Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-07
From the Boston Patriot Of Wednesday.
DES IKUCTlON OF THE FINE SHIP BOS-
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III mas become our painful duty TO record the loss
OF tne ship Boston, belonging to the Boston and Lv-
eeirpooi Packet Company. The brig Camilla Captain
Ines' whicn arrived at this port from Amsterdam
Yesterday Tell IN with brig Idas from Demarrara for
Halifax, having on board the officers and crew of the
Boston Captain MackOy, from Charleston for Ljy-
erpool. "
Capt. NJ. has placed in Merchants Hall n state.
ment OF the particulars of the dep!orabe disuster,
from which, we extract the following:
, The Boston sailed from Charleston, Muy lG-
FROM the 9o;h TO the 25th, with little intefmsson
there were heavy squalls thunder and LIGHTNING, m
Mhich the masts and spars were much injured. On
tuesday. the s5;h, in lat SO 81. lon 63 Is. IN tto
afternoon, very black cloud came up from the s w
and the ship was struok by lightning, which
knocked down the steward, and Isaac Hopkins.
seaman and hlled the slip with electric fluid
Two "conpaisaHts' were seen on the top of tho ,,y
masts' Soon after the ship was found TO be ON 6r,
the nuid having passed into the holi, and commun .
Gated to the cotton. The scuppers were closed and
TIC passengers applied themselves with the utnos,
perseverance To putting out tie fire. CUTTING holes in
the deck to admit the water.
All attempts To extIngush the fire proved 20 bo
unaVang' as 1t spread among the cotton ike tindcr
'he o'ats were got out, and the officers passenrers
anu crew had barely time to save them selves bnf,ra
the snip was IN complete blaze-had not time IN
save the clothing, watches or provisions except
Sma" quantity OF the latter, ard about 10 gallons of
On thu following day Miss Boa. the only female
em IRON laisue ann exposure The cabin passengers were
and sister
'ss Ansca boas above menionet) Me>srs Neil Mcneil and
oanuel ogood On 9th. taken up by The ldas and
on me 3Oh were transferred tn the Camilla ~
Miss Boas whose death announced abovo is stated - b
been most exemplary Young lady To le,v. b,,i I
al Midnight and take 10 the roarpr occ,3 49,,
Pchy darkness relieved only by flashes of htnnp and ,hs
descending IN torrents upon her unsheeed head mas, ne
cesary nave proved too much for so endey nrIrcj
HHu indeed may be subject of great wonder thai ,bose ~
were mn'ei to dshp should survived before esv;nc
ne burning SHIP the coones Of Miss b. manifested IN the
es'ec ana "'en hrr uiferings approaching their
termination she gned herself calmly 10 the will ofod |
ae Win blessing for her hro,hs aud suffering friends upon
ner ups On The next morning, Wednesday, her ody the SIN,
non OF 'e sufferers no permitting longer kept on board
vas committed to the deep, aud service OF the church
OF England read At o'clock VI. on Tnursdav Co.,,
nus after ls nl4nchny duty performed the Tdas pick
Ca up inc sufferers ana treated them with tue Kindness
ann attention; from which vessel above stated thew wee
removed on ths 30h. 10 tie anila - N' WIG
Inc Boston was valued originally Al s36 600 on which
amount she was at INST insured The policy having
pred not long nct she 81 20 900 $40 O9n ~
te sum was insured at the Columbian office and Slo ooo -
!ne New England office III this city None of the cafeo we arc
informed were shipped Of the company II is b
iieved 10 have been English or Charleston arro,o ~
sisted III whole OF principally Of cotton WI