Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-13

for ssseI nj years past. ha. bern renewed from
The 0ibce fihe Secretary OF The Navy, making
the fourth sic,io, whom Alr. Branch has sacri
fce1 10 bis private malice, OF 10 g,alify the
opportunities OF ssi sing expectants Ia this
/ stance, rs with The resi-. no eause has been
assigned. MOI eau any be assigned thai would
satisfy sa honorable mind. The H.inkfng Sc
ere,sfy has removed esacll, one half Of the
Clerks whom lac found IN diiice when lie en-
tered as The had Of the Nay Department ;
hoa many ofthe old stock will remain. when
he himself shall retire, we need not the gilt
OF prophecy 10 fufeiell-
tGeorgei0rn Columbian.
STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION Til Cincin.
natl Commercial Advertiser of the 9Th ult
says III Is with the most lively feelings Of re-
grct we have again 10 announce another oil
those ealamitous events, which have SO often
occurred OF late upon The Western waters.
The superior steam boat Caledonia, CAPT.
Russell, on her way TIP from New Orleans,
bnra her boiler about nine miles below New
Madrid W hlch killed nine, badly wounfed
seven. aud slightly wounded eight, as follows,
VIZ -
Killed Philip Ormcs. John, Snerdin. Jonas
Chamberlain, deck passengers Joseph Rus
sell engineer John .Gfeenup, Thomas Grew
Adam Taylor, colored fireman Anthony Haw-
kins. seward.
Badly iScaided-Noel Dosney. Ass Levitt.
Nillism Chsrsemsn, osmp.l Murphy, Thoniss
Peel James Hamilton. Frank.
Slightly Scalded II. d. Hughes, Henry
Carlisle, Charles Moon. black man, Iehn l..
ID ekson. Francis Morley, Pellsim Marshall.
Maniy Weekly, ESQ.
Tie explosion took place willis The boat WIS
and had been under way for several hours.
z l..
1one The boat is but tining
The undersigned, passengers Oh board the
steamboat Ceirdonis, are altasted by asruse
of iue,iee IN stating. that the distressing acc-
deni. which has jrst occurred, can il no way
he imputed 10 negligence. OF any lack of care
@ha'eser, IN the pi OF or Capt Russell. whose
behaviour On the occasion 10 worthy OF their
warmesl commentator. Il is further their
belief, that the explosion j. ascribable 90 an
orlgnal hui unknown effectiveness in one OF
the boilers. Signed by The Passenger.
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE, MAY 4.
We have tonversed with n gentleman VIII
was passenger on board the Caledonia, al
ibe time OF the explosion of her boiler. He
"as III in his b,ih when he accident Occur :
red. HasItnng 10 the deck, he Witnessed n
scene Of terror aud confusion which il is I'M
crew made up n multitude of fre hundred
some OF ihesu wtie Won 1ded, konie we dead
Those that were un'pjured, were rndea, our.
'og 10 save themselves and their property aud
each, III ea'unrng 10 accomplish hi, own
oe1ect, increased the difficulty and danger OF
| escaping hoin the boat \ number OF trunks
were hastily thrown from The bott toward, the
shore. Some ofibese fell into ,he water, Oar
| informant SAW Que unfIrtnaale passenger, who
had jamped OVERHEARD. struck ON the head hy
n trunk, aud lac thinks Others persisted in the
| like manner.
Among tue passengers who were injured
! ahs a senIiemau Who had been injured by the
explosion on bouTd the Helen Alcfiregor. tie
| had just recovered from his wounds, when ht
experienced this seconu disaster on board the
| Caledonia.
! The gentleman with whom we have CONVEX
| sd, thlnks the boiler VIVA defective hut is o.
opinion that The immfdtate cause of the acct
dent was The boats beng thrown out Of rim
by The passengers pressing on one side 10 view
lhr scenery In this way. he thinks the water
was thrown on one side of the boiler, anu ne
other side exposed TO the direct action oil the
fire.