Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-02

ject of remark, that the Home on her first voyage was m unsafe bout. Persons who saw her on the stocks ut New York, have structed.
 |" 1t is said that she was built by contract, under direction of Mir. Allaire, of New York, Dy brown G Bell, of that city, first rate buil- ueEs, one or whoms however, pronounced her too siignt 10 go to sea-that her engine was an old one, which the owner having no use for, determined to build a boat in which if could be placed, and turned to profit-that her Engineers were the same individuals, who. by their carelessness, caused the des. truction of life in the William Gibbons, when her boiler exploded in the harbor of New. York, in l635-that she was lost from mis- management last Monday night, off Ocracock bar, her Captain being SO i1t0ric0ted that her first officer, MT. Mathews, requested Captain Salters to take charge of the boat-that she was run on shore while under the command of Capt. Salters-and that defective as was her construction, she could have safely made her voyage, or even been run on the beach during daylight on Monday, and the life of eU- cry andaUadu0L 0n board SGred. Let the facts be inquired into-and let public indignation wis., it, if penal provisions cannot reach the sor- dld wretches-if these statements be true who would thus trifle with human life, to put a few dollars in their pockets.
 "The remark is sometimes made, that if parties will hazard their lives in badly con- structed or unsafe vessels impelled by steam, they have their own negligence to answer for any untoward results that may occur- But this is false view of the subject. Ma ny who take passage in steam vessels may never have an opportunity of gaining that Knowledge, which would be protection to them if acquired. Reports untavorable to the character ot steam vessel may be in circulation but if she happens to perform one or two trips, in calm aCe0ther, with speed and safety, CARD makes its appearance on her arrival in port, signed by her passengers, applauding her performance, recommending her as fine staunch sea boat, and all doubts are dispelled. In this way are hundreds de- luded to their destruction. We repeat it, that the people should be aroused to action on this subject If their natural protectors d. gainst the insensate cupidity of parties thus engaged in disgraceful career of profit, the Legislature of the country, will not act. The city of New-York owes it to her own chorac. ter to make this inquiry as sitting as possible, and to devise some regulations by which the headlong proclivity to gain in her citizens may be under some check from the law, if they are insensible to the common feelings of Humanity -
 We feel ashamed to add that we learn from two passengers arrived yesterday in the Atlas from Washington, N. c. MT. John Mather, of this city. passenger on board tue Home, and from Conrad Hcllon of Alba ny, waiter on board that unfortunate vcs- sel, that the passengers saved were robbed of every thing they had by the people on shore. Upwards of an hundred trunks were driven on shore, broken open and rifled of their con- tents, even the dead bodies were plundered five sovereigns and gold watch was taken from one of them. One of the ladies saved, accompanied by gentleman went to house and claimed their trunks, but were driven away with threats and oaths. The lady beg ged for her clothes, she having none, but what she came ashore in, but they were deaf to her cntreaties and drove her away.
 7-@ ~. Y. Courier.