The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-21
MARINE DISASTER.


The packet ship Manhattan, Captain Dixon, ar
rived at New ork on Monday, and reports having
fallen in at sea with the British bark Franklin Capt.
Dung, she being water-logged and dismasted. The
brought them to this port. The following is Cant.
1Oung's statement:
'Ihe I'd December we sailed from Pensacola for
queenstown, (lreland, during the early part of
the voyage experiencing heavy gales from SOUTH
with very heavy cross sea. On the 10th, the shin
laoorlng very heavy, | deemed it prudent to throw
the deck load overheard Up to the 18th we en-
countered strong gales most of the time from north
east to northwest and, at p. NJ of the 25tb found
the ship had sprung leak and was then making
great deal OF water, being the port tack and I'M
DER very low canvass. We tried to make port if
possible, but the wind hanging from northportb
west, and blowing so heavy that we could scarcely
carry any canvass, our progress was impeded-
When the wind moderated and allowed us to steer
our course we headed the vessel for the shore. As
the snip was still making water, the pumps were
kept constantly going. On the Sd of January we
encountered very heavy gale from southeast with
tremendous sea running, which lasted until l p
NJ OF the 4th; then it shifted to northeast and blew
with equal violence until noon of the 5th, during
winch time the vessel became water-lopped At
noon the wind abated
Con the 9Th We altered our course for Shell
bourne, n s., (that being the nearest port) in or
der II possible to the vessel and cargo On the
TN there We're moderate breezes, and thick At
Io +. NJ wind increasing and the sea beginning to
rise we double-reefed the foretopsail and were Just
- INC "e' VI cutting away the malnmast, when she
gave sudden roll over to port, at the same time
broaching to, and filling her port-sde; she then in
stanty turned over on her beam ends There was
heavy sea running, which made complete breach
over her, taking away the house, boats and every
tnlng about her, including most of the spars and
all her sails, leaving but perfect wreck.
AT this time my wife Isabel and son George,
aged hive years. who were in their BEDS were car
ried off with the cabin, and drowned All the rest
OF us succeeded in getting on the broadside. The
accident happened about midnight, and at about
A. Nj. she righted. Towards evening the weather
became more moderate, and we got on the star
board side of the deck, the port side and deck
beams being all to pieces We could not find
particle OF food or water and the only thing left was
part of the foresail attached to the stump of the
mast, which was secured in the best manner we
could to protect us from the frost and snow
"ln this condition we continued on the wreck nm
I'll the l0th, at noon, without food or water when
fortunately, the packet ship Manhattan, Captain
Dixon, from Liverpool for New York, came to our
assistance and took off. We were in most de-
piorable state, being exhausted and frostbitten
One seaman, named James Burns, of BROOKLYN.
persisted on the second night of the wreck"
CoAsTING TRADE OF FRANcE.-The account of the
general movement of the coasting trade in 1857 has
Just been published. 1t appears that this trade for
merchandise of all kinds carried from one French
port to another, either in the or from one
sea to another, carried on by 256 ports (which
only 10 have connection with Algeria. The general
movement OF merchandise was ISIS, 265 TONS or
lS7I ,29s tons between the Atlantic ports and $685.
966 tons In those of the Mediterranean; the guam
tlty carried from sea to the other was l18 $50
tons.
MIR. A. Morris, of Richmond, is about to re-pub-
iish the Memoirs of the War of the Revolution
IN the Southern Department of the United States !"