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WHOLE NO. 7421, ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA AT HALIFAX, NINE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. The America Put Back to Liverpool Disabled. Severe Storms on the Irish Coast and in the Mediterranean. otal Loss of the Ship Adriatic, of Wew York. Safety of the Captain and Fi‘teen More of the Passengers and Crew of the Lyonnais. Attempt on the Life of the King of Naples. COTTON FIRM---BREADSTUFFS DROOPING. Consols for Account, 94, &., &. &e. By Amamcan PRintinG TateGaarn Lave, 20 Warr Sr. Hatiwax, Dec, 23, 1856, The royal mail steamehip Cavada, Oapt Lang, arrived at thia port en route for Boston at noon today. Tae C, asiled from hero at two o’clock this afternoon for Boston, where zhe will be due at ac early hour on Thursday morning. Wind light and blowiog N N E. ‘The steamship Balttc took out pinety passengers. She left Liverpool on the morning of Friday, the 12th inst. Her advices are conse jueatiy nine days later then those received by the City of Battimore a’ Philadelphia, and two days later than those taken out by the Baltic, now due at New York, ‘The steamsbip America, which left Liverpool on the ‘Sth inst , and thearrival of which we have beer expect ing for a week past, encountered a furious storm when off Cap» Clear, which swop! her decks and so disabiet ber that sho bad to put back to liverpool, where she arrived on the morn- ng of the 10th inst, The Canada was iminediately got reacy to take out the passengers and malls of the Ame- rica, aad left Liverpool as above indicated, on the 12th of December. The Canada reports the foliowing ships at anchor at the bar oa the 12th inst New World, Baltic, John Ilow- oll, Belmont, and Wm. -Rutledge; also reports passing on the loth » fifteen mils westward of Fastness, the leamship Niagara, and on the 7th inst , in lat. 49, lon. 29, the American sbip ¢yphon, bound west, A despatch from Boraeaux announces the arrival at that port of a vessel baying om board the captain and iilteen other persons who were wrecked in the {Il fated steams!) | yonnais. No names or other particulars are given, Asubscription bas been opened in London for Abe widows aud children of thore woo perished. . ‘The ship Adriatic, Combes, from Liverpool to New York, was wrecked om the Sth instant, near Dungawon, Three mon were drowned. but it is not reported whetber they were passengers or crew. The vessel was |ikely te ‘become a complete wreck. She had a fall cargo and 200 wrew and passengers. [t was thougbt tha; if the wouber moderated the cargo in the between decks might bo saved There Was Aship atanchor aear Woxiord, with her Tastaect away—supposed to be the J. {. Warner from Now Ur'eans ‘or Liverpool. ‘The latest accounts stated that the Warner was atili aebore, thai hercrew had been saved, and that her cargo would be if the weather mouerated. ‘The ship Anaie, from Quedec, grounded on the Sth inst. end was discharging ber cargo outside the harbor of Aberyatta. The | ain Rookb, for Charierton, bad put back to Liver. D001 with loes o: ‘The sbip Clarendon, at Whitebaves, remained as before ceportea. The discharge of ber cago bad commé¢aced. There tad been a succession of severe gales aloug the Grideh Chaanel, with numerous casualties in ibe Chan- ael. The steamer Troubador, bound to Mabiin, was caught 8 gale short of fuel, and to Keep up the fires had been obliged to burn up one bunired aud dfy pigs iu the Curnaces. An attempt bad been made to assassinate the King of Naples, but \t | roved unsucresstul. GREAT BRITAIN. A depuiation from tae L verpvu: and London merctants aad wae ted on Lord Clarenton wo a-certsia what i meant Dy the Br Usb demonstration against New (.ranada. Father Matthew died ai Core oo .be Gb lant. Foitx Orsio!, the Italian exiie, was lecturing 2 London on ftalan tyranny. Riohard Copden has published another letter on mari. The Arrowsmith Georgia Ratiroad apd revoiver hoa: reported that Arrowsmith hes roturaod to the Uaitet Dr, Livingston, the celebrated African traveller, bas reaebed Marseilles on bis way bomoward The corporation aod zoe of Portemouth have subscribed £1,000 to give « banquet to the American ofll orre ta command of the vark Resolute. The uaval service at | ortamouth co ato a siinilar compl ‘The Koglish papere ropnbiwn the scurrespooceace be. tween Genorais Waiker and Golooaria, mom!y without re mark Moussos, Bey, on the part of the Mache of Egypt, had ab Blervie® with the Manchester Commerc al Assoriation 00 the subject of growiwg coton ta the districs wavered by the rover Tigres The British goverment is about to lay & telegraph line across tho Persian Gulf. PRANCE. lt te romorod that Cardivai Moriot's mission to Rome relater to the corovativa of Napoieon, which, shonid peace be consolidated, #1!) probaoly take place early next ear. 7S formal scnouscemest hes appeared in the Momiteur that the Congress of Paris wi’ -e aseambie this moot. “Wt 8 DOW reported that the Plentpotentiaries will be the a be ore—Count Were eek! representing | France. Jord Clarencon, Fogland, Count Cavour, sardinia, and ey ‘The Havre Jornal hae & Cayenne letter of Nov. 6, had been discovered in several parts o- gola han? shipping cacuaities are reported from the Mevtt- In anticipation of the forced rales at the end of the year more activity bad been shown in the l’arisian fac. “vores, Dut retail trade was not ro hrisk as . nent was felt at the Rank of France not re- ‘aning lls severe measures, [t was considered that nine- ty day discounts might be granted with rafety. trade was tint. A few bad been recet red ros America and Spain. and bot very few from the United States. nevertheless the