The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-09

She to sail from Southampton the sta inst on her
| first voyage.
The LOST PACKET SHIP Primo. ALBERT The following
particulars from Captain Brsdh concerning the loss OF
this vessel appear In the Engh'h papers,
The ship lett New York on Deoemb,r for L,nion
The wind was from the NV. On the ornng Of the 9th
the wind was from the NE to E., with battling weather.
and the 10th II commenced with fresh gales, which
Increased 70 pdly until furious gale raging, with
very high and dangerous sea, the ship taking large
the lth the gale continued with q. its fury Oh
Ing very heavily In lying under ole reeed foretspsail
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ehok.d every few minutes Continued pumping through
out the remainder Of the day sng to the Formidable
other tack On the 18th ard 18th weather continued
almost the same; on ths latter day Andag 1t necessary
Ut TO throw overheard -four. lnsesd cake bags Of
wheat, and anything that TO hand. The xsre
kept 50 employed all that day and night and following
day, l4,h
A, noon found ship much reli'vsd, and the weather
undertaking ceased dischaIsing cargo. l4th, we're en-
sbsd to get the ship the ssA board tacs AMI found
her much relieved. The pumps constantly attended
to, and At P. ~ on the l6sh found them suck From
being under the necessity ali the time to carry short
canvas On the I'd wind com ced from W. and vAri
able hdnisht heavy sqsaIIs with hard rain, and very
sharp lightning to the westward furled all light sails aad
ATT A. furisd all sas but close rested to2ss and
foressl The squalls increased very fast, with
dangerous sea and ship rolling and sraning very
heavily. The Sd commenced With strong wisd and
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increasing Throughout the day until P N shan they
ured all sail and cloe reesd forstopsa aud maa speu
! Finding the leak Increasing kept both pump at
worr. On the 4sh st 4 P. N, discovering th.t they
could not ee he snip by the pumps turned al the pas
.ensers to assist in wokas them and tn waois Of the
hree feet Of water in the hold the ship continuing
At a. the 9th, sfsr every possible eEsrtion In
dschsrsng cargo, ami tiDt wosiing Of tn. pumps
asceriared the water to haze Increased to 6y- feet
During all this time the pu became 80 badly choked
t. clear them every 'ew inutes ASA discoveries
mediately bro down towards them At2P NJ, after
much care A. exsrlion he came within hsins distance
Of them She proved to be tie Norfolk C.psaia David
Brown. Of Losdon from Md for Liverpool Their DO
alton was then lat 4s 80 Ion Is So
Having hove to IS near safe and practicable the
ger 10 and OF the Prince Albert In all a.
were got on bel the bark, although the fur,u, sea-
which was running 81 times Threatened the dsttu III IN
few others. left the ship about quarter to o'clo,k In
the last boat and after had been stove and repaired
they ,uccee,sd in reaching the Norfolk a. hal. past s.
and al we're ost hunAney treated board When hey
quilted her ths fast settling down the wal be- ing
within a foot AID hal. OF the lover deck beams
They lay BY the rbp TO hs westward til tea half
past ten; the Norfolk TO the eastward, aud pasei
coe under her lee She then appeared to be rapidly
must have gone down slos bet vesn aud slocs
He aces his be if hat she must have az
about one O'Clock on the morning Of the 5.n Bs Ola
tncty felt the shock. and it would that the leak
SUDDENLY increased None other OF the crew, however
e1peri need It. whab attributed to the creu nstAncs
VI tpcI uolns uupy Ii ebcnABHs cargo s1C OsnerWeS
relieving the ship
To the Edior Of the Slipping and Mercantile Ga,eye:-
Sir Th oush your valuable paper beg TO express my
Hoet sincere tn, nks to plain David Bowo OF thu bark
Norfolk, OF London for the kin and prompt he
bore down 10 the Prince Albert then 10 sinking condi
ton, seeing the signal Of distress After kindly taxing
OIL or board, (fcrty TIRE. In number,) thr ugh high
ard dangerous sea- and be then besg short Of provisions,
still he up his cabin and did all that he could d. to
maize Portable possible until he lAnisd 1T
Queenstown. On behsl, Of my crew and passengers, /
subscribe myieI his graceful and sincere friend,
WA BRADT'H,
Late Master OF the Primes A bert, OF New YORK;
London, Jan Is, 1854
SxvKRI PUsrnsEyT -Durug the voyage OF the ship
Asia, Capt HIVES from Eossn3 to Aus Ala the pa,sen
gers subjected to Ill treatment and much sut-
fe,ipa and after the arrival Of the ship Capt yves
tried te'ore the Wll!Amstown police court and beng
convicted Of divers breaches OF the PASSENGER act
fined aggregate Of f S00 In default OF payment
he was condemned . series Il terms OF i'm prisonmsn At
amounting altoe~ Their TO nearly hry What renders
this snttno s just 10 the fact that the hard
th OF the passengers not occAs.oned much by
the Of Captain Howes by the neglet Of the
OF the vessel TO provide proper stores ard mate
suitable provsion fer their 90 nfort Cap. HoUes uAS
nov servsd out about ELK months Of his senten3e.
TRIAL TKp ENC SHP-Ths Frspch papers state
that Zinc ship, recently built a. Nantes has male
trial trip and proved excellent seaboAt Soc quite
strong and the metal did not Affect her COMPASS