The New York Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1871, Page 4

4 TUK WRECK") WHALERS. Fall Detaiis of the Great Disaster in the Aretie Ocean. Intense Suffering of the Ships’ Crews. Thirty-three Ships Crushed by Icebergs. Less $2,600,000 and 27,000 Barrels of Oil. ‘List of Men, Women and Chil- dren Saved. PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. {from the San Francisco Aita, Nov. 6) ‘The steamship Moses ‘Taylor, which arrivea here | yesterday, brought news that a feet of thirty-three whaliag vessels was wrecked im the Polar Sea and abandoned by the masters, oficérs find crews. She had oa board twenty masters of the lost vessels, the others having remained in Honolua. We give | very full particulars of the disaster, taken from the Hawaiian Gazetie of the 2.th instant, given to that paper by some of the masters of vessels. The fol- lowing alditional particulars have beeu obtataed from Captains Kelly and Owen:— SCENE OF TAR WRECK. ‘The scene of tie wreck, as taken from the chart used by the fleet, ts situated as follows:—The most gortherly whaler, the Roman, stood 70 degrees 50 minutes north and 150 degrees 3v minutes west; the most southerly stood 70 degrees 35 minutes north and 160 degrees west, The ficet stood in tn a north- easterly line, slightly curved, and was anchored be- tween Point Beicher north and Point Marsh south. They were in some cases five abreast, but usually aot more than three, They stood at anchor in a strait, having to we west the open Polar Sea and atthe east the shore. Between the fleet aud the Biralt, aud between this shoal aud the shore was a stream oi navigabie water, Atler experiencing nothing unusual on the voyage the leet, consisting of forty Ships, arrived six mules south of Icy Cape on the 6th of August. This cape ts'sitaated degrees west longitade. The wind was blowing from the uoriheast, bringing down large quantities of ice, In the laticr part of the day the wiud mode- rated and the current was northeast. The snips got | anderway ani workea to Blossom Shoals, situated | 70 degrees 20 nuoutes north and 161 degreca west, | where Uicy found a pa sage irom half to three- tourths ot a mile an width, irom the shore to the main boay ot ice, through which they passed. As | they advanced it became wider and the fleet kept ascending. THE FIRST DIFFICULTY was encountered on the 1th of Argnst, when the | Wind shiited to the west, setitug the ics on shore | and criving it with great force against the ships, So sudden was therush of ice thay it caught the au- Chors oi some ships, compelaag tiem bo shift their cables and to push for shore. Tie incidents ol note frony this date until the ist of September, when the Roman was crushed, are given in the report from the Maw itan Gazeite doned. 4 | | the ships were pressed 10 shore ou the other ts given as ranging from thity-five to fifty fect. New ice | formed round the ships, making tt dificult toreach | shore. When the vessels were ubendoved these leebergs were Within seventy yards of them, and Uhreatened the entire feet with destruction at any moment. Tne most northern ship, we Roman, when crushed wis = 20 ards from the beach. The wrecked ships had on 6 abcut 1,250 persons, including four families, who were transferrea to che balanve of the fleet, which stood between Icy Bay aud Blossom shoal, avout seventy miles south. Their sufferings were very great, but they were borne with all the enau- france and perseverance ior which our dshermen are | noted. When tiose ships were reached a strong nortuwest gale sprang up, which drove the ships and ice on siiore. One oi the Meet which leit for Honoluli, the bark Chance, of sydney, had not armived wuen tie Moses Jaylor left. She had en board te crew of the Vilyer Crocker and men from other vessels. She was in sight for two days, but before reaching Behring Surait she disappeared. The men are at a loss te account for her absence, She was a slow sailer, but the. are of ooinion that she shoula have arrived in Honolwiu belore they leit, if all Went well with her, TH NATIVES—THKY PREDICT THE DISASTER. Nearly abreast of the flect, and not far distant from Point veicher, are several huts and under- ground recesses occupied by natives, Esqnimaux, and there are several little Villages along Ue line occupied by the ileet, In the interior the natives are guile numerous. The masters of the vesseis re- Port that they will experience great disiress this winter, as they spent most of ther time visiting the feet to oniain trinkets and other articles. They had but litcle stowca away for the winter supply. They gave ihe nen very usciul assistance in remov- tng therr provisions and supplies froin tue wrecked deci, Captaln Kelly says the chiet’s wife made for him 3 slecping-bag of fox skins, also moccasons and deerskin mats tosieep on. They gave them ali the assistance in their power, but they Bad not quite oe trom the scene of the wreck until the obliging natives had boarded the ships and coin. menced pluudcring them. They were seeu passiig bone over tne sides of the vessels into tueir Canoes, and carrying off everything portable. When the flect first arrived la the strait the na- tives told the masters that they would fare badly; that the wind, which was sure to come, would drive the ice against the vessels and wreck them. No no- luce was taken of this friendly warning, of course, but the prediction of the natives was carried out to the letter, The masters who arrived hero yesterday are of opiuion that the entire fect has become a total wreck, LIST OF VESSELS—THEIR VALUE AND INSURANCB. The Concordia, Serres Howland and Thomas Dick- enson were owned oy George and Matncw Howland, of New Bedford. The Concordia was avery supe- tior ship, and when soe sailed was valued at $50,000. ‘The others were worth $49,000 cach, No insurance. These were cousidered aluong the best vessels in tne fleet, The Gay Head, Navy and Oliver Crocker were owned by J. B. Wood & Co., of New Bedford, and | were valued at $40,000 each. ‘They were insured for $4,009 cach when they satled, and it is considered | that the amouat was increased on reports {rom the masters of the amount of the catch. The ships Massachusetts, Eugene, Fannie and Elizabeth Swit were owned by Swift & Allen, of New Bedford. They were Valued at from $40,000 to $50,000 each-and were insured, but tue amount of the insorance Is not known. The Contest was owned oy Swift & Ferry, of New | oe She was valued et $50,000 aud was in- { oul The J. 1. Thompson was owned by Williams & Barnes, of New London; value $50,000 and insured, but the amount ts not given, ¢ Champion was owned by Grafton # Collins, of Eagartown; value $40,000 an’ insured, The Kmily Morgan, John Wells ano Awasnonks were owtitd by W, J. & KR. Wing, of New wedford. They were each yalued at $50,000 and were weil in- sured, ge sias aoa The Henry Taber was owned by Gordon & Co., of New Lediord, was valued at $40,000 aud was in- sured, ‘The Florida was owned by Snerwood & Co., of San Francisco. ‘the value and insurance we were una- bie w obiain, The Keindeer was owned by Ecward W. of New liediord. Sie was valued for $55,000 an was insured for a large amount. The Monticelio was owned by Williams, Havens & Co., of sew London, She was valued at $46,000 and insured, The Carlotta was owned by Hutchinson, Konl & Co., of this city. The Paiea was owned by OU. A. Williams, of Hono- (ula, and is supposed Lo have becn insured. The Julia Was owned by Jones, Brewer and others, of tionoiulu, and was insured. She ts said to have been vaiued at $40,000, The alps hohola and Comet were owned by Briggs, ol Honolulu. They were valued at $20,000 e The Kouola was insured, but the Comet was not. The Minerva was a splendid ship; ownes Thomas Knowles & Co., of New wedibia. She was insured for $40,000, The Wm. Rotch was owned by Bernard Cogan, of New Kediord, and was insured for $20,000, littie re than bal! her value. Mary was owned by William