MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.
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MELANCHOLH SftlF w hECk.

 Extract of aletter from Capt. James H. Dill, late master of brig Potomac, of Bos- ton,

 "ST. CRUZ. Teneriffe, Nov. 20, 1926.

 "Sir: am sorry to have to announce to you the unfortunate loss of the Potomac. When we had performed .our quarantine, and discharged our cargo that we had to Grand Canary, we came directly to this place, and were waiting hero to obtain li- cence from the government to take passen- gers, for within few months an order has

 been sent out here, from the King, preven- ting aN foreign vessels from taking natives of these Islands away consequently we kept the vessel here to wait the result of an interview with the government, to go on with the expedition, and finally, few days previous to the loss of the vessel, we succeeded, and had taken in large quan- tity of store, &c. for the passengers and, the day before we were ready to sail for Lanzarretto, there came on one of the most tremendous hurricanes that the old est inhabitants remember to have witness ed in these islands. Notwithstanding it came on very suddenly, and right on shore, I had got off cabin cable.and anchor, from the shore, before the communication to the vessel became impracticable--b the storm ragged with incseasing fury, every vessel parted, and went on to the beach, one af- ter another, the wind hauled every fifteen | minutes, so that no vessel could ride strain on more than one cable, till at length my small bower parted, and the chain was let go, and scope vered out-the sea was very bad, the boats all washed away, the vessel was unable to bear so hard labour, and leaked very badly still every thing was done to keep her free, and save her, but all in vain-at half past 9, the best bower parted, and the chain and anchor would not bring her up, and she was dash ed against the rocks, and in five minutes nothing was to be seen of the Potomac but some small pieces afoat in the surf; and with her, my mate and cook shared the same fate the rest, some made their es- cape by throwing themselves from the yards and rigging on to the rocks, and some were thrown up by the sea on to the rocks, with broken arms and legs and have scarcely recovered yet sufficiently to write you description of the shocking scene. The general destruction, in all the island. has not left vessel that we can procure.''

 The Potomac was to take her passen- gers at Lanzaretto, and proceed to Monte Video.