Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-14
SHOCKING RAILROAD A#CipENw.

BALTIMORE, December5
We rce.ct to stole, that serious accident, Involving
The - OF two lives and YrEy injury 10 thru
prrsuns, occurred yesterday morning He Philadelphia
railroad. ln consequence Of employing :" r1''n loco
motive for the Of the psrsla nts Message,
Tuesday. il becCr necessary 10 srnd an engine ~
HAVE Dc Grace yesterday anrning and one (o which
we're attached less borden c"ntainlng however,
hut very lutte reishU orje,sd 10 start from Canton
Immediately after the airga! o. tain u freight cars
from Phadelphia The engineer either ulsunGersand
ing he order hoping TO De able, "r!h his very sLi
load reach the Erst before the arrival &" the
coming train STARTED bs!oe he Time appointed
and had pr"cet Ged 10 within half mite OF Sieninrrs
Run. (thr first stopping point! when The tram from I'M
adr lphu app .uac-d uHd, owing To Ils prevatEcf OF
deuse fog ncbPr parIu, discovered his Danger until
late 10 apply he Impeding power The consequence
vas that The tao locomotives came together win great
violence and IN instant both engines with all The
cars attached 10 them, thrown int" confused heep
Of runs Mr. Edward Ford, The engineer OF The Wa'n
irna Philadelphia and hema8 the train g"IHg oni,
were instantly killed The engineer Of he other loco
motive aud several hemen eaped fT"i HE cais previous
TO hr collision and although they saved their lives, we
g. learn that they 81, more az less injured
As the acc5e occurred on part u The road which
passes slightly elevated ground he ius OF the
:ars and their contents 50 completely boch,d up Iho
track tina, the passenger train which ,il BaiIm"'e ~
asf past nine a with The mail inr the Eastern citirs
could not proceed. The train was accordingly brought
back and did not leave tins city until halt past seven
asst evening. The mail from the Eastward was nIso
f the road and did arrive in Baltimore until half
,ast eight o'clock ssrday evening--tHaer'ed".
CANADA AFFAIRS.
The Canada papers InioIm US OF The institution u
Courts Martial 10 Try prisoners a. Kingston and Mon
lreal.
Travellers across the line examined by the Cana
dian authorizes 10 prevent the influx Of suspicious
dangerous persons
The Hamilton Journal Of the 24h ult states, that
,eral persons has been asssssnset III Upper Canada,
besides property destroyed By persons III secrecy.
The Munlreu Herald of Friday urn'ions thai 60 or 20
prisoners were brought the day previous by delach.
/ me nj vi Military
From the Upper Canada Gazrrle We issrn that copies
Of the correspondence bel Col Worth and Colonel
DDudas comma nder Of the B. forces al Kingston,
were ordered ~ lie published. The correspondence re-
sles TO the rem ssvi OF the punishment Of the PRISON.
ers taken at Presently Post. Dee. 6.
Exon CAXApA-Tht Montreal Herald Of tie 29th
utmo publishes Colonel Young's Official ,eturn OF the
killed aud w"sntrd IN the action with the Brgands AZ
| Prescott on The 18Th. KiIed-LIrui W. S. Johnson,
Sd r. gimrn,; Lieut. Damage, % Regiment Glengary
, Militia and . rank and ie. WnGhdrd- L.rulensn
| Colonel Gowsn. Bruckye Borderers slightly; Lieut.
Parker. Royal Marines DO Lieut.. psrdDes % Rrg.
nsnt pGndas Militia, severely; Ensi.n Mucd"nnell,
!! G. Hghiandrrs slightly, aud 90 rank and file Total
killed. i3-wouadrd % The maj"rity ale My slightly
wounded ami pecird 10 be able 10 return /" lbeH
duty very snort time
The u Martial for the trial of the rebels confined
in The goals in the districts of Montreal and Quebec.
sembIed fn- Tie Gesps,c, # business the 18th ihe
members were nil GuIY swnIn in and Twelve !ndviGa-
ais put upon their trial who all plead n" guilty
The cou!, have ,ssGed order against publishing Inc
report ui the trials until they finished The prison.
rrs co.. treG Qpelec have been ORDERED TO Montreal
iIG MAJ.