Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-28

cy question, and not offend the Queen with con-
di,ions that the Cortes might rejeot.. '-:N g.. +
On receiving and perusing the note Of hss. min Z
isters the Regent withdrew and sent for Es 4
par,ero. with whom alone she had short confidence
full of emotion, brought the ministers instantly to
his apartments, and there informed them that she
had already drawn up and signed hef abdicaion of
the regency, which she seems determined to perse
we're in.
Aner some consultation among ,hemss'yes Es.
putero and the ministers returned to the Queen
and used their utmost efforts to di~usde h from
the extreme of revolution. All represented to
her the difficulties and dissgrcableness Of the mc.
ment were not 50 great she imagined. Her ma
iesiy remained immovesbly determined. Senor
Fener then observed that, If Queen Chri tina in
sisted on nbdca,ing anil retiring to Naples, as
she proposed, she must leave the young Queen Isa-
bella to the guardianship of the nation, and mus,
also give up the public property vested in her as
Queen and Regent. Christina made no difficulties
with respect TO Queen Isabella, bu, the demand Of
her resignng her right o'er oil property seemed 10
cause her somehesitation. She said she would ref CT
upon il until next day. The next day. however, she
was resolved upon abdica,ion, and Withdrawing TO
Naples at oil events and she handed the &C, of alb
lication, which had teen ready on the first day. to
Senor Ferrer The ministers accordingly sunounc-
ed the event TO the nation. They themselves are,
by the constitution, invested with the Regency ill
the meeting Of the Cortes. And the ordinances
for the dissolution und convocaon, will be publish
ed Immediately.
An American Packet Fired Upon.
The packet ship South America, from New York
for Liverpool, was fred upon on the I'd inst just
as she entering the channel, by an Ensl,h
yacht full Of men. The yacht proved To he rev.
enue cruiser and the conduct Of her officer in com
mand is severely censured by the Liverpool pa
pen.
Great Britain.
John Holman, under. graduate Of Cambridge
University, killed himself with laudanam in ccnsc.
quence of failing to pass his examination. He as
studying for the ministry.
| The grand jury having found a true bill ag inst
the Earl Of Cardigan, for his felony in fighting a
duel with Captain Tuckcu, his lordshir will bc cap.
italy tried by the House of Lords.
| COLLISION OF TWO STEAM VESSELS.
| Copious details given of the ,ss of splen.
did steamer, the Phoenix, regular trader between
Havre and London, belonging to q French com
pany. She lost n, sea, off Dungeness, Ivy COM
ing in collision, at about O'Clock in the evening,
Sit thc Rritt a full oli I'm he
same trade, belonging TO the General Steam Navi.
CATION Company.
At the time the vessels came in sight Of each
other, the Brittsnia was keeping her course, and
she saw the Pheni1 approaching and altered her
helm. The Brittania at the same time altered her
helm for the purpose Of going clear Of the PheniI,
which, however, still kept coming doNn upon the
Brit,anis. As soon as tie Britionia saw t.ere was
no possibility Of avoiding the Phpnix the engines
were stopped and the order given to back as,crn,
but before the latter operation could be cfeceL the
collision took place, the Br,ian, striking the PhG
nix just before the dde box The s,arboard ,,e,
the weakest point Of a steam vessel, and cut her
down to the waters ejge.
The PheniI Immediately began to fill, and The
boats Of b tn vessels were lowered, and say,d the
whole Of the passengers and crew Of the Phpnx,
who were taken on board the Bfittinla. The PhG-
nix went down in 35 fathoms water, before the
boats reached the Ditania, and was neeoveraby
lost.
The Phoenix was commanded by Capt. Le(ort,
Frenchman, but with an English crew. The loss
of vessel and cargo is estimated at ESQ o0O