The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-09
Interesting from Hampton Roads.
OUR NORFOLK CORRESPONDENCE.
STEAMSHIP R0ANoKu.

NORFOLK, February 4, 1851.
TIE Steamship Roanoke Fdst in the Ie-1he Ice Eighteen
Inches rni1-Perilos Condition Of tie Passengers.
take the liberty OF forwarding few lines 70 you ooa
corning the steamship Roanoke. We left New York 10
her at our suAl stsrting time, which Saturday
the 18th January, with about 80 cabin and 10 steersg
passengers. The weather Was clear, tho wind being
about N N. W. Sunday morning at one O'Clock the wind
WASH. E, blowing perfect gale and showing, with
heavy sea running Owing to the good maragemen. 81
the ship the part Of captain and officers
Along before u much better than might have been e1
pected. Az 23o p II. made tie breakers Cape Eenr
beach, being the only object for twenty miles.
bP. NJ. made willoughby point light and about b:,s
mace Old Point when only two lengths Of the ship from
the beach. AeP. n, brought chip TO anchor IN
Hampton roads, with both anchors and kept up steam
10 prevent drfung. About ten O'Clock Monday
ing, with the assistance Of some Of the pasengers
wants and crew We got our anchors and while thus
employed Of had their fingers frosibsep
After getting up anchors tried o get mp Nor
iclk and succeeded in getting iar up Sewes pou.
where the ice prevented further progress and mad
reiurp 10 Hsmpon roads again, where were compeeo
to remain until Tbursdsy morning, wnen again uied
snG ceeded In getting within mile Of Crsney slsp
tight boat where stopped until sunday morning
feb l, 1857 Alter arriving far Craney Inland,
hndpg We could not get any further sever
of the passengers got out the ice AND wake
ssnllemsn who started up 70 Norfolk The DAY before
came back, ana with . sleigh which had board
ID reaching there IN 'seiy While In our ,ce bound pc
suon We had 10 get provisions and 70 ID
shp by mears Of sieishs which constructed bssi
orrtives, and so our snip was lying six miles iror,
town, ana ,he ice being exoeeoiogly rough found
rather . hard task. We still had tvo ladies' board
one gong to Rich mond and the other TO Old Point 90
bosIrsbe captain did think prudent let them
ture out until we arrived 81 Norfolk The lady for o
Pc INT, after several vnsuccessful aus mpe 60, away
ibe PbaceIpbis Ice boat Atlantic. We very din ,uli
undertaking 70 get passage open up TO Norfolk IN
cay although ve were uet by the George steamer
fhak Vatal Is A. h. A-,-A
clear Tor there several ships In OF help beo~
but moving very slow 81 present forgot 70 men
rcn s the ice vas eighteen inches thick round sbp
While in our Zoe bound position.
NORFOLK, FEB 4, 1857.
r.aea Bound sn ne Ken. Rarbu B.cstado9- Fes,c.
IN Dis.res, dc.
Ihave taken the liberty OF forwarding . ktue NOR,
news 70 you, though p rhaps you may have received
before. The steamer Caledonia arrived here tnis eve
ring iron Cape Nay, with the schooner Mary Emily,
New Haven, dhmasted, rigging gone, and In very diss
bled condition. The Atlantic lsylns here, DrouRb
sews tbs, the james Adger Of New YORK. and Georgia
Of Baltimore, tesmers) sre actively engaged o, Hamp
ton IN getting ships OF and relieving ,hem. The Csledo
mia took the RUSSELL Of New York. In Tow. but oomns
In contact With Geld Of ios both driven ashore
the Horse shoe Just below Old Point, where The Russ
vss when taken In by the Caledonia and le',
q worse situation than before. The Caedons has gon.
reed her assn,Anoe. The Georgia owed up
HAMPTON roads yestercsy tie bark \. Grant, OF Rich
nond Va, loaded win 500 bags Of coffee, ron r.
ysseiro, consigned 10 the owners J. Curry and l.
Csepsbsw Bro, Of Richmond. The Atlantic reports
the s,e, mer james Ads,r Of New York along side tn,
samuel Russcl Of New York. taking her cargo out whc,
consists Of tees snd Of 10 rem Canton, amer which
hoped abe may be got OF, and 90 abe Will be iowsd ~
here for re1ahs
Here s siipie news Of the brig L. r. Palmer, Of Ns~
YORK. ! saw the nate thn evening, and he mikes tbs
/ nIlcvins s,.iemsn,-Brs L R. Palmer Ian Ne.
York the Soth or october last for Trinidad
West lnd.es; there took 10 . cargo Of mo
rnissd 70 New Yorf when in is, 90 and ION. rs 10
YES overtaten by fale, which took Away her sale
m0b and rigging. Hhic In this periloos son tuor
o sa s ma. m,%s ,se. -, s,s ~
Known ship, and when almost near enough W see hel
name she vas make s.n. and consequently wa
ers, Who we're then each man sshsd 70 bin pos, Ii
erseptcp Of two, she bad riveu o1t being so@pi 81
exhausted. The csrtain bad HE tos ircstesn ~rre y
the wheel. when In Let 81 ~, rs. u 30 sUred ID
sonoc per Juapa OF Bostr ard showed SIS usl Of 4.
She layed To- and havrg come up TO her, ~ess
taken OF b. her leaving our own schooner win aooo
Arrived OLD Popt In the schooner Jals5s Jtr &c
us7 The mate from whom received thu statement, D
l row waiting tor chance 10 70 on TO New YWk.
Tho Voc mailing bot sow pvogress, the ferry boat
oross vnn oIfculty ms sres, rNy there !. no, on
Of the New YORK boats here, for " Is sury needed
II
ACCIDENTS on THE NEW York CENTRAL RAN
su,s none .ss, sns sos "a
cei,equenoes four accidents, three proceeded fror
Il the breaking Of axletrees
over ,he si,aeht road iron Syracuse, vac sonsvha
brottn up h toe bridge soF the Hepeca river. Ju
- The foyvaro OF the train upon the br,ds
,.es@,se srotsn s4.Ss. m..nvss e en.s,sS on an
breaking the ties The broken car n length ptchc
rpon tbs wee belev, ana vss Immediately ol'ove