Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-21

was drowned, while 52Of the passengers have I
persisted. or the crew % have been saved, |
and 30 passengers. making total Of 6.
More ParticulGrs-8y PVir1se Lefsers.-The
packet ship ST. Andrew is ashore about seven
miles from Liverpool. No n1aninfest has
been received here. The cOnsignees by her
are not known. One freight Of goods had
been got out of her and had reached Liver
pool. Vessels were alongside taking out the
balance Of her curg,, all vi which would be
got out in damaged state. She has about
E25O0 freight list, which is evidence that she
Is full Of goods. The ship is insured here for
about $4,000. and 10000 Old freight, which
IL short Of the value ON both.
The OXford'S cargo would all be got ashore,
and the probability WIS that the ship would
be got off.
The Pennsylvania is wrecked about twenty
miles from, Liverpool. II was expected that
much Of her cargo would be saved.
The Pennsylvania had full cargo. proba.
bly, million and half in value-her freight
list is 2G5O pounds sterling.
The Earl of Norbury was assNssinated at
his residence, Durrow Abbey, county Of Tip
perary, on the 4th of Jan. He was walking
about his grounds, very early in the NOR
ming, with his steward, pointing out some
trees which he meant to have cut down, when
a shot was fired ut him from the other side OF
a hedge, which caused his death IN few
hours. Six slugs were found to have pierced
his side and breast, the largest passing thro'
his lungs. The steward saw the murderer
run away. ..,.~ ~ -
LIE. t. is dead, as stated in an arrival at
Boston. She was found dead in her room,
near the door, with a bottle of Prussie acid in
her hand, of which the CoYoner'sJury reports
she took am over dose. She had been in the
habit of taking it for violent spasns in the.
stomach.-N. Y. Express.
t.... NEw-YoRK, Feb. l6.
The arrival of the Hibernia, transient
ship, with seven days later from Liverpool,
has brought us very interesting tidings. The
gale on the coast, subsequent to the previous
dates although severe, has not been as dis
astrous as was anticipated. Private letters
have much relieved our underwriters. The
loss by the three packets, although severe,
will not be as great as was anticipated. The
cargoes of the Oxford and st. Andrew will
be alt saved in q damaged state, and the ships
will be got off The Pennsylvania cargo
will suffer most, and fall heavily on the un.
derwriters.
The Grain market in London and Liver
pool was more abundantly supplied, and at
the latter place Irish wheat was o shade low
err. American -four had arrived freely at
LIVERPOOL, but we notice no change in price.
The cotton market was in q very quiet
state. The sales had fallen of, and there
was no Improvement in prices.
On board the LockwOods there were 65
passengers the crew consisted of % per-
sons. One of the crew and So passengers
persisted. at
The hurricane swept over Scotland and
Ireland. At Troon, in the former, 20 vessels
oS~ lad hs,As last
in the Isle of Man, presented the appearance |
OF siege. Throughout the whole Of Lon
donderry to Cork, and from Dublin to Gal. !
way, the destruction has been complete. In !
the Phenix Park, the noble avenue of elms is !
nearly levelled with the ground. Upwards |
of 100 men were employed cutting the cross |
timber to clear the roads. On the estate of
the Earl of Charleville, near Tullamore, up. |
wards Of ElO,000 worth of timber is destroy |
ed. The Bishop of Meath had two thousand |
trees blown down on his estate at Ardbrac- |
con. At Galway five persons were killed.
At ,Athlone from 40 to SO houses were blown |
down.
The arrival of the Canadian prisoners in I
don, created much curiosity. They came in
the cars from Liverpool.
Dreadful Earthquake at MaTtinique.-By the |
Pauline, which sailed from st. Pierre, in the |
Island Of Martinique, on the 18th ultimo, and |
arrived at New Orleans ON the 81 ultimo, in
formation is brought giving the particulars of |
terrible earthquake which visited that isl. |
and on the llth ultime, and spread havoc |
and ruin over the whole French Colony
The vessel having left the day after the dis
aster, the whole extent of the damage had
not been ascertained. The devastation, how
ever was immense. Accounts were coming
in describing the destruction of buildings,
the laying waste Of plantations, and the swal.
lowing up and burial of many families. OF
the towns. Port Royal appears to have been
the greatest sufferer. Numbers of buildings
were destroyed, and multitudes of lives lost.
The last shock of the earthquake left scarce
building standing, and the whole city may
be said to be overwhelmed. Four hundred
persons, u is supposed. were buried beneath
The ruins. Ofthese, three hundred had been
withdrawn from under the wreck and rub
bish, and excavations were going on to extend
reliefto others in the same situation. In the
| town of st. Pierre the shock was not so severe
as at Port Royal. The commotion lasted
thrown down, and many shaken into shat
tered and tottering condition. The number
or lives lest was very small compared with
the destruction at other points. The Govern
or Of Martinique had issued bis proclama-
ton calling upon the citizens to succor each
other in their frightful disaster. and promis.
ing the sympathy and assistance of the
French Government. The call had been
answered with alacrity, and many of the ell
izens had joined the garrison and marines in
digging up the ruins. opening the streets,
proping up. buildings and repairing the des.
olations and ruin which this dreadful calam.
| ity had wrought. For further and more def.
mite accounts of the extent Of the disaster,
we must wait the next arrival. as the Pauline
len too soon 70 ascertain ali the particulars