The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-18

NASSAU, y. r., Uct %, lcoS
The English authorities and the Wrecked Amercdns-rAe
CONGRATULATIONS Of Tremendous Sorm-An Unkllo'cn
Vessel Gone TO Pseca, dc
Ircere, that letter written 10 you the 18th August
last did not reach you II sent via Key West, AID
related TO the investigation into the Of the loss Of tho
American ship Montpelier, Clay, master
The local authorities claim, under act Of Assembly,
n examine and inquire all wrecks which place IN
Bahama waters English foreign ana whether there has
been COLLISION between the wrecked captain anu the
wrcckcrs or not.
you viii observe that Captain sheldon, # lbe Japonca,
resisted The demand made upon him
NASSAU, y. r. Aug n, 1854
The L. he made ~ you a. your oce clock
Friday inoInins 18Th inst mo ,6e ssases ami ciream
ai.ly under my have asn received your formal
s ns msn Sss resPesfs o ccihe your iyia,1n
and state that some Of M papers and books are ~ he sas
sion they be given ~ without my conseuiur sane
,os u ss s.n %y ADAMS; s he %s & e0oa IKE S
course, and hope . be uslsi - y y NY aw nv ~
misfortune 70 Your examination can - q 10 real ser
ergnorani seanen ~ 81 wrcckers, might 10 esscna
damage To the parties VIM paw ,ase W VIA ~, 49,
sr expect 70 % - on 10Y return - e United ss AM
~ yon have aey h, IS vi I ~ eas '''s'
sn snSer Wiling - undergo any M examination before
Toe United saics voluntarily place myself n ,s Or . ~
would before t0felgn hlnunAl MilhlNt any
III M SHELDON master Of late bark Japanica.
a. n. BuRxsipk, Esq Police Magistrate, &c
Captain Clay also protested.
The come, has been visible here with ihe nakei eye
from tho 27th ult II is now far south aud very faint
scarcely visible.
The wind for week or has been blowing from tue
northeast and Cor several days strong gale Indeed
every one was preparing for hurricane rs the baromc
Ger fel considerably
Dor three days past the has been ashing the Hog
Island shore vigorously Tie breakers rolling
down the shore Tor mile, aashing AMI frocknr along
and bursting they 90 10 height The sight
l. Grand beyond comparison Niagara splendid
That Is monutonous, while this, Proteus like, assumes
every shape aud form. IA the breakers reach the
lighthouse nj the Point they cxpcnd their fury In
dashipr the white crested foam equal With It's height,
while The body ~ the water WASHES across The ISLAND AMI
riyes "A tho appearance OF beng Tor moment, covered
with snow The passage from the keepers house 70 th
lighthouse Il almost impossible. The keeper was las
night severely injured BY the rollers dashng high on tn
rocks, and but for timely assistance would nave been
drowned. The light was reached with difficulty 10 D.
lighted.
No vessel can come or 90 the bar now. with roller
forty nifty feet high There vs. living niabiant WI
remember. ever 10 have such sea as THIS " be
tokens that there has been great storm elsewhere ms
roads NJ the west end of the ISLAND IN food
The American schooner Moonlight, @ v Tushill, master
came IN last night through the EASTERN passage.
The wreckers got 33 per cent as salvage ~ the case Oh
Sbe stephen v. Austin.
report has from Elcuthcra that there are the
remnants Of large vessel the shore comm stey broken
90 pieces. No one is supposed have escaped alive
Nothing las been found by which the vessel 10 iden
tacd