The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-07 00:00:00

STEAMBOAT DISASTER

The steamboat Belle of Missouri, bound from New Or-
leans for St. Louis," whilst wooding about a mile below Li-
berty, Illinois, on the evening of Christmas-day, took fire
and was totally consumed. She bad on board a valuable
cargo, and a large number of deCk passengers. The follow-
ing letter from the commander to the owners gives the par-
ticulars :--

" Steamboat Susquehanna, Dec. 25, 1839.
" The steamboat Belle landed this evening at about half-
past six or seven o'clock, at about one mile above Liberty,
Illinois, at a wood-yard. While wooding an alarm of fire
was given on the lower deck, aft. Immediately on hearing
the alarm- I started aft, but, being so much crowded with
deck passengers, who were making their way forward with
whatever they could take with them, it was some time before
I could reach the fire. When I arrived there, to my horror,
a blaze was coming through the neck from the hold as high
as my head. I called to my men for water; a number of
them started immediately aft with buckets, but, the wind
being on our stern, it soon became impossible for any one to
remain in the smoke.

" Some water was cast On the fire, but to no effect. In
the space of five or ten minutes at least, the whole boat was
one solid blaze of-fire.

" Our Voat having been landed at the time, fortunately
saved, I believe, every life, but few or none saved any portion
of their baggage.
." Men, women, and children running and screaming, such
a scene r never before witnessed, and hope never to again.
". She is a total loss, burned to the water's edge, and very
little hope of saving any thing. I shall remain with the
crew, and make every-effort to save as much as possible."
[The Belle was insured for about 11,000 dollars. She had
on board It large lot of powder, which exploded shortly after
the fire was discovered, making a total wreck. Nothing but
the fact that she was .at shore saved the passengers, as the
explosion must have killed all. It is said that there were
nearly two 'hundred passetigers, chiefly Germans ; some of
them, it is expected, lost large amounts. One man had
16,000 in gold and silver, and only saved what in the hurry
of the moment he could cram into his pockets. The captain
was the last man to leave the boat.]
• BOUNDARY • TROUBLES AGAIN.
(From the St. Louis Bulletin, of fan. 3.
It will be seen bythe proclamation of -Gov. Boggs, which
we publish to day, that he dissents from the resolutions
passed by the legislature of lowa' and adopted by the County
Court of Clark Co: to suspend all hostilities until the Ist
dsv of July next ; be further calls all the officers of the state,
civil and military, to exercise their respective duties to their.
full extent, in conformity with the laws of this state. We will
now have " marching. and counter-marching " of troops. and
" rumours of war," in abundance from the disputed territory.

LIVERPOOL .LkRKETS.—Tries DAY.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The arrivals here since our report of Tuesday last contain
-a moderate quantity of Wheat, chiefly foreign, and a good
supply of Oatmeal from Ireland; but 'of Flour and 'other
'articles. the imports ace trivial.
Without any further speculative features &Om the close of
Tuesday's market- until tO7day,the millers and dealers at the.
same time having been generally inactive, we have bad no
business of moment passing. in any department of the corn
trade, nor, within thariierlod, any material fluctuation in
prices: '• -

The duty on Wheat is raised to 21s. Bd. per quarter, on
Flour to 13s. aid.. per barrel, that on all other foreign pro-
duce remaining unvaried.
At our Corn Exchange to-day very few country buyers ap-
peared, and our local millers being still disinclined to act freely,
the transactions in English and Foreign old Wheats were only
moderate in amount; but the sellers generally remaining firm,
these descriptions realised the full rates last noted : new
samples have, however, met a very limited inquiry, and being
mostly damp and inferior, were extremely difficult of
In any kind of free. Flour, the operations- were very unim-
portant, and late -prices were hardly maintained; but for
American, in bond, there are still buyers at 305.:, and sellers
at 31s. per barrel, at which no sales have recently transpired.
Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease continued to moyi; off
slowly, at our last. quotation's. .Oats, 'notwithstanding very
few sales were made this morning, rather exceeded late
prices; and Oatmeal, although in limited demand, was held
at former rates. •

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 4th to the 6th February; 1840, iieelitsive.

VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING.

(SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.)

WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA.

Jamaica, T Gibson,' ' . 361 Jamaica, J B Yates & Co
Alexander, J Johnston, • 269 Jamaica, J Hall &Co
Governor, 'l' James, 281 Kingston, Jamaica, Imrie & Tomlinson
Maria, Jliber, 266 Havana, Ashley Brothers
Tyrone, J Clarke, 151 Jamaica, T Hatton, jun

.. . . . ._
• S'OUTIT AMERICA.
Gerolamo, S Ivancovick, 360 Rio Janeiro, M'Nair & Dutton/
HOrsburg, J Askew, 320 Valparaiso, T& J Brocklebank
Reis- Effendi, J Cross, ' 176 Monte Video, .1 Poole &Co
UNITED STATES. •
St. Leon, J Wescolt, 671 New Orleans, Baring Brs &Co
Platina, NV H Duncan, 355 'New Orleana, G Brown & Harrison
Denmark, Frost, 554 New Orleans, Holt & Ainsworth
Cincinnati, Barstow, . 4311 New Orleans,
. . , Thompson, Anderson & Co
Potomac, C A Berry, 401 New Orleans, Todd, Jackson & Co
Siddons., Palmer, 1014 New York, Brown, Shipley & Co
`ThOinaS P. Cope„.— Mullin, 8211 Philadelphia,
Brown, Shipley & Co
Frances, A'Annstrong, , 774 Savannah, Gibbs, Bright &Co
Eliza. Thornton, L Foss, 497 New Orleans, 0 Brown & Harrison
Chanticleer, C Thornai:, • 280 New Orleans, ~
. , M'Calmont Brothers R Co
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BRITISH AMERICA.

Sarah, E Redhaad, • 406 Halifax, • Imric & Tomlinson
Brothers, J. Darnel, 557 St. John, N.B. Cannon, Miller & Co
John & Thomas, P Moore, 100 Labrador, T & W Earle & Co
EUROPE.
Creole, J D Moller, 210 Genoa, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Egidius, J Vanderstein, 243 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Victory, P James, 104 Ancona, M'Nair & Co
Isabella, D Miller, 250 Genoa, Haskayne, Chapple &. Co
Queen Victoria, W Wright, Hamhro', Bahr, Behrend &Co
Micaelita, J M Licarary, 100 Barcelona, Zulueta & Co
George Anson, J Oakley, 158 Constantinople, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Ilighland Lass, W Timms, 113 Corfu and Patras,
13ahr, Behrend & Co
Amalia, J J Zimmerman, rill Elsinore and Pillau, C G Weber & Co
Henry Hoyle, Ii E Chapman, 207 Oporto, .1 Bibby & Sons
Union, Pamplona, • 200 Lisbon, • . J Bibby & Sons

iftarktts.

LIVERPOOL PROVISI9N. MARKET; FEB. G.

There has continued a brisk inquiry for the medium sorts of
Butter, particularly for such as bear respectable brands ;—a lot 01
fine Ballymoney has fetched 98s. Very little has been done it
pickled Butter, but our increased quotations are nominally main.
tailsed. Beet and Pork steady. Bacon has rather improved hi
price, and the demand is better.