New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-25
TIE PACKET-SHIP NETWORK.
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derwriies
BARsYGAr, Dec. S3-SAM
The passenger. from the New-ioSk have Oh gone ~
nv land Can't Merit. Ieft for the Tasso yesterday
eyp<ct wore from him this morning. The Ne~.foh
il In a bad condition and are dong everything IN
cur power to relieve Der. The water IN tne eso'n
high water. Owing 10 the heavy sur no isn'eIs can
lsy alongside. Should the weather become mooerMe,
an in hopes TO give good account OF the snip. Inc
lighter schooners Isadors and Excelsior are here and
will employ them ss soon a. we can work.
srArEnISr OF cAPrAN NsEssoN.
We FAILED from Liverpool Thursday, November
H. with stiff breeze from the north east We expe,
rierced very heavy weather the entire passage, ana
had bot more than two three good obssry stons On
the 10Th inst lon - deg. N mip lat. ~ deg ~ min
dead reckoning were hailed by the bark Ease OF
Boston She sad she was 90 days from Malsgs, bound
for Boston had been several days on the cosst, and
should Try 10 make New York being out OF
found We were 20 miles TO the eastward and " mules
10 the northwsrd Of the Eagles reckoning.
After passing the bark il occurred TO me that had
done wrong. i hove my mizzen-top sail sback and
asked him II l could be Of any assistance. lie an
sweed that be wanted water he also stated that they
had lost their boat. told him had boats, and im-
me,iisely got boat ready and went in it myself, with
provisions 10 the bark. There was high wind from
the northeast at the time. On returning to my vessel
| compared my reckoning with that of the bark. MY
first mate asked me II was not steering too hgni
told him thought not, and il proved that was right
Twas not steering high enough. From this time until
within fifteen minutes of the time struck, we were
running northwest by north.
On Friday night, the 18th instant the night after we
spoke the Eagle we q large number OF vessels
lights. The weather was thick, and blowing hard.
thought we were shout 100 miles from land. Soon
after we noticed light which proved 10 be the Light
house at Barnegat. Ii came UP all at once, and we
thought il a vessels light. The mate and myself
thought i; might be pilot boat We were without
pilot and let her uf two points, steering northwest
tlooked like land ahead. l cried out, " Hard down
he WHEEL" the ship came about and filed the other
ack. Then | found that l was right among the
breakers told the mate not to say anything bat to
keep every ooy quiet and thought she would go of
The mate then called all hands, and we brsced the
after YARDS so to fall OFF shore gradually shiv-
cred the head. yards long as could without making
sternway so as not to pay of too fast kept up my
after sails ard set the spanker while she was shver
ing in the wind. thought then che would 60 on but
as soon as she filed away she fell bIoadsde on. She
struck very easy on her larboard SIDE but aterward
sbe humped the bottom two or three times very hard
Her stern was then gradusy driven shorewards the
position in which she now lies IL was about twenty
| minutes before IL O'Clock Friday night when she
| struck.
| There was great excitement among the crew and
gers but the mate and myself managed to keep
them quiet kept all the after sail on the ship TO see
the toe would not make and let her haul off but was
then about high water, and the attempt failed. We
then cewed up the sails but could not get me men %
90 sloft TO fur them The sea would sometimes break
over the ship and the breakers thumped hard against
her de until she driven stern on. In this cond-
| toned We remained unit Saturday morning. The pas
sepgers behaved very well but the crew were unnan'
| ageab!e. They refused 10 do any hing. .
Saturday morning cleared away the boats, and In
endeavorng to get down the starbosrd quarter boat
| We stove her. We had five boats on board| L sent
men 70 bail her out but they could not keep her free
We then took the larboard quarter-boat and coiled
some line into her in order to get line TO the oeacn
The second mate (Cline) got into her and attempted
to get her ashore. We had line fast to her from the
deck bur the under-tow running very strong and
| prevented his landing. We then hauled him oack
again He afterwards started again. and succeeded In
getting ashore He had in the boat fourteen persons
five or SIX of whom were sailors and the rest pas.
sepgers After he got shore he found be could not
return and then with the assistance OF the wreckers
who had come down at daybreak, he hauled the line
ashore. a,
Finding that the boat could lot come of again, the
first mate Sowel took the other larboard boat anu sue
ceeded in landing with Ii Of the passengers and crew
The first mate then made several attempts to return
but found it impossible BY this time, those remanane
swsy the starboard boat forward and took eighteen
her and went ashore. These all that were landed
on Saturday. There were quite number OF women 10
each OF these boats.
and after had got my boat load ashore the hawser
which was run ashore parted then told the wreck
.rs on the beach that If they would furnish me with
men | VIC ud 90 off to the ship They said it was i'm.
| p,ssible and was somewhat of their opinion but
cit il would give some encouragement 10 the fright
ned passengers to see an attempt made Atthat Tune
would as coon have died rs lived. | finally got a
picked crew of my own men and the wrecsers ana
started succeeded very well till got TO the outer
breaker, and then had TO go back. by this time II
began TO grow dark, and we hauled up the boats Tor
| the night. When the second mate landed the wreck.
told him that there was e-car Tour miles Oh, auo
| a marty went after IT, The car came while was on
the beach, The undertow so strong that we could
| do no more that night We then went about tour
miles 10 the Station House and procured lfe-boat
and brought it down en- wagon, so as 70 nave reaay
| We ed at Nation House
night. - >,
the ship On the first attempt the boat capsized ane
he came very near breaking ms 'eg Ia me and my.ei
went off in the surf boat and succeeded in running
line to the ship. We then got the ecar In readiness
| ard commenced sending the passengers ashore. W.
al the ana par IL sp s@n. 70 ne
perter and steward who hove over casks OF biscuit
beef &C., got provisions from the vessel for thos
ashore Saturday ne Ts o1 's e
| on Sur dsy while we landing the passengers Mos
of my crew were men had picked up In Liverpool
and rather hard They were altogether TOO iawles
tempted TO plumber the passengers, but were prevented
They then undertook to pick quarrel With the steward
about liquor Tney at last got to hghung when lnt
| mate and myself interfered. One OF them, VINO goes
nv the name of dublin Jack +" then drew knife on
me saving at the same time damn you would cut
"your throat in a misutep I stepped toward him
saving "Dont do that" He then went to the side Of
The boat and got two Delaying pins, and threw them al
me but neither of them hit me. He then advanced on
me with hi. knife. had two little pocket pistols with
me. which had been loaded for long time ! drew
one Of these out, and took a. good an aim at him,
mist confess, az ever did at fowl. snapped the
pistol. but 1t did not explode He then ran TO the
main deck, but the others began to gather around me
then took after Dublin Jack with my other pistol.
went A few steps aud then turned back. As ] wa
rturnng met one of the with saucepan In h,
brnd which be held az be had something in il, until
be got up To me, when he exclaimed, "You ID long
lees ed son Of a." and struck me severe blow on
tbe head with the saucepan, which nearly stunned me-
The pan broke, leaving jagged piece Of iro.
attached 10 the handle in his hand. With