, 1855-01-20

just as we were going to press, the
steamer Major 7ompIins, Capt. HuSr,
made her appearance in ourharbor, and
we therefore have delayed to insert the
Interesting news brought by her She ar
rived at Giddings' wharf, last evening at 81
o'clock, bringing the mails and Stuart'S ex-
press, together with the officers aud pas
sengcrs Of the late S csmship Southcrner.
The Major Tompkius left Olympia Jan.
uary 4th, aud on her arrival at Steilacoom
foand the U. S, revenue cutter Jefferson
Davis at anchor.
Capt. Peasc having received information
Of the loss of the steamer Southerner, and
that they required immediate assistance,
employed the steamer to tow her to Port
Townsend. On her arrival at Port Town
send, arrangements were made for the cnt-
ter 10 proceed to the wreck and take of
the passengers and bring them into Neah
Bay, at Cape Classett, to the steamer Maj :,
Tompkins. The cutter went to sea imme-
diately and proceeded to the supposed place
of the disaster, but the weather being very
foggy and stormy, was unable to land
Guns were fred during the night and rock
cts sent up. but the gale increasing, were
obliged to leave with loss of anchor and
chains, and returned to Neah Bay. The
gale continued for two days, when the
steamer Major Tonpkins was chartered by
Capt. Sampson to proceed TO the wreck
and get the passengers. by the following
report Of the pdrser Of the steamer South
erner, and the card from her passengers, it
will be seen that Capt. Hunt, Of the steam
er Major Tompkins, was successful in the
undertaking, and he, as well as the officers
Of the " Major, f" came in for full share
Of wcll-meritcd praise, in their gentlemanly
acts of Kindness during the trip.
We regret exceedingly to learn, amongst
other losses, that the power-press aud
printing material, purchased in the cas-
tern cities BY AsAuEL BUsH, Esq, of the
Oregon Statesman has become total
loss on tho Inflated steamer, together with
the Revised Statutes Of Oregon, large
supply Of paper, a library, &c.
MEMORANDUM OF THE STEAMSHIP sourHsRNRR.
The steamship Southcrner, +. A. Samp-
son, master, left San Francisco with U. S.
mail for Columbia river and intermediate
ports, Dec. Goth, at 10Y A. NJ, and arrived
at Humboldt Bay on 22d at 81 A. NJ, land
ed freight and passengers and left at l25
'P. H., and at Trinidad same day at 81 P. NJ,
and left at 81 Arrived at c. City Dec.
23d, at 6k A. NJ, and left at r. NJ. Ar.
rived abreast Port Oxford at l2 midnight
blowing fresh from the S. W.,-heavy swell
rolling in; Capt did not deem it safe to en-
Ter, and proceeded on TO the Umpaua,
where we arrived abreast, Dec. "a, at /
a. N. Weather thick, blowing heavy from
the 5. W., breaking clear across tho bar,
mast head high. Having laid of there
three hours he kept her Off for Columbia
river, where We arrived abreast on 25th at
P. M.,-blowing gale from the S. W.,
and thick weaiher-ship leaking badly and
no prospect of better weather, at 6 P. NJ,
the Captain kept of for Puget Sound
/ During the night of the 25th, and all day
26th, all hands kept constantly battling
At 4 P. NJ, gale increasing-water gaining
pidly-engine working slow-wind head
ing US of, the Captain found it was impos.
sibe to weather Cape Flattery, ran under
the lee of small Island and came to an
chor in seven fathoms of water, distance
about thirty miles from Cape Classtt.)
After being at anchor about half an
4 hour, heavy rolls commenced coming in
The Captain found the ship was dragging