New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-19
MARINE AFFAIRS.
WRECK OF THE CLIPPER SHIP TINGQUA

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sTATksEsT OF THE CAPTAIN.
In TBE TRIBUNE, of yesterday we announced the
fact that the clipper chip Tingqus was wrecked on
Friday last off Cape IIatteras. We are enabled this
morning. to lay the full particulars of the disaster be-
fore readers.
The Tingqua, Capt Whitmore sailed from Shang-
hal this port, Sept To- She stru,k on the ,er
shoa Of Hatteras, night Of the eth inst, in thick
weather and was abandoned by the saptaia and
crew twenty -four hours sfterward. When they Left
her I'D was knocked off, and part of her bottom
out. Capt. Whtmore and part of the crew arrived
here on Wednesday night, in the schooner X. l.. Mey
err. from Washington, n. c.; the remainder Of the
crew are on board two other schooners-one bound
here and the other to Philadelphia They taken
from the wrecked ship by the schooners boats, which
bore down to her as her signals of distress
were discovered.
The ship was fine one, Of 66s tuns register; was
built in New. Hampshire, in 1882 and was owned by
and consigned TO, Olphant & Sons OF this City.
The vessel was valued at $4,000; freight about
$50 OoO and the cargo-consisng principally Of teas
and siIks-at from $500 900 10 $3.50, 900. The ship
and freight are insured in Wall st. fr 500 oOO ia the
Astor, New-York, Atlantic and Mercantile Compa.
nies-t the two last having the largest amount OF risk
upon her. The greater portion Of the cargo is III
surtd abroad-it is supposed principally in London
offices. The following is st Of the cargo: go bales
wool. Fogg Brothers; 90 do. silks, Duncan, Sherman
& Co Is packages tea HeDly Brothers, soi do. do,
Brown Brothers &. Co.; IS do. silks, goo do tess,
VIM. Wilson & Sqhs; 600 do. do, Wetmore& Cry
der; 2,25do., Goodhue & Co.; ,3e3 do, r. ID. Van
WAGNER; 6e7 do. J. NJ. Forbes: do. merch sndise,
Boob & EDGAR; cases, Capt. Whitmore; 5,3s
packages tea l3l do. silks 90 cases do, Is pack
ages merchandise, to order.
The following statement by the captain contains all
the particulars Of the loss of the shp and the rescue
Of the crew:
STATEMENT OF CAPT. wHIrNoRE.
We sailed from Shanghai Sept. Is, passed Angler
Oct "a continued on the voyage making and re-
ducipg sail az the occasion required but without any
remarkable occurrence trenspriDg. On the ilh
inst, at noon had observ alton which sho we'd our
positon TO be lat. 32o 40, lon. 750 W., which would
bring the chip 10 miles and 80 miles 4. of Hat
teras Shoa for Elk days prior TO the llh had strong
NE winds which prevented u from getting a.
much Of an ofipg as desired, and were driven,
a. above on thar oay-wind light fiom the south
ward and course, ap to the time oil ooservaho 4,
wac INV; at noon, kept her n, sad continued
this coure until p. NJ, the wind gradually shifting
GROUND to westward with rain and thick weather a.
compaDied by thunder and lightning there being
every appearance of q NV. gale at tae time; low
cred the thermometer every half hour, in antciPs-
nor Of striking the Gulf Stream but noticed no W
rytDn Until p. NJ when the Thermometer sud-
denly showed q difference of s., having been o.
prev ious. and then exhibiting 7o', by which We
knew We were in the Gulf Stream; at 9 Z. NJ: the
wind blew strong from N w., and although close,
bsuIed We could not keep closer than Nm ana
60 Continued until A. NJ, when the vind canted
more 70 westw ard and allowed the chip to come up
ME- which coune we kept until 10 A. n, H'e,
Which time the wind canted somewhat more, ana
altered the course TO n, this course allowing Tor
2I-krot current in the Cali Stream running N:E.i
would have carried US, BY our c.euisson:,
At least so miles the eastward Of the mendan .,
Hairerss with the current still setting on; - ~
A. NJ eense fog came on rendering Il inpossio.e 70
see tie length Of the ship at II 20, FOG hge.ea ~
for . moment, and the look out made ssu, wnica
renor,ed 70 be . rqusre rugged vessel 10 vind~ard
ana iesSisg The ZANE course BY ~hch the opinion en-
srtar cd TO the positos ofthe shiP vs. eoear%ee;
:. Isi A. Il, without any warning, or any oreskes
bs;ps beard o. peroeved, ths vessel ss1deaiy su.ok
b. bsttsa uader sAs stsa vsfy heavily. unsAiPpsas