New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-04
UARI.Nt AF'FAfRS.

DISASTER on THE LONG ISLAND CoAsr-rw0
LIVES LOST Our correspondent at Freeport, L [ 4,
writes under date Of April 2: During the gale on
Sunday afternoon, sloop from Fire leland, llsdei
with oysters for Neg.York struck GA the bsr, of
New I1et The sea was too hosvy TO admit Of assist.
aDce being rendered from the shore before the next
morning All the afternoon aud night of Sunday
tire sea made a cesn sweep over the sloop, and the
crew were compelled TO seek a refuge in the rigging
This mor1iI e. Elk men, under the command Of CaA
John RayDor, manned the fe-boat and put Off 70
the sloop. Not one of the crew was found alive.
Two dead bodies were taken out OF the rigging and
brought ashore The name Of the vessel could not
Learn. She lies in en- easy position.
p 81 have jus. learned that the names Of de-
ceased are Daniel Psrkes ADD SANFORD Rutland.
WRECK AND Loss OF LHE AT SAYBRooK BAR -
The schooner Whale, Capt. Johnson, wrecked
on the Light Of the lst, SaybIook Bar, near the
Lyme shore She was loaded with pig iron from Phil
adelphia, and bound up the river. Capt j was fiund
this morning frozen 70 death in the rigging. Three
men were taken Off nearly chilled through. cabin
boy WIS washed overheard. Capt. j. wa, formerly
well known steamboat pilot.
TIE SHIr JAMES CHEsrON We learn that Mesrs.
james Cbecton & son, part owners Of the ship James
Cheston-re ported as having been abantoJed a, SEQ
AID brought into Liverpool by tie mate and SIX Of the
crew of the 8ritieh shiD MsrsthOo-have receiver a
letter from Liverpool, which throws additional mYs
terv the fate Of this vessel The chip had Jurt
arrived previous to the sailing Of the Asia AMI no
time allowed the correspondent Of the sl5ssrs.
Cbeston to obtain full particulars 10 relation to her.
TIE bostmen who assisted in bringing her into the
Mersey stated that she found, aoand)0ed, az sea
with h4r calls peitly rufuled and water 10 he hold
She did not seem 10 have experienced bad weather,
as her fpars We're ia good order, aud her sails
pete. The boatnltD also report that several auger-
holes appeared about the water.line which we're
plugged by the Msrathnps bnsrdpR
her. The long boat still remairef on the deck,
but the other two boats were gone, aud there
was no difficulty in keeping her Dry. Tue
fears Of the owners are, III view ot these facts.
ana the well kno@n seamsnship and char4cte OF
Captain White, that THIS 6ue vessel has oeen the
scene of steribe outrage which is further strength
tned by the fact that the cfeu and not tue captain
and officers are ANNOUNCED as having been picked up
Of sta By the brig Two Friends. those woo Bn)~
Captan White are satisfied that be aid never have
Ceferted his ship until the last extremity, which Sts
evidently not the condition Of the G iestOn. The suo-
position therefore is, that there was muti0y on
board that the Captain, and psrhsps Others were
murde cred ana the vessel scutned the crew escaping
10 two OF the boats leaving the third one to go do
with her and thus give color t. a story tna' viii
probably be told that the Captain escaped in that
host the best board, with his fellow-v eli ns.
This OF course is mere suppositioD, which Ne hope
NAV net be verified but all the circumstances CON
bine to eve ODg grounds for fear that there much
TO dread in the disclosures which yet 10 be made
ss 10 the desertOn Of this fine vessel. TIE Two
Friends having he crew on boerd picked up at sea
has 10. yet arrived, but will probably be further
heard of soon. Baltimore AmsricAn.