The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

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.elegraphic despatch was received
eign-office, from the Earl of Westmorland, ot.
cssador at Vienna. The despatch was dated
It announced that his lordship had reeeiv,
—es from Colonel Neale, at Varna, dated the 21st Oct.
containing the following important intelligence:—" The
land batteries opened fire upon Sebastopol on the 17th
instant. A portion of the allied fleets attacked the forts
at the entrance to the harbour with success, the English
engaging the left side, and the French the Quarantine
Fort. The latter was silenced by the French fire, and it
is supposed that the fort on the left side has been ia partlly

on Saturday at the

Oct. 27,

memnon suffered most, and the Retribution had lost One
man. The Ville de Paris (the French Admiral's ship)
had suffered by the bursting of a shell, by which one or
two of the admiral's staff had been killed. The reported
loss of the two squadrons was, 90 killed, and 200 (not 300,
as announced in another despatch) wounded.• It was
expected that, by the 21st or 22nd, the fortress would have
capitulated."

ICIEL, OCTOBER 27.—Her Majesty's screw steam-ships
Duke of Wellington, 130, carrying the flag of Vice-Admi-
ral Sir Charles Napier ; the Royal George, 120 ; Princess
Royal, 90 ; with the Vulture and Locust, have arrived
here. The Princess Royal has been aground, but without
sustaining damage.

LATER FROM THE BRAZILS

THE South American and General Steam Navigation
Company's screw steamship Lusitania, Captain G. H.
Hamm, arrived in the Mersey, last night, from the
Brazils, with 34 passengers, and specie and diamonds
valued at upwards of £20,000. She left Rio Janeiro on
the Ist instant, Bahia 6th, Pernambuco 9th, Madeira
23rd, and Lisbon 26th. _ .

The Golden Era, from Melbourne for Liverpool, put into
Pernambuco on the 28th September. Her captain was
required to be removed, owing to intemperance, and would
be sent to England in the Royal steam-ship Thames.

The Lusitailia passed the screw steam-ship Union on
the 27th, lat. 40 lon. 10, with loss of foremast, and cargo
shifted, in a gale in the Bay of Biscay, and wished to be

reported

From Pernau

likely to pro'
change.

buco we learn that the sugar crop was
lundant, but prices had undergone no

The receLe-
ss'6oo for first re
Nothing doing _
pected to decline.
The Bank rate continued at 6 per cent. for bills up t
31st October, and 8 per cent. for six months. Privately
business has been done at 8 to 10 per cent. per annum,
according to time and quality of paper.'
Freights to Liverpool : Sugar, 255. to 30s. per ton ; and
cotton, -id. per lb. (and 5 per cent.). To London : 50s. to
604. per ton. Exchange on London, 27i to 28; Paris,
350 to 355.

Is of cotton were moderate ; prices ruled at
ular, and $6lOO superior.

in rum for export, and prices were ex

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30,

LoxDox.--On 'Change, little done in Rice, and prices
barely supported. Cotton unaltered. Scotch Pig Iron,
80s. to 80s. 6d. Spelter, £2l 10s. to £24 15s. Tallow,
sales limited—P. Y. C., 665. to 665. 6d. on the spot
French Threes telegraphed 75.65.
The Rose of Sharon, from Sydney,

ounces of gold

THE W

THE CRIMEA

brings 160,000

(From the Second Edition of the Morning Herald.)
PARIS, MONDAY MORNING.—The Moniteur says, that
intelligence had been received at Varna, brought by a
French steamer, which left the Crimea on the 21st, con-
firmatory of of the news that the two outer forts had been
destroyed, and that the batteries had effected a breach.
The Allied Armies were waiting the opening of a second
~reach, in order to commence an assault

No later news from the Crimea, and no general foreign

intelligence of any import

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—MIS, DAY.
EPSOM Ai TIMIN HANDICAP.-6 to 4 agst Scherz, tk
6 to 1 agst Little David, tk ; 10 to 1 agst Hungerford, tk
--Hato struck out.
WORCESTER. HANDICAP

40 to 1 ag:

,Ratapl

DE-aEV.I-10 to 1 agst De Clare, tk ; 12 to 1 agst St.
Hubert, tk; 15 to 1 agst Rifleman, tk ; 20 to 1 agst
Wild Day cell, tk to a great deal of money ; 4Q to 1 agst
Frederick, tk ; 45 to 1 agst Westminster, tic ; 50 to I
agst Affghan, tk ; 50 to 1 agst Prince of Wales, tk.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE _ MARK.

English securities were buoyant throughout-the day, and
prices, influenced by the increasing ease in the-money mar-
ket, are slightly higher. Railway Shares displayed activity,
and, purchases, being in excess, experienced d' considerable
improvement. In the Foreign market, Turkish, on a pres-
sure of sales, have further receded—closing If 2# pm. Buenos
Ayres good. Land and Bank Shares are active at former
prices.

