The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-19

I'll u; tooh place on the OIn lIlSt. II rom the va
rious accounts which have been published, we
make the following abstract, comprising the
most important particulars. The Michigan
was full rugged, painted black to represent her
as apirate, with crew in effigy on board She
carried an old buffalo, whose period was only
hastened lew days, an old and young bear,
fox, racoon, eagle, two geese, and a bad dog
she was towed by the steamboat Chippewa
p down to the mouth of Chippewa creek, five
Iniies above the falls, in the forenoon At pre-
clsely O'Clock, P. Nj. they hauled out into the
river, and towed about two miles down, when
the steamboat left and made for the shore
Immediately after, Capt. Rough's barge was
seen pulling ahead of the Pirate with line
"hen the steamboat left her, she tack'd and
came on broadsides, but was headed down
again by the barge, and kept steady for another
mile, when Capt. r. cut loose, gave her three
cheers, and pulled with strong, steady and
fearless stroke, through torrent never before
stemned' Tor the shore, which he made at
point about three quarters of a mile above the
tails The interest felt for the safety of The
barge was painful Human life had never be-
lore, In that frightful manner, been voluntarily
perlled All who had ever been hurried thus
TAR into that current, went to "that bourne
from whence no traveller returns" Nothing
but strong arms and steady nerves saved the
barge. The Michigan reached the first rapid
at seven minutes before g. and broke on the
precipice at precisely 3, the time appointed for
the descent. When she struck the first rapid,
she keeled very much and lost her masts and
spars, which caused her again to right She pro-
ceeded sideways to the second rapid, where she
struck and stuck about a minute, and it SEEM
cd as though the elements made their last des-
perate effort to drive her over this rapid She
was thrown completely on her side, filled and
again rlghted, and proceeded on her course
The vessel after going over the second rapid,
was turned stern foremost, in which way she
was precipitated over the mighty falls and
when about half way over, her keel broke, and
IN few seconds she was torn to fragments.
The racoon ran up the main-mast as she
went over the first reef and bruin mounted
the toretop as she bounded over the second.
where he was distinctly seen by thousands,
cllnglng to the top, as she lay on her beam,
and went by the board with the mast, suspen-
ded by his paws The young bear reached
the shore about sixty rods above the cataract,
where he was welcomed by a shouting multi
tude, and carried in triumph to Forsyth's for
exhibition. The other bear it was said, also
got to shore above the falls. The buffalo was
prccipitated over the falls and killed by spar
falling across his back. After the descent,
two of the geese, and the cat, were picked up
Glow the Falls, uninjured. TIE dog, was
subsequently secured, having reached Grass
Island above the Falls, wholly unhurt
The Editor of the N. Y Commercial Adj
vertiser, says The whole affair was 'got up
under the direction of Capt RoUGn, the oldest
seaman of the lakes A captain with such a
name, should have stuck like Long Tom Cof-
fin to his ship. And in the the event of his sur
wing the dreadful plunge, he might thcreaf-
ter have been called Capt ROugh-and- Tumble
FATAL ACCIDENT. We learn that an acct
dent, which has proved fatal in its consequence
es, happened at Marlborough on the 18th inst.
AT the raising of building, designed for an
academy, after the whole of the body of the
frame was raised, the middle beam broke, ow-
ing to its support not being properly secured,
and precipitated a number of persons into the
cellar below. Eleven were more or less hurt,
and nine of them considerably. One of them,
William Weeks, fingered till the morning of
the 18th, when he died
~ Intelligence has been received that the
Treaty of Peace recently negotiated between
Brazil and Buenos Ayres, has been REJECT
ED by the latter place.