Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-08

u'a' W. nave 'o COMMITMENTS The particulars at
the most fatal shpwrecks that has occurred on the coas
OF this country for several years On Friday night last
the Newrv, Captain Crosbie, from the port of Newrv
bound Tor Quebec with about 400 passengers on board
ran on the rocks al Pornclineon Bardey in Car
narvon Bay, and dashed TO pieces in few hours
too hundred Of The passengers perishing IN the ,oresk
The particulars which have been able to collect
This dreadful event are the foowing:-
The ship left Newry on Wednesday, and in beatip,
down the channel, the weather being very oggy sh,
got too far into Cainarvon Bay, and driven on the
rocks about o'clock ON Friday night. considerable
part OF the passengers who were principally Irish emf
graats, were below when the ship struck; and suci
was the violence of the shock that the ladders between
decks were Knocked away and the ship filling with wa
ter every soul below persisted The captain, with In,
crew, and about half the passengers, succeeded in
reaching the shore, thou Oh i'm what manner we hav,
not learned They were all in the most wreched con
dtion, many OF them having lost every thing that they
possessed in the world The greater part of them are
at Carnarvon where they have been treated with
Kindness by the inhabitants pas.eng err arrived from
roruncneon, at Carnarvon, short time before the las
accounts were sent away who stated that the ship had
gone to pieces, and that the shore was covered with
dead boiies Among those who have persisted, said
to he several respectable families. Liverpool Times
We have taken some trouble TO obtain further infor-
nation respecting the above disastrous occurrence b
have not been able to collect more than the foowinp
partcuars:-The accident was sccasioned i'm conse-
quence OF the light Birisey being rendered inyisi
BILE by the thickness of the weather; but the captan
having observed breakers to be near he ordered the
snip TO be put about Ii too late however for this
perilOus
inc shoals for in coming round she grounded npon a
rock and the result the dreadful catastrophe detail
ed above. In this distressing situation the captan or
oered the mzenmast to be cut away. fall upon
ne rock in order 10 form gang for those 10 get on
shore who were able TO leave the vessel In thi, man
ner the crew and hundred passengers only out of
three hundred and sixty, who said to have been on
board, contrivcd to their lives number of tbs
passengers arrived at C,rnarvon on Sunday some Of
them almost destitute of clothing, where they received
all me assistance which the humanity of the inhabitants
could bes'ow; and the Mayor and Magistrates, pi-
r most honorable TO their feelings, instantly on foot
subscription for their relief, for which purpose c3l
was Immediately raised.
On Monday morning, eighteen of the sailors and pas
sengers sailed in the Abbey steam boat belonging to
Mr. Daney. for Liverpool, where they arrived about
O'Clock in the evening the rest, having received 4s
each, were forwarded in carts TO Bangor. The CON.
mander OF the Abbey likewise volunteered TO proceed
wing more of the passengers but he found that the ILL
lated bark had been shattered to pieces.
In reference to the spirit OF emigration and the ras-
sengers on board the unfortunate vessel above alluded
TO- the Newry Telegraph has the following paragraph:
"The spirit Of emigration TO British America ha, not
oeen stronger, or more extensively prevalent, in this
part oil The country for several back than al the
present Messrs. Lvle's large and commodious shin
the Newly is just on the of leaving this port with
iull complement OF passengers for Quebec and three
Other vessels already advertised for the same
nation, to sail in the course of this and the ensuing
month. number of the persons going out i'm the
Newry are very respectable, and have observed an
appearance oil comfort, and, to word abunantIy
expressive, and which our country friends least wi
understand, OF rOueess about the passengers general
~ nor always to he met with. novel and nteres ting
sght was witnessed here on Saturday Some emigrants
from the neiehborhood believe of Banbridge pass.
ed through this town, accompanied by respectable bo.
ny oil Freemasons, with music, vesIm ,nt. and all the
DINER paraphernaa OF this ancient order. Having ac-
companed their friends 70 the waters side AT W,rrep
Point and mutually exchanged the sad parting adieus
this 'hand OF brothers then escorted out of town
ny me brethren OF Warren Point by whom, appears
they had been previously received and Hospitality
t"rianed in their Lo ige rooms" Liverpool Cou
The North Wales Chronicle, of yesterday, gives a
description OF the circumstances attending the awful
wreck oil the ship Newry on The coast of Carnarvon.
shire, on Friday night lsst, the authority of Mr.
James Harris, of Bangor, the agent of Lioys who re-
paired to the spot Immediately hearing Of the wreck
and on the information given by some of the survivors,
IL appears that there about 400 emigrant on board
and that after the vessel had struck by the most fatigu
ing and dangerous exertion the part of the crew
nearly 500 OF them enabled 10 land, many of the m
in state Of nudity and others with blankets SC round
them, having been in their births and most of them sea.
sick, at the time the vessel struck. The crew of the
Newry behaved with the utmost courage and humani.
ty. In state of exposure and exhaustion AMI many OF
them severely injured, they continued their exertons
Tor the preservation of the passengers until O'Clock in
the morning, VIXEN David Griihs a seaman in the
neghhorhood. assisted by Owen Jones and other per-
sons, succeeded in rescuing between forty and fifty
men, women, and children, from their perilols situs
ton on the wreck The Chronicle estimates the num-
Der OF persons lost at between forty and fifty, but saws
that the precise nugber had then been ascertaned
Our readers will perceive from the paragraphs in pre-.
cedine part that the loss of human life by This dreadful
is estimated al much greater amount but
we earnestly hope that the Chronicle is correct Though
we have been informed by gentleman who had some
opportunity of arriving at The TRUTH that the previous
accounts are but too near the truth.
The vessel broke up Sunday and what remained
OF the wreck was sold by auction on Monday. Four
teen dead bodies found amongs the broken timber
and on the rocks all Of which decentIy Inferred
The conduct OF the inhabitants towards IN, destitute
survivors has been beyond all praise They were fur.
n'hed with clothing, food &c. and many of the poor
cottagcrs actually burned Part of their household irn
ture in order TO warm their destitute and sbivering
guests 1t is also highly to the honor Of the poor unior-
tunates, that they travelled fifty miles in Wales without
committing single act Of dishonesty violence, ac
cePlng thankfully what was given them, and blessing
the giveTs.