CLOSING PRICES.
Consols, Account .. 94a 5 Bank! Stock 2ll 13
Do. Money.. . 1942 ENT'. Bills, L. & S 69 pm
NewThreeperCen'ts.. 93f f

Mexicans

FOREIGN STOCKS.
. 22f 34 !Spanish Passim;
• !Russian ......

Spanish Deferre
Do. Threes

Fouf

MARKET

The supplies. of all kinds of Grain are scanty— at present
not much passing, but full prices are asked for both English
'and Foreign' Wheat: Flour stead" at late rates. Barley,
Beans, and Peas,•are quite as dear. Oats: Trade very firm
at the iate advance.' .Islpthing yet passing in Seeds.

ARRIVALS
English.
, 3082-

Foreign

Wheat
Barley

3357 sks az
80 bras.

SECOND REPORT.—The supply of Essex Wheat is large—.
of Kent good. A portion of the fornfer was taken. at the
opening, at about the prices of this day week, but some
quantity remai❑s unsold, althOugh offered at a reduction of
2s. to 3s. Foreign entirely neglected, and quotations are con-
sequently nominal: For Barley the detnand is less brisk,
audit' was sold Is. to 2s. 'cheaper. Beans and Peas bring
last week's prices. Fine old Oats sell at 6d. advance, but
New Corn turns out to the favour of buyers. Flour is un-
altered. _

CATTLE MARKET

First quality Beasts and Sheep sold steadily at Friday's
rates. Inferior dull. Calves in demand at Friday's prices.
Beef 3s 2d to 5s Od I Veal
Mutton..... 3s 8d to 5s 2d Pork 4a Od to 5s GI

Sheep and Lam
Cambric];

ARRIVALS
5361't

an•.i North

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

A SPEC/AL G
f Commerce

---41.-

eme,
ce to a remit made to

I expressed his satisfaction with the tone which had been
observed throughout, and the valuable suggestions which
had been made. He would not prolong that discussion,
emberbut simply move that the report be adopted.
The Mr. HEATH seconded the motion which was Inlaid
the monsly carried.
Mr. FpnwooD then move

ock extens

d as an addition to the re-

the Council at the list
of August last. Thi

~,. . . ... 41115 La:r, concurrin in the view
held on the 31st taken by theau
Dock Committetampee, as to the vital importance
~:c .spied by Thomas that ample dock accommodation should be provided to
meet the increasing wants of the commerce of the port,
..tamber : there were 10
ice-President, Gill, Smith,r.. considers that the magnitude of the commercial and other
vault, Higgin, Arnott, Fo woo,
interests, bound up in the prosperity of Liverpool, requires
back, Tomlinson, Baiter, Holland,
the broadest and most unprejudiced views to be enter-
tained of the measures proposed for the maintenance of
that prosperity, and the great extent of the shores of the
••• estuary, and the difficulty of rightly appreciating the
vin •
Is force and influence of tides and winds is modified or ang•
'1- mented by artificial embankments and constructions, call
for the greatest caution and deliberation before any steps
_.... to them ; be irretrievably taken which may have an adverse effect
irm a correct judg- on the capabilities of the port. The Chamber, therefore,
iroposed scheme of strongly recommends- that means be taken for obtaining
have the best advice
xnowledge. This, of the opinions of the highest engineering talent in the
on to command, and country, not only in respect to the selection of the best
ntion to the consider-
sites for dock extension and the construction of new docks,
. •
port and of the public, railroads, and improved communication with the interior,
,Teased dock -ac.commodation is urgently as well as the numerous details embraced in the Dock
devolves upon other authorities to con- Committee's report, but also in respect to the effect which
e. the present or proposed line of docks, quays, and embank-
docks, your council ments may have on the channels and approaches of the
~ and south should be
_flouses should be erected estuary of the Mersey.
.., such complete communica- Mr. HOLLAND seconded the motion, which was tmani.
important extensions and im- monsly adopted.
hey would strongly recommend After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting
the docks generally, so as to broke up.
acing mechanical and scientific
space may be economised in the

Esq., P

T

13e
Cook, K

The SECTIETA.RY rea
" In accordance with t
general meeting on the 3

That the Cot],
subjects aris'

the Cham et

followin

Lg report :

e resolution passed at t

De which tt

be iewiested to con tint;
lut of the dock extensic

and to report- to the cn...
council have fully considered L._
but they are of opinion that, in ord
went on the questions of
dock extension, it would
upon them from praCtict
course, your council are
they have therefore cool
ation of the wait: of th
believing that
required, and that i
eider the h.., -

