The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-01-11 00:00:00

(From Gore's Advertiser of Yesterday.)

The last intelligence of Tuesday night caused the utmost anxiety,
in the interim of suspense between that period and yesterday
morning, as to the success of the' endeavours for the preservation
of the passengers and property. The worst fears respecting the
ill-fated vessels, reported to be in distress, were unhappily con-
firmed. At an early hour the most earnest inquiries were made in
quarters where it was most likely to obtain information. I t was soon
known that the New York packet-ships Pennsylvania and St. An-
drew were total wrecks, and that the Lockwooas, a British vessel,
was in a similar condition.

The Victoria steam-tug had, in the course of Tuesday afternoon,
made every exertion to save as many as possible of the seamen
and passengers from the wrecks. She succeeded in bringing on
shore a considerable numberfrom the Lockwoods and St. Andrew,
but from eighty to one hundred souls were left in the first-named
vessel. Amongst those preserved, was an infant only eighteen
months old, whose father and mother were left on hoard. The
Pennsylvania was then lying in the surf, with her hull nearly co-
vered by the sea. The captain, crew, and passengers were in the
rigging, and had been there since the vessel struck. The water
was making a breach over her.

Late on Tuesday night, Mr. Arthur, the active manager of the
steam tug-boats, caused the crew of the Victoria to be increased,
and sent her out to the vicinity of the wrecks, to see what assist-
ance could be rendered. Unfortunately, the night was dreadfully
severe ; a boisterous and piercing wind, a keen frost, snow, thun-
der, and lightning, continued to augment the sufferings of the poor
creatures who were so entirely exposed to the wrath of the ele-
ments. It was evident, that if the vessels kept together until
morning, many of the sufferers must perish from cold.
Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, an inward-bound Dublin
steamer saw the Pennsylvania and Lockwoods,but could not render
their crews and passengers any assistance. The latter were seen in
the rigging, and their cries were described as most heart-rending.
The Victoria was at anchor about half a mile from the wrecks,
waiting the return of daylight to renew her efforts to rescue as
many as possible of the survivors.
In the course of the morning another steam tug-boat (the Hero)
was sent outside to render what assistance she could. The anxiety
of those on shore to learn the fate of the vessels and the sufferers
became intense. It was mid-day, however, before anything cer-
tain was made known, and the intelligence that then arrived was
of such a nature as to make a most melancholy impression on all
who heard it. About noon, it was reported that one of the steam
tug-hosts had arrived, bringing with her the survivors from the
wrecks. From her was heard the following melancholy particu-
lars:—

On hoard the Pennsylvania,' Captain Smith, (a commander uni
versally esteemed.) the first and s••cond mates, about seven of th
crew; and four of the passengers had all perished. Fortunatel3
six had been saved.

The captain, and fifty-four of the crew and passengers of the
Lockwoods were saved. All the survivors on board this ill-fated
vessel were brought away except one man. The wife of this per-
son was on board in a dying, state, and he refused to quit her. fhe
sight on board was most heart-rending. Men, women, and children
were lying dead over the sides, or hanging lifeless in the rigging,
having perished from the severity of the weather.
The following is the best account we have been able to collect of
the number of persons saved by the steam tug-boats :
On Tuesday, the Bth January—front the St. Andrew, 23 ; from
the Lockwoods, 33.
Yesterday, the 9th January—front the Pensylvania. 26 ; from the
Lockwoods, 22. This makes a total of 104 saved by the steam tug-
boats from the three ships. Between forty and fifty persons are
said to have perished in the Lockwoods.
The Lock woods had on board 108 souls when she sailed, of whom
one was born on that day. These consisted of 8 t passengers, and
a crew of 21. Of the crew only one• man was drowned, while 5t
of the hasseagers have perished. Of the crew 23 have been saved,
and 32 passengers; making a total of 55.

