New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-10
MARINE AFFAIRS.

1IN PTRiLS OF THE SNIP DEFIANCE AND hIH CREW.
Messrs johnson aud Higgins have received letters
from Capt Kendrck Of the ship Defiance of this port,
nov disabled at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe to January ith.
The Defiance sailed from Liverpool for Bombay, with
railroad iron in the latter part Of October On the Sd
Of November when two weeks out, she experienced
Severe storm which broke the cargo adr and fol- eight
hours about $50 tuns of railroad iron were dashng
about the hold from side of the ship to the other,
seriously cndapgerng the safety of the vessel and the
lives of the crew. During lull the mates and some
of the went below TO secure the cargo but the
ship unfortunately gave violent lurch while they
in the hold putting ont lights, and throwing the
iron and the men 10 and fro, all together manning
ZONE Of the poor fellows in a shocking manner, and
woundiEg all of them more less. Capt kendrck
tells the story thus:
The first and second mates, and a. many
OF the crew as could be spared from the pumps,
went below TO try to secure the iron. The ship
gave smother urch putting out the lights and throw
NJ an hands down among the shifting iron. The mate
lad both Of his legs broken, and is in the hospital at
PALMS. the second had his feet taken off at the
insteps; he died two days after being landed al
J'slmas; the boy had both of his feet taken Off
1T the ankle, and his arm broken both above
and below lie also died six days after being landed.
When the iron stopped moving the ship was
hing with her port chains nearly in the water
and leaking very badly. Next day ON examining
3he hold, found The pump wei Knocked down, the
starboSrd pump broken Off the port pump much bent,
and the iron on the lower deck piled to the deck on
the port SIDE Many Of the railroad bars were badly
bent, and most OF the cargo all over the ship was
shifted, and the ship appeared TO make water in all d.
reohons had to keep all hands We could spare from
pumps trimming iron for two days. When arrived
IN Palmes the ship had list of ten streaks to port.
Ia Panas, after going through the forms OF a Span
ish lnqulstion which took me eight days they allowed
me to commence discharg;ng cargo. The shin Wa
then leaking % inches per hour in smooth wafer After
Getting nbout 100 tuns ashore gale cam. on aud
was obliged to slip my anchors and run into Santa
Cruz, Tenerfe losing anchors. p fahoms Of chain
aud hsysers We could not free the ship, HAVING
but one pamp, and when got under the lee OF this
island she had 10 inches OF water in her. have
landed about coo tuns of iron here Santa Cruz The
ship is now drawing Il feet OF water and leaking nom
Sto inches of water per hour. j have just got SO
that can get the broken pump ont.
"On the evening Of January 3, in gale from the
L. S. f., the ship parted the starboard chan' AND
drove toward the rocks into less than four athoms o.
water The sea making clean breach over her.
was compelled TO- cut away the mssts, when her hee
cot INTO the breskers in order keep her from gong
an the rocks, when the ship, and probably al hand'
would have been lost After cutting away the nlasts
the anchors held she now )atng perfect safety
without spars, sails or rigging, and leaking badly. We
have no anchors or chains, except borrowed ones.
Capt. kendrick writes that he has had the ship sur
veyed and ii is probable th.t she will be condemned
She is largely insured in this city. Mr.. H. w. John
son. who is ore Of her owners has gone out TO Sauts
Crus 10 look sfter the interests OF all concerned
SUSPENSION or THE COLLINS LINZ
The Atlantic will not leave Saturday next for Iy
epco nor will sny vessel Of the Collins line sail henc,