The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-20 00:00:00

ABSTRACT OF THE LOG.

Dec. 2.—At 1 p.m. left Boston, and proceeded to Halifax.
3.—Fresh breeze and clear weather.

4.—At 4 a.m. arrived at Halifax. At 5 p.m. left Halifax
for Liverpool.
s.—Wind S.S.W. distance 187 miles, lat. 44.47, lou. 59.19.
Moderate breeze, and clear weather.

6.—Wind E.N.E., dist. 235 miles, lat. 45.10, lon. 55.51.
Moderate breeze, and cloudy weather.
7.—Wind N.N.W., dist. 265 miles, lat. 45.48, lon. 47.48.
Strong breeze, and cloudy weather.
B.—Wind N.N.W., dist. 252 miles, lat. 46.30, lon. 41.54.
Strong gales, and squally weather.
9.—Wind variable, dist. 190 miles, lat. 47.34, lon. 39.6.
Strong gales and squally, with a tremendous sea.
10.—Wind variable, dist. 197 miles, la. 48.21, lon. 34.18.
Strong gales. and squally weather.
11.—Wind S.W., dist. 238 miles, lat. 49.26, lon. 28.27.
Strong gales, and cloudy weather.
12.—Wind S.W. dist. 242 miles, lat. 50.2, lon. 22.15.
Fresh breeze, and cloudy weather.
13.—Wind S.S.W., dist. 238 miles, lat. 50.50, lon. 16.6.
Fresh breeze, and cioudy weather.
14.—Wind S.S.W., dist. 230 miles, lat. 51.13, lon. 10.10.
Strong gales, and cloudy weather. At 930 p.m. Cape Clear
bore N. 6 miles.

15.—Wind S.S.W. At 12, noon, off Tuskar. At 8 30 p.m.
off Holyhead.
N.—Arrived off Liverpool at 3 a.m., in 11 days 5 hours
from Halifax.

On the Bth, 9th, and 10th the barometer went down as
low as 28 3-10, although blowing strong, not equal to what
would be looked for, compared with the height of the Mer-
cury.

GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY ON THE

AMERICAN LAKES.

(From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser of Nov. 12.)

The gale blew itself pretty much out this morning. The
wind is yet high, and an occasional sough may still be heard,
but the tempest is over. It was dreadful though while it
lasted, or from about noon yesterday until some indetermi-
nate time last night. The wind blew a perfect hurricane
most of the time, and the air was so filled with snow that
one could scarcely see twenty yards. The temperature was
very low, and altogether it was about the worst gale we ever
experienced in Buffalo. Although the damage here has been
slight, there must have been much personal suffering in many
families poorly prepared for such a fierce advent of the in-
clemencies of winter.

The water in the harbour rose some five feet, but has
done little injury other than to inundate the flats, and to
obstruct the navigation on the canal. There are rumours of
vessels beached upon the lake shore, and of fatal effects
therefrom, but as yet no positive information has been ob-
tained. No arrivals have taken place since yesterday noon.
The Rochester packet, due last evening, is still absent, being
unable to stem both ice and wind upon the canal. The
Chesapeake, bound for the upper lakes, and the Wayne and
Fulton for Detroit, are in port, awaiting a favourable oppor-
tunity to depart.
P.S. Since the above was in type we have learned the fol-
lowing particulars:—
The schooner Jefferson, Captain Dougall, went ashore at
six o'clock last night, about three miles above Buffalo Light-
house, and is a total wreck, attended with a melancholy loss
of life; one entire family, husband, wife, and five children,
together with a young woman, and one of the men belonging
to the vessel, having perished. Captain Dougall, from whom
we have the painful recital, says that 'about two hours after
his vessel beached, the companion-way was washed off, and
the children and young woman drowned in the cabin and fore-
castle. A. portion of the crew had got ashore in qtiest of
help, and were endeavouring to rescue the family. The mate
wrapped his overcoat around the woman, and tried to keep
her warm by walking her to and fro on the beacb,, but she
soon became exhausted and incapable of motion, and was
placed in the boat which had washed up, where she died in a
short time. _ .

Her husband was delirious on reaching shore, and at-
tempted to escape into the swamp near by, but perished
within a short distance. One of the hands belonging to the
vessel, named James Bruce, got into the swamp, and was
likewise lost. The family were from Hartford, Connecticut ;
names unknown—the children aged from eight years down-
wards. The Jefferson was owned by J. W. Ranson, of
Chicago, and was bound for that port, with a cargo of 500
brls. salt, 40 tons iron, and some merchandise, which will be
mostly lost; shipped by J. Murray and Co., of this city.
The crew succeeded about midnight in getting on board the
brig Olive Richmond, beached below them, in a greatly ex-
hausted state. _ _ . _

When our reporter reached the vessel this forenoon, the
figure of the young woman above-mentioned was discovered
standing iu an upright posture in the forecastle companion-
way, frozen stark and stiff, with hands partly raised in an
imploring posture, and her eyes fixed with a cold and stony
gaze upon the shore.
The brig Olive Richmond, a new vessel, Captain Dor-
chester, went ashore about a mile below the Jefferson early
yesterday afternoon. She was bound up in ballast, and will
be got off without damage.
The schooner Walter Joy, Captain Lacy, went ashore about
the same time, near the Olive Richmond, with a deck load
of flour, which will be partly lost, but the vessel will be got
off with trifling injury.
The brig Francis Mills, Captain Langley, went on shore on
the Canada side, three miles below Point Abino, at two
o'clock p.m. yesterday. She lies partly filled with water, by
which the lower tier of her cargo, consisting of merchandise,
will be injured. She was bound for Chicago and St. Joseph's
—will probably be got off.
The schooner Edwin Jenny, Captain Davison, dragged her
anchors and went ashore below Point Abino, a little above
the Francis Mills. She was loading with stone for some port
up the lake.