Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-11
BRITISH SHIP HIBERNIA.

lhe Buenos Ayres OF the Both OF March, contains
detailed statement OF the burning of this ship. The Hi
hernia sailed from Liverpool last December with
for Van Dieman's Land. On the 9th of February when
in latitude 40. S. longitude 90 80 at IL A. M The
cond mate sent to the store-room draw of some
spirits, and preparing return deck whom by
cdent he stumbled and the lighted candle fell into bucket
oil spirits which was instantly in blaze. In the coptu
sion the bucket, with the liquid fire knocked over
and the flames spread in every direction. AT O'clock ali
hope OF saving the ship abandoned, and the boats
were ordered out; they were instantly filled and shov-
ed of.
The Captain did not leave until the flames burst tbrouyb
the matches, when he and the Mate threw themselves
overheard and were picked by OF the boats which
had dropped astern Being loaded almost sinking the
boats LETT the ship follows long boat with fl
ty.threc persons-pnnace with seventeen and the ioy-
boat with ten The Captain took charge the long boat
the Mate Of the pnnacc, and the Boaswan of the olly
boat, and proceeded 10 Pernambuco Two compasscs,
thermometer. sextant, few charts and quadrant had
been saved by cabin boy, and small portion of prov
sons
When they lost sight of the wreck, she was nearly
burnt to the waters edge, and those that still survived
were in despair the bowsp and other parts of the
ship where the fire had not yet reached the scene was
shocking and heart rendng No assistance could be rem.
dered theu and they must all have gone down with
the wreck.
The boat left her with very little provisions and that
little damaged by salt water Some fresh water had been
saved, but This carried of by the pinnace which de-
seHed her companion in misiorunethe jolly boat had
been previously separated from her consorts.
Ie long boat had made but little progress the 10th
oil February, by which time all in her debilitated
from fatigue and thirst that they lost all hope The boat
700 was so very ieaky that required the constant at
tendance OF eight men to bail out the On this day.
highly respectable gentleman, Mr. Ridley, died from ex-
haustaton and want of noufishment.
On the llth sail was seen, which proved be the
Sotushis vessel took of the sufferers, and carried them
to Rio Janeiro In ten minutes after the long boat sunk
The Sotus arrived at Rio the 20h on the lie xt ay
the Isabella from the Mediterranean arrived with the ere
oil the pinnace The jollyboat had been heard Of
that out of ttoo hundred and thirty ,co persons who
were on board only sirty. nine were saved.
Several OF the passengers very respectable. One
of the gentlemen saved, lost Gl5O0 The emigrants
to be Immediately forwarded to their respective desna
lions.
The Editor of the Buenos Ayres paper, from which
we have condensed this article says that painful
hear oil the distressing circumstances which occurred
when the Hibcrnia burnng-parens endeavoring TO
save their children, and selfdevoon i'm various indiv
duals.
The English ladies at Rio formed themselves into work
ing parties, and contributed greatly the unfortunate
males saved, by making up clothing, sc. for them.
Sutton, the Ventrloquist, is said to have won bet
made on one oil the river steam boats that he would
duce the Engineer 10 oil of the machinery by
his ventrioqual powers. First creskng sound came
from the shaft Of the water Wheel the oil can was imme
diately in use but that accomplished the sound
came from the piston at every downward stroke As the
OIL can was about being carried TO that part of the en-
CINE, the trick explained and hearty laugh was
joined in by the Engineer and spectators Dailv
Advertiser.
n netc step in the march of inteilect-The Attorney
General while discussing his dinner Wednesday even
ing was put in possession of the following extraordinary
epse: "Iwo strange gentlemen at Mrs divers present
their compliments TO Mr. Attorney General, and DESTROYS
to taste his Sherry, OF which speaks
send them bottle, the other that he will not" To this
"tavor done the Attorney General the "strange" gen.
tiemen received this "retort "To the two modest gen.
t!emen at Mrs divers: The Attorney General sends
bottle OF his Sherry fearing though, that they may be
seized in the of the evening with fit TO taste his
MADEIRA he anticipates such paroxysm by sending them