Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-02-20
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
LATE FROM Europe,

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
LATE FROM EUROPE,
Lamentable Shipwrecl<s-.Loss of Packet
Ships Pennsylvania. Oxford, and St. An.
drcws-LOss of Life.
The Liverpool papers are filled with
accounts of a violent and destructive hur-
ricane which arose on the night of Sun
day, January 9th, and continued during
great part of the next day. The Liver
pool Courier of january 9th says
Boston Press g. Post.
GAIL around our own district the de-
struction las been dreadful; and intel!i-
gence of buildings, out houses, walls,
roofs, chimneys, hay stacks, fences and
trees having been destroyed or blown
down, reach US from every quarter. In
this town, the loss Of life aud property
has been very great Many vessels have
been sunk in he river and In the docks,
and not less than fifteen are now lying
ashore at Bootle Bay'
Several vessels had been wind bound in
the Port of Liverpool previous to the
gale, and had taken advantage of the east
erly wind which prevailed for short
time on the 9th 10 put to sea.
/ Among them were the New York
packet ships St. Andrew and Pennsvlva-
MIA. On Tuesday evening, the 9Th of
January, intelligence arrived that the St.
Andrew had been seen on the Barba
Sands, with both anchors down, the sea
/ beating heavily. A. rumor had also ar
rived that the Pennsylvania had gone 10
pieces. Captain Nye, of the packet ship
independence, arrived on that evening
from Leesowe, where he had seen Mir
! Thompson, of New York, who had been
saved from the Pennsylvania, who report.
ed that himself, with three other passeng.
: ers, the mate. and four of the seamen. had
/ left the ship IN one of the boats; and a
d some distance from the shorethe boat wa:
overset and al! persisted but Mr. Thomp
/ son, who had on life preserver.
It The following is from the Liverpool
a Courier of Jan. 9th, dated IL o'clock
IF 1.-The worst fears respecting the i'll fate
e ships mentioned in the latest of our yes
If terday's news are unhappily confirmed
r The New York packets Pennsylvani
e and St. Andrew are total wrecks, and tn
e Lockwood British ship with passenger
ut This morning at o'clock, those o
board the Victoria and large steame
r. inward bound from Dublin. saw the Penn
at sylvania and the Lockwood, but could NJ
lv render the crews and passengers any al
ID. sis'ance. The latter were in the riggin
of and their cries are described as most hea
of rending. The Victoria was at anch.
er half a mile from the wrecks, waiting Il
return of daylight to renew her efforts
all rescue as many as possible of the survi
ors.
IN Half past one.-We have just lear
ed that one of the steam tug boats has r
/ turned bringing the survivors from I
en- wrecks.
I'd, Captain Smith, of the Pennsylvan
led the first and second mates, about seven
i'm the crew, and four of the passengers ha
ost all persisted. Twenty six have been ST
ous ed. Many are left In the rigging.
The captain and about fifty of
1ad crew and passengers of the Lockwc
ely have been saved. All the survivors
per- board this ill-fated vessel have been br
ing away EXCEPT one man. The wife OF
person was on board in dying safe a
- he refusing to quit her. The sight
board was most heart-rending. Men,
IAN, men and children were lying dead Q
to- the sides or hanging lifeless in the ri
ing, having persisted from the severity
loh the weather"
i'm At Bangor the hurricane was felt
t to awful effect. The fine hanging bridge
the Menai, was rent by it into TAFT
Their with all the chains broken except the
ones, and all the wood work torn of
Mr. the violence of the gale SO that it coul'
amer longer be passed in safety.
used The PENNSYLVANIA" is total loss,
(, or we regret to say that Capt. Smith,
,tion first and second mates, four of the pas
the gers. and about seven of the crew
persisted.