New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-13
Awful Disaster.

Awful disaster.
WRECK oP THE CLnyEn sHIr dsrAEFoHnsHIRE OF Bos-
roN-one Hatared md si1,y Lirss Lost.-The Boston
Tmesof the 4th contains tho particulars in reference to
this fearful calamity. - @ 4
By private teegraphic dispatch from the United
States Consul at Hafax r. W Fraser led t1be-
eye that Captain Josiah Richardson the commander Of
the Seafordshire is lost He about As years
DID, and leaves wife four children residing in the
town Of Shrewsbury, In this State Capt. Richardson
having accumulated large fortune. decided the last
time he was home to remain and not another Foy
age but being nrgsd he consented remarSing thst no
He had large offers from other houses induce him to
engage in the California trade but they avail
He formerly commander and Of the packet
ship Townsend Al better man walked deck, is
the universal remark Of all his personal acquainapees
whom we have heard cenversipg the susject ef his
probable loss and the number is many. 81
We learn that the Staordshire registered at Isl7
tons valued ht and wholly covered by insurance
At offices IN New York snd In this city Her
sisted Of English goods such siikss brsadcloths etc
One firm in this city had 1856 packages board The
whole cargo valued at about threeqnarters mil
lion Of dollars and we learn was insured all beiansed
| to Bosten. s
The Of tine first and second mates are Alders and
Leach reported sayed This is the second marrow
escape that Mr.. Alden first mate, has had sea- He
was mate Of the pace ship President to the voyage
| in which she waslost.
caulker at the North part Of the city who owing
troule, separated from her husband, and enlisted as
steWardes board the staordshire under assumed
name of Elizabeth Burrison. She is supposed to be
among thelost sssaee
young manswhose name we could not learn array
from his wealthy parents in Canada months since
and went to Europe and returning the S. werking
his passage assistant cock to the passengers.
the dispatch stating that of the crew
saved is true the number lost is Just hundred and
sxtytwo as the total number of passengers hun
ifty-two persons Accordingly. nineteen Of the ships
were lost which added to the number passengers
lost, make the total number above -
The Stafordshre was built by Mckay, In June 1851
for Enoch Train Co.'S line of liverpool and Boston mask
cts. She WAS noble ship of fs17 tons and of the
finest vessels Of the line The loss to the underwriters
will be heavy. S
The staordshrs insured as near as we can sd cut
for between S9O0o0 and 100000. in Boston and New
York Her cargo was very large and is estimated bs
worth SS00Ooo barge portion of it was o. aIlaf
an account, and was probably insured in England
AWFUL ssHrsHEcK,-The Newport R. ~ Mercury OF
the Sd says g. =z,Y g
An awful scane was witnessed this morning by Seth O.
Bateman, Esa frena the shore Of his farm The pzrtie-
lars, We learn them from him as follows:
At about daylight he discovered schooner 1.-THE sohr
Moselle, of Weieet, Capt. Raynter from Boston for
Virginia. between Brentons Reef and the small reef w
ter logged and at the the whieh was making
clear breach over her The crew, number were
ia the rigging He Immediately sent maa to tpsEn Tor
aid and then proceeded to the beach, made signs to
the unfortunate men that they At that time
the schooner had struck the rocks and turned
her beam ends, the had descended the rigging
and were endeavorng by bracng against the quarter
deck to retain their positeu This they enabled
do until three heavy rolled in and dashed her against
the rocks heavily and in moment she broken
1 fragments, The were thrown into the water aud
tfare caught at the fragments ara a but one sueeeed
in getting back TO the remains of the The
one still in the water had piece Of plank and be pushed
for the Shore whore Mr.. Bateman stood far out
prudent encouraging him by words Several times the
swimmer was near to the shore and once caught hold
the pole extended to him but he washed hack again.
until finally, seized by cramp probably he threw up his
hands and went down within thirty feet OF the shore
Two Others together on the spars when one
losing bis hold caught by the other wh0
gage himself but before he could do they both
Down The fourth had fearful struggle With death He
the snars and repsstedly washed o but
aged get on again. bruised crushed the fragments
were washed against him, and Mr. Bateman could hear
| him grean he received blow after blow but no aid
could be extended to him and finally his strength failed
and he shared the fate Of his companions The shore is
| strswn with the remains of the wreck. fag
DECREE OF THE CAPTAIN GgSsRA1 or CuBA RxL.rftE
TO THE SLAVE TRApE.-The Marquis Pezuea has Issued
the following decree in relation to the suppression f the
Slave Trade in Cuba, to the Governors and Lieutenant