THE POST-OFFICE SrEamilas.--Two of tiles:, vessels, the Avon,
commanded by Lieul. Townley, R.N., and the Shear water, com-
manded by Lieut. Smitnett, were Out during the hurricane of Sun-
day night and Monday morning last. They, of course, experi-
enced the gale in its fullest fury, the Shearwater being on her voy-
age to Dublin, and the Avon on her passage from that port. to Li-
verpool, Lieut. Towneley reports that it was blowing a strong
gale when he left Dublin. About fifteen minutes past 'one onr,
-Mon-
day morning, the wind began to blow in furious squalls. From
two to four o'clock it was a complete hurricane, with a heavy sea.
They hauled in close when near Point Lynas and laid to, but
from the severity of the storm, and the heavy sea, the vessel was
blown off land. They tried to wear round, but found it impossible
from the heavy sea. They set close reefed foresail and staysail,
and again endeavoured to wear, but the staysail was blown to rib-
bons out of the bolt-rope, and the forsail split immediately by the
violence of the wind. The vessel, about eight o'clock, was com-
pletely unmanageable, with the sea breaking over her and on
hoard of her. The waves stove in and washed away the larboard
bulwarks, forward, and nearly all the outside rasing of her star-
board paddle-box, with other damage. Every sail they could set
for some time was torn to ribbons. At length they managed to get
up the storm jib, and close reefed topsail, and setting the engines
on full speed, and waiting fora smooth between the seas, they suc-
ceeded in wearing her round with her head in shore. The jib was
split to shreds. This .was :Wont two in the afternoon, when it was
blowing as hard as ever, with the sea drift so thick that nothing
near th, horizon was visible. At six o'clock in the evening they
laid to for the purpose of as, ertaining how Much coal they had on
board. After being " tempest test" for some time, they put into
the harbour of Beaumaris; here they took in a supply of coals, and
departed for Liverpool, about a quarter past four o'clock on 'rues.
day afternoon. They passed the wrecks early in the morning of
yesterday, and arrived at George's Pier about 5 o'clock. The en-
gines of the Avon, WC believe.- have suffered some slight injury.
The Shearwater was also much knocked about by the tempest, on
her homeward voyage; she yesterday morning passed the wrecks
on the banks. The crew heard the poor sufferers on board crying
for assistance, which they were unable to render. Owing to the
damage which the above boats have received, there was no mail
pacßetleft for Dublin. The bags were sent by one of the steamers
of the City of Dublin Company.

The following account of the number of individuals who were
saved from on board the Lockwoods, and of those that perished,
we have endeavoured to make as correct as possible ; but owing
to the absence of any official information: and the many conflietini:

statements of the passengers, we are afraid that it will prove
complete.

SAVED.

Alexander M'Donald, Edmund Toinkins, Americans; Patrick
Quinn, Irish; Archibald M•Dona Id, Archibald and J ohn M•Donald,
sons of the above, from the north of Ireland ; George Cutler, Eng-
lishman; Elias Martin, Irish; John Cairns, Margaret Cairns. Anne
Cairns Belfast; Donald Mulholland, North of Ireland; Dennis
Carnes', Irish ; William Loughran, Irish, in the Northern Hospital,
frost-bitten, lost ail his family, wife and four children ; Alexander
M'Donald, North of Ireland ; Samuel Moore, Robert Moore, Cole-
raine ;*Mary Burnes, Irish ; Paul Dettivr, American, Mr. Seville,
John and Thomas Donoghue, county Cavan ; M•Leati, Scot-
land; Daniel O'Leary, Cork; James Tomlinson and four children,
fish;En William Koran, in the Infirmary • Mr. Brown, Mr. SaYea.
English ; C. S. Smith, Yorkshire ; Mr. Voncrietf, Dnndee Wm.
Varley and three children, the youngest only three months old,
West Bromwich ; Robert Boyd, and Margaret Humblerry, in the
Northern Hospital, frost-bitten : and William and Ann Keoghan,
Irish.

LOST.
nlr Mrnonalii. wife of Archibald M`Donald ; Mrs. Varcey,
wife of Wiliam Varcey ; Elizabeth Agneau and child ; Susannah
Cairns wile of John Cairns; Anne Cairns, Susannah Cairns, and
Elizabeth Cairns, daughters of the above; Mrs, Laughrau, wife of
William Laughran, and four children ; Jessie Milligan, Samuel
Milligan. son of the above, from Annan, Scotland ; James Norris,
Ardee, died about twenty minutes before the others left the wreck •,
Timothy Kagan. Cork ;-1- Joseph Worley, Mrs Worley, Daniel
Worley, John thicket, Patrick Marley, Charles S.uith, Mary
Burnes, Ann Koran, frost bitten and in the Infirmary.
• Father and son. The old man saved through the persevering
exertions of the son.

+ From the communications which we have had with many of
the passengers, it would be an act of injustice to Captain Sproule
and his mate, were we to omit to mention their intrepidity and
strenuous exertions in endeavouring to save the survivors. We
understand that the mate was the last matt to leave the ship.