New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
MARINE AFFAIRS.
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Yuy sVRyIyOR or THk sOhr H''hAOvhs
Thomas Nye. esq, Of NewBedford, has sddres.e
a letter to Capt Daniel II. Wood OF the ship ",
MANIA expressing the gratitude OF hinseh ano 'enlJ
for the rescue of his nephew, l. ". Nys1 'he only
survivor 80 far az known, from the ship John k<
ledge. Mr.. Nye writes:
ale lives TO thank you and yours thousand unes
over and be bids NE tell you in bis own words, thst
YOU have saved his life, and that he loves you e be
does his father and mother and that he will bless you
so long a. he lives Ills father and mother request
me 10 offer vou their heartfelt gratitude for be has
told them Of your kindly care and theytoo VIII 10 their
hearts bless YOU, and wlh yon every possible hapPi
for they viii ever feel that you, oy your anre
child And bis sister, too, who now watches over him,
listens 10 bis tale OF suffering, and treasures up m Der
heart every act of eisinerested kindnes' ana care
and she, too save, tell them thst p'" tHem' br
they have sarcd nag brother :!
THE MISSING REvrNUE-crTTER }. c. poshis.
Several DAYS ago request was forwarded 70 the
Treasury Department at Washington, for information
concerning the Revenue-Cutter j. c. pobbiu bot
nothing has yet been received in answer. The
schooner ]. c. Dobbin, which lately arrived a: VII
mil gton, y. G., was a trading weasel.
A MAS OVERHEARD.
The clipper ship Flying Cloud, Capt ). I. Cfeeey,
on the last passage from China 10 New-fork was N
the vicinity of Mada 4scar goiog along at the rate Of
twelve knots with fire breeze on he quarter, when
a Young man who passing studdng-sah TACK an,
We. busy on the forecas,le and did not notice him
Fortunetelv Mr.. Creesy who was in the cabin look
ing out of stern window, saw hum, and loimehateiy
ran on deck and threw hie-buoy overheard. suh
the ship going along ste ady ON her course, for a.
vet Mrs Greasy alone knew that there wa man
overheard. The captain was on the foreease, busy
amor the men, preparing to get another staodngsai
tie helmsman was intent Orly upon keeping the ship
her due course; the ready aye aye sir, might De
heard in response TO some command, when ME- Creesy
rushed forward with extended arms, 100 agltated TO
sneak What is the matter with Mrs. Creeeyl
a. ked one of the men, who was near the captain.
En- WHAT reOined the captain, casting a glance
on deck and the next second his voice rGng fore and
aft: Hard down the helmone man alof. to look out
clear away the lee quarer-boat-ca all hands F" lie
comprebe nded in nstant tue disaster, which Mr..
| Cretsy could not speak.
The ship was hove to and the quarter-boat ahoat
with orders to pull IN the wake OF the ship until
called BY signal Sail was shortened and the ship put
| about to retrace her cou~se az nearly as the wind
would permit. The sea rather rough but the boat
pulled steadily to wnd"ald at the rate of three knots
an hour. Capt. Greasy went aloit and scanned the
horizon with his glass but could see nothing of either
| the man or the His.buoy. When the boat had been
abseut an hour the officer who had charge of
turned to the smp but was again sent OIL, with mper
arye commands not to return till sunset the
tlen three hours high and, in order % spread the
chance of falling in with the man. another boat was
| aso dispatched. Two hours had elapsed, when the
lJ buoy discovered close to the shp-but not the
man.
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chip on each side Of her course, and the captain
at infenng that the man, if aioat, must be be
tween the boats and the ship, sgnalEed the boats TO
return in the hopes of their finding the man. for he
still believed him TO be alive he young fellow
of good pluck and excellent swimmer The weather
| boat, when about mite from the ship, TO
sternhard,' az the whaers say, until her way was
stopped; then three reached over the bow and
| dragged on board their long ookedfor shipmate. All
| bands on the alert, eyeiDg them from the rig
sing, and when they what have just described,
salutcd the boat with three times three. The
man had been overheard two hours and half and
was 70 much exhausted that be could hardly speak his
thanks but his selfcontdence unsubdued, for he
aferward stated that be knew he would be saved the
| moment he saw the ship rounded 10. lie was sure
Can't. Creesy would not give him up lost until night
stt I'M hut il seemed small eternity TO him from the
| time he fell overheard until the ship was brought 10
the wind. lie never the Gfe-buoy. Upon bis
rival on board he taken into the cabin, and in
trusted to the of Mrs. Greasy, who put him in
| working order in ten days. He very sck-at
| times deirous-durng the first five days but con-
slant care and watchfuness, such a. only can
bestow the fever with which he was threat
| ened, and gradually restored to health. He was
grateful even to tears. Lucky dog, said hs ship
| mates, 4" you were never born TO be drowned; your
| time hadn't Gomez
When he was brought on board 1t must have been a
glorious sight to the cheerful aacrty with which
the boats hosted upto hear the stirring order,
Up helm, fill swaythe AFTER yards" &C. and feel the
gallant ship ma estcay on her
course, under cloud of canvas, homeward bound.
fRoston Afiss