The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-07

the Tamarac, or the still more awful shpwreck Of tie
Mexico. M
Anxious to give every particular the frghiful dis
asters which with such swift haste have visited us
have sought for the passengers of this wreck, but
have only met one, whose statement we give as fol-
lows =
Stateyaentof Catharine Reach, Storage passenger
We had a bad voyage from the beginning-Bad
weather, bad time and bad luck-Eight persons
have been lost on the voyage-The first one a sailor
The ship had great deal Of ron-too much, andil
was badly packed-So they took calm day TO do il
better-The sailor was sitting by the iron when the
ship threw it on him--Wc had been then out a fort
night-There were several days gone before the men
could look for him-thc weather SO bad-The first
calm day they took up the iron, and found the poor
man knocked all to pieccs-a piece here and piece
there.
The next bad thing was the Cook-He did not
please the Captan-he dressed the dinners bad-He
got very much scolded for three days-the next the
dinner they said was dressed worse-He was very
much frightened at this--he said he was afraid the
Captain would kill hm-So he watched the time
when the captain and mate were away, and then
jumped overheard and was drowned-Then six chill
dren died, they belonged to the Germans-This in
had been sick some time.
When the vessel was by shore the captain wanted
to nail down matches, but all afraid for our
lives that we'd be stiAed killed. Life is sweet you
know; much frightened we were. But Mr.. Brown,
the first mate let it go-he was very good God bless
him, he cheered us up-aWhat are you frightened
for" said he" you'll do well-trust in God-don't
be frightened" Every now and then he ran down to
oh Tba,t ANA
the shore and put of the boat and we were lei down
in ropes and the boat was pulled Ashore by ropes;
and then the Americans made a fire for us on the
beach, aad we warmed ourselves as well as we could,
and then up the country and then into the city.
Every thing had is lost but my lifethank God for
that! every thing else is gone-I have no, rag in
the world bat what is on my back.
ADDITIONAL PARTIcULARs.-The freightage was
valued at 1861 as. lid. An insurance was effected
the cargo, by the consignees, ID. Robinson g. Co.
at the Jackson insurance office in this city The fol-
lowing vessels started before her, but have net been
yet heard of-the Diamond, Emanuel, Adventure and
Lanark.
FASHIONABLE SCIENTIFIC LEcruREs-Our ia
shonable and intellectual society are now mad after
scientific lectures and lecturers. Every week we have
two or three of these learned soirfes. On Friday
evening Professor Sillman commenced lecture on
geology in the Lyceum situated at the fashionable
end Of town, which is now the upper end of Broad
way. At Clinton Hall, Mr.. Dunkin delivered ano-
ther on Egyptian and Jewish antiquities. The Fow-
ers also discoursing on Phrenology We looked
into Mr.. Dunkn's lecture but it was thinly attended
the great bulk of the fashionable sapans both male
and female, being at Professor Sman's. The splen-
did new granite building called the Stuyvesant Inst-
tule, building in Broadway above the Lyceum, will
also be ready for the reception Of library and appa
ratus to accommodate scientific lecturers in the
spring.
A wonderful impulse has been given to science of
late. Dramatic amusements are now generally given
over 70 the low gross vulgar, or to the strangers
and wayfarcrs. All best society are mere fire.
quently seen at the lecture than in the theatre
or even the church. star on the stage, apos-
tie, like Doctor Bcecher in the pulpit occasionally
brings them out, but that is ALL Since dancing pan.
tomime and meo drama usurped the stage-since
ignorance incidence scctarian euds and empty pre-
tension filled the pulpit, intellect and mind have ex-
parated themselves both from the house Of God and
the habla,ion Of Satan.
The peculiar character of the present age for SCI
entiic pursuits ought not to be omitted Geology
physiology phrenology, chemistry, astronomy
Egyptian jewish and Grecian antiquities, appear to
be the principal subjects of attention. Geology, Of
late, has astonished the world. The peculiar charac
ter Of its facs-the startling nature of its inferences
almost open new world 10 the astonished, amazed
mind. Physio ogy, chemistry astronomy, similar
in hercndences. So also are the recent discoveries
in both continents, in Egyptian, Mexican, Hndostan
and Hebrew antiquities They gradually lead the
mind to the fixed and permanent belief that the Mo-
sale history and other ancient classic writer's of the
Greeks and Hebrews, have never been thoroughly
understood. The new ideas originating in these SCI
entfc and antiquarian pursuits, overwhelm the
system of Interpretation heretofore cmanatiug from
the pupts and churches both in this country and in
Europe Professor Sillman and his contemporaries,
are absolutely rcvolutionizing religious belcf-re-
transatng the Hebrew scriptures upsetting by facts
the theories of former days. and proving conclusvely
to his hearers that the clergy are vsionaries, dream
ers, Ignorant and incompetent to exp lain the very
books they hold sacred.
We cannot fail to perceive the tendency of oil these
movements. In short time the clergy, body,
turn round upon the sciences especially geolo-
gy, antiquities, physiology, aOtronomyand the others,
and denounce them leading 10 infdelity and rre-
gion Professor Silliman and his contemporaries, Try
indeed to reconcile the present religious theories