The New York Herald Newspaper, October 28, 1853, Page 8

THE HENRY CLAY STEAMBOAT CALAMITY. ——e United States Cireuilt Court. Before tion. Judge Lagersoll. cr. 27.—The_Uniled States vs. Thamaa Collyer, John F. Taliman, John Germain, Edward Hubbard, James L. Jessup. Yas. Elmendorf, and Chas. Merrit. (Mr.’ Merrit has not appeared during the trial.] NINTH DAY. George P. Edwards wes recalled to the stand, and his direct examination resumed by Mr. J. Prescott Hall.—Q.— At the time when the examination was susy you had stated what wax done with regard to the water, now tell the jury what you dil next. A.—I went from there up to the pilot bouse; ] crossed the deck on the starboard side of the boat, and went up the ladder; I told the pilot she was on fire, and- asked bim to head the boat towards the sbore. Q.—What did he say, if anything? A—I think he said be knew his own business. Q—What did he do, Did he turn her towards the sbore. A. I could not tell whether he did or not; I left him and went down to the main deck again; there | saw smoke blaze coming up the grating of the coal hole; I then un- dertook to go back to the pilot house, but a man stopped me on the ladder and told me not’ to go up; I said I should. Q. Did you ascend ? A. Yes, sir; 1 think I gave hima shove, and got ta pilot house again. Q. What did you say to the pilot? A. Before | said anything another gentleman told the pilot the boat was on fre, and he must put her ashore; the parsengers at this time were halloing. Q. Was there anything said about the ability to put out the fre? A. He made thesame remark that I did, that the boat was on fire, gpd to put her ashore. Q What did the pilot do? A. At this time he had her headed partly towards chore; that was while I was going up the ladder to the pilot the second time. , Q. At the time the second order was given to the pilot, br tytn te ivel; ‘ing a lady here? A. Le not say positively,excepting a lady was there’ I know Captain Talkuan, by pee know Mr. Collyer by sight, I know Mr. Jessup by sight, if it is the one was in the efiice; 1 donot know Mr. Hubbard; I noticed the wood work round the furnace and the smoke pipe were very hot and charred; I noticed it to bevery hot before the fire took place; I observed it as I passed by. Q. Bad the heat any effect on your feelings or senses? A. It was so hot there that I left it. To Mr. Jordan—This was on the promenade deck? Q. By Mr. Hale. Did you hear any orders given before the boat struck ihe shore? A. I did, sir; some one said to keep quiet or cool, and they would all'get on shore safe; I don’t know who it was. Q. Did you see the Clay’s small boat after she struck the shore’ A. Yea, sir; it lay on the starboard side just abaft the wheel house, on the promenade deck. Q. Was that beat put over the side of the vessel for the safety of the passengers? A. "No, sir; Leoul not say positively as to tts position; | think it was standing on its keel. Q Did you see any impediment to getting it overboard. A. There was a piece of cenvass over it, and a rope keeping it on; 1 got ashore; 1 was pretty much one of the first ashore. Q. Did you address anything to those on board with respect to that boat? sted to, admitted) A. I saw some of the deck bands throwing over the bag- gage forward’ on the starboard side, and I asked them to throw the boat over; [ did not notice very par- ticular the safety valve; I saw it; I'saw the tackle used for hoisting the valve, and a rope across the tail-end of the beam; I do not know how the lever of the safety valve was raised. Cross-examined by Mr. Wheaton—(diagram — pro- duced )—Q. Is the rope that you saw across the tail end of the hears the one marked here extending towards the engine room! A. I believe it cid; Ide not know for what that rope is used; I don’t know that it is used by the en- gineer to blow off steam; I never had any experience as an engineer; I did not onserve the size and weight of the weight attached to the beam; I did not notice it partic- ularly; I think the tackle, instead of being atthe end of the lever, was attached to the centre of the lever. Mr. Wheaton—There are two ropes, one attached to the lever to pull it back. Witness continued—I was steward on board of a boat eight or ten j ears ago; that is the only capacity in which Lever served on board of a boat; I think it was only for one summer, about six months; the mame of the boat was the Victory, of Kiagston; I have been in a hotel ever since; I kept hotel myself at Youkers; before I was a ho telkeeper 1 was barkeeper; | can’t say how long since I commenced being a hotel keeper; I think it is about three years ago; I bave been in the habit of watohing the revo- lutions of'a boat; I have had that habit ever since I was ‘on board of the Victory; Ldo it slmost always, and some- times when Iam on shore; I noticed the revolutions of the@fenry Clay shortly after she-left the dock at New- burg; I ‘thinkjshe was then making between twenty- one and twenty-two; there was mo one present while I was counting; I did not tell any one et the time that / counted the revolutions of the boat; I did not make any memorandum of them. Q—Had you a stop watch? A I had a watch with a se- cond hand on, agd counted by the second hand; I was on the promenade deck aft of the engine: I counted every turn of the wheel; I could not see the wheel, but counted by the walking-beam; counted one minute ‘at that time; I don’t remember that I told it to any of the offi- cers, Q. Can you remember who you first told it toe A. I can’t tell who I told it to before I told it in court; 1 can’t remember who I first told it to; 1 counted it the second time when coming out of the High- lands; I think I was sitting im the same place at the tim I guess it was between Haverstraw and Stoney Point I think it was in Haverstraw bay; I counted one minute then; she was then making twenty-three and a half. Q. How did youget the half A. Just as easy as yeas get the whole; I have not the same watch a0 did not count it as exact when co out of Newb Q. De you recoliect any one you told this to? A. I reco lect I told it toa man to-day; there were plenty I told it to before to-day, but | can’t recollect who they are; I was on the starboard side of the deck, on the promenade deck, when I discovered the smoke; I cannot state exactly where, but I think it was between the smoke pipe and the engine; [ was not there a great while; I did not sit down ; I think I stood there a minute; T'don’t recollect if there was any one with me; | did not notice whether that place was € to the sun; I went past there several times ; I was not going to any particular place when ‘Ij passed ; 1 was walking about on the boat. Q. Did you go there to find a cool place? A. No, its cool for- ward; it’s aturally very hot thre; it is so aboard all boats; I was on the main deck when I saw the woodwork that was charred; it was where the smoke pipe, or furnace, came through the main-deeb. Q. What woodwork did you see charred? A. Well, it loeked very black from the heat of the furnace, or something; the inside of the woodwork; I mean the woodwork next to the beiler; I could look inside the coor and eee it; I looked inside the door of the gangway that leads into the forward cabin. @ it was through’ the door, when open, you saw this woodwork charred? A. I think it was; the woodwork was down near my feet. Q. You say the woodwork near your feet was charred, and yur feet were outside the _—now, was the woodwork which was charred outside the door? Ns A. I saw craeka, and I took it for that purpose; I saw the cracks down towards the main deck, inside the door; my feet were standing right against the sill of the door; lcan’t say positive how near the charred woodwork was from my feet; td my best recollection it was abdut two feet, Q. If yeu look into that door and look towards the far- nace or steam chimney, did you see anything but can- vas between you and the steam chimney? A. I did not say it was between me and the steam chimney; the I think it was woodwork that run crosswa: boat; @ partition or something; it was a solid piect timber, or a board with cracks in it; I cannot swear posi- tire wliether it was a, solid piece of timber or & board that Taaw was charred. Q. Could you see the inside be- tween the board and the chimney? A. It was near the bottom -side of the wood, on the edge, that I saw it charred, it