The Nevada journal., 1852-02-21


in letter, giving the particulars Of the
loss of the propeller Sea Gull:
UNION, HUMBOLDT BAY. Feb 4, 80
The Sea Gull was lost the morning of
her arrival in the Bay ( Monday while
attempting to cross the bar, Oh her way
out The tide was ebb After crossing
the Bar, on being struck by n heavy
sea, her steam chest and pipe were bro
ken, thereby rendering her unmanagea
BILE. She was then driven inside the
Bar, by two successive seas Had the
wind been from the proper quarter, or
the machinery in seryiceable order the
Sea Gull would have been relieved from
her embarrassing situation but no
her doom was sealed The chain cable
parted. She, Of course, drifted on to
the shoals, into the worst of the breakers,
humping hard enough, at every surge,
to shake the tottering masts from their
foundation. Seas then came over her,
with tremendous force and great rapid
ity, carrying away something at every
dash Finding further effort to avoid
the fate which awaited his vessel una
yailing, and anxious that his passengers
should not suffer, Capt. Tichenor imme-
diately headed the stepmer towards the
beach, on which we were all assembled,
viewing the awful scene, and awaiting
the result; and, setting her head sails
through false channel, approached 50
near the shore that boat could be dis
patched with lines, kedge, etc. by which
means she was soon brought to position
ON the land that enabled the passen-
gers to reach terra firma with dry feet
"A disappointed yet thankful company.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to
Capt 1ichenor for his GOODNESS and great
presence of mind, as we'll as his kind
and gentlcmanly conduct towards those
under his charge on this occaso n.
The accident occurred from no fault
or mlsmanagement of his but was caused
purely and undeniably by the engine,
being disabled at trying moment, and
| sincerely trust that, upon Il proper ex-
planation Of circumstances the affair
will be considered in the right light.
We clip the following letter from The
Orcgonian
GARDINER, Jan. Il. 1852. The brig
Alllira, Gibbs, master, WAS cast away
after passing tie bar, on the 9th, and
is now ashore and abandoned, about one
mile north Of UupQu City. a govern-
ment vessel is wrecked and ashore at
the mouth Of the howes about twenty
mile, below She WAS in the Quarter
MASTER service, lotdcd with supplies
and 80 dragons for Port Oxford. No
lives lost. he 0rtolan will probably
take the men down to Fort Oriorc We
are looking for them up. The trail
Gown the coast is said TO be impracti-
cable
! There is An active demand at Scotts-
burgh for miners supplies, with small
! stockan unusual circumstance, both
as to demand and supply, vt this season
Of the year 6. WILSON
The Georgiana was wrecked on the
10th November. The Hudson Bay com
pany's brig Una was wrecked in Neah
Bay, near Cape Flattery, on the 2Gth
/ December. She dragged her anchor in
a gale blowing from the south west,
She was burnt on the lst inst by the
Cape Flattery Indians. who arc ras.
cally set of thieves. The passengers
and crew of the Una were taken to Fort
Victoria by Capt. Hoffngton, on board
the Susan Sturges. The Una had TWEEN.
ty men aboard, who had gone to Char.
LOFTS Island, for the purpose of working
the gold mines; but they returned in I
few days, Che natives having refused tt
let them stay. There were three fe
males among the passengers of the Una