New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-13
THE GREATEXPEDITI0N AND THESrlRif
EXPERIENCES OF THE RETURNED sTEASER
nEIXIDrRE.
From The baltimore -4Sverti'sr, on

From The baltimore l4Srcrtisey, on
We are favored by q gentleman whs' was CT board
the steamer Delvidere, Capt Sainne' fhilips WIZ
las returned TO Baltimore for repairs, with the fol-
lowing account OF the storm encountered by taaI
vessel:
Nothing Of interest happened until Wednesday,
when we took a gale oil HatJerss, onr ship dong
WELL We managed 70 get her under haIter's' anu
there rode ont part Of the gale.
AT O'Clock on Thursday morning we again COY
under way. The day broke beautifully, the wlnd
went down, and the sun rising III all hia glory u
was indeed beautiful day at sea, AID with me meet
we entered the Gulf Stream.
On Friday we took another gale, which las'ea
until Saturday night, and terrible gale It wns'
Never do / again wish TO witness such slsht. -
WAS indeed awfuy grand. We rode 1t out hneiy
al day Friday, shipping good deal Of sea, and az
noon speaking the flagship AZ clock we pa
darkness came at last, bringing US ftili heavier
weather. Tie ocean rose mountains high, the ram
fell in torrents the lightning ilafhed, and the gfshd
old ocean looked like one vast held Oh hfe, eSj
wave seeming anxious to smother us IN i'b whu
fury. We were now strayed away rom tne n0e''
and alone battling with the storm.
We Skinned heavy sea- which stove oil tho DO" IN
forward and started the top deck. Immediately our
first mate, Mr.. Gator, the carpenter, and TWO men
belonging 10 the 18th Regiment New-ioFk, stars.d
for that point They had hardly got to work repair
ing the damage done, when we shipped another tea,
throwing them into heap, Mr.. Gator saving ils ne
by catching hold Of the pumphandle The rett catc-
ing hold Of him and such things as world make men
secure until the immense volume Of water mo rueheo
ont "a il came in They arose from their peIli0us
condition drenched through, and iii total darkness.
Their lantern having been swept away, anotier hsh'
WAS secured and, with Will not 10 Oe dauh'en'
they agoin went TO work.
lint their attention was soon called 20 OF or ana
more important points. We shipped another sea
that stove in the port Rangway doom. Alo'hef
,tove in the starbOafd gangway DOOR, leaving
breach through which the dashed at every roll OF
our chip, which now labored badly Every meh
was at BIZ post The New-York toys showed any
amount of courage, and the boys from Maine Gnd
Ney-Hampshire showed, by their eNertions, that
thew. too were on hand and ready for dcty IN the
hour of danger. The doors were again pat up as
well as they could be, and braces placed Against
,bem. Great credit il doe TO the men Of Company
~ 4s,b Regiment New-Y Volunteers they being
plred AT these braces and other lerilous points, ana
The next morning the noble fellows were at their
meats wet through and cold but stlil anxious 10 DO
ali they could Some OF them have lost Their over
coats and blankets, they having used them 10 stop
M holes and thus keep the water IRON constantly
dasbipg in upon the horses. Next the extra tiller
broke-a solid piece Of wrought iron, three inches
square; then the engineer reported we machinery
ont Of order; next the rudder-chain broke, leaving
us in the trough of the sea and we were now really
i'll uitiable condition
Our brave Captain, however was not at a lo'a,
he soon got up the main sIauker, which worked
finely keeping the chip before the wna .ns 'm' i,,
,xas reeyed aud TEN poTary uprhised, ana win
,son. full of water, maC hnery out oil order, pOr-
Ibons of the bulwarks stove In aud carried away,
end number OF other Disadvantages OF lesser mag
nitude, We got along @s beet we coma o,ios ' o
Sunday afternoon at 3 clock. We sigaied Tor a
pilot, and tug started but could not get out OF the
inlet. owing 10 low water Seeing tins we again
col under way and sailed for old Point, when We
made without further accident at a. NJ, MONDAY
We had on board 20 men, 50 horsss, forage and
water.