New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-25
Marine Affairs.
LOSS OF THE TAM O'SHANTEH
AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS.

The stoau hip Union Capt Adams arrived here on Mon
doy even. as noticed in yesterdays TRIBUSE under di.
Yeoton Of W C. Hudson L. S n from cruise in search Of
,le steamship San Francisco and last from Bermuda,
brought home Capt Soule and part Of the ct the Tam
OShanter; oso w s. Lee, ard Francis Rawlins Esq OF
Boston, WHO passengers the T. s. which vessel
was wrecked on the 3O OF December of Cape Cod. The
following narrative, obtained b. reporter from Capt
soue erGb US 10 present readers with further parcu
lars relative to the loss OF the ship Tam Shanter.
NARRATIVE OF CAPT. }. T. sOULE.
On the night Of the 23d of December while lying to
in heavy gale from the North west 81 Cape Cod TIE.
mendous sea struck the ship breaking the s!ancheons,
ripping up and splitting the covering board from the poop
AID orcaste which caused the ship to leak badly Alter
some difficulty the leak discovered and repaired as
wei could be done and the slip freed from water The
repsirs stood good until the night of the 25h ult when
wind sprung up from the T. S f. increasing to a violent
gale gradually backing in to the norhwafd,
All three Of the close reef topails were lost and also
The and main and mi2Zen topgaant mass About
meridian Of the GOTH ship 10 get the lame 81 lie out
Of water but having sail he rolled heavily and soon
rpped up all the repairs The stuck TO the pumps till
5 clock the morning OF the 3Oh water gaining fast
end the making complete breach over the vessel
The men were badly frozen and chilled through.
At daylight Of the day, we endeayored 10 make
sell on the ship in order to keep her steady but found il
impossible the men being wornout and everything com
pete bed Of ice.
About o'clock on the morning of the 3Ob we sounded
r.
then came the conclusion that II impossible to
the ship and cargo and preceded 10 get out the boats de-
toIminng to abandon the vessel Upon proceeding 70
supply boats with water from the taak we fo1ad
that It was salt consequently judged that the hold
fall Of sea water After taking all the provisions that
boats woud hold We abandoned the snip between aud
O'Clock in tie afternoon and pulled west One OF he boats
contained Capt Soule part Of the crew and lesTs Lee and
Raolns passengers. The other boat contained the first
ard second mate and rest 81 the crew, numbering in all in
both boats, twenty seven souls Between and clock
the night it began TO snow The persons in the
mates boat lost sight of the Light in Capt SoGles boat
ard aasled powder Capt Soue saw th9 signal and or
Gered the men TO lay on their while he held up the
light While exhibiting the light they discovered ssl
Georges Shoals ard pulled hard for it, and in short
time al hands in both the boats were on board Of the
schooner "Fidos' Capt. Cody from Boston, bound to
Port 6uPTnce.
Capt Cody broke out the cargo get the sufferers be-
low and did everything in his power make them Is
comfortable as possible Being all on board, the wind
which had died away were pulling for the schooner
now increa sod to gale About Il o'clock at night we
hove tie schooner too ard between and o'clock made
sail under our lee bow which proved be the wreck Of
the Tam Shanter, she not having gone down yet. We
jpst cleared the wreck by keeping the schooner fa to
give her headway.
Tie next day The 3Ist saw a large black bark with
white BEAM ortop gallant mast standing TO the north
west. Having lost spars and sails and being 1eaky we
On Sunday the lst of January fell in with the ship
Welfeet bound from Boston 10 New Orleans. We again
made gno when the stranger boarded US TOOK on thlr
teen Of men, and supplied Us with cask Of bread
a1dwater.
On the 4th instant fen in with the brig Dr. Rogers,
stree arrived Charleston We put three OF men on
heard.
Tie balarco Of our men remained on board OF the
schooner and arrived at Bermuda the 18th inst On
lie ISM inst tie steamship Union touched At Bsmuda
ara broucht away Capt Soule Mr.. ". I. Lee and Mr..
Francis Rnwlins OF Boston and Mr. Z. Stone and part
oftle crew Of the Fides.
TIE residue Of the OF the Tam shauie who were
ctrcd by the ship Weleet to New Orleans have not yet
been heard from Song Of the men were in bad cOndi
ton from having zen rozen while eEdcaycEng to ave
their own vessel
Nothing has since been heard seen Of the wreck OF
the Tam O shan,er The cargo was worth sl5oooo and
consisted Of sslpeter Eneed ue, hemp goaskins hides
frd sheIac Tie slip was valued at 10000 and is in
surCd Al $40 COO as follows;