was the bettom edge. Q. Didn't you see that the chimney was all surrounded with canvass and that you could uot see @ particle of wood? ‘A. Iwon’t swear positively; I might have been mis- taken, but there was wood right at my feet. Q. Will, you swear that you looked in there at all? A. Yes, sir, 1 id; did not take any notice of canvass. Q Did you look towards the steam chimney or furnace? A. I don’t recollect that I did; I looked right down at my feet; I saw the furnace doors; I don’t know that I saw the boilers from where I stood; I could not swear that the wood Isaw charred was within one foot of the furnace or chimney; it looked black, and [ inferred it was charred; I don’t know that all the wood work there was painted black ; I saw cracks in it, and took it to be charred; f was looking down in the fire room when I discovered the fre: I think it was the time I aw the woodwork charred; [looked down several times, but I thick that was the time; I smelled the smoke first; the fireman got 2 bucket of water and threw it under my feet while I was standing close by the fireman’s door; I didn’t stand thei long after the bucket of water was thrown at my fee left very quick; I stepped back to the cestre of the gangway; t ‘water dit not touch me; I saw smoke be- Tore I stepped back; it might have beep half a minute defore; TAA not see any fire before I wont away; I then ‘went up to the pilot house, told him the boat was on fire, and to turn the boat ashore; I mean to swear to that, Q.—Did he obey that order? A. Tanawered that before; I don’t think he did at that up through the coalhole; I went back to the pilot agains I then went to look for a place to get off; the pilot ned her head turned towards the shore; want and got my ; I saw the boats on the promenade deck—one on don’t think they would carry thirty passen- think they would carry twelve to thirteen per- Iwas on the deck 1 knew these boats were a: PE a8 gE ; y didn’t you give directions to put the boats out? ’t yon give some assistance? A. I was looking first; I had no friend on board—nothing more juaintances. ‘ou had ne wife and chfld to save? A. Nosir. Q. you were one of the first to get a shore? A. it was not my place to get the boats out. ton—It is not your place to save a man’s life? sir, after ( F sey safe myself; the boat jay ; Q. The fire and flame had not progress it you seeing the boat? Fie 335 reste td ieife & Ieaw it whenl on shore; when I got off at the starboard side, I left carpet bag down; I came back and saw the getting the off, and I halloed to them to the boat off. Q. anywer did you get? A. I did not get any answer; I know that ‘they were deck hands. Q. You recogni; the smoke? A. There A HI was true; I think I had been on board the Heary - | we landed there; we pursued a regular course below Tur- fore; 1 don’t recollect where I fever ng fa a tg hey Point; my course was southeast: that woold take us that I was on her, but T don’t recollect’ in what place; I | scrors the river four miles above Kingston; the don’t recollect if she was an nig lag Clay was alongside of us: six miles above she was la) don’t recollect swearing before the Coroner's jury that | ; dent; if | did swear it, it was true. when you 5) ‘ou didn’t business why dea’t you give the same answer to-day A. It amounts to the same thing. @ When you went t boat toward the shore? you were sworn to tellallY A. I and they would not let me tell any questions; Mr. Lawrence knew I was saving passengers? A. No, sir. saw Capt: Tallman in a boat, saving passengers? "A. No, sir; if 1did I told elie, Q. Did you not tell a man so this morning? see Capt. Tallman in a boat, savi 8. 0. Did you not say youl A. No, sir; if 1 aid 1 the witnesses for the prosecution board at that hotel. person in the District Attorney’s office? ‘A. He asked me some few questions. the fire room; I did not see steam coming out of thi ing the chimney; I could see to the floor of the fire root you were on the promenade deck you smelt smoke ‘A. No, sir, 1 was on the main deck; the hot place I apok of was near the engine. warm; it not very hot at the door of the fire room ‘A. 1 don’t’ know anything abou: it ; it was very warm thee; it was not very hot the’ the first furnace might have been eight or ten collect if I could see anything further back. Q Did you see any fire, or any iron connected furnace or the boat. within six feet of where you woodwerk charred ? tice particularly; I might have s two or three minutes before I discovered these appegr: ances; I did not go there to be comfortable or uncomfort Twas; T saw one fire front of the furnaces ; I don’t think I'saw hi went there, but he came in front afterward: saw him at the time [ smelt the smok officers you saw on board that day. mony again. The Cow t—That was sufficintly proved already. George F. Connor, examined by Mr. Hall, deposed—t re. since; I was on board the Henry Clay the da my wife wax with me; I came on board at New York; I know Mr. Collyer’s person by sight. you know him by sight on the 25th July of the fire: A.—I didn’t a gentleman in court who holds paper in his hard (Mr. once. —By what title did you address him’ more than once that day? A.—I saw him several times, in various parts, forward, at the after part of the ing, as I suppose the bell snap aft, so as that it would work it was a bell snap;1 don’t know whether it w a chain box; they were merely sitting there, What’ was their condition? pressed.) Q. Cf the vessel ? know what she is capable of; the landings were quick and remarkably well—i mean as to speed. Q. Lunderstood you to mean the lan remarkably well in relation to speed? seeing Mr. Collyer at the after gangway, n landings, I can’t teil which; I was on t you observe any thing about the speed A. Perhaps two miles; I was on the upper deck aft when the alarm of fre took place: I was alone; my wife went an hour or three quarters. Q. What did you do after the alarm of fire? A. I went immediately down stairs to the after saloon door as rapidly as 1 could; she objected to and the cabin door, paid no regard to the order, but pushed on and took my wife with me; the smoke was so thick I could not see where I was; I put my hand on the partition and felt my way; I took my wife up the stairs leading to the upper deck and brought her forward; that stairway leads between the two desks; I let my wife down to the main deck, and then got down myself. To the Judge—! i to the bow om the left side; that would be the larboard side; I confused the terms larboard and starboard. To Mr. Hall—Myself and my wife both escaped. To the Judge—The boat had not struck when my wife and I got on the forward deck. Mr. Wheaton did not require to ack the witness any questions, Cro me; I concluded that the lower part of the deck was im passable; 1 don’t know Jas. F. De Peyster; [ the face of the man who gave the orders; hi at direct id not see him after. you were, and he still went further aft? ence is, [had my wife to take care of and he had no one. bell snaps? A. I think it was to that gentleman there any barm in the order; I did not know Collyer that day. men, (Tallman and Collyer.) man, (Inughter); he keeps his whiskers better trimmed. Q. Will yoa + wear it was not Mr@Ridder, I can scarcely tell the difference bet Ihave no doubt on my mind. itively you will be guilty of perj ary. Povituess. I can't swear positively; i!T had kaown Mr. Mr. Ridder, for | know bim. I Q gave the order to aa you are of Collyer himself ? what officer is charged with fixing bell snaps Q. Is it not the work of a mechanic A If it was only rast T suppose any one could do it any one could oil it; that wasall T saw Mr. Collyer do tha day excep: walk back and forward on the deck; I walke passenger on board that did not. Isaac Polhemus, examined by Mr. Hall, side in Greenbush, Rennsalear county. Q. What is your occupation? steam boating principally on the North river; my present occupation is steamboating; lam on meni Q—In what capacity are you on the steamboa' Armenia ? A.