Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-22
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Weekly Express.
Loss OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP.
MEDINA.

lAO0ffcSpOnoence OF the N. 1.sWeekly Express.
Loss OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP
MEDINA.
Hacana, May %, 1912.
II The English sloop Favori.e arrived
here about an hour since, from Nassau
~. T.. bringing the mails OF the ROYAL
mail line steamer Medina, which boat was
lost on the reef onthe North end of Grand
key, Turks Island on the night OF the
/ 18th inst, or Whereabouts. The mails for
this place Mexico. and New Orleans, were
taken to Nassau by small schooner, and
thence re.shipped for her Immediately, and
the particulars are not yet known So
far as can learn from the Captain of the
slooop that brought the mails, the steamer
made Turks Island 10 the night, and the
Captain plainly saw the lights, but they
not BEARING as directed by his sailing di.
rections, he stood off until they did so, and
then ran IN. In twenty minutes from the
time he put about she was on shore
Lord Elgin, the new Governor of jana
cia, was on board, as also MIR. Crawford
the new British Consul General fer this
place. and they with several other of the
passengers proceeded to Jamaica. The
boat and greater part of her machinery is
a total loss. These are all the particulars
have been able to collect, no one having
any letters relative to the loss except the
Consul, and he left town soon after getting
them. A~~". or. T~.@-@ $3.50 n
The bark Vernon arrived today from
Boston. Brig Poland from Bristol, and
Caroline from Portland. the latter hung on
the cunken rock near the Moro for about
two hours, but got off without damage.
Iwrote you few days since per steamer
Natchez, since when we have no change
in our market. Yours truly.
PRovIDENTIAL EscAPE.-At Galena,
Illinois. on the 10th ultimo, the little daugh-
ter of Major J. B. Campbell, aged about
| four years, fell into the we'll attached to the
Mansion House. which is ffiy-one feet
deep, and escaped without very serious in.
| jury. ShegMas leaning over the curb of
the well, looking down at the water, when
she lost her balance, aud was precipita,ed
head-foremost to the bottom. One OF ser
wants of the hotel CHANGED to see her as
she went over the curb, and Immediately
Jumped into the bucket and went down af.
ter her. He found her on the top of the
water, clinging to the wall of the well. -.
| SINGULAR EscAPE.-A most extraor-
binary escape from death occurred on
Monday last to son of Captain Maeanly
of Toronto, on the passage down of the
steamer Niagara. The young man was
OF the promenade deck. and attempted TO
cross underneath the walking beam while
the opposite end was down. on platform
which appeared to be secure; but the in
slant he put his foot on it he was precipi-
tated among the works below, and was
naturally supposed by those who saw him
to be instantly crushed; but an Obstruction
he met with in falling enable him with
great presence of mind to grasp the rods
of the air pump; he thus sustained him.
self for some minutes being drawn up and
down, till the engine could be stopped to
release him from his periIons situation.-
He was but slightly injured. Il Kingston
| NeaOs. -... i .=4ss 37@
MosT PAINFUL ACCIDENTAL friend
in Langdon writes US that, on Friday last,
| q
raising the roof and belfry of new meet
ing house in Langdon, one of the beams
| gave way, precipitating about forty per-
sons, amidst falling joists, rafters and Other
tirnbers, from thestop Of the body of the
frame TO the groud, killing Mr.. Jonas
Blood instantly, and wounding severely
about twenty other persons. Mr.. John
Pratt and Mr.. William Garfield were
dangerously injured-the former having
his ribs broken and sustaining other inter.
nal injuries. and the latter having his skull
fractured. The other persons who were
injured are recovering. Mr.. Blood has
left a wife and six children to lament his
, sudden and unexpected loss. We under
stand that no blame is attached to Maio
. Warner. the carpenter. or any other per
son. II Ctaremont, ~ H. Eagle.
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF SLAVES iron
5 New CEss.-A vessel sailed from New
: Cess, which is about seventy miles to thu
!. lleeward from Monrovia, few DAYS since
fl with the neat complement of two hundret
: and fifty slaves on bolrd This is jus
what we expected the result of tn
opera ions which We detailed on this sui
e ijecl 10 our last paper. 1t also corrobO
+ rates all that We stated some month
e since, in an article headed "Comini
7 events cast their shadows before"
!. The vessel which took of the abov
- cargo is said to be an American vessel
O She went into New Cess under America
}. coIors. and departed thence under the POI
!. tuguese flag She was pursued by Brit
ri ish man-of-war, but made her escape.
What has become of the small Amer
can squadron which was stationed alon
s. o;a,o. T'h;e 90,