position of commer atnirs was regarded a+ not uufavorabie. Corn was a bu y, im all the markets of Franoo. from Rouen mention that the market for manu- ‘actured goods hag been quiet, with but ittio moderation SPAIN. y that the opinion wa ‘inet the pew loc, end that the Gnance mia press Rees on: sition aa etl! ogttateds Sitbough not ta open oulbreak. HOLLAND. joufchate! prisoners to the them to join ip & collective deci. hor add Iie recognis ai the Prassians of Noufohatel qitl ‘by the time an anewor to this circular i* reeetved ; ‘aa the Federal Counct! of Switzeriand is satd to have Ine to the Cabinete of London and Paris y #hall be granted immediately after, the Hmipary condition demanded by Prassia wili be ful- Re 2 course of the negotis d Austria hav od from military measures, but have ve been THE BALTIC. ‘The Five river on December 8 was [ree from ice. weather was rainy and warm The AUSTRIA. The Emperor har consenses to the convocation of the Protamant &ynod in Hongery bd Gre full of accounts of the Emperor's visit bo Venice. ‘The Viewna Dowrse wast goncrally \panimave ITALY. ‘The Baltic carried the iieliigenco”that an unsuccess’ul Stlempt nod been made to assarsinate the Kiny of Naplos on the Sth instant. The snnouncoments of the aifair differ, The first announce ment raid:— At nooh today there was « review, and while the troops were defiling asoldier of the third battalon of Chasseurs rushed from the ranks and struck the King on ithe leit side, knocking him dowa, udier was selz od by Colonel Laiour ‘Another despatch says:— The bayonet of the soldier etruck the King on jhe rigat side, above the waist. A third despatch ix Umsted that he was slightly wound- ed, ard # fourth deeput b \ hat che soldier dred bis car- bine at the King, aad the would be assassin was killed on the spot. ‘The telegraphs from Iialy are wholly in the power of the government, and bence the account of the alfair are not reliabie. ‘The accounts from Palermo say that the insurrection which broke out there on the 221 ult,, at the head of which was Baron Benbeuda and a number of ex Depa. ties of the Sicilian Pariiamen', bad been su, that Baron Benbeoda had been taken prisoner. From Messina everything is reported being quiet. ‘The pol eized @ queniity et muskets which had been landed for the insurgents. Count Levatelli, au «minent Hberal of the Roman ‘States, bad been wesassinatea at Ravenna. TURKEY. The dates from Conaiantiuopie are to the Ist instant, The Ministry of Keachid Pacha was well catablishod. RUSSIA. The text of the note aa .resseu by Russia. at the end of October jast, tothe Powers that signed tne treaty of Paris bas been published. It is accompaated oy a circu jar demanding the re-assembiing of tne Congress. This }. cireular coniains an exposure of the on by the Russian Cabinet with a view to the falii!ment of articles twenty and twenty ove of the treaty of Paris, ‘As regards ihe Isle of Serpents, the Russian govera- ment ays tbat the island was incoutestably in possession of Russia before the rupture wiih respect to the Bassa- rabian frontier question, The memorandum meniions two instances of concession by Rusela with rezard to the course of the Upper Yaispak and Bolgrad, The memorandum deiives the views of Ruseis, and statcs bat the map from which the frontier liae was define at the Paris Confer:nces was supplied by the Frenci government ‘The memorandum also states that Count Walewski asked Baroa Brunow whetber tho Court of Russia would abice by the majority of yotes at the coming Conference, aod that the sussian Cobinet bad telegraphed aa imme sale reply irmative. and hence that Russia was blameless for the present difliculty. PERSIA. ‘The jast deepatches inform us that the alleged capture of Herat was elt doubt ul.. The confersaces opened by lish embassy wita Ferouk Kuan appear likely to detain ihe latier at Vonstantinople for several moaths. ‘The personnel of the Eogiish embassy uad left Teheran. ‘The statement that Ruseia bad demanded from the Shab of Persia permiacion to occupy the territory ol Mo- ganz is confirmed There \s also by the way of St. Petersburga doubtfal report }hat 60,000 Russian troops under Genera! Berrlot, sre ready to march to the fronuer of Versiaou the iret in- vitalion of the Shah. THE LALEST. Paws, Toursday, Dec, 11, 1386, The Delats says — Wo believe we are able to state with some certaiuity trat#rgiand to entering the conference, distinctly de claréd shegwenld conform to the decision of the ma,ority where’ tim ghtbe The relative position of the dis- no secret, On the ooe side is !rance, Rass! ossia, and on the otber, Hpgland, Anst arkey. ‘In the middle is Sardinia, which’ coin occas pally with the opinions expressed id France. It is now stated she !s orcillating between the two. Lonvoy, Toureday night, Dee. 11, 1856. ‘The trausactions in the funds, stock and share market are unimportant. Consols opened a shade lower, aad remained all day witucut ebange. The traneactions in railway shares generally were exceedingly quiet. After oificial hours the final price of consols was ¢ 84 for money. } The srnouncement that the baDk discovat rates would rowain the eame prodaced po chanys, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Norm. —The Uanada failed 10 bring oot the newspaper packages and commercial circulars prepared for sad Placed on board the disabled steamship America. (a the absence, therofore, of any available means at Halifax | for supplying the dellcienoy the commercial summary and 1ith inst., irclustvs, thos leaving usta to the tevor of the advices for the wee ending on the Sih tnst., and which wo sbould have received in the or divary courte of eveute by (he America. LIVERPOOL COTTON MASKET. ‘es of cotton for the dve business cays, from the €th to the 11th instant, laclusive, amounted to about 41,000 bales, including 6,000 baies on speculation and for export, At the close a steady demand prevailed and prices were firm at the lollowing bay -~ py 7 ‘air. An Avcrage Am Unt of Ousiness Daa Deon traamacied at Manchester, without any essential coange in prices. