The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-19 00:00:00

PLUNDER OP A WRECKED ENGLISH VESSEL

BY ARAB&

Messrs. Brain and Soti, of Bristol, have received I
from the captain the following report of the loss of their
ship Liverpool :
" I herewith beg to hand you particulars of the loud the
Liverpool, which took place ou the morning of the 17th
December, about twenty miles to the northward of Azimor,
at '2 a.m. When nearing the coed, with light winds front
the N.Y.., the wind shifted maidenly to westward, accom-
panied with a heavy squall • and after taking in sail we
tacked ship to the northward, when the wind died away,
and the vessel became unnianageable. At this time
there was a very heavy swell setting towards the shore ;
and finding the vessel was driving, we let go the star-
Isonl or. The vessel still driving, we lot go
the port anchor, which held on for a abort time. Tue
sea at this time was making a clean breach over the ship,
and both anchors came hone. The weasel drove on a reef
of rocks. and struck heavily abaft. I then gave orders to
'leek away the cables, is order that the vessel might go up
as far on the beach as possible, with the hope of saving the
crew, stores, and ship ; and fearing the ship would not
last till daylight we got one of the boats ready, in order
to abandon the vessel. At this time the water was up to
the beams. and the sea tweaking completely over us. My-
self and mew were all aft, anxiously waiting for daslight,
which brought with it horrors worse than shipwreck, for
with the first gleam of daylight hundreds of armed Arabs
made their appearance on the beach, some on horseback
and some on foot, and as soon as they cameibear the ship
th dismounted, stripped and swam off with their swords,
and in • short time there were from eighty to one hundred
men on board. Seeing so many, we knew that resistance
would be useless, and therefore we took to the rigging, and
then the wort of destruction began. Some part of them
took to the cabin, some to the forecastle, while large sum-
hers of them were cutting away everything about the galley,
decks, and hats, and all the plunder they threw overboard
to their companions, who carried it on shove. After this
they forced ns to comedown out of the rigging, and upon
reaching the decks we were stripped of everything but our
trousers and shirt; two of them stripped me, while
two of their companions held their drawn swords over
my head ; they next began with the sails, not giving
themselves the trouble either to haul them up or lower them
down, but cut them to pieces with their swords juntas they
I could reach them. After this we were driven over the side
into the sea, marched up the beach and made to go down
upon our knees, where I suppose a consultation was held
lover us to decide our fate. After a short time we were
allowed to ste nd up, but were ilbtrestedby thousand knocked
1 and pushed about, but two of them who appeared to be chiefs
prutdcted us as much as possible from the people. After
be on the beach for about two hours, I went on
and fa the cabin, or the place where the cabin was, 1 bfamed
13 or XI Arabs cutting away, and scarcely a vestige of any-
thing to denote that ever there was a cabin, doors sad
everything being torn to pieces ;at the same time numbers
of m were cutting away the starboard quarter, taffrail,
stern post and lower rigging, and all the running gear. I
then went on shore again, where we were continually as-
flayed with inquiries for `Nice, which we have since been
told was the name they gave the captain—being all stripped
so near alike, they could not tell, or the chance, are I should
sot Use been here today. The plunder they .had was in a
on the beach, and when the signal was given to divide
it made a rush and a yell like a lot of wild beasts, and
ing ' in a short time. Some time after this
we gum driven the wreck and lured towards the town
of Azimor. We were insulted by the Arabs
upon the road, some running after us with sword',
knives, or muskets, and others spat upon us,
and after great difficulty we reached the town of Asimor
just at dark We were then taken before the governor of
that town, and fortunately there was one man there who
spoke English ; and after stating the way in which we bed
bees robbed and ill-treated by the Arabs, he ordered us to
be taken care of, and despatched a messenger to the consul
at Mssagan. We were then taken to a Jew's house, named
Simon, who treated us with the greatest kindness, which
will not be forgotten by myself sod crew. The next morn-
the British Consul came from Mangan, procured some
solirs to go to the wreck, and on amvmg there we
found the copper stripped of the starboard side, the rig.
gingeut away, and the vessel cut to pieces,. and every-
thing moveable gone ; in fact, they were just driving
off several camels loaded with parts of the venal. There
were more than 100 armed Arabs there, all of whom I
could reoogniscsaa being the principal plunderers the day
befoul, and upon the British consul remonstrating with
that so their outrageous conduct, they ordered us to leave
titnitee, far they were determined no part et the vessel
he taken from them. Seeing the condition the
vowel was In, we thought it would be best to give them the
veiled end leave the pietas, oar Moorish moldier, being afraid
al elltheeaMssisineedthep meld set be dictated to by a &g
of a Christian. It wee afterwards arranged the vessel should
be sold, which was accordingly done, and purchased by
one of the chiefs. We then returned to Yampa, where
weereeeivecl the greatest kindness at the bands of her
Majesty's consul. Be then procured us a passage to Gib-
raltar, and from thence we were put on bond the Fen
India mail boat Ripon, where we experienced the greatest
kindness and attention from captain, officers, and crew,
and landed at Southampton about 6 p.m., Saturday, Jan.
12, 1061." -

