The New York Herald

Narrow Escape and Loss of Life.—A letter received from Captain Crosby, of bark Antelope, of Boston, states that he had a very rough passage from Liverpool to Norfolk, and a narrow escape from drowning. In a severe gale, he and his first officer, Charles French, of Brewster, Me., were washed overboard by a sea which broke over the vessel, and which providentially also washed overboard a rope which was made fast on board.—Captain C. felt the rope as it floated past him, seized hold of it, took two or three turns around his left arm, and in this way was dragged over a mile before he was rescued from his perilous situation. The mate was lost, all efforts to save him being unavailing.—Boston Journal, March 17.