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. Mezers. Richardson, speace & Uo report s duit market for all denoriptions of breassufs, with prices nominal and tending downward. The sales were 9.te ‘unimportant LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKGT. Mesers: Bygraua, Av & Uo. report smal! parcels of new bacon offering at ($8, hut there were nore sellers than buyers at this figure, Lard —Market bare and quo tations nomipal at Sis. Tallow firm, Pork aud beet quiet kad without essential © MARKET. quote annos selling at bos. f a's of common rosin ex asore at de. 8. Pig iron at I tverpool, sellers at 738. 6d, for cash, and 74s 64 three mopthr. tine quiet at 40e, Saltpetre unebanged. Pa! ng Mt £46 158.0416, Rice steauy, Nothing doing in oofles or ‘TacBspay, Dee. Lb —ougar ¢ crea q tetly at full prices, Coteo—Keacy buyers, wich @ sma eivance in prices ood ordinary Bative Ceylon fetcbed Ou. 6d alos, fea va lose demand, but fall rates obtained. Cotton quiet. Rice slow of sale, Tallow quiet bot firm; sales at SPs. on the and 584. 64 a 54. for the end of the next yoar. eeotch pig trou 73a Sales of tiaaeed ofl at 38s, GLASGOW IRON MARKET. Decte) a 11.<Oar market for pig trom is steady, Sales of mixed pumbers at Téa. ; No, | 74s, 64, and No. 3 Tle. 84, LONDON MONEY MARKET. ‘The directors of tae Bank of Fugiand at their meeting on the oth Lecrmber, reduced the rate of discount to 655 Per cent, the reduction being avplicable aitke to disor and load: wupon securities They alo decided to at vences at the same rate until tne psymeat of diviceade, on bile having «ix month to raa—tbe previous ili was three mentb:. Tae discount nonse nas likewise reduced their ratee for money et call to5'. per cent. This reocction by the bank ‘esptred @ <0! deal of cont dence, and there lees demand tor money, ba: to iP. 4 for money, and 0 TRE LATEST. Hin at—Tnomlay Evening. ‘We have sveceeded in procuring a briet account of the state of the Liverpool market for the week ending on the Sth instant. inolusive, as follows — Livaaroor, Dee, 6, 1864, Our cotton market opened yesterday with the same Guill feeling which bas been maniferted of tate, but the announcement of a reduction in the rate of discount by the Bank of England gave increase! confidence, and the market assumed @ firm and hardoning aspect, which, being followed up by large purchases by the trade and speculators. prices have advarced '., and ocoasioneily in low qualities of American |, above the low sales of inat week. Total rales of the work, 69.000 bales. inciading 6,500 to iator#, and 1,760 to ‘The actno: rized are [air Bowdes 3) Mobiles 7'\4., and Orleans 72,4. In the breadstaif market for the week onding [ecem. ber 6, an advance of 24. is reported in wheat. Floar held for fall prices, bat im demand, and Tudian corn atesdy at the proviour week's quotations Fr te produce market an advance of 64 a 04 leehown tn sugar, Coffee stoady. Rico tn good temand. PASSENGERS BY THE CANADA, A. Brown and lady. Captain Jackson, Mise Bullard, Marah, Arrize ehely. | 4 Auitin. Taylor. Molson, Corbett Frederick, Freaigt, Wiliam ean, ere, Bogbee, Waliard, Or . ‘le Fane Pavia. Hat Keuser tours, iluvert’ Bernier, Moore Ring, Cooper, Grilia, Gooper. cock and others. yhompson, Shangahon, Pea- ton (Texas) News of the 11th inet 4 tearm by letters to come of on eitinens Une ead tatelligents of Judge Lipecomb's death, Fe die’ tn Austin, at 2 o°clock P. Mon the at net, Juego Lipseomb, while on the benon’ tn aria aud in Texas, bae rendered jodicial sorvice that wii! cometitute an imperisnabl nt to his memor: mormber of th "THE WRECKS ON THE JERSEY SHORE, Additional Particulars of the Loss of the Emigrant Ship New York and the British Bark Tasso. The Lamentable Condition of the hipwrecked Passengers. ESCAPE OF THE NEW YORK MUTINEER Arrival of 6ome of the Passengers in New York, INTERESTING STATEMENTS. &e., &o., ko. We bave just succeaded tm obtaining the following let tora from our special reporters at Barnegat relative to ‘the loss of the omigrant ship Now York and the British bark Tasz0, which will be read with much interest,"as lollows, We are bappy to say that there is no steamer anbore anywhere along the beach. SPROTAL REPORTS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Barszcat, N. J., Dec, 22, 1366, THE WRECK OF THE TaSSO. On arriving ip the viiage this evening, I eucceeded in gathering Irom diderent eources the following particulars Teiative to the loss of the British bark Tasso, of St. Johns, Newfoundland, together with the particulare of the Crowning of six men, who were attempting to get ashore from this 1!) fated yeasel — The Tasso is a bark of about 309 tons burthen, and while oo her yoysge from Bahia to New York she ran ashore, about two miles south of Barnegat inlet, The cceurrence took place cn Saturday morning before day- Nght, end while the wigd was blowing very {resh from the southeast. Aa 200a a@ the vessel struck the Deach, proparations were made by the « ‘and crew tor landing on shore as scon as ‘ayligbt appeared. The sea broke over the craft beayily, and carried away the masts and riggivg attached. Towards the break of day the wreckers on the beach discovered the pertious sMuation of the marivers, and instant preparations were mado to relieve them, Sorf boats were brought from