—I suppose I bail there as Captain, Q. Were you on beard the Armenia on the 28th July, 1862, when the H. Clay wns destroyed by fire? A. I was Armenia, befor; “7th anu Bin July, ‘62, was Isaac 28th July? A. No, sir. (Objeated to.) had been disabled by an explosion of her beilera; tha deer; that an arran; Pelhemus received were no parsengers for Hudson, he was directed by thi in the order of the proof we have which we expect to offer hereafter. bearing on the disaster of the ba (Ne ) er Q. Had you any passengers on board for Mudson’ Jected to, and admitted } A. I had no passengers on the morning of the 23th for Hudson. she yas goir gas fast that day as on the day of the acci- Q. Didn't you swear before the Coroner's jury that | @ to the pilot he said to you he guersed w anything about it? “A. I suppose istrue. Q. You said here he told you to mind your own | A. I think I did sir: that is true; I did not say one word at the Coroner's jury about the charred wood; I was not asked the question. Q. Why didn’t you state it, if was going on to state it but asked me rd; I did not tell any one what I knew, they asked me questions hap hazard; I saw Captain Tallman, Q. Did you see him Q. Did you not tell any person out of Court that you A. No, sir; a man asked me this morning if I did not did not mean it; Iam barkeeper at a hotel, corner of Forty-fourth street and Sixth ave- nue; I did’ not say I that am a hotel-keeper now; none of @ Had you any conversation with Mr. Ridgway or any Cross-examined by Mr. Jordan—I don’t know the size of fteam chimney; I cannot say whether there was a canvass hung up in the fire room or not, so as to prevent me see- and about the widih of the two flues; I can’t tell whal obstructed my view. Q. I understood you to say when Q. Was that the only hot place you found? A. That was the only place I found very it was warm down at the gangway, near the | kill, and from Catskill to Ki engine room, but not as hot as it was above. Q. Was I told you feet | AT from the door; I could see eight or ten feet into the room; the furnace wight have been four or six feet horizontally, T could see four or six feet back into the room; I don’t re: A I don’t know as I can tell you at the furnace door able; I went there because it was iadifferent to me where n down there; I think he stoad in hen I first certainly Q. By Mr. Downing—I think you have stated you knew | the officers by sight; I wish to@know which of the | Mr. Jordan objected to counsel going over that testi- sided in Albary in July, 1862; bave resided there ever that time; I coulé not say I knew him by sight; I saw that Collyer) on beard the Henry Clay that day; I spoke to him A.—I addressed him as captains Q.—Did you see him ilot house, and the leck; I saw him below, near the gang- way on to the wain deck; I spoke to him;1 cannot tell what it was; it was something in relation’ to ¢inner; he | was passing backward and forward on the boat, and act- (Objected to); Trecolect seeing him giving one order to one of the hands; the order was to fix | ; Iasid | go to Kingston, in eonseq a landing | A. bell or not; I observed firemen sitting on an ice box for- | ward of the bar on the starboard side; it might have been . (Oljected to—not A.—I thought rhe was going fast; I don’t | were made {| T recollect A one of the | e after upper deck at the time of tre collision, Q. For how long a time did the | contact. : boats remain in tolerable close proximity to each other? | down to the ladies saloon to take a nap; perhaps half amined by Mr. Jordan—It was between the la- dies’ saloon ard the stairway leading from the main deck to the upper deck that the man who gave the order met id not look in ly towards the ladies’ cabin: I di¢ not see hima gon; I Q. He was in as much danger as A. The differ Q. Who was the orderjgiven to by Mr. Collyer to fix the (Elmendorf,) |am not positive; Idon’t think there was ifr. Jordan—Point out the difference between those two | YOU Witnese—Captain Tallman is rather the best looking for I confess tl ‘A. It was not Mr, Ridder; [know him as well as Ido myself; if that gentlemin there is Mr. Collyer he ia the man that gave the order on the boat to fix the bell snap: Mr. Jordan.—I want to get you fixed so that if you swear Collyer at the time I would have no hesitation in swearing that he was the man; I could swear positively if it was t to know if you are as positive of the man he | "A. Itold you before Iam not positive; Ido not know back and forward myself, and don’t know that I saw a Jeposed—I re- A. Following the water—steamboating; that has been my business for forty odd years: I have been slooping and the steamboat A:- Iwas on that day acting as pilot; the captain of the the Armenia was engaged to run in the place of the Rein- ment had been made between the captains, that the Clay should lead the Armenia, but the charterer entered a protest against the arrange ment. Mr. instructions from that person as to the landings that he was to make, and that as there son to go direct to Catskill. ’ This becomes important fr er of th already offered, and | boats for steamers of the class The Court did not see that the order @ould bave any [0b- | it was about cight miles from Bristol when she came up te us 80 a8 Our bows were touching; the Henry Clay 1a; little en our quarter; we , cage Piao, eeomeel we the t | Red Hook, which s now galled Tivell; w ‘0 | west chore we were close to the westward channel; the the pilot house first what did you see him do?” A. I think ) Henry Clay closed upon us the further we went down. he gave the wheel half a turn; there was no one there but a lady. Q. Didn't you swear before the Coroner's jury that when you came up the second time there was another man in the pilot house, and he ané the pilot were turning the Q. Where was your boat five minntes before the col- lisiow took’ potty : Q. Could you have gone prudently nearer to that shore? A. No, because the helm would not answer; | saw the Henry Clay be‘ore the collision took place; I saw two men at the wheelhouse of the Henry Clay when the collision took ;one of them was Mr. Hubbard; I could not tell who the other was. Q. Did you speak to them? A. I aiked them ‘:whether they meant to run mo ashore, or whether they meant to destroy the lives of and the property;”” I hailed them twice; the Roguage of the second hail was the same, I think. Q. What was the answer given from Henry Clay pilot house? + A. It was sung out, ‘We will bother you.” Q pid they run into your A. Yes. sir. Q. Did you see Capt. Tallman at that time? A. I did, sir; he was standing alongside the pilot house, outside. Q. How great a distance from Hubbard, the pilot? A. The partition parted them; I think nothing else; there was some other person inside the wheelhouse with Mr. Hubbard; I think it was Mr. Elmendorf, Q. At the time the collision took place, did your boat (the Armenia) slacken her speed? @ | - A. We slowed, stopped and backed. * Q' Did the collision take place when you were slowed, when you were stopping, of when you were backs A. When we were backing; the collision knocked in the light work above our guard, and broke some half a dozen stancheons, 2 | Q. Were you as close to the west chanrel as you could ¢ | prudently go at the time of the collision? A. So close that the boat would not steer. Q. At what speed were vou going from Albany to Cats- Kingston! 5 A. Lwas going along a pretty good jog, but not as fast ? | as we had been, Q. How many turns in a minute were your wheels making? ian’t count them that day; we bad about thirty inches of steam that day; I don't think we had over thirty-one inches that day; the Henry Clay reached Kingtton that day first; the Henry Clay lef it rt, . Did anythin, appen to 't of your geari after you left Kingston that day? "(Objested to.) snes Mr. Hall said he expected to prove that both thov boats were going a pretty fast jog, and that it was in exactly. Q From the nearest part of the fornace to the | consequence of the breaking of a strap the Armenia fell door, how far was it to where you saw the cljrred tim- | back. The theory of the prosecution is, that if the ber?’ A. About eight feet; I’m not positive; Tdidn’t no- | Armenia was not on the river that day there would have been no racing, and that the misconduct was commenced - | by the Henry Cla - | seine Court inquired if it was broken at the time of the collision? A. No. (The question was not admitted.) The Henry Clay had a main deck, an upper deck, and what they call 4 hurricane deck; the main deck runs be- low; the lower eck runs the length of the boat; the hurricane deck runs abaft the starn wheel; the hurricane deck is made of wood, covered with canvass and painted, and extends back to the stern; the pilot house is mid- | ships of the fore part of the upper deck; the smoke pipe is bebind the pilot heuse. Cross-examined by Mr. Wheaton—Q. How much faster had you run in the Armenia on other days ? - | A. T can’t tell, but we carried ten pounds more of steam; our speed is in proportion to the quantity of ; | steam’ we carry; that isa matter of fact; I don’t know ibany Ra | about how many miles an hour we averaged down to Kingston; I didn’t time her; I-don’t think we went over t | seventeen miles an hour; we didn’t go that all the time. Q. What was the average speed from Albany? . | AL We did not average seventeen miles all the way from Albany; 1 would like you to show me the boat that weuld go seventeen miles an hour over shoal water. i Q. Between Catskill and Kingston how mauy miles did you average ? % A. I don’t think we went over seventeen miles an hour; that is good water. Q How many mites an hour have you run the Armenia at any other time ? A. Twenty; I could run her safely twenty miles an hour when in good order and in water; there is water enough between Catskill and Kingston, Q. Did you increase your speed after you left Catskill to uence of your having good water? We always carry more steam below than above (ats- kill, because the water enables us to do so; there was not anything remarkable in two boats close to one another on this river; it happens so frequently, and they | might do so as long as they dont get foul of each other. Q. Did you give any orders to increase the speed of your boat (the Armenia) in consequence of the Henry made | Ulay approaching you? A. No. (Objected to and ruled out.) Witness cou- tinued—We did not go any distance in contact; we were not more than a minute or two; We struck, glanced, and forted I stopped, and I think the Clay stopped too; it was about four miles above Kingston point we came in Q. When two boats are close together, and going in the | eame cirection, does not the suction bring them together without any intent? | ahead of us; if she was not she would have strack our | water wheels; that’s what I was afraid of: Isay I think the Clay stopped too when we stopped; the closest we came for my wife, and discovered her perhaps twenty feet from | to her, after we left Kingston, was 4 mile or a mile anda the door, in the erowd, and'took her out; went out of the | half. to the smoke; I took her forward, and while between thestairway | meet the Alida that day? A. You have rather got me T saw a man put out his hand and give orders to go aft; he repeated it twice; he pushed me; I Cross-examined by Mr. McMahon—Q, Where did’you foul now—(laughter)—I can’t think. Q. Have you ever known the Henry Clay to be in New York at three o'clock? ‘A. Ihave seen her here pretty often at that hour. Q. That is, having left Albany at seven o'clock in the morning’ 4. Idon't¢&now at what time she left, but I presume so; that was the hour advertised. Q. Havn’t you run faster, when running with the Reindeer, than you did that day with the Clay / A. Yes, sir; lhave known Mr. Hubbard considerable; || many years; I can’t say how long; his occupation is pilot of steamboats principally, if not all the time. + Q. What is his reputation and standing on the river among the pilota? A. Good. Q. * he not considered one of the best of the pilots? A. He is, sir; years. Q. What is his reputation asacaptain? A. I never T have known Capt. Tallman four or I know Mr. Elmendorf; I have never heard anything against his standing. Mr. Hall did not think that good character had any thing to do with this charge. The parties are not sup- posed to have contemplated or designed this disaster— they are charged with negligence and misconduct. Adiscustion arose on the objection, and the Court ruled that the questions were not relevant. Witness continued—The words ‘‘we mean to bother you,” came from the pilot hous am not positive whe poke those werds, but I tnought it was Mr. Hubbard. Q. Were not the words ‘we don’t mean to bother A. I did’nt take it as such. Q. Do youthink it was ‘‘I don’t waat to both te ee A. I don't think it was; however I might possibly be mistaken: but I think they are the words as I first stated; I saw the Henry Clay when she was run ashore, Q. Under these circamstances, can a vessel be run ashore sideways or diagonally ? A. No, sir; if she could the Armenia would have been ashore also— (witness explained why it could not bedone with safety.) Q. Suppose you were placed in the same situation with the Henry Clay, what couls you have done? ‘A. I don’t suppose that I could have done any better than he did; I saw Capt. Tallman after the Henry Clay was burned; he came on board the Armenia; the Armenia waa then laying alongside the dock; Capt. ‘Tallman appeared to be very sick; he wanted some place to lie down; I put him into my room, and got some medicine for him; he stayed there till we came to New York. . : | Cross-examined, by Mr. Betts—The effect of the strap t | being broken was that we could not use the blower; we i | could not get our natural draught; that makes a covsiderable difference in the speed of the boat; we went very slow below the Highlands; we had scarcely steam enough to land at Cozzens’ wharf; we did not go more than twelve miles an hour, till we got our blower band fixed at Caldweli’s; from Caldwell’s we got up our usual steam, from 28 to 0 Ibs.; our nsual gait; can’t tell how many miles an hour. it Q. How was the tide that day? A. It was low water when the Clay went ashore; we had one ebb tide and part of another, and a flood; they t | are called favorable tides; two ebbs and a flood are the most favorable we could have; there was a sufliciently strong breeze that day from the Highlands down; there , | wasn’t so much above; we would have been in New York ; | in the neighborhood of 3 o'clock, only for the delay; about half past three I should say. P. | Q. Whatis the ordinary time from Yonkers to New Smith, Q. Was Captain Smith on board on the 27th and Q. From whom did you receive your orders as to the landing on the 27th and 28th July ? Mr. Hall said it had everything to do with this case. They would show that Captain Smith | boat was kept on the promenade deck right forward of had left; and why he left the, Armenia; that the Reindeer York? ‘A. We do it frequently in an hour; sometimes a little over: the Armenia had two small boats; she had only one that day, the other was taken ashore to be repaired; the the water wheel. it Mr. Hall bad no objection to the fallest inquiry, but he supposed it was not competent to inquire into the fit- tings of the Armenia. ‘he Court coincided with the counsel for the prose- cution, Witness continued—The Armenia and the Clay were about the same class vessels; the was 206 Toot is | long, and the Armenia 179 feet long; the small boats are the usual and customary complement of small the Henry Clay andthe Armenia te carry; the law, I believe, requires that; that is all we carry; I don’t knaw that you could put them in any better place than the promenade deck, in front of the wheel houses, or in any piace safer or ‘where they could be more easily got off; I think the Clay had two ir | small boats; some steamboats ben water vassels on one of the boat and some on another; some carry them Q. After leaving Albany was Catskill the first place you | ou the hurricane deck, and some on other places; that is had to go to? Mr. Wheaton objected to the testimony as irrelevant and that it made no difference in this case as to wha’ ‘acustomary place to carry them, but it is » matter of t, ee ‘as to the most convenient place in which they t | should be ut; the width of the ohannel where the Jandings the Armenia made. It would lead to the pro- | boats came in collision is about a quarter or halfa mile traction of the trial, as they would have te cross-examine on these matters, Mr. Hall—My object is to show that the Armenia was pursuing her regular course; that she was run into by the Clay; that there was a conversation between Captain Polhemus and the pilot of the Clay; wad that Capt. Tall man was standii the pilot at the time. Witness contineed y kill; the Armenia left Catskill first. Q. Describe the course of the river, the course you pursued, and the course the Henry Clay pursued. A. There are different courses; I bag sd Clay followed in our track; she was way to Bristol; I didn’t run by the com, steered about south part of the