Lber as

rians of a

"In order to the ..
are of opinion that a thol
kept entirely free, and th
which would at all interf
Lion. And, apar►

from the
)W proposed,

lon of tb

afford opportunities of ii
appliances, whereby tim

kiiding and

nloading a

precautions sh

goods while on the quay,
had an injurious effect
trade.

g the saw
•king of tt

hips; and that all possible mea-
d be taken to prevent damage to
occurrence of which has already

Roches of the expoit I

THE CUNARD STEAM SHIPS

THE following letter has been addressed to The Times

" Considering the increaging competition of London, South-
with reference to some erroneous statements which ap-
ampton, and otheriarge ports, for the conveyance of the more peared in that paper respecting the magnificent line of
valuable products of British manufacture to all parts of the
world, it cannot be too strongly impressed on the minds of the steam ships between this port and the United States :
trustees of the dock estate that the difference on the aggregate SIB,,—A letter signed "R. D. Weld" appears in The
charges
etad freight of goads of even 2s. or 3s. per ton, or the Times of this morning, containing statements which may
differepackages being shippel in a dirty or clean state, may
have the effect of withdrawing from Liverpool further large cause alarm and uneasiness to those who may have to
portions of her export trade which her natural position has travel by our steam-ships.
hitherto secured to her. I trust you will be so good as to insert my observations
"Your council deem it expedient, while referring to the on this gentleman's statements.
export trade, to call attention to the report of a special com- Mr. Weld accuses the owners with indifference as to the
mittee on this subject, which they transmitted to the Dock
Committee in March, 1852; and they would recapitulate the lives of the passengers and crew, and calls
safety of the
principal suggestions therein contained for improvement in upon parliament to interfere for their protection, and to

for the use of
"2. The a

Topriation

n of ex-poi:-t

establishment
s of rails, of thl

k quays

one or several docks exclusively

(punish the owners
We are obliged by Act of Parliament to carry boats of a
stipulated size ; we have not only the number required by
the act but one more in each ship ; each boat has in her

of a proper connection, by. con- I at all times the proper number of oars, a mast with a sail
railway companies' termini with I bent to it, some small water casks, an axe, and other articles
likely to be useful in cases of emergency; a crew is regu-
larly appointed to each boat.
The boats may not be exactly placed in the way that
from a Mr. Weld would place them, but they are carried in the
I manner in which the judgment and experience of the cap-
tain think best for their safety and usefulness ; they must
well secured to the ship, or they will be carried away
veather, which occasionally is the case, with all
e take of them ; four of the boats are on davits,
two are within and on the top of the deck-houses.
Mr. Weld says, " It would take three-quarters of an
hour in the tranquil waters of the Mersey, in broad day-
light, to launch each of these boats."
I have not the pleasure of knowing Mr. Weld. He is
evidently not a seaman himself, and has been misinformed.
Every boat in the ship, under such circumstances, could be
launched, equipped, and manned in three minutes. The
boats are quite sufficient to carry every person in the
ship. We are not only bound by Act of Parliament to
have boats and other suitable equipments, but the Lords
of the Admiralty order our ships to be rigidly inspected
immediately before going to sea on each voyage. The
public have, therefore, this additional security for their
safety.

rat connection of the docks by a Ovate
goods might be readily trans

5, Proper facilities

on the dock quays, so as t
to goods against the weatt

n of wood

permit, at a d

ferred from the carts v

argement of the shelter sheds
'ord more complete protection
nilinA faro ern

e the width

t being thrown o

qua:
e trans
suitahli

ig of the dock quays witt

e reception of heavy good
lags or stone slabs of

" 8. The sup'
goods in transit
"9. A better

). The ar

ls, as w

dying of
from the

table t
tav

ydrants for supplying
os closer to the dock side, with

and facilitate the

ag cleanliness to the

*s or awnings to protec

arrangement of the
)y pliacing

.ng of properly-constructed stages and

12. The appointment of superintendents whose province
Anki ho tr. ettes

1 of the United Kingdoila ; for, according to a
..:aired by Mr. Horsfall, M.P., on the sugges-
tion of this chamber, the declared value of the total exports
of the twelve principal ports during the year 1853 was
£91,549,388. while that of Liverpool was no less than
more than one-half of the whole. And your

tions properly carried otit
erpool is by far the most

sive of a

17,152,194,
uncil, beli,

estates mast largely part
" The su.gestions abo

ad i'anc

ied exports, the imports
a that to encouraze and

of the great-est

both the dock and corporate

derat
small part of ti

the consi-
nly a very

mope tnat,
adopted ali
faction the
committee,
houses witl

as circurnstanC
o. Your count
recomtnendati,
`That to con'',

the can

observed with a

in in the report of the Dock Sub-
ect the docks and the dock ware-
s of railway and other communi.

