New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-12
7HE GREAT STO2lai II II 7lE NORTH.
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP MOTH BRIT0N
NO LIVES l. 0 5 i .
The Vessel and Cargo a Total Loss.

MoSrRr,L, Monday Nov II, 1861.
The third officer of the steamship North Briton has
arrived at Father Point in a schooner. lie reports
that tho North Briton struck on Psraquet Island
at o'clock in the morning Of the 9th. 1t was then
blowing gale. She was totally wrecked. but no
lives were lost. The passengers and crew were
landed at Port Mingan. One boat with seven hands
had not been heard of since it left the ship.
The North Briton sailed on Saturday, Nov. 2, at
10 a. H., with 81 cabin and 3S steorage passengers
for Liverpool. Saturday and Saturday night were
the times OF the heavy storm.
The following is the statement OF Mr. Brown, the
third officer:
When the ship struck, It was blowing gale, and
the weather was very thick. The ship contmned
striking very hard on the reef Tuesday night, end all
Wednesday, and it was expected she would so to
pieces every moment. 4 boat, with portion OF the
crew. broke away FROM the wreck before 1t was
loaded md could not be brought back till Tuesday
morning, after daylight, when all tie passengers
were taken of without accident and transferred to
two schooners, which landed them at Port
Mingan. and II few at houses about
nine miles below. At Port Mingan, the
passenqers are housed in storehouse, having few
blankets, which were got from the wreck, to sleep
upon. The store-rooms were all under water caus-
ing scarcity of provisions. The lower cabin was
all broken up and most of the baggage lost. Only
few Of the mail bags were saved, and those were
uerfectlv saturated When the schooner with the
third officer left for Father Point, the other schooner
WAS cruising of the west end Of Antieosu to III
tercept the Anglo-SGxon.
Brig Dcahler passed Father Point at II yesterday
morning, sgnalcd Tor pilot, and sent the following
message ashore:
Nov. Picked up the North Brton's boa; No. :,
with seventeen OF the crew and one passenger Oh
board. The North Briton is on shore on Mingan
Islands.
These are all the particulars yet received, but iu
details will be obtained upon the arrival of the brig
at Quebec.
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From Hsalon-slr A. McEab lady. and man seryan,-anl
From EesYoIs-Gen Fgeher. cs,,h Pulley and ehnd
Madden, Wililm H. Udy, Patrick Coer.
The Mingan Islands me in the north channel OF tho
ST. Lawrence. where the river enters the Gulf, Near
tLe western end Of the Island Of Anticosii. The
place is between 300 and 400 miles from Queboe.
The North Briton was fine, stanch, iron vessel,
Of 900 tuns burden, built on the Clyde, two-enda-
half years ago, and owned by tie company above
mentioned.
This line has been very unfortunate with ~
sieames-the Hungarian and the Canadian being IN
eluded in their previous loses.
Our daily arrivals from sea continue % furnish eyi.
dence o; the severity Of the late storm upon ilo
ocean. The ship Brazil, from Liverpool, arrived
yesterday, reports:
Oct. H. lat. ~ A. lon. 25' i6, fell in with The
wreck OF schooner Mary Ann Gum, Of Whiis'lble,
England Capt Sutton, - days out from Icrnam-
buco for Queenstown; bore down 10 her and took
OF the captain and crew. consulting OF niue TersOns.
Capt. Sutton reports: oct. l., while hove 10 In a
gale from W. n. W, the vessel laboring very
heavily, rolled the mGsts away, opening the decks,
losing sails bulwarks, outwster started the Stern,
ttoye boats, skyhght, lost c0mpasses and everything
about the deck leaving tie vessel leaking and COM
pletey destitute, from which time until the l7th
she had been drifting about unmanageabe; several
sails had passed in sight, but none bad come 10 her
assistance. Had been Oh an an allowance for lome
time, and were then on quarter Of pound Of
pork and the same allowance OF bread, with very
little water left. After they were rescued Capt
Blair ran toward the Western Islands 10 land
them, but through succession OF gales, il was
found unsafe without delay Of time to approach the
island, aud brought them to this port
The ship Ocean Traveller, from London, reports:
Sailed from Lands End Oct. ). Have had westerly
gales most of the time since. Oct ., at I p. m in
lat 40 Is, lon. I5 10, passed the remains Of burn
ing vessel, apparently lightly lsden-the Prince
Albert reported). While coming up the bay yester-
day morning at o'clock. ran into an unknown bark
without lights up loot our bboOm and damaged her
in spart and rigging.
The ship John Wills, from Liverpool, reports:
Oct 10, lat. 40, lon Is, John Lowell, Of Boston,
seaman, fell from the mainyard and was drowned.
Oct 23 lat. 4S 80 Ion. 2l fell in with the wreck of
a French bark waterlogged and abandOnedi WAS
timber laden; no persons on board.
The ship Star OF the West, from Liverpool reports:
Oct. Is, lat 81 40, lon. Is -, spoke British ship
Thomas Fielding from Cork for st. John, n. b., the
crew IN a state Of mutiny. Capt Morrison, OF the
ship Star Of the West, went on board. The crew
stated the ship was unfit to proceed on her voyage,
A. her rigging was in bad condition. The Thomas !
Fielding had been run back three days previous TO
speaking the Star Of the West. Capt. Morrison put
On board five of bis men TO assist in working the
ship 10 the westward.
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