New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-09

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mao Of tas cay. 10 vrStes b. 90 90 vstasss 49,
dihisgxshed As,sssoss pAinte~. wIIAAm Hsa, Of
Newport, 2 l., who has posed tLs Wistsr u FsyL:
"FAvAI, Jsa. ~, 1854
"we have jsss had usst tesrifo gale here. Sscs
stSrn hss sot beea knew for ct least cry yoA<a
The wind blew fron tue south ess which 10 heSo the
bad wind; OVt Of sxtsea chips which vore lyiag u
snchor before our eyes, nine Of then were drvea -
the sands and rocks at feet AID brokna sto Atoms.
For two days We positively Gvo4 the sea walls,
unable 10 leave the dreadful Of destruction fer
moro than Ar hour al the longest
Before us Les the bay, where, At anchor, are al
the ships that put in here for repairs
"No we're csLed in this morning carry, and told tsat
vessel had dragged her anchor and WA driving fast
on the sand. Another largo veesd had broken her
chains, and soon went boating on the sands; there
were two or three mon on board the hrst, but tseJ
were enabled 10 throw rope from the snip TO tue see
walls, and on this they escaped before the ship va
beaten by waves into atoms. The second ship bad no
passengers on board and by O'Clock abe was gone.
Meantime, ss you may imagine ve tTembied Tor tAem
all.
"Ths storm ragged on, though it did not rain drop
In many of the vessels passengers and crews;
several cut away their masts and awaited the ist1
Next came the Nareider, Portuguese vesSei, WIN
four men on board, heading with fearful rspid.y
directly for the sharp volcanic rocks ct our feet AZ
they approached, and within, perhaps Two roas " no
wal 1.-THE poor men clingng desperately 10 spar Or
rspe) one was drowned and three were matacWousJ
saved. e..
"Niebt came on and we feared for al the ships for
the storm did not sbate in the least. The watches
tried 10 light tar-barre and were resey for an emer
gency Two more vessels went on snor .rS SI NJ res
were destroyed. The next dsytwo other yesseh ~ere
lost, but no lives they ran luckily on tue sands
"Imsgine the vessels one after inc other parting
their cables and dragging their anchors, and driven
upop the sand or rocks. The shores were strewn with
Thousands a pieces of wood but so shvered and bro
ken that in two days the people had taken 1t Gil away.
Now on the bay sparkling with sunlight, lie only seven
Of the sixteen ships.
THE SALE OF THE COLLINS LINE.
,ts reported that the Adnatic, Atlantic and Baltic
will be bought in at the public sale of these vessels
by Messrs Brown, Bros g. Co.-thsy being the largest
credAorsand that they will continue the line az here
tofore with the $l9, $50 mail contract. 1t is also re-
ported that the trips of the line will be extended to
Southampton and Hsvre, and the vessels will CON-
mepce running in the course Of month or six weeks
NAVAL.
The United Ststes steam frlgate Niagara, Capt.
Hudson, for England, is at Quarantine. detective
anchor is the cause Of her detention.
THE EASTERN BoATS.
In consequence of the storm the Eastern boats En-
pire State, Commodore and Worcester, did not leave
their piers yesterday afternoon. The propelers for
Providence, and other steamers bound through Long
Island Sound are also detained. They will proceed -
soon as the storm ceases.
THE BARK ADRIATIc SPOKEN.
Capt. Thompson Of the bark Zephyr arrived yes
terday from Messins, reports, jan 90 of Cape Pslos
passed and spoke bark Adristic Capt Durham, from
Spezzia for NewYork, via Gibraltar. 1t would seem
from this that the rumor that the Adrstic had been
sold to the Russian Government is unfounded. The
following letter has been received by his brother:
"SpEzzIA, Jan. 20, 1853.
Owe arrived here on the 18th from Marseilles after
giving the Frenchmen the slip. went on board the
Adratic at o'clock in the evening for departure,
and, with four men, bent the topsails then hauled
out through the ships down to the mouth OF the ha:
Dor and made sail. Before daylight we were out of
sight of the city. obliged to slip both anchors,
and put to without them. 1t was pretty good
nights work, considering the circumstances. am
now safe in regard to being seized by the French au-
thorities as they cannot take me here The Sandman
Government win not allow me 10 land, and AZ can.
not get anchors / shall have to come on without
them Tho United States StOre-keeper here has fur.
nished me with stores enough to reach the United
States. don't know what sort OF scrape shall
have D,xt j. Is. DCRHAN'