Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-04
Lass Of he %, !sgL,5syry SIN, Do,,h, r.,

0EaEc, Jnre Is 1T is with feelings of deep re-
s'ti 'ha' "e announcc the loss of this boat She
ir't our port about two o'clock Yesterday norning
for lhc River Chan,biy> and MnnrreaL with a fnI
ergo, valued NJ upwards Of 3 $685. CONSISTING chief
" al he summer Investments OF the merchants of ha
r'yrr Chan,hiy and had on board no less lhan 2lo
passengers, men, women and children, chiefly emf.
grams nt tie poorer classes. She had hardly missed
Cape Rouge, about O'Clock, when she was ,scoy.
cred To he On FIRE. quantity OF fuel had been pilad
ON the right side Of The boilers, under which II il
supposed, particle Of fire must have rcentaIiv
iaiira When Nh kuper (who had taken remnor,-
ny charge oi The boat, the mas'eT having lately left
~ was first alacued, the fre seemed tis6g he has
tehed upon deck 10 dirrc: that water should he
poured down without delay but coming up was
astrs'shed 10 lad that the Games had peueraed the
grnt'nTs over The engine roon, where unuchiy five
pnncheons at spirits had been slowed one OF which
ms anili caught FIRE, burst and spread over The DEE
communicating The blaze several crates and ham
pcfs The Horror and confusion of the scene AT
this Innmeii, may he imag ned but can hardly he
described. The crowd of passengers huLiled to
seter IN so small craft, effecm.y bsfrd the sp;-
rired exerlions that Mr.. Kuper and his crew sill,
mar 10 s'ihdue the raging element. IN this perous
saiion Mr H. intent only saving The lives of his
passengers, directed The boat TO be i,in on shore in
neaiIng which, and before the waller shoaled 10 the
u'pih 81 man height, she struck upon rock bui
he De 'nlahe-'y having Fortunately Two large Ame-
rcaH hpn'si belonging TO snme 1flsmen who we're re-
turning home, arached To her these with his ow boai
woHId have been fully adequate TO save every midi, i
Oval, aud much OF lie properly several passengers
precipilaed themselves INFO the water, and thouoh
eeory exertIop was made save them five or SIN
anhappily periShed--aH AmeTiCan gentleman n ra.
~" passenger, whose name IS unknown, Is supposed
% have 'cen of dis number. II will hardly be Gre.
dhed, ihai III this imminent peril, characrrs were
iopnd so inhnmlny drpraved as to avail themselves
oil HE common distress piunder their rejow sur-
irrers. IL has, however, brrn reported 10 u.s. and we
tear upon 200 good authority, that this was The ease
AMI ina some of The hsi who landed .ei.iped N =
boats, regardless Of The lives ol those zho -rp,u,o,,
on board, and commenced a most irifaI scene nj
depreciation and drinking At late hour of Tie
dry, M my we're yet ~ brutal Ne ul iniox ,cation
ute ~ The most lcrocious executions and threats
against the proprieiois Of the vessel
Ii is but justice TO Nh Kuper, 10 add that ,urino
the whole of this trying scPne his exerlions for the
general safety were Unremifing We are sorry To
hnh that the host WAS not insured, aud ,hat he
thereby susiaiDs heavy loss, independent of the
property lie had on hoard, teing principal owner
Nir. willard Of Sheffield is said to have lost proper.
Y TO the AMOUNT of { GOO. MIR Carrier and Nj,
franchere oi Chamhly, we're also sufferers. The
des rncuon ct ihis boat viii prove serious iscop-
veneHceis Use public, as iy means Of her n regnIar
communication with Lake Champlain had been
opposed, md MIR. kuper spared neither pains mo,
sHpehss To render her accommodations PonaI IN
any oher boat of her class
Mr.. kpper expresses The utmost gratitude ~ tho
pr prIe'Grs of tie steam ioat reegrapb for their a
iarty IN sending that boat their assistance scye-
'a gentlemen OF '2rrlec also rendered him their ser
vices. The boat drffcd the tide ross ami was
last seen of ST. Augustine nearly burnt 10 The wa
te5's edge.
Since writing the above, we have hccn informed
y 4 Tie hull Of the boat having drirled ms far =,
Eolnie Aux ircmble, upset, and the engine sunk
making The Whole total loss Of between and
l. 9OO0.