The particulars of the loss of "Birkmyre" taken from Portsmouth 'Chronicle', 26th ult. - It is about a month since the schr. "Birkmyre" of Miramichi, N.B., Capt. Joseph C. KEENS on her voyage from Gonaives, W.I. with longwood, bound for Boston, sustained loss of sails and rigging during the severe storm in Boston Bay, where she was detained on the ice floe for 22 days. In her damaged condition she made the port of Shelburne, N.S. where she was thoroughly repaired and supplied with new sails and rigging. She sailed on 22nd inst for Boston, with seven persons all told on board. On Wednesday 24th at about 11 o'clock p.m. during the thick snow storm which had prevailed all day, she was confronted by the white breakers of Duck Island in the Isle of Shoals. ... The names of the saved are: John ENGLAND of Miramichi, N.B.; J. SWAINE, mate of Nigger Harbor, N.S.; Edward MERRITT of Salem, Md.; Daniel FOLEY of Miramichi, N.B. and Jonathan RAYNOR, steward of Philadelphia, Pa. ... an enormous sea raised the vessel high above the rock and she came down with a crash that bulged her in both sides and swept away the foremast, with the unfortunate captain upon it, who was seen no more. The same sea swept off one man, Wm H. CONROY from the bowsprit into the boiling abyss. Capt. KEENS belonged to Bangor, Maine and CONROY to Port Medway, N.S. (see original)