H. Monroe, of Edgartown. She was insured when she started on we but the poucy nas smee expired, ana it is ‘ul Lhat it was renewed, The Roman was owned by William Watkins, of Sew Bediord, and fnsured; amount and precise of the ship not known. Motors, owned by Redfield, Wright & of San Francisco; insured for $30,000. PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFR. The park Oriole, Hays master, owned by E. 0. comm of New Bedford, was stove in by ice in the month of June, and was abandoned at Plover Bay, where = went fo repair. Ou the 3d of August left Plover Bay in a schoouer of forty tons to ac dvag od the trader Aji Jackson, from this rt to Norton Sound, since which time he has nov heard from. Captain Barger, of the wrecked bark Japan, was with him; he has not been heard from either, and nothing has been heard of the » As the Ali Jackson arrived in 5an Fran- Claco some Lime ago, it is supposed that the schooner lost, or that she rau ashore #t some unfre- ented point, Those acquainiod with the snore * There it fe vrovable (be scaooner struck think (Be hore Was @ harrow shoal, running the length of the | 79 degrees 15 minutes north aud 161 | Howland, | ‘NEW YORK HERALD, ‘TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1871 —_———- odin ! sen om board must bave aiea ut starvation, If the; sight, forty- yy | the lately woble vessel -fve minutes | from the toe’ these could be taken on Rave not been drowned, from the time the ice @losed upon her. board arain for ail hoped against ope to the last. TOTAL LOSS—VALUE OF CARGO, QUESTION WHECHE@ ANY OF THE VESSELS CAN bE | It Was hard to entertam Pa thoughts of leavi ts Deileved rues masters . <a ceca It is an ducatie xy viet eee rorukeps mop do. And - Open question as r f % 0. ) stroyed in aiew days. It ip contented that she fe. t | ships will be ont on the revurn nye pez ot tne | ae ney Kk to tne aipe did not get out bedon 15,000 barrels of whale oil ana 1,500 barrels Of sper, which is vaiwed at about $319,000, They had on board about $80,009 worth of bone, The total loss of vessels and cargo will be over $1,600,000, ‘Phe masters say the seasou promised to be tho best they had had for many years. Tac catch maue yee rneioaliy before the season commenced, ey Sx pected the season would have yicided 1,200 barre!s of oi] and 29,000 pounds of bone for each ves. sel. Toe masters assert (hat they are the heaviest losers, because theyiose their proporiion of the catch and were not insured, THE CAPTAINS RELUCTANTLY ABANDON THEIR VES- SELS. The following document was drawn up and signed by all the masters of the wrecked ships:— Pont B&LOHER, ARCTIC OOKAN, Sept. 12, 1871, Know ali men by these presents, tlat we, the un- dersigned, masters of waaleships, now lying at Vout Belcher aiter holding @ mocting concerning our dreadful situation, have all come to the con- Glusion that our ships cannot be got out this year, and there being no harbor that we can get out ves- sels into, and not having provisions enough to feed our crews to exceed three montis, and beng ina barren country where there 1s netther food or iuel to be obtained, we feet ourselves unler the parmfat necessity of abandoning our vessels and trying to work our way south wita our boats, and, if posst- ble, get on board of Ships that arc south of the ice, We think It would not be prudent to leave a single soul to iook alter Our ves els, as the first westeriy gale will crowd the ice ashore, and citner crus the ships or drive them bign upon the beach, Three of the fleet have already beeu ernshed, and two sre now dying hove out which have been crushod by» the ice, and are leaking badly. We have now five wrecked crews distributed among us, We have barely room to swing at anchor between the pack of ice aud the beach, and are lying in three fathoms of water. Should we he cast upon the veach it would be at least eleven months beiore we conld look for assistance, | and inall probability nine out of ten would die of Starvation or scurvy beforethe opening of spring. Therefore we have arrived at these couclusions— after the return of our expedition under commana ol Captain b, Rt zer, of the Florida, he having | with whaleboats worked to the southward as far as Blossom Shoals, and found that the ice pressed ashore the entire distance trom our position to the shoais, leaving in several places onty suiticient depth of water lor our boats to pass through, and tis Hable at any moment to be frozen over during the twenty-iour hours, whieh would cut of our _re- treat even by the boats, as Capiain Frazer had to during his expedition, which cut np 18 bouts badiy. (Si. ned by the Masters.) LIST OF VESSELS ABANDONED. 3 Pa pe Master, | Agents Nam. Concordia’ ng. 10, 1889 July 19, 1870 Juty 1, 18.0 Ort, 7) ise B.Wood « L. Snow & Got 18, 1869 W, Howland|Oct, 7, 170 «|Suly 21, 180! Now. 9 18 I io) 1, 18 «/Sept. 14, 1809 Nov, 2 1350 nly 7, 1568, July ay Oct. 29, 1863 April 6, 1871 Dee. 31, 1870 14, 1989 fi San L) Florid rewood & Co| ‘Shei 2{Hohs'n & Koul .{G. N. Gollins../Ang. - H, Munroe. Oct, 2 1367 New London, J.D. Tuom'son* 432] Allen,....../Vime & Barns July 13, 1968 Monticeilo*....|356]Wililams ../W'ma & Hav'n@Nov. 18, 1:65 Honolule, — — [G. A. William: te ues B = ie = — __W. brig ~ Nore.—Vessels designated by an asteriss (*) are barks. RAPORT OF THE SHIP CONTEST, | Through the kindness of Captain Leander Owens, | of the ship Contest, we give the tollowmg report of | his vessel:— Sailed from Honolulu Apri! 12, 1871; touched at Atovi, on the 13th and iéth, for wood; passed | through Fox Islands, 172 degrees passage, May 4; Tade the ice On the Sth, eighty-iive miles west o1 St. Paui’s Isiand, and found much ice im the Kam- Scnatka Sea; Nad strong northeast and northerly Winds nearly atl of May; worked through the ice to Capes Navrin and Thaceas, June 1; Cape Bebring, on the 4th; Plover Kay, on the Sth, where we saw first bowhead; passea Indian Point on the 6tp, where we took on board two oilicers and seven men } of the missing bark Japan; found the S'raits much blocked wiih ice; saw quite a number of bowheads; caught two, making 200 varreis; drifted past Mast ; Cape, June i6; iouod wairus ou the 22d; caught 400 from thence to July 15, making sO) barrels ol! | the nigut ofthe 17th we yo: imto the ice in the fog, in clearing wmch we got cut-woter damaged; touched at Port Clarence on the 27th and 28th for ‘Wood avd ballast; Cape Lisburno, August-1, and worked up pasi Icy Cape and ittossom Shoals on the 6th, in company with eight or tea sinps; saw bow- head on the 7th, of Walnwrigat Inlet; caught tive up to the 25th. ss On the 2*th inst. we got aground. while under- way to take a whale, avd wouid return tnanks to Captains Fisher and Mitche.1 for assist: nee readered to get us off; on the 29.n the wind freshened irom the southeast, and pressed the ice on the land and jammed several o: the ships ashore; sent boats to assist the Monticello; on the Ist of September the bark Roman was crusiied by the ice, and sunk in forty-five minutes; the crew escaped by hauling their boats over tue ice, and was taken 02 ‘ooard by the fleet; on the nignt of the 2d the brig board of other vessels; got anderway, worked to the southwesi about four milles, and made fast to the und ice, the packed ice pressed home to the land leaving only a narrow stream or rivulet in which the ships were lying anchored aad fast to the tee; all of the feet in sight except seven vessels, On the Tth inst. went with Captains Fisher and Dexter, , to sound along the ground ice to the southward to see what were the chances of escape with the ships, Found Jess thon eimht and a half and nine {cet in several places to the shoal of Wain- wright Inlet, and four to eight across that, otf which were lying four ships, viz.:—Tnomas Dickenson, Awashonks, Julian and Eugenia. Found it tmpos- sible to move our ships further to the southward. On the sth had a gale from the Sound, and when it cleared up saw one-ol the ships to ihe Sound dis- masted, Which proved to be the Awashonks. Onthe‘th ailthe slipmasters met by appotnt- ment on board of the Florida, to confer upon the situation of the fleet. Afier several discussions it ‘was decided that any or all of the ships in sight were like 10 be closed im and crushed, ot jammed ashore by the ice at any tme, and under such circum- stances a plan Jorescape musi be organized. It waa decided to lighter tue brig Kohoiato get her down ‘account of the shoal water and ice. Then a boat expedition to proceed south, to communicate with the seven outside vessels if found, to be commanded by Captain Frazer. On the sin to 10th young ice mage from one to three tncheos, Cartain Frazer had much trouble vreaking way for his boats, On the 12th, @ boat returned from Captain Frazer, say- ing he had found the seven vessels beset by ice just north of Icy Caps, but thought sowe of them would escape. After consultation again {t was decidcd to forward a part of our provisions south of all ice before the ice should prevent boating. Sent two boats deepiy loaded with bread, flour and meat. SEPTEM!ER 13.