New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-03
MARINE AFFAfRS.
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ctiPrTR-sHir ORIENTAL.
A messenger on board the American clipper Orenta at
hc time she was wrecked in the river Mn has furnishej
the rbioncd account of the disaster;
Tho Oriental was totally lost the 25h of Feoruary,
while going Of the river Min having struck PIE
of rocks living about one-thrd Of me below the kimpi
pags ON the northern side OF the channel She in the
act Of dropping down with the tide and the wind being
trsh and steady from the eastward thus putting the ship
under good control Of her helm it confidently
roced that she would easily pass all the dangers. Bat
he tide was very strong. and the small boats which
the number of thiriy6se attached TO the ship TO
check sheer her necessary instead of obeyng
the pilots directions at critical moment disputed their
before the ships head could be turned up
stream her keel caught the rocks. This occurred al Il
T. NJ Her rudder struck first; and the conclusion being
hut slight IL for moment thought that she would
drag over aud 60 clear She lost way however and
her bow being then swung downward by the tide, her
whole broadsdc became exposed to it, aud she driven
with much violence against the sharp rocks which entered
her hull somewhere aba the mzzen channels aud IN less
than half hour from her first touching the ship had nine
feet water in her well. Her bow being in deep wasr
settled down, and in short time the forecasc was
submerged.
Had proper boats been at hand sore few packages of
her might then have been sved but the boats OBJ
ainable scarcely su" cent to save the people and
baggage The small roats whose obstinacy had oarsed
the disaster He'd as the ship struck Other boats
oil The Tcks and sunk in twenty fathoms water She
bes in the channel, but will doubtless break up
through the force of The tides aid her materials be dis
persod The strength of the vessel is aested by the fact
that up the time OF the Island Queens departure
package of her teas has up any part of the hull
although she has worked about the rocky bed Of the
.ver GOOD deal Very little OF her tackle will be saved
while ship ana cargo irecOveraby lost Proposals
have been IN ade 10 raise her. and float her neigh
boring bank but is believed that any attempt do this
would fail as there are no suitable at hand. The
Oriental was bound for NewYork. Capt. Fletcher re-
mains by the wreck protect any property that may ioat
up His conduct throughout such as to command The
entire appreciation of those board among whom were
shipnasters passenger, the other visitor The
pilot who had charge of the ship has not been seen SINCE
and appears have gone away from his home taking all
his relatives with hmprobaby through fear of the Man
darns for he experienced i-treanent from any
connected with the ship and charged with fault ex-
cept that Of running away when she got aground.
The Oriental had full cargo Of teas Messrs. A. a.
Low & Bros. of this City TO whom she belongs She
was superior built vessel of lOo3 iuns register con-
sructed in this City in ls49, valued at about $4,000
which together with her cargo valued of about sl7'o'o
is insured in this and ncighborng cities