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

which these vessels passed them, they were
not observed.
NAMES OF RESCUED
The follow ng ore the names OF the survivors,
Robert Smith Charles Clayton,
william Dola.i JIste Dubois
sANCs OF THE LOST.
The following persisted with the ship shortly after
wards
- oswell, first mate Alfred Davis
- Connor, second mate. Joseph King,
known George rilch, boy.
William Furness, steward
The captain, VIM Bayies before stated, died while
the raft.
a MYSTERIOUS LIGHT FIRE SEES By THE SEwRERS
ON the evening Of the day Thursday, the 24.h
eight O'clock light made TO the north and east
1t burnt up quite brightly and was supposed to be yes
sci FIRE. The ship put about and ran for the
light which was apparently twenty miles OIL, no blaze
being visible Afxer running about three-auarerv Of an
hour towards the light IL suddenly disappeared, aud
there being probability Of finding its whereabouts IN
night the Newbern resumed her course 70 the south
ward.
THE pnussIAy BARK MARCEL DISABLED.
On the morning Of the 27th, at nine o'clock latitude
20 80 longitude SO o. vessel discovered ahead,
making signals OF distress. ON coming alongside she
was found to be the Prussian bark Marget, Ridlich
MASTER OF Memel bound from New Orleans TO Liverpool
loadsd with cotton The third cutter was lowered ana
her and the captain Of her came on board the
Newborn He stated that he had experienced the
heaviest gale he had known that the day before
he had nearly been blown ashore on Cape Canaveral,
and had thrown overheard nearly all his moorng tackle
tighten the ship forward He had then been taken in
tow by steamer, supposed from his description to
have the North Star, which towed him until they
parted two hausers The Marget in very crippled
condition having lost her jibbo0m, forenasthead, with
all attached, mantopgalantmast and mizzentopmast.
The foresa had been blown and all her sails split
When fallen in with by the Newbem she was about
mile from the beach, forty miles to the northward
Of Cape Florida, would have been ashore In four
hours more the wind blowing fresh from the eastward
at time The Newborn took her in tow and brought
her into Key West
The RAaKs JOHN WESLEY AND !. M. HOWARD BEAcHED on
THE FLORIDA COAST
The same day about three p. M bark was sighted
the beach, ny ing signal Of distress The third cutter,
with the executive officer, despatched to ascertain
her circumstances She lay the beach about thirty
miles the norhward Of Cape Florida where she went
ashore at halfpast five A. NJ on the 23d. Seven men
taken from her. brought board the Newbern and
carried to Key West. The following is the statement of
one OF them:-
The bark was the John Wesley Of searsport, Maine,
Samuel Patten MASTER bound from New Orleans to Liv
e1,oo with load Of cotton She left New Orleans on
the 14th of October crossing the bar the 18TH On
the 22d encountered heavy gales from the north and
east and the Esd at five A. NJ steering south struck
reef two miles from the coast Kept sail on her. and
she beat the reef without knocking any hole In her.
and beached at half past ve with sail stn set She had
on board nine men before the mast, captain, first
and second mates and stewardess No one lost.
All the baggage Of the and abundance
of provisions were saved The captain, Mates stew
ardess and remained with the ship the other
seven wishing to go to New Orleans, where they
shipped.
After taking board these men the Newbern pro-
ceedcd her course Six miles to the southwark she
bark ashore which Captain Patten OF the John
Wesley. reported to be the J. NJ Howard, with full
cargo Of cotton
On the 2sth, at IA NJ eight miles to the north and
Of Sombrero light passed wreck under water with
apparently royal and topgalant yards across on one
mast and another mast almost all gone At A. N. saw
lead colored ashore the Key, about thirty
bly, wreckers appeared to be making for her. mile
the windward another bark seen ashore.
On the morning Of the 9th the Newbern picked up
mantopgaant yard, with sail bent on II was evil
IDENTIFY SAIL and was marked the corner John
Mayo During the from Port Royal great
quantity o. floating timber ia and wreck was va passed nd
andO most destructive 10 shipping that has been expe
rcnced on the coast for . long time.
The following Is list Of the Officers OF the United
States steamship Newbern:-
Acting Master Commdndiag- Robert T. Holley.
zeg .s anna s.d 1s 9 Taan.
Acting Pos'ed As.istanf Sus0es-s. Boyer.
Acting Asisianf Paymdster-E II. Cushing
Acting Ensigns-F. g. r. Lenuan, o. NJ Nash.
Ades--C. H. Thorne, Edward Kearns, Robert Burns.
EBgiWeers-Actng First Assistant lin chargo, Thomas
Do6bs; Acting Second assistants, Benjsmn James, J.
Captain's Clerk. T. Sawyer