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

PROTEST.
The following Protest made out at the office OF
Boyd & Hincken, No. l6l Pearl street, yesterday
afternoon:
"The St. Dennis sailed from New-York on the 4th
day of the present month Of January, for Havre On
the th day of the said month they took very violent
gale which continued on the 9th, with very hlgh
seas At D. m. on the 9th, the ship lying TO unuer
the main spanker the wind suddenly shifted from
S. T.. to N. ". and blew a terrible hurricane whlcn
knocked the ship down, filed the man-deck ana ca9h
full of water; tore away the mainsal broke tne sues
ont of the forecastle stove all the boats shifted he
cargo leaving the vessel with heavy list to starboard
Finding that she would not come up, at a. m. tney
cut away the mizzenmast; at $780, cut away the
manmast, when they succeeded in weaving her; .ne
sea rolling tremendously breaking funousy over inc
vessel; at q. m, found the ship to be sinking got
out the ongboat which, although badly stove, they
succeeded in keeping afoat by constant oaillng al a!
about 10 minutes before IL, they LETT the snip win al
that coud be pursuaded to take to the boat VIZ the
LIST mate the Sd mate, and nine seamen the captain
and Others refusing to leave the shp a, ~ sne wen.
down and disappeared. They continued IN the D1at
until the 7h at p m when they were Rrnnob into ~
the port OF New ork where they arrived on the Ao'h
of January.
STATEMENT OF THE THIRD MATE.
The following is the statement of Mr.. Henry Gardi'
ner. third mate of the st. Dennis:
At6p.m. of Friday, the 4th, wind blowing fresh
from southeast commenced shortening SAIL and at III
N m the vessel was under close-reefed fore ana MAN
topsails. At about u p. IN. main topsal sheet was
carried away. when the sail taken in and iured;
also handed down main topmast sudding san ana SET
main spercer At l2 p. m, weather clear Dui "in1
blowing fresh and constantly increasing TOOK 10 auu
sent down all studdng sails. Saturday 5tn' d. :'
wind chopped around to northwest ana Diew nuilI
cane M which time the vessel began to leak very aS'
snd the npmps would not work. At 4 a. m; the zap
,a;n told the mate that the cabin was nling WIN WIN
wa,er and be would ike to wear ship lneu II oui
could not Cut away main and mLzen nss's, .tn au1
then wore around ON the starboard tack; ohe tu, -
AZ ahout 5 a. H. began to settle forward, whcn sus
continued 10 do all day till II q. m, lne ~InJ nd
blowing furously, and the sea running WIZ
and high Resort was then bad 10 the oYa'S'
when ali except the long boat wre found 70 oe ~ ~,
" stove as to be unfit for The long oost aS o
badly damaged portion OF her side being s'o'e -,
hY. she was launched and four men sent lnto nei -
IAle her and keep her alive. AT this time the
i nj forecastle under water. The mate tneh ~
the captain II he would not get into the boat anu ~
shock his head in dissent telling him at the SAINT .e
!, was no use The mate then replied that waStn
Ist sbif for such as might confde IN II, and
!, entered in company with the third mate ana nine
,.r Af,er this. and before letting CO. the mate again
ssIed the CAPTAIN if be would not come with them say
n that he le the ship for the sake OF his wife IN New
VIZ The CAPTAIN answered that he bad q vile ana
Sven children In Brooklyn, but he thought they woua
no. .ee him any sooner by bis taxing 10 tna' o uoa.
They laid by about ten minutes trying " get n''e'