New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-06
New'21ork Daily Gribnnt,
THE LATE DISASTER AT SEA.
Further Particulars Of the Loss Of the ship lillian
and Mary.
From the ssvsnnsh Republican, May 81.

From the Ssvannsh Republican May ST.
Ii will be gratifying TO our readers 10 learn That the M
fortunate pass, ngeis hundred and eighty in numb
and the crew this III ated ship have been saved with
the exception of two whc in endeavornS TO get into the
boat were drowned The heroic and humane conduct of
the Two sean en VIM Ward and Samuel T. Harris VINO
fused quit the ship and abandon the passengers 10 help
lesntss and despair noble contrast The cowfiy
ana reprebensbio conduct Of Captain Suson ana ms ON
GERS who avaied themselves Of the first opportunity T.
desert and sneak of to their useless lives.
And while the dasardly aud nhuman conduct OF Capt
Snson SETS seal upon his forehead OF niLny and dis
grace the unsesh brave and humane spirits oi Ward and
Harms viii elicit the admiration and APPRECIATION OF man
kind For Their herosm Snd humanity we trust they VIII
receive they deserve, substantial token O puOlc
atprobatUn The efforts OF Capt sands, OF the wrccking
schooner Oracle III saving the lives and relieving the DIS
tTess the passengers ana crew OF the W III IN sud Mary
are worthy also OF the highest commentator Had Capt
Sands been a,uaed by the selfish aud nhumsn feel
rcs C Capt might have attended more %
irg the valuable of the chip than he did His bu
was that o wrecEer auG MS interest was 20 save td
cargo But molly sacrificed his interests and rsked Ms
lie 10 rescue his fellow beings from the imminent peril to
which they ied been abN doned by s,nson: ana Capt
SsrG> Instrumental In Iescuiug these hrplcss beings
tom Nattry grave
u that the " -m &nc Mary could easily have been run
ashore IN safe place in four hour with the wind 10 T.
dIeotOI Il thn prev allied The passengers might have al
been safely lanoCt, much all the cargo might
have been saved though perhaps IN damse.d state
HE state IL # Captain SAson, that the liAm &n1
tsry went down, Wa false. she found afoa three
GAYS Sfer~ard, al least tgcns miles from the place sue
struck aLc tie passengers had not been taken or -J
GoLbhess, ~ WoTAug lie puml- could have Kept A-r
ahoai longer.
Tie sg-uts Of the British Government At Nassau have
taken cE gs Of the p saved fF, the William Aai
M.- ana they viii be forwarded 10 Aew Oh Ans. tne
poiLt Of t, destination. Mr. Bacon Informs u taat
considerable uEd ha raised by private subscription
among he good citizens OF Nassau, 10 purchase sugPrs
Tor tn more Mccoy o. these ul.oEfur1ts sl-r-rs NJ
l. $50 inform. That the British Passenger A., Of l-'-
make iu poss, .pr disssers oi tis 6iad and IN c.
tire cost OF maintaining these although o"f-s
H. the fret met nee b. the Brush Go. ernm-nt becomes
By section a. trai set Crown ceO-. and rsc0N tfaoie
, the owners, master agents and cnaIterers oi Ae cap
"A bond beng given 10 The p".t from whence me s-P
sails g. &y such contingencies The cOsi 81 MA
tanning the passengers lsslu cl Transporting theA
to New Orleans VII be abolI g. COO We aPpv-d the
following particulars, which ~ ind IN ILc BAiaNi a.
Nassau heraid OF the 18th:
" The American snip William and Mary, OF Bath tins'
S,inson, master from Liverpool 10, New Orleans Win
cargo OF railroad ron, PIX oD cry goods and cfoeAs!
arc Leu emlSrant passengers, struck small rOcA 1
feet under w4eI the Great lsacs. tuesday even
ing May ;, at ~ minutes past clock. The snip ~
Ashore about three hours Three Of the crew WHO hl
ed al this po state that alter s ship struck uey et
20 snhor parted the chain then leo go le ohsf
anchor The boats got out two OF which Sers 'ose
Al NJ, the captain wHh the mates and Par1 81 ne
crew, le OF tie boats and fur seAaea and pas
scIgtrs, hng The long boa, also is Two passengers
"a eLcf 2vts.ls - ~ - i0-S ss-t We il5Wa-d
Two seam.D, William Ward AID samuel D. H-rIis'