M. Weld says, " We make the lives of the passengers
and crew a very secondary consideration." This is, in-
deed, a very grave charge, and is entirely without founda-
tion. It is our first consideration. We have been so for-
tunate as to carry about 100,000 passengers across the
Atlantic—a distance of three thousand miles—without
injury to one of them. Ido not speak of this boastingly,
for we do not know when accidents may happen.
Mr. Weld refers to the unfortunate occurrence of the
Arctic. The passengers who were saved say that the
boats were sufficient to carry 600 persons. There were
only 400 on board. Some of the boats were lost by the
unskilful management of passengers, and one was not
used at all. Additional boats would, therefore, have been
useless. Laptain Luce is known to be a good seaman and
a firm and resolute man. He did his duty under the try-
ing circumstances in which he was placed. If his crew
had stood by him all might have been saved.

Committed
the high-le

to secure
line of do,
whether

their al

I 31,
affn rif

m for the construe

S. CIIYABD,

ligh or low level, o

Howchin's Hotel, St. James's-street, Oct. 2

commend to the Dock

the consi
before al

deration of

a and pla:

Lastly, your council con
ted with the George's Di

) and fro
strongly

neering talent

ier that, in any alterations con
should be had in viev
g a sufficient and proper
heads—a point whicl

ock, then

council's surprise, appears
"Contemplating the rapi
lation of the port on hot
would also call attention ti

THE LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION Or PAINTINGS will be
Auminated with gas on and after this evening.
MR. BREMNER, solicitor to the Constitution arAss ociation,
has had the compliment tendered to him of being returned
for West Derby Ward free of expense; and his fl.ne for re-
linquishing the Assessorship paid for him, but his profes-
sional avocations and disinclination to provoke a contest
caused him to decline the flattering overtures; but Mr.
Bernard Hall, a good man and true, comes forth to succeed
Mr. Boyden, in Toxteth, and will, no doubt, be elected.
A MODEL CABMAN.—The other night, James Lomas, a
cabman, received half-a-sovereign for his fare, in mis-
take, which he duly returned next day to his employer,
Mr. Hamer, stating from whom he had it. We believe
that Lomas, who has been twenty years in Mr. Hamer's
-loy, has been frequently known to do similar acts.
little while ago, one of our merchants, residing in
rth, had a sovereign returned him by Lomas, which
'n given him, in like manner, by mistake. Such
honesty in a class who are too often known as
examples of an opposite line- of conduet, cannot
~o much publicity, inasmuch as it gives alt excellent
incentive to others to follow the like example.
EVERTOR' WARD.—Mr. Alderman Langsdalei says a
contemporary, has forfeited his seat by allowing thre
nonths to elapse between his removal from one house and
.4 possession of another. It is understood that
Lne present Mayor will be re-elected to fill the vacant seat.
THE AMERICA.—The- British and North American
Royal Mail steam-ship, Capt.. W. J. C. Lang, sailed on
Saturday from the Mersey, for Boston and Halifax, with
the usual mails, 145 passengers, and a, full cargo of
merchandise.

spaces for the fore

isisted- upon, and which, to your
hitherto to have been overlooked.
1 extension of the trade and popu..
a sides of the river, your council
the importance of securing open
,f landing places, for there can be
avenience which additional ferries

would confer o

ncil beg to assure t

.ocks mosi

proposal
boson. h

the takit

e taken

SINGULAR CASE of DitOWNlls4l.—Early on Saturday,
a private watchman, engaged at one of the coal-yards on
the canal side, near Chisenhale-street, heard screams pro-
ceeding from the water higher up: the stream. On ran.
ning to the place he saw, in the middle- of the canal, a
woman struggling in the water. Being unable to swim,
he ran for assistance ; but when he returned, the woman
had disappeared. After a brief search, the tip of her bon-
net was seen above the water, and it was then discovered
that she had sunk feet downwards, had stuck in the thick
mud at the bottom, and bad been drowned in an erect
position.

