New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
THE LOSS or THE NAUTILUS.
FULL PARTICULARS.

From The ". o. PieayHe.
On Saturday Aug 10, the etedulsblp Texas LETT here
for Vera Cruz an0 the following dsv the Perseverance
left for Gal, esto The plains of these vessels were
directed by Mtssrs. Harris. Morgan a Co to make
diligent search for the Nauius or any of the crew
and passengers Of that ill-fa ed vessel
Tie steamship Perseverance left the bar at the
Southwest Pass Su day night, Aug. Il, att IL
O'Clock and proceeded to the east eud of Timbalier
Issno. whore Mr. Kerr, the purser, and others went
ashore emo found three men, part of the crew of the
wrecked ship Manila who informed them that pieces
OF wreck were strow,d along the beach end that
dead boc.es Lot belonging to their chip had foated
ashore.
The party went and examined TIE dead bodies but
could not rec gnize eny of them. They tnen pro-
c,eGeG Gown the bea 10 the west side of the ISLAND
and ere fouId aTgs piece of tie main deck of the
NauiUs sId he5rd tiOm some negroes that the air
vessels OF the life boat had crited ashore; alsO many
deso cattle and hor-es. Not recognizing any bodies,
the party then Iejoiucd the Perseverance ana pro
ceeded 10 Gelyettun.
On arriving at Galveston Mr. Kerr made known TO
Lent. Sltvers Of the L. S. schooner Essayons the
probable of the Nautilus, and he AZ once u the
h.udSnest manner placed bis vessel Mt Mr. Kercs
service, and voluLteertd 10 accompany hun N the
search for the remains of the i'll ated hp and for all
the information respecting the wreck sc, that could
be obtenet.
The Essaypes a. orce ceeded on the search. The
following - Nj. K'n's report;
CRUISE OF THE ESSAYONS.
The plVser of the Perseverance, eit Galveston on
W,dn.sday the Goth, for Tlmbslier Island, on the
United States Navy, commanding.
At HnIbaiec at CaillOu Is ands large pieces Of the
wreck were found, such cylinder kelsOns kelson
rid.rs &C.. scat cred down those slards. 10 Callsu
Bas Jic Fri bee, the steward Of the Ma tilus,
sen on boaro the +. Nj. Stleck, tOwboa, which had
picked him up at sea near Fort Livingston Birataria
Bsg. He bad teen eight days at sea, on fragment
Of he wreck, before being rescued. He states that
fheNsut lus passed Ship leland Shoal at shutdown
~ uIdsy the 9th inst that near a. m, lOto inst
The cattle on board tho Nautilus being down TO lee
wgd, the captain cndeavored to weT her to get her
becre the sea that, when brosdside 10 IT, heavy sa
struck ard capszed her, she turned bottom up imme-
ciately.
He lJim Frisbee) iourd himself on portion of the
ok OawICaPt ThoUp on and some Others on the bot
tenn Of the vessl but that the next sea washed the
OF; that he szw some Of them afterHard on pieces
o. TIE cabin floating, but soon ost sight OF them lie
soon fell in with Mr.. Johnson dst engineer. and cnng
70 the same piece with him. that he and johnson were
together five days, when johnson became deirous
snd jumped into TIE sea and drowned.
He was picked up by the Streck Mondsy the
18th having been eight days ahOat; caught some
water N he ps els OF door ne had Win MN, WHICH
assisted il 81 f4inirg life.
the fact Of the steamer passing ship lsan1 Shoa at
suucoWn Saturday, was Coro oorateo hy the ere 4
OF the gh. ip on that steto,; and u3gng fOm the
.ue elapsing between that ard the accdett she must
have been within 30 miles cf the South west Pass.
ExsIiua alto : wtre IN de be'ge Last Island and
Bana;ana IN Timbaler Csiou Is an IS and vicin-
ty by ofces Of the E-ssyOus, hoping 20 tn1 some ci
the b0Ci,s bu' one were setn.
They were informed that r body, with black whis-
kerr cressed in blue clothes Capt. Thompsons habit
usl oress had been fou rne wreck Of the john
Roaless near LsfJurche lolet Lieut.. Stevens snGed
1c-e, b.; cou ind 10 people about, and vas unable
anY ctfnte information.
ON all o. at WAS l-srned, II is probably too true
tie steward, jim Fris zee, is the only survivor.
Il Of passengers from the pin cips bo.'ll in Gal
N, lef - el bark the steamship Nautilus
J.. T. beaver, North Carolina Misarh Thomas and lady
ioD ,.p IsAa' H. O. Bo! och. Fayeae County TeHa'i :
q y 81. MsH dial fbH rE
Fttstore County Y xss; McNere Mob.ei e. H. short,
Ne~Ocsi'' 'ho Rey Je,oge Twichei', ilous Texas;
Thos nlnthr isNtsou 'Aasi udse James OFT Gnnes
County, Texas, Miss H. Coy sd Dr. Il. Graves wheslock
TeAs'i AGO ph' hsh Live Texas ;; A. inDshsm, L.
$ Ii,peotorl a,d Capt WI. Nun. New Or ems " Dean
Brcsnsylle, TeEs,
John Thompson, captain; John vi mate Wm Collins;
fist q gitseT Charles DssOlziss second
nee, Jobn P Keif first ceF VI. Arcg.s second ces; T.
b,others keeper. o the bar, D. Fd.bce
fssr,d. .. fr-meD, two cooks aud ogbt deck hands.
w fafn tba, three pa sengels were board,
xbo.e names are not mcn'iOned above, viz: Powell
Thoun,oD son of C4p'. loinpsoni Capt. Ton Nc
Govern ano Andy Mhyhew
" Lsv4 inst received the following account OF the
trip of the Nautilus the sorm, aud the particulars OF
tb. wreck furnished 10y the boy jim fn'o-e, te~aro
o ihe SOP who arrived tins morning on 'uo Wv o'a
r NJ Sirsck. and wh0,e almost miraculous escape mas
. areaCy been mentioned.
STATEMENT or JIM TRIsBrE.
TIE L. ). Mail steamship Nautilus, j. ;. thompson
sailed IRON Brazos Santiago direct for New Oeans AZ
about a. on Thursday, tne 9TH INST, WIN I''
be nc stock. composed Of Lorse', mules ana ca'S'
ylich completely filled her Up between aeoks anu 'h'
p ain deck forward Of the Purser's Office. She hsc
,er $50 0.0 specie aud about 30 cabin aud 10 slee
see passengers The weather was fine and sea smoo'h
About Or p. m. iufor0ed Cdpt Thompson ina