Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-17


taro with abont $500 men. His troops were
daily thinned by assertions. There is every
probability that he will be ultimately left alone
and that he may be SO hemmed in BY his enc
mics as to leave him no chance OF quitting the
country. Should he succeed in escaping, he
will proceed, as we are informed, to Cuba where
with his princely revenues he can still live in
10 his accustomed splendor. His private fortune
is estimated at some four millions of dOlars.-
For the last twenty-three years, Santa Anna
has with very brief intervals welded the desti-
mics of Mexico.-Boston Courier.
| STILL ANOTHER AND MORE DEPLoRABLE
STEAMBOAT AocIDEST.-We find the follow
ing painful narrative in the st Louis RepubIi-
can Of Monday, the S0th ull:
On Sunday night last, about eleven O'Clock,
the steamboat Capitol, bound from Pittsburg
TO this port, whilst lying at ST Mary's landing,
about 10 miles below this port, was destroyed
by fire. The fire was discovered by some of
the officers of the Lancet, which lay immedi-
ately above the Capitol. II originated about
midway o; the boilers, probably from some de-
feet in the furnaces, and spread with incredible
rapidity. The alarm was instantly given, and
the passengers, most oil whom were asleep,
with the exception of three, succeeded in max
ing their escape. The flames spread upwards
and through the cabin, so swiftly that several
Of those in the cabin effected their escape by
letting themselves down on the after guards.
The wind blowing strong breeze from the
bow TO the stern, which drove the flames aft.
Mr. Dalrymple, his wife, and son, master
Joseph ID ) and daughter, young lady, were
passengers on board The father and son oc-
cupied state room in the gentlemen's cabin
the mother and daughter room in the ladies'
cabin. From the best accounts we can gather
it is most probable Mr. Dalrymple and his son
persisted in their state room. They had been
awakened by the Captain, and this is the last
that is certainly known of them. Mrs ID. and
her daughter reached the cabin, when the
mother tainted and fell ; the flames rushing in,
the daughter had barely time 10 save her life,
by letting herself down on the after guard.
Thus, the father, mother, and son, it is believ-
ed, persisted in the flames. Mr. ID. was from
Lynn, Mass, and was moving TO a farm in the
vicinity of Carlinvie, Illinois. He had on
board large amount of valuable property, all
OF which was lost. A Mr. M'Lane and lady
had barely time 10 escape in the clothes in
which they were sleeping. Mr. MIL. had up
wards of $500 in gold in his trunk, which
was lost. There were but few persons in the
cabin lift had been otherwise, a number must
have been lost, as there was not time to have
awakened them. There were number of fam
lilies on deck, all Of whom were saved, although
most of them, lost their baggage and clothing.
Fortunately, the clerk and mate of the Lancet
had the forethought to launch an old flat boat
at the stern of the Capitol, by which, the
greater number were saved The captain and
his lady and all the crew succeeded in getting
ashore; but books, money and papers of the
boat We're all lost. She had on board full
cargo, chiefly iron, much Of which will proba-
bly, be recovered.
| TIE Capito floated down n short distance
where she burned nearly TO the waters edge.
The cable having burnt off, she then went a.
DRIFT, and was carried down in the bend, where
i is supposed she would sink She was near
~ new, commanded by Capt Birmingham, and
was not insured.
| The Lancet brought the passengers and
crew to this city yesterday morning Collec-
tons were yesterday taken in the churches for
the relief Of the sufferers, which will be placed
in the hands Of the mayor for distribution.
| The following is the list OF persons on board
the Capitol, so lar as we have been able to OBJ
tain their names :
CGbfn.-Mr Mattox, Mr. McLane and LADY,.
Mis- DalTymple, and Miss Dickey.
Deck.-Jonn Quigley, wife and four child
rem John Bennett, wife and six children !;
Charles Glider, and Eliza Glider Jacob Lib
Der, wife and one child two men and their
wives, names not ascertaned.
The "CHuRcHMAN," the organ of the high
Church interest in NewlYork, contains the SER
mon of IFS editor, delivered on Sunday, 9Th inst,
relative to the decision OF the Bench Of Bishops,
which is introduced with the remark that sthe
decision of the majority is mere party pvoscrip-
ton, and will be so regarded by the Church at
large, when the proceedings shall have been
published and read"
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