Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-12

| lay ofGnd on the land, and kept the lead go- | ing until "Wednesday. At four o'clock that morning, her soundings showed eighteen fa- thoms water. An hour after, . light was per- ceived through the drifting snow, and in a few minutes more, the ship struck the bot tom, while under close reefed topsail, double reefed main and mizen topsail, and close reef ed mainsail, about three miles east of Fire Island Light. She now made every signal of distress by firing guns, &c. until daylight, when she got out her boats, and sent one with line ashore. This boat swamped near the beach. The launch was next filled with pas- sengers, who, with the assistance of the peo- pie on shore, succeeded in getting safe to land. Till 5o'clock in the afternoon the time was passed in landing the remaining passen- gers and crew, and we are happy to add, all got safe on shore, except an infant, who per- ished from exposure to the cold. The sea was all the while making a complete breach over the vessel, and she, when our informant left, was one complete body of ice, with two feet water in her above the lower deck. Her masts were still standing, but her rudder was unshipped, and several pieces of her bottom came up alongside.
 The Tamarac was built in Quebec, was four months old, and was owned by Messrs. Wm. & Henry Sharples of Liverpool, where she is insured. She had four cabin passen- gers, 1l3 steerage, and the crew consisted of 26 men. All have lost every thing except the clothes they had on.
 We are happy in being able to add that the inhabitants of the coast near where the Tam arac went ashore, exerted themselves to the utmost to rescue the people on board from their unfortunate situation, and evinced, be- sides, proper feeling of sympathy towards them in all other respects.
 DreGdful Calamity ct T'roy-Fire Persons killed-Aualanche of Clay.-An avalanche of clay, similar to that which occurred at Troy on the same spot last year, fell on Sunday evening at o'clock, distance of 500 feet from the high grounds in the suburbs, and af- ter reaching the level plat of the city, contin- ued from its impulse tomove 800 feet farther, covering up acres of ground. It was accom- panied with a cataract of water and sand, which kept up terrible roar The Troy Budget, from which we take the account says:
 The mass moved along with great rapidi- ty, carrying with it two stables and three dwelling houses, and crushing them and their contents in thousands of pieces. The stables and horses were moved to the distance of over 200 feet into an hollow on the corner of Washington and Fourth streets.
 In it's way the avalanche also encountered a brick kiln, burying it partially over and crumbling it together, from which few min- utes after the flames rushed forth and lit up the city as with great conflagration. This signal was the first intimatiOn that was had of the catastrophe to those in the immediate vicinity.
 The three dwelling houses destroyed were of light structure, in two of which we arc pained to say, were MT. John Grace and wife, and Mrs. Leavenworth and two children, | Efo1oce ho1 xN,if1, fho .,f Mrs. Leavenworth, were taken from the ru- ins. A little boy, child of MT. Grace, was taken out alive, bare-footed and are-headed, and very little hurt. This escape is miracu- lous, as the buildings were shattered into a thousand pieces. Another body was found, name unknown, which make five killed Mrs. Lcavenworth was barely alive at the last accounts. The Budget adds:
 The avalanche passed over public high way which leads to the mill and nail factory, and might have carried along with it some struggling traveller. Tho clay is piled up in masses to the depth of from 10 to 40 feet over large surface. It must have moved with great rapidity, and it is fortunate that it had not happened at the time when the la- borers were employed in digging from the hill. At the time it was showing freely, and this morning the scene was entirely covered with white veil.
 The scene that presented itself in the ear- ly part of the evening was awful in the high est degree. The horrors of an earthquake could not have presented more dreadful spectacle. In the midst of mass of convul- scd earth, q multitude of human beings were moving to and fro-some carrying torches and others digging among the ruins, and dragging from the midst the remains of some lifclcss body, or were rcscuing some one in whom life had not yet become extinct-some were crying 'hO ropes, ropes |! 'help,' sho- vels,' sc. While the scene was dimly illu- minated by the flames from the burning brick kiln, which is yet smouldering like an almost exhausted volcano. The scene must have been witnessed to be realized-we can give but faint description of it.
 Five large trees were precipitatcd from the hill, some of which arc now standing erect at the bottom, and others in slightly inclined posture. The whole is considered singular phenomenon, and its immediate cause is the result of much speculation.-N. Y, Star. l From the Jacksonville Courier, 22d uh. l From FlOrida.-A gentleman from Black Creek states that intelligence from tho army had arrived at that place before his departure. the amount of which is, that Gen. Jesup hav- ing reached the Wahoo Swamp had march, ed through and through it without finding q solitary Indian. All had left the Swamp From this it seems that Oseola has at last abandoned his strong hold, perhaps to seek another, or to retire to the Everglades. If this be SO, we shall be induced to think that Gov. Call, at the head of the Tennesseans, Floridians, Regulars and Indians, had severer and more successful battles with the hostiles, than reports here give him credit for. The | SeminOlcS gave battle and general battle free.