Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-14

nearly Deeu biONn ashore on ape Ahu-
averal, and had thrown overheard nearly
all his mOoring tackle 70 tighten the ship
forward. He had been taken in tow by
a steamer, supposed from his description
TO have been the North Star, which
tOwed him until they parted two haw-
sers. The Marget was in a very crippleu
condition, having lost her jibboom, lore
masthead. with all attached, mainI0p-
gallantmast and miZzentopmast. me
foresail had been blown away n all heI
sails split.
When fallen in with by the Newben
she was about one mile from n beach,
forty miles 10 the northward of Cape
Fiorida. and would have been ashore N
four hours more, the wind blowing fresh
from the eastward at the time. The
| Newbern took her in tow and brought
her into Key West.
THE BARRs JOHN WESLEY AND J. n.
HOWARD BEACHED on THE FLORIDA
COAST.
The same day about three p. NJ, a bark
was sighted on the beach, flying a signal
! of distress. The third cutter, with the
executive officer, asdispatchcdt0 ascer-
! tain her circumstances. she lay on lhS
beach about thirty miles 10 the
| Of Cape Florida, where she went ashore
at five and a half A. on the twenty
third. Seven men We. taken from her,
brought ON board the Newbern, and
carried to Key West. Ihe following l.
the statement Of M OF them:
The bark was the John Wesley ol
SearsporL Ne. Samuel Patton, master,
bound from New Orleans 10 Liverpool
with a load OF cotton. She let New Ut
leans on the fourteenth Of October eros
sing the bar on the seventeenth. On lht
tU-cnty-second she encountered heavy
soras from the North and East, and on
rbe fwautv-second, atiycP r.. NJ, steering
SOUTH struck on a reef two miles from
rho coast. Kept sail on her, and she beal
over the reef without knocking any nolS
i'm her. and beached al hali-past hNe
with sails still set she had on bOaro
nine men before the mast, captain, mrs
and second mates, and steWardess. NJ
one lost. Al the baggage OF the crew
and an abundance Of provisions were
saved. The captain, mates
aud one man remained with the ship, IN
-otberseven wishing togo tONew Orleans
where they shipped.
After taking on board these men tn
Newbern proceeded on her course. 81
miles 10 the southwark she saw a bari
ashore. which Capt. Patton, Of the JOIN
Wesley. reported t. ue the J. NJ. Howard
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with a full cargo Of cotton.
Many OTHER WRECKS.
On the twenty-eighth, at seven A. N.
EIGHT miles 10 the North and East o
.S5mbrero light, passed a wreck unde
water. with apparently royal and top
Gallant wards acrOss ON one mast, ani
, another mast almost all gone At min.
NJ. saw "a lead c0lOred steamer ashOr
on the Key, about t~hirty-tve miles Eas
% If KEY West. Several schOoners lproba
bly, wreckersl appeared TO be making 70
% her. A mile To tine windWard anothe
r bark was seen ashore
On the morning of the twenty-seventl
g the Newbern picked up a maintopgallan
vsri. with sail bent IN. II was eylden
a new sail. and was marked on tn
corner, John Mayo. During b ~
. from Port ROYAL, a great quantity q
. floating timber and wreck was passed
: indicating that the recent gale has bee
: one of the heaviest and most DESTRUCTIVE
10 shining that has been experienced o.
the coast for 81 long time.
The shin Caroline Nesmith, Capt. Cot
. Ter. was cleared at Mobile on the mint
: ult., for Liverpool, and went ashore o.
French Reef, forty miles West OF he
A., West, during the heavy gale Of tn
= r~ventv-hrst and twenty-secOndult On
4 of her boats. containing nineOf her crew
reached Kew West. Capt. COtter an
the remainder of the crew weresate whe
the boat left. The ship had a yaluabl
cargo of cotton on board, whichis probl
\ bly, all lost.
The steamship Catharine Whiting, IN
e der the command of Capt. MerrymaI
: cleared at New York on the nineteent.
4 ulr., for Galveston, with an assorte
d cargo, and is supposed 10 be the scre'
e steamer seen ashore five miles South
z Carvsfort by Capt. Murray, of the steam
u shin Vera Cruz. At the time she Wa
z seen she was inside the reef, and Wa
y surrounded by wreckers, who, probably
% had taken of the passengers and crew.
: The bark Waltham, Capt. MinOt, froT
! New Orleans for Boston, sailed from tn
Belize about the sixteenth Ult., and wa
e wrecked on the coast OF Florida durin
the recent heavy gales. She had a carg
: of one thousand and twenty-five bales
= cotton, ffrv-one bales of wool, N thou
sand five hundred and eighty-nine hide
u and sundry other articles of merchau
! disc.
. The bark John Wesley, Capt. Patton
from New Orleans, fourteenth nit, fl
! Liverpool, with a cargo Of one thOusan
/ four hundred and sixty bales Of cOJto
% and one thousand two hundred stavei
went ashore one hundred and fifty mile
from Key West, during the recent gale
u and became a tOtall0Ss. Part Of thecre'
had arrived at New Orleans in the stea
l mer Herman Livingston.