The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-18 00:00:00

;--iTATES.

lIRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.

SRIPII,
" RECK 01? THE STEAMER A 1 LANTIC,

It' (From the Herald for Europe.)
kid a with feelings of the most painful nature that we.
the as
constrained to publish the particulars of
the,,s of the once magnificent steamer Atlantic, and
tefTorty lives. She had comparatively a small num•
*441, Passengers. If she had been as crowded as she
tehre'Y bas been, the disaster would of course have been
for thFreadful and terrible in its results. The passengers
1414' ill fated steamer left Boston at half past five
the her on Wednesday afternoon. They proceeded over,
poit rester and Norwich road, and reached Allyn 's
* half-past eleven on that night. There they
,eito„
board the Atlantic. She left for New York
!teret° twelve and one on Thursday morning.
.There
kelod—intween seventy and eight persons on board, in all,
Atlah„; Passenters, officers, crew, and servants. The
heef,'"e Lgot well under way, and was running along
1414"„swilen the stcain•chest exploded; and newly at the
keth'ement the wind shifted from the north-east to ttte
hil-west, and blew almost a hurricane. The steamer
grown into the midst of darkness and confusion, and
Ifiti,il,l;elounded with the cries of the scalded. It was
4114' ol scene to behold. Captain Dustan instantly
heoe all hands to the fore-deck, and order e l them to
,idle %
fever the anchors, but it was found almost impos-
', far % man to steed on deck, in cons. qu nee of the
°tea° of the gale, the sea' continually- making a
hour" over her bows.' 0 to this. it took nearly an
etoilt)get out the three anchors. The steamer worked
(Its Plunging her b,as under at every lurch, and
teelltg her anchors. Between the time of anchoring
tetki:Yliglit, it is thought that she dragged over the
t°4ll:o,f about eleven miles. This was a terrible time
Th_ n board.
tedf; fires were all ut out by daylight on Thursday,
klentil that time to the period of going ashore,,the
1,14111,11-geera and crew suffered from the intense cold. Ihe
44644 of keeping warm was to wrap themselves in
•-,3,4, and walk briskly ari.und the steamer. All, at
qetlee, began to look to their own personal safety.
dr•• on the life-preservers that the boat was so plen-
6uPPlied wkth, and prepared themselves for any
keneY• Some put on one, some t o. and some four
Itetilaervers. The doors, shutters. settees, &c., &c.,
!Illeouetlehed and cat away for rafts to drift ashore
Ikeelthenever the steamer' should strike. The gale
Min • ~
414 gin violence, Capt. Dustan, who preserved his
‘,,,llo,„,rasion throughout the perilous time, r.deroer•(.l
TRI, to t°ria of coals to be thrown overboard, in
lighten'"ekft„;: the vessel. About noon, on Thursday,
tlnle -.4„,i'e Pipes, which were very large and heavy, were
~41ptiC, I.° be thrown overboard. This was done, the
°tee. assisting, and the steamer was eased for a short
AtttdeAfter this less resistance was offered to the
Ileryteoe steamer continued to drift, however, and
seiing looked terribly hopeless. The d :nger in-
aPte-08° 'rapidly, that between two and three o'cicck
ordered the decks to be cleared of all
of everything that was in the way. Cases
°hoes, barrels of flour, stoves, &c., &c., includ-
- te:LPackage said to contain 7,000 dolls worth of
taotwere thrown overboard. There were six to eight
7,11,e1 dollars worth of lace on board, belonging to
lw-al,,tllopassengers, who had previously said that
n 13,;', give the whole to any one who would put
Ittee,;44lY ash.ae. This lace was arwards seen
"ag the beach. All thesefte efforts, hem-
"llea save the steamer were unavailing. No
Nig,' Worked harder than Cuptain Dttitan, and his
these",,gers and crew. It was for life or death. After
„Vete'ePeated and united efforts had failed, all hopes of
1118 IL.Were Over, and all felt desirous and anxious that
litlelber should strike the beach. It was a frightful
Itroul,but the feelings of those on board had been
_,litettig:lnt fly to such a pitch, that a re-action came over
,-44°010,-11,'„they were resigned to their fate. About
t; she parted one of her cables, there being four
Mite Ile attached to thirty hundred-weight of furnace
'404 and the others to anchors. After this the gal,.
She wad to increase, and now blew a perfect hurricane.
that atis driven still nearer the shore, but passed a point
dnftPeeted she would strike upon. She then
tea--`' about eleven miles more, making in all twenty-
-1444111e; which occupied about forty-eight hours of
Itteiqr uncertainty and suffering. She then struck,
Ltrteu,s_,t,oa.a ledge of rocks on Fisher's Island, when
th "nuOUS See, seemed to lift her up on to the very top
e led •
qer 0 go. so far up, indeed, as almost to throw her
tlkiisto to the other side. This was the crisis in the
hercer; it Was terrible, and heartrenin in e x-
Nee five minutes after she struck g the
she was in
_ e ;
In these five minutes at least one-half of those
arty, -siR the Atlantic were taken from time into eter-
,loz ,n'''3 Ifle were drowned, some crushed, and some
death. The screams, the crash, the roar of
Fr Were dreadful.
okt further accounts we learn that the number of
the
nd°% caved is 37 of the crew 24. There were but
—e to passengers on board—all lost. The new
tee° ~-"
I%pytt°4 Saturday gives the number of bodies
thus far to be 7.

