Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-08
From the Boston Patriot of Wednesday
DESTRUCTION OF THE FINE SHIP BOS-
TON, AT SEA BY FIRE

TON, AT SEA, BY FIRE.
It has become our painful duty to record the loss
OF the ship Boston, belonging to the Boston and Lv-
crpool Packet Company The brig Camilla Captain
Edes, which arrived at this port from Amsterdam,
Yesterday, fell in with brig Idas from Demarrara for
Halifax, having board the officers and crew of tho
Boston, Captain Mackay, from Charleston for Liy-
| erpool.
! Capt. M. has placed in Merchants Hall a stnte-
ment OF the particulars Of the deplorable disaster,
from which We extract the following:
| The. Boston sailed from Charleston, Nav Ia
| From the ooh to the 25th, with little intermission
there were heavy squalls. thunder and lightning, in
winch the masts and spars much injured On
Tuesday. the 18th, in lat 80 81, Ion 60 10, in the
afternoon. very black cloud up from the g. W.
and the ship was struck By lightning, which
knockcd down the steward, and Isaac HOPKINS
! seaman, and filed The ship with electric fluid
Two "complaisaHs were seen on the top of the Two
masts. Soon afe the ship found to be on fire.
the fluid having passed into the hold, and COMMUNE
Gated to the cotton The scuppers were closed and
the passengers applied themselves with he utmost
perseverance to putting out the fire, cutting holes in
the deck to admit the water
All attempts to exlingush the fire proved to be
unavaing, as 1t spread among the cotton like finder;
the boats were got out and the officers pass myers
and crew. had barely time to themselves before
the ship was IN complete blaZe-had not time TO
save the clothing, watches provisions except a
small quantity Of the latter, and about 10 gallons of
water
On the following day Miss soag the only female passer~
Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, Dr. WIN Boas, sister,
Samuel osgood On 9th. taken up by the Idas and
Oh the 30,h were transferred to the Camilla.
MISS BoaS whose death announced above stated 10 have
been exemplary young lady TO leave burning shin
at midnight, and take 10 boat upon roaring ocean, the
Pchy darkness relieved only by flashes Of lightning and tho
rain descending in upon her upsheered head must ne
cessahy have proved too much for eney
indeed may be subject of grea, wonder thai those i,o
hardship should have survived Before eavny
the burning SHIP the GOODNESS Of Miss b. manifested in tho
highest degree and when her sernrs we've approacho their
died with blessing for her brother aud suffering friends upon
her lips On the mex, moins Wednesday, her body, stu
alton OF the sufferers permitting longer kept on board
was committed to the deep, aud the burial service church
OF England read A. 8 O'Clock M on Thursday, few
bouTs after tins melancholy duty performed the Idas pick
cd up he sufferers and treated them with kindness
removed on the 30th, TO the Camilla.
The Boston valued Originally al $40 600 ON which
a%oYn, she was a, first insured The Posy having es
the insured the Columbian Office and 100000 q,
The New England office in this city None of,he cargo aru
cved TO have been English Charleston account /, con-
sisted i'll whole or principally Of Cotton
MARR1ED-On Wednesday tho goth ul,. nv tho
Rev. John Ayres, Mr. WILLIAM SHEpugRp, 70 Mss
M v e. daughter Of Bernard Booker, Esq. all
Of Buckingham. N'a" a''
MARRIBD-On Tuesday the 18th uIt. nv Rial.
op Addison NJ. Lcwis, JoHN w. HAnRrs, ESQ A..
torney at Law, of Spotsylvania to Miss M anIJ.
Il CoGHILl, OF Caroline county
Hearth has cen single hour.
When every anxious throb 10 stilled,
"nen iuPd IN passions slerpless power,
AND our LIES cup with Joy is filed
LIS that when hearts at length are bIendcrJ,
,,Whch long have lovd and car'd and doated.
when every doubt at last is ended
AND each to each ore'cr devoted
May that hours bliss be never chtnged,
In these fond hearts that thus are pligfted
And may they love-Iove ne'er estranced-
No hopes destroyed no prospects blich,ed.