The Nevada journal., 1851-12-04

THE WREcK or THE U. s. BRIG LAW
.sNcE.-We have been kindly furnish
I by friend who was an officer on
bard the Lawrence at the time Of her
Feck, with the following detailed dc.
ription Of the disaster: (.4ta.
AT 7p. NJ. on the evening of the 25th,
AIM. Came to an anchor on the Bar,
Il San Francisco, in five fathoms water,
nd took bearings of the entrance. The
''orth Head bore N +. by NJ; the South
bead, f. 5. E.; the sea breaking all
round u.s. and n strong current setting
!, the southwark, keeping the vessel
roadside to the sea. The topping seas
.aving already boarded us. there was
Ecat danger Of having the decks swept.
ommenced heaving in cabin, to change
ur position. At s: 80, P. NJ, parted tho
able. We were then driven in d.
,ection that Capt. Ottinger and myself
adged to be towards the shoal water on
hc Bar, our intention being to get the
'essel over the breakers and anchor in
adc, in deep water, where we could
ido in safety; but, being much closer 10
he shore than we judged, the ship was
n tho breakers, near the beach, before
ee could distinguish between them and
hose that were foaming in every direc-
ion around us. When the cable part
bd, the vessels head paid off from N w.
to W. by S., and driited directly astorn,
making an f.. by N. course, which, from
the bearings, should have carried us in
nearly channel. The vessel first
struck in 3is fathoms water, and in the
next breaker came down with such tre-
menduous force, that it appeared as IT
every seam and timber in her must have
started. At the same time, tons OF wa
ter fell upon our decks. By changing
the position of the sails, the ships head
was kept toward the beach, and Stern
TO the breakers We then let 60 tho
bower anchor to Tighten her forward, as
she was coming broadside to. The ves-
sci then laid bows towards the land;
continued to strike very heavily, and
force her way through heavy combing
seas towards the beach. Tee sea, I'LL
ing the port quarter boat, carried 1t
away frem the cranes. At sdaylight,
having driven up into 81 feet water,
succeeded in getting hawser on shore,
by which we continued to hosvs 'he
vessel on. Cot out tho launch, lowered
the second cutter, and commenced get
ting valuable articles on shore Iwo
and half feet water in the hold
RIcH BAR, FEATHER RIVER Mr. J
w. Jones, who left Rich Bar, l60 mile.
above Marysville, on the North Fork o.
Feather River, on the Goth ult,, gives u,
some interesting items of intelligonc,
from that vicinity. The snow on th'
hills above the bar was over foot il
depth when he left, although none hat
fallen in the valley. The mining COM
panies have done generally well the pas
season, although the Rich Bar Co., will
which ha is connected, have expended
over $1,000 and realized but $500 from
their labors. Tho Illinois Co, consist
ing of eighteen men, have each aver
aged for long time S25 daily, and are
now doing as well as ever. Temp I
Co. have taken out $4,000 during tn
summer and fall Their claims ar
worked out, and the company has beel
disbanded.
The river is still low, no ma terial dam
age has been done the dams, and miner
are still prosecuting their labors as &C
lively as at any time during the sum
mer. Provisions can be obtained at rea
sonable prices. Flour commands 22c
pork Csc, hams 45c, and onions SOC
per pound. The mysterious disappear
ance of ofRoundtree, who was declared b,
Carr and Mcknight to have been left a
his own request to perish IN the woods
has not vet been solved. Diligen
search has been made for the body, bu
thus far without success.-l Union.
The steamship Fremont, Capt. w. A
Howard, is advertised to sail for tn
Sandwich Islands on the 9th Decembe
next. This will be the FIRST attempt I
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