New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-04
MARINE AFFAIRS.
SHIPWRECK OF A BRITISH BARK-BIGHr
LIVES LOST.

LIVES LOST.
The British bark Claude. Of Shoreham, Capt. ChAs
Chessen, "a. TINS register sailed the lssh uit- from
Surdsr,an with fall cargo Of timber The 6rstfvt
days Of the voysge passed oil well The 90 uh tho
wind began to blow strong from the west. Tho etth,
the wind shiftod euddcaly to + TO r. NJ Noca,
lat $50 IS n. Ion. So ~ W. sail was shortened 70
cose-reefei topsas only The a5th strong gales, VI
oent squalls heavy snd rsr. handed fore topsas
noon, lat. A. a. Ion. so 10, ws,er gaining abcu4
two inches hour and pumps attended to every Aaf
hour. The 2sih, the bad weather continued, wisl
+. n. F.. Abou, 8. ~, an exceedingly heavy SO
stuck the ship on the port bow, causing fesA leak.
All hands al the pumps, bat could not get them -
suck. AT 10 a. NJ. the weather was worse; heavy
seas shipped and part of the buUarks washed away,
main topsail cewed up, the yard bcing hanlcd sbac
10 the ship as much as possible; tho incss.
sanity at the pumps.
TIE Goth, the wind snd westher about he ssus,
vessel lsbcrpg more heavily al bands being keP>
constantly a; the pumps receiving each about every
two hours glass Of groe and biscuit to cheer tAeu
up At 10 g. m, water gaining very last, and. ct II
a. m. reaching the cabin floor, continuation Of 80
pumping was useless. Provisions and fresh water 81
foicn to lat fortnight, the ships Instruments ~
the mcs. valuable portable effects of the csptsa sad
of the vessels capsizrg sinking being entertained,
fiom the nature of her cargo, and the being -
heavy. /, was not safe TO launch the boats AboSe
moor, the ship frg fast, the captains wife was taken
to tho ma ptop and the preparing 10 follow.
v hen the ship fell to starboard, and went down
or her bioadsde, the yards and masts being totally
submerged. The captains wife got entanglcd 10 tho
rigging and was drowned almoet immediately; ths
whole OF the crew were washed off, and only nine ouA
of the Thirteen succeeded in reaching tho shp, which
was on her brcadside about an hour, during which
time three of the crew were washed Cd and lost
About p. M, the ship getting freed of everything
on deck and all her masts and yards except the nais-
mast and manyard nghted herself, and the decks
began to break up fast. The gale continued al day
and nis BIT. but the rain ceased. Through the unsx.
pected capzpg of the ship the survivors werc WITH
out food water or change Of clothes; they were, II
fact, absolutely destitute. The body of tho Csptains
wife was still in the rigging but that was 30 mach
torn and the vessel plunged and rolled 20 fsarnlys
that the men could not get at the corpse to bury n
the sea. The next morning the crew, much cramps4
from cirging TO the rigging, suffered severely from
thirst. About II a. M, they saw vessel standing
toward them about ten miles distant which proved u
be the United States ship Iesac Bell Capt. Johnstos.
who, az soon as the wreck was discovered bong thsa
about four miles to the windward bored toward It.
A. quickly a. possible although the high cross sese
and strong wi, rendered the undertaking very dan
! gerous, boat was lowered commanded by Mr.. Old.
kerr chief officer, and manned by volunteer crow.
| The uafcrtunsts survivors wem brought safely o.
board the Isaac Bell in two trips tho weather bong
too rough to allow the boat to receive more than three
in addition TO the crew at time. The body OF the
captains wife was from necessity left in the rigging
greatly to the regret of her unhappy husband and hs
men, who were received and treated by Captain
johnson with all tho kindness and sympathy thef
thoroughly destitute situation required and brousn
to this port.
SAVED.
Charles Chesser captain Henry Kimber, mattel
George Lane, Henry Finnis Henry Pursey, Robert
Bsrilen, seamep, all Of the County Of Sussex, Eng.
LOST.
Harriet ChesaeIl, captains wifei Henry Eide, boas-
swain; George Knowles George Burgess, John Dun.
bro, George Mitchell, seamen all Of the County d
Sussex; Philip McGee Barnard Sheehy, natives Of
10 ne EdiAsr of Tho " y. T,i6gn&
NEw-YoRK Nov. 3, 1853
SIR: wish to express through the medium Of your
columns my heartfelt thanks to the Captain, officers
and crew Of the United States ship Isaac Bell, Cspt.
Johnston On the 18th ult. myself and mate and four
seamen, the sole survivors of my crew, board
the British bark Claude of Sharehsm; astrong N. N. r.
s s's t H. V sssi A. Hooa lat, long s
learned beard serwsrd hip which proved 70 b
shs .sp l,syns beT coaS nd oorns ossd Us long Ssor
shy ore could tel whether there living 'O
speedily possible they shortened sal and rounded % n
M @ s. "I9I sT we vtss boat e.so IL
dip BY four and the first officer NJ oAtss
'erou. TO approach leo side Obliged .
Jump and mmedia.sy picked up BY tho eSs
but although only six OF tbs aud weather
such prevent ,he boat csos more than three Of
time and thus the boat compelled % pay the dsceerors
Ia Inc Wreck txr
caE John,:on wore h. a2 round Nth se s.s 1 ..a J,es
Of mile co. Ny mate four and myself were sbss
utey destitute and when arrived board The lase Bell 20
asd d nd s u S
board treated with every kndness ss4
cSaa clarity could dictate ssniea.ay csSiJ coaH
iw.h therefore, SIR y an EnsA s.ior eaPIs: ny srst-
ads and admiration .I he hsy SEa :11 md I'd o:s, -:
,eou. }. .n 0S cef n "ae. n o.
.sc . s. s ST. Pi s 20
Mr. ts sT. a. sot.o To- Of nr
crew 20 q s:e GsIs . Cleua' Of shs,shsms ,vv,s
HENRY KiMsER Mae. gG9acs Lane AZ.
HENRY PERCY, Alb. ROBr. BAATLEf. AL
ALMOST ANOTHER LYossAIs AFFAIR.
TIE brig Melvin Of Boston, Capt. Sutton, arrived &
.hi. port on Monday from Key West. She reports thae
on October 20, while Of Cape Henry in dense fog,
saw tie steamship Augusta, for Savannah who passs4
within two feet Of her tho Melyins bow, at the EXTRA
ordinary and dangerous speed Of II knots per hour.
No damage was DONE however.
SHORT PAssAtEs.
Tie sdps Constitution from Liverpool Oct 10
Jeremiah Thompson from DO. Oct. IL, and Issac Bed
from laws Oct &c, arrived at this port yesterday.
GoIsG ROUND rHE HORN.
Tire clipper-ship Gray Feather, Capt Vsu,siA' q
L. H. Simpsons California line Of packets, cleared
and hauled into the stream TO ssil for Zen
Frapc;,co the frs, fair wind. She has over 100 pas-