The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1866, Page 10

:) THE CHILEAN QUESTION. Correspondence Between the British Ambassador and the Spanish Foreign Minister. ft i L occasions. Besides, neutral Powers are under the obligation of prohibiting the armament and enlistment of their sub- Jects to take part in hostilities against nations with whom they are at peace. An English subject, for example, who should make preparations to exercise privateering Spain would commit an act against the laws of his try. If he does not act in conformity with the Spam, who is the adversary whom he would injure, he knowingly and upon his own aceount runs the risk of the Spanish law being applied to him, and his own gov- ernment has no right to extend protection to him, nor to ‘oppose the measures adopted by the country against which the said subject had prepared to make war. It appears to me unnecessary to point out the differ- ence exis'{ng between the subjects of one nation enlisting in the war service of another and those accepting letters of marque—the first serve the nation who employs them, the second act for their own profit at the expense of the commerce of the other belligerent. Not knowing, I repeat, the principle upon which her Britannic Majesty’s government bases its representa- tions, her Majesty grounds her determination upon the opinions of the most accredited writers, and, above all, upon the precedent afforded in a much more severe form and with greater restrictions, by the French gov- ernment, which accepted the declaration of Vice Admi- ral Baudin of the 8th January, 1839, against which it appears no foreign government protested. Requesting your Excellency to lay before your govern- ment these reasons and pi nts, taken into account by Spain in adopting the measure forming the subject of the note to which I reply, I renew, &e. M. BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO. SIR JOHN CRAMPTON TO SENOR CASTRO. Maprip, Deo, 11, 1865, Sin—Referring to the correspondence exchanged be- tween her Majesty's Charge d’ Affairs at Santiago and Ad- miral Pareja relative to the capture by the blockading squadron of the steamer Matias Consino, saiting under the English flag, her Majesty’s Charge d’Affairs states that Admiral Pareja has announced that the prize court will be established on board his Excellency’s flagship, the Villa de Madrid, and under his presidency. 1am instructed to direct the particular attention of her Catholic Majesty’s government to this matter. A similar proceeding is, in the opinion of her Majesty’s government, new, inadmissible and contrary to tho principles of international law, which establishes the regulations of the reciprocal rights and obligations of belligerents and néutrals in maritime warfare. Neutrals have the incontestable right of being tried before a duly constituted tribunal in the country of the captor, with’ all the formalities of justice; they are en- titled to employ agents and counsel, to a court proper] 0 called, and to atribunal of appeal. Pos: Her Majesty’s government will easily comprehend that the deck of a blockading flagship offers none of these indispensable requisites of international justice, in the fulfilment of which the right ot belligerent to detain a neutral is founded. Her Majesty’s government entertains no doubt that the government of her Catholic Majesty will entirely Important Questions of Mari- time Law. coun- is of England’s Protest Against the Privateering Order of the Spanish Government. 18 PRIVATEERING PIRACY ? HARD RUBS AT BRITISH NEUTRALITY, &e. &e. &e. {Madrid (Jan. 16) express to English papers.) ‘The diplomatic correspondence of the Spanish govern- ment relative to the difficulty with Chile, the despatches ef Admiral Pareja, and other documents connected with ‘this subject, have been laid before the Cortes. ‘The following series of communications exchanged be- ‘tween Sir John Crampton, the English Minister in Madrid, and Senor Castro, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, appear among the despatches communicated :— SIR JOHN CRAMPTON TO SENOR CASTRO. Manip, Nov. 25, 1865. Sm—Referring to the communication which I made verbally to his Excellency the President of the Council of Ministers, on the 2ist inst., relative to the rupture of diplomatic relations between the Spanish and Chilean governments, I now beg to inform your Excellency that I have received instructions to communicate to the government of her Catholic Majesty copics of the petitions addressed to her Britannic Majesty's govern- ment by the Chamber of Commerce in England, express- ing their apprehensions of the disastrous consequences to their interests that may result from the present state ef war between Spain and Chile, Her Majesty's government ventures to hope that the eonsiderations expressed in these petitions will not fail have some weight !n the intentio&s which the Queen’s rnment does not doubt are entertained by the gov- ment of Her Catholic Majesty to settle in an amicable and honorable manner its differences with the Chilean republic. I take this opportunity, & JOHN FP. CRAMPTON. SENOR CASTRO TO SIR JOHN CRA ‘ON. Manat, Dec. 7, 1865. Drak Sm—I have received the note which your Ex- relloney was good enough to address to me on'the 25th | the Kove ; November hist, accompanied by two petitions from Eng. | quent antl tt m the accurney of the rinciples to which lish mercantile corporations, stating the —prejudical > Sntly exper at it will give the necessary instructions to Admiral Pargja to desist from the line of conduct which he proposes to follow in the matter in question. I avail myself, &c.. JOHN F. CRAMPTON. ¢ SENOR CASTRO TO SIR JOHN CRAMPTON. aprip, Dec. 11, 1865. Duar Sm—I have had the honor t receive your Ex- cellency’s note of the 5th inst., wherein, referring to the captore of the steamer Matias Consino, sailing under the English flag, by the force of Admiral ‘Pareja, you desig- nate the establishment of the prize tribunal on board the frigate de Madrid as new, inadissable and contrary to international law. Your Excellency at the same time states the right of neutrals to be tried before a tribunal constituted in the country of the captor, In submitting to