Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-22

seconds after ship seemed lifted By he knees on, Of the
water, AID blew mp momenari! afterwards, with most
terrific explosion; the shock ,hr ;cadu their
boat was lifted GU, Of the ami hut for the circum
stance ut their ship being wndwrrd they al have
persisted. they made for the shore, which liucd by
hundreds who had witnessed the accident from the iand
and many of whom Seriously bruised from being
dashed the ground by the force OF the conclusion podu
ced by The explosion. TIE ship blown almost TO
ATOMS scarcely veStige of her thinkers being
recovered, and appears from the circumstance Of there
henG but one explosion thai the powder have igncd
IN several places The damage done the houses
tt. GEL taS'ie backhoouS!i, and along the Immediate
vicinity al the is very great; several ben. blown
Town. an" the mischief is generally experienced By the
arrivals from the south the shock said was rlt iorc
bly, Liverpool and other places adjacent II was r,e
also attributed 10 The partial shock of earthquake
ego
Fr0n tie Quebec CJa.ciy.
ShiPwrech IF U.c Rob f2oy--'The following is OK
uacted from letter from respectable source. dated
the ID May at ST Jean port Jolic, near the scene OF
the wreck
81 have unfortunately Just been witt - of frir,
iu ship"Tech On the 3Oth u OF o'ciuck al nin III
a vessel from Belfast with l3C settlers, stranded on
tic shoals Of Lset. The people not knowing in the
gloomy storm and darkness, where tley were and the
pilot surprising that the vessel was on some uninhab,
ted island or soai which the tide would cover did moi
land immediately The tide rose, and the wind which
blew SO violently HAT ii has thrown down man,
fences, trees aud buildings in this ueiehtorhood soon
drove he hinge wares the vessel civ ing il repea
teGiy heavy shocks. | them cut away in the
morning both the rnass, after the other. an! when
this iaed To relieve the vessel by tightening her. the
people Ill confusion and dismay hurried the end OF
the bowsprit. from which they prccipatcd themselves
INTO the boats, which of unable 10 contain
50 large number. Most OF them had been exposed
{" The whole force OF the waves, and they bcnum-
ped with cold aud oyerpowercd by their distressing
and hopeless condition Those who were left on board
we're only landed the ls about three O'clock in the
AFTERNOON. or these dead and others d,-
ing There nj this sev enieen dead bodies
IN one house. men, women and Children but chiefly
OF tue latter These will be inferred TO, morrow AZ
another house there other bodies II is i'm
possible to descI be tue heart reiino scsn.a hih l,a
passed before US.
'lf these unfortunate settlers had iisemborl,ed n,
low waier when tie vessel first went ashore mono of
them would have per;shed. One woman has lost Ter
five children, and she and her husband ara in state M
delirurp."
Another account states that the original number OF
passengers was l5l: OF these drowncd, 10 chill.
dTen, ) woman, and men, The Waterloo brought
away p inen, 10 women, and 81 children in all 10
persoIis--ine rest had proceeded to Quebec by Ian.
The survivors loud n their praise of The -haS
'an's Of The country near which they wrecked.
who treated them with the utmost kindness slaughter
ing ter cattle to give them provisions. The cargo of
The Rob Roy valued ESQ Geo. which is almost ali
lost or damaged One lest his wife and three
chiidren; another on. Of four children lest tireehc
survivor Is deaf and dumb And Mrs Lamb LOST her
husband, ono child, and money property 10 The a.
mount OF tT0O and Is nov viii, six ci,en left dcs
tutc. The vessel is a total wreck One of ;be mast.
is driven through the bottom and at high water the
N'SS
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by the following article from the London Courier
al April 7th would that new source OF suupIy
for the British Yves. India Colonies is ready TO omen
at least for the period during which the exclusive svs
ten towards this country shall last. We doubt wboh
er the British or our government expected that the
loss which the islands have sustained by being dcpr
we'd OF our trade, would be made up by that of Germa
ny; ard we are soncwli mistaken # he CanaGa New
brunswick and Nova Scotia vii! relish the idea of be
ing cut out OF their promised advantages BIZ iavin
their friends on the counen, avail themselves of lie
benefits which on: neighbours intended to real
we Tor Themselves. The latter must dcyoutJy ho,a
fat the iNDg OF the Netherlands may continue his 40
hey OF keeping the navigation Of The Rhine closed so
as to permit the possibility the part of the Germans
OF their carrying on this with lie British
colonies
ave have received the Aligcmeinc Zei,unn 20 tho
lSt inst. Under the bead of Meutz March g. we
lind some remarks the present commercial system
Of England, which, It is sad, By considered 10
dai IRON the treaty concluded between ibis country
and the United States of ortiz America IN 1916 il
proceeds show that the measures aippfed bv orr o
yerhrlent, to unshackie commerce, will benefit t,,e
nations OF the continent; and the change in cur colo
mai system and the course taken with respect to the
United States the writer calculates will benefit In,
North OF Germany, whose traders can supplv il x sta
ted almost all The articles. which Till now our colonies
have been in the habit of taking from tie Americans
amounting annually TO lively millions ofdoais-Tbe
west and south Of Germany, II is added yorld partiri
pate III the benefits above set forth were the nayjra
ton Of The Rhine free This however is prevented for
The present, by The policy of 'he Netherlands, which
Is mere snSHatised as oppressive and disgraccfu"
Since writing the above, tYe have received no,;,e
That -four IS to be admitted into Canada in bond
or Tue "eS' indies IN Y. D. .4dp /
important .jercnnfc EofoY-r7oiion- are indef,,-
Ell to Tue poliiencss of gentleman of his CITY for the
following letter from his correspondence Monlreslan
nonncng an important decision Of The Parliament OF
Ianaaa favourable TO the -four trade between tie pro
vnce5 and tl5 country.---NM .ldrocqlc
MONTREAL, 9TH Nav, 1927
Sir;-We hasten TO inform you, that upou an aopli
Ca!I9n made ny ite most respectable merchants OIL
Quebec and Montreal TO The government ard connect
Tor permission 10 import -four from the United States
by land or inland navigation to 70 into bond for Ok;
Pnrt 10 me West Indies decision is made permitting
THIS trade and orders will be given Immediately a, tho
Po'l of entry at the COieau du Lac and 81. Johns ac
cording!y.
The effect Of this is, that 'io importer or conscience
here gives bonds al the port of entry that the flour Shall
70 the Kings yarelOusc TO roma i,c,o III Iii