the government boure wih creat alacrity, and manned by James James, Jeremiab FPrigwore, John Jones, Jobn Parker and others. They were mehed, and to the great joy of the Imekiess sa they succeeded in getting alongside of the wreck The eea was very rough at this time, aod hence every precaution was weed to prevent the boats from being swamped or stove in ag the side of the veseel, One of the boats, con taining Messrs, Prigmore, Parker and Jou ed to the jibboom of the bark with two painters, one fore and the orer aft: and into this boat it was intended to convey the capiain and crew. Four of the seamen and the captain had yost >eated thomsctves In the tiny craft when the jibboom of the bark, to which the painters of the boat were lastened, rolled overboard, and in a few seconds toe boat was fn the trough of ile sea, at the mercy of the wayos. Before the wreckers could get out Diishap to the surf boat did vot deter others front frising the good work already go nobly began by Meerre Parker and Jor The molarchol¢ fate of these courageous men seemed rather to stimulate thaa dampen the ardor of the wreckers io their bumase task. Taoy wWoulo not stand dy and vee their fellow beings periah in & watery grave, and again a eflort was made to reach the ebipwrecked vorse! Sucecar attonced the brave little perty. sad cn © more the life boat wns alungeide the bark ~The captain and crew, and also ono passen for, Whore bame | bave not yet been adie to lewa, were laken ashore !n ealety, and conveyed to the hospitable home of ihe suri men'on the beach, where everything was dope te @ards readeriag thelr condition as comforta bie ae porsible Tbave sot ret been able to learn the names of the tailors who were drowned, but whea I arrive at the beach to-morrow I will 20 doubt learn the ull particu- lara reepecting this melancholy di . Lente # separaing (he main land from the beach is ‘eatly ebstrocted with ice, readeriog all vommuaicat\on witb the wreckors ‘a. moawers of seriows 6:4 culty. The spot to bear the weight 0: a person, eit Is thick eooogh to prevent tbe tailing or rowing wrecked su ‘erers started for Now "York th's 2 sieges, where they will remain «nti some all be atforded them by tbo consignoes of the ‘The cargo ar well as the yease! ttseli will dou'st- jess prove a total loss, and ore maar weeks elapse the beach wil be n with the fregmeu s of the cargo, timbers of the Taso will be bleaching on i Deach t serve monumeat wheo for We For whi ‘the (il fated ma Obie rerouers all Bunk down togother The following \s the cargo of the \ark Tasso: — 250 bape ccles and atovt 10 tops resewood, consigned to Messrs. hap er, soboson & Co,, of this city, THE WKECK OF THE NEW YORK. Baxwecat, Dec, 22, 1806. ‘The emigrant packet ship New York, which was on her retore [rem Itverpeot, with about three hundred passen pers and a crow of twenty-seven men, went arhore on the bese, between four and Give miles to the nerth of Barnegat, about 4 o'clock un Saturday morning, the 20th inst, She wee coder the command of Ca ptala McKennon, WO it |: enid, mistook the Baroegat \ight for that at Cape May, and was only made aware of bis error by the ship riking the beach bead cn. This is one account; but other repert bas {t that be had bees unable to take an observation during the whole of Friday, and that having been eatiefed by rounding thet be was in deep water, sod at a great cintance from the shore, be took no further precantions, belering that be would not make land tll late in the morning of the following day. There are, in fact, #0 many con ‘lcting reporta that \t ls impossible at prevent to obtain scourate or reliable information 'n re iation to the éisaster, At cay break op Saturday morning the condition of the ‘verse! was discovered by those on shore, and as soon as it Was possidie several small boats put out from ihe main land to the assistence of thore on the lil fated vessel. The peculiar character of this part of the const makes it & most Impossible to render immediate ald to ships in Gistress, The beach, on the outer part of which the New York struck, ts separated from the main land by a bay rome fyeorsix miles wide, and this has to be crossed before the veasel can be reached, At this season of the year the parsege of this plece of water, covered as It ie ® th Costing masses of ico, Is sometimes a i Monit and ee rious uodertaking, particularly |! the wind happens to be adverse. As the ice, however, is not very thick at pre- pent, te parrage ie rot attended with #o much danger, aod the boats had !!ttl# di Meulty to renebing the beach. fe. fore they got there Mr. Jobn Allen, who lives « short Gistance from where the New York now ties, tn company with the men stationed at the government bourse, which '* situated somo three miles off, got out the mortar for the purpose of throwing line to tho ip, which was iying in from fiteen to twenty toot water, about two hundred yards from the shore. ‘The condition of those on deek at this juncture was mort deplorable. Tho side of the veesel nearest to the land was crowded with human beings of both sexes and of ali ages, and as they stood there \mploring the ansie- tance of thome on shore with almost frantic gestioulations, the spray dashed over them in drenching showers. Tho ship wae laboring. heavily all thla time, and slaking deeper to her sandy bed, while each wave that struck her made her tremble from stem to stern. ‘The flrnt ball that was fired from the mortar was rendered usolese from the breaking of a port of the sec! chain which commerts it Ly tecond dal! was fred, bul it was equally Tho third, however, by tho hoard and Ormiy secured wes run along the line to the ship. the vurt rendering i \tmpossible