Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-06-16
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
HORRID AFFAIR AT SEA.
Loss of the Ship William Brown, from
Liverpool to Philadelphia.

Liverpool to Philadelphia.
HAvRE, May 10. l84l.-The Louis
Philippe, New York packet ship, has
this moment arrived Information hav-
ing reached the town that some shipwreck-
ed seamen were on board, the report be-
came general that they belonged to the
President, and the excitement was beyond
all description. On the arrival in dock.
however, strong body of the gendarmer-
lie We're in waiting, and Immediately took
into custody the mate and eight ofthe crew
o. ship William Brown, bound from Liv-
erpool to Philadelphia, which was sunk
by an iceberg inthe latter part of last month,
for as yet cannot give you precise dates
for anything except that three men were
taken from the Crescent, which vessel had
picked them up in their long boats But
tale of horror is to be told about them.
1t appears, when the vessel struck, thirty
three passengers, the mate and eight of
the crew, took to the long boat; the cap,
tain, three of the crew, and eleven passen-
gers, took to the jolly boat; all the rest
sunk with the vessel. The boats parted
in the night. Some days after, the mate
and crew determined las they say, in or
der 10 tighten the boat) to throw seventeen
Of the passengers overheard, which they
accomplished, and some of the most hor-
rid and revolving scenes took place.
There were two brothers and sister of
one family; the brothers were thrown
over, and the sister jumped in after them.
One fine boy prayed for few minutes to
say his prayers; they refused, and hurled
him into the sea at once. Some chung to
the side of the boat, praying for mercy,
but their hands were cut off, and they
were pushed into the deep. Fifteen la,
dies and two men remained in the boat
One hour after this massacre, the Ores
cent fell in with the boat, and saved the
survivors of this horrid deed. The pas
sengers remained on board the Crescent
the crew arrived 10 the Vile de Lyons
they are now under examination befor,
| the American Consul. The result will
not fail to communicate to you; but yo,
1ay rely on what have already stated
The jolly boat has not vet been heard of
The dates Of the Vile de Lyons have beel
anticipated by the Acadia The followin,
additional particulars are given by Ga!ig
nani's Messenger
"The ship was of Philadelphia; he
company consisted of seventeen persons
and she had Is Storage passengers, neal
" all Irish, with full cargo on board
She had had rough passage out at
| struck agains. field of ice at 9 p. M
when going under all sails, at the rate 6
ten knots all hour. in lat. 43 deg. 40 mir
north, and long. 43 deg. 80 min. west, b.
account. She stove in her larboard bow
and within two minutes struck anothe
field of ice. ..... II -...-@ =.
! The ship soon began TO fill, and tn
captain and crew got out the boats, whic
were cleared away at IL. At midnigt
The ship went down, and the thirty passer
| gers who could not be taken into the boa
were drowned in her. They lay by eac
other till A. NJ. when the captain in th
cutter steered for Newfoundland TIL
Iongboat, being very heavily laden wit
f so many persons, AZ in all could not
managed, and was obliged to steer to tn
south. At midnight she fell in with MOI
ice, and the wind came on to blow har
the boat began to leak badly, and shippe
a good deal of water.
Finding she was likely 10 sink, tt
mate consulted with the crew. and it We
: deemed necessary to throw overheard sue
. of the passengers as were nearly dea
| Sixteen were then thrown into the 81
IL
/ stiff with the extreme cold. Shortly aft
!. ship hove in sight and the captain, VIII
. was up alof, looking out for ice. saw ii
: boat, and stood for her at the Immine
. risk of his own safety. This proved
h be the Crescent, and they were receive
y with the greatest humanity and kindne
on board. At that time ice was in sig
i on the surface of the Atlantic, as far
). the eve could reach. Out of the passe
: gers saved ten were women" The Ha
er Journal adds to this dreadful narratis
that the first passenger thrown overbos
was woman. Sisters and relations we
afierward thrown over and young b
e who begged for respite to say his pfa
it ers, was not allowed it, but was sent il
% the deep. This journal adds, that
:. most serious rumors are afoat as to t
- cause and nature of this horrible catasti
I'd phe,s which, however, cannot be clear
% up until the Crescent, which is daily e
i pected, arrives with the surviving pass
) gers. The American consul at Ha'
s has interrogated the sailors ofthe Willis
~ Brown, brought by the Vile de Lyo'
n and has had them committed to prison.
10 1. HAvRE, May l2.-The all-engross'
Conversation is the horrid massacre CO
+ United by the boats crew of the Will
OF Brown of the sixteen poor creatures Il
= threw overheard. The Crescent VIII
- is bound for this port, with the mate ;