Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-04-27

Gibraltar on the 23d ult., in 81 days from New
York.
A commercial treaty between Prussia and
Hanover went into operation on the 9th inst.
New York, April Is.
The large building known as the Timber she'd,
situated in the centre of the Brooklyn navy yard,
was burnt yesterday. Loss on buiIding 100000,
on timber 100000, on contents paint shop $780,
O00 on gunner's department $4,000. 1t origin
ated about 5 o'clock, in the painters loft and
it is supposed to have been caused by spontane-
Gus combustion. It's dimensions were 500 feet
by 50.
A private letter from Havana states that the
ship Clara Ann, of Bath, had beer fred upon
and overhauled off Matanzas, by the English
steamer Bazzard A shot from the steamer
passed under the bow of the Clara Ann. The
Captain has made afidavits of the facts before
the American Consul.
Loss OF THE TENNEssEE.-Th particulars Of
the loss of the mail steamer Tennessee, on her
voyage from Panama to San Francisco, are CIV
en- at length in the San Francisco papers:
The Tennessee left Panama on the 18th jan,
at $50 p. NJ, the Cortes sailed three hours pre-
vious. Arrived at Acapulco, Feb. 9th, at 100
A. NJ, the Cortes and Pacific in port. Sailed at
1890 NJ, Pacific three hours previous, and
Cortes one hour after. February 81 to March
3, Cortes in sight. March 9TH passed the Pacif-'
ic thirty miles east of San Miguel. The Ten
nesee was at the heads at A. nj. on the morn
ing of the 9th, and went ashore four and half
northward of the North Head at $50.
The moment the danger was deserted, orders
were given to back the ship, and though run
ming slowly at the time, it was too late. As
soon as it was found she would not back from
the shoal water, Roadway was given to try, if
possible, to clear i, but all to no purpose, the
sea having almost entire control of her,
During this critical time the Captains pres
ence of mind never forsoob him. The ship
struck several times, and so heavily the first
time, that dishes were thrown from the table
and broken. She rolled heavily for short
time. Almost as soon as she struck the first
officer threw himself into the sea with line,
and swan for the shore after reaching it he re-
turned, in a nearly exhausted condition, to rem
der that assistance which his position demanded.
Shortly after she had stopped she swung
broadsde on, with her stern nearest the shore
which was high and dry at low water. The
confusion and excitement when she first struck
were great, but order was promptly restored.
During the forenoon, signal guns were heard,
supposed to be fired by the vessel in distress,
some four miles distant From cliff near
which the Tennessees passengers landeda ves-
sci was deserted in the fog, but whether steam
er or not could not be made out. 1t was sup
posed to be the Pacific.
| AS soon as the passengers were landed, sails,
&c. for tents were brought from the ship, and
the passengers, with the exception of about
one hundred, who had left for Sauceto, among
whom were four ladies', were making prepara-
tons to adopt, for n short time, camp life on.
the shore. Provisions, beds and bedding, were
also furnished in abundance.
After the mails, &c, had been landed, the
passengers held meeting on shore, Mt which
resolutions, expressive of their high esteem for
the Captain, their regret at the occurrence, which
in their opinion, was purely accidental, and at
tributable to no negligence of his, were adop-
| ted.
| The last accounts from the ship were that
she was going to pieces fast, on account of the
heavy surf.
| The Tennessee had on board six hundred pas
sengers, one hundred of whom were ladies ands
chidren--al saved.