr OF
GOLD DUST ON BoARD-THE MAILS AND PAssKN-
eFRs--AwArrINo ORDERS, Ero.
NOaroLx, Dsc 27, 1850.
The Ohio put in here yesterday afternoon. She had
three hundred and twelve psssengers-nesrly two
hundred and nfty from Californis she also brings
the Californis mails to the 18th ult, and about one
million Of dollars In gold dust.
She started nom Havana. nrst the 18th inst ;
'Aer hrst revolution blew out the head OF . eyin-
der and unooupled her engines She started again,
on the 10th, with engine, and made good
hsadway until the 22d, when she struck BY heavy
gale. The boat heavily strained and damaged,
and Laid to until Monday evening" the 2Sd She then
got under way again, and sprung sesk at O'Clock on
Tuesday morning. The crew were unable to keep the
water down and the res extnguished Ten feet OF
water IVES In the hold, and all the pumps were
put In requstion, and bsiling resorted to- which
was continued until Wednesday at without
ion, until the water waslow enough build ares Steam
was then put on and constant bAng req Quisits
to keep the fires frsm being sxtinguishsd until they
-eached the wharf at Norfolk.
She is consider ably injured Her furniture is all
broken with three Of the iron braces and ths damage
Il not less than $4,000 She will have to be taken int
che dry dock 1t Is stated that she broke one of her
engines while her passage from New Orleans to
Havana.
The Hon. Reverdy Johnson who . passen ger from
New Orleans pumped lsborously 1t is said that the
captain told him privately, toward the end of the
passsge, that the ship would sink in two hours The
Anal subsidng Of the gale aud the unremttng labors
of the and crew. secured the safety Of the
vessel. The water, at one time, washed completely
over her deck The only injury to those board was
to enc who had his arm broken.
The passengers by the Ohio have published card
.exsnerating Captain schenck from all blame. Capt
g. opposed to landing at Norfolk but the passen-
gers insisting he yielded to their wishes.
The o. will await the orders of her owners In New
Fork.
Annexed is list Of the passenger who left New Or
leans, In The Ohio, for New York
YoR Nav YoRK.-Hon Ksverdy Johnson, late u Attor'y
General; Col Albert Ramsey Of Pa hon q renn, Mem
Ser Of Congress from La; Cen Hopard lae senator
from r. and lady; 1t slaushssr, U sAi Jas Tuck,
NyerQ kcAdsm, strawpridge Jas Moody pasiel aor-
Miss Mayer, Mrs Emerson MIRA Couillard Jas For.
xsy, II sehless,nger. Henry Hitchcock, Hasgerty
Hurdoci, Jpo Gibson. W n Gibson. MAYOR. Miss arch
u Powles, Miss Julia Wood Lazeux aiser Jno Lynch
@ WAlsingham Master Leon, ii Hisman, Schoenin-
r ialioy schsrhn. Benars, p Ceonsy. Jas Began
odish, W Mallory, " Parker W Durbrdge, u Bsrth;
vat. 9 Riehsrd.on, @ RICHARD Mrs pela Pun, and
OF PhiladslphsJohn Rex Gussavrs English aud Mar
tin. OF New York. Geo Lesson, Anderson, Yan-
dyke n Y Butler. d II Ferguson @ W MeCarren A Fav
sager, II Johnson, w Creighton, l. Weld.
We have received the st of those from Caliiornis