New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-03
MARINE AFF1'LRS.
ARRIVAL OF The STAR or THE SOUTH

ARRIVAL STAR or THE SOUTH
The steamship Star of the South CAPT Marks arrived
here vesterday morning in days from New Orleans
She encountered strong north easory winds during the
VOYAGE She brought cargo of cotton, sugar and mo
losses oranges Sc and $500 in specie to j Jewets
Son.
SAILING OF THE YANKEE BLADE.
The new steamship Yankee Blade Capt Randall, sailed
Yesterday afternoon for San Francisco via Rio Janero and
Vapalaso with A. passengers-5 for Rio for Valparaiso
and "a for san Francisco.
DAMAGED The ICE
The derrick employed in raising vessel sunk above inc
Fulton Ferry on Sunday considerably damaged by the
ice md has been hauled on the dock at the foot oil Bridge
st for reprirs.
LOSS or THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACCOUNT.
From The Worcester Transcript Feb
Within few DAYS we have conversed with Of the sur
yivors OF The StUhre respecting the loss OF that vessel
He If very intelligent young man. and was much osfAe'h
and trusted by Capt Richardson with whom he mad been
during the whole tine TIE latter had been IN command OF
the Stnordshre We have also conversed WIN Al expo
enced ses captain who had closely Intercepted the first
mate Mr. Alden and some afdOzen of the crew. for the
rurrose Of getting at the exact facts OF the case From
bese sources we have obtained account materially d
ferent. in some respects from any yet published
The first di ter that bee the ship the disabling OF
her udder on Christmas eve saturday This dAmage was
repaired on Sunday and all went we'll until the neSt ue'
dav NIGHT when the ship lost her bowsprt and fore top
mast by whch che was entirely disabled lorWaa, go ~
morning about clock Capt Richardson went aoit 70
perform some act toward repairing this damage Wheh ny
placing his hand deed eye which had teen oosehe9
from s ordinary firm position, i turned III MS grasp ana
he was precpated distance OF about forty feet up e
deck Fortunately, he fell upon col OF rope otnef"sc
he would have been killed outright A. II was us rls
arm was rendered helpless his ankle dlsiocalou u no
was Injured internally His own impression was TOM no
would not recover from these injuries lie wa cDI
bis state room, and from thaI ihopieh' 'he 'oiN1 " Wv
lbp GeyOlyed on Mr.. Alden -. ~, L.,
NIGHT when about ten minutes before twelve O'Clock,
during the second mate watch oi "nieh our io ia
u as ,nel a ght was descried Mr.. Alden was instantly
called from bis berth and reaching tho DECK ne pro
rouuced it to be ships light, but IN the sec9hu ui'9
onnior II was fixed light II proved to be the ghi on
81 Il Island few miles from the south western extremity
NJ Nova Scotia The hip was Mt once put ronhd upon
another tack and II Just as this movement Wa oJ
ierd that he struck Il would that Mr Alden did
not know his whereabouts and had not taken e propeI
sters 10 po,m himself Our informant states tat ne uu
not Ln1ef take the usual observation Of the sun
tain hs latitude bu; yielded up thai i,nPIr.a' 80!
he fourth mate Nor had be cast the lead although
aware that be was off the coast Of Nova Scotia
Whom the ship struck, the fourth mate Dur. od' &
cd grpC himself down on the deck declaring that tnsy
yee lost This conduct the part of one OF tue snP
cfcors ces dismsy among the crew and gute unl'teu
.bsm f,r duty Soon after while DIR. Alden nad s'n9
lelow this men and nine Of the crew seisea ne oPI
;t, and lowering one Of the boats made heT escape
MeaiwLie Captain Richardson had gwen etsc',1ns =
head the chip norh east and drive Eer upon lhs De
Jh mght easily have been done and mus the eaty on
- or hosrd have been saved And had Capt. Richard
.cr Ieen able 10 be deck il would have Deeh uohe
But Mr. Alden had control over the men am Gun al
no orders obeyed IL necessary IN orleE 70 pl ai
Teen the sLp before the Wind TO be able 70 ha1l ~ ny
49, n h. aces these he'd become entenged anu ai'uo5
tIrse men would have been enough to cl-@I tlSm W.
crd not he brought 70 the work For wan OF ths .s
service one hundred and sixty lives were lost lueIs
,r,e time Ia bpye beached the vessel for fne coas W"
orIt an hour and half sail p miles distant sn- %
the tine she struck until she went dVSn 20 - ljeb
hours elGrsed The was demonsiratsd Dy ~ =. -, ~; r.
Foeted p.hore and found to have stoppeu d '' ~
NJ Alden resented in bis pubisntd sIcouns Ia
Cart Richardson declined to leave the oaip' l"nS
- tro,d 20 rerloye him. and pree ~ 10 ~ uD" @
~ This s,atemant ia likely TO maze Fct! err
.eI i-ia O., Richardson undoubtedly expecsd IN
~ - 10 ,st not only that himself out that all 'i~ Te.
,IS ba srve1 suppoing that tie vessel was . 'ell
80 be;pg ian upon the beach Bat when az hope Oh
-, H. Sc,seI given up and the sea Vas break
~ h., waist deep Mr. Alden proposed 70 take him
80 tbrow him into the long boat. as this Toud nav
- cersiD desth with greatly increased suffering nc
~ f-d tbe Caser death that With Christian aJnness D.
raited About minutes before four oar yosng aails
Ted f-9r o. * be lay N the table n me cabin tna
IaJe t;s way 10 tie long boat which had tsen beei
Iauncscd 7 Tss win great dir-cuty tEh an
ore could ct into this boat. owOg - "a
beisg dss5ed about by the waves. Thirteen of-y Hl'
saved IL Il while j. would easily bsys coHian~d i".'
AZ ff.y more The de.1 vas crowded with ~ P"-seI
ce-s Int thew refused the hazard of siteO tns 20 ei "a
the boat vas into this boat that Mr. Atcn !eaTed eI
Thar ordered the rore that attached = 10 tne shp 20
an, kNfr the long boat with Mr. AFlen In Z hsd gone
smaller boat which had been thorshi % BE stove N
';,rs ,ttar,rf vss again got OF. SHED with person
srS le} oN Ihi4 must have Deen within twenty mt
trsr d. long boat le. aEd not hour A. h,rsiOof
t.tJ M. had hardly reac' ed sale distance when %
sin nj own Will lolt explosion caused By ;Ae q.
IrtG air. Tia. burt % ~ ulper deck and sem 'ae 01'