The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-22 00:00:00

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THE BRIG VIATKA. Viatka,
It is well known in this town that the brig
which was expected to arrive in Hull in November last,
was not heard of after leaving Archangel on the 18th of
September last, the presumption being that she was cast
away at sea, and all hands perished. We are happY
m-
in
having the opportunity of presenting to the public co
munications which have been received during th
1: e pre-
sent week by Messrs. J. and H. Levett, of this ?rt,
who are the owners of the Viatka. The following ls a
letter written by Messrs. Levett's agents at Archange,
at the request of the master of the brig (Capt. Chambers)
to his wile, who resides at No. 69, Francis-street
West,
Hull:— " Archangel, 20th March, 1848.
" Dear Madam,—You will be extremely anxious
at
not hearing from your husband, or of the Viatka for so
long. lam happy to be able to tell you that he is
ter'
quite
sa; I received a letter
which I have from him on Thursday at
nofeon, the contents of commu,,icated to,
Messrs. Levett. The ship is now lying in
hay, under ',tari blends, near Cape Sweetnose, where
tley put in on the 20th December, after having been
beyond the Cape and expo,ed to most boisterous weather:
Their provisions had run short, and Mr. Chambers badb
avery sate
been at a village three or four days' journey from t_ 00
ship and got provisions. The crew all well, except th
being
mate, and Mr. Chambers complains of his heads
to find succeed;
or having been frost- bitten. We are trying
man to go out to Mr. Chambers, and hope to succee
had it been earlier in the season it would noes,e been
so difficult, the roads being bad now for sledgs end 11'4
passable for wheels, as spring is approaching earlier than
well under
u•til. Make yourself easy now, but I can
stand that you must have had a most anxious winter,
and indeed when I heard the other day only that the
ship had not arrived home, I almost despaired
all safe. of hearing
of her again, but, thank Providence, they are -1-
shall ask Mr. Chambers to send me a few lines for you.
but it will be a long time before I can get them."
The following is a not less important extract from 0
letter addressed to Messrs. Levett direct:
hers,.Y fersotmerdpain,l,er, eceived a letter from Captain Chant
left Archangel datedßar on
weeks after they were only 150 miles S. W. of the Caged
the
et hloth February,o c
tOctober,
rs,t itatni ndg
ttatt
slixo
with very little daylight; that he never experieriebe t
such bad weather. He tried to put into Hamerfest, a_
could not succeed, and was obliged to repass tel Cape_
with the intention of getting as near to Archangel
to
could, but the heavy gales from the S.W. prevented 11:0
getting up the White Sea, and they were very glad the
pet into a bay under the lokan Islands close to
Sweetnose, where the ship now lies. This was °II they
20th of December, when provisions getting
were put on proportionate allowance. It wa Inhabitants'till the
25th of January that they got sight of any
O. n that day two Laplanders came near the ship, koo.r
'hug, and Captain Chambers accompanied them to their
uts, and persuaded them to let him have three stonier
short,
of coarse meal, and a small reindeer, in exchange
them
for
some articles of clothing. Further, he engaged tu
it
take him to Panoe, a village about four days' j° ter
this side where the ship lies, and whence his
letter %5
written. There is a letter from Messrs. Gobenoff, that°
tuities, and Co. dated the 22d February, stating ld
Capt. Chambers has dispatched what provisions he
01
procure to the ship, and had followed himself."
, the 509
The following is an extract from a letter or
angel
:\.,eliwnabi
.tahvDetohlteo, s
op
informtr)
,e cEe
sdqi preceding
you that
addressedtn from Arch
date
Captain
the'— brig Viatka, ,inh r,
Chambers, which sailed hence on the 18th Ser"e— ebe
1847, to Hull, has just been heard of. It appears that t_,
vessel, while proceeding on her voyage, met with veil
boisterous weather. In consequence of the nearly
gales of wind she was driven about until nearlY(„Ill
middle of December, when, after he had unsuceess'.%d
attempted to make Hamerfest, the captain deterrirr.
