New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-26
4 ROMANCE AT SEA-
Fyox La Crcaioa, Nss. -.

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The Secretary of State az Madrid hss Conmuri I'D
10 the Minister ntsry Of the United States in
SPAN the following ideclaJston. transmitted through
tie Min,ter of NJ srre and msde before tie Captain
Of the Port at Tarragons by ID. Jose Bosch, ssptaa
of the Sps,i brig Jscipta:
On the 22d Of July last. a. seven o'eloci il Tie
morning in por,h latitude 81 deg. mir and Vet
orgtuoe "a deg 80 min. being bound for sPsia from
N.wOrl. sns, ser being ont thirty three days Pc
ceived boat with people vto were wsvsg wfis
bsn6kerebef and pulir in the direction 0. my brig.
Believing they were thipwrecked, l instantly gave
orders 10 bear down TO them, ard being aide BY aide,
they tsd that two days before, being on. ir Pr
suit Of whale they during 'qral, tsd lost sigtr
Of their buk, in which they he'd itf. behaa the wife
If the captain, who was the man that was speaking
TO ne, adding that che was In an interesting pot-
tcn having with her besides little boy ard :we othsr
ptfsoLs.
A little further north perceived two Cshe: eosts.
al belonging to the American bark Alto Capt rhoe.
H. Lawrence, Of New. dford, whence he ksd sailed
43 days before. The mer Of the said boa.e nsGbering
in al eighteen having been taken on bsard sIhsu,tsd
from fatigue, were provided witt food aad eOthieg.
ard seeing tie despair Of the captain account Of
the less OF his family ard his vessel in the mids Of tho
.ea, received at any hazard, to 60 In qcest OF toeu
The stormy wessher the foreign oiom o, the cAp.Sn-
which did not permit me TO clearly understand Ne d.
rsction where the bark might be iound-tAs time
which had paced since they had loss eight OF hslr
chip and my own obligations =. to continue ny eeanss,
these powerful reasons did net induce ne 10 give ~
resolution Of aiding those unfortunate men s,d
ccrsong them in their sffi ,tionj and, trusting t0
Providence and my good cause s.eered to the ao'tf
We pasfed the day without perceivirg any vessel.
ard the night overriding without having attained
OuI purpose psssed il with the utmoss WIG lance,
The captain being in state OF extraordinary pros-
tion ard anxiety, which increased my discrimination 10
ortinue my enterprise. The dawn Of the sd came
on, and my vigilance was rdoabled; 8: 10 q % tie
watch at the masthead deco led ssil bearing ~ ~ 4.
INN edstey stood for it. ard with frs.henn s wind,
at II o'clock distinguished bark. Induced the
captain to 20 sof encouraging him and trying 20 cos
sole him in every possible manner TO see .he;hsI ne
undertaking ard fulfilled my wish- il was the bNk
Alto. The trsnsports Of Capt Lawrence were tn
bour ded; he embraced me and offered me- iargs
amount Of money when DO should get on board, which
refused, for would not cIowa my set by Accepting
money. -
When short distance from her, lowered The bosts
and carried the crew and their captain TO their bart,
where in fact, fopnd poor young lady, with babe
in Der aIms, breatbless and in The greatest agony.
The esp air after the first sffusons OF hs JOY, re-
pested his offers, iLsstrg upon my accepting them,
but which refused before, and having received
the beuedctiors of al board retarred " my slip
TO continue my voyage.