New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-26
pFRTLS OF OCEAN TRAVEL.

srrrrpI<Cs On ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS STEAMSHIPS.
Cant. Hugh Deaken of the bark Nancy Bry-
son of London arrived from Havana yesterday III te
steamship City of Vera Cruz He states that inc rarS
left Pernambuco Nov rs with cargo of sugar fer New
York On Dec. % the weather became very unsettled
with frequent heavy squalls, and by Dec Is the vino
had increased 10 a strong gale. AT midnight OF Dee "
the vessel was struck by tremendous sea, which carried
away sarbOGrd buwaIks and sanchl0ns IRON Tue cat
head to mships with The boat skids. water casks hc
every movable thing the DECK besides splitting
and washing away the sails. Four were
washed overheard, who were afterWard rescued
The boats were stove ard the port we'll Of the pump was
broken II was found that the ship was leaking ana the
mu,ps we're manned and the ship put before he wind
About a. H. of Dec. so 1t WAS decided to aDahdOn the
vessel one OF the boats stove aud swamped III
launching and the captain and crew, numbering ii per
sons TOOK to the o:ncr boat About 10 minutes aiter
leaving the vessel the ship gave tremendous pun@e
ana disappeared. terrible was running at the tine
AT daylight rcXt morning TIE blg A j. PcttenSii rom
Philadelphia FOR Maanzas, took the wrecked party or
board Can't Dcaken says they not only owe thcr sdety
10 Cant Hall Of the brig but that they were most kindly
and Lumlnely treated by him.
The ship John o. Baker, which arrived yesterday ilom
London had very boisterons passage An almost con-
slant succession Of gales encountered with high
ses causing the vessel to roll and strain heavily, and
blowing away many OF the sails. At one time the crew
were nearly disleartcncd On Jan. Henry Butler OF
sad-shire England ell from the rigging To- the deck
and was instantly killed. On Jan l. tie Abandoned
schooner CnanInCn, from Prince Edward lsldhd was
boarded Thee WIS uOAiug 10 he found on board cX-
cent a cat which was taken en- DOa;d ire snip. On
Wtucssay when making port IL tow, at the bcSnnink
OF northwest gale, the iawserS were Parted ana We
vessel was obliged 20 keep off 10 the 0uh"a ana maze
sail to keep her NJ 10 the wind. The weather was 50
cold that both spgit COMIasses became frozen ara the
glasses hurst $3.50 .--.-..,..
pilot weaver came up from the stranded steamship
AmcnuUc Yesterday. having been relieved by Iil"i wal
In Brewer Can't. Merritt Of the Coast WFccS:n@ Com
lay who has charge Of the vessel feels confident tAat
/ me vcahC! holds good ;0r three or four day DOc or
h. Las an ca terry gale with the increasing tides, he
Will succeed in getnng hcrOI -
The agents OF The steamship Colombo, now ~ DAYS
overdue iIOn Hull, FL !aud, are more sangNhC tDan
tLey have been Of that vessels safety Thcy think that
t, steamship OtHcilo Of lie line now several days
overdue has fallen IN with the Colombo AMI token heI
in tow aud Is probably trying 10 make port Nhcb the
Colombo sighted by the steamship America on Dec
~ size was about 800 !les east OF 81 johns, n f. ana
ulicr steam mead & ne westward. Appearances III
dcacd that the CuuiJos sailing power had been dlsa
bed IL is supposed tt she must have Encountered thc
northwest gales which prevailed Daring Dec 70, ~
amt 2S. and, fludug u imp siDe to make Hdlia& was
driven to the sOulhWaId uH the gale.
The steamship George Cromwell j. still missing, ana Is
now % DAYS out from Halifax, bound 20 -. JOINS.
Among other vessels that due Is the Holland OF
the National Line which should have arrived on Tues
day; the E,ssia and Ably ssinia, from Liverpool were
Al Yesterday.