on putting back into the ‘l, hite Sea, and made
the pith
bour of lokan and Cape Sweetnose Bay, 00 the, 20th
of December. It was only two days since that the leebrit,
was received from the captain, dated the 13th ni. Fr that
ary, stating his safe arrival there. By it, it aPPea": tof
the crew have suffered great privations frowillw-Dhsfe
provisions, and it is expected that vessel l
been obtainable in the places where the now obe
and the present state of the roads almost precideauee
possibility of any being sent hence, but every t' their
will now be afforded them in order to alleviate: ho
present wants. It does not appear that e
thtie b'ndersPtsad
'
sustained any material injury, though W
that her cargo is much heated."

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CHLOROFORM in HYDROPII`-'-”, case
The Free Press has an interesting account of tb by .
of Mr. Tayman. He was bitten nine weeks egcis wad,
little dog which he owned, but not knowing it waraitsed
the wound, which at first bled freely, was Perfelt sa
to heal up. Tho dog disappeared, but still he.,_ week,
apprehension ot danger until Thursday of hl3l
of tbe
when he felt a sudden and acute pain in the sear to his
wound, which shot like lightning up his °lnfo tile
shoulder, and thence through his breast. Then d; h°
first time were the fears of the unhappy man arouseg hi!
felt a presentiment of his death, and said to one
cast;
sons, who was by at the time, " that his die A's's which
The account in the Free Press says—" The P,al.,;erhie
had been wounded continued to feel uneasy, an roelSir
to inflame—the patient became anxious, drowq, „bog
choly, and prone to anger, and complained of e'er/which
around him. His slumbers, when he could sleep, alto'
was hardly at all, were disturbed with con,lll,ive ;00
tions, his countenance frequently put on the 00" Corr
of the deepest sorrow, his face became pale aOO Li at
tracted, sweat broke out from his temples, follow: and
length by an unusual flow of saliva trom his niout"'
an
by constant tremour, and convulsions ot the nerves so
tendons. Now all sleep was intermitted, watch tO,
became constant and intense, delirium seized the 1-117,,eil
and finally the aqua paver, or dread of water (w".„-if
infallibly fixes the disease as incurable), showed it6,-,0
by horrible shudderings whenever anything liquid carne
within his view. In his worst condition there appea.r.,,
intervals of reason, during which he would talk sensie..
of his condition, and warn his friends to beware of kir!:
—a warning very necessary, and the neglect of wille;
nearly proved fatal to our worthy tellow•citiaen, the Slie
William Fort, whose throat was for a short time 111,1_0,
convulsive grasp of the maniac, but was soon provorhe
dully released by the interposition of persons fro lot
great crowd which surrounded the house, who at the
moment entered the room. During the viol
.1 'his
attack ether was administered, which prostrat n
_red
energies, and caused him to fall, and in falling he iff,,t'a
it a second time, for the purpose, as he subsectlthe
stated, of producing death. On recovering fro
..sred
effects of the ether, his agonies increased and beegibwith
description, and unfortunately he became inapre*s lici it iti
the idea that the ether increased his misery, wiii°,,, con'
_believed was not the case. His best friends hen° 0,10
sidered his enemies, having in their possession s ~holo•
of subtle poison. On the fifth day of the attack:sole
form was administered, which rendered him iusheotne
for ten minutes. Convulsions succeeded, whic 1 iitabg
so violent as to render it necessary to manacle the,iiiadot the patient. The chloroform was a second tip;s•.llC
ministered, and for a while seemed wholly P°4.wirrba-ck'Aia.,
length it took effect, the unhappy man le- a diel",l'
sensible, made three attempts at respiration, en.nistere-
The Free Press thinks the chloroform we'' 3'12133:h-0- trite:
too late, as the unfortunate man was dying - t Jc, -Is
Had it been given at an earlier stage ot the attsca
fogs.
believed it would have at least assuaged- without auDefather
Mr. 'layman leaves four small children, i..r-dge:
owprlaasmy
playing;.—Baltimore
leaeycsbolyinppaoaf..
mada doggentleman,w awthrch he fo.
di.
