New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-26

give us q laudation of the Presbyterans There
may be a difference but the writer can't see it,
Already we witness the tendency OF the evil
Mr.. Lord is announced TO give Lecture on the
Suppression Of the JeSuits.' This makes the
matter worse than before, and wonder if Gin
tonisn will back up the Lecture Committee on
this : Doubtful, should think, from the smell of
his note. The Association founded mainly
by the contribution of Protestants,-it is essen
TALLY Protestant Institution, supported almost
wholly by Protestants. Ii our Catholic brethren
wish to avail themselves Of it's advantages, no
one objects and if they want to put one OF their
number into Office, and he is good man, that is
sufficient. He will not be set aside because he is
Roman Catholic But those who think and act
with him in religious matters, ought to know that
the leCture-rOOm. of the Association is not al Ec-
clesiastical forum, for the PRONUNCIATION OF the
doctrines and the exaltation of a Society, who, if
they had the power, would either suppress the
institution or expurgate its catalogue
AN OLD MEMBER WHO DOES Mt WISH AN OFFICE.
Mere about The Loss of the U. 5. Ship York
town.
From the Washington Republic, November %
The following letter, giving an account ofthe loss
of the United States ship Yorktown, commanded
by Captain Marston, has been addressed by one of
her officers to his parents and brother to whom
We are indebted for copy oft;
ISLAND OF MAYO (CApE DE yERDEs,G
September 18th, 1850
hasten to inform you of the wreck aud entire
loss of the United States sloop-ofWar Yorktown
she having stranded on a coral reef at the north
ern extremity of this Island, on the 9th Septem-
Der, 1880.
About five o'clock on the morning of the 9th,
while endeavoring to pass between Bonavista and
Mayo, las is our custom in coming from the wind
ward to Porto Praya,) low land was discovered
very close on our port bow. Orders were imme-
diately given to haul the ship on wind, as she
had been going free, at the rate of seven or eight
knots an hour, from the time we first made the Is
lands, which was on the previous day, but, so
rapid was the current, thar in less than fifteen
minutes, according to my judgment) we struck
on very broken coral reef Endeavors were
made to brace aback, but without effect and she
had completely wedged on the reef The topgaE
liant yards were then sent down. minute guns fred
and the ensign hosted union down, as signals Of
distress.
Happily for us, however, by the untiring exer-
tions of the officers and men, the boats were
hosted out in time, or else deporable, indeed
would have been our fate, In less Il should think
than thirty minutes after we had struck she was
an entire wreck.
Orders were then given for every one to save
all they could but, before any one could get be-
low, she careened over on the starboard side,
making it impossible for any person TO get below
the spar.deck. Word was then passed to cut
away the masts, in the hope that she might right
again; but, alas for the Yorktown her days
were numbered, and her race was run, although
everything in the power of man had been done to
save her. and that, too must say, with the ut
most calmness and composure.
Fortunately, however, no lives were lost, nor
was even the slightest bodily hurt received by
any one, although everything on the deck was
tumbIing about in the widest confusion. Two
4 tba r1
by having the quarterback scuttled over their
heads.
Everything having been done that could be of
any service the boats were called away and
every person ordered to get into them, and subse-
Quenty we were all landed on the beach. But,
alas for human misfortune, here we were doomed
to suffer new difficulties and privations, which you
can much better imagine than it will be possible
for me to describe to you, at least on paper. Ina
CINE a large level point of land, covered entirely
with bits of sharp broken lava and stone, which
to many OF us who were forced to leave the ship
without shoes or stockings, was extremely pain
full. But this was not the worat for we had moth
ing to eat, and not pint of water to cool our
parched tongues nor could we obtain any water
for many hours, the nearest springs being three or
four miles off Nothing had been saved from the
wreck that could allay our thirst or satisfy our
hunger.
In the evening, we succeeded in pitching tenn
shield us from the burning sun and damp night
dews, which are so dangerous in this country
On the following day preparations were made
for taking US all to the town of Mayo, which was
about twenty one miles distant from the wreck.
Accordingly we took up our line OF march, some
on mules and some in boats tmyseli In the latter]
and reached town late in the evening, where we
were kindly received by the American Consul Ia
colored mani and many of the natives We were
soon as comfortable as circumstances would
admit.
At the first alarm of danger the second lieuten
ant was dispatched with the second cutter to
Porto Prayo to procure assistance for u.s. and re-
turned again on the 9Th with q small schooner
provisions tor u.s.
We are all doing as well at present as could be
expected by shipwrecked mariners on an almost
desolate islaud, and are in the daily expectation
Of the arrival the store ship, or the Dale, which
we have long since learned was fitting out for our
relief or some other vessel to take US home.
| think no blame can be attached to Commander
Marston or indeed, any other person, as we have
frequently passed through the same passage, and
were steering the same course as usual, which /
should have kept US at least twenty miles from
the reef but the oldest inhabitants of this place,
as well as many sea captains, say that there is no
regularity at all in the current at certain seasons.
Several wrecks have occurred on this island very
lately, and within twenty miles OF the same spot (
where we struck the officers and crew OF one OF
which-the Isabella bark-are partners IN our
distress. ~
On the nth, John Bages, one of our men, while
washing clothes is supposed a. the F9aa' was
knocked off by the surf and drowned is III ne was
afterward recovered and buried on the Deach'
Thus ends one of the most melancholy adYen-
ures through which it has ever been my fate to
pass "a IS and Which pray Almighty God may never
happen to me again and let US all unite IN prais-
ng Him for having preserved US thus far from
larm.
Subsequent letter states that all hands had been re-
,eiyed on board the Dale
OngRL1y CoLLEGE.-The C{ereia@d Democrat /
says an effort is being made to end0w this lnstl-
nennIe of Oberlin and it's immediate vicinity for
lbs nnrpose The exact sum subscribed on Tues
4 oy tast was $4,000, with probability amoaut-
ing to almost certainty that in few days it
III -Aanh Son 600 L. Ia nrnnnsed 70 raise &10O.- |