s well as strang

Dock
For on

itions haen

utt quest
RIA thinl

to decid

neering t

scientific

He would wit

KI by

anportance
itv to the

an export trad
In London, yes

tho Dock Cot

t tell

s anothE

ac that vast depo

- THE Nw BEER ACT.—At the Birkenhead Police court
OD Thursday, Mr. Huntriss, of the Royal Rock Ferry
Hotel, was charged, before a Rill bench of magistrates, with
having supplied liquor on Sunday, the 15th inst., to two
boatmen named Hanson. The informationhad been ordered
by the magistrates owing to the Hansons having stated
on a previous occasion, when charged with being drunk
and disorderly,:that they had been supplied at Mr. Huntriss's.
house on the Sunday. On cross-examination, however;
their statements varied, and were disproved in every
material particular, so that the bench dismissed the case
without even inflicting costs.
CHURCH OP ENGLAND INSTITUTE.—The annual soiree
of this excellent society was held, last night, in the new
Music Hall, Bold-street : the Rev. W. F. Taylor,. incum-
bent of St. John's, Liverpool, in the chair. Tea, was laid
on six parallel tables, and the refreshments provided by Mr.
Melbourne, of Clarence-street, gave great satisfaction to
the guests, who numbered nearly six hundred. The pro-
ceeds were devoted to the fund for the widows and orphans
of the soldiers killed in the present war, and the greatest
enthusiasm appeared to prevail. Mr. George Holden pre-
sided at the piano-forte ; and!after tea Non nobis Domine,
was very efficiently sung. The Rev. Chairman then ad-
dressed the meeting on the interesting occasion on which
they were assembled, and made some happy remarks on
that kindly spirit which had prompted what he might call
universal benevolence for the widows and orphans of those
who had fallen or might fall in the war ; and at its conclu-
sion he was loudly cheered.—Mr. A. Eaton followed with
an address on " the good old Church of England ;" and,
after a glee, which was very efficiently given, Mr. Pickering
addressed the meeting on the Anglo-French alliance.
Music and speeches alternated until nine o'clock, when
refreshments were again served. Messrs. Jonathan and
Robinson enlivened the company with a duet, and Miss
Hiles sung a pleasing cavatina. The entertainment wound
up by the National Anthem, the company joining in the
chorus ; and on its breaking up every one seemed gratified
by the pleasant evening which had been spent.
AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.—The
Flora M`Donald, Captain Gardner, carrying the " Black
-Ball" flag, took her departure from. the Mersey on Friday
afternoon, for Launceston, with 170 passengers and 600
tons of cargo on board. The passengers were chiefly
'males, and holders of bounty tickets. The succeeding
~essel is their celebrated clipper Lightning. The Glen-
-q Captain Rogers, of Messrs. Henry Thomas and.
line, cleared for Melbourne on Satur-
rassengers, in addition to a large cargo on

Tair, and

Co.'s "Bl

lay, witl

board. The Earl of Sefton, Captain Noble, of the "-Mer-
sey "' line, sailed- for Melbourne yesterday, with nearly
200 passengers, and a large quantity of merchandise

freight

le Indian Queen, beloi
id Co.'s " Black Ball " 1
dri M`Kirdy, Captain Mills 1

THE LOSE OF T8:47. ARCTIC.

•

OFFICIAL IcAItRATIVE

BY the Canadian Steam Navigation CotniDanyd §piondid
new screw steam-ship Canadian, Capt. M`Macter, *hich
arrived in the Mersey at nine o'clock yesterday Motning,
we have intelligence from Quebec to the 16th inst,
She brings 57 passengers, as follow :—Mrs. and t*O
Masters Douglas, Miss Kitchen, Miss Jones, Captain
Phillips, Mr. Renwick, nurse, and child, Miss and
Master Renwick, Mr. and Mrs. Wainwright, nurse, and
four children, two Masters Wood, Mr. Murchie, Mr.
Oliver, Captain Moore, Mrs. Taylor and child, Mrs. Low,
Mr. May, Mrs. Stewart and child, Mr. Shaw, Mr. and
Mrs. Corkin, Mr. Searle and three children, Mr. Denby,
Mr. Wellington, Mr. Wilson, Mr. W. Clark, Mr. G. Clark,
Mr. T. Baird, Mr. M'Ardie, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Brand, Mrs.
Baldock and five children, Miss M`Pherson, Mrs. Baird,
Mrs. M`Bride, Mrs. Vaugh, and Mrs. Donnahne.
By this arrival we have confirmatory intelligence of the
safety of Captain Luce and several of the passengers and
crew of the Arctic, who were brought to Quebec on the
13th instant, by the ships Huron and Cambria. The
names of those saved are :
By the Huron :—Luke McCarthy, Richard Machin, James
Abry, Christopher Moran, Thomas Conroy, John Drury,
Erastus Miller, James Ward, David Berry, Robert Bryan,
Joseph Connolly, James Connor, Thomas Wilson, and ano-
ther, name unknown.
By the Cambria :—Captain Luce, and Messrs. Frederick
Hay, G. F. Allan, and James Smith, passengers ; Patrick
Noran, Alexander Grant, Michael Russell, John Riley,
and John Patterson, of the crew ; and Jagoret Fran9ois,
of the crew of the Vesta.

