Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-26


cen, TIE psut,asfs q ihsss ueisaehoIy desc
ter, ., fsr - sscetisipe3. u..lI b. found below.
The Psra,tittf.s vss ..ica1'd sstp. - 500
toa. hu,thea bsisn..nr io 8rs-ts 0rnuei, Mn.
tsfn X Co. line ~ I..'c'poo' rHekeis. 81" "'s
,sl.eA 81 @7O 900. ta8 i1safcd here 'Hf S9o,uoO.
lie, ife,ybt st anasatc1 o. abaai 1@5Uo, ccnsls'.
Tag a. foe goo6s onir heavy g'eds ba'og been
.rrieAed en,irrir. Tic whoic Toes q her cargo
will oct conc uoch short ct million 81 taiiars.
Some pofi,oa Il i vss injured "a The other nde
,ng tho remsi sdct here
Capt Smith Of he Pcr5sylsanis. tnd four e.
b.. passengers. are lost. ~. Sir Doucls.s nf The
tfn II Thompson & Co Of ihs city Nr III.
wtt4 l.. Parsons e ihc trn Il Parsons Canning
&. Co. SIR 7. }. Barrow. q Ncs iork and Mr.
SB,tor. q Caulsrens. 81 the bodies hase been
found. except tbsi a Captain smnh. Nf ". q.
Thompson. son Of Thompson & Co., wss also on
board the Pennsyi'aa's.tn beng good ~ mtaer,
With the esd OF his l'e ptesetscr. Was saved.
The o,iotd belonged 10 Mcss's Goodhue + Co.'S
old line Of Liverpool packets valued At SO 600,
cod IT, .,.reI L,,e. Ne, se.ro 30 alec 'nsOred hcre
I, consisted Of American goods, beng the cargo
che received on bostd st this port The Oxford
had zoe, arrived at the entrance Of the usct on
suna.y. the OH ins,. a. shout o'clock. +. NJ. bu,
owing TO the state Of The Wind aud tide. Captain
Rathbona found Il necessary to come TO an anchor.
About midnight gale came on. snd The snip drag
red her anchors until she reached The shore 40 Boo
tic Bsy, sbou, o'clock tue next morning. The
whole Of her cargo between decks VAS tnded On
the beach. spd turned out IN good order. The
lower hold. however. was ful aud the goods much
we, aud damaged The hull Of he vessel wac no,
90 much injured as was fret supposed.
The ST. Andrew ~ss driven ashore bot Der car
20 IL is expected was not seriously Damaged.
Captain Thompson and crew all landed soie
The 81. Andrew left Liverpool on Sunday al .
?. NJ. A,5 smart breeze sprUng up; at IL
severe gale which increased to perfect hurricane
BY 2 o'clock. At that time, The sails were liter.
ally torn iuto ribbons s,hough qui'e new, and re-
yer before bent. One Of the hands was dashed
from tie yard arm on the deck, aod severely MUIR
sd. Amer the loss Of her sails, the ship became
unmsu geahlc, and 10 this condition she remained
unn the forenoon Of Monday, when attempt
was made to relieve her by cutting away the upper
par, Of her mas,s. She then rugged with
mizensaH aud ioresal. Early on Tuesday morn
ing IN this crippled state, she was steering for Liv
erpool. About talf pas, 10, 4. NJ, she struck
on the Bdrbo Sands, with both anchors down the
ies beating hesvy. Tho life-boa,s were sent of
TO cx,rics,e the passengers, who were conveyed on
board the steam vessel Nlctoris. md thus proyl-
dontialIy saved. The steady and admirable con
doc, and presence Of mind OF Csplnin Thompson,
during the whole Of this trying occasion is beyond
eli praise. A. the chip had struck almost
the frs, thing he did TO slave in ell the spirit
casks indeed every bottle containing wine or
spiri,s wrs emptied or destroyed, he being appre-
hensive Of the consequences to the crew.
a Liverpool paper gives the following account
of the imminent danger Of the packet ship Cam
bridge, which, however safely rode oUt the gale.
4. ,ke,.l,
which was to have sailed on Monday, Omitted in
the morning from her moornrs 10 the nyer. She
was perousy situated a, The south end Of the
Princes pier, with her stern near the shore. She
had two anchors ahead bot great fears were en-
teraned that being near to the pier (,hc ground
near which ID shallow and rocky she would ground
Gbah when the tide reufed. THIS apprehension.
however, was happily not realized aud by dint Of
good sesmsnship IN braclng up the yards IN the
teeth Of the wind. std other applications, she rode
out the tide hOut damage. Ga the rise of the
evening tide. her condition (ftom her proximity to
the quay appeared TO be yet more perous but
che stood her ground 10 the great satisfaction of
numerous spectators. The large sum of CT 600 /
ne understand, offered to any steam vessel /
that would tow her of. The gale was, however,
90 strong. that none Of even The powerful steam /
tugs % the port accepted Of the offer. We la !
menl 10 ado. that about hall past three IN the Hi
ternoon eight men, riggers, who put Off 10 boat
To render their assistance. were espsized sud four
Of their number drowned olose to the quay in the /
view Of numerous distressed spectators WHO could /
afford them no assistance.
Destruction Of property and iire on shore at
LiU1PooL
The Liverpool Courier Of January OH. gves the I.
following particulars Of the rssges Of The hurricane
on shore al Liverpool
Ga Sunday night. (Jsn. 6 J sud during The whole |.
Of MONDAY morning this town and vicinity were
visited By one Of ihe must awful and destructive
h1rueanes that has occurred within the memory of ,
the oldes, lnhsbitan,.-Tho effects Of this fearful
visitation have been felt fst and wide but We have
not yet been able 20 esrn 20 What distance It's io
aoence extended. Al around our own District the
defssauoH hss been dreadful anj Intelligence Of
boildngs. ot-hogses. walls. rcofs, chmneys. hay
stack. fences AID trees having been DESTROYED or
e'oSn dowa, reach o. from every quarter. In tins
'o~a the loss Of life and properly hs. been very
great, ADD numbers Of Persous have been more O,
less injured. Shie molu,gdes arc fscooniinp psr 1
tcaafs Of narrow escapes from DEATH or fractured
limbs HE frsffrrftn1 r.