Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-09
ONE O'CLOCK.
RETURN OF THE
PRESIDENT STEAM SHIP,
DISABLED BY AN ACCIDENT AT SEA.


A great sensation was created in this city this
morning between 8 and o'clock, by the announce
ment of the telegraph, that steam ship was seen
in the ofing. The announcement on the tele graph
ran thus:-
SO o'cleck-In the oAing-A large British steam
er, with three masts coming in slowly under
steam"
The public anxiety was intense to know what
steam ship it was, a. none was due or expected
about this time. The Queen had only been out
eight days, and therefore it could not be her and
some supposed it was the new ship Columbia,
whose place was taken by the Britannia. At 10
o'clock, the telegraph had this announcement -
"Outside the Hsok-the steam ship President,
put back apparently in distress"
All the mercantile men were running hither and
thithsr enquire the of her return, and alarm
sat on the faces Of all who had friends on board of
her. And il was not until haf-past eleven that the
cause was ascertained from the telegraph bulletin
which ran thus
"Half past lI-President steamship, 8 miles off
the West B-nk; returned, with her starboard wheel
disabled; coming up slowly under steam"
What has caused this accident we are yet unable
to learn; although from the recent high tides and
heavy gales the coast, have NO doubt that she
experienced tremendous storm; or perhaps sue
cession Of gales and heavy seas.
The President sailed from this city last Monday
with IS passengers, and Sl5e,OO in specie. Among
the passengers were the following:
J Buckingham, lady and son, Alex Brown, two
ladies child and servant, w A Thomas, John Dixon
Charles Bagley, c Richards, John Graham, Henry
Lees, JosePh Taylor, J Chsrlesworth, all of Eng
land Cowdin, c Kentworthy, Jas Byrne, G c
Thorburn, E 6 Richards, ! William Cochran,
W Lewis, George Pearce, Thomas PIatt, w
Goodall, w Barton, W Cochran, George Ahles,
Oskeys, Drummond, r Foulds John Labron, E
Stoutenburgh, all of New York; James Brown, and
lady, Aisop and Ia ~, Philadelphia; Ogden,
Liverpool; Jaudsn. London; Mrs Judge White,
Tennessee; S Campbell and lady, Quebec; Z Bart
lett, lady and servant, Philadelphia; Captain w
Halliday. SD Highlanders; Z LIE Coaster. Hamburg;
Mrs H Thompson and four children. Toronto; p
Fisher, Philadelphia; F Watson, ireland; Geo At
kinson and lady. London; John Arthur, SD High
Ianders; Judge Carleton, N. Orleans; Jos Frost,
Ferpo0 GaP SoIs Fullerton, scG.aSd; Aries.
J Bauwman, Switzerland; John Russell, Scotland ;
Robert Milne, Chicago; X Wightman, Toronto; p
Clark, Scotland; r Kidney, ireland; Mrs. Olcott
and child, Liverpool; II Winterbottom, Yorkshire;
l. teenfact, and five seryants-total, IS.
Mr.. Jaudon, Mr.. Brown, and Mr.. Alsop, all ofthe
U. s. Bank, were going out to London, to make the
final arrangements for the redemption of specie pay
ments by that bank and had made all their cacula.
lions relative to monetary matters, based the be-
lefthat the President would arrive out on or about
the 10th Of the month. This delay will be produc-
tive of sad Inconvenience in this respect alone, and
! overthrow all the arrangements made in England
Bills will become due and be protested, and quite
small explosion will succeed. Many OF our most
eminent merchants have also made similar calcutta
tons in regard to money matters, all Of which will
be overthrown to the surprise and arrangement Of
the mercantile world in England.
Added TO all this, will be the intense and ago
zins excitement produced in other quarters in Eng
land by her nonarrival. The Acadia left Boston on
Sunday, the LIST inst and will reach Liverpool next
Saturday, with the positive intelligence. that
the steamship Presden; was TO follew her
next day, and carrying out the names Of many
who TO leave in her. The President will be due
in Liverpool next Monday. Bat that day will pass
over, and the day after that, and the whole week
will BY, and yot there will no trace ofthe Presi
dent. And eyes will grow dim with watching, and
checks look pale with fear, aud fond hearts ache
with agony for the supposed loss of all they love
For when 10, ~ and perhaps II days roll by after
she is due, and no tidings Of her reach the shores
Of England, (for can reach until the Patrick
Henry arrives about the 18th inst y the con-
elssion of majority will be- that she has gone to
the bottom with all on board There will be II day
Of intense suspense; and II days ia age in money
matters, commerce or love.