The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-28
Disasters. Nc

SHr AFGHAN Hepburn, II DAYS from WORK, bound
TO Panama (before reported of Bermuda eaky) put in
to It Georges. Formula, the 18th April When
DAYS cut IN lat o733 n, lon go A. W. experend heavy
gale from the Sc with tremendous sea, which made
complete breach the ship and kept the con
stany oiled with water, which, together with the ships
being deep caused her TO strain badly. During the
gale IL with the utmost difficulty the in the
lod could be kept under with both pumps going The
gale lasted until the Sth. Survey the ship recon-
mends her being lightened for further examination.
SMr TOWNSEND at San Francisco March rs from Bos-
ton tue 1th October lat 80 50 n Ion So experienced
severe yale from the southwark, lost buwarks water
casks shifted cargo ard stove hatch house &c. After
dag from the Sc to ESE January 90, experienced a
heavy gale from NV, ship laborel heavily, started
her COPPER in several places carried away her close reef
ed sail, &c.
SNIP DAcoTAH which at San Francisco 3oth ult, had
81 eco expended her at Valparaiso. The bond given at
Rio Janero on ship freight and cargo due 4S hours
after her arrival The agent Of underwriters called
uron by the consignees who told them that they must
pay the claims against their goods and the captain must
pay III claims against ne ship the underwriters htving
90 right 10 interfere Inc snip and cargo would pooa.
bly, be sold by the Marshal and il thought that
all the proceeds would be taken to pay claims
Pr sur Qur1yTowN Cleyerly, from Belize, Hondura,,
for Queenstown Ireland AIDED with mahog any, went
ashore about tho 1t instant the Trspges 100 miles
TO tie northward OF Belize The ship total oss-two
ives lost
BRIG DIASA, little vessel Of 10 tons with white
and one Indian crew, IL days out from kilamook
potboat tslioTna, and taken into Astoria OF. she
bound thiher for provisions the people at Kil!a
mock beir n a state bordering on starvation.
Bfac ORLANDO OF Nalecbarc from Ceorgia for Mel
ford before reported ashore In Quicks Hole rot OF
oath Inst. aud would proceed TO NBedford and repair
She is ful Of water her bottom is badly damaged and
hull much strained. Her dech load has been got of and
rsrt Of il brought 10 NIB
SCHR JouS IuyfAp al San Francisco March 20 from
santa Cruz, I'D Feb, at Hill Landing while attempt
ing TO land from the vessl the schooner boat contain
ing Capt Ellis and two sesmen, sApZed. The two
scamen drowned and the boat stove in Capt iis
after struggle, succccccd in getting 3iore
The e lmen's names were II Williamson, aged so, Of
NYork aud Richard l'oynares, aged 20, OF Phi'adel
phia.
StnR JtsT1NA joyce from Boston for Cherry fell went
ashore Tioor's iedre. oil Nna aven, the morning
Of ic 18th April, The chr Challenge went from liock
lard 20 the Justna, tool, out part Of her cargo con
.i-trg 81 goods mcrchande, and succeeded Ia get
ting hsr On, badly damaged. The J lays at Niual
haven.
BARR I socTlARD-Capt Richards Of brig Galen,, at
Boston from Cardonas statcs that he fell in with bark
i J SoUthsd (bcfoe reported abandoned 9th, on the
yosago firm NYork for Kingston Js), and saw her go
down 10th.
A SCHoovpa on her beam ends, which had apparently
leen AL ore person board, was seen 10th inst OF
Phnn Island II said she hailed from Newbnry port
but Il IL probably schr John Franklin, OF Proylnceto
before reported
ssHs FssA, Of Honolulu, was recently wrecked at
Ksuxaoh about ten miles south Of Kesakekua, Hawaii
The vessel Was set Ghore by the swell and became
total los. in Q short time.
scap oossoooas Srocxro1 (of NYort } Ja0kway, from
prnss-c!s coS 70 Galveston, with lumber, WIS caPsssi