your ‘Excellency’s consideration the etiects that might result to mercantile interests from the eonttict that has arisen between Spain and the Chilean republic, With this motive your Excellency expresses the hope entertained by her Britannic Majesty’s govern- ment that the considerations set forth in these docu- ments would have suflicient weight with her Majesty the Queen to incline her to settle the question by an ainicable and honorable arrangement. While reciprocating the wishes expressed by your Ex- cellency on behaif of the important interests of com- merce i must point out that Spain has, from the begin- ning, endeavored, and will always endeavor, to avert the injuries arising from war, so far as it is possible to effect This. The instructions given to the Spanish cruisers, now known to the public and also communicated to the diplo- matic corps resident in Chile, demonstrate the real spirit © ofthe government in this matter. It will not be, there. | Feasous I am about to state in reply, it is not my fore, her Majesty’s government that will be the cause of | ‘tention to oppose a negative t> the wishes en- tho inevitable damage that may be directly or indirectly | tettained by the British government upon the suffered by neutral commerce, if the present conitict | Poimt respecting the residence of the tribunal with the republic of Chile should assume greater propor. | Which [should replace that established = by Ad- tions—a conflict for which, neither in itself nor in its | ™iral Taroja. Her Majesty's government, which has given such repeated proofs of the rectitude of its views, and its favorable disposition towards efi os can have no interest whatever in appointing the place in which the prize court should disc! fe ite functions; and if 1 now make this matter a defending the chief of the hee quences, can the Spanish government accept any responsibility.” - Assuring your Excellency one more of the good inten- tions of Spain relative to the interests in qucstion, I take Sus opportunity, &c. M. BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO. SIR JOHN CRAMPTON TO SENOR CASTRO. Panta ts wot d w i vI 5 Spanish forees from the unjust and unfounded cen- Aer atr ene u. Mapuip, Dec. 5, 1865. sures passed upon his acts in your Excellency’s note, Sm—I have directed the attention of her Majesty’s | when their petucipal motive was the convenience Abe ape to an order published in the official Gazeite of | neutrals, without it being possible to say that he has adrid, anhouncing thay the op om and Sap! ns } acted in manifest opposition to the principles of inter- general of the maritl part én! nals, &jilad- | fational law appli le to the matter in question. Tons, and naval stations had been instructed to treat as The ports nearest to the station occupied by Ppiraics, and as such to use towards them all the rigor of | the Spanish squadron are those of the Islands of Cuba “the law, any vessel (cruising as a privateer under the | and Porto Rico, or those of the Phillipine Islands; and Chilean tag) the commander and officers of which, and | if a prize court had been established at any of these, a ‘the ig wp bod the crews, should not be Chilean sub- rn sone of time exceeding two months would have ‘to jects, and should not have received their letter of marque ve been Cie ia Xs ha thereto the prizes direct from the government ot the republic. taken by the Spanish war ships. T have in consequence been requested by her Majesty’s Thus the delay occasioned by the voyage to the resi- government to point fout (o your Excellency that, in | dence of the court would be to the prejudice of the cap- Ne judgment the above-mentioned instructions ill accord | tured vessel, while by trying the case in the place where ith i ional law, which has never considered as pi- | the capture was effected all unnecessary injury is avoided, vacy the enlistment of the subjects of one State in the forces | since the trial follows immediately upon the capture, an ef another ;, destined for warlike operations, and | when the judgment is favorable the captured bark shortly ‘establishes no distinction between the letter of marque | recovers her liberty. directly granted by the government of a beliigerent na- | In case of condemnation of the prize the course adopted tion and those that may be granted with the same object | by Admiral Pareja is also advantageous. The decisions Dy its duly authorized agents. stating captures to be legal prizes that may be made by ‘Apart from the announcement in question, the instruc- | the tribunal over which Admiral Pareja presides, have tions of Admiral Pareja state that those privateers should | to be submitted to the Council of State, a formality ro- De treated ax pirates who may not be furnished with the | quiring no inconsidorable amount of time, which would mecessary papers and are not manned in the manner | still farther increase the dela originated by the convey- @pecitied. ance of the prize to a port in Spanish territory ; and when Her Majesty’s government is, nevertheless, of opinion | the higher court might revoke the decision of the What it cannot be expected that foreign governments, whrse | lower, a period of five months would elapse between the muljects are Kable tod: t as pira’es, by virtue of the | day of capture and the restitution of the prize, But instructions above mentioned, will acyuie.ce im such meas- | with the tribunal constituted by Admiral Paroja, the ures. Receive, &e.. JOHN F. CRAMPTON, ba ps beep J the prize decisions of that tribunal cm aoun Guasthinn. would be received through the post, thus greatly expe- - EENOR CASTRO TO SIR JoiTib, Dec. 11, 1865. | iting the receipt of the decision of the Council of State, and consid-rably reducing the loss and prejudice Dear Sin—I have had the honor to receive your Excel- Jency’s note of the 6th inst, upon the subject of the erder published in the Gavelfe of the 28th ult., relative to the treatment of Chilean privateers who may not ful- Mi the conditions specitied in that order. Your Excel- ‘y informe me that her Majeety’s governinent con- Eider these instructions contrary to international law, ‘which has never considered as pirates the subjects of a mation who in time