The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-16
From the Ne,g York Spectator, Feb. II.
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.
Distressing Intelligence.

Dt"'essths fdtotScHet.
The packet ship Cambridge, Capt Bursley, arri-
we'd this morning from Liverpool whence she sailed
on the 10Th of January. We have our files of Lon
don papers TO the evening of the 9Th, and Liverpool
tothe 10th Of January both inclusive
Violent Storm Three PACKETS Lost With Great
Less Of Life.
Our late storm seems to have been far exceeded in
severity and extent OF disaster by one which swept
over the West OF England on the 9th Of January
no less than IL columns of the Liverpool Mail are
hlied with details OF its ravages In that town the
damage was general that not one street entirely
escaped Great numbers Of chimnies were blown
down. crushing the houses in their fall-roofs were
carried aWay-garden walls Frustrated, &c.-and in
some instances entire houses were reduced 10 heaps
q RUN. Several lives were lost but in a very ex-
faordlnary number Of, cases, persons who were
buried by The fall CT bricks and ruins were subSe
qneh'y exIricated alive, and for the most part little
The disasters among the shipping were terrible
y less than three OF the New York packets were
o>L the Oxford, ST. Andrew and PENNSYLVANIA
The Oxford went on shore in Bootle Bay on the
h.h Of the 9th, with all her masts standing. The
next morning the passengers, Ii in numb,r with the
captain and crew, landed in safety, with their lug
gaze. The masts fell during the night
Near 10 the same spot, the steamer Rcdwing, a
tender for the nail, went on shore. So violent was
we harrlcane that although The Redwiag had three
anchors ont, and her full power of steam on one of
Vie cables snapped and the other two anchors drag
gel, the vessel going bodily on shore ll at last The
captain was obliged TO slip his cables to avoid run
h'hS INTO The Oxford The wind then drove the
te,ssl on her beam ends and being unable to get her
ne ,Tt W s MNmawara, She went on shore sdeway
'son ,,, Ialarew struck the Burbo Sands. The
aise"sgIs We're taken "aby steam vessel the Vic
va, il'Sn encom,ums are paid, in the Liverp oil
EaPerS 10 me cool and steady condur, Of Canaan
lnnmpS"n. Inc ship WIS total wrecl;
The snip Lockwood>, with grca, nnmhor n me
sengcrs on board, went upon The MN p. y. Pa.
lore ana man maSis falling in the Shoct Sha , "o.
boarded by The same steam vessel ,hc y,n,,";a
winch took off thirythrce passengers ana az. No.
seventeen OF the crew. Forty or iiiy perSon. 49,
believed to have persisted on board the fockwoots
The packet ship Pennsylvania wen, on The same
North Bank, about quarter of mile eastward -
IN" Lockwoods, where her hull was nearly covered
bylhe sea. The captain, crew, and PASSENGERS were
seen IN The rigging on Tuesday, the slh On that
evening the Victoria steamer put of 10 their assist
ahte, and was within sight OF them the next morn.
lhE, ou could render them no aid The sufferers
heard s S0''u Oe
:, one OF the passengers, Mr. Thompson, of New
noI', had been seen by Capt Ney, ofthe Iudepend.
VLOrr, al LeaSowe. He reported that himself and
'"ee o'hef passengers and Seamen LETT the shin in