way, part of the wa: southwest. Q. Were you at any time between Catskill and Kings- ton abreast with ‘he Clay’ A. The Heory Clay came The first place I went to was Cate- the Henry hind us all the that day; we | reside wide. Question by the Judge—What is the distance from 4 | Caldwell’s to the place where the fire was first discovered on the Clay? ‘A. About thirty miles. Q How far ahead of you was she at Caldwell’s? A. We could’nt see her at Caldwell’s; we had to go round the polat; Idon’t think she was more than three and a-half miles before us when she took fire. Question by Mr. Hall—Was the Henry Clay brought into collision rong the Armenia by the suction? A. No, was a0! F. Barnard, examined by Mr. Hall, deposede-1 Beer ed schon eebmarttes et ee, os onplainn jon) cf u at sea, as cA i the time {war bred tothe sen; Twas shi ie broker in Wall street; I was on board the she was destroyed; I came on board Henry Clay the up with we at Bristol, whem | o¢ter at Hudwoa 1 Srst waw the Atmeaia tbat day, im- A. It does sometimes; when we struck the Clay was | heard anything against it until this; it was always good; | that way ‘for some time; wa} me hoy or vane ito grad other till we rr; when the boats had got near each other, to make Ey ieevall teresting, I took my position on the starboard guard; I watched them, and as they wore coming towards €ach other, I thought it was evident there would be a collision, ana when this ap #80 to those on board, they got the fenders out, and the boats.came in collision, running at the time nearly parallel with each other; the collision was momentary, and I heard a crash or, break me light woodwork; I could not see what il I wish to state ' distinctly, that the jury y understand, that at the time of the collisien, ‘the immdieate moment, both boats were goin ahead; the Armenia then stopped and the Clay shot ahead of her; I knew Captain Tallman by sight; Mr. Jessup more particularly, as Thad bought tickets of ‘him; I had been up the river’ before; when the alarm of fire was given I was standing on the larboard after guard, talking with Mr. Crist and Mr. —; the subject of our conversation was Mr. Forrest’s place, Fonthill, and while so talking the alarm of fire was given; we separated instantly by com- mon consent; we met some one belonging to the boat, as I thought; Insked him, “are you on fire”; the answer wa “we'll soon put it out’; T echoed it in's loud voice a said “don’t be alarmed, the fire will soon be put out’; I went forward and discovered an immense fire and smoke, and I felt confident it could not be put out; I got up the ladder which is called “Jacob's ladder’? and cried out to the pilot “your boat is all on fire, run her ashore’; he answered “that’s what I am doing”; I picked out a good place on the starboard bow and jumped out; by that time the boat was all on fire; we tore off the boards and got them into the water; I saw the people struggling in the water;,there was a great poise from the steam blowing off; T'looked around for boats and I saw one boat on the deck of the Clay, and I cried out to persons on board to throw the boat over, but Tgotno answer; I don’t know whether the noise of the steam prevented them hearing me. Cross-examiaed by Mr. McMahon—She could not have been better put ashore; if the shore had been rocky the ilot might be in danger by the beam or smoke pipe falling on him. ‘Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Jordan did not cross-examine the witness Mr. Hall announced that the case for the prosecution would rest here, The Court then adjourned to 10 o'clock Friday morning, when the defence will be opened. NEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL. CorricraL.] Stated Session. Boanp or Assistant ALDERMEN, : Thursday, 0 Present—Assistant Alderman Woodwal Assistant Aldermen Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O'Brie: Ring, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, McGown, heelan, Barker, Rogers, the President, Crawford, O’Keete and McConkey. RESOLUTIONS. By Aseistant Alderman Rinc— Whereas, the water in tho rear of the house of Hose Co. No. 19, in Greene atre collects and overflows into the yards of the houses adjoining,—there- ore, Resolved, Ttat the Croton Acqueduct Department bo, and they are hereby directed to construct a small drain from the rear cf the house of Hose Co. No. 19 to the sewer in Greene street, forthwith. Adopted. ,_ By same.—That the word “expelled’’ be erased from oppo site the name of Francis Brennan, on the Fireman's Register, as member of Hook and Ladder Go, No. 4. Adopted. x REPORTS, Of Committee on Streets—To concur in relation to pavins Grand street, from Broadway to East river, and Fulton street from North to East river, with granite block pavement, simi- Inr to that in the Bowery, between Bayard and Walker streets. Adopted by the following vot Affirmative—The Provident, Messra. Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O’Brien, Breaden, Woodward, Ring, Wells, Hunt. Bouton. McGown, Wheelan, Barker, Rogers, Crawford, O'Keefe, and MoConkey—13. Of Committee on Fire Department—In favor of procuring new carriage for Hose fora No. 12. Adopted. Of same—In favor of paylug bills of repairs to the house of Hese Company No. 49, Adopted by the following vote:— Atfrmative—The President, Messre, Brown, ‘Tait, Mabbatt, O’Brien, Breaden, Woodward, King, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, MoGows, Wheelad, Barker, Kogers, Crawford, O'Keefe, and eCoul Of Committee on Finance—To conour to donate Jacob Kolp $136 for logs of horse. Adopted by the following vote: hi ti ‘The Przsident, Mi 3. Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, den, Woo . i. Wells, Hunt, Bouton, MeGown, Wheclan, Barker, Rogors, Crawford, O'Keefe, and MeConkey—I8. Of Committes on Aesessments—In favor of confirming the following a: ssment licts, and pppoiatiog Isaa; Edwarde collector theretor:—For sewer in Laurens street; sewer in Canal st to a point about 306 feet no yenth avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteent! in A second strect, from Madison to near Fourth No Adopted by the following vote:-— Atlirmative—The President, Messrs. Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O'Brien, Breadon, Woodward, Ring, Wells, Hunt, Bouton: MoGown, Wheolaa, Barker, Kogers, Crawford, O'Keete, and eConkey—1s. Of Conmittec on Wharves, &e.—To conour to widen pier No. 46 East iiver, and to continue the sewer through the game; ty concur to grant exclusive use of portions of piers Nos. 7 and § East river to Holt; in favor of pier at foot st river; in favor of building pier 3 Z of Seventy -ninth street, E at soot of Lbirty-seventa ‘Noxth river. All adopted, euch by the toile ate:— he President, Messrs. Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O'Brien, Breaden, ri, King, Welis, Hunt, Bouton, j McGown, Wheslan, Barker, Rogers, Crawford, Keefe, and “MeConkes—18. ‘Of Committee on Streets—In favor of Jaying eros: ntorsection Forty sixt th, ‘orty: eighth, Forty-nintii, E Broadway; to concur te tion of Mulberry and Ci walks of Fourth avenue, s y fourth streets, x space four feet wide through the sume, All adopted, each by the following v Ata mative—Ths President, Me ‘own, Tait, Mabbatt, O'Brien, ¥ Woodward, King, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, McGown, Wheelan, Barker, Rogers, Crawford, O'Keefe, and MeConkey—)s. Of Committes on Fire Departinent—In favor of organizing persons named as a hose company, to be loeated in the Eight! ward. Concusred in, RESOLUTION. By Aesigtant Alderman WoopwAnn—That the Commis- sioner of Strests and Lamps cause the dumping ground on the pier foot of Jefferson street to be temporarily removed to picr fuot of Jackson street. Adopted. OM BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Resolution—That the election poll of the Second district of the First ward be changed from Atlantic Garden, No. 9 Broadway, to 67 Greenwich streey Concurred in, Regolution—That tho elestion poll of the first district of the Second ward be held Concurred in Report—In favor of pr d_ erecting thereon a house for En, vor of building » new second ¢ y No. 2. Both Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O'Brien, Breaden, Woodward, King, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, McGown, Wheelap, Barker, Rogers, Crawford, O'Keefe, and MeConkey—15. ath : in Reports—In