ore, One by one the y 0 the Oar and for any boat to put ovt from th gers were transtrrredt from the shi in this WAY fome ax A pete'y, persons wore taken off tbe w; The fring of rar end tho subsequont iaading of war vl 1 Sond moratng; a Me Seoeve seoveMtod La land: { ship Peto ones ing in the boat of Mr, Brown, the egent of the uvdor. writers, on Saturday afiernoon. (a his return the tailors, who brogem jato the cebing, on remon- @rated with for their bad conduct, fel! upon him and beat him so seriously that hy 1s not expected to recover, nd {s lying on the vessel in a critical condition, ‘The remaining two hundred und forty of the passengers have been landed since in surf boats, and are now upon the beach in @ destitute condition. From all the inquiries I have made, no to them trom this or otner stong the coast, and since Beatay morning ‘only food they have had was ‘& barre! of bread, which was saved in a somewhat houses on tho beach, one ef which belongs to Mr. allen, which is capable of holding about forty persons if tney all stand upright; and the is the government station, which can be made to accommodate over a hundred to the same style. The rest must remain out, with no cover- ing but tha’ afforded by their own miserably scant cloth dog—for all the passengers are omigranws of the poorest claes, The ity ere Irish, and a few are, I understand, mans, The people here bave been anxtously out for the appearance of some tow boats, but up te the present time none bay been seen trem the abere, and probably none will arriy till 10 morrow morning, which time, if nothing be Gune jor the unjortuaate sufferers, it ts to be feared that tome of thers will perish of starvation and exposare. ‘rhe ship st present lies with hor stern as! and te aid to have from twelve to fifteen feet of water in hor bold, in which the tide obbs and‘tiows From this \t may be conceived in what condition the oargo is, and what chance thero ts of snving it. It consists of assorted goods, ‘but of what description I have not beep able to asccriain. STATEMENT OF MIR. JOHN CARR, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE NEW YORE. Mr, John Carr, of Birmington, Evgiand, one of the pas- sengors on board the packet sbip New York, who stood by the side of Captain McXinaon from the time the vessel struck ull they left her, bas kindly favored us with the following statemevt:—We sailed from Liverpool on the 12th of November, im the Now York, commanded by Capt. Alex. McKinoom, Mr, Stowell was the firet mate and Mr. Cine the second, Dr. Gardiner was the physician, ‘There were about three hunbred passengers on board, forty four im the second cabin. The lollowlogare their names:— NAMUS OF CABIN PASSENGERS. Names 493. Names Cath. Bull....... . 80 Mary Horn... Wiliam Shaw... «» 30 Fawd Noonan Eliza Sbaw ..... . 30 Pav! Ssigman. Alfred Shaw... John Carr... Peter Ki bank ‘Wiilisea Will's 16 Mary Ki'ban Pat. Flannery. Bb Geo! Kubank Ann Flannery, 30 Wiitinm Kilbenk, Josepa Flannery rm Thomas Kilbank. Jobo Flannery Toft Eliza Kilbank. . Ellen Watts... . Chas. Kilbank. Even Watts. loft. Jape I:tibank. Cath. Shavnon ., . Joby Kitbank . ) Wm, Stonenoure. Mr. Isele, wi'o and three Mary Redmond, childrea, Robt. Rodeon.. Mr. Coke. , Margaret Robson, Mr. Foulks.. Joo Jobne . Mr. Ishole ..... Joan West 56 Mr. silbert NAMES OF STEERA 0%. PASSENGY Mre. Davidse ~ o> Pat. O'Briea Frost Kurat. 25 Ann O'Brien. Tgvatz Sebo Jas, O' Donne! Leopold Wagn Soda Schotisid. Caih. Groping. arn Willie: Hondersoh Mayer... . 19 Rook Beare Mary Hesse: Joba fay or. Jno. Flannery. Gort. Hosse: » 3 Bridget Fiansery. 26 Al Hesson., jaf’, i ry + 30 Adan Horre . 3 isft Robs. Thompros, 20 Jao. MeDonaid Autboa: Abn Geoghegan. . Maria Hawthorne, David yous, case! Lyons der Kulkor. Margaret Carty Joba stiler, Bridget Muier, Mary Ann Miller, Margaret !liyou domee Doherty. Jape loberty Yomes Doberty. Vat Meany... Margaret May Binary Casserly. Mary eCormick. Jane McCormick. . Mary Sioa .. farab Sten Hugh Heparty . Jobo Pater... . . Archibald MeKeny . Jona Eliott... Wm. Mulroy, Tooe, Geherty James iaiy John Picket... Mery Mangan... Tlonor Reiky.. Isabella Latlerty. Kilen O'Brien. Joon O'Brien. Jona Fabey, Cain Benly. SRS.BSSLSPoBESSoeBERTES 3 33 8 esww ‘ BESS! : eit : pvsnpaer pPeRTTTTETT 3 ir : 3 i 2 ; r 2 a 2 Sesxes ‘Wo had head winds nearly all the way, and two vory severe gales, Some days we could make no proprors at all, the contrary winds being so bigh and the sen roiling heavily; otherwise there was nothing part'evler in our pasroge, [don’t know why we run #0 far south as to strike on the shore of New Jersey, but I board the cap tein say thet the verse! when she strock was making tree knote an bour more than be calouiated upon, and he tock the Darpeget hgbt for sanip's light. Just ater sundown on Friday night we got a fhirer wind then wo hed had doring the whole pas tage, We were all ‘9 very high spirie, ard retired to reat with chee pen. th the second cabin we kept @ watch t guard ovr property; Robert Keberteon ard Joba Jores watebed thet night. About 11 o'eioek P. M, they beard the man on the look owt die ‘A Weht ahead.” It wae taker for a ht, at begs our mlafortuas. Gar ship held | PRICE TWO CENTS. captain stood in his piace on the poop with a night giass in is band, trying to make out more certainly what the bght was. Even tothe minute we struok ho thought it was arbip’s light. At midnight we were all awakened by the rhock of tae ebip’s striking; she quivered and trembied as (hough #he was going to tumble to pieces. A ‘thrill of borror rua through the passengers; they leaped from ghelr berths and dromed, trembling with fear; some ell upon their knees, and cried aloud, ‘Tord