, 1877-05-31
OCEAN PEIlILS.



IN With fearful velocity. The ship was
tllcn htx miles southwcst from Tartar Shoals,
and Thirteen niles from tho ahorc, the Captain
hhFihg known by observation her position At
o'clock. The danger upon which shc struck ts
not on any chart, but document sworn 10 be.
forc tho United Esatee Consulate at Acapulco.
by one percr, and witnessed BY William Lunft.
OF tho gunboat Mexico, dcposes that said pcrcr
ID perfectly conrcrsant with rocks extending
from Point Wafdonadocta, in southwestern
direction, sharp-polntcd, covered With four or
hve fathoms Of water, extending In nearly
straight line southwest, 10 distance Of twelve
to fourteen miles from tho land. and tf,at be
Ias hahctl for t,,rt,c, f.anra,,,w ths.a
Thc .hto ,r.. ~ 80. ."s!.'
1ae sn'o Wa at once turned towards tho
snofcs eFadua!y sinking. Full steam was on
when she grounded On sand-bank at 1920 a.
IN, Fortunately tfrec commandments 1,st1 ~,
lurstcd. The csntstr nns ~. "n,,a.. a1 ~. ~
~, A"o ~sp.a1n as,u Ma o1'ccrs Rcfe
coo'' e1tn't anu c1ear-'cadcd, AZ coon as tho
shtp Struck, orders having been given to get tho
rcr of sjnkfnr waa m,,t f,rrt,ont ea,...,t...
f,t wcor tt.o .aor ~, .'"1"t' ,,. oouna.nR
49,, h.,t NV .ss. aao 4anu.oa'k sno"eo I'VE
anu nail' seven and al'alf, twenty, and twenty.
THE LArptya.
nn1n1 ,ho faorf,,, t.,.sr,..s r,,r. .,,..,,-
sfnkIur NJ. nv sheas,, ,.. n". 49,, s''asn1y
gers. There was little confusion, but silent,
anxious waiting, although there wcrc 1:7 naa-
scngcss, twenty ut tLcth smo,l rlfI,1r,u
nnl manv vm,nr ,ro,, ,,.r.- n..s"s
at sea. The toots start"i fo- aisss asn. tic,t
miles aras' Not passenger was allowed a
pound Of baggage Of anv kind. and when reach
Ing the shore each boat was overturned anl tho
nastenrcrs t,,rown irto nm .,,rt II ,~..
..n-a 49,. a.. T.. 80. s"e ~ ""e
"~e"~ -'"'~4 ~ Nv @"Afot*tHs hAAA lAVtIAcLlCE
preserved eTcrg lHe. and all were safc On tho
Mexican shore. Fortunately, stream Of fresh
water was found between the mountains, where.
with tnc .tor, for r.,rnr,t,r ny .,,s soa.. W.
branches ri trccs ftr III III s,nrt "'o
1hn ton,otn n, ,s lus !as.t es 9 @ seps,
In Arann}rn .iuhtv ,Stfas Iata. W tms ~.
uatcy thc boat fei IN ws,b the ~,nous sx,n
onsrr, Ut a. gct ,rnvi.;ans ho a,nongn unaer
whnsa tn}o ri. mnr. - t"rr, ~ He'I t''l, enf.
Cn,,tntn nj o~c saeo,nc1 IN ~. H. sasf '.,S
thS sipwrcckcd asseppcrs. m rhey g wnrc aii II
oat and waSr H. mrxt aav ~ traneferr " 'c s w.
ioitic W naf .teasr w. nc1t ~ tIaose 70 tilo
hurry cot.,,nu".sug '11 A'>A' ~ap'' '"'e-
Tic Officers and crcw Of the unttcd sta.cs
s,,ina inctawnnna cn5 ~ T,,enSa o.n.Ss .s
most nolir. sunniytnr nv tbc na..SnHers asth si
rInt,bnr f:,t,, XXX .ua tseGmssss "!su
United Staiss tbins ~, sn,,en,,pt,,,n. 'u "
lsrEe amount, for % tiIsir rbution amonr ,n' tin n
'Hss. Cant. y.a,c,, mn, ,n,o-. ,,o,,un, ..,nua,,
1y~b1ayc, ] humane I uuscisl,. % oeieu capt e5 Wsi
.ay. ssyea steam pumps u Ito ta41ei. pi d ssssr
bottona was ot. ~ ft ~ ~ ho "',ow r
H. s.c,e, mas 1nt nvcr " ~ Luz sIeames G nas fan
nniv ron;crtrrn !. tI.,t H. tSie sss to
witch Wa snale nanr,t ~ '1sS 1o ,a.t ~. h. H.,
taar a1u a -. ~ .nG eoash o5 amo
A"y y..snx.a .-unva' 81 aeno'aa'4"o 1och'
IN one bo,,r nna t1Su ~, niu,,, Lunt ,,,, .x
un,icr thc warcs Rha ,rns raar sho e atoSaa ~uo
knots when sho struck. Tho % Eaptaln was s.s'on on
a tins ~ evcryih,ng gi9 ~ 4. H. a sasaef FsfueE,
msnutrs nter usc tG .t., " " H. "atn aa twenty
In tnt twrtv ntn"tc" sa aAs aa ~ nni, eut,
shore under iail head Of @ anIl ran iortxstwn m
a thc, orncl n iitty " IN, ne ~ y ,setcr .e 1. ~
a""d hot,e,'. s ,,..t ~ t,ty !cv. " NateT oh
stcrn was .ecn ~ ~ .a,.nr DF'E IT, !Goi et to
Of tbs shIp vas tubn,crgcI and lie m miszcnma.yt y
Iusc, ctcwese sns.ant1v saa,in e.'nr,,' 'rn tml,
Tho i1nv rc n,nmnv 1a noauns nsnoIe ua3ans
purscrs hands, tha sin,s mancT III af1 n ths sSs
baggage wa totaIy oat wos ro r1,o fot ,;f tae
sn irom sn trryicw wi,h many aus .or
ind that thera Il ,,nannors 3 s:n, 1snt X IT,
warmcst fceltpr ioward tic 'n ns'intnontcr oI i1r
n tSo ,sni Sssis sea' ays doPs r.. = IL: ID
ti,at lii ntfic, ~ m, man .sor1 tatr ti,,s
nnh;s. Il" Sa S~ nnnc au ,,, ho1oo. o. tne. ouiy
tho bcst-drllcd ina,,.of.war' tl,c III uen % couidn't
have acted xtth better discipline and responded
10 Ent svesy y.Ws1tas, 1luet Wiea n more hdeitS. ~
ua Capt: adaeli| Tn5scr Jefome, At. L. 3.
up overland. taking conveyance here, anu pro-
Tceafng Y fa,i from Mnac Ths co,.a kc
We expect to arrive a. san fFanciseo Mouaay'
4, latet aIspatch IRON 6an Diego confirms. by
.u stasc,neaL OF ~ lhteill9ent gentleman f,as-