Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-06-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
BY THE ACADIA At BOSTON.
LOSS or THE SHIP WILLIAM BROWN
FROM LIVERPOOL TO PHlLADEL-
pIlIA - H1pre Man. 10

The Louis Philippe New York Packet ship
has this moment arrived. Information having
reached the town that some ship-wrscked seniIen
were on board the report became general that
they belonged to the President, and the excite
nIent was beyond all description. On the arrival
III dock, however, n strong body Of geudarnlerie
were in waiting, and Immediately took into Gus
tody the mate and eight Of the crew Of the ship
William Brown, bound FROM Liverpool to Phila-
dolphin, which was sunk by MI ice iere in the lat
ter part of last month, for rs yet | cannot give
you precise dates for anything except hat three
inen we're taken from the Crescent, which vessel
had picked them up in their long boat. But Il
tale of horror is TO be told about then.--lt APP
pears when the vessel struck, thirty three passen-
gers, the innte and eight of the crew took to the
long boat; the captain, three of the crew, and u
lcven passengers took the joIlyboa,; all the rest
sunk in the vessel. The boats parted in the night.
Some days after the mate and crew determined
las they say in order 10 tighten the boat to throw
seventeen of the passengers overheard which they
accomplished, aud some of the most horrid and
revolving scenes took place. There weic two
brothers and a sister of one family; the brothers
were thrown over, and the sister jumped in aite
them. One fine boy prayed for few minutes 10
say his prayers; they refused, and hur I'd him in
TO the sea at once Some clung to the sides Of
the boat, praying for mercy, but their hands were
cut off, and they were pushed into the deep.
Fifteen ladies and two men remained in the boat.
One hour after The massacre The Crescent fell in
with the boat and saved the survivors of this hor
rid deed The passengers remained on board the
Crescent, the crew arrived in the Vile de Lyon (;
they are now under examination before the A
merican Consul. The result | will not fail to
communicate to you; but you may rely on what
| have already stated. The jolly-boat has not
been heard of The dates of the Vile de Lyon
have heen anticipated Ivy the Acadia.
Further Particulars. IfduEe, May l3.--The A."
merican ship Crescent, Capt. Ball, arrived here
Yesterday evening with the remainder OF the pas
sengeis Of the William Brown who were saved in
the lon1 boat. The arrival OF the vessel has con-
frmed all the horrd details given in the dreadful
scene which took PLACE during tile night OF the
goth and 2lst of April. OF the sixteen passen-
gers Who were thrown into the sea fourteen were
men and two women; of the seventeen saved ff.
teen are women and two are men.-One Of these
men was seized for the purpose Of being thrown
overheard by the crew of the boat. He cried
out to the mate him, and not 10 tear him
from his wife. The mate told the men not TO
separate man and wife if were possible to help
it. He fell into the bottom of the boat and was
saved. A boy twelve years old was thrown over.
board. He caught hold of the boat, and favored
by the darkness of the night, crouched under the
bows ant, was saved All the women saved are
young, except the mother of Scotch family from
Dumlresllire, who, with her five daughters and a
servant girl, was saved her name is Edgar. Her
husband and son are settled in Germantown near
Philadelphia. a young woman with her infant at
the breast succeeded in getting into the boat with
her husband they are amongst the survivors. His
name is Patrick, from Cook 's-to wn, county Ty.
rome, the properly of Col. Stewart. Several per-
SONS from that gentlemans estate or neighbour
hood have met with a watery grave. One family
of the name OF Legion sixteen in nln sunk with
the vessel; another named Corr father, mother,
and five children sunk ut he same time; the lit
tie boy who was thrown from the boat was one
had cf,tIl sfi haln nOI
to him. They were also from Col Stewards
property. Mrs. Anderson, with three children,
who were going TO join her husband, medical
Rentlemnn settled in Cincinnati, sunk with The
ship Miss Anderson and Miss Bradley were
thrown into the sea from the long boat The
tales which the survivors relate are peOus, horrl-
flying The crew and passengers were examined
by the British and American Consuls this morn
ing and the impression is thnt the dreadful. act oil
throwing their fellow ieatures overheard was oil
inperious necessity; but it is to be hoped tina
The two Consuls will give publicity to the exam
ination, in order that the public mind may he sat
isfed OH this point.
PARLIAMENTARY.
House of Commons, May 5-Ihe Destruction o
The Caroline. Mr.. Hume moved for copies of al
the correspondence relating TO the destruction o
the Caroline.
Lord J. Russell said the motion was so entirel,
unusual, The matter being yet under negotiation
that he hoped the house would not require thu
production of the correspondence. The hon
gentleman had complained of the conduct OF thu
government with respect to this question lii
lord John RusselD would state how the mn,te
stood. The government of the United States hai
made complaint OF the conduct Of certain indi
viduals and officers who were said TO have taker
part in the destruction OF the steamboat Caroline
The answer to that complaint was the transmits
sion Of great quantity of correspondence, and o
various statements made by the Governor Of Up
per Canada, and by number Of individuals whC
were concerned in the transaction.
The American government sent counter snte
inenis, hut they did not persist in asking for Fl
nal answer 10 their demands. The effect of no
asking for an answer was, that the act compliance
Of ceased to he matter of discussion aud il wa:
not for the British government to complain o
that conduct. He was convinced that the matte
would have entirely dropped, as between The i've
governments. if it had not been for the unlorun
ate affair of Mr.. Mcleod That arrest had un
fortunately revived the subject, and had produced
renewed discussion between the TWO govern
ments. With regard to the production of tn,
correspondence asked for, he had TO state that
would he announcement TO the public service, am
tend to embarrass the negotiations that were nov
going on in an amcable spirit and might TEND Il
initiate against the peace OF two great and nteb,
gent nations. Hear, hear.
Mr. Hume wanted the papers, IN order 10 prov
TINT the assertion made by the noble Secretar
for the Foreign Department was not Il unded II
fact The noble lord said that the American gov
eminent had persisted in demanding an answer t
their remonstrance Of March, 1888, while Nj
Forsyth distinctly said that Mr. Stevenson wa
not to press the government here, because he ta,
been assured by Mr. Fox that in a lew days the,
would have an answer or communication from tn
government, direct from this country. Now, h
wanted the papers ior the purpose of seem,
whether The statement of Lord Palmerston, in hi
allegation, was correct
Lord John Russell said that the Production o
the correspondence would not enuble the honora