baye mercy upon us; others remandd cali, baying confideuce in the ability Ol We captain aad offcers that they would do all iat could be done to save us. La the ateerage there was fearful confusion, shriexiog, halloolmg, bowling, weep tag, mourning, praying, groaning. So terrible a scene | never belore witmessec, nor could any one conceive it if be bad vot beheld it, The passengers continued in tis slate of fear til! they were taken from the ship, [mme- diately ou striking the sails were reversed and every Possible effort made to back her off. At the time of firiking the /ight was off Ler larboard bow; a(ter getting on ber hese gradually worked ronnd to the leeward and Kopt moving in that direction till the light was right over In an hour or two they saw they could not gebber cil, aud commenced te throw rockets to th no reponse to them reckots occasionally aa hour after we struck be vegan to Oo weler She was an exceed. The men were called to the pumps, and coptmued to work them for a couple ot hours, and then ibe water ceinea 90 fast in tbe bold that they abandoned to6 pumps at about four o'riock A M. About three o'clook 1he wind began to Increase, avd kept tucreasing, SO Where was a great gale all cay sadaterrilo surf The Wind Diew oa shore, the veosel lay on ihe bottom, and strikiog very Neavily agatast it from the force of the waves: her beim remained mapagesbio till two A, \., ‘thew it wi Tae wheclbouse and emtrauce to the captain's cabin were aiso tora away, She labored well of the sea from two tw four A. My frequently striking against the botiom us ‘hough she would darh herself to pieser, Wo waited patieatiy til broad daylight, hoping to fet sseistaace (rom the shore, but ooue coming tbe captain decided to lower a boat aud send tt ashore. alnovgh thesur! 2an fearfully bigh and the waves dashod ogrily over us. The starboard boat was lowered and sto aa tt was boing let Gown the waves atrnck it and up ag bigh as the bulwarks of the poop, in fali- the Water sga'n, It partially tiled; two mea got 4d attempted to dail out, but the water gataed upon (hem tl they gave \vup, The boat was thea torced Synipst the side of (he vessel and stove n. The larboard boat warthen let down, the second mats, Mr Ciine, tive id ve able bodied peasengors got into \ with tempted to reach the suore, alter contezaing ome time witb the surf, and getting more than ball to ine beach, they had to be pulled back to the ves. sel hy tho ime. [he current torced them northward io where the shore was more distant, and the line was net lopz evough to reaca, or they might have gaived the beach. They returned aad got more ine, end watching for ® quieter sea they ‘ace a second ar tempt, avd were more sucorseful in reacuing the suore. Just at this time two wreckers, Morers. Kiobard |). Parke and John ¥. Jones, appeared on the beach and et the boat's company. One of them went back imme- dimlely to the station bovse to get mors assistance, and the otper remained and assisted the boat's cormpany tn yoaiking the rope fast to a sand mound. After the ropo was made tavt the second mate attempted to pueb the best through the surt, #0 as to get back tothe ship with ‘be Live sullors and leave the dve passengers ashore; bat uae surf was so bigh they could not get the boat through itor od the beaoh, although ibey all waded up to their ddies in the water Another boat was then lowered @ ship, of which the first wate took charge, or five sailors and ten sccon- panied bim. They succeeded getting to the They had the !:npression inet a boat could be got cl the shore if there was more help to get it of. a as Sie teen Son soca eee ones 6 veet ofl but were not successful, althou; oy altenpta. | wae standing all this the sige of the Captain, and saw @ place. [twas then thovght advisabie to between the vessel and shore tat: this could not be accemplished by the men on the beach, becai TupDing t0 Digh acted on the rope with suca Orst mate signalied to the ® wretched condition—onr means of tion with the shore out of, the boats unable both of the "a oficers were on shore do nothing Wecould receive no aid bet by viipg another pont ashore There was no map on board cepable of taking ope there but the captain, He decided do 80, taking with bim three saliors and a number of in passengers, prirctpally females. tle sucseeded tog tbe shore A\- Thad been with captain al! me, | sccompanied bim On shore to render any ser vice I could Numerous attempts wers thea made t> peta boot back to the veere!~the captain as woll ay tne med wadelng to thetr mitaie in the wa! butall Jost at this time I met some of the aabore in the Gret boat, wno appeared with haviag come ashore It bad ust been mecerteined that ibere wae no provi- s!ov8 ashore, avd se they had bad nototny ‘0 ng, were of course very one to) 6the «steward some provisions from era! caske of bieeait, tee only vary smal! portion reaching the shore, sod that was eaten by the crew, #9 the passen- Fere were @\thout food of any kind. ‘We taco went to the station house, and all of ue hed to iay oa the oor, with our wet clothes op. 1 had not a dry thread on my body, and the otbers were 'n about the same condition. We ley there all Saturday night, satlo #, passengers, men and Women, inditcrimioately, altogether. Arrauge- menis bad been made by the secend mate, when he went asnore im che iret boat, to yet @ ie car, This iife car arrived on the pesch shortly a'ter we did in the © ‘a boat, bot as the line from the veave! to the shore Parted, tt was usoless Now we unt! agother |ine could bo got to or from the ship, waich thas was mposeibie, = Sue #as a0 obell mortar in M it ° Yione: but the som sti! ruan’ng as &s op the previovs nigbt, they