New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-23
pERU& OF THE sEA.
Narrative 8f Voyage from Hayre-A
Ship Run DowD-Her Crew Picked
Up-Mates of Another ship Lost Over
board-A ship Burned to the Waters
Edge The Doomed ship Europa

,Up-Mates of Another ship Lost over
boart-A Ship Burned to the Waters
Edge The Doomed ship Europa -
strong Gales from East TO West.
We publish the subjoined extracts from
the log of the ship Thomas Harvard, Cap
tain Chisam. from Hayre. which has ar
rived at this polt:
Sailed from Havre January. Encoun-
tered very heavy weather 10 the channel,
and was obliged in consequence 10 seek
shelter in Portland roads. Sailed again
January "a; got to the westward as far as
the Lizards, and there encountered heavy
raIe from the west, which drove US back
M the channel past starting point: was
obliged to put ship under short canvas.
On the morning OF the twenty sixth, be.
tween Start and Portland points, sighted a
small boat to the windward, showing sig
nal of distress wore ship and picked it up.
Its occupants proved to be the captain,
mate and eight of the crew of the British
bark Jane Gray, OF North Shields. coal
laden, and bound for Barcelona. Her otii-
Ger reported that they had been run into
the night previous, by an iron ship name
unknown), and their vessel sunk n ten
minutes, having barely time to get the
boat out The captain stated that the
whole stern was completely cut off by the
and transom. One of his men had an arm
broken, and was otherwise badly bruised.
They had been ten hours in the boat with
a heavy sea running. when picked up.
Shortly after taking theIu on board the
weather moderated, wind veeIing TO east.
ward; stond down the channel. and on the
thirtieth of January put them on board the
British ship Murray, from China. bound to
London, in latitude lSo 80. longitude 10
20 west.
February Is. latitude 81 TO- north. long,.
tude ~ so. sgnanzed British ship Cal
dera. from Swansea. for Valparaiso. She
had lost overheard, February /. her first
and second mates. We encountered on
that day terrific cross sea.
February II, latitude l91 - north. iongi.
tude Do IS west. signalized British bark
Peri. from London. for PernambucO. eigh.
teen days out. Same day spoke American
ship }. c. Patten, from Liverpool.
February IS, latitude 2i9 !G north, longi-
tude 81 so west. sigualized Danish ship
Malta. from Antwerp for CallaO. Same
day Swede brig Amelia s.. from london
for Costa Rca, twenty-one days out. and
passed British ship Eveline.
February 10, latitude 90 ~ north, longi-
.ude 23o go west. signalized British ship
Hampton Court. trcm Liverpool FOR New
Orleans.
March :. Oft Island of Porto Rico. British
bark CsrdrO7s. from Liverpool for Nicara-
qua.
March l6. at : z. NJ. saw a light bearing
about northwest; run down for it, aud il
proved to be the hull of a large ship envel-
oped in flames from stem 20 stern; sent up
rockets but failed to discover any boats;
supposed that she would 90 down in q few
hours. as the fire was down TO the water.
edge The ship Zephyr. of Boston. from
Havre. hove near by; hauled our wind and
kept on our course. She was in latitude %
81 north, longitude 3 10 west. or about
30 miles south ard east from South west
Pass.
iThi. vessel wa- beyond doubt the ship
Europa, previously reported as having be- n
destroyed by fire 300 miles from Southwest
Pass.--REPORTER REPIBLICAN.i
From the Channel TO about 30 north ex-
perienced strong gales from east and west.
and thence 10 latitude 20 north l!ghtvaria
bl" winds and Gains Got the trade winds
in latitude IL north from about east south
east. and light all the way across. Passed
Mount Serrat March >: had fresh trades all
the way down to Cape San Antonio: passed
the cape March IL at A. NJ. and arrived
al the bar on March ~, after a passage of
seventy days from Hayre and fifty four
from Portland roads.
ARRIVAL OF The SPRING SrO.x Al
WASHES While the most casua! oh
server on Canal street may easily note the
general absence Of buyers n The retail
stores which line that ih0EOughfare. still
,here is an exception remarkably apparent
in the store OF NJ. 3. 7. Walshc. the popu-
lar dealer iD shlit.. under clothing. etc.
There appears TO b" no lack oI business
there. and the clerks can not complain of
having uothiu. TO O.. The .act IS easily
seen that there j. a general curiosity eX'
cited about en;ncthing. and upon looking
into !. we learned tia. the arrival Of Mr..
Washes sprin: &. DDS va. the cause. Hi'
thousand and one customers wGr. calling
and picking ont what they wanted. so as
no. to be out Of the ST. i: and 80 do not
,aIne them. for IL m@:: beautiful a=s0!t-
ulcnt Of goods was never brought - ;hIs
city or Submit. ID /. public inspection.
They are also 50 rem ;rkab.r cheap that
even the pooros, hatitue or Cana! street
can afiord t" provide h:msc. I.eTet:ol.4
with an elegant Zig.
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