Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-03

The New Oneans Bee Of the 4th L. mt, furnishes tho
following particulars relative to the melancholy dis
tin aud the loss OF thirty to forty lives:
Ii is with feeling Of pain that give he melancholy
details Of the late dreadful catastrophe board Of the
steamboat ST. Martin, furnished by rouug man,
passenger board He says, that while aiding i'm his
birth the sist ut at about IL O'clock in mo-
information brought him that the boat taken fire;
that he Immediately resolved to throw himself the ri.
yer. and used every induce Mrs Willis. the lady
oil Dr. Willis, commit herself his care that she
absolutely refused. not having the courage, and that she
tell VICTIM together with her husband, to the devouring
| element
Our informant cites remarkable trait of heroic cou.
rage in Madame Merauond. That lady being able
induce her husband follow her river. which az
ioded the only sad alternative from shocking DEATH sez
ed hold and threw herself overheard with him. Both
would inevitably have persisted, had fortune thrown
in their way chicken coop that floating with
the CURRENT by its assistance, after great and desperate
exerion they succeeded in reaching the land
with water aud more dead than alive. Madame Mera
mond arrived in this city yesterday perfectly re.esta-
blished.
MIR. J. F. Miller. who himself escaped most miracu.
ousy, offered two thousand dollars any who would
save young slave whom he had with him; bat, seeing
the @possiby OF any such attempt, the flames having
progressed alarming extent one could be found
accept the offer The slave perished in the river hav.
ing thrown himself overheard after extending his hands
tow ards Heaven, as il in supplicston.
1t is estimated that there sixty passengers on
b'ar-ot whom 1t is supposed more than oDe-hali Pc
| rished.
cotton placed near the furnace Ii would appear that the
progress OF the flames very rapid the pilot had
time to run the boat Ashore although he made every
possible exerton
Tn. once about TO heave round % the shore
| which caused the destruction Of many persons who in
their eagerness to escape thought they COULD reach land
| which appeared not so Tar as il actually was.
Among the victims, as far ained is Capt Seng
stack N. Morse Eq recorder of city, and servant
Mr. hitting. of franklin (La) Mr. Eas,on,
and servant MIR. Allen, DIR. Willis aud lady, Bayou
Sarah lady whose name unknown and three servants
Slime, OF New-Liberis; l.. Renor, do MIR. lIar our
fellow ownsman was only slightly burned.
Several passengers affirm that $50 O0O In bills of the
different city benks. were lost.
The Caledonia Brander, OF the ships intended for
the Line OF Packets between James River and Liverpool
was launched at Baltimore Saturday last In peakine
OF this ship the Baltimore Chronicle says:-"Tbs is the
ship Of her class designed for the same object and
owned by the same house, that Mr.. Beacham has built
since April as' the Hsrk Away (men,ion Of which we
,made at the time,) the other The Caledonia will vie
we think, with any vessel OF her class point of exqu
STIFFNESS OF model and the service for which is design
ed mat VIII be found in any portland the
workmanship not to be surpassed Her extreme
lao feet breadth 80 feet inches depth 81 feet and $50
Of Maryland tobacco besides having six state in her
cabin Tor passengers. She is built OF wel-seasoned live
oak and locust, and is copperfaste and coppereJ
McssrsJ b Brander Co., merchants OF Petersburg are
her owners; and the Caledonia, with the Hark AWAY
are intended as part OF line OF packet ships between
Virginia and Liverpool Captain Francis Dewson of Bos
ton, but for many years well and favoaby known as
ship master out OF Virginia TO have the of her
and in the selection of this Officer as much
has been evnced by the in the choice gentle
man of experience, nautical skill and pleasantly Of man
ners every person of taste who may the Caedo-
Of her misunderstanding InteHgeneer.
PEARs.Seeond gro,cth-The late season has been re-
marka6ls Tor second growth Of pears many parts of the
United States We were favored this eek with a co,,.
pie from cluster OF five, which were of second growth
on pear tree OF Doct H. W. Blachly of Pennington in
the adjoining township Of HopeweIl They are nearly as
large as hens eggs The cluster weighed five ounces
aPoihecaries weight.-Ifenton Gazette.
| STEAM PowER.-I appears from late publication
| OF the American Steam Carriage Company, that An.
thracte Coal is at present. successfully used in the Loco
motives OH the Railroad between Philadelphia and Ger
mantown, and that no sparks arise from their es so that
all danger arising from that is entirely removed
from Railroad travelling where this kind of fuel used
It's TO be hoped, therefore, unless effecua ans
are Immediately used for preventing the only un
pleasant but very dangerous annoyance arising from the
almost constant issue OF sparks from moving Of
wood, that Anthracite Coal will be generally adopted
Another inducemen to the of this fuel thong of mi
nor consideration is that is said be than half
the price OF pine wood. Very different from the pine
wood, besides, ii is to be had in quantities which
10 be nexhausbIe.- When the Schuyl9ilI and the LIE.
high fall the Potomac will yield enough Of il to supply
the world-.Ndt. Int. '
| HDUBLIC SALE AND HIRING-wilIbe sold at the
n late residence of Joseph Perkins Senr. in