The following is Captain Lnce's narrative of the dis-
aster, written on the 10th October, on board the ship
Cambria, and addressed to Mr. E. K. Collins :
_

DEAR SIR —lt has become my most painful duty to
inform you of the loss of the steam-ship:Arctic under my
command. With many valuable lives, I fear amongst
whom must be inclueed your own wife, daughter, and son,
with whom Itook alast leavethemomenttheship was going
down, without myself expecting to see the light of another
day to give you an account of the heart rending scene. The
Arctic sailed from Liverpool, Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 11,
a.m., with 233 passengers and about 150 in the crew.
Nothing of special notice occurred during the passage,
until Wednesday, 27th, when at noon we were on the
Banks, in lat. 46,46, and lon. 25.00 W., steering west
per compass. The weather had been foggy during the
day, and generally a distance of half to three quarters of a
mile could be seen, but at intervals of a few minutes a very
dense fog followed by being sufficiently clear to see one or
two miles. At noon Deft thedeek for the purposeof working
out of the position of the ship. In about fifteen minutes
I heard a cry of hard starboard from the officer of the
deck. I rushed on deck and had just got out when I felt
a crash forward. At the same moment I saw a steamer
under the starboard bow, and the nest moment she struck
against our guards and passed astern of us. The bows of
this strange vessel seemed to be literally cut or crushed
off for about ten feet, and seeing that she must instantly
sink in a few minutes, and taking a hasty glance of our
own ship, and believing we were comparatively uninjured,
my first impulse was to endeavour to save the lives of
those on board the sinking vessel. The boats were cleared,
and the first officer and six men left with one boat, when
it was found our own ship was leaking fearfully. The
engines were set to work, bilge injections put on, steam
pumps and the four deck pumps worked- by passengers
and crew, and the ship headed for land, which I judged to
be about fifty miles distant. Being compelled to leave my
boat with the first officer and crew to take care of them-
selves, several ineffectual attempts were made to check
the leak by getting sails over the bow, and, finding the
leak gaining on us very fast, notwithstanding all our
powerful means of keeping her free, I resolved- to get
the boats ready, and as many ladies and children
placed in them as possible, but, no sooner had
the attempt been made, than the fireman and
others rushed into them in spite of all opposition. Seeing
this state of things, .I ordered the boats to beveered astern
by ropes, to be kept in readiness until order could be
somewhat restored} when, to my dismay, I saw them cut
the rope in the boat, and soon disappear astern in, the fog.
Another boat was broken down by persons rushing into
her while hanging at the davits, and many were precipi-
tated into the sea and drowned. This occurred, while I
had been engaged in, getting the starboard guard-boat
ready, and placed the second officer in charge of her, when
the same fearful scene as with the first boat was being
enacted, men leaping from the top of the rail down
twenty feet, crushing and maiming those who were in the
boat. I then gave orders to the 2nd officer to let go and
row after the ship, keeping under or near the stern to be
ready to take on board' women and children as soon as the
fires were out and the engine stopped. My attention was
then directed to the other quarter boat, which I found
broken down, but hanging by one tackle; a rush .was
made for her, also, and some dozen or fifteen got( in and
cut the tackle, and were soon out of sight. In the mean-
time I found that not a seaman was left on board, or car-
penter, and without any tools to assist in building a raft,
as -one only hope, and the only officer left was Mr.
Doran, the third officer, who aided me with the as-
sistance of many of the passengers, who drew great
praise for their coolness-and energy in doing allin their
power up to the very last moment before the ship
sunk from under us. The chief engineer, with a
part of his assistants, had taken our smallest deck
boat, and before the ship went down pulledawa,y,. with
about fifteen persons.. We had succeeded ;in4getting
the fore and main yards, main topsail, and. two top-
gallant yards overboard, and such other small spars:and
materials as we could collect, when I was fully.convinced
that the ship must godown in a very short time, and. not
a moment was to ber.lost in getting the spars lasked.to-
gether to form a raft.. To do this it became necessary to
get the life-boat, " our only remaining boat," into the
water. This being accomplished, I gave Mr. Doran charge
of the boat, taking care to keep the oars on board, .to. pre-
vent them from leaving the ship, hoping still to-got the