—Several meetings were held to- day to discuss affairs, and it was decided to Ox to- morrow, at ten A. M., to abandon the ships, fearing if delayed any longer we could not take provisions, which oue more night's freezing would prevent, SEPTEMBER 14.—Loats returned from the south and Feronied geventy-fiye milgs’ distance To clea} water, ind at a méeting tt was unanimously decide to abandon immediaiely. All returned to their sulps to load their boats, Completed loading mine, six in number, at twelve M., taxing all my remain- ing provisions (except some salt provisions), all my original officers and grew, sg |. Thad taken a75 barrels 0! | né gid 600 pound: aay itage wich Islands, I would take this opportunity to return heartfelt thanks to Captain Thoinas H. Melien for his kind reception on board of the Europa of myself, officers = arew, snd for his kind eo bountiral treatment o us all during the passage from the Arctic Ocean to the Sandwich Islands, = MASTERS ARRIVED, Following 1s a list of masters !rom the anniht- ay who came as passengers on the Moses Leander Owens, wife and child, of the Con‘est; T. ©, Packard, of the Henry Taber; B. Dexter and wile, ofthe Emily Morgan; Charies Allen, of the J. D. Thompson; H. Newberry, of the Palea; Ariel Norton, of the Awashonks; Jared Jernegan, of the Roman; G. W. Biiven, of the Elizaleth Swilt; W. HL ea of the Gay Head; West Mitchell of. th Massachusetts; George Bouldry, of the N: kiah Allen, of the Ainerya; Aaron Dean, John Wells; T. W. Williams, wiie and tires chil- dren, of the Monticello; D. K. Frazer, of the Florida; Lewis Williams and wife, of the Fanny; A. Osborn, of the George; Henry Pease, of the Champion; Cap- tain Smith, of tae Cariotta, and Captain Kedneld, of the Victoria. A number of mates also cime up ag pamengets, Most of the party will eave in a day or 'o for the East. {Account from tne Hawaiian Gazette.} OVER THIRTY WHALERS HOPELESSLY LOST, The following fail account of this fearful marine Gisaster is taken from the columns of the Mawalian Gazette of the 24tn:— By the arrival this morning of the Hawatian bark Arctic, Captain Tripp, we are in receipt of truly dis- hearten|ng news from the whaling fleet lately cruts+ ing in the Arctic Ocean. The greater portion of the fleet, numbering over thitty vessels, has Jn the ice and hopelessly crashed, that they had to pe abandoned. Fortunately, the weather Wes such that ail the crews were sately got on board the vessels which were outside the pack, although ip some insiances, the utmost expedition nad to be used to save life. In the case of the Ko- man, as described to us by one of the company, the git must have been fearfully interesting, ‘The floe aught the siip on each side, and lifted her bodily, keel out, Relaxing its grip for an instant, the ship settled between the icy jaws o! the foe, when com- ing ha ated agalu, she Was crushed like an eggshetl ‘0 afoms, and asthe spasmodic relaxation again occurred, she disappeared, leaving nol a vestige Of been caughs eid 60 fast ei work through & consiierabie quantity of young ice | 1863 H ym | 0 U gl Oct. 19, 1870 | Oa | | Comet was crushed also; the crew was taken on | outside, which could proceed only a few miles on * nt ails en fro, Dering forty-four oil | Ql), 1,209 bounds of ! eAving the Sand. | ition to be saved. It was consid: d in tue first novinerly ga'e they would all be desi royed by the moving heavy ice. are Dumerous io the neighvorh delay, strip them of everyiniag mo' | | ASTER, esting account of this xreat disaster, th: sol which will be severely tet tn the Hotes ani bust nerva; Gliven, ot the Reindeer; Nye, of the Palea. ARRIVAL OF THE FLEBT IN THE ANCTIC. About the 1st of May, 1871, the whaleships be; a apd — gre of Cape Thaddeus, They nty 0 and cl th mide but ete headway ye ‘The wind of May, About the Ist of June the ice opened some and let the ships upin sight of Gape Navarino. Here five of six whales were taken; % good many wece heard spouting among the heavy ice, bul ibey soon lett, ‘The fore part of June the winds were light and variabie, with a good deal of fog. About the | middle of the month the ice and the fleet | pushed to the north. A few wi were taken and | picked up in crossing the Anadir Sea, By the time | the snips got to Cape Behring and Piover Vay, the | whales had all passe? through the straits. The bark Oriole was stove and; put. into Plover Bay to ‘Ury and repair, THY CREW OP A WRECKRD VR33BL SAVED. The feet passed through Bher.ng Straits petween the 18th ans 3)th of June, seme of them taking on board Lhe crew ot the Japan, which was wiecaeil at Cape East last fall, Not seving aay whales, and Unding larze guanaties o! ice, $ THE FLEET ENGAGED IN CATCHING WALRUS. The who‘e fleet now engaged 1n catching walrus. These were very shy and scarce in comparison to jurmer seasons, (he boats” equently gong fiteen | or twenty miles in the ice.t0,get them, ‘Lhere was | a good dcal of fog in Jane and July, while they | were watrusing, and also large shore being unapproacha®le until the very fast oF duly, The Latter part of July they had some strong Winds trom southeast and mortheast. ‘ris broke up tne walras catching and the fleet now pushed to northeast for Icy cape. ‘’he we began to disap- pear trom the east shore south of Cape Lisburne. | The fleet pushed on to eastward, the main body of | ice Deiag in abont the latitude of 69 degrees 10 or 15 | Ininctes. They tollowed the tve into the east shore. ; They found a clear surtp Of water running to north- east along the laud, In this clear water they worked up to within a few miles of ey Cape, them anchored, vob being able to proceed any tuts ther on account Ol Lhe icedying on Biossom Shoals, the northeast Lor several days. HOWEVER. On the 6th of August tue witd moderated and the ice started off the shoals, Several ships got uucer- Way und passed the sivals, and in a Yew days the | most of tue eet were norik of Blossoin Souls, ‘the | very neavy ani closely packed, a great many were lost. Sull the prospect 1ooxed' very favoradle, and Ali heavy gro: Whaling was now carried ‘iskly lor Sev: 'S, the boats cruising among } open ice, but on the 11th of August a large number Ol boats Were Caught in ihe ice by the Wind shuung | and setting the ice on shore, i BOATS StOVS IN—IME SHIPS YET SAFE, | ‘The wind was | obnged tog ad te La | on ground ice, With considerable cimeulty taey suc- ceeded in saving thew Loats by hauiing thew a ong distance over the ive, some of them being badly stove ‘rhe Ie Kept seitiug oa store steadily, and the ships again, On the jaud as dar as Voit L whallug every day. They saw and heara picaty of Whales among the Deavy ice. bat could ‘uot get to them at Lbis une. INey had u great deal ok 10g ab times, clearing stips were lying satel ice, waiting for it to open oir the. land, as Luey Cx- pected it