... TWO SHIPS LOST IN THE BRISTOL L CHANNEL. During the terrific gales on .Yednesd&y. two vessels went down in the Bristol Channel. One was called the Epeney Lase, Capt. Stamp. The Swansea packet, William Watts, captain and owner, was lost with all hands ...

... why should we not be in- terested in everything that relates to our ships, and foster everything that tends to their improvement ? Putting war out of the question, we lost 60 war ships and 11,000 men in nine years, solely because we wera content with iron ...

... THE LOST ATLANTIC. (By Ur. W. D. Drensto.) A proud ship cuts the ocean foam, Bearing her living cargo home A proud ship sinks beneath the wave, And brave hearts find a watery grave. The watch at night saw not the land, IJer breakers rolling high at ...

... HOW THE ORPHEUS WAS LOST. A gentleman writing from Plcton, New Zealand, and sign- ng himaelf A Heavy Mourner from the Loss of the Orpheus, gives the following melancholy explanation of the affair Only three mails ago I wrote you an account of the disaster ...

... RECOVERY OF PROPERTY LOST. Some correspondents of Note, and Queries have contributed the following remarkable instances of recovery of lost pro- perty I do not vouch for my story; what I do vouch for is that nearly fifty years ago it was circulated and ...

... safety of a ship's crew—of recouping owners of ships and their cargoes measured at its proper value. In- surance makes men bold in their ventures. If, how- ever, it could be possible that no such means existed for reimbursing the losses of ships and their ...

... FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST AT SEA. The New York papers report the destruction by Are of the Federal transport General Lyon, with a loss of over 500 lives. The lVew York Times gives the following account o the disaster:— On Wednesday, the 29th ult., the General ...

... ffRIGHTFUX. SHIPPING- DISASTER. The mail whirfu has just arrived frami Japan brings-news of an awful shipping disaster off the Japanese coast by which more than 260, persons lost their lives. It took place at 3 &.mt on the 12th of July in the:Shirakami ...

... clothes Colonel M. had collected for me were lying on the deck of the ship. I had no time to put them on, and no in- clination or power to carry them. vv lien i looked back, the ship was in a sheet 01 name, her ports, as large as those of a frigate, being ...

... in her to proceed to Twenty-two joined her when she left the remainder intended to ge On board at here the ship had to put in. )sed that the ship must have got some m the Channel when she encountered the ether Captain M'Hardy, who bears a high 'r skilful ...

... A TROOP SHIP ADVENTURE. On the evening of the ninth day I was sitting with a young ensign in my usual place on the deck, wet, com- fortless, and very unwell, wrapped in my cloak, which was drenched with rain and sea-water, the wind blow- ing in gusts ...

... off his legs and back. Our position was dreadful. The ship coming head to wind she was burning all aft. Taking the chance of the str.v giving way forward, and the masts drifting alongside of the ship, we were expecting her to sink every minute, and taking ...