could nos reach the voRs mii! some time afier daylight. The sailors jeft aboard on Saturday obit brome open the cabia passen gers’ bores ana plundered them of everything valuable whieh could be casily removed. Oa the arrival of the other saiiore from the shore they broke into the Captain's cabin, struck the steward, &c, When the captain arrived on board tlie vemelatS A M. be remourirsted with them, at whch they fe!l upon snd beat nim fearfally till bis life war con- Nf ‘Toe four ringleaders, the chiet Whom was ove }'evelin, made their escape from the vessel aboot 1A. M tn & boat, and proceeded up the beaco and trted to get on bowrd & senooper that lay of the const. hear one of ihem say De hoped the captain woald sur. vive, for \t be oidn’t they would have 0 swing for it. They were very biooty, aod Develin cepecially nai beon beates on the face, Tbe captata snapped a pistol at them, the mates and steward stroggied nobly to defend them- felves, as did one brave sn worthy seamac, [aniel Rogers, who was also severely bestes. When we jet ot 32 7. M. om Sunday, the life car was toe vessel 2 #3 a8 Be i # hi if lit $352 Brat to go! something to cat, ier we We gave aa ing ebilling ‘or bread, which we aivided among walk tevenices i Hf wih 23} it hae FT ii 4. ei Rs Hf e52 = i i ; ; i ? tant at . Here we took to Freehold, thence by the oare to Amboy, and from me steam boat to New York, where we arrived af 7 I. M. on Move Tne rouduet of the captain wna very satisfactory during (he voyago—no man could have paid more ateation to bis cutee than be uid—be was aiwape at his post, aod perfectly cool confueion of the save the ani; iret and ‘estovening, Yhey came by the steamer John Potter, fiom South Amboy, The remainder are expected in the ety to day. STATEMENT FROM MR. MICHAEL DOYLE, A PASSENGER. Sata cay morping, about 10 o'clock, Capt. MeKeonon Jef the ship for the shore, to obtain the ald of the wreck: ers in landing the passengers. The sea waa vory rougd Ai the tne, There were signe of uneasiness atoong the Pasrengore at the Capinin was proparing to leave the ship. No sooner had the boat posbed off than the fo minle peewengers rent the atr with thelr soreams and shrieks, for they lwagined that hin who ebould be thoir protector war shout to desert them. The msn passer ger? snd sailors Alier much trouble enecseded Ins mow gure in quieting thetr fears, They pasted the night in Extreme Peril the FOR Waehrog OFEr the FLIP Mort of the time, Mortiey dawned, a heen paared by * wear Coming uneasy as the detention of the Captain, At edow) 9 O'clock a boat was observed approach ng the ship, and when it neared it was discovered to be the Captain + boat, whobadsuccesied in obtaining the desired reliaf. On Capt McKennon reaching the deck he ordered pre- Parations to be immediately made to iand the passengors- Bomeiittle time had olapsed, when he observed that asea- man named Devin and the steward were about creating @ row. The captain stepped forward to see what the didi. culty was about, when Devin becoming insolent amd abusive he spapped two pistolzat him. | think Deviie seized ove of the pistols from the captain ard tarew ts overboard. He then ran from ope quarter of the ship to the other. The captain pursved him, and in bi: pursaiy of Deviin he was kuocked dowa with @ mariiuespike, aad severely kicked by a seaman named Donald Rogers. Daring the melee the passengers wore very much fright- ened, many of thom hidirg them-elres lesta stray ball trom the pistol, should Qui .t- way among them. Tae sallors appeared disposed to join their shipmaies tu thelr assault upon the cap’ The mate succeeded im re storing quiet after aw! and aliaying the foars of we passengers. The captain, in the meactime was conveyed to the cabin, where he received attention from some of 4 bawser baving beon «xtended from the ship to the shore, now Came tho dificult task of /anding the pa-eeal- gers, The wrechers succeeded in making the life ome iant to the haw-er, it was drawn on board by the passen- g ‘and tallors, and the janding wa: then commenced. ere were a number of passengers on shore, woo ee sisied the wreckors ty drawing the tile car tothe ghere, ‘Taese mea were sent Ou shore on Saiurday to land some female passengers, but could not retarn to the snip owas count of the -wong eurf. The passerger: having alt been lanced, we went to the station bouse providea the Upied Siate- goverameat, where we fouad a «1 fire, apd endeavored make ourselves as comforiable es Ciroumstances would p rmit. A» s00n as 4, the yaascogers were co lected together an edort was wade © procure something to vat—mag bot baying weied a morse! since the previous Sicveedod La getting some tea and colles and iw bie. cults Covk.ng maiortals wore not to be bad, save eae kelile. holdiag four gallons, ia which we boiled the coffee, theo the ia. Think of @ vessol so luniter .2 size 10 eup- ply the wants of over two hunared people. We bad but two Up Caus for use amongst & vod made the best af it im dowling Out tne beverag: ani Saving approagh- ed the inva get to work to make the women and children a4 comfortable as porsibie, Hucdled without beds, blankets, ac sleep. Captain Brown, superinten ient of the wreckers, visited us early on Monday morving. He taformed us that i ‘Was impoesible to provide vemicles to conv y us to Squam village. apd tbat where was oo other allernative bat te walk. We immediately stariod from Barnegat on our it was ciatressing to see the womem and cbildren Many of ine cuildrea wera without shees. ‘The emall children were tied to backs of the women, And witb their burtheps they walked w Sjusn village, tance of fourteen miles. Here Capt. Browa bad our Wats attended We wero immediawiy supplied, gra- tuitoualy with everytoio; could wish After'resting a few boure ai Squap villisge we cootinced our joursey to Pout Pieasant, a distance of seven miles, At Polmt Ploaganl we were proviaed w \h refrbehments, and were made Cow‘ortwbie for toe nigut at 8 o'clock for Freehold, ‘Those who had tee We viarted Tuetday morn A distance of about twenty miles meen (© pay were accommodated witha ride in rude vehicles, but many (mse! inciusive) had to walk we women and childrea rode. Past Ope we were collected te- vad some ‘sb out hal!