The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-27
THE GALE on THE MEXICAN COAST.
Additional Particulars Of the Late Gaio-The
Vessels In Port at observation-disclosures
ment OF tho storm-Ovcr Thirty Lives Lost
List OF Wrecks.

Additional Particulars of the Late Galc-The
Vessels In Port at Mazatlan-Commence-
ment OF tho storm-Over Thirty Lives Lost
List OF Wrecks.
From the Alta California, July H.
On the night Of the LIST of June there were lying in
the port Of Masatan the following vesses:-1he English
bark John Pachet Capt Vim. sapledon; ship Benjamin
Eken, Capt. Langley and Tartar, Capt Wm Porter the
French bark Manette, Capt Mouard Me Peruvian brig
Miguel and the American brig F. Copeland, Capt jack
These anchored about mile from the shore. About
ten O'Clock the evening OF the LIST ut the weather was
mild and calm, the sky uncoudcd and bright moon u-
minatng the and land. The night being excessively
warm the board the John Patchet turned in on
deck. In half hour the slight inhalation in the
and the captain ordered thirty fathoms of chain
to be hauled up and given her. Before TINS could
heavy sea, and o strong gale commenced blowing
from the southeast, which Is very unusual thing at
this Of the year. the Of the heavy blows
in half an hour became aarmngly heavy that both
anchors let 60. This had little effect, however, as
tine ena % e ou
bad opportunity to glance around them to observe
the condition of the rest Of the feet. BY this time the
swell tremendous, setting in with tall combers and
roaring ar inland the bar with frghtfui sound
Their attention was directed to the French bark Ma
nete Of Havre which vessel after few heavy surges,
had parted both her chains, and was drifting swiftly
towards the roaring line of breakers to eeward As she
dried she went broadsde on to the English clipper ship
scription. As the of the Ekn saw their danger
they away the three mass which was scarcely done
rollers were so heavy that at times the bulls Of the two
vessels hid from view. The noise OF the collision
the cries from the plainly above the noso
of the combers. Rails decks and all the upper works OF
the two ships quickly smashed to pieces AT
one time the Elkn was entirely upon the Manette.
The scene was such only be truly imaginedby
they separated, and the Ekin hosted the remnant
Of a sail and sheered away; Meantime the +. Cope
tn@I. 1.nvr tntno and nin
ready with everything in readiness alot hoised
her oresa and endeavored to get in over the bar into
the In doing @ sns go G han q had aae their
hands too full with their own concerns to observe the
fate of the rest Of the feet Some idea Of the tremen
dous of these rollers may be obtained when
we state that the bowsprt of the Copeland was at one
time the foreyard Of the Patche which 1t carried
away The seas washed entirely both vessels, and
in the crashing of srars and ripping TO pieces of the
hus all order presence of mind seemed gone. The
cables Of the Pachett still holding, the two vessels drag
bar the breakers upon which extended from point to
point distance of eight milestone unb.oken line OF
rollers which appeared to the crew me most % @
the Patchett losing her ruddcr she Numbered over
mpeed byrhe force of tn seas They were then car
ed through the galway or passage formed by the mann
land and Chrstorn Island in which they battered about
for nearly hour, utterly helpless at one time high
and dry and again washed off,
Tie bark finally took the ground at IL O'Clock, and the
Copeland still further TO the northward While this was
going on the French ship broke adrift from the Ekn
water capsizng she sunk-al hands, twenty-five in
number board. She full of water when she dis
appeared and this fact will give some idea OF the amount
Of damage done to her the collision The Ekin Jared
scarcely better As she cleared herself from the
other wreck all hands were put to the pumps the snip
drifting in shore until she sunk the Mazatlan bar
Our informant, old sailor believes he never saw 50
heavy rollers this bar that night Bul ill
another of disaster being enacted near by The
brig Miguel of Calao and bark Tartar OF Liverpool cr
mery OF London) got foul Of each other and after tear
ing each other to pieces both being dismastea ,ney
I~tf{ al I'm ar etyada nd
clean breach them. The breakers commenced in
thirteen fhoms Of water The crew OF the Tartar were
in the rigging part of the night and boats came as near
them az they from the inner harbor and took some
Of them off The captain of the Pachett having reached
the shore he fastened to the signal bell on the lookout
house. and its startling tones ringing through
the town. The captain of the port the Governor and
great crowd Of the inhabitants to the cliffs and gazed
upon the sad spectacle One after another OF those who
escaped found their way into the town to repeat the de-
tails. The losses are as follows:-
THE BENZ. ELKIN.
