Brig Philip Hone.

To EDITOR OF N. Y. HERALD:-
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DEAR SIR:-


Having seen a statement in your paper Of yec
terday, relative to the brig Philip Hone passing
wreck at sea-without any attempt on my part to
contradict this report as being grossly mlsrepre-
sented, and evidently furnished by some person
who suffered his i'll will towards me to place the
matter in more unfavorable light than the nature


On our passage from the Gulf Of California to
Valparaiso, and when about days sail from the
latter port, saw from the deck a dark object on
the water about three or four miles dead to wind
ward, to which called the attention of the man
on the fore-top.gallant yard, who after examna-
tion pronounced it to be dead whale l then
went alott myself and examined the object for
about half an hour with the glass, and satisfied
myself that 1t was not wreck ,as spars,rgging,
any signs OF lie were 10 be seen attached 10 /,
orin the vicinity. II being nearly dark. it would
have been impossible for a boat to have reached
it, and returned before night had set in. 1t seem
ed to be dark object, which thought must either
be a rock ora whale, this was also the opinion Of
the other person aloft %EE


Your correspondent remarks in addition, that l
knew that the barque Express was anxiously look
ed for-ihis i will contradict in the most positive
terms. How could ], coming from the Gulf Of
California, fifty days sail from Valparaiso, know
any thing about this missing vessel! did net
even know that such vessel as the Express had
ever sailed from the United States, having been
absent from Valparaiso myself more than tour
months Evidently this remark, as well as the ex
your informant must have been influenced by
some feeling Of resentment towards me, rather
than by desire to give publicity to what he i'm
agined an outrage on humanity.


| trust you will give this statement place In
your columns, to avert from the public mind the
unfavorable impression which the publication OF
yesterday must have lett upon It,


THEoDoRE PERRY, Master.