The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-02-26
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

vices from Liverpool to the l7th, aud from HAY
re to the 10Th Of January.
BY these arrivals we learn that the ravages u
the great storm were extensive and dsasrou
even, than our former advces gave us reason I,
anticipate. Throughout the whole West of Eng
land, the proXnate section of Ireland and alon.
the shores of both, the destruction is trul,
appalling. The hree New York packets will
the LockwooGs and Brighton, were total wrecks
and either had already gone TO pieces, or wer,
confidently expected to do so. Their valuabl,
cargoes have, in part, been washed from the
wrecks and strewed along the shore. The loss
10y the storm to the underwriters at Loyed's alone
is estimated at 100000 sterling, or near So, $780,
900.
There is it'll political news from England
The British Revenue for 1888, falls below The
Expenditure 100000, or full $2,200,L 90. The
case ofthe Canada prisoners is in the course OF
argument, in the Court Of Queens Bench, but
no indication IS given of the probab le result.
We add summary of the English iuteIli-
gence.
The ravages OF the hurricane appear to have
extended all over the Island and TO have been
felt in Ireland and the Isles of Man. The loss
of lives, both in these last mentioned as well as
III Scotland, appear to have heen very great
Ireland from Londonderry to Cork, and
from Dublin to Galway was swept by the TEN.
pest in an awful manner leaving the country n
scene Of desolation. AT Galway five persons
were killed. At Atheline from 40 to so houses
houses were blown down. Orchards, groves,
avenues Of trees in every direction were laid
PROSTATE Two thousand trees were b,own
down on one estate; on another, the estate Of
Lord Chaleville, near Fullamore, upwards OF
$1,000 worth of timber were destroyed Troops
OF worknen are employed in cutting timber TO
clear the roads.
The passenger on board the Lockwoods. who
refused to leave his wife IN diving state. WAS
afterwards, with her, brought safely to land.
The following account is given Of the manner
in which Captain Smith and passengers of the
Pennsylvania persisted.
A fter striking, and owing TO the violence of
the gale, which brought her into collision with
the bank, az ainst which she struck with great
force several times. The result was that Can't
Smith or dered the jolly boat TO be launched in
to which Mr. Parsons of Manchester, Mr. Bar
row. of New York, Mr.. Douglas, of New York,
Mr. Sulter, OF South America, and another gen
tleman, entered, accompanied by the chief mate
Mr. Blightenburg, and young Scotchman nam,
ed Dewney, together with five of the crew.
The fatal boat did not long live the TEMPEST
About midway between the vessel and the
shore she was swainped and all on board were
thrown INTO the foaming element. Two of The
passengers, Messrs Thompson an Douglass, had
taken the precauton to provide them selves with |
swimming belts, and they sustained themselves;
but The rest of the poor fellows after struggling
IN vain for some time, sank to rise no moro
Mr. Thompson, finding it Hopeless to contest
with the waves threw himself on his back, sup
ported by his belt, trusted to the waves to carry
him onward. AS the tide was coming in, he
was propelled with considerable speed, and e.
much exhausted, reached the shore
His fellow countryman, Mr. Douglass, was less
fortunate; he early exhausted his strength in n
useless conflict with the waves. He succeeded
n reaching the shore, hut so completely pros.
rated, that nature sank under the trial. He wos
Immediately conveyed TO Leasowe castle, where
every attention was paid him, but he only survi
'ed his escape short time.
After despatchng the jolly boat, Capt. Smith
ordered the long boat to be got ready, when, to
heir indescribable agony, they could not find
ne Inc Tor lowering her into the sea. After
ome delay, however, she was got ready, provi-
led with rudder, oars, and other REQUISITE: but
u the act OF lowering her the vessel Skinned a
readlul sea, which stove in the boat and thus
ut off their only chance Of escape.
Inc same vibration on the vessel threw Capt
smith with great force on The deck; he lost his
ooiing' but, on regaining it, another sea swept
yer the devoted ship, threw him with great VIC
'nce between two water casks which were roll
lg on deck, and Immediately after he was swept }
Ito the fonming abyss beneath
Inc crew then got into the rigging about 3 o. ,
lock in the afternoon, where they remained :
'om that hour until the following morning about J.
m O'Clock. Their sufferngs during this period, +
II
I'd IN all the horrors of night unexamp led for q
verify, have hardly ever been surpassed. !,
The whole number on board was 40, of whom
} pershed. The persons saved were Mr. Rich .
DIS the Sd mate, son of the late Silas Richards. :,
n Essex, chief stewards the stewartless, and % =,
amen.
On board the Lockwoods there were IS pas :,
myers; the crew consisted of % persons. One r.
the crew and SO passengers persisted. u
Several villages in Ireland were burned down
ring the gele. !,
The Humane Society, founded in Liverpool a,
'mediately after the disasters ON the 9Th and 8, ~
i'd already received subscription to the amount re-
$4,000. Lord Francis Egerton gave G50O. G
The Cargoes ofthe Wrecked Vessels.-People h
we been busy, since the subsistence of the di
'rm, in saving good from the vessels stranded W
ring the tempest. Bootle Bay has for several es
US been crowded with revenue officers, por- M
IS and CATERS, with their porters, unloading in
Oxford and other vessels wrecked there al
aus and other craft have proceeded 10 the de