Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-17
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SAT- URDAY, JUNE ID. 1910.
ANAEEECTING NARRATIvE.


and cnomiiy, TO occupy rational beings without
resortins to what is merely imaginary or fictitious.
The ills of human life need no exaggeraton, no
painting less the fsIicities Thrilling natter
ofact narratives like the one below, are far more
wholesome, and every way more beneficial, than
Robinson Crusoe, and the like.
THE BURNING OF THE POLAND.
To the Editor of the Boston Courier:
BosToN, May 20, ls4O
Dear Sir-As the loss Of the unforu-
nate ship Poland excites considerable in.
eresi in this community, Lake an early
opportunity 10 give as complete a detail OF
the occurrences connected with it as nv
memory will allow. We sailed from
New York, or rather we were taken in !
tow by the steamboat Wave, from pier
No. g. in the harb3r. about 4, A. Nj. on |
Monday the llth inst, the wind being
Q,ite light and were towed down to San.
dy. Hook, where the pilot and the steam
boat left us. Our crew consisted of TWEEN
" good substantial working men, and ii
was subject Of remark before we left the
wharf that every one was sober--an
event by no means common with crew
bound to sea. We also had two cooks,
two stewards, and the wife of the princi-
pal steward as al assistant ia the ladies'
cabin. The captain and two mates made,
% our complement of men to twenty-five.
There were twenly-(our cabin passengers,
three Of whom could not speak English,
aud three others who could not speak
French, wiz
Charles Berner Of Mexico.
Joseph Prom do.
j. B. Nichols, gold manufacturer, of
Providence, r. l.
J. 9. Farr, Importer of jewelry. &c, Of
Philadelphia.
!, 3 tnamin @. Wainwright ofthis city,
y bat resident as a merchan. in Paris for
& the las ten years. who bad with him his
r. wife and two little girls, his children =
10 bc one almost five, and the other less
u han three years of age
nd Mrs. Campbell, lady of Canada, VIC
ne{ has lived il France number of years
'u God bad been out to this country to set
Der relations, and was returning to he
, d husband,
ID Mss Margaret Hughes. daughter o
nl ar Minister at Sweden Christophe
syy th!hps, Esq, who was expecting t
cal mel her filner in Havre, to return t
'T Sweden with him. :
CbiyIes d. Arfwe1son of Stockholm
pos he American consul at that port, Swed
Nv birth, who had with him his wife an
, to children, the Oldest about six year:
md the youngest an iniant, only eIeve
,it5 weeks old.
est ]. B. Valee, deputy-collec,or of ii
Ualed States, at Detroit, a native of Ro'
en-, who has been in this country twent
one years now absent on a fuflough,
six or eight months, TO visit his relation
t mFrance. q :,
"a L. Gomnez. native Of Fanc
Connected with the house of Gill " I
Ui ST. Thomas for number Of years.
Alfred Pjsslrro Of St. Thomas, a
about fifteen years old. going TO Fran
-. bI his educotion
''''' Emile Bower Of Avignon, France,
Gentleman who came ont IN the Poa
othr last voyase, for pleasure trip
the United Safes.
Louis Reynaud Of Martinique,a nat
q France
J, r. MAILER, a German Swiss
Htlh, merchant of New York.
E. ID. Harbour, planter of West
eiana, Louisiqna who grad uated IN l
a'he lawschool in Cambridge, and
gclng TO Paris 10 study his profession.
] Il Buckingham Of Boston,
Mrs Arfwedson and Mrs. Wainwr
ath had female nurse with them.
There were also eleven Storage I
sgers, whose names, occupation, and
leace We're as follows;-
James Knou, we'll known as Ia
NOemaker in this city; Louis March
pedar of paper hangings and Vi
ary, Of Lyons, France; Catherine
.aer, of Rechienbach. who had spen
81 cent 10 paving for her outfit, t
hack TO her husband. who expects
It. Meet her in Havre; Joseph SchiT
- Aoemaker, Of Cuelsheim; Geo. {
. Aoemaker, of Hofen; Nicholas Be
- Fanolune maker, of Wolfstein Mi
Aaaub, oil cloth printer, of Made
Iobn Sander, ocksmith Of Alzei;
iy Usinger, weaver, of Ilberschaust
Silk Of lohn Kramer, of Metz, aud John 81
ex S,, mi aer q German. residence unknown.
q 10 suit GVNnshg all hands, Flen, wome
s. co. fhildrea, we had on board-six,y-thre
ons. We had good weather and {
Vie breezes, passing about TWEEN
) miles TO the South Of Nantucket s
and going on. prosperously am
ls1leS, enough to satisfy the most impatiel
a''e s:If hor passage, until Saturday. the
Ml2 o'clock noon of that day, W
10 latitude Al 50, and Longitude
s.. hearty one-lhird of IN, passage. al
EES s s1 hope. hope Of not 40. being Or on boar
& ma, :" s"JS 0'u