New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

boat and odubegeu cdIkO Vi
BRIG ID. 8. GOODELL,
Cnpt. Hartman, from Rio Jsneiro for New-York IN
ballast is ashcre south Of Wreck Pond The vessel s
valued q: sI2,coo. Probably insured.
SCHOONER WASHINGTON,
OF and from Washington, n C., is at anchor a. TIE
outer middle, with lose of sails, &c. Aso, schooner
Amy Chase, with loss Of main boom.
SCHOONER RIO GRANDE,
Capt Norton from Virginia laden with oysters bound
for Sew-York went ashore at Fire Island durlng the
late gale, few rods east OF the ship sungray' ana
Will be total loss. The crew, consisting OF FIX men,
were all saved BY the Government Life-Boat No. II,
manned by Gilbert b. Miller, John Lewis, Halsey
Rogers, David Benjamin, John Seaman, Sidney Still,
John Hicks, and John Wnght-at the great risk OF
their personal safety, the eboa filed after reach
ing the wreck, while they were receiving the crew.
Vessel said TO be partly insured.
SCHOONER :. p. POND,
From Baltimore for New-York, is ashore on Deal
Beach Vessel and cargo wheat and corn valued az
s25Ooo.
SCHOONER CHARLES COLGATE,
From Baltimore for New-York, is ashore at Aosecom
Beach and full of water. Vessel and cargo valued
al SEC, 600.
SCHOONER ENVOY.
From Kingston, JAM, for New-York, with cargo OF
coffee. rum, &c, is ashore of Long Branch. Vessel
and cargo valued at sl5OOO-insured in Jamaica and
New.YoIk.
SCHOONER J. c. DOBBIS.
LEwKs, Jan 10, ls56.-The schooner j. {. DooOin,
Adam Warren. master, of and from Washington N C.,
for New York with lumber, for Philadelphia, parted
chains four miles north of Brsndywine Light delaware
Bay) on Tuesday night and drove ashore about halt
mile north Of Indian River Inlet. The schooner was
tight last evening and probably will get of by land
ing the cargo in part or whole.
SCHOONER CHARLES A. GREINER,
Can't Marts from Boston bound to Philadelphia, went
ashore off Cohansey Greek Light, n. j., on the 10th
inst. The vess. remained tight the next morning,
and il was thought she would be got off uninured as
| soon as the ice breaks up
| PROM Our own Correspondent
Loso BRANCH, Monday, Jan. l4-6a m.
The following vessels ashore on the jersey coast,
viz brig on the south side Of Squan Inlet sehoon-
er about two miles north of the inlet, named Emooy,
Capt A. p. Collins, from Jamaica, with cargo OF
fruit coffee and gum-crew all saved bark ashore
to the south of Wreck Pond, named d. B. Goodeh,
Can't. f. G.. Heniman, in ballast from Rio Janeiro-
crew saved; also the pilo-boat Phantom to the south
Of Wreck Pond. One schooner ashore at Deal, named
s. p. Lord-crew saved; cargo, wheat and corn from
South Carolina; one brig on Sandy Hook, off the High
lands, with cargo of hides one ship on Sandy HOOK;
one brig near the Hook, sunk at the time of writing
the above. No information as TO the crews OF the
vessels on Sandy Hook.
Our correspondent Mr. Wardeu, started this morn
ing with a large crew of and his wrecking appa-
ratus for Sandy Hook The telegraph wires are out
Of order The boarding houses have been damaged
severely partly unroofed. This il the greatest
gale since the September gale.
STEAMER PLYMOUTH ROCK
1t is expected that the steamer Plymouth Rock,
ashore on City Island will be got off in the course OF
few days, a contract having been made with her
builders, Messrs Simonson Lugar to dig canal or
trench around her, when, it is thought she can be
easily launched. They have already sent up abOrers
to commence operations.
The G. VANDERBILT having been thoroughly over
hauled and repaired with additional fasenngs, braces,
keesons etc. again on the Stonington
route Oh Tuesday, the 18TH from New-York at p. H.
THE Z. X. COLLINS.
NARRATIVE OF JAMES RUSH, the Cabin Boy, ,cko ras
for hrty-tsO hours on the Frozen Wreck.
We struck the shoal about ) n. m. Thursday
morning. It was bitterly cold, and thick mist, like
a cloud rose from the water that could not
the boats length ahead. On looking out saw dull
light ahead that looked like a. if it shone from the
bboom of large ship. None of us thought 1t was
the lighthouse, the lamp off that point revolves
every sixty seconds and this seemed through the mist
to be stationary. We afterward learned that the
intense cold had covered the glass with FROST that it
looked ike isinglass, and the lamp ceased revolving.
went below little before O'Clock, and MIR. Murphy
had charge of the helm, at which time the boat was
laying to with three-reef mainsail and b.
On seeing the light Mr.. Murphy put the helm about.
but the vessel would not obey it, the ice with which
il surrounded prevented ts doing We soon
after struck, and the boat thrown on her beam
ends with her deck tilted toward the shore The sea
broke over the boat heavily and the lee yaw boat
the largest we had was swept away before We had
time TO secure her and with the utmost difficulty
could clear the weather yaw, It was 50 encrusted
with ice. was in the cabin when was called upon
to enter the boat but before had time to get TO the
side Of the vessel the sea raised 80 that Mr. Mur-
ply compelled to cut the aslings, and the yaw
was swept toward the shore, leaving me on board
with Mr.. Robert b. Mitchell, the other boy Wellan
Williams, and the colored cook whose name none OF
US knew, he had been but recently shipped.
About half hour after the boat left, this
about 10 o'clock, ar near rs l can rcmember,) the
cook died. We were all in the companion way which
leads TO the cabin at this time, and the cook, when he
died, was seated on the lowest step and fell
the floor. Billy Williams died about half AN hour AZ
terward, and rolled over by the dead mans side III
doing Mr.. Mitchell, who was large fat man, was
seated on the step with me, aud did not die for
hour and half after the boat left. During all this
time scarcely any of us spoke; indeed, we were 10
numbed with cold that We lost all sensibility, and
hardly cared what happened. They all died easily,
first falling into quiet sleep before expiring. had
three flannel shirts on and an olskin overcoat which
kept me dry and tolerably warm.
About IL o'clock the tide had fallen 70 that the cabin
was fit 20 enter. I crawled in and found my way TO
the bed upon which lay down. II wet and en-
custed with ice, and the floor covered with frozen
water. in which were swimming the seats and CABIN
ute nsls. The next tide in the afternoon 6oaeed the
bed and during the whole of Thursday night and Fri
day morning remained in the cabin up 10 my arrnpts