most of the women. and children in this boat at last.. They
had made considerable progress in securing the spars to-
gether when an alarm was given that the ship was sinking,
and the boat shoved off without oars or- anything. Whelp
themselves with, and when the ship sunk the boat had got
clear, probably an eighth of a mileto leeward. In an in-
stant, about a quarter to five, p.m., the ship want down,
carrying every soul on board with hen I soon found. my-
self on the surface, after a brief struggling with my own
helpless child in my arms, when I again found myself
impelled downwards to a great depth, and before I
reached the surface a second time, had nearly perished and
lost the hold of my child. As I struggled to the surfaeeof
the water, a most awful and heartrending scene pre-
sented itself to my view; over two hundred men, women,
and children struggling together,amidst pieces of wreck
of every kind, calling on each other for help, and imploring
Almighty God to help them. So& an appalling scene may
God preserve me from witnessing again. I was in the act
of trying to save my child when a portion of the paddle-
box came rushing up edgewise, just grazing,my head, and
falling its whole weight upon. the head of my darling child.
In another moment I beheld him lying lifeless in the
water. I succeeded in getting on to the top of the paddle-
box, in company with eleven, others. One, however, soon
left for another piece of the, wreck, finding that it could
not support so nanny. Others remained till they were
one.by one released by death. We stood in water at a
temperature of 45 degrees up to our knees, and frequently
the-sea broke entirely over us. We soon seemed to separate
from our friends on other parts of the wreck, and passed
the dreary night, each one of us expecting every hour
would be our last. A length the wished-41)r morning came,
dreary and cold, with a dense fcg, not a living soul to be
seen but our own party, seven now being left. In course
of the morning we saw some water casks and other things.
belonging to our ship, but nothing that we could get
could afford us any relief. Our raft was steadily settling,.
as it absorbed more and more water. About noon, Mr.,
S. M. Woodruff, of New York, was relieved by death. All
the others now began to suffer very severely for the want
of water, except Mr. Geo.F..A. Allen and myself. In that
respect we were very much favoured, although we had not
a drop on. the raft. The day continued foggy, except just at
noon, "as near as we could judge." We had a clear ha
rizon for about half an, hour, and nothing could be seen
but water and sky. Mght came on thick and, dreary,
with our minds made up that neither of us would live to
see the light of another day, and very soon three more of
our suffering party were relieved by death, leaving Mr.
Allen, a young German, and myself. Feeliug myself
getting exhausted, I now sat down for the first time,
about eight o'clock in the evening, on a trunk which pro-
videntially had been found on the wreck. In this way I:
slept a little through the night, and became somewhat
refreshed. About an hour before daylight, now Friday,
29th, we saw a vessel's light near to us, and we all three
of us exerted ourselves to the utmost of our strength in
hailing, until we became quite exhausted. In about a
quarter of an hour the light disappeared to the east of
us. Soon after daylight a barque hove in sight, to the
N.W. of us, the fog now having lighted a little, steering
apparently for us, but in a short time she seemed to have
changed her course, and again we were doomed to asap-
' pointment. Yet I feel in hopes that some of our fellow-
sufferers may have been seen and rescued by them. Shortly
after we had given up all hopes of being rescued by the
barque, a ship was discovered to the east of us, steering
directly for us. We now watched her with the most intense
anxiety as she approached us, with the wind varying,
causing her to change her course several points. About noon
they fortunately discoVered a :man on the raft near them,
and succeeded in saving him, by the second mate jump-
ing over the side, :and making a rope fast round him,
by which he was got on board safely. This man saved
proved to be a Frenchman, who was a passenger on board
the steamer with which we came in collision. He imme-
diately informed the captain that others were on pieces of
the wreck, and by going aloft he saw us and three others.
We were the first to which the boat was sent, and safely
taken on board about three, p.m. The next was Mr. James
Smith, of Mississippi, second-class passenger. The others
saved were five of oar firemen. The ship proved to be
the Cambria, of and from Glasgow, bound to Montreal,
Capt. John Russell, who commanded the barque Jesse
Stevens, and was rescued at sea by Captain Nye, of the
Pacific. Of Captain Russell it would be scarce possible t