• is 0
MUSCULAR
BtEiumlnix:dtiEnctsE.—Muscular exercise frost
rect source of pleasure to every one not suffering 'roe
diseased action. Every one must have felt thisi,eo all,
effect of using the muscles of voluntary motion, :tic, sins,
the processes of the economy are being it; ifstefia
healthily performed, is to impart a marked and g care
stimulus to the sentient nerves of the part, and
Bmgelie'
sponding and grateful stimulus to the nervous spite
tucii°lll
rally, sufficiently noticeable by the mind when 5 .0 the
of its analysis, and always ministering indirectly!_ning
happiness of the individual, colouring and brighle.a to
the thoughts and feelings. So much is this belie"o3so
be the case by some, that it has been asserted---s ea.
may use his limbs too much to leave him in S,b,,etreet
joyment of his fullest capability of pure and 0"'-dalf
thought, and to the extent of making him tinaor
imaginative, Although this may well 'be Oneot
of doubt, the fact, and its wise and her:lol9.oi
intention, remain unaffected: that man dello,
an immediate pleasurable sensation from using 170,,e6t,
luntary muscles, which not only gives to labour slew
and even to monotonous movements some degree ,° ear
joy ment, but produces a reaction on the mind itsetsicolt
bellishing a life of virtuous toil with a degree of P"i'vefr
enjoyment, and mental energy, buoyancy, and
b IP
lightheartedness, that can never be afforded io
fl'
degree to the drones of the human hive. C
il4*;6q
TRADE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND -11„dar,-,-/
The number of ships which arrived in Hong-Nl.tio, I.:if
the year 1847 was 699, viz., 43 from Great 13",-05,0",j
from the British colonies, 16 from the United States,
ontlig
195 from foreign states. The total tonnage 111-pee;
to 229,465. The value of the imports into ileng
pica
in Chinese vessels, during 1846, was 642,700 Pine.t 1,,
325,7801. ; and in 1847, 840,990 piculs, or 493,25' pee 1
estimated value of sugar exported from 11913 g
during 1847 amounted to 144,827/.
pftoll
On the 31st ult., at Messina, wife of Henri
BIRTHS.
ell
the
Rew, Esq., of a son.
On the 12th inst., at Welborne Parsonage, Norf°llt+ tie
OP
lady of the Rev. Barham Johnson, of io gee
T On the 14th inst., Mrs. John Sidy Stuartasen., of -00c1' , r,
heobald's-park, Cheshunt, Hefts of a daughter. ors' r,
On the 15th inst., at Hereford-villas, Dalston, `'"'°.
Bond, of a son. thew ife of
Samuel Osborn,
On the lsth ins
Esq.,t., astu Manor-terrace,
gl a
sou,n o r -otfe
arrasocnel Brixton, Ail
the 16th inst., at NV inktieid Vicarage, the
On perks, - lefr
of the Rev. C. J. Elliott, of a daughter. ' CO
On the 16th inst., at-Stanifurd•hill, Mrs. Ric herd
C.
,tolb
of a daughter. Av fre'
a he
On the 12th inst., at Beeston Hall, Norfolk, Lay '0
of a daughter.
On the 13th inst., the Hon. Mrs. Bradshw, of 'l's° an
• oe
; 1001
MARRIF.D.
On the 13th inst., at the British Embassy', Plr'fst/tO.-
General Henry Hodgson, to Helen, eldest daughter °
Honyman. Pt'
DIED. , 1 d,°°
On the 10th inst. at Birr, King's County, sre-s5 sor,
Egerton,Light 'lnfantry, aged 39. Thom
On the 11th inst at Aylsham, Norfolk, lif.'
~ ri•
hare, Esq,, aged 82. 1/0.
On the 11th inst., at Staplehurst, Kent, the 00/3
Hornbuckle, Rector, aged 73. The o°'
On the 13th inst., at Wimbledon, Lawrence oof
of Major Oliphant, aged 9 months. infert°°
On the 17th inst., at Hampstead, Francis, the
W. B. Cooper, Esq. - -- ' si
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