of war may enter the service of another nation. From what your Excellency further to the captured vessel. If this much appears upon examining the question from the point of view of neutral interests, 80, also, ferring to the doctrine established by the authorities upon international law, reasons are found which at least exclude all idea of arbitrariness in the conduct of Ad- F governments whose subjects Aunder the instructions in question, ‘eannot acquiesce in such a course of jure, to weigh To avoid doubt and better express {is opinion of her this independencd proceeds the right of ships of nic lo Majesty's goverament it would have been ex- oped geld fry oe hgh of the ean, < Excellency ‘men‘voned the prin. Vane aed N, Sones for andere torr act of private jurisdiction, such as that of trying a prize on Mihat scourge of humanity and « taking place on board s vessel of war, should not bo con- Yirney,” a8 it is 80 eloq y sidered as having been effected without the territory of ay Clarendon , Minister for Foreign | ‘Be cauatey whose fag the vessel hoists. Affairs. It would have beon so much the more expo. | _, Stich is the case of the tribunal constituted by Admiral Gient to cite this principle, as the authors of Pareja, and as there is besides the circumstance that tne Fe Oe eet sipeeg fred tee oon hale Siren covenn’s pest, eouth, censtiemte se ins cometh Dinaty oe mite So eters tee Temaine during the blgckade under ube domion of It the privateers, of a peutral pation, Pis- power, it resuite that procedure oye and’ De (astine Fries, bo. 173, 174, 179), | Admiral is not perfectly regular, according to the “are authorized government to take out doctrine By Jour Hrcsliency, polther 'e i sxtitrery af from one of the belligerent, such, when cap. | 30F in open thereto, as the British goverument wared, ‘be treated an prisoners of war, observance | D@s of the laws of neutrality being required from thetr gov- |. W! to the supposition of partiality sought to ‘ernment. If, on , thote individuals Nave | De from the place in which the tribunal fulfils accapted letters of uo disregarding the laws of their | !%# duties, I consider that even excluding the high rank country, and are afterwards captured, then without and bonorable antecedents of the commander of the doubt they must be treated as pirates.’ Spanish squadron, there is no reason whatever to enter- ‘Ortolan maintains the same opinion (pp. 262 and 263), in the ean sapicion"rexpeng the decions of the on the and thet, although Ke lawTul for «nation tribunal over which he nce they Bave to re. ‘Ro em ‘against its enemy all the resources of war, ceive the confirmation of the Council of State, before fen Mii its mercantile marine, how cane natien, | Which the captured vesscls are allowed to make the ‘asks, be justified in enlisting into its service pri- | fullest defence. = individuals of neutral ont, - = > Respecting | prizes Mo ery ny, s ie 2 aa zene of a nation at e re in wi - Galion could recoguize nationality in a'vessel under such | mander-in-ehief of our squadron to try them, since, if circumstances to which it had given no permission to | ‘he laws of war him to thom, as was wrm. Neither could the vessel claim the nationality of | recently in the sanguinary in the United ‘the country which gave it the letter of marque, since it parm hyn how mach Teason can he not act ag ‘would a ee such nationality, and qadee ee v captured by the forces under would therefore, y covered, By ny Sag; Nope ore Ww, The above considerations saffice, in my ion, to do- tnd ite acta, according to International law, would ane py ~ 0 a subjects of a Mag ey ae B mye 7 wreither occasion ph mutter Gan — con 8 nl the ers of thei of ane 1, Dp. O60), whe, Glenbeying ihe orders of (helt | ile and Gutierested end Which & hen in view. fo will be treated as pirates, and not as legal enem: only remains for me, now that I fuitiled tho duty @hould they fall into the pewer of the other belligerent, commander of against whom they had voluntarily undertaken Boot oe ties, Mr. Wildman also, holds volume, 1, 122,199) that Jetters marque can onl: given to native or natural. 4 Jacd citizens, whom the sovereign grauting such letters | tion to the establishment of of marque is bound to eck, port should the British government adhere to its wish Many other writers might be cited, whom T do not | that this should be done. I take this o nity, &e., quote for the sake of brevity. And ifthe above be the MANUEL BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO! ‘opinion of the authorities, and form the rules for our followed by other nations estab- Spor! edents. ‘THE ONRAT INTERNATIONAL TROTTING MATCHES FOR 4 = a - ’ Gun French Vice admiral Charles Dias plosomaty tee ir ts tesbon iponemen A 0} ‘ regulation with respect to privateer: the ‘rom the Lo jan. 20. jexicsn government to the ‘Congress, ‘ddreazed, ot the | Theee approaching events, which are to decide the of January, 1839, a communication to the republican | superiority of between two trolteurs célebres on . Minieter of War and Marie, which said, among other | either side of the Channel, and which have for some time * — hings:—“Those only will be considered as Mexican ves- | engrossed the interest of the trotting have become #ols which have becn armed in ono of the Mexican ports | quite @ furcre among sportiny King, a and furnished with areguiar letter of marque proceed. | horse igh ped ‘of Arabian blood, and direct from the government of this country, and | # ‘perfect flyer,” by the French con- jose captain and at least two-thirds of the crew are | federacy to represent their interests and win the laurels; Mexican subjects, Any privateer under the Mexican flag | and Shy rd Knapp (an American tit) has been mot fulfilling these conditions will be considered as a | deny eh party to achieve the victory for them. , and as such treated with the severity of the laws will be three trials, and the firet race, which is to + ofwar.” Eo a ~ Ti not only appears (hat 80 government protested next; and the second over two miles of gatos this jeclaration of Vice Admiral Baudin, but that will be determined on the beeen fs reason to believe that if, ne Crimean fers eitullar take; and the last event, isa | War betwoon the Allies and Russia, the Power bad of three asties, Sor the lant melety of the G00, Wil come = Senved letters of marque in the United States, and any | offon the Monday following. French horse is re- . such bray cay ow leap ll ihe Allies, ft ported to have accomplished one mile in two minutes But wnat Spain now demandn to order to westive the | the bene tue, recorded of Shepherd ‘Kaapp's pub- ne the | Ere is tess than what was required | lic was bis va Aintree ate government was then when the “great unknown” turf in elghe minutes and A! H SCENES OF HORROR. The Details of the Loss of the Aus- tralian Steamship London. Heartrending Incidents of Heroism and Suffering. Two Hundred Doomed Beings Waiting for Death. Last Hours of G. V. Brooke, the Actor. NOBLE CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN. He Refuses to Save Himself and Goes Down With the Ship. The Passengers Shooting Themselves to Avold Drowning. MARVELLOUS ESCAPE OF THE SURVIVORS. &. &e. &. The wreck of the Australianemigrant ship London, with the loss of over two hundred lives, has already been recorded, The English papers received by the Africa furnish detatls of the catastrophe, excelling in horror and interest anything of the kind that has oc- curred in Europe since the loss of the Royal Charter. HEROISM OF THE CAPTAIN. It was not till four A. M. on Wednesday, the 10th inst., that Captain Martin resolved to put back to Plymouth, the London being then some two hundred miles south- west of Land’s End. But it seems to have been already too late, At half-past ten on Wednesday night a tremen- dous sea swept the ship, broke into the engine room and put out the fires. This was the night on which the thirty vessels were wrecked at once in ‘Torbay. Ail the passengers of the London worked at the pumps, while the gale became a hurricane, and the ship was losing all control. At length, at tenA. M. on Thursday, Captain Martin called his passengers to- gether and told them that they must prepare for the worst. The ship had already sunk as low as her main chains, One boat was lowered and instantly swamped, but the five men in her were dragged on board the ship. No attempt was made to launch the other boats; but the passengers gathered into the chief cabin, and having Deen calmly assured by Captain Martin that there was no hope left, they quietly joined with a clergyman in prayer, There was no wiid and selfish terror, no seream- ing, no rushing to the boats; there was the acony of sudden partings, and of everlasting separations of parent and child, and husband and wife; but, with the example of Captain Martin before them, all ‘these dying men and women were composed, and all resigned, while the children wondered and asked why their fathers and mothers looked so sad, Captain Martin remained at his station on the poop, once or twice only going forward, and once or twice into the saloon to join in the devotions of the passengers. At two P. M. the few men who were destined to survive to bring the sad story home—sixteen of the crew and three of the passengers—determined to trust themselves to the chances of the sea, lowered away the pinnace, and launched her clear of the ship. These Pisa called io the Captain to como with, them, but this rave and fast English seaman dcvlined, saying, “No, Twill go down with the passengers; but Twish yl God and safe to ‘The boat then puiled away, and five ieee after the London, with 270 souls on board, went down, and all was over, after the pinnace cae away an ineffectual attempt was It seems that made to get the other boats out, but it was too late. DEMEANOR OF THE PASSENGERS. The agony of suspense had been so long maintained that on the day the London foundorod the passengers ‘wore perfectly quiet and unexcited, and a surprising de- . oo of resignation was exhibited throughout. Miss farks, of Old Kent road, London, was at first almost frantic; yet when the boat left she stood calmly on deck bareheaded, and waved an adieu to Mr. Wilson. Mr. Grant, one of the officers, was lively throughout, and encou many to toil at the pumps—a work rendered by the wind highly dangerous and difficult. Miss Brooker, from Pimlico, was heard jto say, as she wrang her hands, “Well, Ihave done all-that I'could, and can do no moi She then became outwardly calm. On Tuesday night, after the p&sseugers had been alarmed by the shipping of water, Mrs, Price, Mra. Wood who had with her her husband and five children), 188 Brooker and Miss Marks read the Bible by turns in the second cabin. It was on that night that after the sea had poured down the hatch the Captain said, “Boys, yon may say your prayers.’” At twelve o'clock on the following night Mr. Draper heid a general prayer meeting in the saloon. An extra- ordinary tact deserves to Le recorded. A poor old couple who had three chfldren with them tried in vain three times to go upon their voyage. First in a vessel unknown, and which was wrecked; next in the Duncan Dunbar, which also was recently’ wrecked, and lastly Gardner, the steward, saw the poor wife washed over- voard from the London, to leeward, her husband follow- ing her presently beneath the billows, Among the pas- sengers were two stout old people who had become favorites on board, and who bad been sent for by their only son. The creatures, on learning that they must drown, took a small quantity of brandy and went below to die ( in their cabin. Mr. Bevan, a wealthy coach proprietor, and his wite, of Melbourne, who had been enjoying a trip in Europe; Mr. Lemon, ironmonger, Burke street, Melbourne; Mr. McLean, owner of exten: sive baths, opposite the Albion Hotel, Melbourne, who broug t his son to be educated in England, and Mr. Barnett, ssell street, Melbourne, were among those who perished. BROOKR, THE TRAGEDIAN. Down into the waves with two hundred and sixty-nine others has sunk Gustavus V. Brooke, the famed trage- dian, who was bound for the country which had been the scene of a reverse of fortune to him, but previously of von brilliant successes. He will be well remembered a8 8 tall rescued Dusen ‘utmost in to keep portion of the crew, twenty-one in number, rehused to work, to the English sailors who were saved, those mon went to the!r berths and remained there, ‘that the bad: 6 said, to the the steward, who sade bimeal Koowa, MP. Sa re reed in saving youre, give ‘my Sorel THINKING OF HIS FATHER. tioned a circumstance “Next must be ment Jack, I think we are to go.” answer “I think we are, Enxtwood?” The was, ‘Wo cannot help it. reply There's only one thing I re- gr, it; of a draft for five hundred pounds on the ik of Victoria, Ballarat, I only received twenty poands, which I gave to the captain in the office of Money Wig- ram & Co. I should bave liked my poor father to have got the balance.’ The speaker was among those who perished; but, fortunately and singul enough, his communication was made to one of the three surviving Sr: and as the deceased Mr. Eastwood's father is known to live near Liverpool, the probability ts that hie son's wish will be fulfilledea wish that war so fervent that Mr. Kastwood shed tears as he expressed it. STICKING BY WIFE AND CHILD. in the boat—Mr, John Wilson, a down into the cabin and en- vored to jend—Mr. John Hickman, from Ballarat, brother to Mr. Hickman, solicitor, of South- ampton—to attempt to save his life by boat; but, after being entreated, he said, “ my wife and children to say Wy them, and I The water was then a consi le depth on lee of the saloon, indeed over the top of the berths; and he asked Mr. Wilson to help him in removing his four ohil- dren to the windward side, out of the water, This waa done; and then he shook hands with Mr, Wilson, with from his frierft forev This occurred Saree me, as yured into the steamer through her cabin wr when the boat left the soa was flueh with the top of the poop deck, and the corpses of drowned women and children were floating over the deck, ROOM POR ANOTHER. ‘When the men wore ail in the boat, the sea. men cried, “There may still 3 a lady.” ‘Me. Wileon then sprang over deck in Pap fae Ge er 7 2 be A tetuse, therefore Mr. Sed epee need © ata tertae not do that.” There was no time for persuasion of par- Jey, and Mr. Wilson was obliged to gi and | wintod it heavily sip care "8 Potyeemine Le to bis the Elser esnastes it it lay enat to ‘waa Gor. Peet, Before phe boat could be im arent dongs of being susied dove with the which was rapidly settling beneath the water. The s\ of water und the stern that preceded the foundering had al- ready begum to be excessive, and the boat was therefore hast lly cut away. A THOUSAND GUINEAS FOR A LIFE. At that moment those in the boat piteously called ‘upon by a lady about twenty-three years of who, resolved that no danger must be allowed to accrue to them from further crowding, and that some of them drew their knives with a determination of culting off the hands Of those who might leap from the ship and endeavor to cling to the boat's It is also stated that long before this, when it was first made known that the vessel must go down, a passenger brought on deck a t bag, and that on his doing so the captain gave a short melancholy laugh, and then smiled, as one of the passengers ex- pressed it, “‘at the preposterous idea of the man’s think- ing at such a time of his property.” THE LAST GLIMPSE OF THE DOOMED. ‘Two passengers were seen with lifebelts, but probably none were alive when they cameto the surface. The spectacle was only to be seen, for in the din of the tem- pest no cry from the sinking ‘multitude could be heard, and soon not a vestige was visible. As the ship sunk it was seen that all on deck were driven forward, not by water, but by a tremendous and overpowering rush of air from below, which, as it escaped through the deck as well as the hatches, impelled all on deck forward with violence, and their ‘dreadful struggle must have been soon ended. It was remarked that the third officer, who was named Angel, stood to the last at his post at the donkey engine, which was employed in working the pump and that his hands were on the engine even as the disappeared. THE PASSENGERS SHOOTING THEMSELVES TO AVOID DROWNING. Several revolvers were seen in the hands of passengers, who did not conceal their intention of shooting themselves when the last moment came, preferring to meet their death, when inevitable, by a bullet rather than by drowning. The steward, indeed, overheard an offer by the owner of @ pistol, to a friend, that he would shoot him if he de- sired. The well-meant offer was at that time declined, and whether these intentions were carried into execution is not known, but no reports of firearms were heard as the steamer foundered, THE ESCAPE OF THE SURVIVORS. Leaving the sad circumstances connected with those who have perished, there is something to narrate con- cerning the adventures of the small remnant of the crew and passengers who were saved. A compass had been iven them by the captain, and under the directions of ‘ing, the men agreed that whatever might happen they would sit immovable extept when pulling at the oars, Two worked at each oar, and they ran before the sea. Every nerve was exerted to make the boat withstand the fearful tossings and the strain as she mounted the waves and became surrounded by the surge. Before daylight, and as the moon rose, the men were overjoyed at des- crying a vessel close alongside, They hailed the ship and were heard, but, as they could present no light, they could not be seen, although they could see the ship tack- ing about for an hour trying to find them, The search was fruitless, and the ship was lost sight of. The boat had not been rowed during the time the ship was sighted, but simply kept away before the wind until daylight, when no vessel was visible. The men adhered to their course, and at nine o’clock sighted two vessels, but were pre- vented from making for them by the cross seas, They rowed for one of them, however, for five hours. When at last they came up to her they found her to be an Ttalian bark, the Marianople, Captain Cavasa. Just as thoy were approaching the vessel they were struck by a heavy squall and shipped @ sea, so that all in the boat gave themselves up for lost, but’ by only one of the men moving in the boat to bale her out, aud no fresh seas striking her, they were enabled to ‘bale her clear, and bring up alongside the bark. A line was thrown to them, and they were drawn up to