The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-26
THE PEACE OF EUROPE.
Correspondence efths Courier and Enqiifs

T TsspO41de4tse q ne Courier ana enquirer
t LONDON, Nov. 5th, $40.
! The Great Western takes out, as anticI
pated, the speech Of the King of the French, OF
the opening of the Chambers yesterday afternoon
. This document reached London at one o'eloci
: oil the present day-havins been despatched from
Paris at P. NJ. yesterday, and having been
consequently, only y hours on the way Con
sidering that the English channel was to be eros
sed, and that there Is no railway on any part Of
the route this express, which has arrived at the
Office of the Morning Post, is amongst the great
est eff the achievements of similar kind.
As your Paris correspondent will undoubtedly
have sehtyou full account of the opening oil the
| Chambers. and the precise state of parties IN
that capitol, it is only requisite that should re-
mark upon the effect which has been produced
in London in the course of the few hours which
have elapsed since the arrival of the speech OF
the King. Though correctly anticipated to DC
favorable to peace, yet the document itself has
given the highest satisfaction on the Stock Tx
change, being considered not emily pacific and IA
tionaI, but at the same time more explicit and
conciliatory than any similar document which
has appeared for a long time past. The English
funds have been favorably effected by the intel
ligence; the } per cent Consols, having advan-
ced about per cent the present afternoon
Letters received from Paris at later hour
/ give more circumstantia1 account of the open
ing Of the Chambers, from which it appears
thatnot the slightest popular movement was at
tempted or had the appearance of having been
| projected-and the opinion IS very general in
Paris that the new administration will be sup
ported BY the Chambers; those who have been
muck in the salons since the arrival OF the great
| body of the Duputies, having become satisfied
| that the preservation of peace and the repres-
sion of the prspagandists, is theruling intention,
OF the members, from almost every part Of France
Mons Timers appears to have SINK into very
little estimation into the political circles-beiag
now deserted by Odilloa Barrott and his party
of sixty of the extreme left, who has refused to
support him for the office of chairman of the
| Chamber of Deputies, which appears to be de-
sired by OdiIlon Barrot himself. The Coalition
ALWAYS a mere knavish and selfish one-between
politicians SO really opposed as Theirs and Bar
rot, having now been broken up, it is thought
the NEW administration will be so strengthened
BY the recruits from both of those parties, as to
be possessed of every prospect of being firmly
seated in power.
The time has been too short since the arrival
of the speech Of the King OF the French, that
more than a general impression respecting it
should have been noticed in London, but this is
probably the same manner in which the intelli-
oence will be received throughout the kingdom
at large. The effect upon business is expected
to be highly favorable, and the state Of the con-
tinental exchanges and the general money mar
ket is thought to be about to improve from this
time, as the speech of the King Of the French if
viewed throughout Europe as terminating the
chances OF a general war, will cause to be 1iber-
ated enormous masses of bullion which have re-
Gently been accumulated either by the potentates
for military chests, or By bankers and specula-
tors, in hopes of a large advance in the valHe of
bullion, in the event OF general European war.
Collision OF TWO STEAM VEssLEs.-Co-
pious details are given of the loss of splendid
steamer, the Phoenix, regular trader between
Havre and London, belonging to French
company. She was lost at sea, off Dungeness,
by coming in collision, at about nine O'Clock
in the evening, with the steamer Britannia,
powerful ship in the same trade, belonging, to
the General Steam Navigation Company.
At the time the vessels came in sight of each
other, the Britannia was keeping her course,
and she saw the Phoenix approaching and alter
ed her helm. The Britannia at the same time
altered her helm for the purpose of going clear
of the Phoenix, which however, still kept COM
| ing down upon the Britannia. AS soon as the
Britannia saw there was no possibility of avoid
ing the PheRix, the engines were stopped and
the order given to back astern, but before the
latter operation could be effected the collision
took place, the Britannia striking the Phoenix,
just before the paddle box on the starboard side,
the weakest point OF a steam vessel, and cut
her down 10 the waters edge.
The Phoenix Immediately began to fill, and
the boats of both vessels were lowered, and
saved the whole of the passengers and crew OF
| the Phoenix, who were taken on board the Bri-
tannia. The Phoenix went down in IS fathom
water, before the boats reached the Britannia,
and was irrecoverably lost
The passengers belonging to the Pheaix
consisted of 40 persons; and the crew, engi-
neers, stokers and firemen, to 80 more, and
majority of them were below in their sleep
ing berhs when the collision took place. The
crash is described as tremendous and the wa
terimmediately began rushing into the engine
room and cabins. The afffighted passengers
ran upon deck in their night clothes, and were
Immediately lowered iato the boats The
safety of the females was first secured, and
the male passengers followed
The Phoenix was commanded BY Capt. Lee
fort, a Frenceman but with an English crew.
The loss of vessel and cargo is estimated at
100000.
The Britannia had her stem Knocked away,
and portion of her arboard bows stove in by
the collision. The hole was stopped up with
blankets and tarpaulins By The crews of both
vessels, and the exterier covered over with
canvass to prevent the water pouring IN The
Britannia was not deeply Iafen, or she would
have shared the same fate as the Phoenix, and
every soul on board the 40 steamers would
have persisted.
1t appears by the report Of Captain Leiort,
that no blame can be attached to him justly
He was steering nicely, to avoid some fishing
lights, when the Britannia vas deserted, com
ing directly down upon him He ordered the
helmsman to bear away, and repeated the or
Ger, but the Britannia vas to the windward of
MIN, and came down so rapidly that il was i'm
possible to bring the Phoenix out of her way.
| THE RUSSIAN WARON CIRCAssIA.
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