favor of permitting owners in Forty street to construct a sewer therein, at their own exp favor cf eewers in Eighth avenue, from Bleecker to Troy Street; in Elizabet street, from Prince to Grand street; in Sixth Pavenue, from Twenty ninth to Thirticth street: in Eighteenth strect, from Sixth to Seventh avenue; in the Bow- ery, from Rivington to near Stanton street; in Whiteball street, from Stato sireet to Bowling Green: in Hester street, from Orango to Mott street. All to Committee on Sowers, Reports—In favor of enciosing vacant lots on south side of Thirty-ffth etreet, between Fifth and Siath avenues; in favor of paving, Ac. in’ Forty-seventh street, from East to North river; in favor of flagging the sidewalks on bsth sides of Thirty-third st f laying a cro 203. “All to Ce Reports—In Forty-fourth to Fifty-first stre getting curb and gutter stones.in Seventh avenue, from Forty-sixth to Fifty sirst street; in favor of regulating and ading Eighty-sixth street, from Third avenue, to Eust river. ‘9 Committes on Roadi Report—In favor of paying Sherry & Jamam for dials to City Hallclock. Concurred in by the foll vote:— from Ninth to Tenth avenue; in fayor of Seventeenth etreet, opposite No. &e., Third avenue, from in, favor of paying and Affirmativo—The President, Mesars. Bro it, Mabbatt, O’Brien Breaden, Woodward, Ring, Wells, Wunt, Bouton, MeGown, Wheelan, Barker, Rogers, Crawford, O'Keefe, and McConkey—18. Report—In favor of paying bills for rent and fixtures for Hook and Ladder Copany No, 1. Concurred im by the follov- Dg yote :— firmative—The Prosident, Messrs, Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O'Brien, Breaden, Woodward, Ring, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, Urawford, O'Keefe, and McGown, Wheelan, Barker Kogers, McConkey.—18, Report—In favor of erasing the word “‘expelled’’ op- osite the name of Wm. A. Christianson, on the Firemen's register. Conourred in. Report—In fayor of paying Brown & Matthew compromise for taxed costa in suits catered Mar ‘hall and others on bonds for p by the following vote:— ‘Affirmative—Tbo Prosident, Mesers. Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O’Brien, Breadon Woodward, Ring, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, MeGown, Wheelan, Barker, Rogers, Crawford, O'Keefe, and MeConkey—13. Reports—In fovor of remitting tax fon, G. W. Edwsrda, and James MeGa. Michael Mack $4 for loss of horse; in paying Wim. H, Dyckman and others $3,000 forland aquired by Croton Aqueduct Commissioners in 1533, All to Committee on Fi- nance, GF Gommittee on Assesements—On petition ef Isaac C. Blauvell. To Committee on Asi ments. Report—In favor of repairing the sheds and enclosing the same around Centre market. Concurred in. The Board then ned to Saturday afternoon, at 6 " . FF it orelock, From the mintet: . MoCLENACHAN, Clerk. MARITIME INTELLIGENCE wee ALMAWAG FOR WHEW You<—THIS DAY. 7 : 180 eRe Port of New York, October 27, 1853, CLEARED. Steamship—United States, Lucas, New Orleans, M O Roberts. bets. Shipe—Houghton, Cutter, New Orleans, Stanton & ‘Thompson; Franklin King, Borland, Liverpool, J 0 Baker & Co; Ocean Queen, Smith, London, Griswold, Morgan & Wey; Kathay (new clipper), Stoddard, London, Goodhue . Parks—Llewellyn, Sherman, Apalachicola, Ralph Post; A.B Btargen, Rice, Barbadoes, it & W Delafais uin, Will, Bristol, © C Duncan & Co. Brigs—Mary Hamilton, Walker, Charleston, Thomas Wardle; Uranus, Ghureh, Aspinwall. ¥chrs—John as, bf Rappahannock, O M Fry; Maria, Blissett, Baltimore, Johnson & Lowden; Uapt John, ‘Tiockér, Jacksonville, C & EJ Peters; J B Bleecker, Swe- rey, Washington, Roundtree, Watson & Co; Rebecca, Wog- lom, Petersburg, James Hunter & Co, Sloope—Fred Brown, Gardner, Providence, master; Ma: L Compton, Robinson, Alexandria, &¢, Vai Brunt oa a merr—Anthracite, J Philadelphia, William H nr san Georges Oreck Terry, Baltimore, Parker Vein signals Seensuhlp Jameetown, Parrish, Norfolk, &, Ludlam & Ship Vicksburg, Hughes, Haran, Oot 15, to Win Nelson bound to Havre; with ip steering N, showing « signal, ‘abip Horizon, Taomp’ Bout to a fie Swansea for New adan it Iat 29, lon 79 30, Boston. Oct 7,to J H Rey ff if , & E hei OJ Chaffee, Nickels, Cai Oct 23, lat 40 28, lon 70, spoke dobor’ hence for London, 3 days out. Pana Brazileiro, pbell, Vera Cruz, gous & Bros. Oct 20, lat 29, lon 78 80, at 6 AM, came up with the hull of @ vessel which proved to be the Petite Uisae, of Bluehill, Me, which hed boon dismasted night previous: wanted to hhow if they wished to be taken off the wreck, but owing to heavy sea r at the time, the captain was afraid his boat could not live, and said he would wait until the weather moderated, as there were plenty of vessels passing; finding we could not render any assistance proceeded on our course. The B has ex- ‘See arrival ro rescued OBS Ranger {of Poctand), Nogg, Sogua ia Greade,” er (0! , Fogg, Sagua la Grande, days to masters Oct 20, lat 36.40 fon 70-47, spoke bark viigence Loe Ge ot wittines 8 oe a Mita i time, 5) eo js from nzas for Fortland, Ost 28, lat 32.03, lon 77, fell in with and boarced the schr Madeira, of Prospect, Capt Harrinian, from Doboy Idand, with a cargo of lumber, bound to New York; took from her captain, mate, and five seamen. Capt H reporta three days previous, in a gale, became totally dismasted and leaky, and having no spars or rigging on board deemed it prudent to ab the vessel. Bark David Nickels (ofSearsport), Swett, Matanzas, 21 days, toRP Buck &Co Experieneed heavy weather on the paceage; aplit saila, &c. Bark WH Biotie, Attridge, Mobile, 10 days, to Sturges, Clearman & Co. Oct 20, lat 29, lon 7908, fell in with schr Petite Lizzie, of Bluehill, from Boston for Jacksonville; took off the captain and crew; the P L was in ballast, and was cap, ized in the hurricane of 19th inst; her masts were cut fay, when she rightec. The crew succeeded after much dificnlty in getting on board of the WH B, asit was blowing agale at the time, Brig I. Copeland (of Bangor), Bartlett, Lanzarote, Sept 16, oC E Quincey. Has bad heavy weather North of Hat- teras; split sails, lost boat, and had the decks awept. Sept 16, lat 28 85, lon 13 30, spoke whaling schr Richard of Provincetown, Young, 30 bbls sperm oil; same day, spoke brig Phoenix, of do,’ with 176 bbls oil; same time, brig Ocean, of Sandwich, Chadwick, vith four small whales. Brig Bloomer, Brandt, St Ann’s Bay, Ja, Oct 8, to Ladd & Church. Oct 23, lat 34 40, Ton 7d 30° ran down and boarded brig Humboldt, from Cuba via Jamaica, for Pro- vidence, and supplied her with a barrel of bread; they re- orted having been crippled on the nightof the 19th, had lost foremast, jibboom, , and all her prinol; sails; had rigged @ jurymast, and intended to make for her port of destination if possible; had lost her boats, but was not making any water. ‘The H also reported that a large ebip, with ted ports (then in sight), was dis- masted, and had besides » shipwrecked crew on board; hauled up to offer assistance, but found she kept on her course, steering NE, under jurymasts and sails; bore up, and two hours after, pasred a full rigged brig with fore- topgallant mast gone, supposed her to be a foreign vessel, ig 1 R Dow, Gibbs, Coast of Mexico, 27 days, to order. In lat 30 80, lon 78 45, had « heavy gale from N for five days; was dismasted, lost boat, had sails blown from the yards, split rudder, &c; 2ist instant, spoke brig Wm ‘Sandford, bound to New York, with ‘loss of deck load, bulwarks stove, &c; 23d, lat 36° 15, lon 74 56, apoke brig Marcia, Capt Allen, from’Boston for Savannah, who supplied us with water. ng Ardrew Peters (of Ellsworth), Bonsey, Segus le Grande, 13 days, to master. Oct 21, passed four vessels bound North, dismasted. The A P’ experienced heavy northerly gales on the passage. Brig Marsbal Datch' (of Goston), Colcord, San Juan, ‘Oct 19, experienced a Cuba, 16 days, to R P Buck & Co. hurricane; stove bulwarks, split eails, and stove 75 hhds of molasses on deck. Brig Motto (of Portland), Mitchell, St Jago, 26 days, to Had light NE winds and calins for nine days un eavy master. til 14th, of Cape Hatteras, when experienced a gale from NNE for five days; carried away maintopi crosstrees, spanker gaff, split sails, &o. Oct 30, lat 3: fon 16 80, saw a wreck apparently s large ship, thi making a complete breach over her; 2ist, spoke Brig gier, ef Boston; had sprung mainboom and damaged her rudder. Brig Clarence (Br), Conyers, Grand Key (TI), 17 days, to Tucker & Ligh tbourn. Pedraza, Doritie, Nassau, NP, 16 days, to WT in. rig Herald (Br), Windsor, St John, NB, 18 days, with wpe Goouby, Harding, Pictou, 12 da Eig T Crosby, Hardi: ictou, 8, Schr Minna Schiffer, Wilson, Brazos watt v8, to Schiffer & Bros. Oct 22, saw a dismasted vessel with everything gone close to the deck; too far off to ascertain what she was; saw a vessel close to her, and supposed sl had taken off the crew; 2lst, 4 PM, lat 30 80, lon 79 15. passed the wreck of a herm brig, bottom up, the head of masts out of water, about 173 tons, without copper, and with verdigris, bottom black, bands red and white streak, the red under the white, about six inches wide each, the bulwarks black, the foremast below the top bright; did not Feem to have been very lopg in that condition. 