Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-06-07
ALEXANDRIA, ID. c.
v0sD3Y MORNING. JUNE 7. 1850.

D,,,rucfloa of the fine ship Boston, al Sea, 6y
The Boston Daily Advertiser Of the I'd
ays:-eIt has become our painful duty to
cord the loss Of the ship Boston, belonging to
m. Boston and Liverpool Packet Company
RE b-i, Camilla, Capt. Edes, which arrived at
.. mort from Amsterdam, yesterday, fell in
afrh b-ig idas from Demarara for Halifax, ha-
fl, an board the officers and crew of the Boston,
l.pt. Nackay. from Charleston for Liverpool.
capt. N. has placed in Merchants Hall a
statement Of the particulars of this deplorable
r.,,ter. from which we extract the following:
The Boston sailed from Charleston May Is.
goum the Goth 10 the 25th, with little intermission
,,re we're heavy squalls, thunderand lightning,
m which tie masts and spars were much injured.
a, Tuesday, the 2jth, in latitude SO 81, lonsi-
.,L, O. IS, in the afternoon a very black cloud
,,me up from the South West and the ship was
truck BY lightning, which Knocked down the
seward, and Isaac Hopkins, seaman, and filled
ne ship with electric fluid. "wo "~complai-
an,s" we're seen on the top of the masts. Soon
,,er the ship was found to be on fire, the fluid
haying passed into the hold, and communicated
uthe cotton. The scuppers we're closed, and
he passengers and crew applied themselves with
,e utmost perseverance, to put out the ire, cut
NM holes in the deck 10 admit the water.
"All attempts to extingui.h the fire proved TO
>. unayailias, as it spread among the cotton like
Under; the boats were got out, and the officers,
passengers, and crew had barely time TO save
themselves before the ship was in complete
blaze-h4d not time TO save the clothes. watches
OF provisions, except a small quantity of the lat
;r and about 40 gallons Of water. On the fol-
owing day Miss Boag, the only female passenger
died from fatigue and exposure The cabin pas
,ensers we're, Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, servant;
Dr.. ". Boag & sister, Miss Ansela Boag, above
aentoued Messrs.Neil M'Neill 4 Saml. $. Os-
nod. On the eth. were taken up By the Idas,
ul on tie seth, were transferred to the Camilla
Miss Boag. whose death, is announced above,
: stated TO have been a most exemplary young
adv. TO leave a burning ship at midnight, and
IKE 10 boat upon the roaring ocean. The pitcay
darkness relieved only by flashes of lightning. aud
me rain descending III torrents upon her unshel-
~red head, must necessarily have proved too
much fCy one so tcnderly nurtrred, and indeed
tmav' 4 subject Of great wonder, that those
VINO ere Injured to hardship. should have sur
rSsa. Before leaving the burning ship, the
l~OOincss OF Miss B. was manifested in the hiel!-
st degree; and when her suatrings were APP
preaching their termination. she resigned herself
10 the will of God, and died with a blessing for
her brother and suffering friends, upon her lips.
Ga 5e next morning, Wednesday, her body, the
situation Of the sufferers not permitting 1t to be
lOn-er kept on board, was committed to the deep,
aad the bural service of the Church of England
read. At. } o'clock, P. VI. on Thursday, ? few
hours after tbs melancholy dGty was perform
ed, the Idas picked up y, s~riIercrs, and treated
them With the utmost kindness and attention:
from which vessel, as above stated, they were
removed on the SOth 70 The camilla.
The Boston was valued originally atS56, 600.
On which amount she was at first insured. TIE
hst policy having expired, not long since, she
vas insured on $50, 600; 10000 of the sum was
Insured at the Columbian office and 10000 at
the New England Office in this city. None of
me cargo we are informed, was shipped on &C
count Of the Company. 1t is believed TO have
been on English or Charleston account. 1t con-
Hsted wholly or principally of cotton"
We understand saws the Boston Commercial
GaLette, that Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, after land
as from the brig Camilla, authorized his agent TO
PRESENT Capt. Mackay with a check for five hun
tired dollars.