The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-22
THE WRECK OF THE sACRAMENfO
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HERALD.

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Additional ParsIcuIars Of the WRECK Of sse
United States Steamer sacranents. and
He'ess Of Her Crew. pox.Ar july o 1857.
IrsUst to have to report to you the intsagencs Of
the wreck Of the United States steamer sacsmsnto
near Coconada point The eastern coast Of India
Al the time write the particulars OF this unfortunate
anar are exceedingly msagrs inasmuch - they consist
for the most part Of brief kilograms or OF short para
graphs in the Madras nswspapsn; but the following
would appear to be the facts--
The Sacramento, which was iron plated vessel Of
thirteen guns left Madras, to proceed 70 Calcutta On
the morning Of Tuesday. June lS but intended calling
at Coconaoa TO take in supply Of coal On arriving on
Point Gordewar about fifteen les south Of Coconads,
she ran aground, and her crew could not sue
coed In getting her on the commander Of the Sacra-
msnto dispatched Mr. Russell, the paymasisr Of the
vessel, in beat to Cocoaada " ash The assistance Of
the EnensA harbcr aaihoritiss Acre The Nastsr.At
tsdant immediately cent "a beats 70 fetch tAs ocsrs
and crew. n necessary, TO thss po and also psocssded
70 the wreck himself 70 render aay assistance which lay
In he power. These UoMspssm 70 have leR CocOnada
Che 21st q June
II would sppeaf however, Is n the state al
Affairs on board the Sacramento bad assumed more
serious aspect after tho paymaser was sent for assis
ance and that became necessary 10 abandon her. for
- the British India Steam Navigation Compapy's
steamer Arabia, Captain Ballantine, was on her way
from Calcutta TO Madras the evening Of the 2lst at
hafpast six O'Clock, she fen In with cutter and raft
belonging TO the Sacramento, on which wore twenty.
nine officers and men, or course they were taken on
board the Arabia and made comfortable ~ possible
afterwards taken to Coconada and put board an
American vessel lying In the rOads The rescued off,
stated, when they taken board the Arabis
han, nshL afft Harr
viousiy, and had been all that time without either
food or water The rest Of the officers and crew bad
left The steamer fs bst what had then become Of
them they did not know. The party rescued by the
Arabia were as follows-lieutenant Commanding,
George Bache First Lieutenant Of Marines, Henry A.
Engineer, X Able; Second Assistant Engineer, Frede
rick l. Miar Third Assistant Engineer, u D. Taylor;
Midshipman, Murray s. Day; Captains Clerk. Howard
Walker; Pay Clerk, J. g. stmscn; Sailmaker }. Brad
ford the master at arms the pursers steward, seven
frenien, three seamen and seven mariAes making .
total OF twenty .nine persons
Tho Sacramento was heavy armor-plated vessel and
having gone ashore such weather as We have here
during the monsoon, getting her Of again would DO IN
As a. the news Of the disaster arrived al Madras
bis Exceency Lord Napier the Governor Of that presi
comalee 70 send ono Of her Msjeeys ships Of war 10
the assistance Of the Sacramento. This order was
promptly ooeyed and the steamer Star. ship Of eight
gns soon her way 10 the Of tho disaster
Since the above written learn that the Of
the Sacramento who picked up the raft by the
Arabia, had q very narrow escape Of being passed by
that vessel When the party sighted BY the Arabia
IL was thought that they were catamaran mcnhat is
native seafarng men fishermen--who sometimes 70
far out TO sea their tiny native boaia
for the purpose of fishing and OF tho officers
about proceeding on Their voyage without stopping.
Captain Balisntine however was not satisfied and had
his vessol seeFed 10 the spot where hs craft
drifting, and fortunately dscovessa that thu cup
posed caamaEan men were neither lees than
portion OF the shipwrecked crew or the 6ocrament0
What has become Of the rest OF the uncertain;
bat the Madras journals think that they have arrvea ID
eafety at C0c0oada si
Intelligence up 10 the "a Inst states that her Nsestyu
steamer Star, which sent from Trincomalee The
assistance Of tho Sacramentp arrived q Madras the
is inst without having been able 10 render any assist.
ance 70 the wrecked vessel She reports that Captain
Thompson the Master Attendant the port Of Uoeonada
and the Collector Of the District with force two
hundred mon, are endeavorng to ~ many q the
Sacnmentos stores possible They had alrssdy saved
considerable portion Of them wen e. 600 worth
Of treasure from The cash chest.
The crow Of the Sacramento lodged on board the
RajpOot at Coconada and their COMMANDER endeavor-
ing 70 charter vessel 10 convey them to New York
direct. ~