New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-11

..oI;rc IN all probability many lives would have been
sscu6,.d Alter ali the crew were IN Tue boa, 10
,sr,s;r h,d struggle % get large NeWio1nl-ahl
dnr ~ hi over the ships SIDE put lnGng " iG pp--
W. ~ e.-e6 n rope aud swung OF into the boa.
liz w. the last % leave the snip She baG an IN
,c,e orarti,v Of spirits on boad-in TACT the great
~ W .sr carto was brandy aud g,n-whic1
rU" , &c. the extraordinary rapidity of the ignition.
-. No inc Of the first alarm TO the TIA. Of
lain, ~. ship an hour had not elapsed, all a.
~ cleared her the flames rushed up IN all drec-
-. The gig. which had put 10 with five boys
- lot s.aht a.. but we neared the pignice, and
w. ha..ed TO -hten her OF some OF her freight,
Cy ,be water was fast gaining upon them,
snd sbey lad little room 10 work their We rot
o'oncsi6e and took Mrs. Eh,ton and two women into
our boat which LaGa up Our number 70 30. had
only time 20 hail INVITE and child and tell her 70 be
Of good CO rage when the boats parted, aud dark
ness completed our separation. On turning our eyes
10 the hurring ship we saw the fire run up her new
rigging vi IA inrunerable III kcrlng Jets, Ike bril-
liant gas iuIunqiion, and her main aud mzen ma'ts
went over thc side with fearful crash The fore
mast ara bow>pit stood short time longer: We
puped straight 10 fyr the land, a. 10 get under lts
lee and az ii Tue swell. On approaching the sta
y, ndous is The rollers and roar Of the surf tuned
into drepcr note by the great powders rolling over
each otb"i gave IL timely warning NOT u uraw 700
near A. last. after FIVE hours pull, we rounded
point ali u ulc the sandy bay where the captain had
landed ,u 'hr previous cay. III settlers had klhdIed
a fire On tac ,Uoi.. aud as We neared the shore We
gave chcsi bg the echo from the overhangng rocks
was the orly response, and not the least striking scene
al l.
sands by the Light Of clear bright fire, and not soul
10 mcctus The good islanders had retired from their
watch at midnight in great doubt Of our safety. On
Climbing up the cliffs We found the islanders up, from
whom W. received the greatest Kindness. AZ the
break Of morn the hall Of the tlIdstan shlp appeared
ike one bright speck Of fame pGling its light before
the rising sun, and dense volume OF steam aud
smoke hung IKE pail for some hours before 7he went
down. Our great fear all night that the gig with
the boys the eldest Only 70 aud the youogeat9, mus.
have been lost but in the Of the morning TO
great joy found both pnnace and gig had come
ashore on a sandy beach.
The Island Tristan dAcunha i, in long II IS w.
lat. 81 s.. about Is miles in circumference and
800 miles from the nearest land. From March unit
October ship near the LATITUDE Of the island il
sight. few days previous To the loss of the Joseph
Sones the inhabitants Of the island had been consider
ably lessened by fifty Of them accompanied by their
pastor, the Rev w. Taylor leaving the settlement in
her Majesty ship Geyser for the Cape. Although the
ISLANDERS left did all they could TO relieve the wants OF
the shipwIecked people, their small supply of pro-
visions gave them bu very inadequate fare aud for
pine days they endured considerable prvation. On
Friday March s ship was deserted to the ecward.
signal i distress was bOisted on prominent part of
fhe island ana the sail came near that they were
enabled ia read her naGe on the stern Lydia II
was thought she was bouad 10 Bombay. Instead,
however, Cf her heaying TO, she bore away on her
voyage. On the same day another ship hove in view
She pro, ed 10 be the NimToud Capt. H. Tinan from
London for KurIGchee. Seeing the boat that had
given chase after the Lydia she bore down to IT. and
received Captain ElmstOn and one passenger on
board. Captain Tman on learning their sad tale, AZ
once without the least hesitation offered to take the
whole of the saipwfeckcd people on board. The
Nmroud was brought to and received the passengers
and crew board, and, having gone several hundred
miles out Of her course safely landed the whole 0i
those belonging 10 the Joseph S,mas at Table Bay,
Un The 2lth If March, when the Government author
tiles took charge of them. and public subscription
was opened for their relief Capt Elmston attributes
The ire To spontaneous combustion among the cargo.
The ship l. understood to be insured.