New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-14

they got on beard 10 work their passage home az IL
O'Clock on Tuesday morning, when on bardSay pana'
Az the evening came on n strong gale from me ~ T.
,pranQ up. They fetched Point Lynas about siock
and hove to for pilot. They fred rockets and guns,
but no pilot About 2 o'clock they tound 'hern-
selves on the lee shore off Malyery and st no pilot,
- tbev let 20 the pcrt anchor in Is farhcms water.
The anchor parted about o'clock, when the second
sncbor was sent down with 10 faihoms the port one
having used 20 fatboms on the starboard The steam
w. nm and the vessel was then turned with her head
- ,b wind. but she continued 20 drag sierra in ashore,
with Point Lynas Light ON the port side. The ship
struek on an ion-bound coast m Maiyery no, hr from
,al,-;cb She bea, against the rocks very heavily,
ard sf.r strikjng and dragging bali an hour, she
parted her siarboard anchor and she Tell right foul
rlose into the land, in four fathoms lhe tide was
ebbne about the last quarter az TINS tne II wa. as
80 = rtcb. thew could not their hands before
,hem The boats were all in readiness, but they were
in total ignorance to what sort OF coast was and
the sea was rough that boat could have nVed I'VE
minutes in Il. Under these circumstances the peats
we're Given IN They made tar-bare ready 20 ses
6re To- rs torch 90 send ashore 20 light the eostand
let them know what kind OF place t was; bat The
ship thumped so heavily, and danger was 80 Imminent,
hat the IDEA was not carried out About oocoeA tno
dawn of Gnht they saw man on The shore, 70 whom
they called. He seemed quite bewidered AZ What no
saw ard ran to fetch assistance. lie brought hYe or
six men 70 the shore In the mean time the ship Was
rapdly giving way and a Portuguese sailor, joseph
R6gersCn, tied a rope round his waist, and swan
ashore. BY this means hawssr was run ana fastened
10 the rocks on which boatswains char was fas-
ned so that IL could be hauled 20 and ron the ship
nd bore The crew got into H. one by one, and were
bauled 10 land They commenced landing parties IN
this way al "a o'clock. and got about dozen ashore
when the ship suddenly parted in two, giving way
amdships The whole OF the had been kept
below by the captain and officers counsel; and on the
vessel breaking up they were Instantly swallowed mp
along with the iron and machinery. As soon AZ The
ship struck tire nasts were cut away, the fore-soP
! going with the mainmast. He last saw the captain
holding by the rigging deck, giving orders with
nar lashed 10 him. The riggers had recommended the
af
night but it was not then done. The ship broke up at
g. o'clock, and not yestige was LETT above water.
The greatest order and discipline prevailed on board.
| The ROYAL Charter was auxiliary screw clipper,
bnlt of iron in 1875 and of 274g tuns register Her
| engines were male by Messrs. Penn Of Greenwich,
/ and were about $40 horse power She was originally
built as sailing vessel by Mr.. Henry Cram Of Queens
ferry Cheshire, under specifications for Mr. Jonathan
Crindrod of Liverpool. Before her completion, how
ever she was purchased by Messrs. Gibbs Bright 4
| Co and under the inspection of Mr.. Patterson OF
Bristol, transformed INTO steam vessel. Her length
was $40 feet, and breadth Of beam Al feet six inches.
The first attempt TO launch her was made on the 3lst
| of July. 1855, which proving unsuccessful, she was
not actually launched until the 5th OF August follow
ing With regard TO her strength, there existed
siderable difference of opinion among nautical men;
and on her last homeward voyage she is believed 10
have been considerably strained. The Royal Charter
was valued at 600, and was insured at Lloydss
! Liverpool and Glasgow. The London Underwriters
are said to have accepted about t7OOO0 assurances
upon the vessel. She had board 79,OOe ounces OF
gold which is thought may be recovered by divers,
| and under this impression assurances have been
effected in few cases at f35 per cent on salvage.
The event has created the deepest sensation even IN
| London
AZ 10 the amount of gold on board il was impossi-
bic to ascertain. The estimates vary from f5O0,eoo
| 10 fSOONO IL s said thatone OF the saloon passen-
gers, who is lost, had himself 10000 on board.
The great gale which caused the wreck Of the Royal
Charter and the detention Of the steamers North Amer
lean and City of Baltimore, most disastrous in It's
effects all around the coast of England. Numerous
vessels mostly coasters were wrecked, and many
lives lost. Much damage also done on land.
The following disasters to American vessels are re-
ported The bark J. Nj. Thurston, Capt. Grant, from
London for Port Talbot in ballast, driven ashore
| near Falmouth, but subsequently towed on and
taken into Falmouth harbor. The damage was not
| supposed to be extensive.
Ihe British ship England from Liverpool for New.
Orleans, went ashore in Hoyhead harbor bot was ex-
| The American ship Rockingham, from Cardiff out
ward bound, lost anchors and cable in Penarth Roads,
| and was run on the mud.
The bark Marlborough, from Baltimore, was totally
wrecked near llfracombe. Crew saved, with the ex-
| ception OF the pilot and second mate.
The ship Tornado, at Liverpool from New.York, was
struck by "a the 9th of October, which washed
overheard the first and third mates i've seamen, and
wo boats. Three other boats also'smashed.
| The London Times correspondent on board the
Great Eastern reports the effect eff the gale. Capt.
Harrison and the whole crew at their posts,
ready to the ship ont if necessary. Between2
and g. the wind almost equaled the force Of hnri-
cane times jerking at the masts IL il would snap
them off at the deck making the Great Eastern trem
| lie perceptbly throughout her immense length and
breadth, as If giant hand were shaking her,
Capt. Harrisons waterproof coat was, his way
! long the deck, blown to ribbons off him, and he
himself last carried before the gale and blown down
and tumbed along with such violence as to receive
some severe commissions. The saloon skylights were
blown up, and wind and rain poured into the saloon
The upper woodwork was leaking ut every sea- and
the lower decks soft and spashing from the drppings
Three anchors down, and appeared TAM 10 the
| very utmost. At g. the breakwater works were piy-
ing way portions of the wreck once or twice fouing
the screw and il found necessary to swing by
anchor. At l0l a. M, it parted and the ship was
adrift rolling and tumblng toward the shore. Sec
ond heavy anchor was let go, and the screw moved
ahead but it again fouled. The paddles were thea
driven round at speed, and were somewhat damaged
Golfers, two brigs, two demmes. and one gallot. al
hung TO the ship In this last struggle, some Of the
links of the cable were actually dragged out third
longer.