The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-16
ARRIVAL OF fHE CORSICA.

News rrOrn Nnssau-1.Oss OF q Bloc kads
Runner, SC.
1be steamer Corsica Capt lie Messarior, from Havana
on the oth via the nth inst arrived hero
yesterday morning she brings later news from tho
first named port.
The schooner Petrei, at Nassau from Charleston
ports the loss OF the steamer juno from Wilmington for
Nassau She broke two and nearly all hands board
wore drowned. The full particulars arc thus given N
the Nassau Guardian OF the 26ti alt
The steamer Helen (formSrly Juno) LEN Charleston
about hall past eight T. NJ. on Wednesday, March O.,
for this port. The weather moderate on starting,
but about midnight stlG breeze sprang up, which 10.
blowing from south to southwest. The vesse then
in the Gulf stream About forty-dve or atty bales Of
cotton on deck besides coal, &c were thrown
board TO tighten ship AMI she puf before the gale
about four O'Clock in the afternoon She had previous
pumped out. fresh leak however, was started In
the midshp compartment, which extngashsd the fires.
steamer which was then SAIL parted
amidships and sunk In three minutes Ali hands were
went down with her. Two Of the officers (Messrs. W. j.
Burke and n Dent saved themselves By ciinging to
piece Of Inc bride deck to hh they held no. on
tain nabernicht, of the schooner petrel from
Charleston bound also this port Some Of the col.
into two Of the boats but one OF them was csrszed by
the falling Of the smoke stack, and the other was
swamped There eight officers, including the cap
tain belonging to the Helen and twenty two seamen,
&C. besides one stowaway, who II feared all met with
a waery grave Tho bridge which the two who were
taken on board tho fetrc saved themselves was not
than eight feet long by about four ieet wide aud
this parted the night, and with great difficulty
kept together again.
Captain Hs attention was first directed the survivors
by seeing OF the cotton and pieces OF the wreck
floating about, when be tackled ship aud stood towards
them.
report that the British gunboat Cygnss had been
fred into by the United States gboat Rhode Island on
Abaco proved TO he uufoUnded.
The steamers Syrep and Coquette had arrived from
Wilmington, and the Greyhound, wii!-o-hs Wisp and
Syren had sailed to ran the blockade.
Prince Charles onaparte cousin OF the EmDsror, had
arrived at Martinique ca rov. to Mexico with regiment
in when he is captain.
fhe Gs1riios OF the 9th inst. says
Her Maesiys steamer Ncdea six, SSS TONS $50 horse
power Commander darcy s. Preston arrived from Ber
Inuda on Sunday last to relieve her Mactys steamer
yesuvius. sho experienced very bad weather on the
passage.
Her Ma,estys steamer shannon, thrty-Gv 1861
tons 900 horse power Captain Oliver j. Jones' arrived
from Bermuda this morning.
We understand that Vice Admiral Sir James Hone,
X c. B., our naval commander In Chief, may be
recied here next month, in the flagship Duncan
The same paper contains the following paragraph:
We are happy to learn that sponging has revived
Abaco between forty aud fifty small vessels being
engaged that occupation, IN consequence OF Increased
prices having been offered by Nsssrs Haymana Freres
and other merchants.
About half past i've O'Clock p. ~ on Monday last
schooner rugged federal paddle steamer passed neat
Cherokee sond ana at sunset she hauled on 70 north