A Perilous Voyage

The stcamahip Morro Castlc, C&ptCurtie, belonging to the Atlantic Mai.l Steamship Company, had a periloug trip homo fiom Havana. She lei't thafi port on Saturday, February 3d, with a full cargo of about sixty passengere, and made a pleasant run to Nassau, whore sho rctnained till Monday noon. Thenco to Abaco Island shc had fair weather, and made excellent time ; but toward dnylight on Wednesday morning she encountertd a severo galo from the northeast, which, before noon, increased to one of the severest gtorma ercr knowa ia tho Atlantic at tliis season of the year. - Among the passengors m three captain who had recently lost tlieir vessel, nd thmr concurrent testimony was to the effect tbnt tho storm was almost unvrecedented in violence and in duration. Por nearly ninety hours tho wind blew u perfect gtilü t'rüin tho northoast, hardly varying a poiut duriug tho wliole time, and the sca was so tremendous that it piiici ns if no shipcould livo in it. Tho Morro Castle. bownvor, bohaved admirably, and was handled by her officw witb uiaeterly ekill. All of thoni bave been long conneuted with her, and had only one soureo of apiWRhension - that tlio storm imgïlt continuo long rmough to cxhaust their stock of coal, for t hoy feit sur so long asthoy oonld kep tho engine moving the ship was safo. The gplendid mannerin which. shnoutrodr the awful hurrioane a year ag last Ootober, in which so inany staunch vosêuls foundered, justified their eonfidence. Butthc dreaded contingencv arrived. Tbc storm oontinucd itniibatd violeii(;e, and on Friday it was evident that Uuur col would not last anothor dav, althougb tho ciiptíún, before loaving Havana had taken tho preeautioii to ship au additioual supply. Tn this emorgoucy, Capt. Curt.is determinad to try the experiment of feeding the furnaoos partialiy vith sugar, of which there was about fewo humliil and fifty tons abourd. It was fouud to succeect admirably. üixad with ooal and wood the sugar made excellent heaiing material, and Ffulay nigbt and all Siturday the furnacoa were kept alive with this rather fuel. Tho wood was obtainedby (Hitttng up tho empty ooal bunkers, and the ohairs and other furniture of the ship. About $10,000 wort h of sugar was consumed before the Highland Lights were made, aud all danger was at an end.