The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-15 00:00:00

BLOWING UP OF THE SHIP MINERVA.

Intelligence was received yesterday, at Voyd's, of
the fearful destruction by fire of the ship Minerva, Carole
Hoveudon, muter, with 200 barrels of gunpowder on board.
The circumstances of her lies an thus reported by the mas-
ter. The ship left Sydney on the 6th of February last,
bound for Portland B y, with peeseagers and a raiseelle-
aeons cargo, among *huh, besides the powder, was • large
quantity of rum, brandy, and sulphur. Wnen about 10
miles south west of Cape Horn, • heavy gale of wind
came en, in which she sprung a leak, whisk however
wis stopped. On the 28:h of the following month, about
half-peat 4 o'oleck in the morning, the ship under full prer
of sail, with a fair wind, Captain Hovendon, and the
_pas-
enure sleeping aft, were awoke by the effects of suffers
lion, arising from the cabin being filled with amok*, the
effluvia numb ing smouldering sulphur. The smoke in-
creasing in the cabins and fore part of the vessel, convinced
the maser that the danger emitted in the held. The fact of
ituppoirder beinu stowed away in large quantities below
being generally known, every owe bwme seized with terror,
laissehiag the boats, and rushieg headlong into them in
great contuien Within fifteen minutes from the time they
left the ship, the devastating element made its appearance
through the main and atter hatches, sad, runnier; up
the meets, ignited the sails, which had ao soma
been consumed before • cremation, explosion took
plate. The duke and bulwarks were scattered an
enormous height—at least, says the report, 600 feet
—the spirit in the hold, amounting to several thousand
galloas—took fire immediately after, and the flames roared
fortis with urr 8s violence. weeding to an immenseladght.
By eleven o'clock the ilt noel was burned down to the waters
edge and shortly disappeared.
After enduring great hardships sad privation', the crew
and passengers in the boat suomeded in reaching Port
Phillip amdsorhere the sufferers obtained the most prompt
amistasee and succour. Is respect to the origin of the
disaster, it is presumed, water having got in &Moog the
cargo, some of it ki,d become hmted, and kindling into
lame caused the devastation. The lcm of the vessel and
cargo ie estimated at several thousands of pounds.

WESTERN GENERAL DITFENSART AND THE
Caorena.—At a meeting of the somaimee of this institu-
tion, it was stated that, owing to the prevalence and cholera
and dierrrces. the bandits of the charity had been thrown
4sen te the s cud, wittiest the aid of the usually required
letters of meourneadatioe, sad the result had billy proved
the maimed value of early medical assistance in eases of that
description. The report of the medial op:ashes showed
that during the pet swath spwaseis el 400 eiledeis sad.
diarrhea patients had tem *treaded ed their Mrs hssae.
while no ash than 3,233 iadividuals, had masfeed the erdi.
nary treatment at the dieposeary.
Cave's HoarrrAL.—On Friday next, being Bt.
Matthew's day, the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and *MS
with the granion of the enrol reyal hospitals, will
divine ammo at Christ's Church, lgewpte-sueet, whim
senses will be premised by the Rev. William Benoit.
M.A., ate of the clerical Masten of Cheltaahasa Celisse,
alter whist they will repair to the Great Hell, la Chrikt's
=tasul, where orrice. en the besellts of
late royal
' be will delivered, amordiag to animaout, by
she liar =gar .soision, who are about to proceed to the
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