would, the dist stroug norwucast Wind that | blew. A REPORT BROUGUT OF PLENTY OF WHALES. In the meantime reports were brougut of plenty of Whales veing seen oi Sea Horse Islands aud several Ships semt boats up tuere with orders to catch and Cut the Whales on the ice (they carrying everything Tecerssary for so domg) aud tow the biapver to tle | Ships, as there was gu chance to gel there with the ships ou account of the ice and shoal water. Four whales Were taken in ihm Way, aiter a great deal of j troubic and vardship in sleeping out on the cold | Shore and amon. the ice, On the 25th vi August 16 blew a strong nortieast gate and the ice opened and | Wentoi shore. On tie 2th. nad good weather, | Whales were quite plenty auc mumper were taken. ; Tue snips ait gob underway /swod of shore } and commenced whaling, everyn hinking (ae Ice | Was going off ior goo wld every opportunity Was ; taken advantage vf to caich whales. On the 28th, fine weather and light, Variable Winds, On the zyth, | light, southwest winds, Which (resheued toward the | latter end of the day, setting the ive im shore so fast that some oi tne suips were caught 10 the pack. Tue rest reireated in shore anead of the ice. A NUMBER OF VESSSLS3 ANCHOR—THE SMALL ICR PACKING ROUND. Hero they anchored in trom three to four fathoms of Water, tue ice commg 12 and the small ice pack- lag around the sips. By the strong current running to the norheast we large, heavy iloe ice grounded in we shoal water. Inside of Uns the sbips lay, or at ieast the most ol them, and those who did not gevin Kept working in as tuey had @ chance to keep irom oemg stove. At this time it began to snow, and Wey had several storms and Wiids [rom south 10 norinwWest. Here (hey were all jammed close iogetier, some uot Laving room to swing clear of cued otter. THE FIRST VESSELS CRUSHED IN THE ICE. On the 1st of september the bark Roman was crasnod by tne ice, sue having got caught waiie cutting & While. sue driited helplessly with the | Ice as iar as the Sea Horse islauds, aud was there H caught between two lieavy i10e8 oF ice. One of ihe floes was aground, and aa ol several miles in extent came agaist her from of shore, crushing ber like au egg sheil 10 forty-five minutes. She sank head fore. most, leaving her muszepmast and ner stern out of Water, the ice havin, beid her up until it sepa- Tuied, the captain, ollicers aad crew escaping over the ice Wiih the boats and not saving scarcely any- thing except the clothes tucy had on, The crew were received Of Woard the other ships, On the 2d Septeiuber the brig Comet was crushed in the heavy ice; her crew were taken on board the over ships and cared for. it now became evident that the ice Was setuing on suore very heavily, the open strip of water became uarrower every day, anu no possibile chance to get out. Still no one thought there would be any oiilcully of getting out the first northeast gale.’ On the sth of September the bark Awashonks | was crushed between the heavy foe anu the ground | ice. Mer crew Were aiso received on board the other | ships. . NO SIGNS OF THE ICR OPENING. As day ater duy opening the masters of the ships became anxious avout the loss of time, as the season was passing away, They were unwilling to believe that the ice would not go of] suore, a3 in ali thoir former expe- riences 1: had done at this time of the year. Noth. ing would be seen but one solid body of ive off snore as far as. the eye could see, except the narrow strip in shore, which was jrom two hundred yards to haii a mile wide. The ships were lying, some jammed Point Belcher to two or three miles soutn of Wain- wright inlet. Durtug ali this time every one was <iously expecting o northeast gale, but instead | fhe wiad ¢Cobiinued from souileast to northwest, always light from southeast and fresh from south- west. This kept the ice packing together more closely every (ay. The masters of the sbips now became seriously anxious about getting out of this perilong airapslon. The danger of their situation bi od apparent to every face 1 Rd "OL Deng een, dvqucing there Waa great y g ), athe 10d Was making daily i Te pelt ip O1 water, r CONSULTATION OF THE CAPTAINQ—ATTEMPTS MADE 10 REACH THR OPEN SEA. Notice was now given and a meeting was held by all we masters, in order to concert some measures lor the salety Of their crews, in case they found it impossible to escape from their dangerous sitaasion. Jt was decided to lignten the brig Kohola, and to uy to get her over the bar at Wainwright julet, on | which \here were five or six iect of water, She was hauled alongeide the Chariotte, of san Francisco, and her oj and stores landed on ber deck, and she ‘was then found io draw nine fect of water, However ste was taken down the coast, ih (he narrow strip of open Water, close to the beach, and an attempt made to get her over the shoal water. This they lound to be fimpossibie, as she drew too much water, and this whag ven up. At the same thine an expedition of thré} boats was fitted out under the command of Captain Fraser to go down to the coast until tney came to tle open sea and then to try and find apy of the ships which might have got out of the ice, or kept out, as it was known thero were seven vessels tothe south, This was deemed expedient, as tho! were afrall that they would leave Lie east shore an go lo the westward, and so remain in ignorance of the situvtion of the rest of the ficet. He succeeded iu dnding the barks and ships Arctic, Progress, Midas, Lagoda, Chance, bamel Webster and Europa, and the cavtains of Uhdse vessels at once expressed {heir willinguess to stay and walt for the crews of oF fuceaed Inps as long as their ahora would old ANOTH ATTEMPT UNSUCCESS¥UL—PROVISIONS GET- ING ECAR ould open and let them ont, 7 Bull hoping the ice w toria, iried to get Lis vessel of over the bar by light- euing her, but without succeeding. On the nighs of the 9th of September the weather was calm and the crear Wailer around the ships froze over, and it Was With great diitivulty that a whale boat could ve got through it, The boats had to be coppered around the bows to keep the ice from cutting through the plank: jug. No tine was Jost in sending provisions by the boais to the south, as they were apprehensive that their retreat by the boats might be cut od, and it might be that they would be obtige jand t© where the ships were auc well Knowi among every ship's company that there were not provisions enough to last over three or tour montns at the most, 1a Case tho slips escaped ol for a Short tune, All Unis time the | sochored an: tied up\to ue | immeuse floe | passed and no signs of the foe © in the ice and some in open water all the way from ; the natives, wao , Would, without OIRCUMSTANTIAL ACCOUNT OF THH TERRINLE DIS- For the following circumstan‘tal aud higtly inier- 3 and busi- wits Loveland, of the tne Eugenia, and Newbury, of blew strong irom the northeast most of the monin | a@con- | more, they Kuew that le that | tney would either be crushed or driven ashore by tue ice the first northwest gale. ANOTHER MEWTING—BVIDENT THAT THE AHIPS MUST BE ABANDONED. On the 13th of September another mcoting was ! neld by the masters, the painful fact having forced itself upon the mind of every one that iu order to j Save the hives of their crews thoy would have to Abandon their p! None but those similarly sita~ | ated could tell how aticult it was tor them to ness circles of the Hast, ag weil ag here and in San | atrive at this painful conclusion, and to winter was Francisco, we are indebted to Captains Trt the | utterly impossible, as their provisions would not Arctic; Kelley, of the Gay Head; Alien, uv ine Me | last one-third of ie winter, which 13 nine months Weky Soe toe snipe’ tind taey baou ina Uarvor safety tor ships ? ey ; Some of the crews ut have been leit Lo take care of them, and keep the natives from destroying them; but as they lay in the open sea, exposed to every storm, the