The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-01
NEWS From KEW vrsy.


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By the arrival II the United States steamers Honduras
md Taapoosa, from Green Turtle Key, Bahamas have
been put in possession Of additional particulars relative 70
tho loss Of the United States soop OF San Jaon On
tho morning OF the LIST inst
At eight O'Clock the previous evening the San -
cinto being forty -four miles from land running q
the rate Of FIVE knots when orders gven 70 run
her twenty Avs miles towards the land and then head her
or shore Al this time her fore and aft sails set
At halfpast one 4 NJ, on the LIST, sho struck
on . reef between Green Turtle Key and No Name
Key. The wind was then blowing on shore
from west northwest The topsa and topgaliant sails
were then loosed and thrown aback with the view Of
backing tho vessel on At tho same time boat WIS
lowered with an anchor attached TO stout hawser and
lot 90 astn and heavy strain wae made On tho Latter
bringing the stern OF the ship TO port little; but the
strain was too great for the hawser TO sustain and Il
parted Al long the wind remained at west nortwe
tho sails kept abac, the engines working all tho
time. At i've O'Clock A. NJ, the wind having hauled
more TO the northward sail taken in In the mean
time another anchor, q about twelve hundred pounds
was made ready be carried aern and let 60 attached
TO new hawsor but in consequence OF the wind from
the northward freshenng IL was found impossible 70!
the anchor be carried out with three boats and
tho assistance OF the wreckers At six A. NJ there were
three feet water hold and the leak rapidly ncrcas
Ing o'clock the engines which had been working
all time At nine O'Clock, being nlgn
water there seven feet water Ia the hold when the
At one NJ Captain Meade ordered the sick to be sent
ashore which accomplished woh the assistance OF
thcwrcckers Tho number amounted TO about forty.
They accompanied by the surgeon. This accom-
pshed the next thing done to the stores sails
and other portable property belonging TO the ship On
the morning Of the "a all bands were again set 70 WORK
sais into tents for the accommodation OF the officers and
BY dark this was accomplished the vessel aban-
doned and all hands encamped on No Name Key
On hearing of the disaster Mr.. Brown, the resident
magistrate at Green Turtle Key where there is settle
ment, despatched vessel to Nassau with the intei
gence whereupon the Governor sent her Maesy's steam
Medea mot Meteor with provisions and all things
needn't with offers of assistance TO Captain Meade; but
as tho San Jacnt0 well found In provisions and
other necessares Captain Meade returned courteous
to the Governor informing him, while returning
thanks that he supplied with all things needfnl
The Margaret Ann. the schooner which was chartered
bring away guns OF the San Jacinto arrived here
the 10th in company with the Talapoosa having the
Captain Meade his officers and crew. at least such Of
the latter as remain-[or fifty have deserted
are comfortable could DO expected underline crcum
in which they placed 1t seems that certain
rascals have been al work encing the men TO desert
and ono Of thcm-said to be Englishman-has been
caught and has met with his desserts Several OF the
men having been missing, search was made Tor them
among the brushw0od resulting in the capture OF the
Englishman, who was skulking among the bushes on
being questioned he said he was there cutting wood Dun
as he could produce the circumstance was
sufficiently suspicious to warrant his detention
On the search being further prosecuted two OF the
deserted found, with their bundles all made
up and the prisoners hat-for he was barcheaded-n
one of the bundles This conclusive, and the man
sent to Green Turtle Key, where he was sum
marty convicted before the resident mag srate, and
sentenced TO hard labor for six months.
No Name Key, where the San Jacintos are encamped,
contains settled inhabitants II is twenty miles west
northwest of Elbow Key BY latest accounts. the
wreckers busy engaged dsmantlpg the San Jacin
to hut they are allowed to touch any part Of chs
machinery The Honduras left again yesterday for tht
wreck with Captain Welsh, agent OF the Board OF Under
writers, on board
There is nothing stirring in the shape Of local news
Tho presen winter Ia not gay the last
In consequence perhaps Of the many from
yellow fever during tho past year.