American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-13
From the Ne,v Eorh, Euening Post.
Posr OFFICE, White Hall, Oct. z, 1896.

posr OFFICE, White Hall, Oct. z, 1896.
Dear Sir: | have to inform yon the steam boats
phcnix and Congress- on Lake Champlain, ran foul
al each OTTER night before last. nearly opposite Porl
Kent. The Congress had one OF her guards torn
oT two passengers killed and number very severe
" injured and the mail from Canada lost, suppose d
10 be overheard. In haste, yours,
L. SMITH, P. NJ.
To Sol Van Rensselaer,, P. Nj. Albany.
Since the above was in type we have received
from fliend the following particulars OF the acci-
dent -
.accident.-On Thursday evening last, about 9
O'clock as the steam boa, Congress, Capt Lathrop,
was leaving port Kent OH Lake Champlain, on her
passage to White Hall, distant about three quarters
of mile from the dock, in deep water she was run
into by the steam boat Phenix, Capt Darlington, on
her passage ST. Johns, at the moment OF ents ring
port Kent. The Phenx was at some distance.
und concluding the Congress was ALSO the pilot lay
100 directly for her. and when too lae putting her
helm hard down to avoid the Phenix, he brought
her broadside directly to the Phenx vino with all her
force ran directly into the Congress, carrying away
the water wheel, breaking the shalt short off, and
splintering into thousand pieces the guard and
housings from one END Of it to The other, sweeping
the mail bags and all the luggage overheard and
crushing female instantly to death, and bruising
another so severely that her life is despaired Of. A
third was wounded but not dangerously. Had not
the bowspr Of the Phenix struck the strong gaIows
frame midships, which stopped her way, both boats
10 certainty must instantly have sunk. The mail
vas small but there was considerable sum Of mo-
ney in the passengers trunks, which were all lost.
Scarce single thing from the luggage was
saved One Of the proprietors being on board the
Congress- instantly gave directions for every exerlon
10 be made to recover the baggage, but from the great
depth of water, considered from so to 40 lee,)
there vas but little prospect OF success.
a::p-
misunderstanding to official DOCUMENTS pro
mugated by the Russian Governments it appears
that the whole number OF persons convicted as par
ticpaors ip the late conspiracy is one hundred and
eighteen. OF these, some conviced Of a
design 10 commit regicide and others murder; some
Of exciting revolt and rebellion: and others OF par
ticipatng in the military nsurrection and assassita
lions at st, Petersburg.-The sentences passed on
the consplrators were approved. but were, subsc
quently, mostly committed. Those sentenced 10
be gaartered were hung those TO be heheaded,
have been ordered TO be imprisoned for life ; and
The OF the exile Of others have been shortened
A large par. of the conyic,s were the younger
branches OF high nobility, and officers Of the army
and other establishments OF the empire. A letter |
from ST. Petersburg, under date Of July Is, describes
the manner in which the sentences wcie carried into
execution:
1.-THE FIVE greatest criminals were hung on the |
18th inst; the others were degraded, and, presume,
by this time, are all their way TO the mines. The
manner Of degrading them as follows The
criminals were brought from the fortress, where
they had been imprisoned, 10 plain adjoining, dres
sed n their uniforms with ell their orders. Al
this place, which was surrounded by The different
regiments OF guards quatered in the city and neigh
horhood they had their swords broken over their
heads, and their cpauletes, orders and uniforms
torn from them, and hunt pile prepared for
that purpose. The FIVE were then dressed in jack
els and trowsers, one side viii and the other blue
with their names placed on their breasts in large
letters and thus dressed, were hung in presence of
the others. The rest were clothed in half used
private soldiers garments and prepared TO march TO
their respective destinations. The officers belong
ing to the navy, concerned IN the plot, sent to
Cronsadt, to be degraded before the fleet their
cpauettes. &c. were sunk at the side of the Ships
and they dressed in half worn sailors clothes, and
brought back TO be transported with their accom-
plces."
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