chances were that they would all be destroyed by the tce. Under these trying Cire cumstances they were forced to come to the conclu- to abandon their ships to save thelr lives, and the colors were accordingly set | the mastheads—to notiy companiss to get ready ; to leave on the 14th of September. ‘The masters of the distressed vessels knew if they were caught by the bad weather the chances were taat they would never get back again, after being biown olt, Thus, although they were ready to stay any leugth of time by their ships ag long as they could ve sure of a ship to take them oif at the last Moment, and tast time had now arrived, and as every one regretted leav- ing their ships, still there was uo alternative, THE STARS FOR THS SOUIH—THE SHI’S THER REAOHED, Starvation and death awatted them should tiey | be obliged to stay. Accordingly boats were loaded hin duration in these latitudes, And then to wit pure | ' | Wath sach provisions and clothing as were aso lutely necessary, and by four P. M. every sbip’s com- | pany bad left, and were on their way south. As they | made their way down the coast they found the ice | much worse thin they bad any ideaof, and agreat Poodigs OF Ice, tie east | | Might on the 15t 1 | At the same time the wind Was blowing strong irom | board, and, deal of shoal water besides; so that evea if thoy bad succeeded in getting the brigs over the bar at Wainrignt Inlet they never could have got them in the claar water south, At nignt they camped on the beach, and at day- they proceeded on their way to icy Vape. It blew strong from the south, and when they cume in sight of the ships they found consider abic ditficulty in getting off to them, as the boats were loaded deep and the sea ragged. The bark Arctic, Midas and Progress lost each an anchor in | trying to hold on to take them on board; they were very Kindly received on voard these ships—seven in number, a8 before mentioned. Tne boats were cub adrlt, a3 1t was impossible to save them, tue ships , and some of | being so crowded. THEY PUT INTO PLOVER BAY. On the 16th the last boats’ crews were taken on the wind plowing strong from the north- | west, they weighed anchor and steered to the south. THS 1G THICKLY PACKED) WHALING PROSECUTED | WeSt, 1t having been between the captains of. | the ships to proceed to Plover Bay, and there get Water and wood to last them on the passage to tie Sandwich Islands, This was done by five of the | sips, the Arctic, Progress, nee) Lagoia and Europa, which arrived there on the 24th, and sailed | weather was good and tuey worked to northeast as | agai on the 25th. The aistance traversd by the lav as Wainwrignt vet, Here they tound whates, | boats after abandoning ube ships, before reaching | and a number, Were Laken ab onee, but the ice veing | the ships south of Icy Cape, was about seventy ! miies: tho ice being im one golla body ali the way to | mM (he West aud tie ships were | 390 ditto; John Wells, z underway Lo Keep from beiag jammed | @itto; J. D. Thompson, 100 sperm and 770 ditto; Con. | im the ice, and work instore ander the jee oi the | test, $50 ditto; BE. Morgan, 160 ditto; Champton, by so doing, but chey were all saved finaily. | Seneca, 450 ditto; Fanny, 300 dit per Kept Heetlag Lilo shoul water to avoid being stove, | lotta, 760 ditto; Palea, 100 ditto; and some of them grouaded but were easily got oif | Eugenta, 250 dito; Julian, 40 speri ist the ice stopped, faving | Awashonks, clean; T. Dickason, 560 ditto; Minerva, grounded, leaving an Open stwip or water along Lue | caer. boats were kept vif | Raman, 640 ditto; Vomet, 30 ditto. i } | topsaill set, runnin Icy Cupe, leaving a narrow suip of ciear water hopes were entertaiued vi making # large season's | be. the beach the entire distance, but also very silips cither anchored or mauc fast {| Suoal. VESSELS ABANDONED WITH TARIR CARGO. Anuexed 1s a list of the names of the abandoned vessels and the amount of oll each ship had taken up to the time they were lost, and as thoy lay in ro- tation along the ice and land:— Concordia, 650 barrels; Gay Head, 530 ditto; George, 300 ditto; Massacnusetts, 350 sperm and 300 ditto; Henry Taber, 30) ditto; E. Swift, Tu0 ditto; Florida, 360 ditto; O. Crocker, 20) ditto; Navy, 230 sperm and 400 ditto; Reindeer, 800 ditto; George Howland, mand 630 ditto; Care Kohola, 160 ditto; mn aid 200 ditto; 50 ditto; Monticello, 270 130 diito; William Kotch, 209 ditto; Mary, 300 ditto; VESSKLS SAVED, The following arc the names of the vessels saved ; and the amount of oll taken by eact ic, 480 barrels; Progress, 240 ditto; Chance. 220 sperm and 230 whale; Daniel Wevster, 250 ditto; Lagod 725 ditto; Europa, 230 ditto; Midas, 45v ‘autto and 140 espera. TIE AMERICAN BRIG SHELEROFT. | Loss of the Vessel with All Hands ¥xeept the Captain. Exciting Details of the Disaster—Names of the Lost and’ Their Sufferings. ~ HONOLULU, Oct. 24, 1871. On the arrival of the steamer Moses Taylor this community was startled by a tale of shipwreck and suffering unparalleled of late years, The American brig Shelehoff, Captain Luder Hop- ken, left San Franc. sco onthe 24 of June with a cargo of !umber and four passengers, bound to Callao. On the 3dof July, in latitude 16 degrees north and longitude 117 degrees west, the brig ex- perienced n fearful hurricane, which soon rendered er a complete wreck. Captain Hopken ts the only survivor, The following 1s a list of THK CREW AND PASSENGERS. Captain—Luder Hopken, master, San Francisco, Mate—T. Jolson, of Schieswis-Hoisvein. Second Mate—James MacCarley, Port Petrice, Mig- donshire. Steward—Philip Dunn, San Francisco. Seamen—Levedore Police, Rebosto Sictlia, Mitchell Velago, Bajerro Calabria, Italy; Androw Larssen, Sweden; Lona Lewis Nessen, Flensburg, Germany. Cabin Passengers—Ashley Crane, Charles Davis, San Francisco; Charles Kurts, Tubingen, Germany; partholomew Clawell, native of Charlevillc, Depart- ment de Sardensu (France y). FINDING THE WRECK. ‘The following account of the fatlim® in with the wreck 1s furnished by @ passenger on board the Moses Taylor:— ‘On Thursday, October 10, atcight A."M., @sall was Taylor. The vessel lay directly in the steamer’s track, and appeared’ to be disabled, having but one mast standing, and only her lower before a fresh southeast wind. On approaching her it proved to bea brig, waterlozged, with her mainmast carrien away, apparently deserted, no persons appearing in sight on board. A sail spread over the forecastie an tent rij in the foretop crosstrees showed that the crew ad occupied these places for some time, At every lurch the sea made a clean breach over the ; vessel from stem tostern, To ali a) rance it was | a wreck which ha long been waterlogged, and her crew takon off by some passing vessel, Hier stern was broken away, the bulwarks on both sides i i | her. gone and her sails flying from the foremast In rags. On reaching the wreck the steamer stopped, and Captain Beanett sent of a boat to ascertain whether any persons were on board, and if nono, whether any record couid be found respectin, The sea boing + pees rough the brig turch heavily, and the boat approached her with some difMicuity. She was boarded, however, by the third officer and a seaman from the steamer, who immediately went aloft into the foretop, and, find- ing no one, went into the forecastie, where they discovered a weak, emaciated man, who exclaimed as he saw them, “Great Cod Almighty! am I saved?” He was lifted Into the boat and taken to the steamer, the only article brought with him being A ppt canvas bag Sontaining, a nantical Bimanie aia & VM CALNE & Snel’ ce aper WIth the date ot (he wreck anu wauies c: the crew apg passengers. ‘THB CAPTAIN'S STORY. ‘The survivor was Uaptain Luder Hopken, the laat of twelve persons on board at the time of tho dis- aster, The brig was caught in a cyclone on the night of July 3, the same date of the solar eclipse. Soon after miduight, when the cyclone was at its height, ske was