New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-01
Narrative Of the Loss OF the ship iiuniress-
SLipwreck and Suffering of the Crew.

The following account of the loss of the ship
Hunircss Capt Gibbs, Of New Bedford was brought By
the bark Russell which arrived Mt this port yesterday
from Bherngs Strait The narrative il given by Capt
Gibbs
"Onthe 9ih Of April, the Huntress OF the island
OF kcragh ko. the coast OF hunschaka when strong
gales commenced To blow from the eastward. Al I.
A. took in sail md hove 10 under close ree'e1 maintop
fa and staysail lie aided y. n L. AT VI OF the 25th
", re- ro nd - the : Fin wearing split iOretopsai-
~ while irving take in maintopsai the foot rope
parted and went as far the close reef The gale con-
tnUcd 20 How hoayly-iay TO under main spencer
commenced showing and the ice was making fast. A.
81, p NJ of the 2jlh made the land one mile OF. The
wind continuing blow hard with tremendous sea on,
We sci close reeied fore and mzzen tOpsal5-toresan
and nant, psei, but they could not stand the gale
1--WE then undertook to bend another orc-ai but the
sea mixing clear breach over US, prevented. Byths
time the boat were all gone from the chans-the bull
wHrk- md main matches were stove IN. Every man
then began 10 look for himself seeing chance to
save the ship. 1t F. VI. she struck the rocks OF
Kararlnsko and fiiled-we cut away the nasts, and
che beat up far she could Being the top OF the tile
when ,hc struck the ebb lett I'll wet and cold with no
dy clothes TO sht-soon seS heeled on the star6oard
side. ia which yOsiton We remained until o'clock on
TIE morning Of the =6,h. when we succeeded in landing
all hands with the only remaining boat and she badly
stove We bad great trouble in saving the boat as sue
cgp.zcd and filled twice Our next thought was 10 LOOK
for rlace OF shelter We made ire under ledge
of rock, the suow eight feet deep Here we re-
NAMED Ter % days suffering much from the incemon-
cy Of the weather Ten or tWe'e OF the lncnNeTemOFe
or less frozen.
Alter being shore nineteen lays, and seeing no
chance or relief We commenced building schooner
one and hsli miles from the wreck ON the side Ot
hill. Between this spot and the shore the snow was
from fifteen to twenty feet deep. On the 2st OF May
We had the satisfaction of seeming four ships standing
H. The Mate and tour men put on and boarded the
chip Mopongahea. abury, Of New Bedford, who i'm
mediatcly sent two bouts 70 relief Next day we
repaired On board where We were kindly treated by
the Captain and officers Tor which am under many
obligations 70 them well 10 Capt Newry, OF the
ship Brooklyn, OF New Bedford, for his cxertion5 in
beating up lis ship relief and taking OF part of
the crew The crew, i usual hsz been distributed
among feyeal hips. The island where the Huntress
lies il very eroueou,y laid down II lies forty three
miles further north Il an it appears the late charts
also under mauv obligations 70 Capt COote, of the
bark Russell Of San Francico, for Kind attentions
ceiytd from him and his officers while board his
ye-sel"
Tie Russell brings intelligence also of the loss
of two other whelers. The ship Superior OF Newton
don, Capt. Babcook went ashore IN the Gulf Of Holy
Cross about the Goth of July She had Oh board co..
barrels Of Oh. Of which about 200 taken OF by the
North star, Capt Brown. The natives around the Gulf
were very friendly.
The slip Warren, Capt Heath, of Warren
burnt at about July lOth, in Ansdir sea All
htnds saved san Francisco Herald, Sept. p