the deck, where they found themseives compictely benumbed by the exposure to which they had been subjeci'd. Captain Gavasa, who could speak little English, to whom the men feel ‘grate- ful to the extremest extent, used more means for their recovery and for their comfort than simple humanity would dictate. He had the men stripped, rubbed, clad in fresh warm garments, and killed for them a turkey, besides providing tea and soup, and setting apart for them warm beds. XPLOSIONS. Explosion in an Ol] Refinery at Jorsey sont City. Last evening, shortly after seven o’cloek, a terrific ex- plosion occurred in one of the stills of the extensive United States Double Still Oil Refinery recently orected and put into operation at the corner of Provost and South Eighth strects, Jersey City. The fire spread with great rapidity, and in a few minutes the entire building was enveloped in flames. The Fire Department were promptly at work, and by their exertions the storebouse in the rear, containing about $20,000 worth of refined oi], was saved, At the time of tho explosion the sky was bril- Mantly illuminated, and the dwellings throughout the city, and for a groat distance around, were lighted up as if by a vivid flash of hgbtning. A report was in c'rculation that three men who were at work in the building were missing; but a man employed there states that no one was injured. The works are owned by Albert N. Christie, doing busi- ness in Pearl street, New York. The loss cannot be defi- nitely stated, but will probably amount to about $5,000, Ngo ia of the Steamer W. R. Carter on the Mississipp:—Fearfal Loss ef Life. VicksurG, Feb. 2, 1966. Tho steamer W. R. Carter exploded her boilers at three o'clock this morning at Island No. 98. A large number of lives were lost. The boat and cargo are a total loss. The following persons are known to be lost:—Mrs. Dr. Richardson and three children, of New Orleans; Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs, Wolf, Mrs. Rice, of Cincinnati; Mrs. Os- terman, of Texas; Mrs, Moore, Mrs. Morris, of Colum- ‘bus, and Mrs, Howland. Many others were scalded and otherwise injured. ‘The steamer Evening Star brought many of the saved here. Some were transferred to the steamer Luna, bound for Memphis. The officers and men of the Even- tng Star rendered all the assistance possible to the suf- ferers. The steamer Emerald picked up three persons, whose names are unknown. ‘The engineer was saved. He says no cause can be as- signed for the explosion. The machinery was runuing qnoothly and the boat going slowly at the time. SKETCH OF THE W. R. CARTER. Crxcixnamt, Feb, 4, 1866. ‘The steamer W. R. Carter, which exploded near Vicks- burg on Friday, was commanded by Captain Hurd, brother of the captain of the steamer Missouri. She belonged to the Mississippi Steamship Company, and ‘was valued at about $100,000. She is the fifth boat of that line which has met with disaster. There was an insurance of $77,000 on her cargo at Louisville. Explosion of a Towboat at New Or. loans—Several Lives Lost. New Onueans, Fob. 3, 1966. ‘The towboat Baltic, lying at the foot of Custom House street, while starting out this morning, blew up and im mediately.sunk, Only a few persons were on board. ‘The captain and engineer were killed, aad two or three persons on the levee were killed splinters, Several steamboats alongside were injured. The captain and clerk of the Champion are reported badly hurt. Cause ef the Miamt Explosion. Crvaunati, Feb. 4, 1866. An investigation of the cause ot the explosion of the steamer Miami,yheld at Memphis yesterday, shows that ber first and second engineers knew the boilers to be in @ bad condition before the boat left port. Set of Furniture for the Secretary of Navy’s Office to be Made frém the Rebel Ram Merrimac—The Wrecked Blockade Ranner Richm: i—Captured Rebel Property the Portsmouth Navy Yard, &e. OUR FORTRESS MONROR CORRESPONDENCE. Fortress Mowror, Feb. 2, 1866. The memorable Merrimac has not yet completed her allotted part in history. Among the commmsions given the United States naval steamer Ascutney, arrived lust evening from Washington, is one to obtain from the re- covered remnants of the rebel ram Merrimac (most of which is now at the Portsmouth Navy Yard) enough material to make a set of furniture for the oMee of the Secretary of the Navy at Washington. As a memento of the late war and significant souvenir in many ways, the value of such a relic converted to such conspicuous and ily find fs way into the aes rere Lenny WS ye get ingenuity may suggest. The hulls ol United. States ntes ‘Congress and United Stat Likewise bere turned to Through to-day Captain Pool, representative of steamer ‘wrecked near Boddy Talend. Her consisted hundred and sixty. bales of of some two hundred bales. es ee ae ‘beach within three mites of the wreck. When he here on Tuesday last she was breaking op, and from ber ruins the wreekers realize but very little, Her bull is of English ‘NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 0, 1866. PUGILISM. The Prize Fight Between Rooke and Ryall for Two Thousand Dollars a Draw—They Vight Three Hours in a Deluging Rain, and Them Shake Hands and Knock Off—They Will Fight Again on the 22d Inst. The prize fight for £400 between John Rooke and William Ryall came off on Tuesday, January 16, about twenty-seven miles from London, The fight lasted two hours and fifty-six minutes, during which time thirteen rounds only were fought. The London Sporteman gives the following account of the fight:— Rooke (at 8:16) first threw his cap into the ring, his giving a hearty cheer, and as Ryall quickly fol- Yowed, a similar demonstration was made on his account, The wr then tossed for choice of corners, and as he won his seconds secured for him a place where his back and his opponent's face were to the rain and wind. Rooke’s seconds were Jem Mace and the ‘‘eccentric’” Jerry Noon, while Ryall was attended by Bos Tyler and Young Baldock, of London. Mr. Edward Smith officiated as referce, and Teddy Mills was umpire for Ryall, John Aukland performing a like office for Rooke, — Im- mediately before standing up in pasion, Ryall walked across and offered to take £15 to £10, but the only reply was from