The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-11-15

10 De seen II they will be any better of, O.
ventually, for their present victories. We
doubt it.
ANOTHER DREADFUL AccIDENr-THREH
HUNDRED LIVES LosT.-The New Orleans
papers of the Sd instant contain accounts of
another dreadful accident which has occur
red on the Mississippi. The steamer Nom
mouth which left that port about week
previous, iadened with several hundred In
dians, portion of the emigrating Creek
tribe, as passengers, in travelling up tho
Mississippi, through Phrophet Island Bend.
was mst by the ship Trenton, in tow by
the steamer Warren, descending the river.
II was after dark, being near eight o'clock
AT night, and through the mlsmanagenent
of the officers, and the obscurity Of the
scene, a collision took place between tho
meeting vessels, aud the Monmouth imme-
diately sunk from the violence Of the con-
cussion. Out of the largo number of In
dians OH board, near three hundred perish
ed. Whether any Of the crew were saved
or not we have not learned. The mishap
is ascribed chiefly to the neglect of.he OFF,
GERS of the monmouth. She was running in
part of the stream where, by the usages
of the river, and the rules of the Mississippi
navigation, she had no tight to GO, and
where, of course, the descending tow did
not expect to meet her. Here is another
evidence of gross careIcssness of class of
men to whose Charge we often commit our
personal safety and precious lives.
The above particulars are copied from
the New Orleans BuIletin. The True A.
rnerican says" The fearful responsibility
for this vast sncri6ce Of human life rests OF
the contractors for emigraiing the Greek In
dians. The avaricious disposition to in
crease the profits on the speculation first III.
duced the chartering of rotten, old, and un-
senworthy boats, because they were Of
class to be procured chesply; and then to
make those increased profits still'larger. tho
Indians were packed upon these crazy ves-
sells in such crowds, that uot The slightest
regard seems to have been paid to their
safety, comfort, or even decency. The
crammed condition of the decks and cabins
was offensive to every sense and feeling,
and kept the poor creatures in a state unfit
for human beings. Six hundred were jam
med into this boat, (the Monmouth) and
three hundred of them have perished.'
STEAM PACKET HomE.-The Charleston
Courier of the 30th ult. has three columns
filled with the Report of a committee APP
pointed by the citizens to examine into the
circumstances connected with the unfortu-
nate loss Of the above named packet, BY
which melancholy occurrence, such an aw-
fol destruction of human life was caused.
This Report is addressed to the City
Council; it gives in detail The testimony of
the witnesses examined, viz. Capts. SnIter
and Hill, Messrs. Lovegreeu, Hussey, and
Drnyton, all of whom were passengers in
the ill-fated vessel, and appended to tho
whole are the inferences drawn and concIu-
sions arrived at by the Committee.
The Committee are Of opinion, that tho
boat was neither faithfully built, nor sea-
worthy; that at the time Of sailing she was
not in a suitable condition for Transporting
passengers; that the conduct of Captain
White is reprehensibIe, he being in a state
of intox,cation at the time Of the cstsstro-
phe, and consequently totally incsPscissied
for disehargiug his duty ssd 'h"s tho
builders and owners Of the vessel are de-
serving Of the severest censurs.
EssArux.-wc made bsns''"g error
=, IN. commencement Of the original tale
-. ,,h,;.hed last week. The word fOenfy
!, ,be t;rst line Of the second paragraph,
:. ~h, to b, serensv, ~;-a il would read
!. sh,.. .r,rvtv vesrs ago." sci-. xs il wss