New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-01
Disasters on the Const-Gcu. seymour He
li1NEd.

Tho steamer Continental arrived at Port Royal on the
oath inst, having left Portland, Nc. on the l9ih She
had on board Company and detachment of Com
pany % Maine Cavalry having in tow the ship Frank
Bsn which was loaded with men and horses On The
nd inst owing 10 strong gale from the " r. when
drove the ship down that she came IN collision WIN
the steamer they were Obliged to cut The ha~ser
which held ner in order to prevent further damage Inc
Gale lasted 30 hours during which time they lost 70
horses On the 2Jd passed dead body apparently
kept aGoat by life pleseTyer. They also passed paris
Of a wreck which showed that tie storm had done re-
riou5 damage In other Quarters.
On tho night OF the 2ith they encountered severe
gale. from the : T.. aud the 2jth the storm stil
continuing aud oly having four days supply OF coal on
board they altered their course for Hilton Head >
They los, during TIE two storms % horses and the re-
mainder ere 30 used up th, Il is doubtful whether they
win ever be 81 any value. Private MchoeiSiuat ded on
hoard and wag buried az on the 9TH lie belonged
:, torpauy A. aud was a native of Maine. Capt sum.
ucr OF Tie Continental did everything that c0ud DC
done in order to the horses which II was feared at
one time would oil be lost The snip FRANK BHll mas
not been seen since the Continental parted with her,
Hie.Gcn j. T.. Hatch had gone 70 JncksoiYiIIe 70
relieve Gen Seymour who was expected al linton Head
within short time
tbir forces froa our front ut Jacksonville aud Ii'ka
The Court Martial OF Gen Gordon was sii progress
1be steamer Dudley Buck from New. Orleans brings
Me- Of papcrs from tina, city TO the l1huo later than
tlcsc already received. Sac sailed for Ne"-AofA On
/ the .sth. q,
The steamship Daniel Webster with troops, arrived
/ on the 9Th al > o'clock y. ~.
| Ouaftermosior g. c. Bingham Of Gen Gillmorc's
STAFF and his assistant Mr. l.. ID. Cunningham gave n
splendid entertainment. 20 the officers Of the steamer
Inl,on the night Of Friday, 18th inst An the Gen
! cfals ia the department we're invited to attend. ,
On the 18th passed three steamers bound south
On the h, parsed terewsteamer, supposed to be the
| Merrimac, bound South.
Tucsday 18th inst in latitude % 80 longitude - ~,
the Fulton experienced terrific rnlc Of wind from the
| f. = f. yecring y. 4. with very heavy sea, which
lasted until ~ o'clock IN. On the Goth.
THE WEEnAwKEN.-Nothin has been done
toward raising this Inflated iIon-clnd and doubt II
any measures will ever be taken 70 rescue her nom thc
shifting sands In which she lies mbedded thirty feet
below The waters surfice The task Of removing Cuch
an enormous weight at great disadvantage Is one
which neither Government nor the contractors VIII
willingly undertake The varying currents whore she
sank have fixed her there forever The heobuk, which
went down ON the morning OF the eh Of April last 4
slso an the ho,iUm and will probably he brought
| up. u ""ie''o nv a''' -''''
CAsHIIRED.- Lieut. Frank Reynolds,
Isl L. < Artillery. has been tried by n Court Martial
ON the charge Of Drunkenness on Duty" The Cor.
found the accused Guilty OF the charges and spech
~''''''''' lNcw-South, March &C.
| SENTENCE FOR SELLING WHIsKY.-In the case
q, James A. NcCrea who pleaded guilty 20 tho charge
Of selling whisky to soldiers the Military Commission
pronounced the following sentences ITO ho Kept In Jail
during The seven days following tho approval oi thi
sentence 10 stand each day of said days between
the hour Of o. and M IN mont OF the Provost
Marshals Office with ball and chain attached To bis
left leg and placard on his back bearing tho words
u sold liquor TO soldiers 70 pay hne OF s1o OF DC
confined six months at hard labor under charge OF the
Provost Marha of the posttho said six months to be
in addition 10 the days above mentioned ana on
payment Of the fine upon the expiration Of the BIZ
months confinement 30 be sent out OF the Department
not to return during the Rebellion: -,
NJ B-The above sentence has been somewhat modi
| fed and General Orders No. 10 (anended) says;
"rhe proceedings findings aud sentence OF the Military
Commission ts Of James hcCrea are approved
ON account of bis family much Of the sentence requires
ball and chain TO be sached TO his leg and psesfd on ms
back bearing the words sold liquor 10 soldiers 10 rentod