New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-29
loss OF Snip Oliver PUrN4M

TIE pilot boa, Nellie No. ., spotet and boarded on
Gin, asS:S0 g.. M, BaEnegab bearing N ", seven
nlss the nip Indisman, Capt Smit6, from IRA
pa Jane i3 and delivered orders 10, Der 70 proceed
20 Bostor. She had On board CapvAia Ammi Smith,
Joseph Ellie, second mate; Thomas prout, steward;
Robert Bell, cook Jshn Shssne, Sam Gel Waly, Albert
Z. Thompson and Charles II. Ar nsroDg, seamen Of
tie ship Oliver Po,nam, fOundese' at sea July &c.
The 1ollowiGs is Captain Amy j Smiths report:
Sailed from Liverpool April -. Nothing remarkable
occurred board excep: thai for the s 60 days bad
rhe wind hight that we dit not average but 81 miles
pes day being then IL la 90 10 S., lon. 20 06 W.
Jolly II the merdis of the Cape Of Good dope
in lat So ~ s., 70 da' out; part OF this day fine
weather latter part oioV ing gale from to
>. W. accompanied by high, irregular, cross ses, me
chip taking GU board anch water aborRg aud rolling
very hesvly, nav ng then only the three close
Ieeted Iopsals ara whole fOTesal set barometer stand
ing at ~ III all time July IL, wind moderatng
sad hauling sEo' md 70 N. W., leaving heavy. sea
IRON 5. WI coy nded the eumps aud found the ship to
be making wv inches water per honri that was no
considered ava rming fer a deep laden snip III heaVy
weather Ju " H. weather quite hue but beaVy
swell on troJ s. w. the ship rolling heavily at tunes
and MAXIM httls more water, pamping every halt
hour. Jul 10 The sbip making five inches per nour.
July 10, a. So 20 s.. Ion. % "a h., hne weather,
ali requir ed sa se ehip going her and making
the same water. July II, strong gale from + NJ r.
and hea ~ one pump going constantly July 10,
strong eale from ~. E., aud high sea on shortened
sail 70 prevent possible, from s.raning, making 81
Bches per hour. July 49, strong gala contlnus ffom
Y. both pumps gong. July ~ WIND tae IS SINE 1S
both bumps gSD yeIy heavy sea O1 .D say stsr paS
s'roI ebies1esfeom NJ both pumps constantly gong
3D. lat 80 81, lon. 430 ~ f.. strong gale from N
shiI under short sa both pumps gong, one OF lleu
wo liking badly. On opening tae welt room, touhd tN
pa mp spla and The Inning worn out hepsireu /. a.
eli as possible; sounded the pump al y. H. Az
10 und her making four feet Blk lacnes per nour. <ou
A. 80 S. Ion As 81 T., fresh gales and heavy westnsr
q 9th pumps going constantly. "A b, Wind rom ~
s-ouud to s. Z both pumps going ana the leak IA
ereaspg; fudDg the ship could no5 be Kept Tres, pre-
Iareo tae boats IN case should have to AeaVe hei
suddenly and accordingly took ont one OF the long
bOas put provisions and water into ner, sad toWeu
her sssrn: asO got the other boat 10 leeane'S ici
leaving the ship having then one Or swS Ise'
above neT kelsoU had previously altered nay co ltse
for the 1aurtus hoping, II possible, ID rsaen '9a
port. 18th, lat, by account, 81 % ion. ~ x h
comes IN with cloudy weather, wind from .; H., al
tmee bio wing hafd with heavy sqdais; the leak III
ersasing and the men almost exhausted by eonstAnt
pampi0g snd found the sbip TO begin to settle oy tne
heao. '26.b strong gales from s. w: and heavy se9
the leak saning very fast, the sat IN the hoiC
ueltog; the shp rolling heavily, tbs pumps beca m'
fi,okcd with the talt, could not work them
then got out the other long b)a bsng provisoned pre-
viously; put my trunk, with ehronometer charts
ships papers aud log BOOK in her; then prepared u
abandon me chip we could not by any means keel
her above water, the pumps being useless ana tn
water accommodating in the hold; in getting the Ion!
boat astern, they missed the rope and drifted ava!
with seven men in her. the ship around to reaci
them, but being under short sail and the ship making
leeNay and blowing hard, did not succeed; then 60
ont beth email boats, and in lowering away one o
them was stOve AT 80 P. m. abandoned the ship
she having feet Of water III her. IN lat 80 81, long
50 E.r9O days out from Liverpool llhe report doe
not say when they were picked up by the lndauan
One Of the long boats, VITA the following men, ar
rived at Mauritius:
Charles o'N.n, B. E. Ropes VIM. Adams VIM. Robinson
Benz JeDK1s Healy and Thomas Deney leaving to b
mate John Mach Libby, James Smith Chls heenan
al Pedro;