Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-18

The ladies' cabin icing deck, WAS badly shattered,
nd fitted Instantly with and scaldiDg water Every
birth in this cabin occupied. and the
no ladies' we're below. Those WHO in the ,iter /
this cabin generally escaped, and others who
naned in h, berths we're seaed only in the p..,.wlic
directly exposed. Some sprsug Instant, from
beis into the scaidng water which Cor time sace
deep on 'he cabin floor The explosion succeeded by
linz .'recches and g,oan> OF the wouudedhs cries OF
mo hers or Their ch'iren o Their husbands aud
ps he' and SISTERS In ono another and ior 'hrir hien-
ne on'ie ad eohinso Of getting down The boa 10 save
hos" WHO ~err in The tho whole contributing
'c"he Which u''riy beggars drrcrpt1n 10y heaven IN
IN rN u ver al ow az such snoh,r.
The immediate cause of The accident must Tor time
remain matter OF speculation snd surmise. The engi
n-er MIR Mu.b,,l mas at his post in tire cnye room
aud escaped umniure tie declares positively, that there
not more tlan inches OF sIram at the tue. The
assistant engineer. who had lett his post but short tia
before, a The guaXe-Iud up TO the deck, and
his story is confirmed 10y ile who The fire.
the lime. Fhe pilot, who W in the wheel-h ouse
at the nuc OF TIE explosion, says-that when the boat
came TO the Say brook anaing difficulty occurred to
the engine that they unable the boat ahead
mar they were compelled 10 anchor to prevent drifting
ashore that she lay AT anchor about twenty minutes, dur
ing which time seam was blown oil, that he rlt
alarmed aud went down aud found that there guite
much steam on and that tie hampers were not up
mat once afterwards he went down, and found matters
nearly The same situation. The place where the boat
anchored Is about six miles below the OF the di-a
ter, and the time which elapsed from her getting under
way to stopping at Essex mus, have been at least hall
an hour. No steam blown Off when she stopped al
hs'ex Mr. Potter iae former engineer not board,
OUT MT Marshall the acting engineer, considered
.kinl man, fully Competent fill his place. of the
boilers is in the river; the fragments OF the other upon
the wharf, where the boat lies. Nothing oi IL remains
but the trout and the ucs These perfectly sound ev.
dences, that there deficiency water in the boiler
The whole OF the sides and back end gone and the
appearance OF the edge where the separated is such
as to give the Idea that he may with his hands
On - zee as easily as ~ It were rotten paper may bo
proper to state, the boilers made the West Point
foun"y 'he best oopper aud they had been only
about two months.
The directors OF the steamboat company on the recep,
OF me news yesterday morning, immedis ely dispatched
the steamboat, Massachusetts the assistance OF The sui.
erers She returned 10 dis city 10 %
ming, with the passengers and OF the wounded The
CARD.
The Undersigned, passengers board the steamboat
New England at the time OF the late disastrous accident
tender their wdrnest thanks the inhabitants OF Essex
and its vicinity Tor the very kind unremng aud timely
as>i-tahec they received from them
incy would also express thcnseve paricu CRATE
nl Tor the devoted personal attention OF the ladies and
.phy si'ians
Stsar,boat Massachusetts, Wednesday evening. Oct o
! Elisha Peck, Wm. n. Gardiner Henry Mckee BEN
Jam,n Savage, o. Fdss c. p Bomdnran r. White Rus.
sci Titus, Ebrn Parsons, j. w. White, Warren Hastings
Fisher Gay. Mrs. Gay NJ. Woodward Augustus T. Stout
j. W. Fa-st,J Van Dur'en, Sarah Hart, Mrs. Hsmers.
ley, B,t.ey Crosby. Alex. Melville Sarah Melville Ali;
gail Mckee, John ). Riley and Abga Stocking.
Since the above was in type. have learned that
gentleman who arrived from Hartford this morning in the
Ciei Justice Marha, states that sixteen OF the persons
Injured by the explosion dead. One OF them i Mrs
Ihompson.
