New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-16
Ahipwreck In the Gulf
rwYsTY-sgyEs PERSONS 1T SEA on RAFT
FSe PoaTY-EfgHT uOUBs

On the 3d inst, 4, G o, m, as ths United
States steamer Circ,ssen Was her passage from Gal
sa.t,l 70 Sabine Pass, tho lockout disco, cred boat
nbopt ten miles distant. The sfeeDcr We inncliatfiy
headed for The boat ard in about tonr; tlme Il wrs
oned ard It ioHnd % contain Capt I. L. Mott.
mister " tho ~ rn.gbVei steamer W. V. GilGll o.
X.v, C-Iern. ard ceht OF hnr ertg. She yas loaded
vIgii luDbuF slJ was nOani 10 MstaDofOs. fho aud
ts cargo weIe owned BY Capt Mot, ~ New York, anf
wer, uninsured. She lefs he~-uresns Oh the 2nh ut
On UJard II her Intending crew passengers and two
na s there Waie tdn:ysiS persona. On tao J1lh the
geo. or b,cnuie rough aud tic VIVA bieT very J0sh,
and te Cilun iebcTca very herd. hu 'lo Apparently
roi, ID st,Tn o1t in ssty.
JStDD ils OlIiDF Of .B0 isi irB., te reather being
ye ie pad Just al hauds on board u her were 90.
ir bFok t. ibey wee suddaBy stariisi Ia ira shat
their Veye VIZ, ialIng D pieces Every one was nov
IN tho prclsst lctirpi ard twas % ageOYerps
t.Gt no ship wss breaking m. Me- upper aacnnery
soon vabs over hsF sizes, aud he~saes shed 0i.
prt o! ler steri Hith the cabin u'aenel oioAe OK.
sni tie lHbcr fo, led CIT 81 he. Every o.e no"
al s.vo themselves beft they could tho hoafng
cargo and "Ieel as there nds only one oOat auLeheu
~ tie Gillfn Jhe nlat plan adopted was TO 6ilid q
ran OF the lrHbsr, which ri once commenced, aaa
Gle about rTrnty feet vide by seventy fire on2 vas
after COED deal Of hard work, patched together Taeu
twentyiour men, The Two LES and the oab,n hoy
took w their quarters on this fral structure teis "
remain mill 'akcn or BY sons passing vissel, or re-
Ncyed OF ther sulorDss eg death.
All this teox place 40 latitude Ct "a East lor g'tnde
.. Is est. cap Mott with eight inen, iEcn took 70
tho boat ard a,,cmgtsi b Tow tie cane. tn. after
ssge e, hcnrs hard work II W. forul that they DID ros
gain any headwsy 70, after long consultation Il yes
decided ihst the hoa, should 90 from s ret sDI
so In ,sarch Of assistance. and. Accordingly, on the
morning oi lbe 3D. tho bost PICKED up b; the Cir
eass;an Wien the captain aod Deu were CT o..
II WITH greet difficulty that they GOULD % tcpt RON
killing Themselves by tho 700 free OF cold water.
they LAD nor he'd ANYTHING u est OF drink-aot oven
drop Of vGtoT-f0f over flt! bona.
Capt Chnr hin. ~ the Crca,sisn, orovced oil steam
~ Sabic Pcs On his arrival there lie insbrcnd Caps.
jones mic. oceT sfee. OF lie fhets aud n ~ once
ssnt a. lubOas Gortruds ini.h Capt Mott on boSr)
IA scare o. ihe poor snreers on the raft From there
ao Cucaseiao proceeded e. Cslcsseu Pass from there
ho commanding officer. C-yt. Wetsrs sent the gla'
bce' Penguin o7t in search " n. relr. The Chcassa
lett th. latter psoe on tue afternoon OF the +,H, and
eru.."d all .@At Ia soarca ol the Dn.1rtaraIs men
Daring the nFat she spoke he gnoboa, its.ka, Capt
Bruwn Informed FIN OF the affair. sTd be decided
crnIso IL search Of the raf cDd se,rDiiy r'rinrksd
that he vou give thoso people tan 10
tal.e lie heat Prize ever .ahcr during the was.
board u tie ire sssan dsoov red email saiI to tSe
eastward $40 crowded all stesIa aad canvas aud
tora dow 10 her ard IN ora noIr aud hsIfs TINE
tsrs IVES ors Of iho ost sa4 py Sights and scenes ever
Witnessed al tie Crcas nerTsa rhe little craft
which proves 70 10 tAe H'e Htfican schooner Corey
from 1anpss Or New Ori.sns. Tee excitement BE-
Game ynEI ss,i Tor Eth the uid Of glasses f was di
covered that che fG o! people. IL short tine se
vessels nedre6 each other on suob sceGe as was
ssed bce-d OF the good Old Ciess'inn one eel
waving haas nplifted hands with trsnendcus yell
sGn8 ont ~ conpa M, sy SAFE I5Bs God,
etc. II really seemed ss :ae pco1 eloSs Uoald 80
Asa With joy.
SOW The crew ~ tie CEccsslan manned .lsT .S ins
and ,nse tie lite schooner ard lie precioos cargo o,
r-seael human bengs three rousng cheers. Which was
responded 10 BY the pour fellows sltlolEh they were
sally fltsJ,i ard FART. They we're picked " ~ the
schooner or moving OF tia ID instant. Tie CIR,
casans bcns were soon alongside OF the Schooner sd
HE 6ra women Seie eoo FaA.errsd u .he acc Ae
OF thu Cir sssan Tie POOR fellows uEeo.s 70 give
YER, TO their feelings Of srstads fcr the warm reeep
tior received board the Circssslsn The eu be!re
si IN tard tire Crcassian tOJk The schooner IN TOW 70
the post I'D " tie ciJ OF heD-0resns Zee oay psvTi
sioa ihe had OF board Of the raft ten gallons O:
weteT four and barre nfdricd appos They hsd
decided Oh ;io norliIs which they were teo1ed 70
cost lot 10 see which Of thelf ruiLbeF sholld be
slain for food OF lie rest Capt. Mott Is GOA " d..
MJt, of Nsg.Aork.