Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-07-29
WHOLE NO. 81.


ancholfy intelligence Isss been received 81 & :
loss by FIRE Of the ship Georgia, Capt. Nit.
| ell, from Calcutta to London, attended, we 10
greet to say with deplorable sacrifice Of .e
man life-The ship was between 500 and
tons burden and was valued at $1,000 be-
splendidly fitted out for the accommodation 81
passengers. She had rich cargo on bo4
consisting Of jewels, MERCHANDISE, and o,4ag
valuable property, which persisted with i6a
vessel; loss in total Of nearly 100000. Il
appears that early on the morning of the fifss
Of April, the watch on deck discovers q
strong smell Of something burning about tSe
ship; he aroused the commander, Capt, Mic
ell and the rest Of the ships crew. and strjee
search was determined upon. On the boais
being removed, and the main matches tab u
OH the burning was found to proceed from As
cargo, when orders were given TO remove over
portion OF 1t, SO as to get at the fire. t'ne
crew, haweve., lad not proceeded f,r before :
volume Of smoke burst upon them, aud shot
~ afterwards it became SO intense, accompau-
led with excessive heat, that they were for
ced to desist.
Capt. Mitchell, perceiving that the destruc
lion Of the vessel was inevitable directed It's
crew to prepare themselves to leave tie shiq,
which they Immediately set about doing, i :
lowering the boats two in, Number over III
vessels side. 1t was trying moment, T.
the sea was extremely rough with heaTy
gale of wind, and with the knowledge Of thslr
being between 800 aud 900 miles from lam.
every soul expected to meet with a water
grave. At about O'Clock. the chief mate,
with nine Of the crew, left the burning vesse'
in the jolly boat, and they were directly fol-
lowed by Capt. Mitchell and the rest Of tie
ships crew, fonr in number. in the small boat
AT ibis critical period vessel was obsers~
ed at "a distance bearing towards the i'll fat
ship, and the chief mate turned to make kno@a
the joyful intelligence to Capt. Mitchell ard
the rest Of the crew, hen he was horror-strueE
on finding that the boat had foundered, ana
none Of them were to be seen. They rowed
about in hopes Of picking them up, but uo-
fortunately none Of The poor fellows ever rose
| after. The ship Thomas Sparks. watch pc
we'd to be the vessel they saw bearing towards
their assistance, came up alongside soon al
forwards, and took the chief officer and the
| rest Of the Georgia crew oh board, and they
| then remained within short distance Of tha
| burning ship until she went down, which g.
vent took place at a late hour in the afternoon
The Georgia and cargo are reported 10 be III
/ sured 10 the extent Of 425.Oa0.
How TO DEspERsE MoB OF FEMALEs.-
We believe that the women Of this country
have never disgraced themselves BY the com
ueneu against Tue JAWS Of t''e conss5lalfg Ha en-
| rights Of women, and compelling an extension
of their privileges. But such indecorous and
unfeminine proceeding have been witnessed IN
other countries. History informs us that II
the year 1902, the female part OF the popn'a
| ton of Toulon, in France, declared themselves
| in state of insurrection. They were at hrs
laughed at, and their threats treated with con
temp but when they proceeded to acts OF VIC
lence, it was found necessary to dcsPerse them
Some regiments Of troops were ordered out FOL
that purpose, but the hostile nonGuvers OF The
military appeared to make no impression OF
| this extraordinary assemblage Of Amazons.--
The municipal authorities were reluctant Il
have recourse to sanguinaFy measures IN orde
to ouell the instruction, and various exPedl
enis to intimidate the fair rebels were resortet
to in vain. AT last the Procurator Snydic de
yised method which was attended with com
plete success, He ordered the fire engines 4
be brought cut and filled with water mike
: with quantum suficit Of SCOT. Whe" all wa
ready for the conflict, they were carried
front of the enemy, and the snutty contents
the artillery were vigorously discharged ini
the thickest ranks. The phalanx was broken
the pe,ticoated insurgents speedily vanishe
from the field of battle, and returned TO the'
homes with drenched and solled garments an
sooty compilations.
PeNNsyLvANIA.-Impor tant.-1he House
RanrosoptatiyeS has passed resolution by