The Portland daily press., 1866-11-13
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, November 10, 1855
FROM NASSAU, N. p.
official List of the Vessels
Wrecked.
Loss of the Brig William Henry.
of Portland.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. IL.
Consul Kirkpatrick, at Nassau, writes undeI.
date of October 10th: The American brig
John Hastings, of New York. was seen on the.
9th, abandoned, with foremast and mainmast
head gone, and sails torn in ribbons, and with
boat on deck bottom up. The American bark
John Curtis, of Brunswick, Me- had reached
harbor. She was from Havana and bound to
Turks Island, and had lost masts and rudder
mead, and received other material damage
she was brought in by wreckers, who assisted
in getting her off 10 South West Bay The
French bark wrecked at Great lSirrup Bay,
capsized and went to pieces and all hands
were lost. Five bodies were picked ND nearly
naked. The American ship J. NJ Gushing, Of
NeWburyport, from Boston for New Orleans,
with general cargo, arrived here ON the 9th
Wrung off, and otherwise damaged. Chas. M.
Hoyt, I'd mate was washed overheard on Sd
inst. Brig Rival, which was totally wrecked at
Moor's Island on the I'd, was from New York
1s 1or Ga,iveston; the cargo was partly saved and
The bark 8. Willis Rich, of Stockton, Me-.
from Boston for Matanzas, with ice and a gem
eral cargo, was totally wrecked on Cords Aha
co, on the I'd inst. Part of the cargo with the
officers and crew have been brought to Nassau
Ihe brig VIM. Henry, from Portland for Hay-
ana, with lumber and shooks,- was totally
wrecked on the morning of the I'd. at New
Cords Abaco. After striking three of the crew
were washed overheard and drowned. viz
iiHdM Dahef aud Wuham Jones OF Buffa-
10, N. T., and James Brown, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The other officers and the remainder of the
crew were brought to Nassau.
Brig j. H. Platter of Norwich, Conn., from
New York for Havana, was totally wrecked at
Elenthera on the 1st inst. A portion of her
cargo, with the officers and crew were saved
Brig Baltic from New York for Galveston,
struck on Elenthera and was totally wrecked
on the 1st. A small part of the cargo with
tne 9neers and crew were brought to Nassau.
at Fortune Island. Officers and crew have ar
rived at Nassau -
The American Eagle of Boston was bottom
up at Cat Island, San Salvador MANY dead
podieS mad bean picked up on shore She was
loaded with brandy and wines, and was being
brought to Nassau as drelict, 1t is Reported
that one hundred dead bodies have afreadv
noated ashore, which would indicate that she
was irom some foreign port and had imm- 1
grant passengers on board. The brig HYDRA.
searsgort, Me-, has been brought TO Nassau nv
the WreckeFs. She was from Wilmington. n.
u, bouni for Havana, with lumber Her masts
We're gone and she had received other Injuries,
daaoa dme american ae hrig Joseph Baker was aban-
4oHea ana totally lost at Mathewtown Inagua.
AElg Julia Bartlett, of Bangor, from Nassau
I9r Fhlladeiphia, was totally lost near Lantern
Head, Inagua. Crew saved with the excep-
ton OF two men who were, drowned. Brig j.
<. Elliot, from Bangor for Port au Prince.
drlfted on reef at Harbor Island on the 10th
INST, and became total wreck. A large CEN
treboard schooner was totally wrecked at Aba
co and all hands drowned. No name CIR aa-
tionality was ascertained, Fart Of q chronoml
eter bog marked v. s. Heliorfeyy,s Grey, N. Y,
was picked up near the wreck which NAV lead
to her identity. The schooner Advances ysas
totally lost with her entire crew. she Is sun-
posed TO belong at Baltimore.