thrown on her beam ends and found to be rapidly filling, and in order 10 prevent a total loss of the vessel and her company nor mainmast was cut away, and she righted up. No time was allowed to save any provisions or clotn- ing from the cabin, and the crew were obliged to Tetreat to the forevop to prevent betng wasied over- board, as every wave made a clean breach over her, The mate, Mr. Jounson, died first, six days after the Gisaster. ' Two half barrels of salmon, 9 half barrel of tongues and & box of China staroh were fished Up ont of the hold, bat the drinking water was all found to be brackish. The salmon, tongues, staren and a few fish caught with a hook from time to time, and occasionally a little rain water, caugnt in.a sail, and always more or less brackish from the pray, were all that the ship’s company had to subsist On. Captain Hopken's account of the sufferings of hia men and passengers ts a most heartrending one. After the death of the mate, ou the 9th of July, none occurred till September 6, when they began to be. come delirious and weak from hunger and thirst, and several died or jumped overboard tv their de. liriam. Boils and disease, induced vy hunger and salt water, added to the intensity of their suterings, ‘Nine or ten days beiore the steamer rescued him Captain Hopken states that a bark ran down to the “ {othe meantime Captain Redicid, of the brig Vie- | weeck, hove to for a few minutes, and then squared way without sending off a boat or maktug any eltort to rescue the lives OF those on gag whom 1 tien living. bark ar. eee coula be seen © 80 near that persons froving aboot on her decx. Those on the brig were so weak as to be unable to stand, but got n thetr knees and waved pieces of sailcloth, hop. tug to attract attention. ‘Their feelings as they saw the bark square away, When so near them, may bet- ter be imagined than described, Their last ho} pe to travel by | being gone they laid down, and one after another red, it being | died or leaped overboard, The bark dispiayed no flag, and all that Captain Hopken can recollect of her hapa was that he wad a new bright spankor se discovered by the wheelman on the steamer Moses | —TRIPLE ‘SHEET, THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. What the Delegates Themselves Say About Their Interview with Cortehakoff. THE MEMORIAL PRESENTED. How the Russian Premier Overwhelmed Them with Empty Words and Vain Fromises— Proposition to Hold the Next General Conference in New York in 1873. At @ meeting yesteraay of the Executive Com- mittee of the Evangelica! Alliance at their office In the Sible Zohse a lengtny report was received from the “Russian Deputation” which inverviewed Prince Gortchakof 1ast summer avout religious liberty in Russta, There has aiready veen published in the HERALD a full’ report of the substantial facts of the conference, a3 Well as Gortchakoit’s own account of the adroit manner in which he snuobed his pious visitors, The account given by the delegates differs very decidedly in tone from thas put forward to the world by ihe Prince. It reads as follows:— THE AUDIENOR AT FRIEDRICHSITAVEN, Emperor, through Count Shuwaior, of his readiness to give a hearing to the united deputetions, Accord- jugly, by expzeas command. of His Majesty, Prince akon, us Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Russian Empire, who in the meantime had like- wise arrived ut-Friedrichshaten, and through whom, all important business of the imperial government must be trausacted, appointed Friday, the 14th of duly, at ten A. M., for an oficial interview, As Soon as the deputies received this intetligence they leit Stuttgart in tae express train on Thursday morning, aud arrived in the aiteraoon at Friedrichs- bafen, during the celebration of a faiuy festival, the stiver Wedding of the King aud Queca of Wir temberg. The town was illuiiuated and gave un- mistakable evidence €f loyal atiachment to their sovereigns. The American deputation sent their congratulations to'their Majesties iu 4 brief address, wiuch was fraciously Tecetved. On the fol owing morning, Friday, the 14th of July, the deputies, alter @ short meeting forprayer an consultation, proceeded in-@ pody to the appointed place of the toterview, the Vilta Tauvenheim, and were most courteously received by the Prime ie ter of Russia. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. Dr. Schaff, after presenting to [lis Highness the members of the deputation by name, introduced, on their behalf, the specific object of their mission. He expressed the great respect entertained by the Evangelical Alliance for the pereon of His Imperial Majesty, and their gratitude for his liberal and en- lightened policy to his subjects, especially in the emai n Of 23,000,000 of serfs, in perimiiting the circulation of the Holy Scriptures, and in amelior- ating the religions condition of Protestants in the Baltic Provinces, since the depuration from the Yaris Branch of the: Alliance had waited on His ‘Majesty last year with a memorial on tne subject The deputations, wnich had now come across the At- jantic and {rom diferent parts of Europe, had neither olitical nor ecclesiastical objects to serve; their m0- ive was simply a Christian one, in the cause of re- ligious liberty, They were desired by thetr core- ligtonists of various nations and creeds to approach His Imperial Majesty with a respectful petition that those laws of his empire which forbid secession from the Greek Church or which otherwise interfere with the rights of conscience, might be abolished or 80 altered 23 to give protection to His Majesty’s suo- Jects in the profession of their religious tatth, and to secure, equally to al', freedom of worship. The; believed that such an act of liberality woul strengthen the loyalty of all classes and imake them better oltizens; while compulsion in matters of re- ligion tended to create discontent, hypocrisy and in- fidehty, and to undermine the foundations of gov- ernment. Dr. Schaff concluded by saying, “May God bless His Imperial Majesty and give nim wise aom aid courage to proclaim religious liberty throughout his vast empire. Such a uobie act will crown als illustrious reign, and secure for him the applause. of the Christian world, and the gratitude of militons yet unborn.” A YOLUME OF PIOUS BHETORIC. Inthe course of debate which lollowed the Rev. Dr. Steane, of England. explained the manner io which, in his opinion, Uberty of conscience must be understood, viz., as tue sacred right of every one not to cherish, but also to profess and to-propa- gatethe religious convictions which lic has freely and without constraint em! so long as the propagation of thom does.not militate against social order or pubiic morality. ‘The ol it Of the deputation was further advo- cated by the . Dr. Goulin, the Rev. Dr. Adams, Bishop Mclivame, Mr. W. K. Dodge, Baron Von ‘ris. chendorf, the Rev. Dr. Van Uosterzee, Colone! Von ‘Wurstemberger Von Rach and others. The last named gentleman assured the Prince that the present move- gent did chee "Ga the tan fTeoted Brovinees Rasata, . ristian: philanthropists tn Sept cag ‘eo ave , RO political object tn PRINCR GORTOHAKOFP’S REPLY. frankly to communicate his opinions, which did with @ courtesy ana ability becoming his high post- brought betore hts attention by the deputation, and his own ag wel! as His Majesty's sympathy witn the® cause of religious liberty, fe had no doubt of the purity of their intentions, and their freedom, from political aims. He assured them that the Emperor ds that overvy one throughout his empire should have liberty of worship in the Church to whicn he belonged; that Russia was a country in which all religions w. re tolcrated, and that gentle- men present had only to visit St, beteraburg to see Lutheran, Reformed ‘and other churches adorning the principal strect (Newski-Prospect) in order to be convinced that religious liberty was fully granted. But whtle persecution