The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-27
TIE, DISMASTED FRICAfE.
A M Nn-ofwar's Launch and Cutter Passed at
Sea. Tho Ship Evidently Lost-Increased
Fea, Regarding the Shenand osh.

From add,ti NAL sources we have intelligence or
tie probable crL plng or loss Of an American man.
of.gar. or AN arm ed vessel OF some other nation.
aud the later intea ence gives birth 10 the most sad
aad terrible forebou ass. our nrst news came bS
cable from London 10 the erect tnat an Engiish
ship arrived that port tom Martinique. had seen.
september II, an Aneri, IN ifisate' dismasted.
The captuiin omitted TO state us iateuue ana iohgi-
when he had come across this disabled cruiser
on the waste OF waters. But 70 couiu not havd
been mistaken as to the character or nationality OF
The craft. as they are clearly know 10 an expert
enced seaman as II ne had been ab oard the snip
ana studied over the captain commits
SION we still hope that there IL some
mistake III the matter ami that ne COR
vettc Shenandoah, Commander Clarke H. welis
which sailed from Boston the "a or 80 day I Sep
TENDER has safely made passage 20 Lisbon. ana
VIII be heard from in due time. As we remar Ncd
yesterday, her passage Is long one, but not 70
undnly protracted "a TO have excited any greas una
casiness concerning her SAFETY she is now out over
nifty days, but under sail, and with unfavorNble
winds, that would not be an extraordinary long
run. Our intelligence, however, from Lisbon and
Cadz gives notice OF the arrival OF merchant vessels
but that - no certain criterion TO judge
the Shenandoahs trip by. The Shenandoah wosbd
driving IN order to give the officers time TO drill aud
diclpiine the crew ana get things well shaken
gence had been received OF the dsmastcd ship
other tLan that reported by cable should feet
enough we have rom St. John. New brunswick,
wa bermuda, suggestive news OF q disaster In
nelghborhood In winch The American frigate, DIS
masted was seen by the English captain.
cl IRON tne ~ Jonn, n; " Ne,cs we learn that
mouth, arrived al Chatham from Boston, on Thurs
day. September 30 He reports that he encountered
- with very heavy sea from 5. W., ana on Thurs
day iollowing In la:. ~ % NJ lon. 81 w. he
passed Two Two boats supposed to be manolwars
mast aud sail visible; the latter was up
right and full Of water, and had seven
dark on the outside and white inside and evidently
belonged to the same vessel, rs they were OF one
bnld and one was sighted within an hour OF tho
other. Captain Grace put or boat ana got the
launch In tow, bur- the wind blowing very fresh and
being to the leeward, could not get 1t TO the Ship
and was Obliged 10 leave From the act that tho
iaunchs mast was stepped and the sail set 1t Is
dent that the boat had been manned after having
been launched. II sea had carried IL from
IT'S cradle IN the waist Of the sap neither the
nor sail would have been set. She was found bot
tom up aud the fate OF her crew yet remains 10 be
told. IL Is possible that the crews OF both boats
rescued the boats sent adrit by some ves-
sci passing along this ncquened route. We must
await further Intelligence, II fortunately we shall
0bain IL, concerning TINS mystery. As IL now
appears that there has been dreadful calamity
At sea, and every evidence would point TO
tons OF Its being one OF our own vessels aud with
possibility that IL was the corvette Shenandoah the
only ship that was likely to have been In that part
OF the ocean.
From the Azores we ought 10 have news OF the
Shenandoah IL she has been partially disabled and
Compelled TO run OF To the eastward. Our latest
adyices from Fayal 10 September 20. Nothing
relating 10 her was contained III our intel
ltgence from that point. Further and later
advces Will be anSiousy awaited, either
from Europe or from the Windward Islands.
concerning the fate OF the ships company. Euro
pean bound vessels would more than likely have
picked up the survivors and conveyed them to
for soe days yet The Navy peparmenu w
doubtless, use every exertion TO clear up what IL
now terrible mystery, and thereby relieve tho
punds OF thousands who nave relative ca and friends
GU board the shenandoah.