The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-19 00:00:00

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT IN AMERICA.

Early on Saturday morning, as the steam-boat Congress was
was funding out from her .wharf', and when she was, sa we
understood. about the testes of the channel, the steam-bast Tree.
ton under full way, struck her about fifteen feet aft of the wheel.
house. which alarmed the passengers to that degree that the streams
of the females were distinctly heard on shore. The Congress
having sustained bct trilling damage proceeded en her voyage;
hut when she arrived at Dungan'a.ferry, fifteen miler up the river,
a ryticule, for which no owner appeared, was found in the lone.
b,,at. On opening it, it was discovered to be the property of Miss
Risley, a young. lady of New' York, who had hrsn sprattmg
souse time with her friends in the city, and who lixl• that
morning tal:en spasage on board the Congress to return home_
The distress of the gentleman under whose care she was' navel..
yelling was great, as it was evident that in the confusion
of the moment she had either fallen or jumped overboard.—
But one hope remained,—that she had been picked up by the
Trenton. This proved to have been the fact ; but it is stmed.thas.
the young lady burst a blood-veSsel, and when last heard front
she was dangerously ill. We are informed, that when the i'rentsie,
struck. the Congress, she stipixife4l the boiler au' the latter bad buns,
and jumped into the long-boat.• Front this she was, by tho
Sudden rocking'of the Congress, precipitated into the river.
According to another statement we have heard the Trer%ton was
not at all in fault. The affair will no doubt receive a public inset..
tigation.—PLlLidelph;u Gazette. Nov. 2).

Whatever inconveniences the present season may pre..
duce, the luxuriotts will rejoice to find there is a plentiful
harvest of ice, arid that while they lay in their winter's
cods they may provide for their suinnier's cooling.
We firmly believe that, so far as Norwich is concerned,
there never was a time in which (severe weather so greatly
aggravating the distress occasioned by want of tipple\ -
mcnt) the Christian duty of assisting to feed the hungry,
to clothe tint naked, and to relieve the sick poor, more
urgently called for fulfilment from all those whom Provi-
dence has, in any degree, blessed with the means of doing
good to their fellow-creatures. It is some cotteoletion to
know that.(besitles the out-door allowances from the Court
of Guardians) many poor families arc at this mointnt tle-
rivingeelief from the Charity long established litre by the
Friars' Society, and contributed to by other beneficent pa-
sons ; for in only six days (from Jan. to LI) no less than
1834 quarts of excellent soup, and as many penny leaves,
have been distributed—of which number vto tickets were
pothered by the poor themselves—a convincing proof of
the estimation in which this mode of relief is held by the
indigent.—Netlidk Chronic*.
HIT RAOM.DINAHV OCCURRENCE.—There is a large
silver watch now m the possession of Mr. Newlove.
this city, for the purpose of being repaired, in cow:-
qnetice of the following most extraordinary eircurnstei,ee :
—lt is the property of a person at Stillington, near Yoek,
whoa few days ago, whilst attending to a large fat pig, a.s+
cidentally drew the watch from his pocket with a fork I.e
was using. It fell near the said pig, and by it was Mune.
•liately seized, chewed, and swallowed, before the owner
had time or opportunity to recover it. Watch, glass,
riband, key, &c. were all hurried together into the
Animal's stomach, to the apparent destruction not only of
the watch, but of the life of the pig also. But form-
nately the animal was no worse for its expensive and neve(
repast, and in a few days the lost property having passed
through the animal with its other food, was regaiited tsy
the owner, and though much damaged, is expected to be
again useful, notwithstanding this singular accident.-•
York Courant. • •
Ft TM—About one (*lock yeataday morning a fire broke
out in the house of Mr. M`Clutchey, tailor, 1, Edwari.
street, Upper Stamford-street, Waterloo-road. The tire
commenced in the lower part of the house. :Th.. 1.1 s•
wife, and four children; iu addition to another family who.
lived in the house, had for some time retired m rest, whoa
the former was awakened by the liarneS in has roost ;
be
had barely time, in almost a state of nudity, to alarm his
family mid lodgers before the house was in a blaze. Mr..
M‘C., at the risk of his life, went through the &Met to.
save his wife and children, in doing which he wet eeverely
hurt, and his wife, in the same lendable enamel:tor, hadi
1' her feet and legs much scorched. One of the lodgers* felt
• from a two-pair of stairs window. From the state of the
. weather no water could be obtained from the pipes in the
street, although there were plenty of engines and.ftretneu
in et skeet time on the spot. Boon after toe arrival ef
enagineaneme water was obtained fromahe pennies!'
of I>d
di:thaw, the emery and Meek lead manufacturer upporirg
bntrlib late to preemie' Mr. 11`C.'s leatise'from WWI dee-
ststsetion, although it was the means of preventing din
dames extending further. No part of the forultuie or
stock wu insured, and Mr. M'C. with his wife and fanely,
are now; from a state of comfort, reduced to destitution.