Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-15
SHIPWRECK.

letter from the Island of Jersey gives the following IN
sr.csi.g particulars OF the late melancholy shipwr,cS ut
she Baiance, large French transport Car,ain lie
sage, having Grew of "a men, and "a passengers mostly
women and ch,irel,, from favre-e Grace, s1uui 10 ~
aiao,s 10 b. pat on beard frgate ,ml ready for
chem uere % convey them ST. Pierre and Nhquelou
where they 10 stite. r,,ey turae, the whole. OF thr
property III France INTO ready money and brought their en-
tre fortunes with them. IL vers dark VII TIN, v,-
sci struck the rocks where her head fixed and h
stern only abu,e water. The tide nearly out wlrn
she struck, the weather moderated itte and many of the
~oinen, Sc. got deck; but the waur rising by erys
gave them hopes OF escape from the The Nune
Jung The rigging holding their children in their arms
and the stks ad iametaous Ufde,pair distinctly
hea,d sonnet boats reaehed them the break day. ON
Rozel 35prsons however, men, womenand children we're
drowned before the boats their assistance ie
last boat leaving her size went Instantly pieces When
the unfortunate peope landed, dizzy brought in.
~ barracks at Roz., and exhibited the ,h1ciu Snec
;gre. All FASTENED tender them assistance m on
,''eir knees, with upf.d hands crying OK; Crc1ud era
ticr while others frantic, called fer their parents, their
51s, wives children, SSc One lost has father mother
i.ii. and tAo young children.
Never was tere Of greater distress witnessed. The
whole Of te passengers almost literally naledNrS
Nkenz, tine lady OF Capt NfKenLie, Of the s,h X v was
ietatigAe III her care OF The Women rubbing their legs,
DeIined with cold and storing life the children by put
,ug them mhcr b,j, sc. There ladies tic ca
DIN who When informed of the desperate state Of the vessel,
reistd TO 20 up dev and all droWned.-Some OF
tie sailors ABOUT o'clock Saturday might, got ,to the
carried from the vessel and drted by tl greatest c,ce
into the middle ol Roze Haven; and had is
proVident circumstance not sie person On board cou Id
have been saved these sailOs that alarmed the viii
lage, and caused the boats e the assistance Of
the unfortunate people on board
lie following remarks the progress o. science in the
Etel States extracted from letter, written As is
sd, by Dr. Mitchell OF his European Correspond
ents:
80 There probably such time the present for
the cultivation Of nati. sceneesin America Think tb
number OF able bands actually engaged the branch
- for which they lave preference, and whom have
had tie pleasure c seeing within iw months NeYoriS.
Mr. Bradbury, who returned from the land of the Mandaes
and NcaraS, the high Missouri, few years ago. loaded
With indigenous plauts and other productions is rs
uent and as Capable discover objects. Mr..
fraz after snlicinG Europe with Tire plants which he
si his Father found III their long and diversified thru
the United States, has lately brought from Grea3rai
Teh supply for and gardens Mr. Rainesque,
already distinguished iur lis ingenious, learned and Original
publications. employing the acuene of genius IN JI-
Iucai, geological. and otIier investigations. Mfr. Nes,al,
the traveller through the regions Ut Lake Superior,
aud north OF the Missouri superior quaca.
tonS and nqnerc,abe 2rlof Whtlow, well known among
otter ings, for his zen in favor OF economical
Table and or Introducing elegant figures of plants,
printed IN parent colJ.s .Pursch the author oril
Flora of N0riAne:c grand performance, posting up
Ill thar his predecessors and contemporaries have done, and
adding tere.o s own extensive and researches
Ai. Rich, the publisher Ut the Synopsis OF the Genera of
American Plants, the and most convenient manual
mat has bern offered to botanical Students
NJ Seur, the famous yoyager Im0r Newlioland and
Van Denas whose Knowledge ofmarine zoology
passes that 81 every other person with whomI
Ell. Mr. Haeiuge, long known ahest ;,ecogi has
10 take the iicid again, with directing and doing
the most Interesting works. admiral Coffin addition
teSsonl merit Ola exaederee OF ichtya-
logical facts and much may be expected from his spirited
eS-rtiuns the depths Of the these
al," &c.