Danbury Times

Shipwreck and Melancholy Loss of Life. The schooner William Polk, Capt. Hamilton, from Cantwell's Bridge, (Del.) for Boston, with a cargo of 5000 bushels of corn, was capsized in a violent squall from north-west on Tuesday night last, near Great Egg Harbor Inlet, and of ten souls on board, the captain alone escaped. The following are the names of those who perished at the time of the disaster, viz:—Theo. Waite, of Del.; Geo. Croft, of do.; Mr. Thomas, of do.; and R. Murchburk, of Penna. passengers; W. Durborow, mate; H. Maberry, seaman; Thos. Lewis do.; James Evans, do., and John N. Savin, cook.

Capt. H. was fallen in with early on Thursday morning, in the vicinity of Egg Harbor, clinging to the schr.'s caboose, (in which situation he had been for 24 hours) by the brig Gardner H. Wright, Lingo, which arrived at this port last evening from Fall River. Capt. Lingo administered to Capt. H. every comfort his situation required.—Phil. Exchange Book.