Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-18

ship loads it does not, like war, spare the
women and the tender children, anu the
infrm aged; but like the pcstilence, IT
sweeps to a common death, victims OF
every age, and every sex If clumsy law
glvers, deeming themselves wiser than
Providence, had never Intermediate with
the business of pilotage, our coasts would
have swarmed with ent erprising ard bar
dy guides through the intricacics Of the
entrance to our harbour the Bristol and
the Mexico would have been at this mo-
ment riding quietly and safely at our
wharves. and the muliitudes whom the sea
swallowed up, when its waves broke over
those i'll fl,ed vessels, would have vet
breathed the air, and rejoiccd in the light
of day.
But if the consequences Of the pilot law
are thus shocking to the sense Of humani-
ty, they are Otherwise dis3racejuI and
hurtiuI to us as a community. he port
of New York will, irthe evil lie not in
stan,ly rrdressed, be avoided like some in-
! hos 1itab!e shore without harbour or sh,l-
ter for ships, beaten with perr' tuaI storm,
and white with the bones of mariners.
The merchant will direct his carooeS to
another mart, and the visitor from foreign
countries will take passage for a port the
avenues to which are not like the gates of
death. Not only humanity, but self inter-
est, therefore, demand Of Us all TO use
our exertions to change the present cruel,
fatal, and infamous system. A cry should
go forth from this city that shall shake the
walls Of the Legislative palace. Our IegiS-
lators should repeal this statute of murder
b. fore the week ends. The lives Of those
who may perish in consequence offurther
delay will be required at their hands.
Loss OF THE BARQuE MEx1Co.--We
had only time just as our paper was 60
ing to press Yesterday, to announce in a
few lines the fatal catastrophe which befeI
the above named vessel. The particulars
are now generally ascertained, and they
fully bear out the account we gave yester-
dav, as to the number Of lives lost-name-
", one hundred and eighth out Of crew
: consisting oftwelve men and one hundred
and four passengers-ln all, one hundred
and sixteen souls. The Mexico was Eas-
tern built batque of $50 tons, eleven years
sci. She was owned by Mr.. Samuel
Broome, of this city, and insured for 5000
dollars in the Commonwealth office, Bos
ton-the freight in the State Marine In
surance Company, of this city-her car
90, partly in the Atlantic office, also in
this city. Her cargo, consisting OF bar
iron, COAL and crates, was ConSlgned to MI
Samuel Thompson, Of this city.
The facts relative to the wreck are
these The barque sailed from Liverpool
on the 25th October last and arrived of
the Highlands late on Saturday night, and
on Sunday morning was off the bar with
number of other vessels. After making
: signals for pilot, she stood off and on the
Hook till late at night having at darl
hoisted lantern for PiIot-none came
A northwest gale then came on and she
was blown off some distance. The Cap
tain, Mate and two seamen were finally
; the only ones who could do duty, the re-
mainder ofthe crew being frozen so badly
as to be unfit They made the southern
extremity Of the woodlands bout noon on
Monday, and then headed to the north.
Early on Tuesday morning, supposing
that they were in fifteen lathoms water
the ship struck the bottom, about cables
: length from the Shore twenty six miles
cast OF Sandy Hook, on Hempsted Beach
After humping for two hours, and loos
inc the rudder. the maiumast was cut a
way, and the long boat got out but the
hawser parted from the violence Of the SUI
and the boat was lost. The yawl shared
, the same fate
By eleven o'clock the ship bi]gcd and
filled with water. The passengers then
came on deck, after cutting away the fore
mast, and remained there until four clock
that afternoon, when boat from the shore
fortunately reached the wreck, and took
off the captain and seven men, and retur-
> ned safely 70 the shore This boat had
been hauled ten miles for the purpose, by
seven persons on the beach. there being
no boats or means Of atfording the ship
any relief This attempt could not be re-
: Eeated on account Of the extreme peril O.
the first trip, and the remaining souls Oh
" board were left 10 their fate. The
wretch situation of these can by nc
means be imagined. When they saw tina
1 all further attempts at succour were una
vai;ug, there is no describing their pier
e cling shrieks and lamentations In this
It way we're they until Wednesday morning
S when one by one persisted in unutterabIt
+ pain and anguish, and their bodies foatec
l. ashore dashed to various parts of the
n wreck
!. 1t is stated that two-thirds ofthe passen-
!. gers were women and children, and most
l. ~ in good circumstances A guard has
t. been placed on the beach to protect such
n articles as come ashore.-N. Y. Post
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