Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-01

The New York papers of tuesday have long ac.
counts of the recent wrecks upon the Jersey coast
We tnke from them some additional details -
THE PACKET SHIP NEW YoRk.
The packet ship New York. Captain McKennon,
from Liverpool to New York, with $50 passen ngers
and crew Of ~ persons, went on shOre about one
o'clock on Sunday morning, on the north heach,
about four miles above the light house. She was
discovered early in the morning, lying stern On,
about zO0 yards from the shore. Capt. j NJ Brown,
agent for the Underwriters, tegather with number
11s7feHfTy
life. boat was procured at Squani but owing to q
defect 10 some of the apparatus, line not got
across her until toward eyeriug The life-boAt was
then sent out, and the Captsin came on shore and
remained during the night.
The next morning he returned on board, when
several of the crew. exasperated at his having de,
serted the vessel, and maddened by liquor, which
they had obtained by breaking into the storeroom,
attacked him with knives and ether missiles, with
which they stabbed and beat him until, it is thought
he cannot survive. During Sunday the wreckers
worked faithfully and at late hour in the evening
had landed everybody safely. The trials and hard
ships Of the poor immigrants did not terminate here
The vessel had6led with water, and all the provi-
sions spoiled except barrel of lard biscuit, which
was distributed to the famshingpassengers on Sun.
day afternoon, who had not tasted any food since
Friday night. They were also nearly perished with
cold many Of them being thinly clad, and the only
shelter was the Government station, into which it
was barely possible for them to crowd Three Of the
sailors who had attempted to kill the Captain came
on shere on sunday evening. One Of them was very
much intoxicated, and camped down upon the beach
where he was frozen to death The other two had
escaped up the beach
TWAS confidently believed that the owaers of the
vessel weuld send steam tug carry on Monday
morning 10 take the wrecked passengers to New
York, but at noon Capt Brown gave up all hopes Of
assistance from that quarter and as the immi>
grants would snrve by remaining much longer, he
determined on the next best expedient. He pro.
ceeded in advance to provide provisions at the sta
lions which are located about Ave miles apart The
peor, tamishedi thinlysclud Immigrants. among
whom were quite number of Infants, as we'll as
aged and in6rm persona, took their long and dreary
march on the bleak and desert coast for New York;
and, unless assistance reaches them speedily, many
will perish their way.
Mr. VIM Shafer and Mr.. Edwin Salter were pre-
sent and rendered assistance 10 the sufferers These
gentlemen describe their condition as most heart
rending, and could not Sc witnessed without feelings
of the deepest commiseration. IS.
LATEST pARrIcULARs-PHRP PAssENaEns ALL SAFE
FRERhoLD, Monmouth Co !, N J.-PM.- stated
in last nights despatch that the immigrants had
started on foot along the beach towards New York
Knowing that even ii steam tugs were sent down 10
their assistance 1t would be impossible to get them
on board, concluded to intercept some of the un.
fortunate beings, and learn their condition and
progress Accordingly, leaving my companion ut
Wareowu to visit the wrecks, If it was possible to
cross bay, ny-eyanaa at o,siesl,
and started for Freehold, distance of forty.foar
miles s8g ,. .Hy
Ihs weather was intensely cold, With keen,
cutting wind directly in our faces, and although
abundantly clad, not one fourth Of the distance
had been passed before We were brought to q sense
Of the dreadful sufferings those poor wanderers
along tle beach were enduring, many Of them
being so poorly clad that their garments rendered
but little protection from the feree, biting winds
from eff the sea.
At o'clock we arrived at Freehold, and shortly
after wagons freighted with the immigrants, came
n and at three o'clock, the time cf the starting Of
the team, sixty eight persons, mostly men, came
IN. These were generally tLe better clnss of the
priyaiions they endured since Saturday morning
last were looking quite hardy, Some Of tkem were
very bitter In their dsnuncatons Of the captain Of
the packet ship New York, and charged him with
dealing cut to them but about fourth Of the
lions required by law. They upheld tho sailors for
their brutal treatment of the captain, and would
| have been gratihed had he been murdered, There
was on board one cabin passenger and the remain.
der were steerage passengers, all Irish, except SO
| Germans including three females.
At the hotel where the passengers were stopping
| 10 warm, one of them, named Cornelius o'oonner,
loommenced to give statement, but before he had
lproceeied far, Sheriff Conoyer, accompanied by
| Captain Brown, entered the hotel, and arrested
three Of the sailers who were charged with mutipy
on board the York and assault witk intent to kill
an examination. The Irish passengers sympathized
with the sailors, and as soon as the arrest made
i Io'Csnnor declined to give any further statements
and neither could any of his fellow passengers be
induced TO give any facts in regard to the matter
fearing that The Information would be used agains
the sailors : 81 i gl +
There are various stories about the origin Of tn,
4 disturbance, but the most reliable is that afte
the captain went on shors, and could not retHri
that night this sailors soHesivsd the idsA Of plum