This ship lost her chief mate, q seaman and n boy.
When the Elkin and Manette came together the cap
tain the ordered the boats lowered and two
LET down from the tackles. There were three men
in each The first roller capsized the smaller one, ami
all but succeeded in reaching the larger boat This
however was washed away from alongside and as she
diifted past the Pachet attempt was made to throw
a coil OF rope to her. but the motion of the bark was so
great that ii failed to reach her. They succeeded how
ever in getting hold of the vessels chain and here tie
beat carsized. The chief mate and cabin boy were
drowned and the rest dragged board the bark
Shortly after this the bark came in collision with the
Copeland, and went ashore above stated This vessel
had all her baled and manufactured goods discharged
but there s,ill quantity of iron in the hold She
had already commenced taking In her cargo Of Brazil
wood. She Aberdeen clipper built ship, of about
600 tons. The loss was about $40, 600.
BARK TARTAR.
This vessel had not commenced discharging her vsua
BILE cargo Of manufactured goods, having arrived only
the day before She was new bark, Of about COO tons
register, built in Plymouth (Cat Down. England. The
entire cargo and vessel, total loss, are valued at
$1,000 When she struck attempt was made to get
the long boat out of the chocks when the vessel giving
n haav MIN he hOaf
stany killing the chief mate; his head was completely
smashed to pieces A seaman was stunned by being
thrown violently TO the deck, whore he was drowned,
the sea breaking entirely over the hulk. The second
mate and seaman, who tied in the main rigging,
drowned in the surf the body OF the latter being
the only e recovered and which buried the follow
ing day in Mazatan.
FRENCH SHIP MANETTE.
All hands excepting one who sick on shore in a
French house, board this ship when she went
down. Four saved themselves spars and pieces OF
the wreck which drf.ed on the small rocks the north
ward of the town. The rest eighteen in number)
drowned. The ship from Havre de Grasse, where
she was owned She had taken in part of a cargo Of
Brazil wood at la Paz and came TO Mazatan to complete
her cargo She was bound home The loss by her was
about 100000 She was 700 tons burthen.
THE JOHN PATCHETT.
This vessel lost Of her She had In about
400 bales of dry goods which TO have been dis
charged the following day The vessel about ten
years old eco tons burhen and built in Barnstabe,
valued at about $4,000
BRIG r. COPELAND.
at the tremendous of the breakers undS the lee
mined to take the chances Of small yaw boat and
endeavor to pull around neighboring point Before
they had rowed ten yards the boat caught by combcr
and rolled and twenty times Not afragnent
Of the boat her occupants afterwards
The best whale boat could not have lived moment in
the surf The rest of the chung to the wreck until
morning. and the went down, were taken of,
greatly exhausted. The Copeland was q Boston built
brig and has been in the Pacific coastng trade two
three years. Mr. McCarty and lady OF this city were
board There also five native passengers bound
TO San Francisco for which port she to have sailed
the next day. All saved. Mr.. Palmer her super
cargo ashore at the time Of the disaster The loss
by this vessel is supposed to be about $40 600.
BRIG MIGUEL.
The Miguel about half loaded with the produce of
the country among which was quantity OF beeswax and
cocoa She was about $50 tons, American built, and the
loss is estimated at about $40 600. No lives lost
LOSS OF THE WATER WITCH AT ALTATA.
In addition TO the scsnty item furnished in the
randa Of the steamer Emile In yesterdays Ahd we have
the following from Dr. Giller who passenger from
San Bias The Doctor received letter at Topic, from
Can't, Plummer of the Water Witch dated June 2 the