The New York herald., 1851-12-06
Distressinx Shipwrecks.

Distressing Shipwrecks.
TOTAL LOSS OF THE AMERICAN SHIP NgMNoN.
We extract the following from the Snsapr Free Pre''
We sorry to have record the total loss of the
fine American clipper ship Memnon Capt Gordon. The
Memnoa which Was from Hong Kong bound to London,
with cargo ef teas had dead beat down the China
and the morning of the 18th inst about three
A. M, In the Straits Of 6aspar with bright moon
light the island OF the west end Of Pulo Lat bearing
south and the north extreme point Of Pulo Lat K.
tackled ard stood to the 8. W. bat Immediately
on the ship, getting hssdway abe struck on .
reef not laid down in the charts She hove
OF the same day at high water BY her third bower,
and found TO be uninjured After being warped
cut clear OF all danger, the vessel anchored with
the second and third bowers with 20 thoms OF chain
each The next morning (l2th) the weather having q
very equally appearance the northward asr sound
ing ana finding plenty Of water all round they sent out
with lso mthoms pinch nawser 70 the north and
vessel from NN.W., the havser parted, and the ship
dragged her anchors night sstern The wind hauling
wN W. slowed the ship round brosdde on to the point
the reef the and Of the west end Of Pula Lat then
bearing south and by west After thumping for three
hours from short deep sea, making Immediately, the
is ret and as he could sound again Is feet II
found that the ship had seven sthoms forward one
quarter lees three fathems under the stArsoard chains
ard ave fshcms the weather side The ship being
bed the water level with the upper deck and arms
boaid to protect them from the natives Who col
Letting round them In great numbers IL thought ad
yssbe to abandon the vessel and proceed TO Gaspar
!!snd where the officers and crew remained for forr
days in a very uncomfortable state having little 70
eat and water being scsnty About ten OF the crew,
Manila refused to leave the ship with the rest,
saying they would 60 with the natives. they
derstood the Malay language. During their stay on
Gsspsr Island Captain Gordon and his officers made
several attempt. to revisit the ship two OF which
unsuccessful owing the bad weather. but the third
attempt they reached the vease and found that
thing portable above water nad .psen carried away In
cuting most Of Capt Gordon's personal property And
four ehronometes three the property Of the American
government On the fourth day Capt Gordon despatch
ed hr chief officer ard some Of the boat to Sin
yaporc for sstsnce but about three hours after the
boat left the Brti,b ship jeremiah Gsrnet Capt. Dud-
ley from Liverpool bound TO shanghai came in sight
and being communicated with Captain Gordon aud the
ether persons remaining the island received
beard where they treated with the utmost kind
Capt Dudley brought them a. far Pedra Brsnca
.here they Put on board the p. NJ. Cassv, Capt
Barker by whom they hrouaht to singapore Capt
Gordon feels deeply graf. fal for the kindnes. and
attention shown by Captains Dudley and Barker, snd
desires US to exprefs his thanks to them and
particularly to Capt. Dudley, for coming far out
his crew TO reach Singapore The boat with the chief
oaieer and his men we're picked up BY the Easuran,
tas,u 10 sinrsnore The M.mpon and her esrro w.rs
Insured TO the extent of E5OC00.
LOSS or THE AMERICAN SHIP eKoReE BROWN.
The SfnsoBrs Fr, Pres, Of Oct contains the fol-
loving according 20 accounts from Mscasssr, the
American ship George Brown Of Baltimore, Capt Hig-
ghs from Fan FrsDcisco California bound 10 Cslcutts
vas wreched in the vicinity Of the Tiger Islands the
18th August The vessel struck the coral reefs With
such force that II mmee lately filed with water; and
there remained chance OF saving her the boats
got ready In order e. reach the port On the 2th
August the captain with three Of the arrived at
hacasar m one of the boats while the rest OF the
consisting OF eighteen mep, landed at Boothian- IRON
vhs they under the guidance OF the
boat No Is 20 Nscassar where they arrived the
Crit September. Ths captain and crew Gterrsrds pro
escded 10 ssnsrsng.
'HifwREok ON IHE COAST OF NEw ZEALAND, Ai,D
TWENTY NINE LIyZS LOST
We eHtract the following notice Of most disastrous
Frsck non the Wellington frd,pcden' Of the 2eth July
" With Feelings Of the deepest regret that we an
the total wreck Of the bark Maria 40 tons Gao
AIN kank and the loss Of twenty nine lives sut Of
csta'tropte took place On sunday last the Maria leA
Port Victoria for Wellington, With favorable wind
and struck on the rocks ofth Ksrorl stream at six
o'clock on "wednesday morning. The second mate in
SANITY TO the wheel but the vessel striking again
threw him H. and before she could be brought TO-
she brosdside the rock, snd 70 pieces al
most Immediately. beat lowered down into
which many Jumped but IL was .vsmpsd at once.
hslsy and youpg man who had beeo al the she-t
cuDs 20 pieces o. the aud after being 1ssk ed
backwards and forwards amongst the rocks sor cen
'dsrsbls time, ultimstey sucoeeded in reschine the
shofr. The natives found them In the oour-s Of the
DAY and treated them most kindly
yEssEL RrS Down, AND GREAT loss OF Lwz-couyI
HAAG AMONG THr " sfBzR
We snd the annexed in the London Hs,pii ds;ed
MaRsFflLEr nov H. 1851
most frrhtful accident happened lsst sight aimost
within sight Of port The steamer La vile a. Grasse
gong 70 Carnss vas run down By La VIE De msr,eAs
coming from Italy Ia Vile de Grasse had great many
passengers nearly the whole Of whom perishsi Amsnx
tbem vas the Bussisn Count ussg With his sanily Of
ELrlry MI have this instant received the f.- 1v.
Dg from Uysrss.-
The captain. English rent!emsr (nsme IN.
knovpD and child have been sayei The ives lost
more considerable than va a. hrst snticips,si
WRECK or The SHIP EMMA, Ayo rHf7rzzy ltvzs
LOST.
ON Thursday sight, the 10Th al. a. The ship r ma
apt Steer. from NEWFOUNDLAND proc e.dinr "a her
voyage 10 Liverpool she encountered stif north
gale that then blowing and iriftei % The
Bufbo where Afterwards she became disabled aud
fell over on her besmends TIE captain ths psot and
eleven other baBds boari At the time the whole
4 phom regret 10 cay, hsF perisbed Except the
mate who saved himself by climbing 70 ths vsry TOP y
the mairmas the Others being Hsshsi away from The
rigging sfter the other, a. the aood tide get n
The vessel s fact Breaking Up None of the p1is'
have been recovered -Iirs pool Tins. h0U ~
HEAvY STOW STORM ON rHE c9AsT OF ENgLArD-
LOSS or IHE SHIP vEsTa-DfSAsrE2s ID oritzR
vEssELs, ETC.
Prom the Liverpoo. Tim-s Nsv y
snce Sunday ast he nortasls.ern portion )f ne
rosst has been tisite1 Dy continued hesv7 sDOv
torn. II ccmmencsd between tvo sDd three SiOck in
he mortrg and On Tuesdsy he NOV lad not cessed
aAlng The vi05 b.eg violently from the north~sst
an a. slme places TIE ssrr1r VI "a. ncr~@ed
hy thut Der ard Uzhtnrg
hmong 'se a s..r4 rsauierg s--n .4e ssO~n tne