Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-09-20
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LATE FROM CORPUS CHRISTI.
Disisiroas sssaabost Erplosioa. Important 5ssaa
Ofdiadaes.
The Steamship AlahalHa arrived at an early hour
tbs morning, having sailed from Aransas the
18th instant. She brings the news Of a deplora.
bile Steamboat catastrophe.
On The 18th instant the steamer Dayton burst her
boilers when about half way between Corpus Chris
Il and St. Joseph's island. There were between
thirty and forty persons on board, including United
States soldiers and the hands attached 10 The boat.
Zen individuals were killed on the spot, including
among them Leuts Virgins and Berry OF The 4ih
regiment OF Infantry. Seventeen were wounded,
some of whom not expected to survive their in
Juries Captain Crossman, the Quarter Master was
on board, together with two other officers. They
were blown the distance of one hundred yards but
were not severely injured. Capt. e. had one OF his
legs somewhat bruised, but The next day was able
to walk and attend 10 his BUSINESS. We have BE- en-
unable obtain "A list Of those who were killed and
wounded
We make an extract from private letter which
we have received from officer of the 7th Infantry.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept II, 1S45.
NV Dear Sr-Glnom like a pail hangs over our
whole camp. The steamer DAYTON, while on her
WHY from this 10 AransaS, To-day, burst her boiler
when about fifteen miles from here, and sunk in
| about eight feet water; persons were killed
and seventeen injured Among the Killed were
Lieuenants Higgins and Berry, OF the 4lli Infantry
The other names do not know, some Of the bodies
|
| the officers.
The explosion took place al half-past IL O'Clock
| in day tln,e and DIR. Criitenden, who was board
(slighly ninred) informs nie that she sunk in fifteen
/ minutes after, and she went down, covered by
the water) another boiler exploded, with most ter
| rife report
Another body. deck hand, has just been brought 10
| Yours in haste.
Letters OF subsequent day inform US that the bo-
dies Of those lost had been recovered. One oil The
wounded, coored deck hand, died The next day;
the other sixteen we've less injured than first
! apprehended and no fears entertained for Them.
| we trust thai the number killed will not exceed
eight. The steamboat itself Is an utter loss
There is important news from the army under
Gen Taylor. They receive almost all their intelll-
gence from this city. The u. s. sloop of war ST.
Mary's arrived al The Bay of Arkansas the 10Th
instant, with "A bearer oil dispatches on board for
Gen. Taylor from Washington. On The evening oil
the same day. the u. $ brig Porpoise hove 10 of
| the bar and communicated with the ST. MarY's. In
half an hour thereafter she sailed towards Vera Cruz
Nothing as 10 their purposes Or intelligence trans
PRED
traders arrived ut Gen. Taylors camp. They re
ported that they had within two days march oil
the camp, about Two hundred Lappans and as many
Camanches on their way to Metamoros, by invita-
ton iroT Mexico, to join The forces 10 be directed
| against Gen. Taylor. The report oil the traders
WAS but hall credited.
Gen. Taylor sent Out Lieut.. ScarIu with an es.
cort of forty dragons TO reconnolre for 30 or 40
miles about, 10 ascertain everything possible, and
he no doubt has spies pushed further ahead.
! We have received AN entire copy OF tle Stale
| Constitution of Texas adopiedby The Convention
Attached TO it is ordinance OF vast importance IN
regard to grants of Texas lands. IL will be submit
ted to the people at the same lime AS the Consilu
| ton. We copy il entire, and il is all we have time
to do, and save the mail just closing.