The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-02 00:00:00

twelve miles at that pus and the inhabitants wars
daily expecting an attack from them. A UMW
States ship was lying aQ Tampico.

THE COLLISION.

By far the most important, as it is the most har-
rowing item of Interest, is the unfortunate accident
notic.a at the head of this despatch. The Europe,
whilst at her homeward voyage, ran down the brig
Charles Bartlett, which was on her peonage from
London to New York, when 133. persons perished, a
few only being saved. It is canons that none of the
watch were among the reacted.
The following is the statement of Capt. Bartlett,
with the list of passengers saved from the wreck:
Captain William Bartlett 's statement of the loss of the
American bargee Charles Bartlett, by belle run b.to on
the 27th of lace, in lat. 60.49, ion. van, by the steamer
Europa, CeptsiaLott •
The Chubs Bartlett was a Bret-rate ship of 400 tone
register. She left the Downs from London, boned to New
Turk, on the 14th of Jane, with a (moral heavy cargo, of
about 450 tons weight, and 162 pa en in the steerage,
one cabin passeepr, and fourteen wale of the mew. Had
Ise weather, with light easterly winds, ap to the 19rtt.
From that time to the 27thhad S.W. sad W. winds and
Sem, warthog.. 43 eooa it *leered ap • little, ollemmed the
10i."60.4,9 N., and e,Omat d the lea. at 29 W., all well oa
board, and everything looking preoperous. Font diatoms
• rinse fog set in, wind W. by 8. ship heading to the N.W.
sloes hauled, ell sail set. At time o'clock orderedaroal
look eat from the Up-gallant hrecestle; also directed the
man at the wheel to look sharp to windward. At
3 30, p m., hoeing on the weather side of the peep deck
beard a rumbling to windw. rd like distant thantiso ; tamed
myear to the windward and my eye to the horizon ; the man
at the wheel noticing that I was listening, looked to wind.
ward and cried out ' sail, ho.' I at ones saw what I sup-
posed was a ship about one point forward of our beam, about
400 yards distant. I ordered the helm up, thinking if she
did act discover us that we should have time to char her
before she could come into contact. All hands shamed at
the :muse tine to alarm the ship, sad I ordered the bell
rang, and called to the ship to ' port her helm,' as I taw
tint that was the only change at escape. There were nearly
100 on deck at the tins. All was of no avail,
for is one minute from the time we saw the ship she was
open ea, going at the rate of 12 knots, striking as abreast of
the after main shrouds. The crash and the terrible scene
whisk ensued I am not adequate to dreribe. I was knocked
to leeward with the man at the wheel. I rammed payed' in
a inomet.t, shoutin4 for every person to cling to the steamer
as their only hope. I caught hold of a broken chain on
the bow and hauled myself up, shouting at the same time
to the crew and passengers to follow, I had barely time to
got on the steamer's bow, and, while getting up, I noticed
that her bow was into the ship within a foot of the after
hatch, and that she was stove dear to the lee side, and
that full twenty feet of her side was stove in. There must
have been nearly flity persons killed by the collision, and
every exertion was sad, by Captain Lott, his officers, and
mew, and the passengers on board the steamer. The
boats were lowered as soon es risible; unfortunately only
about ten were saved by the bests, the balance, atakiag
thirty-three non or lees, saved themselves by hanging to
the bow. The steamer lay by the scene as long an there
was any hope of saving any. 01 the crew lost, Mr. Thomas
Parker, of Charleston, S.C.. aged twenty •two years • Georim
Parsons, of Portland, Maine, sgod eighteen yeah; sad
William Rich, of Gravesend, England, aged twenty-five
year., wen lost. A list of the revengers sad crew saved
will be found in the public prints. We were most hospitably
entertained by the captain, officers, and passengers of the
steamer... . .

