The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-08


ment and from wound inflicted by himrelf upon his
throat We also find that this state Of mind super
selves spiritual media We also the Grand
Jury to take for the suppression of circle meet
ipgs at tho houses named In the testimony.
The unhappy Mrs. Langdon then retired.
Marine Affairs.
THE STEAMSHIP ALABAMA, Capt Ludlow, arrived yes.
terdsy from Savannah after q long and tempsstuous
voysge On her third day out she met severe hurri
nom the northeast which lasted thirty hours rem
deripgit necessary TO put into Norfolk for fuel
THE U. s. MAIL STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC, Captain West
viii leave port to day. At her usual hour for Liverpool
She had forty fvs engaged yesterday morning
TIE STEAMSHIP PErREL, Captain Samson, left yester-
day for Bermuda and st Thomas with twenty-five pas
eepgers and $40 047 in specie.
The SrEAMsHP JAMES ADGER, which arrived last eve.
ming from Charleston brought full files Of Southern pa
pers, for which Purser TisdAe has thanks.
The BrRsNo OF THE STEAMSHIP Cry PITrsBuRG-
We published the statement Of the Of this vessel by
fire in the harbor Of Valparaiso furnished to the Panama
Echo BY Mr. Thompson the first engineer Of the vessel
The following is reply to 1t from Capt. Foster, her
NEW York, Dec. 81, 1852
TO Dir. N. NJ THOMPSON. LATE CHIEF ENGINEER
STEAMER CITY PITTsBuRG
SR-I have noticed communication from You, pub
lifhed In the Panama Echo Of 18th ut and copied
int the New YonK HERALD relative to the loss OF the
You assert that the ship having lost an anchor
Ia 0orons bay you deemed advisable to bank the
detail on that subject yos would have stated that the
anchor lost While in the act Of weighing it in calm
both Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Pickering, the second and
third officers they subsequently informed me, had
that man took no notice. Moreover, when / demanded
Of him Uhe mate) why be had not attended to 80 i'm
underte ok to be his spologist.
In regard to your banking up the fires from the man.
ner in which you have expressed yourself it might be in
ferred you were In command Of the ship. As to the
emergency you ought have stated its nature
the readers of the Echo and HERALD could have UNDER
stood It,
Again, you state" The captain made a remark We
must get into the boats that the mats went into boat
the captain went into man Of wars boat. ana that you
truth you would have stated that the mate and your
self were peremptory ordered BY the captain 70 leave
the wreck which order being cbeyed the captain then
lowered himself the stern into Of wars boat
Your next statement, which am constrained to notice.
whom, cir the captain sent You were aware that
the captain expressed to the British officer In command
Of the boat wish to be carried the admiras ship for
the purpose Of soliciting aid in getting the burning
wreck towed towards the beach,
Icannot but regret for your sake that publicity
VAS given to your letter Your motives hardly be
misunderstood by Of your friends. Such
M no own credit than Il will in
Late Of steamship City OF Pittsburg
TIE WRECK THE BRITISH BARK JESSE STEPHENS
We have received the following interesting account Of
the wreck of this vessel and the of the by
Captain Nye Of the Pacific from her comm nder Capt
John D. Russell -
Sailed from Quebec on November Is, 1852, bound to
part Of the passage was accompanied with snow and
100 When the pilot efs the ship it showing and
Ear as St Psuls island when the wind began to
blow nom the eastward however continued on in
direction TIL we got as far south as de-
near the gulf stream tackled ship to the northward
stood on till about thirty five miles from Cape Race
again tackled ship and stood to the but the
elose topss The wind st increasing was obliged
70 hesye the ship to, under close reefed msntopsa
the ship aborng heavy and continued fourteen
hours, till the gale abated the wind hauling round to
nosshnS when %
ever at P N. the wind seemed to freshen, and a.
NJ double reefed the topsas and slowed tong laut
sails. The watch went below TIL r. M called all
hands to shorten sail hauled the courses up, and
the main topssi split and went pieces the fore
tcrsil and mainsail-sll going to pieces at once the
set no water out Of her owing to her ayp 90 low From
IL NJ TO thi time the wind had been hauling round
to the northwest, and continued about N.NW to NV
About half past eleven set fore topmast stay sail and
bearded fore lack to and the ship before the gale
but oil TO no purpose she would not 60 of. Our only
resource was to keep tho pumps going and shortly after
while ell hands at the pumps there terrible
guft OF wind and the ship turned her beam ends
until her took tho water and Law about twenty
ninEfes when the NAM and mzen masts went by the
board and immediately the ship righted again but
tfroGgtd ord was at the mercy Of the winds and the
waves The foremost being still standing, It helped to
kesp her before the and the wheel being complete
ve managed to feer her before the gale. The
making complete breach her: everything gone
full OF water
BILE condition sixteen souls still living without drop of
water ON board and the only eatabe thing bis
cult, which was washing about the cabin together With
afes apples which We picked up. When We mustered all
hands sad to relate youngest boy gone being
washed away when the ship went her beam ends from
the lea pump break However, it was a Gods blessing
No not all washed away, for every seemed to
me to be our lat. cannot describe my feelings at
the moment she righted had NO hope before OF being
sayed. Our very DO IN hearted at the poor
prospects Of being saved for only hope, only
chance wa meeting ship which might not have beenfsr
of the 5th about 10 A. NJ. sail in sight inn gns
What must have been feengs-I cannot find language
TO express self as would wish But the sail proved
be the United States mail Pacific Capt Eye from
New York bound to Liverpool We owe our lives to his
bravery In managing his ship In such terrific gale.
They attempted to float cssk to us but failed then
fired two rockets with lines and failed their life boat
perish In the attempt Never till that boat lsunoh-
ed and csar Of the chip did the smallest prospect
Of being faved. What an exciting it to
board our lives hanging thread-to that life
Boat struggling with the waves and every Xix ely to
GEslow her. But when che neared the wreck the line
Srcke, and the boG sart until line was thrown to
&em again When the officer caught II put IL around
his body aud made another 81 emp which succssfu
and Lou, the leas exerions Of the officer Of tho boat
all sot sle ia her. with the exception Of two n n
fell Jyehoard but faved By being thrown
% hem. The only pres ion urel By the officer to me
wts For Coos se, Osptaa, hurry Your Inea How
ever all got Ia the boat Phicl conteinsd sixteen OF
our cses add ior Of rec boats Being twenty souls
IN e1g< hott el az the mercy Of the winds bpt With
t aid Providence got u the ship 10 safety thoagh
t6tre wa great capzer IN eating board the ship roll
Ing Ia tu' n InaHner likely swamp tho boat. BY the
hia 81 T pea thrown FROM the weasel to which msds
eurteyct AT with grest oioulty gos on board
~; not IN hsple's condition come withou. aug shoes
lettet or cag. anl sorry to falate. list ths nC
btht which o.yed For tGe kindness which we all re-
g., "a iion captain Nye and bis passengers and all on
Doifc Ne ffe MOTT tbauktlcacs Eer-cn arriving 20 be
moe nd tenn anotherall esgar II contribute Go our
wen md soDior,s We safely landed Liverpool
he iCt0 December. 1859
We The Captain officers and crew 10 ninse-.iy thank
o. 0tain Eye his and an for lls kin 1,ar7 .nd