New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-29
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE LYONNAIS.

We are indebted to the courtesy OF the Courier
des Etats UNA for the following article in regard to the
Lyonnais
There is great reason to believe that the welcome
news of the arrival at Bordeaux of Capt. Devaux with
fifteen of the passengers and crew of the Lyonnas is
without foundation. The dispatch from Halifax,
through which we obtained it, was copied from The
Lirerpool Times of Dec. II.
"A teleeraphic dispatch has been received from
Havre stating thst the Captain and fifteen men OF the
shipwrecked steamer Lyonnais have arrived at Bor-
dtaux."
Unfortunately these lines themselves rest upon sad
confusion of ideas into which Bordeaux journal
seems 10 have fallen. We End in the Courier du
Hdvre of Dec. g.:
"a bordeaux journal La Gironde, has published a
dispatch announcing the safety of boat containing
Captain Devaulx Of the LyOnnsis, and fifteen OF her
We have the painful conviction that La Gironde
was in error. 80.
:" La Gi,onde does not indicate the origin of this
dispatch Re house Of Gs1ner frfIes mas teee h
picked up by vessel coming to Europe aud could not
send news Of his eaiety to his family, why could he
not as well have sent the news to his employers
Beside, it is three days ago that La Gtonde pub
lished this Dispatch which doubtless grew out OF the
safety of the mate Of the Lyonnais M. Luguiere and
tho men who were in the boat picked up by the Elise
This hypothesis is but too probable 1t has become
still more 80 to US, for if it could have been contra
dicted at all it would certainly have been during the
five days which elapsed between the axscle oil the
Courier and the sailing of the Europa. There is no
longer any asubt as to the news pubhsAed In La
Gironde.
While awaiting the detailed corrections which the
Fulton will doubtless bring us, we find in the Journal
do Hdrre precise details of the boat picked up by the
Neptupe The Journal commences by quoting letter
from Liverpoo which furnishes the following news:
at have iust been on board of the Neptune, and
obtained information which destroys the hopes eI-
presd in my letter OF yesterday The boat picked up
Nv he Neptune il life boat Of English make, painted
White The oars sails and other things found on board
are also of English manufacture
at il stove in the lsrboard side; the opening Is
about the center of the boat, some two feet from the
keel and is some two feet In length by one In width'
This and the broken stopper would lead one to sup
pose that the boat had been stove alongside OF
vessel."
By the side of this description our Havre contem.
porary places the following passage from the deposit
ton of the first officer, NJ. Luguiere:
A life boat containing about twenty persons, and
having like the other complete set Of SAILS provls-
IONS and instruments placed under the orders OF
Mr.. Dublot, Third Lieutenant -.
Another life boat containing eighteen PERSONS WIN
provisions for two weeks, was placed under command
| of deponent. ,.o,o !. an, during
the night the Of the wI Tee me Is
enant four petty officers, stewndess ana Messrs'
SIa;r;n and Bopestsc. the Doctor and Purser. Two
avis which might each hold six persons, were moored
70 he wreck. During the night the life boat com.
msnded by Mr.. Dublot, which had Deen uahasea :.
The moment of the collision was carried oy 'ne
AGAINST the raft and Immediately sunk; muse III N''
| were rescued by the raft .ho
Trnop these facts the Journal d. Hdrre founds me
following theory: .,o 7 vo,ra;s was
hondnned tbere were three descriptions OF means 81
stv the raft escorted by two yawls two cutters anu
The boat brought to Liverpool being neitner !a
| nov = cutter but a life boat, the only question
Ibetber II is the life boat which was placeo
| cnmmsnd of Luguere or Dublot Now, " - nos ~
suiere's life boat, az that was taken on ~. ;bout 4
.ss or Other Instruments. The greater portion "
W t;cles found in the lfe-boat at Liverpool coiIes
| nS 20 those ON bS ard Of Dubois boat, winch :" =
Ru, son;nned and provisioned when thoee who ca,
~ hosrd 81 her left her for the raft during .ns !,
I,wsen the Sd and 4th. II is true thar occuus IT,
| y;sut Iueuere, this hfe-bost, thrown s.Iars,snS
,.tf sunk Immediately. But il Is easy 70 ~ 1870
s3 in The confusion Of the wreck ana ~ Va. =, his
uS ,ia NIGHT he might have been mi:taSens 81
"a hat The boat when relieved OF us Uaa ~ 49, ~
raJsons roee 60 high in the water as W LING
N ia side above the surface .,; a,,l.cstion tn.
,hst the Efe boat brought to ILvefRoJht ~, ~.
nieens 10 be disabled, If it Is indeed Dao"
IA that consequently, ii being piekeu ~ nriy tina
sno Ina' S.x or two sfterward, does not impy %s
h.. the medium from when .rsI 80 had N
| nos - r.ssaooers have been saved, hsVe u'S '"
tve~ . hs Of being ,escued By some ve''s"