-past three o’clook, and reached Caste Garden, New \ ork, at « quarter past ae by the stearer Jobn Potter. On board ihe steamer we also ob- tained retreshmenws gratuitously. Many of the womem and cbildrea were #0 worn out that they could procesd no farther than Freeboid. bet tt is expected taey wilt resch the city on Wedne cay We lost everysbing save one or two that we ted up in a baodserchiet or bias ket on leaving tho for our mode of transporiation from ahip to shure POL permit uttosave mere. |e the sovfusion that ee- curred on board when the vesse! struck tbe beach, of the passengers lost the little money they ren 4 I cannot say too much in praire of Capt. Brown aedthe wreekers for their liumane conduct in reseulng ua from the abip, ee are rece.ved at toeir hemd@s oo je shore. Ail through our pilgrimege Cagt. Brown did all he could to provide us Amy ead alleviated our suterings to a great extent SATEMENT OF ANOTHER PASSENGER. ‘The captain apd tho cirst mate of the ship certeimy de- nerve the praise of every one. “eller seamen we never saw, andmeo with pobier Learts we aover came in com. tact with, ‘The captain, ia order to quell tho fsem of those on board, remarked that thoy ‘should ali be sav ed ifhe bad to carry them en his back to the shere."* He -tood with a cocked pist>i in bis bauds, aod threstes- ed to aboot down the [iret man who disobeyed his orders. THE VERY LATEST. We are izdedted to Mrssrs Roome & Diawiddie for the following extract fom. wer received yesterday mora- ing by them from Ceptain Goldemith, of the Britiah bark ‘Taseo, ashore below Barzegat. It \s dated Barvecat, Deo. 21, 1966. 1 write you these few linos Wo inform you of the loss of the bark Tasso, under wy command, from Babia, wah @ cargo of codee. She went ashore at ‘clock yorerday morning, and became s tots! lors. We hed great m- culty tm paving the lives of those on board, bat with the Cxertions of the people on shore we succeeded in saving two pamsengers belonging ty Now York and nine of tee er Four of the orow aud two (rom the shore were drowned, ‘Tho lon of the Ta#so waa caused by a mistake of the \ght. I took the light at Uarmegat for the New Vort ** Light anip,’’ and tacked, and stood to the southwest; about baif an bour afier we tacked saw breakers fer. ward. | ordered the heim to be pet dowa, which was immediately dono, but the vesss! miared stays, and, hav- ing no room to wear ship, strack n consequence thereat. I can on'y write these fow lines, as i Bavo vot recovered from the bardabips { sullored yesterday, bot wil write further particulars to morrow, The names of those drowned are as foil — losepe Horiben, Charios Chieman, James Negai and Jose King. The following teegraph despatch has been recetved by Ellwood Walter, Hay. It ip dated Syraw Vit ace, Deo, 210 A. M. ‘The ringleaders of the crew engaged in an aseatt upon the captain, (MeKennon, of the New York.) are making their way to Plilacelphia, or some other place, by the way of Freehold. i am going to Freehold io order to secure them, and make arrangomenta tc ‘orward he grap a Virzact, Deo. 28-6 P.M. Our messenger bas jurt returned from the wreck of the ship New York, which he left at mise o'clock this mere ing. All the passengers have lef the vicinity of the wreck, and about one bai’ have been forwarded to New York by railroad, the balance are comfortabiy beused ‘and provisioned at Point |'leasant, six miles by road from abore, where preparations havo been made to arrest the crew at Freebold. Captain McKennon ts more comfortabie and there are bopes of his ultimate recovery. ‘Tho ship i# ine bad condition; the water is {n bor cabta at high tide, and the surf so high no lighter can lag alongside. The steam tug Achilles arrived at the wreck at 1@ o'clock. ‘We have bad no information from the bark Tasso for the last 24 hours, An agent of the underwriters has gene Jo ber, but no a-tistance can be rendered her from thie tide of the inlet. Tho wind i# blowing freeh from north, aad snowing fast. W. 0. LEW. ‘The men who assaulted Captain McKeneon, we ueder- stand are now in jail at Freshold. it is expected they will be brovght wo this olty to stand their trial, ‘The passengers who arrived at Castle Garden inst evening, from the ship New York, are in a very deatitate condition. Many who were destined for difteront parte of the country, #1!) be unable to reach their deetinetien for want of funds. Flere is an opportunity for the charita- bly disposed to do rome food. Mr. Vanpenvint’s Cowrract—Major J. W. Seott, United Setes mat! agent for Texas, informe the Honston Telegraph tha’ @ contract pas been eater ed Into between the Opetouras Ratiroad Co: and Mr. Vanorrbilt, of New York, by winen the bimecit to pot on and keep @ eafficient number of tan between Berwiog Hay, connecting with the railroad Galveston. to anewer all dem Lf» ead the contract to be in force for the term ve y raliromd {f not further extended, then !n that cage the company '% to take the bouts ae per ralontion, The Seokens # TO THE EDITOR t this Av aon a ih Four paper avtate tor New Awa | am 008 a gandiomte Lor ‘

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