New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10
THE loss OF THE PRINCE ALBERT.


The sui Joined details Of the loss OF the pa,ko:'h!p
Prince Albert, Brsdsh from NewYoEk for London are
furnished by Cap, Bradish. who returned home in the
steamship Pacific Yesterday Among the pas'engeri the
Pacific Lieut. Palmer L. $ Navy and sir American
ship MASTER four Of whom have boea wrecked and two
sold their ships in Ea-snd-
The ship LEI. Now York on Dec. for London. The
wind was from he " w. On the morning OF the 9TH he
wind from the y T.. to r.. with battling wes,her, and
on the 10Th il commenced with fresh gales. which increased
rspdiy until furious gale raging, with very high
and dangerous sea- the shp taking large quantity OF
water carried away bulga rks &c During the llth the
eole continued with ell its fury ship aborng very
heavily. In king under close eefed fcretop-a and main
sIencer got pumps work and pumped up large guam
tiiits Of wheat with wser-the pumps being choked
every few minutes. Continued pumping throughout
tie remainder Of the day. Owing to the formidable
sea thai they afraid 20 wear ship the other
lack On the 18th and 18th weather continued almost the
same on the latter day finding It necessary Tor the pre-
ervsiion OF the ship to tighten her commenced q, A. ~
TO throw overheard R0ur nseed cake bags OF wheat and
every thing that 10 hand The crew were kept 80 en-
Iloved ell that day and night and following day. l4th At
noon found ship much relieved and the weather modora
ing ceased dscharging 18th were enabled 20 get
the shin on the siarboard tack and found her much
eyed The pumps constantly attended TO- and and
AT Z NJ on the 10Th found them suck. From that
rerod TO Jan the pumps duly worked being under
ii . necessity all the time to carry short canvas On the
I'd wind commenced from w. and variable. Midnight
heavy squalls with hard RAIN and very shsrp Lightning
TO tie westward fured all light sails and double reefed
totseils At A. ~ flrled all sails but close reefsd
with most dangerous and ship rolling and strain
irg very heavily The Sd commenced with strong wind
AID avery high running. ship laboring heavily and
wind increasing throughout the day until L. NJ, when
thew ured oil sail and close reeied fOetOpsa and main
suencer Finding the leak increasing, kept both pumps at
work On the 18th at L. II, discovering that they
could not free the chip b., the pumps turned all the pass
.ngers to assi-t in working them. and the whole OF the
crew 10 discharge cargo and tighten her AT 10 L. VI,
found three feet of water in the hold the chip continuing
10 labor heavily At a. NJ, the 9Th, after every
tossbe eIerton in dscharEing and c0nsan. WORK
e of tie pumps ass eaned the water to have increased
10 FIVE feet During this time the pumps became badly
clicked with grain that they under the necessity OF
having 10 clear ;kem every few minutes. At A. VI dis
covered bark TO the f. hosted signal OF distress AMI
ste immediately bore down toward them. A. 2P VI, after
much care md exerton she within halng distance
of tLom She proved TO be tho Norfolk, Captain David
Brown of London, from Madras Tor Liverpool. Their
roson was then lat ~ deg 30 min Ion II deg. % min
Having hove as was safe and practicable tho
tasseugers lG and Of the Prince Albert. in all 49,
were cot on board the bark although the furious sea-
which was running at times threatened the destruction OF
tic loais coz Tain B adisb with the carpenter ana few
others left TIE ship about g. in tho last boat and afier
had been stove and repaired they succeeded in reaching
the Norfolk at g. and al most humanity treated on
board When they Quilted her she fast settling down.
tie water being within foot and aha of tho lower deck
beams and foot of water between decks They lay by
tho ship 10 the westward until 10 10! the Norfolk wore
o the eastward nnd ed close under her lee She then
aTpe sfed be- rapidly settling down and Captain Brsdh
considers that size must have gone down altogether
must have struck wreck about o clock on the
morning Of the 9Th He distinctly felt the shock and II
would seem that the leak suddenly increased atterwud
None oh er OF the crew. however experienced it, which Is
attributed to tho circum VI their being busy in
Gischsrgng cargo, and otherwise relieving the ship