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Show DISASTERS ON THE SEA. Tho C'ramr of the Oermon Ship Clara Kes-cwil-Tho lliiieliswood Sustains Muvere Damages. 8a:i Fhancisco, March 10. The barken-tlnu barken-tlnu Tropic Iiiid, whicU nrrivod from Tahiti and tho HiitqueMl llotU, brlngl Inform, tlon that t boat's crow of twelve men umlcr Mutt.' Herring, from the ill-fated Gennun hi,,,. Clam, had arrived at Tahiti. The Clara was bound from Sydney, Australia, to San PrtneiaBO with a cwyo of eoul. Winn several weuka out the cargo was discovered to be on lire, and, though the crew fought the Haines four days, they were Uuully ohligcd to leave the vessel, which burned to the water's edge. Nineteen men under Captain Kuhltnaim wcio picked up by the California and brought to thU fifty, but, up to the time Of the Tropic Hird'd arrival, it was supposed that the other boat' a crew were lost. After jir.ay hardships, however, they landed at ! Tai a-Tai, where they wore found by tho Tropic Bird ar.d taken to Tahiti, where they shipped ou different vessels, ouo oi the crew, John Nelson, coining to this city. The bark Kuvuiiswoud arrived from Hull this morning and reports that she Rustained severe damages, which neeeasiteUMl her putting into Valparaiso January 4th fur re pairs. Four apprentices from tho British ship Gleoione, which was abandoned ofl Gftpl Horfi. were fount! at Vulpur.iiso, hav-Ing hav-Ing bean picked up by the American Itark RoM aud lauded at that port. They were brought to this city by the Havcnswood, which is also owned by the Liverpool owners of the Glencorse. |