The Washington union., 1857-05-05
STATE pEPARTMENr.

STATE
I, of Ae american Ship CrAeirdl. The following com
r,unicaon relative TO the loss of the American ship
C,eJa has been received at the Department of State
from the United States consul at africa:
CONSULATE on TIE UNITED STATES on AMERICA,
africa, March 81, 1857.
SIN have the honor of calling your attention 10 the
allowing case of the kind assistance of the captain of
psb vessel extended towards the shipwrecked seamen
If the ship Cathedral of Boston, which vessel ioundered
III Cane Horn ON the 18th February last:
The Cathedral left Philadelphia on the 5th December,
1s56 and after having enjoyed fair weather until the
iste Of the wreck on that day encountered terrific
I'm In which she went down. Thirty five of her
Src rescued by the British barque Sam Pitcairn Sharp
of Mayport England, captain and owner Richard
dreoves Sharp who received them ON board his vessel
and treated them with the greatest kindness while on
Loori At their own request transferred, when of Val
noraiso .twenty-seven of their number to the British
iorlue Bruno bound for that place. and brought the
rrInainder eight in number, to this place. you will
sec from the enclosed hastily prepared list
| regret exceedingly that the Sharp having arrived
here only the day before yesterday, and having been
much occupied in attending TO the unfortunate seamen
fine has been wanting to prepare copies of the documents
in regard this case but shall have the honor to send
them by next mail
cannot however neglect stating that all the rescued
sneak in the highest terms of the kindness Of Captain
Sborp At the risk of damage TO his vessel he laid
Inv them until he had received all the survivors ON board
and he then furnished Them in their condition OF utter
destution, Win All tiey icquneu ana hiliy Drought
them 10 africa.
have the honor to remain sir, your most obedient
servant ooiiN o. LANniNu,
To the Hon SECRETARY STATE of the United States
Lit Of Lost and SaUed Of he american Ship "Cahelra." 4"
Inst-Captain Vim. II. Howard, Boston, Massachu-
.eS: Dr. G. w. Kirkendil, Wenton, Nova Scotia :;
stewsrlcss Ann X. Faherty, st. Johns New Brunswick
sanan Daniel Sullivan, Ireland; seaman, benjamin
.lunI.n IN -lI
,nartnwn Pennsylvania cabin boy, Samuel Is. Dull
pbiladephia Pennsylvania boy, Philip kock, Philadel
nbL Pennsylvania lost in tho boat boy, John Deany
New York-total g.
soved A r. Clark chief officer Boston, Massachu
es; Isaac Best, second officer, Philadelphia, Pennsy
vania d. j. CAKE, third officer, Philadelphia, Pennsy
,nia Reuben r. Derrott fourth officer, Boston, Massa
chuses Daniel Drsine, carpenter, Philadelphia, Penn
svyana VIM Standish, steward, Boston, Massachusetts; ;
Jacob Williams Reed, England Wlliam Cooke, fhim
delphia Pennsylvania.
Seanen-Alexander Savage William lteiilis joseph
Harding, Liverpool; Edward Whitney, Iiverpool Geo
Price Plymouth James Walker james Parker, Dublin,
Ireland; Richard Jackson, Greenock, Scotland James
Drnnett Canandaigua New York Thomas Allen, Phila
deipha Pennsylvania Carlos Dupre, Stockholm, Swe-
den Archibald Campbell, Bristol, England Thomas
Remeris, Island of Guernsy, England; Peter Enfield,
LOient, France; VIM. Abbot, Greenock, scotland )
James Brown, England John fenuir, Duphn' hei'io
James Dempsey, C. Il.
Ordinary sealnen--Carlos Julius, Philadelphia, Penn
syvana George Brunett Philadelphia, fennsylvania
Boys-John Carroll, Liverpool James Rossiler Phil
aIelnhia Pennsylvania Olred Bonita, Kingston, ia
naica Peter Boyd Glasgow, Scotland Stephen fitz
summons Liverpool.
second cook-Wm H. Gordon, Philadelphia, Penn
Syvana.
passcngcr-Frank G. Gallisin Germany,
Total saved, 50. ....r
Came on to Arica-A II. Clarke, d. j. Coke, r. Her
ott Daniel Daine, VIM. Abbot, Reuben Jackson Peter
Boyd.