Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-21
ThE GREAT BRITAIN

The paprrs by tbv Great Western briYg -
the rePori ol Captain Hosken ON the los, i,
This steamer, on tn reading Of which the III
ree'ors OF 'he company sdop,el tee follow inr
resolutions.
J. That 'he report b. circulated smoas., the
PsoPrirlor-.
? That, while the directors svmn,,l,;.,
with Captain HOsktu up,,n on even, .fIli...
tang 90 hito. aat "a Injurious Ia the c,,,,,r,ny
,hty feJoiec With hln ihat lhc oata.,roph, Mes
by the blessing ol Pro,ilrncc. Unattended
~" 49, OF llie az p'rsonBl injury 20 0ny onr
. i'"f laAe This opportunity ul recording
,e,H n"st gSatciul thsuks Ia lady Matilda
non 's'm rIE TIE magistrates. anl the oili ~
snd mcu oi the coast guard. conStsbul,ry and
revenue srr,ice,. mentioned la C,nt Uo.l.,..
report and their perfect ~atishcilan with the
'phu1'l oi lhc oiilcers and ship, tonrasy.
VIZ" under circumstance of 90 90 jfial cad
20 ihur conducted themselves ~ admirably
. W IN respect 90 The Occurrences which
tFeceoed the sirsniing ol the unforiuna a.
snip SscNpiaIurd NOW by Captain Ho.krn.
Si'u by tie report at captain ClaNtun 10 the ,e-
4 't"fy TIE directors ar of opiuion that tho
snip "as siranird boo consequence al sn error
/ ~ J"arm eco into which 81 appears her captain
was D'llaysd through the omission ol no
uVe OF ~. johns lA.ht in thr chart O.. thi,
year bl which h. WAS naNigating. and tb,
want oi knowledge ou his port at ,,i'b a bgbt
btiug esiubilsh,d-il h. ins ta ii,. Direction.
oo' ious that had That Iiehi becu laid down.
Capian lioskrn " ould have known ,ha, ne
judgment which lci him ai s O'Clock a. put
hls sllp in the roper course Tor The North
OLann, ought 20 have b. per.cvcrtd in
The direction, cannot dismiss the sub.-tt Al
rs present stage without considering whether
~ u any wlniamount cf benefit 10 na,iraiion
! . to D. derived from thc mrlducho,y rirrum.
si"utss which they have 80 deep, 10 dcplup,
anu 'hey inform me prppueiofs that they
mean To appeal 20 al Insurance companies,
dti mfU lau's, ShIp-ow uprs. masters ui ships .
TO aId them in urging upon the legislator, an
enactment, with heavy penalties. against ali
AdniUliy sgruts who shall. after the passing
oi tl" ~fWr.sJll charts al bout an annual Ger.
uhcair 'hlt they have been c1ami. q by a per
~1d GO persons 30 AUTHORITY, citi,r iptu the
photographers Oihce ur the Trinity H9gs,
or as may be appointed ,aul lha, thet contain
90 ihe known lights. bIpys or bacons. up 20
'h' date oi t1e said certificate: also upon ven
"''s pi Darts not Admirdlity agents, who
st'a" NOT. 100 the first wcekor every January,
nave oh'1Hrda similar certificate from the
Custom liou~e authoriiit- OF the several sea
ports oi ihe United Kim dom. The director, I
n
without any sacrifice OF property. as nothing
on De more easy than doiting dowuin red ink
.nd M writing whatever may be new upon
De oldest chorls, aud the result would D. in
fease" confidence IA uavigati0u. vast sav-
NJ ol property, greater security To under
Aniefs' and concomltaut safety 10 the tnv.
cling public.
he sinniingoi ~ noble specimen of ma
.dl architecture, AMI the consequent check In
he progress OF naval sciurnce-the narrow e.
ape lorna watery grave OF ncady 39O persons
tile probable loss OF 80 much property. aud
hc success 90 oih'rwise at experiments 10
ave hr--are tbc questions of interest: aud
y h'e they are fresh ia mems minds. on under I
discussion, y the time .tle Directors conceive.
10 a'd considerations ol mld-s OF improve
nent IA The safeguards al ma yigsiiru and thcv
"oH'h consider tsemselves r-mlss IL they neg
.ec'rd 'he earliest opportunity of claiming the
support OF The pu.lic in obtaining sn act OF
parliament embracing IN some shape the fore
going object, as they cannot but consider that
Noe pnmaty cause oi the disaster MAS the q.
mission o' 81 John's Lisht in ,he char used by .
Capt. HUskcn.