was not allowed neither was ropagandism, fle remarked that the policy of the assian government had been to put aown the sects which inculcate’ tmmoral tenets, aud ‘As for the rest,” said the Prince (patting his hand belore nis eyes and looking through hisdingers), “we deal tous with them.” TE ADMIN INTOLERANCE, His Highness trankly admiited that there were laws which forbade any onc leaving the Greek Rus- sian Church axter once becoming a member of it About the propriety of this prohibition there ie be alderent opluions; he had his own opinion; but such were the laws of the empire, and they could only be changed by the fg a The timeand manner of ss. 80 must be leit with His Majesty, who could not, for obvious reasons, suffer any ap- poarance of foreign intervention and outward pres- sure: any alteration or modification of the extsting Jaws must be done proprio motu. Ror this reason, ! while under ordinary circumstances His Majesty would have been most happy in person to reccive @ deputation, yet, looking to the large number of tno delegates present, their high social standing and fafuence in the countries from which they came, and considering the publicity which had already been. given to their intentons,* it was manifested that their reception would have the appearance of loreign interference with the internal afairs 01 Rus- sia, and this, In the interest of the objcet itself must | be avoided, The l'rince admitted that in so vast an empire as Russia abuses of existing laws would be cominitted by subaitern oficiais, contrary to the wish and will of the Emperor; ‘‘out,” he added, ‘His Majesty has never refused to redress an injury after it has been verliiea by carciul investigation.” In condrmation of this statement, the fact of Vount BobrinsKi’s in- vestigation into the religious condition of the in- habitants of the Baltic proyinces in 1864 was men- tioned, and the menaures of rellef which since that time had been adopted, Tie Princo took occasion to that the Letts and Esthonians had long been kept in a state of ignorance and degradation, from which the Emperor's government was endeavoring toelevate them. The couplaints of Protestant mis- sionaries in the East concerning the suppression and Prohibition of roeontet bora by Russian darn, the PRaGe protested hat gusta of HN ‘ice proressed hii i de! but disposed to do all that was Sust and fair. calls, Prince Gortchakoi, jn cow ‘ HOD, AU STOPAR E Ai ha ard to the pen Gode an) le to persons Tearing the orthodox Churel ian & precarious and uncertain guarantee, depending upon the tife and Gigposition of one man. In illustration he reminded the deputation of tne words of the Rmperor Alcx- an 1, to whom Madame de Stael once sald, ‘Sire, you are the best constitution for the Russian npire;’? to which His Majesty replied, ‘“‘Madaine, I am not a constitution; Iam only an accident (Je ne suts qu'un accident)."¢ PRESENTATION OF THE MEMORIALS, As tho interview was drawing to a close the Hon. William E. Dodge, as President of the American Branch of the Alliauce, submitted to his Highness the American momortal, with the request that it be prepentes to his Imperial Majesty. Prince Gortcha- of, having, as he said, made himself meviously acquainted with a confidential copy, expressed at once his readiness to do so, aud recetved the docu- ment. The Rev. Dr. Coulin, of Geneva, then arose and put to his hand the European memorial, with the same request. Te Prince began to exaaine it, and aller reading aloud @ few of its sentences he em- phatically deciared that, inasmuch as it contained | objectionavle tanguage in the form 01 accusations against the imperial government, he could not lay this memorial before Majesty. ‘This refusal cre- ated a painful surprise. After a short pinse the Princo suggested to the American delegation whether, under these ciroum. stances, they had not better withdraw their memo- Tial, inasmuch as the presentaiion of one and the Tejection of the other'would make an invidions dis- ‘fhe American delegation promptly acceded to this indirect Feauest, vain i aciereuce tothe Prince and 0 thelr Karopean brethren, Prince Gorichakol, However, assured the depu- elical Alliance cannot be hold responmbte for hd iudiscrect newspaper articles of unauthorized vidi ror the efforts of the Alliance ‘An excellent argument thle for the eTorin of the Mil inet t to secure religious liberty by \dente, ack ra ‘ ich Prince Gortchakod made belworn the Amerionn ana European memorial is oratted in the publi wort of the Secretaries OF the Hritish ranch, 1 whieh Widely clroviated ia Kurave, (See the Report { Prinoe Wortchakoll, Appendix L) ‘The preparatory deputation wers informed by the | In reply to the openin; <p and in the course of | debate Prince ‘Correhako was pleased my and e ton and long experience as a statesman. He expressed his gratification at the respectful | mauner in which {his delicate subject beea tinetion and put him inan embarrassing atcitade, | whether they might ex- aw Rion to the wiv the vows erpeomeed by him To this he Tepiied, = ba 9s wo can romember, in the ioliowing ords:— “I am now seventy-three learned by long experiance TaMe muon Writing sage to prevent acting. I put to paper as litue as sai. But you.are at perieot. liberty to publish, Pie pro ceedings o1 this interview, and’? (ne added wits some et pressing the hand of the deputy) “I authorize you to iuform the world that tue Em- Peror and myself are in tull sympathy with rell- gious fest aud snall do all im our power to pre. mote THE RESULT, Thus ended that remerkabie interview, lasted over an hour and a hall, and which briefly but faithiully reporiea, it is premature to pass judgment on ovents which can only be fully estimated trom their resuits, The embassy of tlic Alliance. Yas accomplished all that could reasonably be expected. Gentlemen of the hignest standing in Europe, and best qualifiea to judge, concur in this statement. The dele; tions were fully aware of the many de cute and diMculé complications of the baitie Problem, and the whole subject of this Inission, aud never expected that tne Emperor would pronise them at ouce a change oi the organto jaws of tie empire, But they nad a long official interview with the immediate representative ol the Russian gov.rament, ‘ihey have received from bis own mouth, in benalf of himself and His. jeaty, the unequivocal assurance of personal sympathy with the cause of religious liberty, and were given to understand tuat the Onject of their respectful pe- tion may ultimately be gramied. Reports of sme, interview und the memorials themselves have been extensively published In Kussia, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Greeve Turkey aid other countries, The whole subject of religious liberty, a8 distinct from mere toleration, has been peongbt prominenuy Delore the attention of the civilived world, and the seed sown must grow and bear fruit im due ‘The Russian government cannot and will not J gard Uhe public opinion of Curistendom, We have full coniidence in the liberal views and benevolent intentions of Alexander L,, the Emanot pator Of the Serfs. After ine au‘tience he gave to the preparatory deputation from ‘aris, at tue Villa Berg, near Stuttgart, iu Jung, 1370, he commanded the ‘Russian arcubishop, Kenjumin, of Riga and Mitau, to stop the persecutions of those nominal converts who wished to return to the Lutheraa Church; whereupon the Archbishop issued orders to the priests to abstain irom all incasares against Uuose converts, yet to resain their names On bhe. ecclesiastical registries, that they might stil be wader the surveillauce of the ortho:lox Churea, ‘rhis, of course, is only & partial rellel; tne sword of Damoocies is stilt suspended over these ut people as long as the penal laws remain on the statute book. But we have ulready indications that the timperor’s mind 8 meditaving further ments. lmmediately after ois retura to Kussla, from Friedrichshafen, he