The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-07
Marine Affairs.


TIE NEw CLppyR gary Gr.,R UrIsa.-rhi4
beautiful vessel now loading Ar San Francisco ~
II East river rapidly fne an WIZ isssc ON s0e hfss
Of the coming week She Is . strongly built vessel q
1908 tons burthsn Is 1872 feet lo~g on dsck sna ~ ev
oil 80 feet beam and q feet deep. She vsy shasp
vessel with concave lines, sod b " DOW orsA1ss'ss
with likeness Of the late Daniel we6Stsr with an Ans-
icsn shield on each side besideS ots Yer cAvnSs As
nSdsi ia very handsome, and asesc1 the eye
In fact che spcars every noh clip ver Inc ~ooo es~
posing h. flame Is Of seasoned white oak, . weu q AZ
her ,NnA sta,ohions in the hold. H~ moers Ars
very heavy end 50 ware fastened thro Shout' ono
fall gged ship with usds fore and main masts sns mas
twv cabins which, a. the state nooV
deos@sea enforaiI arrsuged well s 'horeushy
vent Hated and lHhted She ir fitted Wit winNss'
chaiD shoppers, pumps stssrng apparatus 'ou
STAINS all of the most recent vnd ir~s oved pat Sn
furnished throughout With all the ~ provsmsnss snip
eoDsrustiDg that msadn discovsa es have 1nrAlsnsd
Her materials and construction os the best cnaoter
and che win undoubtedly eveaas srage fair veathsr
wske very qusk tins Size was buiida tMedford MsAA
by Mr. Jas O. Curtis and i. ioa4ng ina f John 0gdsn's
line Of Californs clippers Her oo,rum ndsr Ia Captain
Willis, who superintended ~, construc<A on
THr STEAMSHIP MARIsN. Capt. Berry, arrived ffen
Charlei ton yesterday morning. sy which res.yed ths
usual favors OF Cur Charleston contemporaN es
THE RESCUE 0F'THE CREW OF THE JEsA SfErHNs
BY CAPTAIN NYE =. ,...
sn-Ths attention of the committees Tor I. nsging hs
affairs Of Lloyd having been called ara ole IN the
IsHes Of the 18th ns relative hu 1sntty On
the part Of Capt Nye, the s. mail seaashA Pacific,
recent pssssee 70 liverpool H. sayinr r Of
the Jessie Ste phens from Quebec Belfast A direct
ed to request you to make inc uiries the
case and to report the particulars for the inora oA OF
the committee 81, Am sir your obed't servant, ~,
To II. G. CHAPMAN, ESQ, Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, Dec. II, IA d.
SiR:-In reply to your letter OF the 10Th, have set
pleasure in being able to confirm tba stafaw.rt n, the
Times relative to the gallant conduct Of Cant Nxa whs
Is known ono Of the most skiui commcnders u the
day.
My friend and late partner, Mr. Bowman vsss u "
senser on board the Pacific and all thas ocouIsa
The Jessie Stephens deserted about half m
O'Clock A. NJ, dismasted distant about eigtt mlls&
Capt Nye confined to his cabin with . courA
accompanied with fever but he immediately TUNED
and took charge OF the deck 1t blowing heavy
gale at the time with high running For up
wards OF three hours attempts made With fOAns
casks and rockets to get line fat the vessel bat
rated which enabled Capt Nye place steamer in
the position he wanted He then ordered ufshost
be and selected Mr. Tompkins to take charge
her which he did without hesitation The boAts
t~o other seamen volunteered to accompany him. Mr.
Bowman deecrbes the cool conduct Of Tompkns be-
yond all praise When he got alongside the Jessie Ste
pheDs the boat was full OF water and nearly swamp
ing he bailed her ont then all the
boat and returned to the Pacific, understaad
hauled to the Pacific by the line which fast
the steamer, and all were poEdentially saved HAf An
hour afterwards struck the Jessie Stephens and she
went all to pieces. Capt Nye sailed on Wednesday and
was too much occupied to make his deposition He
also, An sorry to say very unwe from fatigue and
posuIs Mr. Bowman rays 1t Is impossible to bsstoW toe
Mr.. Tompkns and the boats crew-it showed how we'll h
knew his men for an emergency will endsavor to OBJ
tain more particulars to morrow
Mr. Tompkns was third mate Of the Pacific.
lam, your obedient servant,
Signed, HENRY c. CHAPMAN.
Capt q. A. HALsTED r. N Secretary, LlOyds.