New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-11
Disnstcrs Mt Sea.

LOSS OF TIE SHIP NABOB AND LIvEs-A
THRILLING NARRATIVE.
Capt. John Baxter Of the ship Nabob arrived at
this port on Thursday, in tho ship Fearless, from
Manila, and furnishes the following narrative Of
the voyage and loss Of his ship:
The clipper ship Habob. Of Boston ESQ toni. and com
sDded BY John BItsI .asd from VeISoo .a' 59a ,S Of
Island The storm increased fe'fuy throwing the ship on
hsI besm euds and the rolled The hands took
10 the ggns Mr. Tot the ssoosd nse 10 an enor 70 get
some clothing from the cabin was instantly killed About
noon the NEXT the weather became somewhs calm aud
70. third officer Eve sen. .sho,e to make
landing the rest Of the crews they reached
be shore with great difficulty and when they attempted to
return wreck four Of them were drowned one man
aged TO swim 10 the beach.
o,bs stated IN bolfor the shore Tbs remainder Of the
crew six men, preferred to remain We p9ied about ten
ard river hich knew emptied into the SEAL
hut an arriving there found strong current setting out
and sand It's mouth over which the surf broke
nr, ony ssourss was 70 Try and land In The u against this
ssething boiling csuldron We directed our iororn nope
espi1sd and twelve Of number including tho stewards
wife found wstery grave MI Lemont pelns an slps1
Tied to get there. but compelled to give 1t up
was a feaIfa moment, the sea rolled over me 90 ia.t
. bright home aud dear ones isI ,wsJ pervsd me 70
get an oar found the current ". rapidly weeping me
GU, into water soon discovered the BOAT ana
nn.t assist turning The poor fellow: .:sIsd
me that il was impossible they had sIesdy tried without
,uooe,, bot despair nerved arms and BY hard struggle
We succeeded in Fighting ber By miracle. the case o.
ononetf which had placed IN her, remsned ane WIN
had her b.ied out this done we TOOL sooa 'o0s
soon had him board thus elk only were saved OF ne e
to- that lsfs ship in the long boat In the battle oi our
lives had torn all clothes Oh aud the effect Of the sun
which b,d out upon our person. was terribly ie
our thirst so had been most acute Wi enu oones meio
now onr object Tho sea absted So determined 70 sta
Tor ,bs .h again but arriving near the wreck We found
IL surrounded by line Of brosters which mAee
TO got alongside. We however Approached near eeouIn 20
sn.b, those on board to see by the sEns We msus
th,t We were suffering for water and elothss fortu
nstely the current setting toward 9s ls VIC
thsv ded directly to Us; thus had hind Pie.idencs
supplied us In u way We ie. 1870 a. n.,,...
70 launch one Of their surbos and come TO our relief but
instead Of doing So they co0y commenced pieiht
ever Hosed frem the wreck we now a,gSss'sa que -
them 10 rescue US they exhibited their cupldy oy de-
DsndnF their services our boat the wsea and
ourselves TO their bos AT O'clock pe1 mora
ing we landed about eight miles from whee he snip suue
The same day the men toat enose 20 .rvsd
with IL shore. Thus ~ souls peii-hed IA that
catastrophe On arriving on shore we found we were ~ zoo
v,cnity of ANAL pusblo town, called Apar fe)olcrs
On an aeis termed Captain Of the Port to whose presence
we vere speedily conducted by the Indians lie hoos ms
office under the Spanish Ooysfnmea when
onstraon OF warmth aud Kindness furnishing Us once WIN
clothing food, and all required Of least Oil We oosa S
uset ffom sueh limited stock a. Apan contained Inc
pss,..t Amsrican Consul resides at Msnis. on the
southern coast OF the island and to him our s,~ sn
ton was now turned for relief. for We were assnu,e
ana strangers in an anost strange land Dat ong
Of mouptaipous county lay between US ana ~. 81
the tins and tho method travel by which we were 70 ss
mere was entirely spscuavs However, alter uueh oeisy
supplied with ponies and guides ioi oul ~ &C.,
the 9Th 81 November commsnced our .eoi. .nms and
mountain and valley sometimes among the moot
gorgeous scenery fordina rivers scfsmbng through
and camping By the way w t0Dsd along 0n 'S'''AS