1 cbt Charles (Br), Gouday, Turks Islands, 21 days, to J Braine. Schr London (Br), Dindola, Kingston, Ja, 30 day8, to J W Burnham. Schr Kelipse, Goslee, Savannah, 5 days. Ser Charles Mills, 'O'Neal, Wilmington, NC, 10 days, Oct 18, while lying to in the Gulf Stream, eplit'sails, and lost deck load. Schr Matagorda (three masted), Lavitt, Newbern, NC, 5 re Schr Splendid (lighter), from the wreck of ship ‘orld, ashore on Squan Beach. , to master. 28 Western Sloop Rhode Island, Corwin, Providence. Bark Vickery, from Zaza, arrived. yesterday, reports:— Oct 21, lat 31 55, lon 78 21, spoke H I McGilvery, of Sears- xt, from Trinidad for New , dismasted on the 19th a ‘hurricane (before reported); same morning (21st), spoke brig Humboldt, of Boston, with mainmast gone (re- ported by the brig Bloomer, at this nort as the foremast); 22d, Int 87 24, lon 74 22, saw a ship to the eastward, with math and mizen masts gone; 2ith, spoke the lightboat from Baltimore for Nantucket Shoals, SAILED, Steamshipa United States, Havana avd New Orleans; Dee (Br), St Thomas; ship London, London. The ship Brandywine, Merriman, for Havre, has anchor ed at Quarantine. {Br Saxpr Hoo Paixrina Taxzonar] Tax Hicu.anps, Oct 27--6 PM The weather is so foggy that we cannot see fifty yards from the office. Wind SW, and very light. Herald Marine Correspondence. Kixastoy, Ja, Oct 12, Arrived—Oct 2, bark St Lawrence, Kimbail, Baltimore (and #ld_ Sth for San Blas); Ath, brig Harriet Ann (Br), Edirger. Halifax, NS; 5th, Delta, Cole, NYork; 6th, bark B Hamilton, Chase, NYork: brig Juverna (Br), Canning- ham, do; 8th, bark Emma F Chase, Green, do; brig Marie (Bren), Otten, Baltimore Sailed—Oet'l, sche Hector A Jones, Thompson, Boco del Toro; 7th, Canton (Br), John, Black River and New York. Arr at Montego Bay Ist, brig Susan, Kirwan, Baltimore; 11th, bark Johanna & Louise (Brem), Norfolk, Arr at Falmouth 84, sehr Super, Knight, Baltimore; 6th, brig Malvern, Jarman, Philadelphia; 7th, Lamartine, Blake, Rangor, S14 Sept 20, brig, African, Keane, Calais; Oct 1, chr Golden Age, Strum, Boston. aca, Long Island, Oct 25. The rchr David Wood, of Bridgeton, NJ, from Manches- ter, Mass, in ballast, for Philadelphia, went ‘ashore oppo- site Sagg, LI, 9 PM, 24th inst; crew saved, JASON TURBEL, Wreck Master. Oct 2i—4 PM. Arriyed—Bark Nashua, Holmes, New Orleans; brig To- ken, Smith, Boston; Cassius, Smith, Provincetown; H Nutt, Garwéod, Wilmington, NC; Star, Tooker, Washing ton, a Cleared—Brigs M & J C Gilmore, Eldridge, and Hannah Balch, Pike, Boston; tchrs John P Brown, Collett, Mobile; Feho,’ Lowden, Savannah; Mail, Crowell, and ty Hall Providence; Alert, Hall; Race Rock, Brown; J $ Shri- ver Cain, and Jasper, Sears, Boston; steamer Delaware, Clark, NYork, Disasters. x Mae See Arrivals and Marine Correspondence. Sup Weerern Wortp.—A letter from Squan, dated the 25th, to Elwood Walter, Esq, says:—“ Had the north- eastern storm of yesterday held on only a very few hours longer, there would have been little or nothing of the ship Western-World seen. Sho {s broken in two amid- shi The hull forward of the mainmast appears firm snd stationary, while the entire afterpart plays about as though secured to the other by a hinge. We got out cables and anchors yesterday, and most of the at 4 baggage. The Splendid has Proceeded to the city wi the baguage. We ate stripping the ship dowa to her lower mae! The Ringgold is to leave to-morrow with the remainder of the passengers’ baggage saved—some cabin baggage, kc. The cai is in a wretched condition, and is floatin ea ip. Very little of it can be got at until up, which it is expected she will the first easterly blow. Suir Hewry, at Nassau, has had her cargo examined and the marks taken. The damaged sold amounted gross to $6,000. The net value of which is saved in order, we snculd judge to be not far short of $100, A letter to Elwood Walter, dated 17th inst, says—' have had severe weather since yesterday, which continues to-day, with the barometer lower than it has been this year. Should any vessel get ashore in this heavy gale, the pro- bability is that but little, if any, cargo could be saved in good order. Waatesmy Svan, Smith, of Nantucket, is reported by the Harriet Thompson, at Sen Francisco, to have been lost in the Arctic sen; crew saved, No particulars, The information came in's communication to Messrs Adams & Co, dated San Francisco Oct 1. Sine Lapiann, of Boston, wrecked at Trescott, Me, was a good ship of 645 tons, eight years old, valued at $26,000, and with her cargo and most of her freight money is in- sured in Boston. She eld at St John 22d, with 497,000 feet deals and ends, fue Wo Srvrcis, ashore at Quoddy Head, cleared at St John 2ist inst, with 606,000 feet of deals and six cords lathe; is a fine ship of 649 tons, about three years old, and, with her cargo and freight money, is insured in Bos- ton. The towboat R B For! oe Morris, proceeded this evening for West Quoddy Head to assist her. Bark Ontor, from San Francisco, with light house on board for Cape Disappointment, struck in crossing the bar of the Columbia river on the 19th Sept and sunk; the vessel and car; O had been used for a t months, in materials for the four Hght houses which have constructed down the coast. She had at the time a full freight of very heavy and #olid material—consisting of hewn paints, oils, &c, used in constructing light houses. A Bank ig reported by the Wm Hone, at Norfolk, to i ; i # RE Brig Mary AN, of Baltimore, from Falmouth, maica, for Jacksonville, Florida, was @ of 157 tons, two years old, and owned F. Pendergrast, of Baltimore. October 18, blowing a fresh gale from the northward, a¢ 3PM, hove the bg head to the eastward, lat a! 10.560 W. At eight o'clock PM, dian 2917 N, 1 while I ing fo tinder balanced reeled. mainsail, the uled to the N W; took in the mainsail, and at half past eight o'clock P M, while lying to under bare with heavy sea running, the wind suddenly s! and blew with the violence of a hurricane, and so sud- den was the change that all attempts to get the vessel off before the wind were useless. The vessel was-heve dowm, weather fore igging but the evel etng next an rr ; but the ‘vessel on beam ends, coulh onl ser sis of the foremast in time te prevent her from being thrown-completely on her beam ends. Three of the crew were washed overboard, but sue ceeded in f, the vessel. The house, galley, everything moveable, were swept from the decks; away tho weather main rigging, anh the fore mast short- ly i went above the circle rail, whi was Jowed by the main mast, about twenty foet above tearing away the step and ripping up the decks, she then gy bp and, after a heavy sea pass- ing through the cabin into the’ hold, which sbifted ballast, the righted, with three feet of water in the hold, which was pumped out. The crew baving all their effects bas 2d aay, the provisions completely spo! being well on the eastern edge of the stream, with sae ren, spare for jury masts, deemed it imprucent to continue any er by the vessel, At 3 P M, ‘having erected a sigual a hoisted the epsign, union down. A herm. brig being im sight, passed within hailing distance almost, but only condescended to notice us by @ passing glance: she bably commanded by a man utterly devoid of hi and J am sorry J did not ascertain the name of his that I by, give his name publicity. The bark Brarileire, of New York, being astern: of tbe brig, and seeing hee pass without offering to render us any assistance, imme- diately bore