New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-08
.u.fRINE AFFAIRS.
THE LOSS OF TIE SHIP sTALwART
adjourned.
prrALLD ACCOUNT BY the Captain.


Tie ship Stalwart, Captain A. H. Lucas, from New
Orleans for Liverpool June II, was burnt at sea IN
latitude 46:I7 longitude 1890, when twehy-eisht
davs ont. Capt. Lucas furnishes the following
detail. Of the disaster;
SUNDAY, June l2.-Sea account; Commenced WIN
light breeze from s. S. W., with clear and pleasant
weather middle and latter part. hght bIeezes from
w. 5. W. to n. w, with a thick fog All sail set to
the best advantage. At midnight strong smell oi
smoke was perceived in the cabin and search was lI
nedately made to discover the cause OF IT. took Oh te
aterhatch leading to the sore-room, lust an oi the
cabin and found large volumes OF smoke issuing there
from: called all hands immediately and searched the
entire store-roou hut found 10 fire there.
TIE smoke gradually increasing IN density, bored "n
anger hole through the storeroom deck into between
decks: founS the fire to be in the after part OF the ship
below ard rapidly increasing; plugged mp the auge.
hole and used every endeaVor 10 sioihSr the re- pI'
without avail for in two hours the fire broke through
into the after cabin, and the whole after part Of
the ship below was ir q complete blaze; found our
oudeayoIs 10 arrest the progress Of The rames were
unaysiln as L gained SO rapidly and the dense smoke
and hest were almcst unbearabie
The ship was then ke,,t rlose to the wind on the
ret tack, under essy sail, ana preparations maie 10
abandon her, if il should become necessary 10 Go %
Tie ctceis and crew ware deiclcd 70 various Hu',i
getting the boats in readiness, and Water anu lo's-
Ions Tor tie same getting out tne specie ircn tie
cabin 20 the forward part Ca the ship; but beng driven
ont by the smoke and flames, portion OF the specie
was abandoned. Shortly after do. igtt ne fog lifted
ana sai was discovered bearing l.. ). r shout
three miles distant, standing to the eastward. Inc
ship KEEP, away for her, ard the colors get, unon
down. In sAot Tine the fog again se, 10. The Sta1-
vsIt kep. Ae- course il the direction Of the sal.
About a. n the flames broke through the upper
deck ST and dreve the from the wheel; the top
sails were tbea sewed down, and the main and mzzen
hove abaCk to keep the ships head 10 The wind, and
preytu; tie flames trcn spreading forward. The
hn.,s viii balrel Of bread and one q water COM
IN han IA ~q
down, and hauled forward as iar as possible About
m .ho entire ship rs far he main rigging as IN
. Lqye .hc flames reaching 10 the mzzertop mas;
head Abou, ) o'clock the nizzen mast fell over the
ten, An hour after the Jog again lifted, and We dis-
covered .al bearing W. n. W., about five miles
di,sr,, AID steering directly for u.s. soon after she
tcck In Der iclt sails and sei her colors. The hre
na- row gaining rapidly forward. The three
fmse psssersers, with an GssI noi, and pat, o.
the Sail which proved 10 be the British bark Princess
Helene Of WhiieHaven Capt CenneL' IRON S ps%a
Isia for Cork hove to- ust 10 windwaId and lowered
ha,t The boat containing the females was sent or
bond the bark aud the specie saved was then placed