The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-09

Extract OF letter OF Commander John Kelly com.
nanding United States ship Plymouth. giving an &C
count Of The loss of Lieut. John Matthews, and thirteen
OF the Of The Plymouth, also person belonging
to Peel island
On morning ofthe 25th October last Lieut Matthew,
requested permission second cutter and mo-
coed North island for the pprpose Of fishing and shoot
ing wild pigeons, stating he would by dinner-time
he left about 81, and stood OF under sail alou, tyo
miles from the island speak English schooner the
Ia the citing The captain Of the schooner reported ths,
while entering the hsbor be The boa very near North
island; go that presume he have been returning
from the ship when he eucounie red the typhoon
The gale wasieuihc. commencing the norle asst and
ending the northwest You Judge Of the suen.rb OF
the wind when inform you thar this ship, with four
anchors down. lower yards and topmas struck dragged
completely across the harbor with the
3 mill. pond.
On the 9Th despatched Saihugrnaslcr II. T. Ar
Sed search Of the cutter supporting that she had bee
lahdiHs, atd That the on oae OF the
islands, and only waited TO be released After day IN
eheetua' search be returned.
Tee whale-ship Bowditch, Captain waldron was ,irs
81 BONN the Time her boats daily 10 search 81
the hunpback whales Captain waldron directed his
boats 70 examine closely al the Islands bat no eec,
no vestlge OF the boat or the could be discovered
On the 2sh cot under way, and stood the
and wesswsFd 10 hopes Of meeting Of The oars or
mast Int could not discover anything
ren stood 70 the s5athwsrd fearing some accident
beaien m boats the survey but thank God they sers
al sale. rh,aga Len,saan Baic reported they were very
near being lost
UNIrsD STATES SrrAs-FkIoArE SUsouEH,sxA
Houg-kons December Z, 1854.
siR. II obedience your order / boarded The British
schooner koh noof Sevfin, sister, arrived yesterds
from Porn Lloyd, BONN Glands.
By insPscng the iagboos, The masters note book the
journal OF Mr. 9. Overlook passenger have collected
the following inlormAtong
7 n,
standing 10 81 P0r Lloyd about TO- m she fell Il
with ADD spoke curr belonging The United stale, al
Pr mouth Chen in the hafbor.) LeaIensnt John MAJ.
thevt being in conaand Of The boai, win crew Of "a
men Lieut. M refused he oner 81 Mr. Ssvrin him
into port and said that be going hsh OF email
islands ne nohward a hsrbor since then noktns
has been seen o. hea Of The boat any the crew
AT Ils m tho hoh-i-noor anchored IN tie hsrbof
at 2 :. sndden gsie came ron Z. 5 E., accom-.
panied " heavy ram, which esnttbped 10 blow WHh
terrific violence mil H. p when fell csm kr /. y
moments, and tba wind veered q ne y. Z sod blew :
fresh breeze
Mr. sevrin thinks "impssbls be, suy squsfe-,,srn
bost could have lived such storm {" The uert morn
nz the wetber being clear. he Plymouth sad whale
B9wdstch despatched boas look Musings but lie
proved unspccessni The Plymouth cot under way
be 2eh e oetpbsr and Bsiy's i,lands uhere
she picked too q Der boaa which bad teen err royed
in Surveying, and appeared again al Port Love where
she landed p39i, rid sailed day for Loo Clio,
Toe Pymouh b, whals-shiP Bo~di;eh aud schooner Koh
noor, ere hr ouly vessels ~ port ne time IL TIE sc
The Pymouth ride y q safrty via i've anchor,
down. Tae B0wdilh ahd schooner = ere blot o. SHORE
on he western sIds 81 Teas shou Hois when tbs
Wind vresed % y E. he Bowdheh wss blown n NO
dosp wafer The Koa u remained bEb aud dry ubti
he Slst Oc'ober, when he sFnE des made and 81 III
h1ated 81 BY nesus q waier-catss, fsneh daHssso.
Tn name Of he eissns ofbes, i Il ken hos lie i,s,
nal q MI 9 OvsEbros, where appears writssn n fu
+" LisutsnaaS Iobn Msubew,."
Ibs,r IL hoo = II. -, ,e 4 sp,ualiy yoaf ODE.
dent ssIrs's,
JOHN GUEST,
LstaeEsst dated Slstss uavr.
Comm sndef FskwrLfS BucHkNtS.
copmssdlps % ted STAYS ner sa.quehnnpa
Hoag-konE. Cbinn.