New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-15
pInaAterN. &c.

PARTICULARS or THE Loss or SHiP SERAPHISE-We
indebted to Mr. John w. Wilkins for the folio wing par
rcuars of the loss of Br ship Sersphse Capt McKsay
from Nswry, Ire, for this port with emigrsnis the ship
net with strong breezes to the 4h Aor and strong
gsles up 2swind increasing 10 a hurricane aud about
NJ. I'D, with close reesd main opsa struck her
the broke and carried swsy hatch.
es boats and ssncheons on both sdes started the poop
ard severs Of the hold beams In this unfortunate sua-
OD ing fast In all directions through hsLchways &c
eutawsy mzZen masn about three quarters Of hour AFTER
The struck her; and IN about half hour
clearing every thing ts except the foremest
and fore yard the foremast stck this voyage
ofsbe oassensers The in was shtsd Az his ianepre
leak reported under The main chains and the passen-
gers were set TO work o. The pumps TO keep her clear Of
water The ship being kept before tbs wind 10
quence OF the heavy Il I'D vessels lying
were pared without assistance being rendered The
passengers were sill occupied Ia shifting ballast and pump
Ing and wss OF I'LL toward the evening Of the 81 that
the sea begsn TO moderate. About this tins TWO vessels
which proved 10 be The Woodma OF Liverpool
and the Garland OF Cork but night approaching
assistance rendered then, and Tie wreck had boat
10 send of Ia The morning boats from both vessels
and took on passengershs Garland 40, and the w ood-
about 1870 On this day The wreck by tho I'll
Dorado Cap: NJ. Thompson, at about In tbs morning,
about lat So long 20 80 W. on the honzon wnd ard
She bore down ard came 10 about noon when Capt.
Thompson Ia the boat and brought of IL Of the pas
sepgers ard occupied In this manner m dusk Al the
request o the Capai0 nckeavit. volunteers from the
crew ard passengers from The III Dorado went on board
the wreck TO assist him to take the ship disabled
was INTO some cot; but with tho exception Of one or two
of hem, The others being uhfD AMI no az esment could
ships crew texeeptng ocers having refused 10 remain
with her IL Decided the wreck must be sbAIi0ned -
end, hDaiy, about o'clock, the Captain and
aboard tie II Dorado Tie "GariEnd,n having taken
many - she ccud ron the wreck, made OF 70 Boston.
whittier she was bound with emgrants. Tae "Woodman'
ofLiveTpoo bound Halifax, had board about $50 OF
the passengers from the ard having but eight casks
ofwaler board about thirty Of the passengers
brCug the FL DorasOD which then had sxtyeight Of
the passengers and twenty o the crew. Including the Cap
tain and officers. Attempts made TO provisions
and water from the wreck bat they were iouod Intellectual
the ship rolling esray; and hnsly II was abandoned co.
nrely about 10 PM. The lives were all saved from the
wreck but death occurred sie night OF the I'D from
died the passage The father Of the girl said have
gone In the Garland and paid very little attention the
exception Of The noted above as the berths l
thrown 10 leswsd when the struck her, and the main
mast went quite unexpectedly The day following t25hl
wss squaly and the high, 80 that II wo1ld have
been impossible to have rendered any assistance
WHALEsmr YoRsosA-Tbe following extract from .
letter to the Ner I'd Mercury dated Hong Kong Feb
Ecrnoss Tbs Ss.Sio sarmoss 20
not Loot the North bank Of the Woosang but on The
South bank with Guizzn Island In sight When last heard
from the had feet wafer 10 her hold Several Of
oseers and from the vessel hare gone down to her
with boss and torches try the oil and stores II
reported she had On board three years provisions and
stores only FIVE monibs out from America has also some
bale goods board cargo and The oil Of FIVE hsh HIS
intention make Shanghae and ct Sydney forward
bed beginning
Sur HIsERsrA Fouke Philadelphis from Liverpool,
bad very heavy weather during the whole PASSAGE on The
l7th April split close reefed manssil and foresail
Br bark OLGA from Sunderland for New.Hsven ashore
near hontang was passed Sunday, and appeared to
have been stripped, ls her lower mass only were stand
ing was apparently fdn Of wafer
Brig Josephine, ai Boston from New. Orleans on the ID
inst saw four massed steamer ashore Pelican Reef
beach