down, and after a great deal of trouble consequence of the sea,) took us all on board; and for kind assistance received from Captain Campbell, myselé and crew tender him our most sincere thanks. Br Buic Rirw (of Ambirch, Wales), Lindsay, from Alex- andria, with a cargo of flour’ and grain, bound to Cork, ia of F iii BE ehiee F' ashore and sunk about 114 miles south of Cay ’ On the 13th, about 350 miles from the capes encountered a violent hurricane, which lasted five days; the brig was hove down on her beam ends and sprung leak; finding. pumps choked and vessel making a great deal of water, concluded to make for Hampton Roads, be- Af 8 AM on the 224, weather thick could fe and groun fathoms, bat came’ off and sunk. Caphcin anions wane Doatgand were picked up by the pilot boat Plume. Capt Will prooure assistance in saving materials of wreck. Bric Paou, from San Francisco, bound north, was re- ported at Astéria, 0, to have been lost at Shoalwater Bay; captain and four men drowned. Bric St Lawrence (of Waldoboro), Fuller, fom Kaeo a town, SC, for Portsmouth, with lamber,'was abandoned at sea, no date; crew saved and taken to Savannah. Scur Hatrowsit, Harden, from Savannah with lumber, of and for Rockland, Me, was fallen in with 2lst inst, te the eastward of Doboy, im distress, and the officers and crew taken off and carried to Charieston. The Hallowell was thrown on her beam ends while scudding before the late gale, when the masts had to be cut away, and she was rendered a complete wrecl. She was passed and boarded, on Saturday last, off St. Catherine's, steamer Florida, at Charleston. Scur Apvent, Tobey, of and for Jacksonville from Bos- ton, with hay, was in the gale onthe 19th and 20th inst, about thirty miles from Tybee, The mainmast bad to be cut away during the gale to relieve the vessel, the fore- mast going with it, and sweeping the decks of ‘ever; moveable. She having no spars or sails left on the officers and crew found themselves. compelled to abandon the vessel, and went on board the Br schr Golden Eagle, and carried into Charleston. The Advent was sub- sequently fallen in with by steamer Charleston, and alee carried into that port. Scur Lovisa Sears (not Louisa), of Plymouth, which gut aray both masts, to prevent going ashore in Broad Sound, was towed up to Boston on the 25th by steamer RB Forbes. She had parted one chain, and commenced dragging, before her masts were cut away. Scur Batance, hence for Aspinwall, condemned at Turks Island, is now stated, in a letter to the underwriters, te have been enabled to proceed on her voyage without um- dergoing any repairs, she only having a trifling leak im her upper works. She would shortly be ready toreturn te New York. Scnr Susan, Kelley, of and for Boston from Wilming- ton, NC, was ‘spoken’ 2lat, Cape Heary bearing WSW miles, by schr Lucy Ames, at Richmond. The 3 was lying to under double reefed foresail, with » signal of distress. Captain K repprted all hands’ sick and wanted Captain Ames to furnish men to take her to Boston, which hp was unable to do, being short of hands himself, but agreed to keep ker company, and render any assistance he could. At 10 PM Capt Ames spoke her again, when Capt told. him he might keep on his course, and the; Next day a gale came on, and Capt A fears the Susaa went ashore. Som Mxtvi1r, Cousins, from Boston of and for Wash- ington, NC, in ballast, was fallen in with 20th inst about 30 miles ESE of Cape Lookout, with four feet water im her hold, and her crew exhausted with pumping, by sche Iamartine, Tyler, of Wilmington, NC. Cane f kept in company until 2ist, when he left her only 13 miles from New Inlet Bar. She has since arrived at Wilmington. Sci Dorm, from Baltimore for Havana, put inte Charleston 224 for re} ira, pete hoes in the late heavy gales, and lost bul ‘8, galley, Sour Rockincuam, from Wilmington for Boston, pat into Charleston 22d inst, with loss of deck load, sails, po in the late gale. Scur Monitt, before reported towed into Charleston im distress, experienced a heavy gale from N toS on 11th, 18th, and 19th inst, in lat 82:14, lon 79 80; blew away sails and caused the vessel to leak, Scr Faws, at Baltimore 25th inst., from Arecibo, P on 1th inst, in lat 82 69, lon 76.09, was overtaken’ by & heavy gale of wind from NNE, which continued without intermission until Thursday, 20th, and on the third day increased to such a violent degree that it was thought ex- dient to throw overboard the deck load, consisting of 10 hhds of molasses, to save her from destruction. Scur Licere, seen dismasted and on her beam ends, 15th inst., is stated in the Bath Tribune to belong to Rich- mond, Me, not Rockland, and to have been bound to Bath (probably from seme port in Virginia). Witatxcton, Oct 21—(From a letter to Ellwood Walter, Fsq)—“‘ The late gale praved very disastrous to the vea- sels on our coast; wary have put in here in distress, be- sides two schooners bow outside New Inlet Bar, and nine sail reported as crippled between Cape Fear and Charles- ton Bar; the brigs Globe and Kate Heath are among those that are now in port. The Globe is from San Juan, witha cargo of fustic, hides, &c.; the Kate Heath ffom Bostom, in ballast. This latter vessel isin a wretched condition, mainmast, Raving tes on = ends; she has lost nearly all her sails, deck broken up, riggi leaky, and considerable of her copper off, the ewner has Written to Messrs. McCready, Mott & Co., relative te her. The vessels now here in distress are briga Harbinger, Gl Kate Heath, John A Lancaster, and Rufus H schrs J C Stratton and J Cooley & Co, Spoken. Ship Guiding Star, Couch, from New Orleans for Liver. Peekip Moren Tes lor fron = Liverpool 20) for Havana, lores Taylor, from AN for Oct 18, lat 2434, lon 80 27. ee Bark Vernon, of New Yorr, from City Point for Mediter- ranean, Sept 27, lat 40 15, lon 34. ALEXANDRIA—Arr Oct 25, schr E Townsend, Vana- man, Providence, BALTIMORE—Arr Oct 26, steamer Westernport, Hall, NYork; Brem ship Admiral, Wieting, Bremen, 30 ‘days; bark Jom I Duval, Clifford, Roston; brigs Poultney, Mouait, Rio de Janeiro, Aug 31; Queen Victoria (Br), Me Kinney, Turks islands; TP Perking, Ginn, Frankfort; sobre Thos ge Weaver, and F F Randolph, Endicott, NYork; Sonora, Huffington, Below, bark Inca, Cook, from South America, and s ship with Schaer & Kobler’s signal; also, three barks, one ri and three herm brigs. Cld brigs Catharine Nickels, Nickels, St Thomas; Saboa, Means, Boston; Lanzuerette, St Thomas; sehr Richard Bordén, James, Fall River Arr Oct 25, steamer City-of New York, Ma- nish Main, 20 days, thews, Philadelphia; achra Louisa Sears, Port aa Prinee 5th lt (ae disasters); Kate Halbrook, Hall, Pla- tou for Philadelphia, put in for a harbor. Forest State. NOrigaas; barks Cid, ship Lepanto, Sewall, brigs Caroline, U jon Cape panto, Sewal re; roline, Town, CGH and’s mkt; Union (Pan), setae, Besoee Ayres; Czarina, Bates, Paramaribo; Parker, Park- er, Ponce; schra Jas Ward, Baker, ‘and American’ Belle, Brown, Phila ielphia; Jno Sreland, Wee New York. pro r Law nar a Lawrence, P Appleton; br: Pe hae arent Rawdon, for Baltimore; and from below, brig Northman, Remain at anchor below, inn Averon; briga Boston, Emma, and two others un- nown. , ‘Arr 26th, ‘sbip Sagadahook, “Fisher, Gottenburg (via Quarantine} ; sehr Brave, bY Old tenn ship Canada (Br), Stone, Liverpool ifax; ship Pia- eataqua, Wendall, Madras and Calcutta; bark Oak , Philadelphia; brigs Erie, Baxter, do; Hylas, Marshall, doy schra Amon Lawrence,’ Padelford, Washington, NO;S A ‘Appleton, Nickerson, NYork. Sld'steamship Canada (at 12% PM}; barks Jupiter, Radiant, Lepanto, Celestia; Adclia Rogers White, Philadelphin; Briga Caroline, Union, Cearine, Halifax, J Whipple Montgomery, Tetos, Gra- sader, and from the Roads, bark Averon, rigs Boston, Emma, and others. Brig Crocus sld 25th, NORFOLK—Arr Oct 26, ship Souter Joh , Small (be- fore rej in the roads)’ Chincha, islaads; sehe Wan HOHHLADELPHIAs irr Oot 26, P.M, bark Howes, 4 \—Arr Boston; Laconia, Howes, Boston; br te Morrihew, Carver, Eastport; Ce Howe. ; schrs Ocean fem: Northt Mirae le, a NYork. Cd’ rig ‘on; Northerner, Boston: schrs Gulnare, Orowell, = mj 'y ; China, Hamblio, Mail, Cobb, do; Empire, Sa Newport; Edwin, Dal- ley, Newburyport; peake, Barrett NBaven. se tQHMOND te ‘ork. SAN FRANCISCO—SId Regt 18, ships Rome of Sharen, , Rei on es ee ei a , brig ; EL Frost,