I will notion that all due exertion was used by Captain
Lott, and Olken and crow of the Europa, as well as all the
paring's's. I particularly observed one passenger using the
most noble exertions; I saw him let himself overboard and
elerch • man in his arms, and, finding him dead, let him go.
I nest saw him on the bow of • boat hauling • man from
ender water with • boathook, who was afterwards restored
to I.fe on board. I afterwards found that person to be Capt.
R. B. Fowler, of Boston. I cannot express myself as I feel
for the noble and generous conduct of all on burd in con-
tributing to the wants of the surviving toff/fere, and for the
sympathy telt by all, particularly by the ladies.
" WILLIAM BAILTLITT."
List of paessogns saved from the wrack of the Charles
Bartlett. on 27th June, 1849 :
William Crow, of Rugby, destination New York ; lost
bli
, saved 141. in money. gage,
Miller, of London, destination /liaison; lost bag-
gage, 461. in messy, 201. in plate, and three watches. Lost
relatives.
John Macensie, of London, bound to Bwiton, • seaman ;
lost his baggage.
Charles Palmer, of Godstown, destination Rochester, a
miller ; lost baggage and .51.
Daniel Gartman, of (Runny, bound to New York, a
agar baker ; lost baggage and 101.
Frederick Fuller, of London, bound to Illinois, where he
has an uncle, by trade • cart:linter; lost his War, mother,
sad brothers. Hie father had • considerable sum of money
in notes and gold.
Thema Fitzgerald, of London, bound to Philadelphia,
when he hit • brother; is a bootmaker ; lost baggage and
mow.
John Hover. of Kent, bound to New York ; • miller ; lost
beano and 201. in money.
David Wseey, of Norfolk, destination, Vermont ; a shoe-
maker ; lost baggage and 61. in money, and saved 21. to.
John Haffiene, of London, bound to New York, •
labourer lost baggage and 61. 101.
John 'i'icken, of Germany, bound to New York, • sugar
baker, lost baggage and 121.
Horace Holland, of Bones, bound to New York, a wheel-
wright, lost his baggage and his share of 131., which he and
hie partner, whole low, had in money.
Ilemnol Greene, of London, bound to New York, an stigi-
ease ; lost 101, and a watch, also his luggage.
Thomas Biros, of London, destination Ohio, an grind-
hoist, lost baggage and 1001.
Stephen Rolfe, of London, destination Michigan, when
he has relatives ; lost baggage and 781. in money, also 1001
worth of stock uninsured ; joiner and piano-forte maker.
(N.B.—Had • partner who shared in the stock.)
James BerrLigogfiiewark. N.J., bound to New York, •
seaman ; lost sad 201. in money ; had been paid el
from • long voyage England.
William Gordian, of Loudon, bound to New York, •
painter ; lost baggage and 681. in money.
William Gannon, of London, bound to Philadelphia,
.where he has a brother ; lost baggage and 41 Bs. ; is • brick-
layer.
Orono Douglas, of New York, • coloured man, an Ame-
rican ; lost clothes.
A. Carmichael, of London, bound to New York, an engine
smith ; ton baggage and 201. Has shoulder dislocated.
James Kay, of London, bound to New York a mason and
lost 31., watch and tools, valued at 30i besides his
%iris Bathe, • Pruritus, bound to New York, anger
baker ; lost his baggage and about 15e.
Stephen °aspen, Mark Gespui, (brothers) Stephen Hu-
seek, Joseph Hosea, sad Joseph Haseck, all of Freeburg,
dealers in linen goods ; lost mosey sad merchandise.
Petro* Blucher, of 'Utrecht, merchant and distiller ; Int
wife and family, and all his property, about 8001.
P. Hefty, of Germany, a tailor, wounded in the arm ; lost
baggage and money.
Henry El•odola, • Prussian, • baker; lost baggage and
money. Has a brother in New York.
Ilre. Bridget Castel, of Inadon, boand to Bans to join
her husband there ; last Waage, two barrels, and 81. in
money
The following is a list of the erew of the barque Charles
Barkley:—William Bartlett, anemia; William Prince,
second officer. Seamen : Irma Hamm, James Freon, Joan
Bell, Joshua Corey, Levi Hunt, Willits Perry, John Jor-
dan, John Jettison, Harrison D. White, cook, colouret man.
One man taken up dead ; buried June 28, at six a.m.
June 79,1840. R B. Foos's, Chairman.
The peassegers of the Europa have appointed a coot-
mittse to investigate the caws of the collision, who
have moils& ge follows :
The undlesaignsd, having w/ighod all the edrconsetanoss of
this *WWI and unparalleled disaster, whereby about 138
lea heel an untimely grave, feel bound to report that no
blame ease be stashed to either party.
Ws disi amylase* thst everything was done by the am.
memder, the oaken, and the crew of the Europa to penult
the lamentable disaster, and everything tried after its awn-
moo to save lives and to "riskier to the comforts of the
snevinn‘

The Europa sustained but little damage, and none
of the puerngers or crew were injured. Upwards of
3501. were collected on board the Europa for the re-
lief of the survivors.

In contusion with the arrival of this used we
have to notice an instance of official detention likely,
if persisted in, to cause great inconvenience both to
the press and to the public.
In our customary manner we boarded the Europa
by taking passage in the company's steam tender
Satellite, which takes the mails and passengers from
the ship to the shore. Having gone to the Europa, and
procured the despatches for private express to your
office, we were, as usual, about to go on board the Sabo-
llite again, but were stopped by a custom-house officer,
who stated that none of the correspondents of the
London press would then be allowed to land by the
Satellite. We demanded to know upon what autho-
rity he wu upsetting a practice which had been fol- '
lowed by your correspondent, and the representatives
of the London and Liverpool press and public news-
rooms, on the arrival of mailing and steam packets at
this and every other port in the United Kingdom, for the
last 30 years. The only explanation was that he was
acting under a recent order, which he understood bad