The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-15 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OF TEE, slur //.1/21id WAY EY

FIRE.

The following is an extract of the Ilarltaway's

"SATTIDAT, SEPT. 5.-6.7 pas., light Sill and fide Wea-
ther, with the wind northsweedly. 7.30, while under a"
sail, lower end aloft. end making 5 knots through the water,
heard ea explosion in the hold, and found a thick smoke
israing from the after-hatchway, this being the only hatch-
way, not battened down. We Immediately give the slam of
doeto the ehip. The ease consistoi of spirits of turpen-
tine, mein, end cotton. We soon discovered that the hold
wee on fire, the smoke then coming up from below
very thick. We then covered all the hatchways with wet
mite, and wetted the decks fore And eft, fearing the turpen-
tine might explode end blow the ship to pieces. We imme-
diately get out all the hosts and got the p iewingers in them—
torn, women, and children ; every man belonging to the
chip remitinie,r on board to extinguish the lire, awl reedy to
prim into the boats if tee...listed. All hands remained to
eweetein what might happen.
"At four cm. of the oth the amok, nppeared to abate.
We got in our bate again, and made all potable soil. At
eight we fount to a certainty that the hold was on Gre,
smoke end heat laming from every piece where thorn was
ventilation, the combo aliening of burning cotton. Ws
clotted up every pia e that might give vent ihrtion to the hold,
this briefestl that we could do, for we dared not open any
of cur hatches ; got the beets remly for !miming
out, with provision. of water in each. We then
trimmed end mato n:1 rail, end kept the chip on her sours",
meaning on board to we what would happen, wishing to
save the ship end cargo if possible. At noon, oppeerances
very Led, but apparently no worse. A strong mail of amok°
and fire through the delta and hatchways, although well
closed up. All bends atilt remaining by the ship. Allowed
the chip to make four feet water, to be kept so, to coil the
hold. Shortened, teed*, end trimmed sad. occmionauy.
The wind at S.S.W. beginning to increase as night cave, on.
Midnight, • heavy gale blowing.
..1110SlikY, SEPT. 7.—Cootioned heavy gam end rain
all this tiny, sad • very heavy ma sunning. At +5 a.m. every
apparenee of tire breaking out—smoke herein through the
hetehes end decks Ere Sad Mt, and through the ship's ale,.
8 cm. Ahmed gale of wind blowing, and the ma running
high; found it toupee...4le to keep the chip from burning,
end dreading en explosion every moment, concluded on
cutting away the masts and tilling the chip •ith
water. 9. Cut away the fors end mein enema, and
got out a boat for the saving of live*. Two boats
were all ready for getting out the ship's dde. By
this time the smoke end fire began to appear through the
foeehateh end eltifie side starboard. We then °teemed a sail
standing tower& no. She came down, and hove to to pick
us up. She proved to bee Largos, the Sarah Dorothy, of
Newcastle. We first got out ell the waterers, two men,
two women, end via children, end with difficulty got thou
all into the line b at. The barque Rent her boat to our rescue,
by whichwo sent some of the crew. Tried to get out another
boat, but ehe swamped alongside. By this time the ship was
enveloped ire flames through the decks end sides.
"The turpentine in fore hatchway now exploded, end
blew up the deck. By this time the beat returned from the
Lague, the chip then in denies fore and at,. After using
every exertion to lava liven, sad in the neat beat's return
the ceptsin end remainder of the crew quitted the chip, after
seeing ell the pa...engem and crew wife on board the Sarah
Dorothy.
" Oa TVWDAY, the 11th, the captain end crew remaleed
on board the Sera. Derothv.
WEDNESDAY, nth.—Fell in with the English torque
Advice, of Liverpool, who took raven of our people with e
to London.

" lOth, 7 a.m.—The royal mail steam packet
Marti rem in might, and took the 3pwitt, Ist and 2nd
mates, and ten pareagent on board ; the remainder of oar
maw, lbw hands, rotating to stay on board the Sarah
Dorothy, ant go to St. Juba's."

HIGH STEW AIIDeIIII, Or OIFORD.—At a meeting
of the tows caused of the City of Oxford yesterday us. re-
fa, the Earl of Abingdo• .4111 uottattuoualy elected high
Mewled. The Duke of Marlborough, and Joules Morrell,
Bp., tine iegyetad toaster of the old Berkshire hounile,
woo Id. rasa. Lett le.th names were withdrawn. The
110 et wriwi'ship of Oskird her for • tong mei ins it years
tea bell by the head of the Marlborough !easily.

MD intdltgenct.

COURT OF BANIERUPTCY.-thrr. 14.