The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12

The p s. N. Co.'s steamer yaid,is Capt T. o. Cront,
arrived yesterday morning from the South coast she
brings Twenty-Five passengss and about 500 in spe-
Her dates are-yalparaiso, June 60; Caao, July II;
faiia, July 10
We copy The following from the Aucurio dR Vopor:-
Congress is engaged In preparing and discussing i'm
porfant bills having for their object to facilitate the in
dusrio activity of the nation and to fiji certain wants
in the legislation of the country. The most noteworthy
among these project to form loan Office, TO fhei
provement; bill TO establish bank Of deposits and
discounts at Valparaiso; another regulating the mutual
duties and rights Of masters and wokmen laborers and
apprentices another reforming Judicial proceeding and
another reforming tho system Of military pensions
Railroad schemes move onward. That between Nnipa
raso Santiago has just received two locomotives that
have arrived from England to be employed the work
Of the line, and in opening the communication as far as
Imache, which point the road will soon be completed
The road from Santiago to Talca already has shares
subscribed to the amount of million dollars. The
government IL is expected will subscribe for much
more And the work win not cost three Millions
II may be reckoned that II viii shortly be com
Msnced The rropr'eors Of land through which m she
for it. IN consideration OF the increased value Il VIII
confer their estates.
injury from the rains nothing however that i Of
any moment that has not by this time probably been
rcIaited The advantages experienced in that province
from the road have been immense.
The plan OF association is gaining ground among
The grim growers at the South have project Of union
in order to resist the powerful monopoly u which they
subjected through the associations vt the tmars
there The statutes their associations have been
published.
On the evening Of the 10th instant, the French
steamer Pony, entered harbor proceeding from the
Tahitian Islands Her last stopping place was Caledonia
where she STAYED seventeen months. IL appears tht
her arrival at Valparaiso has for its object TO procure
provisions and munitions and then 70 proceed north
wards The dark clouds that surround that hozon are
presaeng sad events The allies cannon - fastening TO
aresound energetic than it did last ycaf on
the distant shores OF kamtchatka
WRECK OF THE AMERICAN SHIP MANcHEsrsR--oAp-
uSyNrA Nj. IN s A 81 "
EIaHTEEN or THE CREW PERIsHED-oNLy TWO
SAVED.
We have been favored with the distressing account Of
the wreck and total loss Of the Manchester, the 18th
Of August last year. in lat 55 8. We presume IL to be
the statement OF the Captains son. one OF the Survivors
on BOARD May-or-wAR Mr1nono !
Don L. V. Martinez, Commander, May Is, 1855.
The American ship Manchester, Of Nantucket lett
New York for Valparaiso the 7th of April, 1854 the
complement of hands board being H. aud the captains
wife one died at sea before We arrived az Monte
vdeo which port put into the 24tb o July 1884,
and again left on the 2sth for Valparaiso after having
shipped four extra hands at Montevideo .
On The 2sth Of August after having passed osEe morn
10 the westward of the Cape, the land being distant
about thirty miles Not being able 70 keep her free
with the pumps got the boats oat, winch we're short
y afterwards stove and afterwards the main mast cut
away.
ontinaed 10 drift until In morning Of the 23th.
wben after passing small island she grounded aud IN
css than twenty minutes oiened In two part. ana an on
and his wife clung together bat by chance they
rot separated, and the captain alone rose 10 the
surfsce he Immediately seized upon plank, aud sue
ceeded Ia rescung his which they drilled 70 the
stern part Of the vessel where they rema nei until sun
set having concluded they were the only survivors oi the
ated vessel They then managed 70 get ashore on the
and where they found barrel OF bread and another
81 -four.
-Four dsys after tho second mate and one seaman ar
rived NJ the isirnd raft they had eonructed on
another island which they were cast distant abou'
two AMI half miles Here we remained wnie the cap
tain building boat Having all crossed on inc raii
10 the island which the second mate hrst landed
where much o the wreck of the ship and cargo and
provisions, the 81 % November, the second mate
died being completely exhausted. His name was DAVID
Reese Evans, native Of South Wales.
On the 18th IT November We first some Of the na
iives and three women, having landed from
noe. We had just finished boat, and read,
for starting The Indians having at first received wha
could be spared 10 them Of clothes &c. retired
and afterwards returned with budgeons, and nsstss
npon stripping us Three attacked the captain and tre
the seaman who, having disabled two of them, aed {,
The boat IN which the boy already Unforuna,el,
tbe capain received blow which must have INSTANTLY
Lilled him The boy received two arrows in his jacket
hut es e.oed unhnrt. We landed the island, wher
mai, of the wreck stil remained; returned in th
evening and found the csp'sns body laying naked or
the rocks and quite dead. Not daring toreman We tool
two barrels of bread and jumped 70 the wreck Aer re
naming come daysindeed several dsys--we yenture'
along the coast in boat. At thr enc o' sv"at 81
~ecks se found The provisions s eHp"n5ed and sassss
~ on such shell hsb could Eaher sm"nest ih'
rocks Atrr slbsisag Tor rcue Ufne 10 thi ny NJ
being hfeff1ft