The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-14


States being s small although st1oks low In both
countries Enbancsd confidence furtt improvement
in the home demand and an up rard tendency in quota
tons are reported Nottingham. In the soben els
trcts alteration and the people continued to be we'll
employed The Irish liner markets steady, and the
purchases numerous.
The Missing Steamship Pacific.
SEARCH ORDERED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
TWO WAR VESSELS DESPATCHED ON A CRUIsH-
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENTS or TIE ADxIR Atty.
The British government sent eui, the 26th al,
expedition, consisting 0f two vessels Of War, t.
search tor the steamship Pacific. To origin Of the
movement in the fret ace the following letter.
published in the London Times ot the 22i MARCH, from
Mr. s. Oakford Of the firm Of Crorbss Co.. Of Loaaon
AND Southampton, ageL of the Bremen and Have line
has pslisbed vb passengers eose
mos. to term .. opinion upon tie And d
er steamshps tho roue aud exposed
Ss s S - w IL ss s s :s
ys s b M 70 ass on 4,
coasts Of Europe sna America barred her approach
All disasters likely such aep. brestaye
GUS enough TO destroy the steam powr others OF less imps
Il : Tsssonsbs assume Pacific may broken
hay: s s ssss sUS @ @ Se vc" to s es s
Tsnt have attempted to wors to the American eoA under
nsy % s % aA
s : % IT, rs G h e ssvs
provided she had westery w'nds Al The way ss hs Atlantic
no s ass
spreads very little ca.ysss she has no Sowp and
water and large paddle boxes acue. she drift
he winds
e H and T s o.
cry winds w ocNasonA gass sirnos. wtou, nsr mission
nom The westward i hs port drsst srisIa
s
Gently vsd @ U Sew a% SSt n SS%e ss ody @ the
ssnos he, have Sssaes vses. .ssnst ess.sy snds
g = sc I @ DAYS Z, vo q 81 s
7 ships hela in cnsci month wh.t Ae to u
posing pos Ietsans 81 her
n e TO- sSu 1 wsds r. sed % ss . ID
meridian Of Is deg her prosrss eastward sasofuls
& @ ssnesssa0y lie you'd II hsvs ssc O. o % ss ss
doubling thai n che t. M within zoo % soc niles
nchg tquadron Of two or three or even one steamer
Urgent reason exist or sending ree TO her without delay
m ~ sos q n = ~ % y: Ssw 30
ss o. 0ss In & 1e~n ana ns So Gss O.
s: Tue
be sauEch and strong but without prooaing sbe s
s Ass aa,.
10 give additional eeot to the appeal thus made Mr..
0akfcrd had long personal iIteevte~ with Lord Pat
mersCD the English PREMIER, who reemed {, take gres
interest In the tuojec expressed his cesre to do every
tnr that could possibly be done to scar for and
Mr. Oskord with the greatest kindness snd ursaI, dis
cussed with him moss particularly and at great length
and finally gave him an order 70 ths FRS. LORD Of the
Admiralty directEg expedition To be sAnt IT
Armed with tbs authority, Mr. osaford hsd an later
received the official despatch from the Secretary
| Of the Admiralty
INN 1%%edis,s t ). AD.,sA.rr; h.ch a isse;
missing 6n.sd states steamer racso an Sy ny
sGu.ss =. xs.ssd i: :sryi,s q:
her ever s.ssanoe in their power % . ar yen c,os
70 I. S1xsoRD Esa.. Messru- ero.ksy 4 Co.
81 Gracecnurch street Lopoon
GFrom the Lordon Times March 22l
There is still very remote chance thai the Pacific
may not be lost although the delay OF eppeA
one side of th- Adsudc the o,hsr gvss too Sd
ground for apprehension to her fac poudert
whose letter appeared in columns Sat nd ~ last
therefore argues that lave not preent any right
efforts for csrryne assistance to the missing ship The
chances be declares favor OF the supposon thst
s IL 'aOst With dssSsd s., :nasr ss not nooa
tjrgency ascertained fact In the o. the
Pacific, happily, there is necessity foe orgsazisg
costly expediroo, OF despstching squadron after
| squadron uoon forloru hope 10 toe dangers Of =
rthein Pole. Seataripg men appear to agree In the
size must be sought for in an area uty eirsau.
scribed to render The process of invests si N
easy snd expeditions. In the eiter to witch
baols situation Of tts Faeac, il she bs sal'
| aanat, IL set forth with sufficient oearnees. Tae
writer presumes that the machinery Of this
may have given way some where about the Banks Of
Newfourdla In connection with this probability twl
well aseertaned facts must b taken inse TIE
nrst is that the steamer relied mainly upon team
power for her progress through the Sac hd very
little canvass bowspr:, ao>resy any head after
ss The mex. certainty that ct the os the
year she must the waters in ou
teavy westerly gales play over tine surface u tho Asnt
Against these 1t woula be Idle for ssy ship to struggle
sailing powers we're Of high ord sr rhs
ties them are that il the accident TO the sy
presumed the captain Of the Pacific woa
to regain the Trifh coast Nov IN ts attempt woai
the of Fsbrusr y sxoog
southery winds blew constantly b long 50 iegrees
and 40 degrees west. On his coast, eK'enctne ~
occasional gales, almost without intermssu sinos the
10Th of February" The writer sdds that 500 ships are
actually overdue from The d-lhst ship hsd
arrived 6ity days out from New York, thirty Of w6,h
spent in batting sith casteriy ~ints, ia ing
at the chops Of the CbanreI Surely, ali these %
missing steamer, and we bound by svey cons,cera
ton Of duty and humanity ts do utmost for bar
iio The suggestion az to Ter proceedings ard actual
In etraoirg her the Atssc the winds
NUT have drted her eeward north Of tn. OF psssvs
eastward eectuay sbe could ss
ward or sout,ward In sec1 az Oh. vnud hsye
margin Of the easey winds md no s,oi
ts y
snd rescued by searching q two hroe
1he Pacific will soon have been two months At ssA
and ,hs number Of human beings shs carried Inc ud
ing passengers and crew. announced TO 1885, the horrors
of famine viii inevitably be added TO tho other pers OF
her situation.
We know that word Of onrs can give sddiki
force to this smple statement Of facts II Is just posss
and thinner within fss hundred miles OF our coast
without any chance Of relief that which may