issucd a ukase order the Minister of Education to see “that the of the German language shall take the over the French i all public and private ; Schools, and that moro time be devoted to the study of the former “than heretoicre,” “This removes one complaint of the Bailic Provinees. More recently the Emperor 1s reported 0 have re- ceived 2 deputation of leading Ksths, aud assured them ‘that he had no intentior whavever of restrict- ing thew political or aeliptous raghts.?? e ayalt the turtner development of this. move- ment, not doubting the sincerity of the good words and promises made at Friedricushafen. We nope that the upited Alliances of Evangelical Christen- dom, at their General Conference im 1873, will be able to send tothe Ozarof all the kussias—not & petition for a redress of grievances—but an address of congratulation and thanks for having granted proprio motu, and in & Mubner that seems best te him, not only Lo the suffering brethren in the Baltic Provinces, but to all his meters the most sacred of all rigits, the rigut to worship God according to the dictates of His word and of their own couscieaces, Having now fulfitied uur mission wo the bestol our abuity aud without expense 'o the Alilamce, We Te turn our trust to tne Executive Commitiee, Respectfully submitted, in behalf of the depute tion, SAMUEL F. B. MORSE, President, Puinir Scuarr, Secretary. se } No. 38 Bink House, NBW YORK, Nov, 13, 1871. THE MEMORIAL. ‘The following Js the text of the memorial alluded to above:. To His Imperial Majesty ALEXANDES IL, Emperor of al the Rasslan:— The undersigned, citizens of tne United States of America and delegates of the American branch of the Hance which is au organization Christians of diferent denom{uations- and conntries, leave most reepsstiuliy to expiain the circumstances have prompted thts appeal to Your Imperial increased facilitics of intercommunivation, of human family becomes wore and mort ality. National acts of justice and phil Foot infinenge beyond the boundaries of the eau jeaty of all the (rieuds of humanity in our own land out and world, and had a favorable effect upon our own, a AOS about, shortly afterward, the jon of 4, vee Nip a Coniidence im the well-known benevolence’ of Yur Tie a Provinces, whose condition'ts so araphi mage to Your Imperial Majesty by ‘April, 184, and who, by existing laws, are prevented from | openly returaing to ‘he faith of their Lutheran ancestors, ‘AS Americans we venture to refer to the results of our national experionce, as illustrating the effects of reflgtous Nberty ou the welfare of individuals und the stability of gav- erninent, By religions lverty we do not intend freedom from a rity ; much less that all opinions are equally good; bat simply the right of every inalvidual to believe and worship coording to his own free conseience, bye: Song only to the authority of God, as revealed in His Holy Word. In the United States all Felicigus deaominatfone nod forms of wor ship are equal before the law, which, supporting none, pro- teoty ail wud never interferes with thelr Internal utlairs, "the orthodox Greek Church, though, with us, the smailest as to numbers, enjoys in every respect the same liberty as the largest denomination. It may build churches, te ite opinions, extend iis taftuence as freely in. the United States asin the empire of Russia. cligtous freedom we have found nbt only a relief (order and wationsl unity, by promotfag mutual respect soctal order and national uni pi voting And charity among the dierent denominations asd by tue parting a sense of security to all in the common eajoyment OF fete most sacred righia, ua “In view of these considerations we respectful request with that uf our brethren tn Faro ry Deki ot Your Imperial Majesty's subjects in the Baiuic Provinocs, that they may he permnitted to worship God and to edagats thelg childron wocording to the talth of their fathers, and the preferences of their own conscience, “SUll further in behulf of American Missionaries, distte- flushed by Intelligence, piety and scholarship, who Bare lw ral jored long und successfully among A! Nestoriana and other Christians under Mon: Turkey on the borders of the Russian dominion, we beg leave to that Your Imperial Majesty’s Christian government may induced to gravt, within the limits of its jurisdiction, among all subjects not belonging to the orthodox Greek Church, liberty of worship ani religious instruction, the free circnation of the Holy Scriptures.” oe of Lee Cpcemtey ere Sonrwitecocuty Got peot(ully presont we appeal to the genius of Christiantty, which, ‘belies Re ‘uires moral influences pinitual in its nature, req) ani motives; to the sacred righ:s oO} mand an outward expression im freedom. to the spirit of modern aiviltzntion, Noerty sind aocms to anticipate its uittversal prevalence; and to the precepts o: Jeaus Christ, whowe kingdom World and wio is tue Hew over all things to the © fu Sincee hope that Your Imparl the high watis of addiug another to those great which have tuapired the yrautude of manu! benevoien, and devoutly tavoking upon Your Imperial Majesty and Ali Rusain the blessing ov Alinighty Goa, by whom Kings rica ‘and princes dearce Wo anvacride oura ith profound respect, Your Impe ial Majesty's moat obedient servant Samuel F. B. Morse, Chatrmas iam Adams, Nathan Bishop, John Crosby Urown, Salmon. P, Chase, Wilam B Dodge, Cyrus W. Field, Charies P. Noliraine, Peter Parker, Noah "Hunt Sehenck, ‘Matthew Simpson, Edward A. Wash: burn, Norman White; Philip Schaq, ary, New York, May, 1871. THB NEXT WORLD'S CONFERRNOR. After the report nad been received a commistee was appointed to consider the expediency of invit- ing the Alliance to hold its next General Conference in New York in 1873, SOCIETY OF THY ARMY OF THE CUMBER+ LAND, : A at Meeting of tho Votorqns n¢ tho Astor Honve= Vhe Banquet to be ield at Detroit. A mecting of the members of the Soctoty of the Atmy of toe Gumberiand was neld yesterday at the Aster House for the purpose of making arrange: iments fur the annual banqaet. General Opdyke presided. Owing to some misunderstaniing 10 notifying delegates there was a limited attendance, which meluded Colorel Marshuil, Captain Bestow, Captain Clark and Colonel Hibbert, After oou- ulstation it was resolved to ayourn the meet ing Until five o'clock, It having veen dovermined to hold the annual revuion at Detroit on the 1sta and 16th inst, At the meeting held tn the evening Colonel Hibvert, of the committee appointed in the morning to make arrangements for transportation, hat the directors of tne railroad compa. See eemrricied their assent to extend the usual courtesies of the road. Colonel (libbert then aug. | gestea that the next reunion of the sociely be I Yew York. A Fesolation was then | quopted Newiructing the delewates to thas eect. The members of tel society subsequently non General Sherman at bis rooms tn the | Bate to Wish nim a pleasant voyage. The General seemed to be ro splendid spirits, and received the delegation with genuine fravkness and cordiality, He made a few passing observations in reference to the ditferent regimeats that composed the Army of the Cumberland, and regretied veing unable to be present ai the coming reunion. He expected to re turn to the Unived States before the 4th July noxy After some Irlendly greetings and congratulations the delegation withdrew, . Shortly after eight o'clock on Sunday morning & | gardener named John Smith, living near Port Morris, Westchester county, while proceeding @ its home, was attacked when on 188th street, Mor: risania, by two men, who knocked him down and succeeded In robbing him of $25, # silver wated and chain, besides some old silver coins and a pair of ! spectacies, Berore being deprived of tis property Suuith offered a stubvorn resistance, for which he was bratally peaten and his olothing rent inte tatters, 1t14 not impropabie taal the huzhway mes | Will be brought to justice \ ¥ ‘ 4