THE UNITED STATES.

The perilous condition of the republic
the Kris York 11. rapt) is the absorbing topic at the
state capital, and the preparations in relation
thereto already before the legislature are discussed .
in preference to lobby jobs. The democratic
members of the legislature held a caucus on the
3rd, and unanimoißly agreed to support the reso-
lutions introduced in the house by Mr. Robinson in i
favour of dividing all the territory of the United i
States into two states. and admitting them into the
union, thus taking for ever the territorial question I
as regards slavery out of Congress.
The Noe Yuri Herald of the sth says

Yesterday was observed as a day of humiliation, fasting,
and prayer fur our sational transgressions, in accordance
with the recommendation of the President. In this city
business was almost entiiely suspended, and the churches
were crowded with worshippers. We give in our eolunum
this morning the sermons, add:eases, and prayers delivered
by Rev. Drs. Vinton, Raphall, Adams, Gallauclet, Hawkes,
De Witt, Williams, Tyng, Spring, White, Huge, Chapin,
Thompson, Bethun, Chauncey. Beecher, J. C. Smith,
Hoganv, Van Dyke, Taylor, and Bellows ; together with
a report of the semioo delivered by Rev. Mr. Stockton, the
venerable chaplain to Conran, in the Hall of the House of
Representative.. These reports embrace the views of the
Episcopalians, Unitarians, Old and New School Preabyte.
dans. Methodists, Dutch Reformed, Baptists, Fanatic*.
Massachusetts, east Hebrews on the periloua condition of
the nation, and will doubtless receive from our readers the
attention they deserve.
The government arsenal at Mobile was seized by the
Alabama state troops at daylight yesterday morning. It
contained a large quantity of munitions of war. It was
removed at Mobile that Fort Morgan was captured on
Thursday night.
From South Carolina we have a list of the members of
Governor Pickens's cabinet. The following are the names :
Secretary of State
Secretary of War 1). F. Jamison
Secretary of the Timmy ...... C. G. Memminger
Secretary of the Interior
Postmaster-Genera

The South Carolina Commissioners have left Washington
to report to the Convention the result of their negotiations
with the President. It is expected that important events
will follow their report.
The anouncemeut of the occupation of the fort at Beau-
fort by order of the governor of North Carolina is not con-
firmed, and there is reason to believe that the report to that
effect was without foundation. In our Washington des-
patches may be found the programme of the secessionists for
taking ponsessiou of all the public property, including forte,
dockyard., barracks, arsenids, he., along the southern coast
from Cape Henry to Texas.
The pony express, with San Francisco dates to Dec. 22,
arrived at Fort Kearney on Thursday night. The advice. by
this arrival report business in San Francesc as still caution-
ing exceedingly dull. The President's message overtook the
outgoing party at Kearney on the 7th of December, besot
telegraphed entire from St. Louis. By the pony it arrived
at Sacramento on the 19tb, whence it was telegraphed to
San Francisco, and published in the papers of that e• as
that day, togs;ther with the proceeding of Coignes down
to the 7th. The steamship Sonora sailed from San Fran.
eland on the 22nd or December for PAM TR. with 1,467,219
dols. in treasure on board, of which 1,446,000 dole. are for
New York. The dates from Oregon are to Dec. 11, British
Columbia to the Bth, and Sandwich Islands to the Ist.
. .

