New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-20
NdRLNE AFFAIRS.
PiCEET-SDIP IipERWRiTER Ashore.
LOSS CT SHIP POWHATAN
AND 200 LIVES.
FORTY IEkD BOplES WASHED ASHORE
cTHER SHIPS WRECKED.
Ffom oar Opn Reporter


TIE LIVERPOOL packe, .hp Underwater OF 1000 tuus
Cept Stpley with upwd Of $50 passenger went sshre
At 4, O'Clock Yesterday morning the bar -four miles
,oulh of Squsn Beach The vessel under reefed sail,
moving At eight knott an hour and it being very dark,
he first warning of danger the shock Of the vessel
striking upon the bar Use CONSERVATION among The pas
ereers was beyond description and the efforts Of the
ccery were uravslng 70 quit their spprehensoas that
the vessel would immediately 90 70 pieces
Tie ship wt1t a,hore nearly head Cd The canvas Was
Immediately spread IN hopes BY tn means to get her oil
with til rse Of the tide. AT unrse the passengers and
crew conms iced to Igt,en her by tproTng overheard
boxes Of and pgs Of iron, which work wa continued
until night during which time si-ty seventy tonS
valued at sbou. as Geo. had been ca By shenng
he yes,s she was driven further on - bar, and D. ar
noon Ter POSITION had changed around that sho now
s,u6, firmly EMBEDDED II the sand stern and bow off
Win Yer udJr carried away Daring the dy large Ium
terof gathered the beach render sss
but would not venture out in the heavy su in wh,h was
ilourht impossible fora boat to live
A.9oe eek on Tuesd4y afternoon small boat contain.
irg Eve men. from the STEAMBOAT Delaware, bound to
pbfsdphis which had ben lying anchor near BY vas
sysuped By tie surf in attempting TO get line on boa'd
lie Tnde1vrier and The vheelsHGn Of the Dlaware,
ra,,.d pa,pe, Leland was drowned He native Of
LELAND % years Of eye single AID resided With his
roo,hfr an AGED wdos lady in Elm st rear B'oomst,
N,wYcIk. lis body was recovered this m rnins and
Gtvsrd,d 70 he city by the steamer Huntress
Dining Tuesday afternoon, previous to the above -cc
de-, tie male portion Of III ems rants becAme very clEn
ous to he sen, shore in TIE small bosts About one
lut5r,d Of them ftsy determined - tase p)sssssion oil
n. hip l,unch the snail bait and g ashors They
w,e soon dispersed and became passive b. the appear
tuee on deck Of Cop, sAPey the officers OF the vessel
aud ora Of he Passengers armed with pistols sod evi
dcuy demned presefye order and 'oe eoa'ol OIL 'ne
sip
Inc w,s fl y got TO the vessel b. the We kerr and
cre II Franss lie boat msce ready 10 convey pas
,fr-rs CT shcre Several OF them were taken to tue shoe
,h crest icu,y But became Necessary 10 suspend
.rs.ons g. those Oh board spen. ANXIOUS snc sesP
ksr night.
Tus.el sturcess sesmtues Tisa Csp. Cumnlssy
Achilles ard Huruess With tTo schooners IN tow were
ere,ettd ct 10 cO,k Tuesday evening by the Board
ri UIlerNers he s<sssnee o. the vesss in disires
They resched the UndervI,er sbout sunrise but TeE'
uzsbe 70 render any Assistance until about 10 clock u
CAV " sdresGzy During he ioreno about 100 Of III
,s1etrs were landed on the b. sch b. means Of n lie
Lat Al 10 O'Clock the hsd become sufficiently ca
70 allow FIVE surf boats TO DC employed II conveying u
rssfsrrers 20 tie Titan and HunIess ard AZ cioei
tiev had 81 heen got CT from tie vesel ana beach 'i
The exception Of sbeu. wsuy Of those on tie oean w
r,usd to rsk ,h=ir Ives gam by pe'si'e through y
fuif Tie i~O steam ugs ken Er,csees0'' N=F = ~
70 is1d Their passergtr
Ills sferucoI Il. UId-rwler had two let O. wl.fT
In Lod. y hch was gsinns, nOrStl-tandng i-e sHip
rurrrsweie constantly s. volk She sanding up srais
viii royel yards sd ard las received thIs y
70 perr, pise gssge except Ia les Of Ter rlfdsf -
rrust l. os,bsrged bsore she can be got OF Is 81.
btdG,d he s.nd FIVE e. ee' al I'D TIRE x 70
feet iorUst
M4P 4 kegs r,,s bsog hOls,ed out OF TIA schoo
trsprte Isr,c.s o.: hesyirg /. vessS Of hs '1Ar.