New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-14
MARINE AFFAIRS.
HURRICANE AT 81 4.


derland Sept. H. arrived Saturday. Capt. Higgins
reports:
fsExperenced heavy westerly gales the entire pas
cage Sept. %, Charles A. Nelson seaman, fell from
the MAYNARD on deck and broke leg and arm, from
which injuries he died Oct z; 9th. seaman Berry
fell from the upper opsai ward and killed Oct.
g another sailor died. llth and lh had most Vioient
hurricane, which blew away the lower maintopsili,
swept decks stove larboard bulwarks doors binds,
windows gratmgs, boat, lighthouses, tanks and
everything the could get at was either stove, dam
aged, or washed overheard. The spare spars broke
adrift drawing the bolts from the deck and waterways
After the blow the ship had list to port Of from 10 70
% streaks and there was hardly sail bent that could
be set without repairing Throughout the whole
month Of October did not have eight hours easteriy
winds nor twelve hours wind that the ship could Lay
her course by
DISTRESS AT sEA.-TERRIBLE HURRICANE.
BY the arrival of the ship Augustus, Capt Kearney,
at this port on Saturday, from Bordeaux, Sept 25
learn that the ship Josephus of Boston, YVES seen in
distress. Oct 10, at sea. Capt. Kearney reports;
Got 10, at a. M, in a y. w gale fell in with the
shin Josenhus of and for Boston, Capt. Johnson, 40
DAYS from Antwerp in distress, leaking, and having
lost nearly all his sails III the heavy gales LAY oy MN
all night and at Of the Sth he was abont three
miles astern and where could reach hum Wore
ship and at 80 a. spoke him, and told him to send
hs boat alongside for what he required AT the two
mates and three alongside and the chief mate
Mr. Johu H. Williams OF New Nork late second mate,
rendered the following report: The ship was leaking
over one foot per hour; had lost foresai mains, all
three topsals and fore topmost nthe late gales
and had no Others, also had lost seaman overheard
two niphts previous from fore opsal yard, during the
yale; another had died of fever and agne aud expo
sure and five others enfeebled with that they
could scarcely move, and the few remaining ones,
with CAPTAIN and officers, constantly a; the
pnmps that they were almost exhausted. Wanted
sails and help but more especially desired advice ~
what was best for them i'm their crippled condition. to
do Supplied them with a foresaIl the only heavy
s.Ixr hgd to fit their ghiD having lost
and split several of sails lately and advised
him TO abandon all further attempt to get to tho west
ward against these continuous westerly gales, and put
back 10 Faval which he would IN all probability reach
IN four OF I'VE DAYS. They returned TO their snip and
al II a. III. saw her steering back for Fayal with
a nice s w breeze lat. III 80. long. 80 %. Oct.
10 lat A. 80, long. 80, continues with heavy gales,
which had prevailed for the past six days. At 10 P.
the ship was laid under bare spars, wind ,. W. thick
and rainy with heavy squall AZ i2;3U a M baronle-
ter % o. and shortly after suddenly fell 10 p 0 the
wind blew terribly, the greatly agi,aed, and
RAPIDLY increased. At the same moment We discovered
we in the direct pathway OF and near to the focus
of the gale: brilliant snow-whlte sem-eirce also
appeared apparently mile distant and about 9Th
~ mile across the base with several very bright and
clearly defined broad streaks of haze, reaching from
outside points of the semcirce and from the base TO
the shin down which the wind rushed with such ire
mendons fury that it was hopeless expect that spar
OF even the hull itself could survive from moment To
moment and the terribly agitaed and fearfully IN
creasing waves constantly threatened TO board nor
calamity resulted. Every possible exerton was made
TO get the ship of and out OF the hollow OF those seas
and on the outside Of these streaks and pathway, but
she Law enreyunmanageable nthis extremely perilous
condition for half hour, during which she had fallen
off about points, and ranged ahead about three or
fonr miles, when to our very great anazement and
relief the wind suddenly changed and subsidized to
moderate breeze from n. W.. and the sea as suddenly
became very smooth and calm The weather continued
so for a space of four five miles further when we
again as suddenly encountered strong ~ W. gale
and sea- During the hall hour that she lay 40 entirely
xposed 10 the fury Of the storm, OF the heavy scas
struck her under the lee quarter with such violence
10 shake her hull terribly and wash some of the oakum
entirely out of the seams. Capt. kearney says that
never before, in about forty years experience at sea,
in all directions has he passed through 40 impressive
and thrilling a scene, nor had the fear and dread OF
laundering in the ocean ever forced themselves 80
strongly upon his mind.
WRECK OF THE SHIP QUEEN OF TIRE PACIFIC.
Nv the arrival of the brig Water Witch from Per-
nambuco-which brings home passengers three of
the crew of the clipper ship Queen of the Pacific viz;
Alonzo p Frisbee, William Smith, and James Nab
bet all seamen-we learn that the Queen of the Pa
cifc Capt Dubois which sailed hence July y, with
general cargo bound to San Francisco, on the 18th of
September at l0i a. M. weather clear struck on the
reef off the Village Of Maagashahu about $50 mlea
north of Pernanbuco, when she commenced filing.
Word was sent 10 Pernambueo for assistance, which
arrived but could not succeed in getting her of.
The cargo war being discharged into lighters and
steamers; and on the 29th September, when the above
seamen eft the upper betweendecks had been cleared
of cargo and the vessel had broken in two amdships.
portion Of the cargo put on board bark Jane l..
Williams. of Boston, which vessel was bound to Rio
Grande, where she would discharge what cargo she
received. Capt Dubois and his officers would remain
at the wreck until il had been dsposeaof The Queen
Of the Pacific is classed IL, $50 tuns built in 1852
at Pembroke, Me-. owned by Samuel G. Reed & Co. of
Boston, and insured heavily in Wall street.
FOR EUROPE.
The United States mail steamship Arago, Capt.
Lines, sailed on Saturday afternoon for Southampton
and Havre with l2 passengers and sol3 SSs in specie.
WHALE BUTTISG AGAINST A SHIP.
The ship Herald Of the Morning, Capt. Baker in
Hampton Roads, from Callao, in contact with
large whale off Cape Horn, which took about seven
feet from her stem, into the wood ends and both bob
stays causing the ship to leak very badly, obligng
them TO throw overheard about IS uns cargo to keep
from sinking Both pumps were constantly going.
Loss OF THE SHIP AGNES.
The ship William Tell Funk, from Havre Sept. "a,
arrived on Saturday morning with 32i passengers.
She reports Oct. H. lat 46 0 Ion IS &c. passed the
wreck of the Bremen ship Agnes wa,erlogged nothing
standing but three lower and the lower yards
and one boat on the poop.
! DISASTER TO scHR. SWAN.
| The schr. Woodbine, which arrived at Wilmington,
n. c., November u, from wYork reports, in LAT.
SO AZ, lon 80 49, took of the captain and crew Of
the schr. Swan, which was in a sinking condition.
She wa. from Jacksonville, bound to Philadelphia.
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