Mace, who laid £25 to £20 on his principal. The time, after stripping, which was speedily accomplished, was forty-two minutes past cight, and they shook hands in the centre of the ring. On assuming the attitude of pugilists all present who had not previously seen the men in buff were at once struck with their marked difference in size, ap] ce and facial expression. Ryall, though only slightly the taller of the pair, appeared all’ over a giant compared with his opponent. ' He is symmetrically bailt and has good shoulders and pows 1 loins, while his lower limbs are well developed. Standing over his man, there was an air of determination in his face which’ must have in- spired his backers with every contidence. Rooke, on the contrary, looked tall and rather spare; but the great knobs of muscle which stood out here and there showed that he must have undergone hard training, and that every thew and sinew had been tried and tested many times over before they as- sumed their present knotted appearance. The fact stands thus, Ryall was lily white and had a lot of fat on him, which’ on such a day as Tuesday was useful, while his adversary was brown as a berry and at the same thin and hard as nails. Rooke from his style is evi- dently a “counter” fighter, and as they Logins round in Rooke’s corner it became clear that he was only awaiting the lead off in order to put in his fists with that terrific ‘execution which those who adopt this artful mode of business only can do. At length Ryall struck his opponent on the left cheek, Rooke returning on the ear and presently afterwards on the chest. A few minutes’ feinting, and Ryall reached Rooke’s left eye pretty heavily, then with a slinging left-hander he suc- ceeded in drawing blood from the Ift corner of Rooke’s mouth on the under lip. First blood was claimed and at once allowed. Thirteen minutes had elapsed up to this point. Nothing worthy of record now ensued till they got to close quarters in Rooke’s corner, where they rattled away merrily with both hands. After this, Rooke hit slightly on Ryall’s chest, and then invested heavily on — his __ breast and throat twice in succession. Another rather round- handed blow which reached Ryall’s cheek was followed by counters, when each slightly got on the face, and at nine minutes past nine o'clock £3 to £2 was laid on Rooke. The men were now “rubbed down” by thoir re- spective seconds, Jem Mace using a coarse brown Baden Baden towel, while Tyler and Baldock mopped up the wet which hung about Ryall’s hair and stood on his chest and back wit pocket handkerchiefs borrowed from peo- ple in the crowd. Tyler wore a black coat, which now shone brightly, and he, from time to time, squeezed and wrung out the laps and pockets which the facetious Jerry Noon ever and anon saturated with water, by means of the sponge used to “paint” bis man. In return Mr. Bos suggested tat the fun was all out of Jerry, who would never recover the wetting, and whose whiskers were be- coming gray instead of black, which proved most positively that he “dyed ’em.” Many harmless exchanges followed until the men, and especially Ryalt, at the expiration of nearly an hour, began to look cold. Mace gave his mana ‘nip’? of brandy, and afterwards rubbed his shoulders with a dash of the same invigorat- ing fluid. ‘The rourtd coneluded by their closing at the ropes, where, after some half arm fighting, Rooke slipped down, One hour and six minutes hod now After a sponging and being put into warm rugs for a few seconds, they again faced each other, looking all the better for their slight rest. The ground, of course, had become perfectly m! je to move about on, as their continual workings to and fro had kneaded it to the consistency of thin dough. At every blow or at- tempted blow thoy slipped about as one might imagine a, couple of fellows would do who tried to on si ‘the only noticeable features tm this round were two or three ‘dabe”’ Rooke at his opponent’s chest, and a hit over Ryail’s Jeft eyo, from which blood spurted out immediataly. wentually they got near roy and after some little “slogging,” Rooke went down, the round having occupied -seven minutes. A quick bout was the third one, and immediately they got to work, Ryall’s eye being revisited, Rooke then cleverly tripped his oppo- nent with a back heel, and feel on him. —Ryail’s appear- ance on mounting his ‘second’s back being ludicrous in the extreme, for he looked as though he had been “keel hauled” in aditch. The whole of this execution was done in four minutes. One might imagine that some little spirit would have been infused into the men through the above, but as they came up again Ryall trembled like anaspen. Rooke dircetly led, reaching his opponent's shoulder, and after this they closed and fought at close quarters, Ryall receiving about the breast, and Rooke on the face and chest, " Ryall then twisted his man on to the popes, which gave Way with the untted weight of the com! nts. Thre: minutes only elapsed in the above meeting. To describe separ. ately ‘what took place from this point would be more than useless, and we therefore summarize the remainder. tn the fifth round Mace offered £14 to £10 on Rooke, who cut another little mark on Ry: left eye, after which they closed and tumbled together after eight minutos’ sparring. Here the brotners Tyler had a little affair to themsalyes round the r.ng. Tom, in his eager- ness to see justice to Rooke, rushed 1n as soon as the men ‘went down, and in trying to get in front of Bos the latter turned round, and they “pegged” into each otter till the little un hnd had enough. In the sixth round Rooke was twice hit under the ribs, but in turn ho dealt his an- tagonist a splendid blow on the nose end, ranning from which blood was soon visible. The “pace” in the next return became apparently too strong for Rooke, who ‘apparently turned his back on Ryall, and literally ran to tho ropes on his side of the ring: ‘It was now nearer fair weather than at any time since leaving London Bridge, and after a rub over, Rooke, whose neck had turned a yellowish green, again punched his adversary on the nose, after Which they went down together near the ropes, the time being forty-two minutes past ten