say enough in his praise for the kind treatment we every
one of us have received from him during the time we have
been on board his ship. His own comforts he has given
up in every respect for our relief. The Rev. Mr. Walker
and lady, and Mr. Sutherland, who were passengers on

en unceasing in their endea-
bd. To them and to all on

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bounded kindness to us while on board the Cambria. From
the Frenchman who was first picked up, we learned that

we came in collie

Newfoundland
As near as

o'clock, 14Th —We haw

I safely arrived at Quebec, and I am left without a penny
in the world, to help myself with, or anything but sincere
Igratitude to repay those from whom I have received such
unbounded kindness since I have been so providentially
i thrown among them, and with whom lam now about to
separate to go to my home of sorrow. I learnt from the
doctor ,at Quarantine, lastev ening, that the Vesta had reached
St. Joho
with some personage from the Arctic, but
could not learn
the particulars. As soon as I can get on
shore I shall make ar:-In
grnents to leave for New York
with the least possible at::v, and expect to take the
steamer for Montreal this afterth;oll.—l am, sir, very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant, tTaltzs C. Luca.
Quebec, 14th Oct.. 1854.
Captain Russell, of the ship Cambria, of Greenock,
arrived at Quebec on the 13th, and reports :
" About fifty miles east of Cape Race, on the 29th of
September, about eight a.m., the weather for some days
previous having been very thick, the chief mate observed
some floating object right ahead; he immediately informed
me of the circumstance, and I went aloft and saw a human
being standing on a piece of wreck, he being so near, had
no time to put out our boat, but ran the ship up to him,
and throwing lines over the bow, sent some of the men
down to assist him, who with some difficulty caught hold
of him, and got him on board the vessel much exhausted.
He turned out to be a Frenchman ; but, not knowing his
language, found it difficult to understand him; however,
I was made to understand, by signs, and by a lady pas-
senger on board, who could talk a little English, that
there were some others floating about in the distance. I
immediately went aloft with my glass, and distinctly saw
five separate pieces of wreck, and on four of them there
were human beings. I immediately hove the ship in stays,'
and stood to the north, so that we might reach t i eta
on the opposite tack, they being about two miles
windward; got my boat put out, and all ready for
lowering, with some Water, and provisions on board.
At about one p.m., came towards one raft, with three per-
sons on it ; hove the ship to, and sent my boat to their
assistance ; got them off the wreck, and took them on
board, much exhausted. They proved to be Capt. Luce,
of the Collins' Line-of-Steamer Antic; a cabin passenger,
named G. F. Allan, of the Novelty Works, New York;
the other a young German lad, named Ferdinand Keyer,
Proceeded on towards the other raft;. sent my boat again
to a raft, with two persons on it, who• proved to be two of
the firemen; the other two rafts being at a short distance,
the boats proceeded on towards them,. being anxious to
get them ati on board previous to the weather coming
thick, as there was every appearance of it at the time.
The last raft, with one single person on it, who proved to
be a Mr. Smith, belonging to the United. States, was
reached. I then made inquiries whether any other rafts
were floating about ; but they having stated. that they
were under the impression that there was no' other, the
boat returned to the ship with the parties. pieked up.
They were all much exhausted. In the meantime, I sent
a man to each mast-head, to look out if anything else
could be seen; but night coming on, we saw nothing fur-
ther ; and then the wind increasing to a gale from E.5.E.,.
I concluded that, if there were any rafts or boats flbatings
about, they could not have resisted the storm. I then
proceeded on my voyage:. Captain Luce suffered severely.
from contusions on:several parts of his body, but princi-
pally ow the•head.; and. also, Mr. Allan and Mr. Smith,.
two of the passengers-saved;.

FOBEIGY =LLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL• OF Tllll ATLANTIC.

By the United States steam-ship Atlantic, CaptEdn'
West, which reached the Hersey early on Thursday with.
195 passengers and about $BOO,OOO in specie, we have'
intelligence fronvNew York.to the.l4th instant.
Full particularsuf the •loss-of the' Arctic have been re—
ceived. The loss of the President, the loss of the City of
Glasgow, and now, the-sinking: of the Arctic, form the
melancholy epochs in the history of 'Atlantic steam-ships.
The steam-ship Eitropai from Liverpool, had arrived at
Boston, having conveyed sixteen 'of the passengers of the
Arctic from Quebec; being a portionuf those previously
reported as having arrived' at Newfoundland. The papers
are filled with details- of the loss of this vessel, but they
are simply more elaborate statements;. without embody-
ing any additional faetti:•
A correspondent at New York, writing on the 14th
instant, communicates-the important and agreeable news
that Captain Luce ancLabout forty passengers had reached
Montreal, having been picked up by the Cambria. He says :
"By the arrival at Montreal *of the ship Cambria, we are
advised of the safety of "Captain Luce, Mf Allan, of New
York, and Mr. James Smith; of Edinburgh, who were
picked up by that vessel, together with aboutfixty others,
whose names had not yet 'reached us."
The New York Herold 'states that ?ilti PLlrley has suc-
ceeded in inducing the American Government-to agree to
propose to congress a remission of ditties on colonial-
caught fish imported into the country pending the accept-
ance of the reciprocity treaty by the provisional authorities.
There had been a severestorm on LaketStiperior. About
400 feet of the pier was carried away.
The steamer Princess, . with , a cargouf 3,000 bales o
cotton on board, caught fire when near Natchez, on the
Mississippi river, on the Stliinstant, andrseveral persons,
including two ladies, perished in the flames. The vessel
and her valuable cargo will prove a totalloss-,
The interior counties. of Mississippi have recently been
visited by a continuous fall of rain for sitolays, which has
destroyed the crops, caused heavy floods -that swept away
buildings and bridges,.broke up the roadiy, and drowned
many valuable cattle.

The Morning Post makes the following communica-
tion in a leading artier() .t—We believe we•nsay state, with-
out fear of contradiction, that the series- of negociations
between the Government of the ITnited:States • and that of
St. Domingo, has res-ed• in the establishment of a Pro-
tectorate on the part of the Unite& States, .amounting
virtually, if not abeelntely, to the. annexation of that
portion of the Island of St. Domingo; which belongs to
the republic of that name. The acoAtisition of so impor-
tant a position in the West Indies by the Government of
the United States—a position threatening', on either hand,
the Spanish islande. of Cuba and Porto Rico, and so
directly affecting our own West Inca empire—cannot be
received with indifference."