New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-27
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE WRECKS NETWORK AND TAsso.

the chip New-York, leaving Capt. Bovine, the Under
writers Agent, and nine wreckers on board. When
we were on the beach, about O'Clock on the after
noon of that day, it was much the wreckers on
shore could do to pull the hfe-car through the heavy
SUM- The gale increasing, Capt Bovine, aud the re-
maipder Of his men, were not able to draw the car
back TO the ship, and in consequence will be obliged
10 remain on board all night. The rose so high
that il washed the poop, filed the cabin, and
drove them into the rigging, where they held on until
2 O'Clock the next afternoon. Their suderrgs must
have been terrible. We passed that night in the Gov
eminent Station, Elk miles of, and with a good
fire were barely able to keep from freezing. How
Cant Bovine and his survived that dreadiulnight
exposed as they wsre We cannot imagine. He writes
70 Mr. Ellwood Walter, Secretary Of the Board of I'M
derwrites, in the following terms
STATION. HOUSE, NEAR BARSEeAr,
Dec. 25-9a m.
Nire riggers and myself were caught on board the
shin New.York, and had terrible night fit We got
relieved yesterday at 3 p M, and this morning are
doing very well. We could not have lived there four
hours longer. The ship filed down to the top of the
poop and the sea made fair breach over her, at times
as high as the fore yard She is badly broken amid
ships, and am afraid will be total loss. Her being
head to sea was all that saved her and US. Captain
Merritt has gone on board this morning to see whatc.n
be done. The Excesior (wrecking schooner was COM
PEELED to leave for Bsnegat at p m. on the 3d. but
ber unable to get through the inlet went SOUTH win
the loss of iron suboat. Ipresume she will be back
in a day or two. Captain Merritt returned from the
bark Tasso ashore south Of u.s. on the 2'd, but could
not communicate with me. She is under water.
requested Mr. Brown to arrest the sailors by request OF
Captain McKennon. The officers of the New-fork are
on board the Excelsior. The lighter lsadoa is IN
Barnegat, with the loss Of jibbOom and bowsprit'
Another schooner, loaded with line, has sunk IN the
inlet. j. l.. BowSr, dtnera' Agent
p. 81 hope to be able to get on board the New
York tomorrow or next day. Ny limbs, as well asthe
limbs of the risger, are 90 much swollen from cold and
water, that we are unable to do anything.
We also learn that the passengers luggage will be
lost The trunks have been washed by the seas about
the tween decks and broken up and their contents
srewed all around, SO that little if any of it will ever
be recovered. Capt. McKennon lie now at me united
States Hotel in this city, and doing well
The SHIP JERSEY ASHORE.
Mr.. Jones. President of the Atlantic Mutual lnsur
ance Co.. received the following telegraPhc
Yesterday in regard to the ship Jersey and steamer
Crstobal Colon: -. ,o-.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2f. 1856
The ship jersey from Canao, with guano, Is a'hore
three miles south of Cape Henry and hrmly imoedoea
in the sand. ',,,
ties there and In Boston. She was fine vessel, built
in Portsmouth in 1885, is $50 tuns burden, ana rated
Ala She was from Calso with cargo OF ,ioO tans
ousno bound 10 Baltimore. The vessel believed 70
be fully incurred at the Eastward, and the cargo sao
IN he insured in Baltimore.
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER cRisr0sAL COLON.
BALrMoRE, Dec. &c, 1856
The steamer Cristoba Colon is at Norfolk In Distress
VT" The CS.tobsl Colon was built in this city, short
time since by T. Sneden and sailed from this port on
the 2lst inst for Havana. She Is owned py parties u
Cuba. and is no doubt insured although, We believe
the damage TO her is but slight.
STEAMER ROANOKE. ...
dispatch from Petersburg reports this steamer a.
cebopnd at City Point consequently no stAszner vii
be loaded from here this week for Norfolk, Petersburg
or Richmond.
DETENTION OF THE EDISBUR6B.
The ptesmer Edinburgh, which sailed hence Nov
I15 arrived at Greenock on the morning Of the 3Oth
In conf equence of low water and fogs she did not
reach her dock at Glasgow until the evening OF the
sth inst from which cause her sailing was deferred TO
the 18th inst. from Glasgow.
SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY on The Ls'
GLIsH COAST.
The accounts received BY the Canada furnish sad
List of wrecke and casualties during the late heavy gaes
the Erglsh Channel, on the 9Th and 9th terrific gale
raced from the S. s. W., with Q tremendous sea.
Toward the evening of the latter day i increased 70
hurricane, the sea making complete ore9 EIwout,
fine bark, nsmed the Columbus, Capt. Hayes, W.
driven lahore at st. Aswes Castle, and became 1o's
Less Similar bad weather appears % nave Deen e.pe
renced all along the Channel snor. 1919
ve,twNd of Portland, at Channel Beach, on uesosy
afternoon Dutch bark, laden win nee was ,
shore by the gale ard melancholy to add iour OF Tue
crew peilshed. The ship was from Akyso, oui ner
could not be certatned Inc srscI Of The
fe ed severely from the storm Inc atai wecA VI suo
Louisa Munro, Capt Richardson, from malta 10 Car
diff emo the lose OF the master male eod seven ~ az
eamen tn the Martens Sand, near Mlofu, ha' aleau!
been briefly stated. The wreck oil schooner 80
nss,ed ,ome twelve or fourteen miles to the south'
wnrd Of Tucker and it is feared the crew nsye per
;shed The Irish packets running fro LN FL.
spd Plymouth had most fearful passage lne liou
bad. ur from Milford TO Cork, had u Ve.u'
ecape She was driven some dntance up t1e %
Georges Channel and, having run snort Oh iuei' o
sup ed nearly one hundred bead OF swine 81 as Keep
up steam and enable the ships mead oens Aep. n
70 weather out the gale. She at length 'uec eaeo 10
,escbip9 Kippstown with larse number OF de sd ca
tle on board In Csermarthen Bay frenen o sI
tine the Ceuence in ballast for Cardh, wss a',ne1
rsre between the brg Beecher Stowe, bound for Loa-
fon frrm Alexandria with the Condor schooner, De.
cpene TO Hsmburg, some one sundIeo .'i - 20
RiIiy II is feared thst the Condor wen, o4wn' ana
that two only of the crew uere On The north
81 co.., Severs vessels were driven on me rocss
Al ReScay Amoog them were tne ear No' rcnooae,
from Durkuk. H,ffDung from the Humoef' goon ana
II;-. t,oyn nd n Betsey of Yarmouth, the sioop
N"1c, t,1r SCARBOROUGH, and the French schooner
InenstIs The two latter sunk; the crews were nap-
,;Iy .aved At the mouth of the Tyne, the Tar az
boz from London and me frc ofi''N "'''
the rocks. III oo.., .lsa sna.k Of
I'M 1 baxoc having BEEN occssiooed BY the gIes.