The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-24

The ship John Rutledge Sunk by Running
into an IcsDorg-Ome Person Rcscued-Pro-
bablc Less q tho Romainder or tho Ship's
Company.
Captain WOOD Of the packet ship Gsrmania arrived at
this port yesterday from Havrs has furnished with
the following account Of his voyage together with
brief particulars Of the sinking Of the ship John Rutes
BY running into iceberg and the rescne one emily
the ships company -
The Germania sailed from HAvre the 29thof Jsuaary
and experienced very westerly gales the entire
passage. On the 7h alt she encountered terrific bur
rieane from the south, which continued for twelve hours
Such was the violence Of the tempest that the Sails
though closely furled, blown entirely from tho
gaskets The barometer marked ~ co.
On the 26th u in latitude 45 90 NJ. longitude 10 40
W. fell IN with icebergs, and on the game night
rounded by field ice Immediately wore ship and afeer
standing three hours to the south in getting
clear fn The field ice extended to the northwest as
far as could b ssen and icebergs observed
south ~ latitude ~ 43 NJ, longitude 80 2sW
On the 2Sth ult, observed ships boat ahead; hove
to and dispatched beat In quest of it. approaching
the strange beat it found to contain alive Thomas
W. Nye of New Bedford the only survivor Of thirteen
persons, the remainder having pershed Of starvation
and cold. 1hey had been in the boat nine days. Nyes
hands and feet very much frozen. The boat also
contained the bodies of Mrs. Atkinson and three Others
names unknown all belonging the ship John Rutledge
Captain Kelly, Of New York.
The John Rutedge left Liverpool for this port ON the
1eth Of January tell In with loo 18th February
in latitude 46 "a NJ Longitude 46 So W. got il to field ice
,he next day but succeeded in working of it. She
subsequently, however, into iceberg stove hole
In her bow and abandoned at six O'Clock the same
evening"
Five boats ded with the passengers and crew. left the
ship. It the intention of Mr. Atkinson the mate to
have left the vessel in the boat which picked up but
she broke adrf and he and several others went down
with the wreck.
It is copjectured that the other boas which were well
manned and furnished with compasses would pull for the
Guf Stream, as the weather severely cold. They
may therefore, be picked up by passing vessels The
compass Of the rescued boat accidentally broken and
1t being cloudy her could not shape their course
After picking up the boat the Germania stood to the
northwest until dark and then lay to during the night
In hopes of discovering of the missing boats but
nothing could be of them she bore away the
southwest keeping strict lookout all the Time During
the forenoon very thick storm prevailed but the
weather cleared towards bark came out Of the
ice ut the same time the Germania She stood to
tie westward and perhaps fell in with the boats of the
John Rutledge.
The John Ruteege belonged to Messrs Rowland l.
Rdgway, of this city.
On the 11th inst the GermaDia experienced another
hurricane from WN.W which lasted three days driving
the ship back hundred and fifty miles into the Gulf
She has been twenty five days to the westward of the
Banks