New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-11

The ADKIATIc.
The steamer Adriatic was not taken into the
Floating Dock yesterday, expected on account
OF the violence Of the wind
Loss or THE cUSAKD STEAMER cURLEw.
A few DAYS since had telegraphic dispatch
announcing the loss of the steamer Curew on the 18th
OF March. when near Bermuda. The following s an
extract Of letter from Of the passengers when the
unfortunate disaster occurred:
We leh Halifax at Q O'Clock on Friday morning
last, and had fine run, with moderate wind and sea,
until early on Sunday morning. when the wind and sea
increased considerably and remained high until Mon
day morning, when they moderated and believe mat
Capt. Hunter was deck nearly the whole night.
The weather continued fine ali Monday, and ut night
had every prospect Of being IN about O'Clock the
next morning ~ Capt. Hunter expected 10 make the
fight about / O'Clock. On retiring for the night /
only partially undressed as intended TO get up when
the light made, and remain deck until we
got in. Capt. Hunter left the cabin about 10
O'Clock to 20 deck, and retired. Early mex,
morning, was awOke by Mrs. HOwes, who called me
and said the steamer is On the rocks rose up and
heard the vessel grating the rocks, and told ner -
keep Quiet-it was all rig ht we should soon be on
shore from the splendid run we had had and the
fneness Of the night and the confidence had IN the
captain, j under the impression that we had
struck going in between the forts. Mrs Howes said,
But tell you she has struck the north side reef.
Get up, shal all be drowned
" Just then the steamer crashed on the rocks. got
on deck as quickly possible, and heard the chief
EnAte The engine room - u 81 water, ana saw
the sea breaking the deck amdships. Irushed into
the cabin and told Mrs llOwes and DIR. Dickey 10
hurry deck, the vessel was sinking under u and
the cabin would fill While | was speaking to
them saw tn mate rush INTO the saloon TO the cap
tains room, and heard hun shrek out, Captain Hun
ter the versel has struck the rocks. The captain
replied, Eli what p, The mate again said, She is
sinking is filling, the engine room Is full of water.
Hunter rushed out eXclaimlng Good God, what sort
of lookout have JOu kept what have you becn do
ing where is she 2 and rushed on deck. / mmedi-
ately followed, with Mrs. Howes and DIR. Dickey. The
cabin filed Immediately. The captain ordered the
boats out directly, but two Of them were smashed IN
the attempt The third washed from the davits
while Mr.. Howes and DIR. Dckey getting out
Of her The fourth was more successful, and the cap
tain ordered her to lay by until he called TO her u
come alongside.
"Tbe sea was then making a clear breach over the
stern and were Obliged to get into the main rlg-
cling, which succeeded in doing; we renalped
there about hour and then got into the boat and lay
off, II appeared 10 that the vessel broke IN two,
about che engine roOm ard the stern sunk almost i'm
medistely. After remaining some time and seeing no
boats coming to us the captain called the boat along
side and sent all the people in her except twohe with
the chief mate and second engineer remaining on board
the vessel The captain told Us to make the shore as
quick we could, and send assistance to him; we
landed at the Naval Tanks between ~ and IL o'clock
In the morning.
"The vessel appeared me to have full cargo, and
there ten head of 1t was about "a o'clock
when she struck.
"Oftbe two bags missing one cont aimed news
papers and the other North American letters, &c. and
two bags Of dispatches for the Admiral"
AN ANCIENT BARK.
The whaling bark Maria, which returned to this
port on Sunday from the Pacific, il beyond question
the oldest vessel in the United States. We have 80
often sketcbed her prolonged that repetition
u perhaps unnecessary, excepting always the memo
rabe fact that she the first ship that hosted the
American flag in the River Thames at the conclusion
of the war OF the American Revolution. She ha'
already outved on the ocean many of her more pre-
cntious juniors and promises to DO good service yet to
her owners New Bedford Mercury