The New York herald., 1844-07-12

The FLoop AT THE WtsT The river at Saint
Louis on the p inst. bad fallen lhrty-two inches
at ia highest 10 leaving heavy deposit
of mud and sand at hr foot Of the streets.
The Saint Louis Revelie gives the following:
The following touching instances OF childish suffering
I'd by the present food. They mentioned in the Re-
pub can OF yesterday. Henry Bucksath, No II Locust
.treet took up in the street. Thursday, little girl
,hou, two old very poorly dressed shoes Ion
net on The little thrg unable TO give her name,
where she from Another boy. a,out three old
light hair with striped clothes, speaking very little all
says is that his mother 10 in the ~aier came 10 tho
house Of U. basin, on Second between Pine ond Ol's
streets, Friday evening few hours before sundown
On the ether side ofhe the presents uuly
memorable sdmixure OF the terrible and beautiful
Mhen me resn r1n o Se snspg on hs s
roois with guns their hnnds warning steamboats, not
over their dwellings &c sc and then glide on
steamboat deck, praries commonly travelled on
horseback through vstns OF trees, sprngiDg fairy like
rom blue beauty cannot fail TO entrance the eye,
and fill the spirit with admiration and wonder
One odd incident occurred yesterday. the New Ha.
ven roundiog abou, among the trees Of the bottom
Captain" said an anxious passenger, there Is SUI
erer that mound, making signals OF distress"
Put the boat round roared Captain Hopper, the wo.
men and children viii save, OF last"
"What do you wantW beloved Captain Hopper, after
half an hour spent in getting to the spot.
"Nuthen" replied solitary negro, nothing else being
ing white tail about .Nah.n.
eNothing--what did you hail us fort"
II didn't hail you, messa; guess Il must bcen de oo
COW"
The Iaughher on board the New Haven wos merry
enough for several seconds This pleasant boat makes
another excursion today and advise all to wall them
selves oil the circumstance.
GRAriTuDE.-Most OF the New York papers have
recorded the loss OF the American schooner "WI-
iams, Of Maiblehead," and the saving oisix OF her
crew and two of her passengers, by Captain POI.
fer, OF the French brig "Jeune Ludcvic," bound
To Hawe, France. The sequel may be Interesting
to some OF yonr readers.
When Captain Porler first saw. the boat OF the
Williams" il was blowing gale; he bore down
70 the boat, and nj the imminent risk Of his own
ie, he succeeded in getting all hands on board.
They were in a starving condition and almost
naked; their wants were all sn, Piled, food and rail-
me nj provided. The two passengers, Messrs. y
Gelston and Gov. Reed, wealthy citizens OF N
neghborhood OF Boston, were taken by Captalnl
into his own cabin and boarded AZ his own table
from this time the weather for 70 days continued
tempesuous and Captain p. fearing that his stores
would not hold out ill he reached Havre, deter
mined 10 make for New York, landed his ship
wrecked friends at Quarantine on the 5th instant,
when, TO his astonishment these " gentlemen"
IS well as the crew, left him without Offering hum
wen their thanks The above is true statement,
~ made by Cartain Poirier, he saying at the some
time that he wished the public should know how
MS services to these respectable citizens were re.
Quilted by them. 1t is hoped that his wish VIII be
iraiified, aud that those editors who noticed the
shipwreck will also publish the sequel GarLh