The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-13


| ADDITIONAL ACCOUNT BY TELEGRAPH.
BosroN, Feb. I2-l9 M.
The steamboat Rhode Island wss lost at see on her
voyage from New York to San Francisco; nine Of the
passengers and three Of the escaped In boat aud
were taken on board Of the schooner Mary Ann OF
Thonsston, Capt Crockett from New York for &C.
Johns, r., from which they transferred to the
whaling bark Richmond which arrived at Providsncs
yesterday morning.
The remaining passengers and Grew, thirty.two In
number, were left on board the boat, which was In
sinking condition. and II Is feared that they we're lost
although they had boat and quitting away the
upper deck to make . raft, when last seen.
Three more drowned In attempting to reach the
bost-one Of them wss supposed to be Mr. Shsmstsr,
who had placed his wife in the boat and failed to -
cure his own rsssty in It,
When the men arrived board the schooner there
brig in sight, about four miles to the leeward Is
possible that they may have the wrsok or that
the crew Of the steamboat may have reached her on
the raft which they were making There is also hope
In the fscQ that the spot in the track of vessels from
the West indies and the Gulf Of Mexico.
The following account Of the disaster has been fur.
rfhsd the Issear by the second mate who arrived in
AT three o'clock, P. NJ on the 25th Of January the
and smooth sea which oontinusd until Saturday
aftern at which time the wind hauled south, AID
blew gale until Sunday morning; during which time
the thip worked badly At IL NJ. although the wind
was lighter. still there heavy cross run ming
which strained her so much that va obliged to
throw go 70 tons Of coal from
tighten her. During the afternoon when the sec had
gone down she vent along quite comfortably. until
southwest and blew q gale, so that ws were obliged
TO keep her before the wind. The sea continued
to increase and the ship isborsd very heavily until
Monday, at one O'Clock In the morning. dat 81
80 Ion IL at which time hog brace parted oaus.
ing the hog frame to work to throw the engine
m haf mil huAf ~
with the engine. She made water fast, her deck
plsnks having parted just sbaft the engine On sound
ing her We found there &Imost Eve feet
the hold. Having lost her hesdwAy heavy struck
her rudder which broke her wheel ropes leaving her
all hands laid aft to secure the wheel ropes Ths pss
teDgers In attempting to launch small boat contrary
to orders got It stove under the guard of the ship
leaving only two boats on board of which i'm
msdiatey launched and hauled updsr the bows Of the
chip, where twelve persons including myself got into
her aud showed of clear the ship m sds an at
tempt to lay the boat alongside and to get In
more passengers but there much danger Of
stayiDg the boat that the captain said Keep her
clear;' at which time he with others left on board
thirty-two In all were engaged il cutting away the
upper deck for raft as It was impossible for the boats
TO take them all lay by the ship time; but the
forced to get some hesdwsy the boat to keep
her from swsmping About half past t~o O'Clock we
lost sight CT the chip st which time she appeared to be
settling very fact. We in the boat dr.nched BY
cold rain, till daylight when schooner to the
board, where remained until Friday. February let.
one O'Clock NJ, when spoken by the bark
Richmond, Of Providence, Captain Swift, who took us
on coard, as the schooner Mary Ann was bound to
Porto Rico."
marine Affairs.
The steam propeller Carolins, Captain Marks which
left this port the eth ul for Rio Jsneiro Panama.
&o parsed on the 2oth, in latitude IL os north
longitude AZ giving evidence of her superior sAiisg
qualities
The steamship Phisdslphis, hence for Chagrss. was
the 9th inst, OF Hatteras In latitude as lon
tuds 70 40.
Orr CHAeRSs HARBoa,(
Saturday, Jau. %. 1850 (
At meeting ef the passengers on board the stesn-
ship Cherokee on her second passage from New York
20 Chsgres motion Of Mr.. Charles Duane. Of New
York t
Resolved That the most sincere thanks OF the pas
to apt. WindIe and tbose under his commsnd for
the ski and ability ey them display ana .noh have
voyage and aso for their constant attention and po
utsb.s- 20
dpsyed BY MT Livingston. the steward to dischzrge
the duties OF his Office hts and promptn-ss IN
a the sppsttes Of 80 large number Of passengers
der circumstances oisaovantsgsous and perpi- ing
giving satisfaction to all in every thing Tor which
biz teI vices were called into requistion.
To Mr Paine. the Clerk Of thu ship, their thanks
due particularly Tor the f.i,hfulness With which he
hss oehsrsed h. trusts reposed In him. and met the
The chief Engineer Mr.. J W. Marshall and his
the unrins iodustry With which they have ATTENDED
TO Their respective duties
Aud they do taxi. pleasure Ia commanding to travel
lers, the tberokee, o. safe and pleasant vessel.
well fitted for the route which sh. has by ths
tsrprss Of essts swiaud tspin wsli been plsosd.
signsd-t Capt. % Wbtteksr. Capt. Wm Msup,
Nsssrs. Henry wilkinson n NJ. Stephens Joseph 4.
Hsises. q A. Black. fhoe. ID Green, A. Ullmsp 3so
Kose. w. Lsdd. q. II rotten, Jno. Leigh wm. %.
Robbins, NJ. Cabin. 4 N Allen, J. B. q lshAm, wm
story w. ii Martin. Saml staple, PHILIPPE, Geo.
4. koblsr. Le.is Lewis, NJ Cook. n Mellus. N Ste
phens, }. W Gregory, q. Martin. w. Martin, and BY
numerous others
Naval Inteilixs nee,
We understand that letters have been received at the
Navy Department from Commodore Jones. dated the
3lst December lsI9 In which stated that~th Pre-
BILE bad iut anchored (nesr him) In twenty days from
oahu. the health Of oRcers aud I'm proving The
rumor OF her lcss In gale Of wind BY going ashore IN
the harbor Of San Frsbcico the night OF 18th,
Q therefore union nded - T,fsI F,S