New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-17


BOSTON.
The following statement OF Capt. Poualand gives ths
full particulars Of the loss of the ship J. +. Thayer,
by fire, off Patos Island, briefly noticed under our
ma rine bead:
81 left San Francisco on the 7th July, in the chip
John Eliot Thayer owned by BENJAMIN Bangs and
Nathan Thayer of Boston. | was bound for Paios
leland Gulf of California, for n load of guan0, stop
ping on my way at Mszatlan and Guayamas for orders.
We arrived At Patos Islands the 10Th of August,
nothing material having occurred on the passage.
On the 18th Of september, after having taken IN
about 200 uns of guano, at o'clock in the morning
the ship discovered 10 be on fire in the forward
part OF the upper between decks near Is barrels
of pitch which were Ia be used IN eauking the chip
outside. All hands immediately went to work 10
endeavor to extinguish the fire, and water was
passed rapidly between decks for that pur.
pose We had good force pump and hose but
they were Of no avail as the ship was too high
ont of water for the pumps to work, ~ a. had
only about one.tenh of our cargo in. The fire gsnsi
rapidly us for soon the barrels Of pitch burst
they carried vast sheets Of flame to all paris II the
ship that in ten minutes tits she wss On ire frcm
stem 10 stern, and in fifteen minutes the flames had
reached her royal trucks, that Il was per ec:y
possible 10 save the ship. II was dangerous eyen 20
attempt to scuttle her, and II with difficulty thst
escaped with cur lives in the boats very few
ing more clothing than what their backs. ws
saved nothing from the ship but the three boats 10
which escaped. The ship burned II hours after
we left down To II feet forward and IS feet at and
then then sunk in : fathoms Il water. Abput forty
men employed fer twelve hours trying to saye
the huh, bur their efforts frutes- having moth
ing but buckets 10 work with. Measures have been
/ taken to sccurc the suspected or guilty parties
Tie captain and part oi the crew were tsken 20
Guayauas by the Edwin fyc. Capt. Ponslant was
the last 10 leave bis ship, which, m less than fifteen
minutes from the time the alarm was given, Was ono
mass If flames from her decks 10 her trucks Tho
John t. Thayer had board about three hundred
tuns Of guano. The ship undoubtedly SCI on fire
by OF the crew, the evidence taken before tho
Spanish Consul at Guayanss mo American consul be-
ing there clearly showed. Capt. Pouslani ar ye at
New-iork on Friday, on the Star Of the West, with
bis witnesses.
TIE want If an American Consul at tuaymas 10
seriously felt. The presence of man. l.waf would
be very beneficial none of those belonging 90 the Uni
ted States having been there for several year. inner.
lean interests gteatly the Increase and 4 m,st
be for time To the easiest mode of comna-
nlcatOn with certain parts Of Arizona and New-Met-
leo the Pacific side TEE harbor of Caaymas,
although comparatively smal, is perfectly -ie, and
sufficiently connections for all the wants ~ Sy,1rs--
the water deep, the holding ground good and the
trance perfectly easy and without obstruction
BURNING Or IHE srE,ssHIP HUDSON
The Lopdon Times Of Nov. / says:
A heavy loss 10 the underwriters al Loyds vas
made known yesterday by the receipt Of teegraphc
dispatch from Bremen, announcing the destruction ~
tire oi the Hudson steamer, which took place on Tues
day night IN the port of Brcmerbayen The bedron
ire, irst-cass f0D.scrcw steam vessel, oi
2,JcO tm register belonging To the Bremen and New
York lne of mailpaeket stsamers ana war '"niPhs-
lively new vessel, having made but two or thfee
lnps. She appointed ~ lake her departure from
Bremen on Saturday next, and = supposed To have
been partly laden with cargo Upward vi LiO,Ws
sad 10 have been done on the ship at Lloyd's. Ins
Hudson was built at JaITDw on the lyme. shs
was 80 feet over all ia length and Jls lee, hn9tn
Of keel width oi beam ~ feet, depth OF hoJ 81 iee,
She had engines with III hOrse-poger All 2UD ni..
Gated horsepower; she had eight furnace 70 each
lfi nd h.ll
dismeter. Her shaft 10 inches m diameter
end 25 feet in length. She was bark rgged and bsi
tie credit Of beng capable oi making thirteen kno's
sn hour.
detachment Of United states marines ives cent
fem Washington to Norfolk on saturday last, 10 re-
place the men who had volunteered for the Paraguay
expedition. The Cromwell steamer Westernpcrt made
a ,ecopd trial Trip down the bay on Monday, and a.
though the result was highly unsatsfaotory and her
boilers still leak badly she goes 10 sea at noon to-day,
bound frst for Venezuea, whore che will leave Gen.
Paez and family. II may be news u the uDin'iated
10 stete that the Westerrpor and Caledonia draw
eleven feet Of water and that vessel whose draught
il more than nine feet can reach Paraguay. Without
coal the former might float in ten feet but what wonh
move her in the narrow waters adjoining the united
Provnces.'
Tie following are the officers of the Wcstersport;
Commander Thofuas J. Hlufer Leuensn'.. = Rh"ips,
J. Young 4. r. B.iham ard Charles r. Cl.husn Pufssf'
Jstnss X Har~o.d; ee,ond is'ai " p jofcaa Ilrd ~.
Engineer George J. Barry M Plunle,, ard "hsD
X PuTsr.
The Westerpoit c.rries two large 9-ineh guns, /!
oficer-, co sailors and II marines.
Mr.. Brady Master L. = Navy, has been appointed
TO the Brooklyn Yard.
THE L. ;. sLooPof.wkR PRErLE.
Tbs ship put 10 sea on the 18th from Nosio,k. sue
mounts foutoen 32s and four 6es At esnl be las
only eight CUR mouuted-the remaining portion OF her
arrnau-ni goes out in tho st)rshp from tbs port.
The object of thee ships 10, taking ont theF iaD
armament u 10 enable them to cos tie bar g. ''
Psrane River.
The Preb.e Lar lSO noB " board, and Las ofssi'"