New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-31
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rsrr arri,nl nt ihis Forfeiture cf f'e
Iei-asscr-Sbc j. sncoc sfrily tanrira
o,r wtah Rnohor~-ycry Listle EGlrrEc
Hone.
The iron-clad friea'e Re dltalia, Which has
been brought conspicu0usy beuTc the pnDlic NiiA
the past lew days arrived in he harbor yesterday from
Long Branch having got safely the bar, and came
in in good order On Tuesday afternoon az 2oel'ck'
preparations made TO get her of. Two steamers
had arrived from New YcIk which with The Aagnol"'
made three. They were frs; set to pull OIL To snip
but Of course did bot succeed as II ~ rare That s'e'
cFs can tow ship OF the shore. Having decided not
Ia use the urs any more tho officers came 20 .he con
csion to got out MI the heavy and light anchors hi'ch
cables on TO tfcm ard ri; n cap,tgr. Considerable din
Guilty was experienced in carrying out these a'-
siens. The .nors had been up without
sleep for three nights; the atmosphere was
vcly cold. and they we're used TO warm chmat's'
and the slip lay so near the heavy surf that great
danger attended every movement The oE'''rs aNo
men perscyercd however, and by o'clock when ih'
high tide began 10 make its appearance IN the oiFg
the hull was moving percep'ibiy but TO 50 very sma
an extent that great fears were entertained whether
she could Pee get on. II TIE heavy food tide came
which WAS due at II O'Clock and found her in her un
pleasant berth il would probably destroy hcrdashing
her tmhcrs about mos. numerically. Knowing TINS ana
ccng that thG safety o the ship and the reputation o
her officers depended on the hardest hind oi work
officers as well as men labored ncessanty at the ropes
and anchors A heavy cable lad been brought down
by the Wrccking Society and the men who came Win
j, rendered most valuable assistance.
For tao or three hours the work slackcncd not-the
tug p,ing TO and fro with anchors and Chains 10 a the
small boats OF the ship doing similar business. Ar
o'clock very marked movement was made and al on
board seushy ft tho hull rcccde some 20 or 30 feet
from It's berth. This fact made erybody ~oih twice
q. hard; tie sailors clcefcd tie officers encouraged
them the caqsian went round Ike windmill. ana To ihe
incxrcssibc Joy Of a the huh continued TO move sea
ward. Al 81 o'clock the scene on board WAS most
novel But FIVE brief hours before the destiny of the
snip seemed 90 be- 10 say the least most doubtful No
one felt certain and very many doubted that she ~"ui
ever come Of Even those WHO believed that The m
chors would haul her away. thought that II would taA'
several days 20 do t and tha sfe must be very mate
rialy damaged Their faces and tier actions bctokcned
grave fcAne. and the crew exhibited equally rneinl
,omtcnmccs. Now the ability to pal leT OIL became
certainty. and the transition from gIicf to Joy was
very rerocptb.e
At9 O'Clock shout went up from ihe .lrP NLici
awcAe an the echoes az Long Branch. tla sA' w"s
.Nla' NuW was ffIltl lNu' rif NNalt ii'A = NJ" -
rocks by which she wa. surrounded = moot singular
crcumstance connected with her going ashore vss fhe
ac that ~, passed almost through aycuuc u unin-
i.rruutra va.er on either side of which were huge
rocks. AZ. sLarpeied points coming ~ contact ~4.A
any or which might end her history in ~ few day..
once clcr 81 te shore tie iaost cxtu0rdary p-ecaa
tous qcr, tascn % Keep Ter bead 20 ~,t Steam was
90. up aud .lc moved at ;he desired speed making ~
l. Z. 4 r..rs.. q f.ffH IfI' F. vi u. d
up Tue North River a. o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
sats and sound Tho Navy Department wlA rfona,l ly
give permission to have Ter pat BOZ d, dfy doeE vie
survey WI h. hcld upon heF.
It. believed ilai fAc has sustained very Mti' dam
.are. as the shore only tiump~d lcf periodically for
about eight hvurf A. coutllcfnt. l.fcruLor D'
opriou ,1.t. as g. tie ,sls, 20 the disasier Nl.rl
came .o ucar being .t 90 i4l loi e ASA iu state t
The vessel vas turned over 90 tie hallan oncer- b.
NJ webb before iac departure oi tie fearr ifon o.
CITY Capt Coinfiock however, accompanied NJ
webb q male sgsf,sto.s damn. iAo fogass. and a.
/ famous plot Mr. MeGhn. un- fsLor on boafi. To
dat.s ol ti, iaf.of gentleman esq sei wl'n te vessel
crossed tle bar o.. to was not ooa.i plot 1art Im
hrri took tie Whole responsibility u aafa.iag tie shp
placed lcr himself the chart. AID b. some mistake
got ucarcr 20 shore than De- iltculoi. slen 10 Wa. 81
course too late and npo. lc Go st lcr oh The cap
tain s,a;,s as reason vAy De could aot avoid gcitht
on shore that Dr. bad already gone shfce TIM" Ia ih'
same Ieou ~ De- went oli lasi al retained SAFELY