The British .f,my at .Nc,o orleans.-Amones, tho
extracts from late E"gsh papers, find the annexed
Z
ment universally current in this country for eieh,eeu
years highly derogaory 10 the character the British ar
NY Ie,Ore New Orleans in 1915. We do not remember
on wha' or whose authority the charge orisinal,
made but has been generally credited For the homo,
o. nnan nature and more especially for The honor of
S'h"fed nation the removal OF the stigma must give plea
sure 10 every generous mind.-Nat. Et.
go. "SrANAfoRE August I6, 1898.
. "Sir-As second in command of the army serving NJ
New Orleans in the year 1915, beg TO incose TO YOU
declaration signed by officers which has refer
ense TO your work, entitled "Thres Years in North
mi arso,p
tusS IN justice tohe honor OF the British army and 10
the memory Of the brave and gallant officer who com
ana should your popular hook be extended to third ed
on this formal denial of the truth OF the points referred
TO, viii find place therein
nave the honor TO remain, sir, your ohe,ent servant
James Siuart Esq N N''
lOeclaraton incosed in The preceding let,er1
ihe two following paragraphs, extracted from work
recehiiy published, entitled "Thrce Years in No,t,
America by James Stuart, Esq when speaking OF the
cApedIlon 10 News Otlcans in 1915, express-
l. li has been sai and ever contradcted .o far az
could learn AT New OIeans tina the British Commando.
~ cei mad promised the plumber OF h. city his army
ms Is matter which even concerns the honor OF he
British name Tor the founded OH 40 igb, an
thnrity." " ~ o''' ava
, Mr.. Eaton, holding one of the highest Offices i, Ma
(lS3O) Secretary at War 10 the American
Washington and tie author OF life Of General Jackson
expressly asserts, IN That work. that booty and beauty
was the wa'chword of Sir Edward PakenIam'. army in
the battle OF The Ssh He thus wres-.Let il be remen
'''" w wa. S'tlHt, oul misguided General, who
heeh so much deplored by the British nation tina, TO ,he
cupidy OF his soldiers he promised the wealth of the c
as recompence Tor their sdntry and sperson Wills
WIN brutal RIGHTEOUSNESS, they to rev el i'm
HiWiGehce ana triumph I'm controlled yer female inno
cence Scenes like these, nation ,lishon red and In
suited, had already Witnessed al Hampton and Uavre do
GRACE (audng TO Sir e.. Cockhurns expedifior) but IL
was reserved Tor her yet 10 learn THAT officer of bc
sihding polished, generous and brave should TO induce
MS sodierS 10 acts oil daring valor permit them a, re-
ward, 10 insult, njure, and debase those whom all
., NVn saV"ges. reverence and respect The history
Of Europe, Snce civilized warfare began is CHALLENGED
10 AFFORD an instance OF such gross depravity sueb
outrage on Tie morals and dignity OF society ENGLISH y,i
cis may heny the correctness o the Charge il cerainI
Interests them TO doso; but lis authenticity is too well %:
"ui-hed 70 ADMIT adoubt, while its cmiualiiy
sea from beng The act OF people who hold
up oSTonndnS nations as examples of every thing h,
~ correct ana proper This charge does rest upon
Mr. Eafon's authority alone. IL is mentioned in sI H.
American statements relative to this battle down n the
present day Mr.. Timothy Flint, who has given do
taed account oil the campaign, repeats in his .Geoor
phy and History Of the Western States; and il
pears IN the Travels OF Bernhard Duke of Saxe Wei,,
pio'her'n-'aw oil the Duke OF Clarence (noy Kins ot
Great Britain,) published 20 late as 1928 - e "
wow we, the Undersigned serving in the atmv and
ac'uay present, and through whom all orders :, the
o"P were promulgated, DO, in justice 10 the memory of
Thai distinguished officer. who commanded and led ,Io
tack, lie whole tenor of whose life was marked bv
ness OF purpose and integrity OF view most uneomivo
cay deny That any such promise was ever held ont 10 d.
army or uIai The WachwOTd been o;,o,
out was ever lssued and further that such motive, coJ
never nave actuaed the man, who the nj hs
uuy 70 ms king and country so eminenuy upheld The
Character of a true British soldier T "''
That reiuiation OF the above caIumnies mn, t.,,.
4 r. an eAIeflt - Gplat. 4.