New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-17

we Law ouite comfortable. and one or Two Oh tne men
got little Sleep That wss the lN'gest anu ih'ss ~
dreary night I ever experienced. Abc>" y osU pa
Monday morning we spied sail. which proved 70 pe
fore-and-att schooner, about eight milA' nvni -
We had lost two oars and had but one left; tn,
and some hickory brooms and pieces OF Dos'a "k -
we all used for paddles. we made chase. DuruA G tne
day there was light wind and occasionally ca u''
so that the schooner made but little headway, aud Ne
had great hopes Of coming up near enough for tb7n
to see U.s. At about O'Clock we were aoor
FIVE miles from them, and raised red shirt lShcn
one of the men took Off on the oar for signal;
they did rot seem to observe us, and we then mode
fresh chase tbiskng this ~as our only chance for he.
About o dock nearsd the schooner so that we
corh distin guish men deck; we then raised the
nal again aud tried every way to call their atten
tor; but they either did not see u, or II they DID,
would not stop TO pick us up. About this time
breeze sprung up, and the schooner moved away our
heart, almost failed as and it seemed as If this was
our death-rarapt. About ffteen minutes after this
the s. mate sung out that another shp was IN sight
which was standing across our bow about tour OF n'e
miles away We received these tidlngs With JOY, ana
felt that there was still chance To be saved, ana I'M
medhaiey made chase for her every man working
with hearty good will. In about an hour we ss
within two miles OF the ship, when they observed our
signal and hauled 70 for u.s. ian and IN IN so0@.
alongside. She proved to be the sAip Naples,
from Lsghon bound for New-fors. They took us
on board gaye us dry clo.hes and did everything IN
their power 6r our comfort. At this time two or
three of the rsen were nearly disabled from the wet
and cold and think would not have survived long.
We had then been in the small boat 10 hours without
a drop of water and nothing but sea-bscuit, whirh
was somewhat damaged by the salt water. Nten ten
days of heavy weather arrived in this port at IL
O'Clock Yesterday Myself and shipmates lost every
thing except the clothing we had on. have followed
the sea about ten years, and hsve no family except
mother and two sisters dependent upon me for support
was wrecked on the voyage previous TO this on the
brc Braeanza on the south side of Long Island about
weeks since.
During the recital of the above narrative, and
espcially when mentioning the remark OF the captain
in reference TO his wife and children the eyes of Rack
lift were moistened with tears. Many a noble and
sympahzing heart beats under the rough garb of the
sailor.
THE FAITHFUL HUSBAND.
Frederick Weiss, Geman-one of the cabin pas
sengers-has heen in the employ of the Erie Railroad
Company as their bookng-agent in Havre, and was
about the only man engaged in this business who was
in the habit of treating the emigrans fairly He had
been here two months prior to the sailing of the vessel
He came here to marry an American lady to whom he
had been engaged previous to going to Havre as
agent for the Erie Railroad Company. be was mar
ried TO the lady on New-Year's Day. He was about
tLrty-fve wears of age. His wife resided in Twenty
sixth street. Her maiden name could not be ascer-
taned..
THE SHIP.
The ST. Denis was staunch ship of 997 tuns, built
in this city in ls49, and was owned by Jacob A Wes-
teryelt and Robt Carnley. She was valued Mt
SIS 600 and was insured for S23 900, viz: San
Mutual o., 900; New-York $1,000; other New-York
Companies $4,000. Her cargo was valued at
$4,000, aud the freight at 1000, making total
loss of $l96 900. The cargo was insured In Europe
The freight was not insured.