The steamship i xleiwba, from from New Orleans on the
morning of the 2.;th ult., and Havannah on the night of the
Bith, an ived here Lott evening. The news from Haven rah is of
no importance. The continued unfavourable reports from Eu-
rope and the United States rendered the sugar market ex-
tremely dull. The Catawba, on the 27th, when 30 miles
out from Haviuinah, met with an accident to her machinery.
She experienced heavy north-west gales and unpleasant
weather during nearl the entire voyage.
Both branches of the Common Council brought their ser-
vices for 1860 to a close last evening. Resolutions relative
to the distracted condition of the country, and in favour of
memorialising the legislature to call a state oonvention,were
adopted in both boards. The customary vote of thank' to
the presiding officers were passed, and suitable acknow-
ledgments made.

The following i 3 from the Near York Times of
Jan. 5 :

Warlike movements are still reported in the Sondra
States. A telegram from Mobile annommes the sebum of
the Mated States arsenal at that pima, in whisk were
stored 1,600 barrels c powder, 300,000 remade of musket
cartridges, and other munitions of war, but only six stand
of arms. It was also rumoured that Fort Morgan bad been
taken possession of. Fort Pulaski, below Savannah, was
occupied by the Georgian farms on the 2nd inert., by order
of the governor. It appears also that the United States
revenue cutter Dolphin was seized at that port, but that
Governor Brown sabsomently ordered her restoration to the
government. Thrtlevatch published yesterday, relative
to the besieging of Fort Sumter, as we expected,
turns out to have been an exaggeration. A telegram from
Charleston reports all quiet there. Meantime, another
proof that the administration, whatever may have been its
amuse heretofore, now intends to enforce the federal laws,
is to be found in au order yesterday promulgated at Fort
Leavenworth, as coming from General Scott, that all the
available forces at that post must hold themselves in readi-
Dees to move to Fort McHenry at a moment's warning.
The national fast day, appointed by the President, and
accordingly recommended by the governor of this state,
was yesterday observed in this city by an almost univeraal
cessation of business, and otherwise in the most becoming
manner. Nearly all the churches of the various de-
nominations
Vera opened, and were well filled, and ID
most instances crowded. Reports of some of the discourses
preached on this interesting occasion appear elsewhere in
our columns. In Brooklyn the day was very generally
observed ' • many of the churches met in the morning fur
prayer and meditation, and there was also a large Union
Prayer Meeting at the First Presbyterian Church, in Henry-
' street, at which Rev. Drs. Stone, Cox, Eels, Robinson, and
others, made abort addresses and invoked the Divine inter-
ference. We give reports of the sermons delivered by
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Rev. Dr. Guild& At
Mr. Beecher's church au immense con • was con-
vened, and Rev. Mr. Cuyler participated in e services. In
Jersey City the day was also very generally observe&
Services were held in several of the churches, and were
largely attended.
Matters in Washington yesterday were rather dull—Con-
gress not being in se,sion, and the day being generally ob-
served in accordance with the recommendations of the Pre.
ardent. The most important item of news is in reference to
the efforts of the government to obtain and retain a proper
respect for the Federal laws and Federal authority at Char-
leston. It is intimated that should the Senate confirm the
nomination of Mr. Mclntyre to the oullectorahip, he will,
instead of going on board a man-of-war, proceed direct to
Charleston, and endeavour to perform his duty on shore.
The President, it is thought, will nominate a marshal for
the district to accompany the collector. No further de-
velopments relative to the plot for the seizure of the capital
have reached -

The republican members of the house, to the number of
ninety, held an important caucus last night, at which a
proposition made by Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, that the re-
publicans should discourage all discussion of the political
crisis, and devote themselves altogether to the passage of
the appropriation bills and other legislation, was
adopted. A resolution was also adopted w kb pledges each
republican delegation to see that its members are regularly
present in the house, to be ready for any emergency. The
rest of the time was devoted to a discussion of the border
slave state proposition, to re-establish the Missouri com-
promise line, Kansas to come in as a free state immediately.
No vote was taken.