Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-31

y Liverpool paper furnishes the following addition
al particulars of the shipwrcck of the Ncwry.
The North Wales Chronicle Of the 22d gives
description Of the circumsa nces attending the aw
ful wreck of the ship Ncwry the coast Of Carnar
Vonshre Friday night last, the authority Of
Mr.. James Harris, OF the Bangor, the agent for
Lloyds, VINO repaired to the spot Immediately On
hearing of the wreck, and on the Information given
By some of the survivors II appears that there
about 400 emlgrants on board, and that after
the vessel had struck, by the most fatigung and dan
gerouS eXertlun on the part OF the nearly 800
of them were enabled To land, many of them in a
state of nudity, and others with blankets, &c. round
them, having been IN their births, and many of them
sea-sick the time the vessel struck. The Of
the Newry behaved with the utmost courage and
humanity. In n state or exposure and exhaustion.
and many OF them severely injured, they continued
their exsrtions for the preservation Of the passen
gers until four O'Clock IN the morning, when David
Grifiiths, seaman IN the negborhood, assisted by
Owen Jones and other persons, succeeded IN rescu-
ing between fort aud fifty men. women and children.
from heir perilous situation on the wreck.
The Chronicle estimates the number of persons
los at between forty and fifty: earnestly hope
that the Chronicle is correct though. have been
informed that the previous accounts but too near
the truth. Fourteen dead bodies found amongst
the broken timber and on the rocks The conduct
Of the Inhabitants towards the destitute survivors
has been beyond all praise. They were furnished
with clothing, food SC aud many of the poor Gotta
gers actually burned part of their household furnr-
lure in order TO warm their destitute and shvcrinS
guests.
On Monday morning eighteen Of the sailors and
passengers sailed III the Abbey steamboat, belonging
30 Mr.. Daney, for Liverpool, where they arrived a
bout eight o'clock in the evening" the rest, having
received As each, were forwarded IN carts to Ban
gor The commander of the Abbey likewise volun
Iccrcd proceed TO the wreck to ascertain Il there
was any hope Of saving of the passengers, but
he found that the i!lhted bark had been shattered
TO pieces.
In reference TO the spirit OF emigration and the
passengers board the unfortunate vessel above al
iuded to, the Newry Telegraph has the following
raph:-"Thc spril of emigration to British A.
merica has not been stronger, or more extensively
prevalent in this part Of the country for several
years back than at the present Messrs. Lyles large
and commodious ship, the Ncwry is just on the eve
orIeavng this port, with fun complement of pas
scnrers for Quebec and three other vessels are al
ready advertised for the destination, to sail in
the course ofths md the ensuing month. a mum
Der OF tho persons going out IN the Newry are We
~ respectable and have observed an appear
ance of comfort. and. to word ubundantly OK
urcssyc and which our country friends at least will
understand Of rOugincsS abont the passengers gen
orally not always TO be met with novel and IN
tcrcstinp sight was Witnessed here on Saturday.
Some cnIirrants from the nngt borhood, we believe,
Of cambridge, passed through this town accompa-
MED by n respectable body Of Frcemlsons. with mu
SIC vesmenls, md all the other paraphcrnalia Of thi,
ancient order II ivtig accompanied heir friends 10
the wators side n Warren Point, and mutually eX-
changed the sad udicus. tins band ofbrothcrs was
then escorted out Of town by the brethren Of Warren
Point by whom it appears, they had been previously
received and Hospitality entertained in their lodge
rooms Livcrpool Courier.