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LIVES LOST.

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srEAMsoAr RuRNr AND MANY
LINES LOST.
We have received from our Eassoa cor
'e>poederss The editors of the daily Advert |
'<r as.i PSzriot. ths follow i.x p.rs,eulsrs of
! ed disssier which hss h<fsiisn tkr ssram-
boat ksysi Tar, ~h'eh piies between Port
land and 81 John. N. ..
Dssfrxefioa Of Tie sfesmer Royal
Tar. Of 81. john. N. b. b. fire snd loss
Of naay hrss.-This fne steamer. 400
tons burthen commanded by Captain
Reed. which has been plying the last
summer between 81. John, N. B. and
Portland. took ere on her passage 10
Portland. ct two p. M. on the 18th
inst. in Penobscot bay. within two
miles Of the Fox Islands. and wss de-
stroyed. The ERE took under deck.
and had got such ascendsncy before il
was discovered that the ERE engine.
which was also under deck. could not
be got out on account Of the intense
heat. which also prevented the men
below from working the steam engine
sufficiently long 10 run her on shore.
The revenue cutter from Casiine took
OF the surviving passengers and crew.
II Is thought that ss many - thirty
lives are lost.
Since the above was 10 type. we
have received the following from the
Messrs. Topliff:
Torluy's NEws Reon.
Bosrex, Oct -, . O'Clock, ?. ~.
Loss Of the Brifrsh Steamer Rossi
Tar.-Cspt. Thomas Howes, Of the
steamboat Bangor. has politely furnish
ed Us with the following particulars OF
the loss oi the above vessel, obtained
from one Of the passenger:
The steamer Royal Tar. Thomas
Reed. master. Of and from ST. Johns,
". B. for Portland, leit on Friday, 2Ist
instant. with about 90 10 100 passen-
gers. including crew. On deck were
an elephant. two camels. several hor-
ses. and number OF Gagged animals.
comprising a travelling caravan.
On Tuesday. 2oth, when crossing
PenohscO, Bay. and within about two
miles OF the entrance Of Fox Island
thorougbfare. il Vas found that the
water was out Of the boiler, and %
the wind was blowing a very heavy
gale from N. W. at the time, the boat
was anchored for the purpose Of filling
the boilers; and in about an hour after
(aboui two p. NJ she was discovered
10 be on FIRE.
The engineer with fifteen other per.
sons Immediately jumped into the
largest boat. and made TO the nearest
land TO leeward, which they reached
IN safety in about four hours. Cant.
Reed promptly took possession Of the
only remaining boat. and took a posi-.
ton at short distance to the wind.
ward. Three gentlemen passengers,
good swimmers. committed themselves
to the water. and were taken up by
Capt. Reed.
The cable vas slipped and sail made
an the boat with the hope OF reaching
the shore. but the flames .pread %
rapidly from al 10 forward, that her
msiDmast WAS consumed in q few mi
nutes. and her iiller ropes being burn,
away. she drified broadside 10 the
wind. directly out TO sea.
A signal oi distress bad been made,
and il was fortunately discovered by
the Revenue Cutter. stationed al Cas-.
tine. then about forr or FIVE miles "a
windward. and she promptly bore Up "a
her relief Capt. Reed put on board
Of her the persons in his boat, and
then Immediately commenced taking
on those remaining on board the Roysl
Tar.
At this time she was q mass Of
flames nearly from stem 10 stern; .
small space forward which had not We,
taken FIRE. with the bowsp.ii, bobsiav,
&c. WAS crowded with the survivors
Those on the quarter deck were driven
overheard by the flames, and such ..
survived were hanging TO the davii
isckies. chains and ropes attached ic
the Tudder.
Many were suspended by ropes, So.
cured on deck. bot as the ERE reached
them, were pFecipitated into the seS
snd drowned. The cutter unfortu.
Dafely had no boat OF sufficient size "a
render any assistance in taking of the
sufferers. and having eun-powder on
board. Lieut. Dyer. in command, did
not deem Il prudent TO approach very
near the wTeck-so that the work Of
rescue was uosvoidabIy very tedious.
Capt. Reed. however. firmly and
Fesolu,ely PeTseveFed Niih hiA boat.
though It was with soma difficulty that
he could obtain aB efficient boats ere v
30 approach the wreck. fearing she
elephant would 90 overheard and de-.
siroy the boat.
The last boat left The wreck litlle
before sunset. with one solitary fraoiic
female, the last on board. whose sisis,
and child had both persisted before hrr
eyes. The loss Of lives is estimated
at from Do 20 32. there being some
small children on hoard hich had
not been inserted on Capt. Reed.
Pa'sengeF bd-ihe precise numbe.
cannot be ascrr:ained
The prompt aud prsi.eworihv deci.
s'on ~ Csp' Reed. IN securing the
boat. was the only means by whieh