The Republican journal., 1922-02-23

tain Durham. Subsequently, having gone
to France with his vessel, judgment of
contiscation was rendered against her
By stratagem, Capt. Durham succeeded
in making his escape with the vessel, and
in March, 1858, reached this country. In
April, 1858, he published at Washington a
detailed account of the whole matter.
The new ship "Huaco," Capt. j. P.
| Morse, from Belfast for New Orleans, in
ballast, when only four hours out, struck
a sunken ledge near Saddleback, on Jan.
| q 1857, about four mile below Isle au
| Haul, which presented so small a surface
that she cleared it, and went down by the
head in twenty minutes, the crew even
losing their clothing. She was owned by
White and Conner and James F. White,
and was insured. News of the disaster
reached here the same evening
On Nov. 7, 1857, the schooner Mag
/ yar," of Belfast, from Baltimore for An
tigua, was capsized. The captain and one
seaman were washed overheard, and two
others persisted from exposure. The three
survivors were rescued by French ves-
sci, and carried to Havre.
J On Nov. 20. 1857, Captain John II.
Cousens, of the ship "Coronet," of Bel
fast, aged 81 years, was drowned in the
harbor of Falmouth, Eng. A funeral SER
mon was delivered by the Rev. DR.. Pal
frey, in the Unitarian Church, Dec. 81.
The schooner "R S. Bell" of Belfast,
from Petersburg, Va, for Fall River,
with wheat, was captured by the rebels
in James River on April 10, 1861, and
confiscated
On Feb. "a, 1862, the ship Northern
Chief" of Belfast, Vea2ie, from New
York for London, capsiZed. On the 18th,
her crew was rescued by the steamer
"Merlin," from Bermuda for Halifax,
and the vessel abandoned.
The ship Living Age" Robert T. En-
cry, was captured aud bonded by the
rebel Tuscaloosa" on Sept. Is, 1868.
The bark "Suliote" was captured by
the rebel Tallahassee, on Aug. II,
1864 She was bonded for IS, 900.
On Dec. 20, 1866, the bark 81. u.
Brookman," James II. McCrlIis, master,
sailed from New York for Valparaiso,
and was doubtless lost at sea. Capt
McCrillis had with him his only son,
aged %, who was mate, his wife and
daughter, aged about 10, leaving one
daughter at home, who was the last sur
vivor of his family. He was about 40
years old, and had followed the sea for
over thirty years.
On Jan 10, 1867, the brig Ocean
Wave" S. Thombs, from New Or
leans for Boston, was abandoned at sea.
She sprang aleak Dec 80, and her crew
was nearly exhausted when rescued by
the ship John Sidney" She belonged
in Belfast, and was uninsured.
The schooner "Justus M. Lewis"
Shute, from Brunswick, Ga, for New
York, was capsized fifty miles from Bar
negat, on Feb. IL, 1867, and abandoned
at sea. She was 200 tons burthen, and
partially insured.
On March 1, 1867, the bark "LeYik,"
Osgood, from Aspinwal for Cienfuegos,
was totally wrecked in the Caribbean
Sea. She was 480 tons, built here In
1868, and partially insured.
The bark "Vesta Veazie," Veazle,
from Australia for Shanghai, with coal,
was driven ashore on Sept 20, 1867, be-
low the latter place during gale. be-
came a wreck, and was abandoned
Capt. Veaze, his wife, two daughters,
officers and crew arrived safely at Shang-
hal.
concluded in our next issuel