The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-10-29
Arrival of the Steamship Caledo-
mia.


MIA.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Caledonia, Capt E. G. Lott,
arrived at this port last night-brnging 1872
passengers. She left Liverpool on the after
noon Of the 4th inst, and had rather rough
passage, having strong westerly winds,-Bee
ofHc %.
The prices ofhour and cotton had improv-
&c, particularly the latter.
In Ireland, the distress and destitution con-
sequent npon the failure of the potato crop is
really awful. The country is in state ofiam-
inc.
A new novel by Dickens, is among the
events Of the day. Domley & Son" is the
title Of the novel
The papers announce the death of Thorn
as Clarkson, the well known phlantFropist
the Bishop Of Asaphs, and Sir John Williams,
Judge of the Court of Queens Bench.
The British Parliament will meet for dis
patch Of business on the 4th November.
The steamship Great Britain arrived at
Liverpool on the 3Oth ult., she made the pas
sage from, Boston in Is ID days The pack
ct ship Anglo-Saxon, from Boston, arrived
on the oath ult. with four days later news
Sir Henry Pottinger has received the APP
pointment of Governor of the Cape Of Good
Hope, and the adjacent territory belonging
to Great Britain
Serious riots have occurred in the county
of Waterford, Ireland on the 29th ult-
large mobs having attacked bakers shops for
the purpose of obtaining bread. Two Of the
people had been killed by the dragons or
dered to dispense the rioters, and much eX
III 4,1 Al, L. ,l,,,o
american Potatoes for Ireland There are
now unloading on the Dublin quays, two
American vessels freighted with potatoes
from the United States. They are Of excel
ent quality,and selling at the rate Of tcnpence
per stone We understand this is but the
commencement Of an extensive import trade
Of the once staple commodity Of Ireland
The Golden fund has reached $4,000,
London has subscribed $4,000, and Man
chester &2S,000.
Adrianople was ravaged by fire on the oath
September. The conhagration broke out in
the populous quarter of the 1sralites, and last
ed twelve hours, reducing to ashes about six
hundred houses, a considerable number of
shops, thirty tayerns, several mills, and five
synagogucs.
Tie Steamship Great Britain left Liverpool
on the % ult, and ran ashore on the coast OF
Ireland nine and half hours afterwards.
From the European Times.
SAD DISASTER TO THE NOBLE STEAMSHIP
GREAT BRITAIN
1t is with extreme regret that we have to
announce that this noble vessel has met with
another disaster on her last outward passage
from Liverpool to New York, and one which,
hn,
the Atlantic.
She left this port on the morning ofthe 22d
ult. taking 1875 passengers, about 60 tons of
valuable fine goods as freight and about the
same measurement Of passengers luggage
She took her departure, witnessed by large
of spectators, amid the cheers Of
thousands and the roar of artll-
cry. After clearing the Bell Buoy she bore
away from the Calf of Man with the intention
of running North About Passage between the
Isle of Man and Ireland.
The morning was beautiful, the wind was
fair, the ship was in excellent trim, and
she had abundant 'promise of pleasant
and rapid passage, and that too, under the
ofan able and experienced captain,
who had most successfully, for some years,
navigated the Atlantic Ocean, to the salts
faction of his passengers, the commercial pub
lie, and the company by whom he was en-
ployed.
For about ten hours the noble palace of
iron-the largest perhaps that tenants the
deep,-was propelled by steam and wind at
the rate often or twelve knots an hour. In
fact it may be said that she had overrun her.
self. At 4 or o'clock, p. NJ. the Island was
seen directly on the starboard bow, Shortly
after it set into rain, and the wind increased,
the ship making excellent progress, and the
passengers uncommonly delighted with the
vessel and her admirable qualities as sea
boat.
Nighttime closed in dark and wet, the wind
gradually freshened to a half gale, The log
was repeatedly taken The weather was
thick and foggy, and the ship passed the Calf
lights before dark, without being able to dis
tinguish the light house at that station
About half past nine o'clock at night, the pas
sengers were startled by an extraordinary
noise on deck, and cry of "stop herr
g aground, aground !" the breakers, the
breakers !" =" we are wrecked p " oh we are
wrecked w
A general fear prevailed that the ship was
in collision with some other vessel but it was
soon found that she had stranded. The night
was dark and stormy, the ship beat incessant-
ly upon the sand, the breakers repeatedly
breaking heavily over her, and one of the
life boats was carried from its fastenings on
the quarter. Alarms and cries instantly per-
vaded the ship, and apprehensions were
general among the passengers that she would
break up during the night beneath the force
of the breakers which constantly burst over
her decks.
To add to that moment of wo, the lightning
glared, the thunder beloved portentousy
from thick curtain of overhanging cloud,
and the rain began to fall in torrents. The
scene was one that battles description. So
far as the eye could pierce through the gloom,
the sea was general cauldron of foam, and
white spray lashing the sides of she ship.