(p COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
,XENv—r.,nrn the New York Courier and Enquirer.
1"0 initi,,. ' 0111(„MoNDAY Nov. 30.—There seems reason
dent, -ipate that, in order to more revenue, the. Presi-
e a riles
41 so sage will recommend that duties be imposed
cote ale articles now free, and especially on tea aid
tititi e' and that said duties be laid avowedly as war
thernea, and to cease with the occasion that calls for
: kar,„
44 kw, - money must be had—and, when the whole case
litiorti to thrt country, can be had—for there is no
443 Of confidence in the security, but only an unwilling-
wit} into loans,
Itialoalbong capitalists to g
what the exotent of them will be.
1)1.01.1/_enteokundoiwtiiRnnhgeoflie country at large is exceedingly
greatt demand for, and sales at high
;!I:rous. T
so much of its agriculthral surplus adds greatlyill
tilt6tlle omfean means of the people, and with ordinary s
km' management of the treasury,
these means can be
—e available to the public service. .
The
the
e cold weather of the last week htbasatpaarltliatllbye• eslotoseod,
pilutnuteluattnAlbayl the river,
..
e...yulat not yet sent for"wlallrdrea
..he e!tera part of willch bteh the shastenedeaboar seaboard l speedily,
from
verses it, and . the state by the railroad that tra-
that r • "nd its way to ships by the river, while
lostone .I"ltis °pen, and then by the Western Railroad to
.4,oldtt.r latest dates from England are
in
Lia, of the 11th instant, and, as stated in our re-
ar s in the
paper of the 26th by the Great Western,
those. by the
11-11.:Fh took her departure on that day, the effect of_ .thee,
ad isetelslltdtioprienege.ived was to depress all prices. DI )
are •
Cotton has declined since the 15th instant Ad.
per lb.
-•-•_ freight meanwhile to Liverpool has advanced 0., and
nchange has declined 1 per cent. ; orders, therefore
,
Zhot be executed on better terms. The market closes
le'ut animation—the daily sales averaging about
,tuuo bales chiefly for England, the Mediterranean, and
Me North of Europe. For the week ending Friday,
1141_th instant, the transactions amounted to 8,000 bales,
'l4 on Saturday, 1,100 bales were sold at the annexed
aillOtations :-,-• '

Ordinary. Middling. Fair. Good fair.
Nom' Orleans and
Fl b
ile
••••81 t°l
&uU.plands St
8.3 q 8...9 to 91 101 to .11 to 111
9 4•••
94. t0140....111
alit), of the new crop received from Savannah
"qt-;l3tarleston averages " middling fair," and the staple
very superior-, from Mobile and New Orleans we have
Zrot:eceived sufficient to give a decided opinion ; but the
„, receipts (if a fair criterion) indicate a falling off as
co Pared with last season, being generally leafy and
`"finder in staple.
Crop—Oa this subject no new facts have been pre •
sa t!ted to authorise any change in previous estimates ;
Zion% still vary, from 1,800,000 to 2,000,000 bales,
majority inclining to the latter Haltquaty. It would
42equire but few figures to prove that crop of even
`l°o,ooo bales would cause, within twelve months, a
further reduction in the stock held abroad, provided
that the consumption progressed in the ratio of the past
,Q8401:1 ; but the high ;nice of bread stuffs is at present
4ClYerSe to such a result, and the event of this season's
°Aerations, therefore, depends rather upon the price of
revisions in Great Britain and France (as affecting the
,r,lsres trade) during the coming winter, than upon a nu-
-ex.°lleal difference of 100,000 to 200,000 bales in the
it,l,f the cotton crop.
"' therefore, later and more reliable advices are
received
Pon this subject, buyers will act with great
caution, however well satisfied they may be of the cor-
rectness of their estima'es.
Prom the New York Price Current of the 28th inst.
we learn that the total receipti since the Ist of Septem.
her amount to 268,950 bales, against 363,962 last year,
Deficiency, 95,012 bales.

Deficiency.
Exported to Great Britain 42,261 vs. 130,564 88.303
France 32,320 „ 39,221 6 901
Stock in all ports 210,519 „ 212,756 2,237
The stock of American cotton in Liverpool (at the last
date 389,000) will not vary materially from 260,000
bales on the Ist of January next, allowing that the tutal
export from the United States, to date, as annexed,
42,261 bales, should all be received by that period, and
the outgoings for consumption, meantime, be diminish
20 per cent.
The price of flour and grain, which were a shade higher
during the cold weather of last week, are flat again to-
caY, under the intelligence just received by telegraph
fl
ruin Albany, that the boats on the canal were again in
'notion. Best brands of Genesee flour may be qoted at
dells. to 5f dolls.; Indian corn, 60c. to 65c.; wheat,
106 to 115.
Exchange on Europe is about at the quotations per
list steamer-6i is the top price for sterling bills, and
amore are sold under than at that price.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
MONDAY, 1 P.M.

1. The sales at the Stock Exchange this morning were
limited—the market was rather heavy. Foreign ex-
change was in moderate demand at Saturday's rates.
Cotton—The sales reach 800 bales at our last quota-
tions.
Flour—All descriptions are dull; Genesee is held at
43 374 e. whilst the highest offers are 5$ 25c. Mi-
chi.an, me., may be quoted at 5$ 12ic. to 5$ 25c.,
from the wharf. Southern flour is held at 5$ 25c. to
37ic.

IVINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENlNG.—lnstructions
were received at the Castle this morning from 0-,borne
Rouse for the private apartments to be prepared fur the
reception of her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the
Royal Family, on Friday next. The Court will leave
the Isle of Wight at an early hour on the mgrning of
that day in the Fairy tender, for Gosport, and proceed
thence by a special train to the Farnboroul:h station,
where the Royal carriages have been ordered to be in at
tendance at half-past ten o'clock, to proc,ed with her
Majesty to Windsor; where the Court will arrive about
/41-Peat Que.