The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-24
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The ship John Milton, Captain Hard
ing. from Chincha Islands, went ashore
at Montauk Point, l.. l., on Saturday,
during tie violent gale Which prevailed
at that tine. and became total loss. All |
her officers ard crew were lost. Eight |
dead bodies and the captains writing
desk lad been washed uron the beach,
at the last accounts. The John Milton
arrived from the Chircha Islands at
Hampton Roads, whence she sailed on
tic 18th inst, probably for New York.
She was owned in New Bedford. The
clipper ship Flying Dutchman, which
went ashore on Brisantine Beach, on the
14tl inst, was entirely broken up during
the severe gale of Friday and Saturday,
and is q total loss. She was bound from
San Francisco for New York. The
steamtug VIM. h. Webb, which was
despatched to the assistance of the Flying
Dutcliman. damaged one of her engines
during the gale, and lost one of her an
chors, but reached New York en- Mon
day, having gone in with one wheel
The steailltug Underwater which ar
rived tl!e'saIne evening. reports large
black schooner ashore Oh Romcr Shoal.
No ether marine disasters on the coast
caused ly the recent storm.
The Hamburg ship Howard, Captain
Waiter. arrived at Quarantine New York
IN Monday morning, after tempcstrl-
Gus voyage Of ninety-six days from Ham
burg, Sic left Hamburg Oh the 18th Of
November, with two hundred and eighty
siN passengers .tlirty-scven Of whom died
Oh tie passage from a sickness resembling
cholera. and from debility occasioncd by
sl.ortncss Of provisions and water, the
latter having been dealt out in small
Quantities for the past forty.two days,
and most Of it being made from steam
from So water.
The duelling epidemic in Washington
is likely to result disastrously to some of
the parties attacked. There are four So
called affairs of honor now in progress,
namely, between Messrs. Clay, of Ken
lucky, ard Cullon, of Tennessee Lieut..
Rhind and Commander Boutwell, of the
navy Lieut.. Bell and Lieut.. Williams,
OF the army and Gen. Harvey and Col.
Sumner. The friends of Messrs. CLAW
and Cul!um having failed to effect an ami
cable adjustment Of the pending difficult
ty, those gentlemen aad their friends left
Washington on Monday afternoon for an
appointed rendezvous outside of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Tho affair between
Lieut.. Rhind and Commander Boutwell,
has been stopped by the civil authorities
placing both gentlemen under bonds to
keep tho peace. Lieut.. Rhind was one
Of the victims of the Naval Retiring Board
and i. is reported that Com. Boutwell, re-
fused to meet him on the ground that he
had been dismissed from the service
The difference between General Harvey
and Col. Sumner will probably be settled |
by the War Department. The quarrel
between L;euts. Bell and Williams had
not been adjusted up to the latest &C
'coUats, and a duel was anticipated.
1t is understood that the actual loss
arising from the defacation of Frederick
W. Porter, late Secretary of the Ameri-
car Sunday School Union, will not ex-
ceeJ $4,000, and that the managers of
the Union, with the assistance of few
Of their immediate friends, have determin-
ed to pay it out of their own pockets
Mr.. Porter has been indicted, but the Off
GERS ofjustice have hithertvfa failed to as
certain his whereabouts.
SAD ACCIDENT AT RICHMOND, Mon
DAY.-iwo men posted on the summit
oil the MOuun1nut IN Cop;tol Sruaro az