The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-27

passed. The foreopmast was gone 20 was the mizzea
topma and the arooard wneelhouse waa almost eonns
pletey demolished All the wood work in the cabins and
saloons that could all be dispensed WITH torn up
and the partitions the engine and sarways,
the dining extension tables and large amount OF valn
BILE furniture were used for ssewood The srduous h.
bors OF Captain smith, officers and Grew, had redused
them considerably They hid very little Sleep and Il
said the captain did rest whole night durnoths
passage from havana 70 NeS York.
SUFFERING AT SEA.
THE CASE OF THE BRIG PRISCess LOUISA, AND, DEs
TlTUTE CONDITION OF RER CRHw-AID FROA THE
SHIP PATRICK HRNRY-hRS Or BOra VESSELS
FROST BITTKN-sUPPLY or PROVISIONS.
We have obtained the following particulars OF the stu
auon OF the Princess Louisa mentioned the HnRALD Of
Sunday
Captain Thomas r. GIrord Of the ship Patrick Henry
which arrived at this port London. England the
2lAt instant reports that he fell In With Engsh BRIG
called the Princess Louisa, in lat 8s 49, and Ion u So
under very distressing circumstances Sac short Of
both and provi.ons. She had expesienosd vory
heavy weasher; had been on the coast close TO the
Highlands Of Nevasink i've times but was obliged TO
put again In cuen0e Of not being able to
nnd pilot During the gale Of Sunday, the 18th nst
she lost and main gard had her sails all torn
shreds.
On observing the condition Of th brig, Capt Clifford
Immediately bore towards her and boarded her. whom he
found things, possible, more wretchsd than what out
ride appearances warranted him In believing Maht Of
ber crew were frost bitten and had been reduced
from want Of provisions and fuel that extensive
modification had already set In the feet Of most Of
thtm or her whole number Of mon not than three
four nt for duty and there not SUFFICIENT
70 bend sail the vessel The captain Of the Princess
Louisa said they had been out OF wafer thirty
seven days, and were obliged TO subsist on -four
blended with salt water He had been LOT days out st
the time Capt Clifford met him. and had left Cadiz for
New York 9Th cargo Of salt aud wine Il appears,
however, that their wine was used aer the supply Of
water iansd and that thsre but very small quan
ty Of on board. The hull Of the Prnoess Louisa In
good condition. and although subec, 10 rough weather,
had not leaked any during the passage.
Captain clifford at supplied the wants Of the people
with the following articles from The stores Of the Patrick
Henry, viz Two barrels OF beef hundred and nfty
pounds Of bread Ave pounds Of te I've pounds Of coffee
fourteen pounds Of sugar cask Of wator gallons
Of OIL two han barrels OF GOAL and lot OF nrewood
These stores Alone he calcuassd would feed and
the men for spsoe Of ten days.
Captain Clifford having supplied their immediate wants.
and thoroughly appreoiating the dangerous ssase In
which the people board the brig psced void the
captain, for the second time that he thought would be
and that he would take them New York The master
replied that he would prefer 70 remain by his vessel
asked Captain clifford I" II he could not give him few
10 help her into port' To this Captain clifford re-
Piled Shocking 10 the sAety OF his D. and the
aO that he has already eight Of his crew. with his
second mate, badly oss bitten he could NOT spare any
hands," In addition 10 this reduction In his working
ioros, he had, whom In lon. % co. and lat. a "a,
supplied the brig Emma, nom Newcastle for
b. John, N. B., with provisions and waser, and had
also los largo quantity Of fresh water during the gales
On the coast
Ths capsai, Of the brig thsn determined 10 remain
where he was, observing that be thought he woaId be
s6sctually relieved IN day or two By some passing
steamship other large sailing vessel which would not
be 20 oramped BY circumstances ~ Tho Patrick Henry
then was.
AT this period the theS momesr stood at 2a8 and Gap
tain Clifford again reviewed ths condition Of his crew.
and did not consider that he would bs jusned parting
with any Of them under such state Of Affairs and such
. condition Of the weather Howover n he had autci-
psted such storm afser wards sci In he would have
u once taken the Louisa In sw and sndsaversd 70 bring
her Into port.
When he parted from Ne brig shs vas about siasysx
miles southsass d NE Highlands, and mnsdiassy tAas
Captain Hazard, Of NE stssnsse wn. a. wsss boarded
the Pasick Henry, hs reported Ne position d Ne BRIG
hsr ~ daylight nsxt nornng-an sgrasa which Captain
Giaord tAinks perhaps, hat 10 W. prsvsalsd sn IN
dgtakins owing 70 Ne severe gale which gxung ~.
ne captain q Ne Prnosss Leuss desired OAp1nin en-
brd, % hs arrival In pov 70 rspsss NJ condition ed
procure sass>anos - ~oald Ss impossible without 70
reach port II somsshns ID not dsns soea viii be In
possible for him o. hk men 70 sxa mere thAa vssk in
their present destitute s>sAs. A. y six days sinss
Captain Gifsrd fell h win her, hs thinn tAsy nav ~
found about 2oe miles southeast Of The Highlands.
wm ssiA ysssssday Ma. ths United SASo assnsv
Arctic would leave from NE Broekiyn Navy Yard IN
search Of the Princess Leusa, bat whom reporter
vitsd the yard he found that vsse blocked up
Zoe tAas she could NOT pove and tola that csrt
would be made o get her ont than what had been
doss ins6sotuaily on Sunday.
Ths United satss storssnip Relief len the Navy Yard
yesterday morning. In order cruise along the c,as, for
sessss In dstress, and II ID hoped that she may fall In
with hs unfortunate brig Princess LOUISA
In two days irom this morning all the provisions which
Captain CHORD put the brig would be sxhaused usder
the most favorable circumstance
THE WRECK OF THE sLoOP FREEDOM.