The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-06
Our Key West Correspondence.


Our Key West Correspondence.
KEY WEST Fla Oct 2s 1865.
The gale has been very destructive in this vicinity and
the Florida with wrecks from end
% the other 1t was varously experienced in the inter-
val between the nth and 26th inst.
RyESrFuL VOYAGE
The steamer Newbern Commander Holley, which
left New York on the 2lst inst, bound for Port Royal
and the Gulf squadron. has arrived. She had
eventfu voyage in encountering seres-of ships dis
abled wrecked in the gale, and fortunate In
ung the survivors Of the ship Mersey which foundered
~ sea The following account is compiled from her
log .8
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER sEwBRRS IN THE GALE
On Sunday, the 22d, she had fine weather. but the
23d, about noon, the wind to rise, blowing
from eastnortheast and at hafpast six p NJ blew quite
fresh, she being then few miles to the southwark Of
Cape Lookout, N O. The breeze continued TO freshen
al night and on the morning Of the oath blowing
heavy gale The ship kept before the wind, carry
ing her foresa long possible, until tho foreyard
disabled At eight A. NJ the gale still increasing,
and very high running from the eastward, she
hove 70 under her storm main trysai She continued to
labor heavily but behaved well, and showed her
ccllent qualities boat. Towards evening, tho
gale abating somewhat she into fathoms
water and At twenty minutes TO eight p NJ brought
% anchor, Port Royal light bearing southwest. Next
morning the 25h she entered Port Royal harbor find
ing that tho outer ghtshp had been blown away during
she recent gales. The same day at five NJ she left
Port Royal and proceeded her voyage TO eGuf Of
Mexico
youxnnRrc or rHr Snip nrRsrY, or uvgRpooI-
s4ia RESCUE or FOUR OF THE DREW.
On the 10th, Thursday, numerous pieces OF wreck
were passed, and mahogany logs giving rise TO the con-
jectuss that large vessel had been wrecked In the vi
entity On this account good lookout kept md at
halfpast two p NJ, In latitude 20 OF, longitude so 81
Cape cnnaveral bearing southwest distant forty miles,
Captain HolIey discovered floating what appeared
% be raft to the southwark. The ship bore down
towards ahcm, TO- lowered the third cutter and
took themGn tremendous ground swell running at the
sme They proved be four the Of the ship Mer
sey, Of Liverpool loaded with mahogany, forty days out
from SAINTS Anna Mexico which foundered at the
night Of theA33d The men were In dreadful condition.
having been ,in the water long timo -four days
Their all washed or Them their legs very
much swslled som the action OF the salt water and they
had attempted 20 quench their thirst by sucking the
blood Of ono Of their numbers large wound in whose
am testii peny to the fact. They we're made ~
comfortable a. possible on board clothing &C. being
Surnshed them. SThe following is tho
STATEMENT or MOI u&r mnm, oSs or IHs RESCUED xES.
The Mersey salet from Liverpool aud arrived Santa
Anna - Bayies master of her. While lying on Santa
Anna che captain and.hree lost while going
ashore IN boat there being heavy surf the beach,
The nrstmate, VIM BayeC brother Of the late captain,
son took charge She iefe Santa Anna the 18th Of
September short handed DO und for Cork or Falmouth,
for ords After experiencing much bad weather in the
Gull she reached the Aantio and tho a1st Of Octo
bor while in the Gulf stream, she encountered heavy
gale from the northward and eastward She Iabored
heavily losing some Of her lighter spars until the morn
ing OF the z3d when II resolved 10 cut away the
unasts The weather main shrouds accordingly cut
and the nanmast went over TO lecward the mzzen
mast forstopmas and the bbocm went by the board at
che time. leaving only the foremost standing The
lee rigging, however, still held the wreck Of the
masts near tho ship, and in consequence OF
these breaking in her Sides became water
logged, and at nine p. NJ she lay on her beam
ends All hands BOT aft and remained there I'LL seven
Of the Gath. when the vessel rolled over and went
down. carrying all on board with her
She had on board at the time thirteen men, all told
Robert Smith states that he went down for distance
with the wreck, and on coming TO the surface he
several Of the ps company floating about on logs and
parts Of ths shlH or these the frst mate 0swcll,
who was log appeared to be very weak, and was
soon washed OF and drowned.
The carpenter, steward, boy and two men were In
sight for somc time, but finally sank
Seeing more n piece OF wreck at some distance
smith swan towards H. and found that II tho stern
Of the nip TO which were cllrging the captain twm
Bayles) the second mate Charles Connor and three
men, named Charles Clayton william Dorian and Juste
Dubois, Frenchman.
Just about the time that Smith reached the raft the
second mate, who had apparently boon much bruised
lost his hold WINS washed or and was not again
The captain too was very weak. his right hand being
almost severed from the wrist and his left seriously
Hur. BY being damned between the umbcrs t
When smith got the raft there then five men
depending IL for life, without particle Of food or
water and very little clothing They all clung to u,
however, till about bafpsst r. N. OF the same
day, when the captain died, and washed OF the
wreck by the next The four remaining men con-
srived hold 70 the raft I'll they picked mp by
ths Kewbcrn's boat In the afternoon Of the goth While
On The raft they were passed by two steamers, one
schooner and bark which seemed herself TO be almost
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