The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-03
TEE CENTRAL AaERICA CALAMITY.

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Arrival Of ths Brig Maxi~- - -
An'oi'sse "' .msat or Capt. Burt.
'As org .'' commanded by O. tain Burt, the
tslAs sA'W ~ho % nobly stood by the Central merton
her lsss moments, arrived yesterday q Qua ,antne
nom Norfolk The Marine, II viii be reoolecsd, was the
means Of saving one hundred persons from ths wreck
Of the sssAn ship Central Amsroa. We have obtained
Captain Burts protest and s.semeus, made q Norfolk,
which u ~ folows-
RMl. or BOSTON.
United Stata r. AmerIca, STATE y,rsinta, District Of
No1To oil wnom these Iesel.s 10Th snAl or MAJ con.
Ha,e OF Vrslia public notary under the great zeal OF
tho a.c commissioned and duly qusdod send greeting:
Know ys that on The eighteenth day Of September In the
pear OF our thoosand eight hundred end my
sever before me, tho said notary appeared Hiram Bart,
master Of the brig Marine, Of Boston OF the caresa q
On hundred and heeu tons Whereabouts and nNed In
the a. end purposes hereafter mentioned And, now at
tie aid Hr,m Bort before he SAID notary a Norfolk,
aresad, and requires me 70 extend his protest. and TO-
gethsr with the Raid Hiram Burt also came John Wilson,
maie, and VIM q. Downing, VIM Stewart, Eimund Bark
and Frank jarvis, or and belonging 70 the said
brig ssrno, ali OF whom being by me duly sworn on .oe
acl, Eyssss o. Asny God da sevsf .sS declare
ninth day or August sSt he the said Hiram Bort, sesA
departed and With the said brig karno ~ master
the s brig Marine cargo Of molasses oonsessased
o.Asso bound 70 New York tbs. tue said brig Marine
then tight stauncn and strong had her cargo well and
sufficiently slowed and secured, and was vel masered,
manned, tackled vistuAled spparelled and appointed,
anc vas every respect ns for sea and the voyage she
about 10 undertake. that the day Of their departure
the breezes were light from s. W.. At daylight they got
usder way, and proceeded u Al Oardenss light
houae bore Ger compass s. BY W., distant about Ten
miles from whence they took departure Tais day con-
tAns twelve hears, ending ~ noon, 20 commence nautical
time. That thu brig proceeded on her voyage with
ordinary weather. and without any unusual occurrence
until
September 3-Ths day commenced With light wlnas
and cloudy weather which soon began 70 frosnsn and At
p they had dark threatening weather ard the breeze
perceplby Increasing At 80 F. H. took IN topgAsnt sails
and Gs Ing jlb At4P. n II was blowing strong gale,
and E ss
wore ship 10 the soathwNd At P. n, the gale In.
cress!nx, took In The mainsau and jb Ai7P. IL had
ming causing ths vessel 10 strain and labor heavily and
70 ,bip ea' deal q Esier on and over all parts OF the
deck adr!it although they had ali been properly ashsd
secured before tho bad weather ed towards
the latter par. the gale somewhat abAted.
September do mnepced with . strong gale ard .
hsavy sel running A2P N. blowing moderate gale.
That they continued to the same bad weather. with
large sea, every attention being paid 10 The pumps
until
september n--DurDs the latter part of which day the
gaze increased IN violence, and uemendous Sea having
gotten up the vessel strained aud abored hexviy, and
shpped large quantity OF water all parts or the
deck THAI II became NECESSARY for the general preser
AIDE 10 clear the water Of dsck AT Ie3oA n heavy
sea struck The brig carried away the b and flying
tbboom, together with sails and everything attached
tLeec had TO cul away the greater part OF the wreck
va. mpossibs to get board without pjurinE the
nrE with the broken srsra tried the pumps ana found she
September l2-0ommenced with heavy gales and cloudy
weather. Ala SOP. N . heavy squAn or wind aud rain
struck the brig and hove her down aho cart I'd away The
sAinysrd blow the isan Lopsa out OF the bolt rope
That rs soon Al possible they cleared away the wreck
tried The pumps and found the cargo had started, the
AsP il WIS blowps complete hu, r,csne. tho re,ss
lying to rnder bare poles, strsinrg exceedingly and
making great deal OF water; they get spare ibboon
ou;, bent nch hswser 10 II, and made drag OF t.
shs gale continued with unHbattd violence during the
night. A.4 A. n. 10 moderated ht 10, and 81 A. u.
