Washington sentinel., 1854-01-08

The steamer San Francisco.-The telegra-
phic report received in this city on Thursday after
noon, that the above steamer had been seen at sea
in a terrible gale of wind entirely disabled, and
that the vessel that met her was unable to render
any assistance, created great sensation, and has
excited the most anxious fears for her safety.
This steamer was chartered by the War Depart
ment to convey the third regiment of artillery TO
San Francisco, which, with the women and child
rem, make an aggregate of nearly eight hundred
souls that board of her, including many Off
GERS, some Of whom are accompanied by their fam
lilies.
No details have been received as TO the imms-
diate cause of her situation-whether it was owing
TO some arrangement of her machinery, or 10 the
effects of the gale. The report that her boats
all gone and her decks apparently swept, would
lead 10 the belief that it was the unfortunate re-
suit of the storm which she encountered, and un-
der the continuance of which she was still suffer-
ing when last seen. We learn, however, that the
San Francisco is remarkably strong and we'll
built ship, perfectly new being now upon her first
voyage; that she is admirably equipped with a
fine and numerous crew, and under the command
of gallant and experienced officer of the navy.
Under these circumstances, il is hardly probable
that such ship should founder, and particularly
as she was fitted with spars and sails to a suffi-
cient extent to keep her under command, unless
the gale was of the most extreme violence, and
such that even ordinary sailing vessels could not
show their canvas
When seen, she was only about three hundred
miles from the Capes of Delaware, and so soon as
the information received here the War De-
partment telegraphed TO New York to charter and
dispatch without delay steamer in search Of her );
but we learn that none could be obtained. The
Treasury Department was then applied TO, and
four of the revenue cutters, viz: one from New
York, one from Delaware, one from Norfolk, and
one from Charleston were ordered TO sea by tel
egraph, and are all, no doubt now at sea.
Intense anxiety will naturally be felt until fur
har I'M is ed xvb hpf
think will be favorable, so far as the safety of the
numerous and valuable lives that are on board OF
her are concerned. We append list of the OFF,
GERS who embarked in her:
Colonel William Gates, commanding the regi-
ment Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel ]. M.
Washington; Major Charles s. Merchant Sur
geon X. $. Satterlee; Assistant Surgeon III. r.
Wirtz; First Lieutenant s. l.. Freemond, regi-
mental quarterinaster and acting adjutant; First
Lieutenant l.. Loeser, acting assistant com.
missary Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colo
mel NJ Burke. commanding company I; Captain
and Brevet Major Taylor, commanding company
A; Captain and Brevent Major r. O. Wyse, CON-
manding company d; Captain III. b. Judd, COM
manding detachment of recruits TO constitute
companies b and Il; First Lieutenant and Brevet
Captain III. B. Field commanding company X ;
First Lieutenant w. A. Winder commanding
company G. First Lieutenant c. S. Winder, COM
lnanding company II; First Lieutenant r.. IL.
Smith; Second Lieutenant J. Van Voast; Brevet
Second Lieutenant ]. G.. Chandler.
Officers famiies.-Mrs. Gates and three child
ren, Miss Carter, Mrs. Merchant and two children,
Miss Valera Merchant Mrs. Chase and son. Mrs.
Fremont and three children, Mrs. Loeser, Miss
Eaton, Mrs. Wyse and child Mrs. Judd
Also, Captain j. w. I. Gardiner, First Dragons,
10 join his regiment in California; Lieut.. F. X.
Murray, United States navy, TO JON the squadron
on the Pacific station; Mr. George P. Aspinwall,
who went ou, for the benefit OF his health, and
others.
That portion of the Third Regiment of Artillery
which embarked on the San Francisco, are com
panies A. B, d, G, H. !, X, and L, together with