Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-11
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FROM LIVERPOOL.

fkOM IlNEkPOOl.
We are indebted Capt. Wheaton, OF the ship Envoy
for Liverpool paper OF April 18th. The Envoy was
boarded by schnr. Thursday evening, about
10 o'clock, 10 IL miles south of the Hook; but the
wind being light, the accounts not received until
| this moning.
| The cotton market continued depressed. The sales
OF the 25h were only 1000 bales Prices rather yield
ing.
The returns of wheat, April 9th, were 1882 ours
average price CD Is. per imperial quarter.
accident at .udnchesfer.-On Saturday morning,
most calamitous circumstance occurred the river
irwe, near the place where two since, about
persons were drowned, at the launch flat from the
wharf OF the Old Quay, in Water Street, considerable
number OF masons and aborers at present employed
by the Manchester and Liverpool rail road company,
constructing arches Water Street and bridge
over the Irwel which to the rail road on the
two sides OF the river. Many of the lod sed on the
Stafford side and in the habit of being erred over
to their meals, well at night, after leaving their
work The boat in which they crossed small
one generally guided by sing oar at the stern and
had to make several trips in order convey the whole
of the hands across
Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, number of the
men expressed rather anxiety than usual TO go
with the first trip IL had rained fast the morning. and
there was strong wind the river was also consdera-
oily swollen, and the rapidy of the stream was much
Increased. Notwithstanding these circumstances TWEEN
" men crowded into the boat and she iearlcssy and
heedlessly pushed from the shore, with her gunwale
nearly down to the water For minutes she
went steadily, the men standing up; but shortly from
improper management. her side upon the streams;
and she heeled considerably to the larboard Some OF
the men instantly displaced and three of them
stepped on her side, leaped into the waer others rush
ed to the same place. when she instantly upset. and the
whole were precpitaed into the deep and rapid stream
Two swan ashore and through the prompt assistance
rendered by the crews of several fats which were w.
ing In he river, and the hands at the quays and dry
houses, SIX others rescued, state of greater or
eas exhaustion; but the remaining twelve were carried
down by the current and persisted. Their cries, in
ervas are represented truly heartrendng Half an
hour elapsed before the first body recovered and il
was the expiration OF wohours that the
was dragged ashore. One has not been recovered
he melancholy event has caused great sensation i'm
town. and has been proposed that the bodies should
men who were drowned have left wives and families.
LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE
TUESDAY, April 2Z
Our imports since last Tuesday have been on a more
limited scale than for weeks; they are STILL how
ever, fully equal TO the demand and the stocks of The
principal articles continue TO accumulate. The Wheat
trade has remained generally very heavy, and prices
nave rather receded particularly for the inferior descrp
TONS OF which stocks chiefly consist Indian Corn
continues to meet retail sale at full prices and the
stock is now in very small compass
The holders of bonded Wheat and Flour have shown
more inclination to sell those articles but there are at
present no buyers of either unless prices much be-
low our nominal quotations. parcel of Flour offered
by auction on Saturday, withdrawn, the highest
bid not exceeding 27s per 196lbs" There was only
and the business effected in wheat was on very con-
lined scale, at decline of I'd the finest descriptions
and July Sd perbushel other qualities parcel of We
r superior Baltic, which arrived yesterday disposed
oil at los Sd per 7Olbs. duty paid Flour very heavy
OF sale, and Is per sack cheaper Wheat English
white old per 70bs los I'd los 3d. new 9s Cd aOs 3D.
Red old los los cd; new, 9s 4d a 9s IOd. Indian
Corn, per 4S0lbs. 40s. a IL.
'e.er received days ago the highest bid to have
boon 25s l0d.