The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-22
Marine Affairs,

The steamship North Star, Capt wauack, which
rived early yesterday morning from Havre experienced
very severe weather during her pasge and proved her
self superior sea-gong steamer. meeting Of her pas
sengsrs previously TO her arrival at which
1t was unanimously resolved TO present Capt. wsmAck
with piece ef silver plate testimonial Of their
TEEN. The proceedings Of tie meeting be found in
another column.
new packet ship, to sail between Bremen and Gal
veston Texas Is to he built at Bremen to be commanded
by Capt. G. r. Deetjen.
The slip Ca'issa Bird, Capt. Bird, arrived at New Or
leans the llth inst from sssasopo having touched
at Malta, accomplishing the voyage in fifty four days.
QUICK TinE.-The schooner Edward Kiiier, of Gilmore
Co.'S line Of Savannah packets arrived at that place
the 10th instant in seventy eight hours this
iort.
InE Loss % TUE wHArEsnP MososqAnIA, or Nrw Bed
FORD, MAssAcnr111sAl letter received by the
ay of State from G. Il. Ii. Fessenden Collector of Gus
toms at New Bedford, Massachusetts, dated December
1861 stating that the whaleship Monongahela Ja.on
islands in the autumn of 1853 as when she was last seen
sss was sss ws tue %
degrees west the wind vt the time blowing gale, and
asking that search be made fer the officers and crew Of
this Ill fed vessel who supposed To be sing upon
some OF the above named islands. Instructions is
sued om the Navy department, In accordance with tho
above pamed request, Lieutenant John Rodgers in
command Of the United States survey expe ition
Behring's Straits Nor,h Pacific, and China seas, who
gave the necessary OrCers TO Acng IIPuteuant
Gibson in command Of the United States schooner Feat
Cooper. We give the result OF the search In Lien
tenant Gibsons words. The despatch from which
make the extract Is dated San Franci.co. the llh ult
If any hope should yet be retained in regard TO the
ae Of The officers and crew Of the whaeshp nonongahe
la ieved that what have to report must forever
extirguish IT, No part Of my instructions vas more
soitous 10 fill than the instructions To search aud in
quite for the uf,ivors from this vessel mic atcd
with The Superintendent II the Russian American Com
rsnys settlement the island u Atcka At that place
are s several water ca ~ supposed 70 have belonged
cabin moulding obtained there Fragments VI wreck
or wrecks have been picked up tue shores Of Amla
Atcka and kassatotchy islaud from the winters II 1853
and 1854 mp to tine Ia the surrcnt year. Tie
slant unicsiion by toiors with oil parts Of Amls
and Aela also with the Islands closely grouped 10 to
westward 81 Atcka makes 1t impossible that any ship.
wrecked can lie there a. this iate day Hearing
that since the fall Of 1853 inseniscnce had been
ceive st Aicks from ts island segousm sai A,ugh,
which lie enc on each Size o. the ssveaty second
ssge,n ran closely along their shores on Amoushn
fell In with number Of C'eoe and Aleutian fishermen
frcm whom my information positive that the;.
wr ched mariners on Amoughta or its neghborngi Is
lands Trch goul and Unaska Neither tbefe
Segunsip which they had visited before comin9 to Amoug
IA. This coupled with coastiDgs exannstio
Ia that vicinity forces upon us the melancholy conc'uion
that all board the MononGaheia perished With her.
Al Alton, the FIRST Aleuian island track heard
Of the loss of The New Pc5fod the Simich Islands in
1852 few oi he crew had been for = time ~ Fort
Tehtshsgon aud had left In passing whaler which they
pulled oa 70 in ,aidar. The companys superintendent
there knew hing II the Monnngh From the Aleu-
tian kand proceeded, via the Choumagne group,
the port H New AIchnnsci In SitLa, where ardyci
the l9,h Of September. From Governor yeogojssy
obtained statement of all the information In his Excel
lencys possession relative TO the loss OF vessel In the
is ofls53, near the Aeuian island ofAtcka The gill;
letters Of vessels being taken on board the Rus
sian American Companys brig Ocbotsck, M stated In
papers accompanying this letter has doubtless been the
by which the wreck ls idcntiiei at home but
both a, siika and Acha tho name Of the Mononsahes
va unknown.