they adjadged tesi 70. The preservation OF the vee
for Norfolk TO repair damagcs accordingly Gu. adr
he ha~ser attached 70 the drag and bore Away the brig
runnis under 1Src poles. TuS,-
September l3-Ccmmenced win moderate gales, but .
heavy ses runn.pg tho voase ssuddns under brc poles
AT 10 min utss whom 10 aude oy account 81
deg 20 min N los ii Jude Is deg SO min w., sAl hove
10 Fight their lee DOW, and nearing hes oscyvered
Is was steamer, with signal OF dss'ess Tying rney
kept oil for her with the nten don OF rendering assistance
II II laid In their power Al about l3o p. NJ they spoke
her, and found Wa the sleamsDip Central nerica, Of
New York. from Aspnuau, bound 10 New York, with 500
passengers basrd ami tns weasel q sink NJ ion
Tney Wished TO lie by her and take ell her psssens
aud we Immediately hove brig uuder The sea neys
lee They then launched their boan, and commenced
rendng the ladics and Children board ana theY
cseoed in putting safely on board thify Ia lies and tSeny
seersge passengers also the engineer and OF the
crew CT sae sexner, numbering altogether hundred
peEsons Daring ihs une The srig sas dr,inS rapidly
away from me steamer, and made rail- endes ysrng
get The brig 70 wlndward ssble bot rs was blowing
gale or smd and heavy sea we could tuoceed And
these oepocenis further thai TO ssrz evening hey
ooneT The sieAmer bet .ncy did sce
ulunlcskon los them. Al $50 r. Tho
boat which had Isf The brig for Inc sea er again return.
ed 10 the brig, and reported thai when they had 70,
within bspg distance Of tho steamer the captain nailed
&c boat ana the ocer In charge Of ner reported to him
tlai hc boat stove and nc, sbio 10 take or sny
Of tie psssenEers that during tho time this passing
belacen tbs the steamer punEe for ward,
she rishi they continued 70 keep The BRIG In the
track u the steamer they could possibly In their oils
soltd concgon, under the Ct beiag able 10 discover
rome Of The wrecked paac1gars but EAs nothing more Of
than either curing the Eshior Al daylight EAry In the
morning schooner anu tso sns hove "A snI. bu could
noi speak them ina, At soA ms gale hsyirg mods
Norfolk, II berg the nearest port ncy beat new fore
SAIL having splt ono tde night previous and 1lng the
prosecution o. their course towards Norfolk, With ordinary
ve.they until
Thur,daY, september l7-wnen al A NJ they foil In
with the ship Euphrasih, Dap ain LamfAre, fro PnAei
phia bound % New Orleans vho kindly scot aboard the
brig two barrels or bread, two barrels OF 2os,oos and
sunty ether shlDg'; Latitude by oosergsisa % deg.
IS milo.
That sooA NJ, Friday, September Is. they made
Care HEMP hsbt bearing by compass W, distant ao yui
and n IL M the steamer Clay OF Norfolk csmS Along
side, and took the brig ia toy.
That a. a4oP Saturday, september "a, tho sSan.
shp Empire ty, from Norfolk band 10 Ee~ York, met
hom and took on mo OF the passengers OF tae unorlu
Central AmerisA and tho brig Continued tho
Qosrsrtire ground (No-1oik whore they srryed 1sP
and came 70 anchor al 80 r. NJ Tue captain, with ell
NE passonsos, prooeeaed up 10 Norfolk.
And the said a2perers further say, that al the
dsnsFs and injury, which has aresty, o. may hereafter
appear 70 have happened accrued 10 the said brig aa
rne or her said cargo has occAonod solely by
Circumstances hcrcinbesorc r.ted and cannot ought
not h be attributed 10 any narfcency or the said brig
defaut Of him, this depouen ofIlosr Grew.
requires me- the ssid notary 10 make bis prss and
rubc act thereof hal ths same MAJ snd 30 OF full
force and vNlnc Of right shau appcra.n Ard there
fora the said Hiram Burt master Of sAt brig dosa protest.
and the said notary al bis special Instance and request
do, by these prcssns, pEblc.y and solemny pro.os.
sr aipst winds weshcr ard AM Against Al pefpous
whom 10th, shall and may concern and sgsns al and
every accident, matter and thing had met with ~
Aforesaid, whereby, By whereof the saz brig
Marine or her cargo have received, hereafter shall
pear 70 have suffered ~ tusased damages pjry for
al osses, costs charges, expenses, damages iajuyy
which the said brig Marine, the Of n
sad brig or the owners, frsghses, or sh pDers the sail
czFr AVE ~ m krfar