New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-10
MARINE AFFAIRS.
Afa'sbal.

DISTRESSING SHIPwREcK AND Loss OF LIFE
Francis Dixon, one of the crew OF the ship William
Penn OF New Bedford, Capt. Cole, from the Chincha
Islands bound to this port arrived in tits city yester-
day. and reports that she lost Suudsy the Goth
ult off Cape Hatterss and all on board with the ex
cep,ion of himself persisted. 1t WILL however, be seen
by dispatch from Charleston, in another column,
that Capt. Cole and wife, Dr. e. 7. Bowerne OF Viz
gipia ard geven fesmen were like wise saved. TIE
first and second officer, with seven Of the seamen lett
the wreck on raft and have not yet been ne ird from
Francis Dixon, The seaman who was pic Sed up aud
arrived ere yesterday morning, states that tie sup
struck about o'clock 10 the morning, the weather
being fire and clear and the wind from the south sard
and eastward He further states that about three
hours after she struck the meinmass we0 close tn the
deck and soon after the ship went TO pieces. On the
bottom of one of the small boats Two of which were
on board he found himself some time after the snip
struck and which be was thrown on the oescn near
Cane Hatteras He states there twenty-five per
sons on board beside himself. The Niiliam Penn was
a fine ship of seven hundred tuns, vas for merry
Philadelphia and Liverpool packet, and a. the ne oil
her wreck was owned in New Bedford; Doe nad on
board cargo of guaDo, consigned to Messfs. F. DAT
reda Il Bro. of this city.
The ecboouer Cerro Gordo. which arrived at Phia.
dephia on Sunday from Ocracoke, C., reports that
ON The goth uI, At p NJ. off O/2coke, saw large
shin tack for the southwark, aud st 81 O'Clock r. NJ.
tackled again, and stood for the north ward during
gale from the eastward and after struck OIL Hat
with while bulwarks inside and black outside with
white streak. Three Of her boats were observed 10
cepsize and all in them drowLed, and during the
psht the vessel went 10 pieces. Mr. Dixon, the sea
man who arrived here states that the descnPuon gwen
by the Cerro Gordo does not answer to thst OF the
William Penn, and that he Is positive that she was
Lost on tbe 20th (Balt. American, 9th.
The LATE FLIGHT OF THE CRESCENT CITY FROM
orARAY1uSE.-we copy the following version Of the
late escape Of the steamship Crescent City from Qasr
aptne. from The Nen- Orleans Data Of the I'd:
UxlrED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP CRsscEsT CITY
New Orleans Mondsy, Oct /, 1850
Ed Dd Tn. saSs a.9 .Dasr SssSToas o. ts M
at A. NJ Dniedvtely visited ey me es..a ~
& from hs .areon Of the .hp repsc III. tn Of the
iS So ~ h.s eoss ed With the b. b
AS Of yellow fever had been reported Una OF nj
bilious complaint h.d entirely AZ the health q
6ce sugseson vi him @ the city AID spps isd
case save permission for the with their bsas %
DO and the shp TO be DISCHARGED 10 Qu.ranan, In'
enence And with for the safe keeper from tn n-ssh
oeer. left QGsrspne with nunosr OF 'as psehs
n J.
un.disi.y down 70 the ship, where fund that ea's
~ss being rapidly dehsrred pesae, and was iio aea
Nv s frr ofssr tkst the snip fsd been fniEset Arss
u,i1ps .ome tine on bosrd Obtained pemissoa from DR.
Mapd.ie Deputy Health Ofeer 10 land the wntes' Sc
~ hor. ,th tum er Of them AMI obtaaed pas.
throush the Gate then went home and CID rot return on
b.rd until Moaesy mo-ning the Eth when io0ni re 'np
Wing place the foot Of W street. nA mere
hat bad conuunicson WIN me .elP esseeas y
indirectly with attached % her, fra we ns
left her on Friday found ~ the wharf snd vas %
well sfed that she WITH tbs Psrus-ioe 81 n
Health sksd icn ~ 20 boz .ne c: ne
thfre about 10 OelOck and taken before as
dee O.boin WHARF gave bail 10 the Of - o ft my AZ
Al court alleged violation Of the Oosrsst,e
AVS The sh2 meaEtGe tAkea possession Of D. ne
M.vors police ard carried 10 ths Quarsutne AZ z ~
cleared the chip at the eus,omh1ass .nd received al o. we
neee,sary p.rers and q u left the wharf sh us passed
,e, and the ship Ne 'er
M b.t he ri. sh Ofcer would stenps Prevent her from
,cs 10 ssa When eriyrs within hundred ysds Of tae
alp we were hailed BY police Ofeer And told not 20 co ne
slop,,de As lad all Of the ships psPss vita ne-hav ns
cssfed according sw and rOns 70 proceed y
a.. told the captain Of the 20 40 onxtde-.na tesn N
go ths paseDsers 10 board Meant d. ThnGP
ron c.rs OIL board and with Poee ooer sne boat nae $40 q
s hy The Ans col and tod that tbe pi"os
sr1 LAT they Intended take shore 70 which measure
poay objected and tad the doctor that be mad ne safa
ifx 10 t.ke the ship De had NO. exhioed
yt he ala wcu'd be taken ouf Of the shsP ave- IT'D
hetvin. then do thst va dong o, -reas %,
.r Ar su 10 rons with the ship TIE ce,os sna
,Ica eeer finding that dsposed 10 90 VIE tSeaa
70 80 xb-. lorf.rs5 the a<hor hove snt pai'sa
ZEN Ip PES -. y -. ny.,f JOHN MCGOWAN,
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