The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-20

). the Lie boat, has made every cxcrtio
to save as many as possible oi the sea
men and passengers from the wrecks
They succeeded in saving considerable
number from the Lockwood and 81
II Andrew, but IN The latter vessel from 81
:. TO 100 souls were left last night. A
mongst those preserved was an infaB
/. only eighteen months old, whose lathc
;. and mother were left on board Th,
f Pennsy ylvania is lying in the surf with he
II hull searly covered by the sea. The
, captain, crew and passengers are IN the
rigging, and have been there since las
B night, the water making breach ovel
, her.
fl HALF PAST ONE.
= We have just learned that one of the
steam tug boats has returned bringing
the survivors from the wrecks.
Captain Smith, of the Pennsy lyanIa
the first and second mates, about seven
ofthe crew, and four Of the passengers
have all perished. Twenty six have
been saved. Many are left in the rigg.
ing.
"The Captain and about fifty of the
crew and passengers of the Lockwood
have been saved. All the survivors on
board this Ill.faiei vessel have been
brought away except one man. The
wife Of this person was on board in "a
dying state aud he refusing to quit her.
The sight on board was most heart rend
ing. Men, women and children were
lying dead over the sides or hanging
lifeless IN the rigging, having perished
from the severity of the weather.
"The following is the best account we
have been able to collect Of the number
of persons saved by the steam ting boats.
"Ou Tuesday the Sth of January,
from the ST. Andrew %, from the Lock
wood 33.
This day the 9th Of January, from
ttc Pennsylvania 20 from the Lockwood
%. Between forty and fifty persons are
said to have perished in the Lockwood"
1t might seem from this that all the
passengers on board the St. Andrew are
saved, but in the enumeration of the
persons rescued, given in the same paper,
we find only 23 mentioned as the number
brought away from The st. Andrew,
while from 50 TO 100 were left behind.
The wreck of the Lockwood took
place on what is called the North Bank,
and the Pennsylvania was anchored near
her.
The Oxford went on shore in Bootle
Bay on the night of the 9th, with all her
masts standing. The next orning the
passengers, l3 in number, with the cap
tain and crew, landed in safety, with
their luggage. The musts fell in the
course of the night.
Near to the same spot, the steamer
Redwing, Il tender for the mail. went a
shore. So violent was the hurricane,
that although the Redwing had three
anchors out, and her full power Of steam
on, one of the cables snapped and the
other Two anchors dragged, the vessel
1-;.D h..i:iy siUIe, IN q. I... til.
captain was obliged to slip his cables,
to avoid running into the Oxford.-The
wind then drove the vessel on her beam
ends, and being unable to get her head
to windward, she went on shore side
way.
The Pennsylvania, (says the N. Y.
Journal of Commerce,) was u splended
ship, Of 500 tons burthen, belonging to
Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn e. Co.'s line
of packets. She was valued a, so, 900.
and insured in New York for $50, 900.
Her freight list amounted to about .E27OO,
consisting of fine goods only heavy
goods having been excluded entirely.
The whole loss of her cargo will not
come much short Of million of dollars.
Some portion of it was insured on the
other side, and the remainder in New
York.
The Oxford belonged to Messrs. Good
hue Il Co.'s Old line of Liverpool pack.
cts, valued at $4,000, and insured
there. Her cargo consisted of Ameri-
can goods. being the cargo she received
Oh board at New York.
The freight list of the St. Andrew a.
TO G250O. The ship was 700
tons burthen, and insured in New York
for about $4,000.
The Lockwoods had a full cargo of
destined for New York.
'he greater part of which was insured
here.
The death Of Miss Landon, (Mrs Nc
Lean,) is confirm cd. This occ urred at
Cape Coast shortly after her arrival
She was found dead on the floor of her
room, with vial of hydrocyanic acid in
her hand, and the jury gave as a verdict
hat she had probably taken an over dose
or srasms oft the stomach, 10 which she
vas subject, and which were reexci,ed ;
'y the change Of climate, her husband, il I
appears suffering at the same tine.
Lord Norbury, 50 celebrated on the {
IRISH bench, has been murdered, having
'een shot by some ruflian from behind a {
hedge, while he was walking through his i
ground with his steward at daylight. {
Ind directing him in reference to the G
'runing of some trees. lie fingered n $
hort time and expired. One onlv of the a
ix balls made fatal wound, having pass. $
ID through the lungs and shattered the 4
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