exactly, the men having fought two hours, Rooke was first to show for the next bout, and ‘time’ — va oon thrice pose 4 appeal There was presently appeal made 6 reteree that Ryall had ae oe ‘boot on t Rooke’s if it occurred at |—this was the result of the referee took little no- a bout Ryall winked after f Hall =F Au dt Seat “down i if { ES Bf i : i Hi # oy was dissatisfied with the resnit hed the encounter have described is perfectly certain; time, there can be no doubt hat not only the backers of the men and those really interested in bringing the affair to a definite conclusion, but the eral company also agreed with the course adopted. men bad stood in the cold wind and rain for three hours, and had exhibited endurance beyond almost what is supposed to be human ; there can be, therefore, no doubt as to the pluck of ether of them, while the genuineness of the battle may, I think, be set down as equally cert not only from the t of money invested, but the animus exi m the west and east ends of London, and between the Birmingham and Manchester divisions of fighting men. There is, then, only one con. clusion to be arrived at, viz, that on account of the sloppy state of the ground, the combatants could not strike suficiently hard for ‘their blows to leave aay is pression, while, save on one occasion, atiempts ata crone-battock, back-heel, or hank proved futile Both were at the close so covered with puddle as to be almost tundistinguishable; but, with the exception of flushes over hr and ow ue - asmall == oe Jeft corner lower lip, a wl rks off knuckles about the left breast, there wore no traces of fighting about him, white Ryall Ly had small cuts under and over the left eye, and si ‘marks about the head and chest to his adver. the stakeboiders, om Thursday, it be brought tracer te i f li : EF i 32 e ir square rough. e maintain that he had ‘‘visited the bottle” before into action; but he was as lively as an eel when he to the sc George Williams was Con’s umpire, and J. A. Nelson acted for Marley ; a ( seyenaon from Leaven- worth was chosen referee, time. It is not our intention to describe this contest. minutely. say that Con won the first thrég events—first blood, knock down, and the battle. first blood appeared upon the left arm and check of in the round; the knock down was the finiah of the fourth round, and was administered by Con’s right on Marley’s cheek. For the first six rounds weer had rather the best of the fight; but he gradually the twentieth round, falling until the fiftieth, after which his defeat became a mere time. In the fifty-firat round Con matter of doubled with his right, catching Marley so heavily under the ear with the last blow that Patsey became blind for some time, so much 89 that inthe next round he spun round, and, striking wildly in the direction of the referee, fell from the force of his own blow. Marley, at Helena, was able to throw Con on a fair wrestle; here the case was reversed, as on almost every occasion Con back- heeled Marley. The first decided impression made by Con was a heavy and scientific “cross buttock” in the fourteenth round, which told all through the fight. Marley in one or two of his favorite it-handers on Con’s ri but missed more than forty of them, his bse jumping back out of harm’s The game fellow took heavy punishment anflinchingly, but it was of no use. During the fight Con had to open his damaged hand several times. Once he had jum In it, and for several rounds cotton batting, but he finally threw them both away. An agreoment was made that “small fouls’? were not to be count but the best man was to win, which, in the opinion of nine out of every ten men present, was undeniably the case. For the last twenty rounds Con handled his opponent as he pleased. From the fifty-third round Marley’s left eye was blinded, and the other following suit, m rushed the fighting, Marley only getting in an occasional smack on Con’s ribs. Alter the ninety-fourth round Marley fell under the ropes, and struck his forehead on a log, lying just outside, which must have hurt him consider- ably. Three-fourths of the fight was on Marley’s side of” the ring; Con drawing a line severel times with his toe and pointing to the scratch for Marley to come on, In the last round, time being called, Marley went to the referee, claiming a foul; timo was again called, and Orem—who had been standing at the scratch—rushed at Marley and knocked him flat, with a blow, on the walls of the victualling department. This settled the battle and the controve . Marley strove hard and gallantly to win the battle, but he was out- generailed and out-fought. It was the fairest stand-up fight we ever saw, except that of Shannon and Harvey. Con wore a’ black belt, He looked very sober at first, and Marley seemed certain of victory, smiling like a May morning. We presume there will be no more fighting between the men; for their relative merits are conclusively settled. At the conclusion of the tight Con turned two handsprings in the ring, in spite of his sprained wrist. Marley lay apparently ingensible in his blankets, Con Orem and Patsey Marley, after their battle in the ring, had a contest with the limbs of the law. Warrants were issued by the police magistrate and by the Mayor, acting as J.P. Justice Castner fined them $75 each, and costs. The parties had a cool hundred to settle; in addition they were fined $10 by the police judge. Time bein allowed them to collect their ticket money Mariey bought a yoann the over- land stage, through an agent who assumed a feigned name, and’ stated that the passenger would get aboard the coach below this eity and Nevada, Agcordingly, Patsey mounted a hors, started off ostensibly for Daley's ranche, but in reality for the States. He leaves nume- rous sorrowing creditors and a damaged reputation. Brooklyn City News. Supper DeaTu IN THE Srreer.—Mrs. Sarah Moody, of No, 18 Fifty-fourth street, York, while on a visit to Greenpoint, dro} dead in hy between seven tnd cunt oclock ast evening” Thsearen The coroner was notified after the body had been removed to the Forty-seventh precinct ion house. SHIPPING NEWS. Port of New York, February 4, 1866. ARRIVED. 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