The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-03
The Destruction eg the snip Caleb Grin-
shaw By Dxrs at Sea.

The bark Clara c. Bell, Captain Brown, ar
rived yesterday from Fsyal, having as pas
sengers Captain Hoxie, lady and child John
Hoxis, first officer Andrew Pratt, second officer;
and the steward and stewardess of the ship Caleb
Grimshaw. See ship news for list of passengers
by the bark from Fayal. 1t was at first supposed
hat no lives had been lost, but we learn from
Capt Hoxie that from seventy to eighty steerage
passengers had got on one of the RATS, and cut
themselves adrif from the ship, and no doubt they
were all lost, as the weather was quite heavy for
some days afterwards The remaining passengers
were to take passage In the bark Sarah, which
would leave in a week or two for New York.
We subjoin the account given by Captain HoIie to
his owners.
The Caleb Grimshaw was owned by Samuel Thomp.
son and Nephew Of this city, and built In this city
in ls4s, in o superior manner She was OF 9sI tons
burthep valued at about $4,000, and had cargo on
board worth at least 500 ooo The vessel and about
two thirds of the cargo insured In Wall street;
the rest in England
INSURANCE. was Effected on the Caleb Grimshaw on
Saturday last, at double the usual rates only.
HARBoR or FAyAL, Nov. 24ilsi9.
In QUARASTISE. )
To C GRInsHAw Co, Liverpool
By this ou are informed OF the total loss of the good
ihip "Csleb Grlmshaw" by fire which was discovered
the 18th inst Mt O'Clock p NJ, the weather being
fine and the Wind light from the eastward with royals
and studdng rails set for the first time on the passage
The engine work in two minutes and the tween
decks were nocdeu Win Warer SaLieueu tueIe no
fire there raised Of the fore matches and the
Ere aba Of the chain lockers both sides AS no hui
being could breathe between decks the hose was
pointed down the hatch and constant stream thrown
down. together with the Of fire buckets. 70,
until there Eve feet water In the hold. steam
began to generate and the heat grew more intense.
Continued the pump and buckets until there was
nine and half feet in the hold which think was the
means Of preserving the ship as long as she WAS
After having the boats astern in tow for i've days
and nights espied sail which proved to be the
Dritlh bark Sarah. Of Yarmouth, N. S.. from London
til hall md IN I'm I'm
Cook, God bless him) with a heart big Nelson's
and that too in the right place As soon as
he discovered signal Of distress ship took In
top gallant sails an courses double reefed his topsais
and made ready for any emergency The wind came
on TO blow and he not able to get any than
were in the launch and two small boats
That night it blew hard in squalls but he was
absd to keep In sight Of the ship The wind moderat
ed and he enabled to get on board the bark 1853
pas engers Night setting in and the wind increasing
obliged to hoist the boats and lie to until daylight
Next day. nothing done Il blowing too much to
lower boat The next day got volunteers among
the TO go with the boat and relieve those who
were left beard, there water provisions
that could be got at on board without raising the
matches The crew reported that the mainmast had
settled down foot more and that the upper deck
worked each way Fix inches We that day got to lee
night got board eli the remaining passengers some
having left a raft the second day Of the Ere say
about sixty. The captain sticking closer than bro
tber for this lie hs eighth day and acting under the
iphuence Of Divine Providence he has been instru-
mental in reseuing from wstery grave 800 souls The
she in blaze simultaneously. As there Is bark
here bound to New York intend to embark on board
her. xhsll leave all in the hands of the American
Consul here. WIN. T.. HoXlE.