Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-09-26
DONH HISEHG.
CAsUALTIEs-Loss SrEAMsoAr-DEIAy OF rur
MAIL.
ErToct from letter Of the Postmaster at Charleston
SOttih CocoIiuo

CAsUALrIEs-Loss OF SrEAMsoAr-DE1Ay or rur
MAIL
Ertroct from letter of he Postmaster ot Chay,es,on
South Carolina:
"PosT OFFICE, CHARLESTON, s. c. Sent O.
"SiR-On the 4ti and 9th instant, " e experienced
dreadful storm OF rain aud wind which so sweed fe ii,
yer courses, aud filled up The roads trees that the in
eIeourse between Columbia. Augusta and Charleston,
was entirely put stop TO- Upon being informed of the
same by the contractor, and OF his inability TO ;ranspo
The mail on the usual route edstey called upon the
President OF the Rail Rod Company and stated 10 him
the crcumsances Of the case, requested thai the D
rectof5 would make arrangement with me for trans
porting our mats during the interruption Upon which
they agreed TO transport the mails during that time free of
any expense upon The contractors sending an agent 10
take charge OF The Same, since which time we have regu-
ar'y received them. The intercourse between this and
the North has also been ended from The same cause
and out OF Tour mails due from the North ills day. we
have received but two"
Extracts from the Postmaster, Mobile Alabama
"Sir;-l have TO inform YOU that the mail boa, INN
on her way yesterday evening ..rom dis 10 Stork,on
having the United States mails on board while at BIaLew
burst her boilers and ime daely sunk alongside of he
wharf The eastern mail, saved, but sorry 10 saw
mat The way mail containing packages for Montgomery
Melville, Claiborne, MorisvIe, and CreeenyiIe as lost
HE engineer, aud one fireman killed and two mas
sensers are dangerously wounded Ia consequence Of
lhis accid'h lie mail due dis day has failed row
boat has been procured 10 carry the mail this evening ,o
S'orkon and The contractors ageut will go over in her
Tor the purpose oil making ns as TO ensure the
mail To BldSsv. where 1T will be transported over here in
the open boat and ~ i'll continue TO be So until sea.
boat Can be procured Tie Tom is sunk in very deep
water; but nevertheless, every xriion will be used TO re-
cover the mail. Hastily -
"si sepfememer-The way mail which Informed
you, was lost has been found en- The wei
bag containing The eastern mail brought this
morning. and hoe had the pack ges d. led and for aried
by tins days mail The steamboat Planter il engaged to
take The Place OF the Tom, and will commence on Mon
day next"
steamboat explosion, attended with the loss Of seve.
raj lives has taken place at Blakey Alabama We end
The following particulars in the Mobile Register the 4i
instant. Like almost all other similar accidents which
have preceded it, the present occurred lille the boat
was al stopping PLACE, and precanIion taken
10 Televe The boiler OF the accunulaing steam which
when boat s in motion. il always worked tf The re-
currence OF these dreadful accidents will il is hoped lead
TO such enactmens the part Congress as will subject
all steaBhoals in the country 10 q periodical exauinaon
and esi OF their machinery and require them 10 be pac
ell under Tie manag 'meni OF properly med and care
ui agents In The present case several lives have with
out doubt been sacced from The carelessness or i,no-
rance OF those having The machinery charge and is
hese points ma Tie provisions OF the law snd ia
esq peh'' les should be especially applied. After making
the captain aud engn, OF steamboat liable to the
chage OF manSauger, for all lives lost by explosions oil
us machinery The enactment OF provision The levy OF
heavy damages on the steamboat and its ownrrs for the
benefit Of the reldves of the deceased would 90 far TO
give ~" security TOT lives and persons Of passengers
baltimore american.
PAINFUL Occurrence have lust learned t,a, tbe
boilers of The steamboat Tom, lille stopping al BakeIey
on Monday evening last Tor the exchange Of the mail al
uat place. burst, by which accident three persons LOST
ihr ives Fears entertained that others who have
NOT been found also dead one or two who are
bad! injured. viii recover The boat we understand
was broken about mships. and almost instantly sank in
about 30 OF 40 feet water Some Of the mails on boa
il is feared los, though il is s1id b,g was picked
up, dloa The persons dead are James C. Cook first en-
gneer carpe""r by the name Of Wilson, aud fireman
belonging 10 Mr. William Kitchen. passenger, an ell
deily gentleman, wearing his hair in cue name I'M
kTown, IL also supposed TO he among the killed.
Since writing the above, learned llon the cam
tain Of The boat at the elderly person who was supposed
to be among tie missing is ae. aud that all the mails
have been recoveied-a Of which hope may turn out
to be true.
CHFsNPrAKE AND Oufo CANAr ~
are graihed TO learn Says tie Baltimore PAuo That this
Company have succeeded in enecng loan Of two hun
dred thousand dolar from the Bank the United States
10 uf'het@nce OF which object, public meeting held
in his city, short time esce. The sum tIus procured
on loan, viii enable ie Canal Company complete their
works TO point eight miles above Williamsport, during
the pfesen season and will put Of jeopardy costly
dams across ;e Poomsc which would probably have been
swept away by the next winter torrents il cv had been
left ia an unfinished state. We would fsin (.avs die
Anecan) regard TIE Of the Company in obtaDne
us seasonablc aid token Of iis further and rapid adj
vance TO Cumberland.
THE EAST AND THE soUrH The brig Margaret,
when sailed Ifon this port wednesday Last tor Savsn-
ha, carried out parry Of nine hardy and igdustrons
Yankees. 10 pursue numbering operations noon the Iite
Ocmulgee flver 10 q State Of Georgia These nep are
enP'oysH ny lhe company residing principally in lhis
city, whicb we mentioned last winter having pnrchas.
ell large tract Of timber land n that State Tie Growth
Of timber ubon their l'ni is chiefly hs long eafed sci
low pine, which produces durable aud most excellent INN
ber the Of which is daily i6creasng in Ibis conn,,v
aud abroad This company las, understand fout nIis
containing Is saws already IN operation, together With
Hour mill suj well stOtk ed plantation around Tie mills
ibeif intention TO operate by Northern labor and keep
constant supply Of every species OF lumber Dafon
near The mouth OF The Alatamaha Upon this river much
the largest 10 'le State there plying two steam
boats, which 90 past, and within nile Of the compsnys
property.
The Alai'maha. something over 100 miles from s
aoui divides info two large branches which are named
the Ocmugee aud OcOnce rivers upon Tie latter il sit,a
ted mledgeviic, the capital Of lie Siae AMI upon the
other, EQUALLY distant from the Junction the goreisbino
town Of Macon. Between lbese large figes sido lie
limits Of steam boa, navigation vi hin so miles If ,i
capital and IN the very GENRE OF the State lies tho tract
OF 100000 acfes purchased by The company whose ener
grise we are noticing We wish and property 10