New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-05

gers among whom was Mr.. De Ia Forest, French Con-
sul at rhladelphis.
LOSS OF THE SNIP rIrAS.
The following detailed account Of the loss athe ship
Titan of Bcston before reported is furnished by Capt
J. Henry Sears, master Of the Titan:
We left Callao Dec. % 1851, for Cork, for orders,
with cargo Of guano, our numbering IN all
forty persons. Experienced light read winds for the
hrst twenty days Of January; &d, passed Cape Horn
and on the eth passea Falkland Islands. ten ~,
civ Il tine, lat - &, lon. 30 W.. commenced strong
gales, sQually and rainy wind n. W., high sea, ship
iaboring heavily, ard commenced leaking esdly
pumps throwing up large quantities OF gusno. Az
daylight, al hands pun ping and heavipg overheard
cargo; at 1 D. m, 3 feet water in welroom; ~ mid
hight, strong gales, feet water in wel-room and
above the kelson in fore hold guano washing away
fat from forward. Feb. l5 strong gales, squay and
and rainy, wind \. W. ship lying under lover top
sails, heading to y. n. E. but making but very little
headway; at LAY light commenced throwing over
board guano at noon, wind moderate, but leaving
heavy from y. W.; feet water In wel-room
guanO all washed away from forward OF forenast; la,
at neon 2S0 .3 S. lon 29' Is W.. throughout the day
all hands employed throwing overheard guano and
pumping; at 7. N feet water in well room, aud
ST midnight feet Feb. 10, commenced with moder-
ate bIeezes and squally heavy sea from ~ W., leak,
It'll increasing; at P. m, feet water IN we'll ROOM
| all hands employed throwing overheard guano and
pumping; at roon, III feet water in well-room and
feet above kelsCn in fore-hatchway, no dry guano
| to be seen forward at P. m, cut hole through
lower deck by mizen-mast aud found the water
| feet from lower deck beams; lat at noon 20 81,
lon. 20 Sc; at P. m, II feet water in welroom;
stopped throwing overheard guano, and cleared the
boats away ready for lowering should they be required
| at p. m l3 feet water in we-room set the watches
| to be relieved every two hours during the night.
Al sp m, apparently the same quantity OF water as
| at ?. m. At 9p. mr. light airs fr)m N. heavy
under swell from dol noticed the chip had ,ght list
to port windward), which In 70 N nutes increased 20
rapidly that the boats ordered 10 be lowered ard
dropped astern but before this could be done the chip
| had fallen over with her port (weather) rail under
and fha hpa
from the chip; succeeded in getting boats clear the
ith ured that after repaired III the oth boat
lost pct into the boats whatever provisions could then
be got st and after seeing every enc out OF the snip
the captain lowered himself over the stern into boat,
aud ali OF the boats dropped by line so fLhoms
astern of the ship and remained for the night Feb.
| from n. w. AT daylight saw the ship had Listed
much more aud rolling yards arms in the water, and
the port side entirely immersed. At Ga. M, captain
went on board found the water forward above the
lower deck aud the lower between decks AFT half full
impossible to stand on decks; succeeded in gstting
gallons of water and bag of bread, then returned
thinking he had done all that could be
done To cave the ship reluctantly concluded
| to abandon her to her fate AT q. M ship
was drifting two miles per hour TO the southwark our
nearest port was Rio Janero, distant $40 miles we
had in the four boats 50 gallons OF water and about
$50 lbs of bread the crew divided as follows; No. l.
SS"'Fd SCs mem dd
long boat lst mate ls men; being calm, We let the
| shp and commenced rowing to the northward. At 10
a. m light n. f. airs made all sail and steered to the
| n NJ W. At 10 30, observed the ship rghten up
suddenly and fall to starboard and for the next
hour was rollr heavily from one side TO the other
At II host sight Of the htsn when last seen she vas
on hsT 'adSS"ts sG yar s.@ With
heavy rain; took advantage OF getting a tno wster
We could save; long boat hrst and thrd oosts to-
gethtr; No. boat out of sight to the westward. No,
night light breeze from the nothward; made al sail
and stood to the westward. Feb. 49, light breeze,
all boats steering to the westward. Noon, moder'
ate breeze; 3 boats together; No boat great dis
tance to the Southwark course N. 10 w. ~ miles, a.
in IS IO g., lop % W.. p m, moderate breeze aud
| fortunately for the boats, a smooth ses dnsht,
steaoy breeze and cesi; boats making best Of their
| way TO the westward. Feb ~, fine moderate
breeze and smooth sea; var0us-shaped sails set in
the boat for makeshift in our unpleasant position.
| Noon, fresh breeze and clear second mates boat
81 81 S., lon go w. r M, fresh breeze and clear
three boats in company. At p M, hove 70 for Soc
ond mates boat to come up Midnight, squslly, with
rain lost sight Of second mates boat the long boat
| towing No. and No. boats. Feb 20 commences
| more moderate breeze and clear making the best
of our way to the westward Noon, fresh breeze and
| clear second mates boat great distance 70 tho
northward; course N. II, w. 10 miles; lat. 26' 5Y g.,
Ion. 3Oo So W. At p. IN. saw ship TO the 8. w.;
al boats kept away for her; said ship proved 10 be
| the Goconda, of and for Havana from CslIse. The
ship hove to and oil boats came alongside, whom
we're kindly received by the captain and crew, Who
consented to land US at Pernambuco The four boats
being 70 large and taking up much room, they
could not be taken board or towed by the ship.
They therefore cast sdrift- We sailed in the
boats about 22i miles,
The Navy Department has received dispatches from
Lieut.. Craven, dated Pisis Feb. IL and2 saying that
the exploring party had returned TO the Gulf Of Daren
for want Of provisions. Considerable i'll health pre-
vailed and Surgeon Hsrs left at Psisi W attend
TO the sck. On Lieut.. Cravens way down the Atrsto
he met Lieut.. Michlsns DIVISION who were running
level with great rspidity. Lieut. Craven confidently
expects that the suryey will be completed by the 10Th
Of March.
Private dispatches from California state that Lieut.
Ivess steamer the Explorer had not been aground ~
stated in the California papers, and that the sIplorA-
ton Of the Colorado Of the West was progressing
successfully. The steamer Jersey, which sunk, was
not connected with the expedition.
The following officers have been promoted by the
President by and with the advice and oonsen. Of tho
Senate: To be lieutenants in the Nayy-John u.
Walker, John q. Mitchell Francis n. Ramsay,
Richard w. Mesde, jr., Marshall e. Campbell, Robert
BOYD ir, Calvin +. Thompson and Charles &. Car
pe6ter; to take effect from January "a, 1853 70 fn
vacancies. A. j. Mccartney TO be lieutenant from
February lS, 1853, vice Lieut. Garrett V. Denniston,
deceased.
The United States sloop of-war Marion went 70 sea
on the ls inst. Her desnation is the coast Of Africa
Lieut.. julius +. Metre, late in command Of the
United States marine guard Of the United States sloop
ofwar St. Louis has been ordered to the Marine Bar
racks Brooklyn, New-York, for duty.
Lieut.. A. n. Baker, now stationed at the Marine
Barracks. Gosport, Va, has been ordered 10 the
Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, New-York, for duty.