American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-01

) ity have been constantly inculcated upon her
and next to the prccepts of the Bible, in which
she has been carefully instructed, the grandeur
of Nature has been regularly appealed TO, to
strengthen them. 1t is therefore, ! have no
doubt, that she is always inclined TO rdcue
the pecnlarities Of artificial and conventional
lie Who she is, you will doubtless know
hereafter.
STEAMBOAT CoLLIsIoN-Loss Of Thirty Lives!
"A slip from the New Orleans Picayune,
which should have been received on Sunday
night, informs US of terrible steamboat acct
dent which occurred on the 2lst instant, about
seven miles below Natchez, in the bend oil the
river, by which some twenty or thirty lives
were lost and great number of persons were
severely scalded.
The steamboat Sultana, bound down the III
yer, came in contact with the steamboat Ma
ria, bound up, striking her ust forward of the
wheel-house, and by the violence of the shock
broke the eOnnexonpipe Of the Maria, by
which between twenty-five and thirty deck
hands and deck passengers were scalded, many
of them so severely that there was no prospect
of their recovery.
The Maria sunk to within about two feet of
her cabin floor within five minutes after the col
sion, drowning between twenty-five and thir-
ty persons who were on the lower deck The
cabin passengers were all saved.
The New Orleans Tropc has some addition
al particulars Of the accident from which we
copy the following:
The boilers of the Maria were knocked off
their stands, severing the connecting pipes,
filling the space between the lower deck and
cabin floor with steam and boiling water, scald.
ing nearly all hose persons in that portion Of
the boat aft of the boiler, consisting Of the
deck hands and some few deck passengers
Tie only person known TO he lost OF iniur-
ed i'll tho upper cabin was Mr.. james p.
Dnrst, the principal clerk of the boat, whe, at
the time Of the collision, was standing at his
desk IN the office, sorting out some letters for
delivery at Natchez. As soon as the boats
struck, and before the effects of the shock were
known, he sprung into the Social Hall and
cried out to the passengers "not TO be alarm
ed, !" and returned 10 his Office to secure his
books; after that time he was not seen, and it is
supposed that he must have been crushed and
fell through the foor the office being entirely
destroyed, and the deck forced into the Social
Hall. The third engineer is also missing, and, no
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deck. The crew Of the boat numbered fifty
two; Of these, oaly 8 could be mustered within
three hours after the collision, at which time
we LETT the wreck, who had esca ped unnjurcd.
These were principally the firemen and sailors
on duty. About twenty are missing and must
have persisted Immediately. Twenty one were
rescued, but all SO dreadfully scalded that there
are no hopes OF their recovery, with the excep-
ton of the third cook man Of color
CoENoR, THE AMERICAN TRAGEDTAM. The
Philadelphia Keystone, in a notice of the sue
cessiul engagement Of this talented actor at
the Arch st. Theatre, in that city, pays him the
following deservedly high tribute:
He stands first among the fine actors of the
age, although this truth may sound strange to
some persons who idolize any Thing that is for
egn, and go into strong commissions at Il wan
dcrlng fiddler, or vagrant torturer of the pi-
ano, But Conner is emphaticaly great ac
tor. Ills personal appearance fits him for the
higher walks Of the drama; his face is suscepti-
bic OF the finest and most impassoned phazes
OF expression. To a thorough knowledge of
the mechanical portion of the drama, he adds
vigorous enumeration, delicate perception,
and refined taste. 1t is true, he is not alto
gether, rant and Drawn and muscle, in his act
mand intellect, lie stands pre- eminent. We
have witnessed his late doIneatons of the most
difficult characters Of Shakespeare, and must
confess our surprise, at the ease and nerve
with which he embodied the thought Of Ham
let, the mingled ambition aud Ienorse of Mac
beth, the paternal agony of Lear. Nor did he
fail in kotzebue's Stranger-his Claude Mel
notte, was fresh, startling, vigorous produc-
tion, full OF new and beautiful points.
THE BATTLE OF MONTEREY. We are in
debted to the New Orleans Picayune for an
extra containing graphic and highly interest
ing account Of the part taken by Gen. Worth's
division in tho capture Of Monterey, written by
one of its accomplished editors, Mr.. Kendall
who participated in the stirring scenes Of that
with great minuteness, and are written in a
captivating style--the whole being accompan-
led with beautiful map, engraved expressly
for the Picayune.
ACCIDENT. A man, by the name of Mar
shall, had one of his hands badly shattered,
three fingers of which were torn entirely of,
and his face burncd by the accidental discharge
of his gun, while duck shooting on the Sus-
qnehanna river, near Perryville, on THURSDAY
last. Jacob S. Ergood, Jr., ofHavre-d de- Grace,
was drowned in the Susquehanna last week
while cunning.
PRIsoN DISCIPLINE. The Montreal Herald
says, that at the Penitentiory at Kingston, $50
lashes are administered daily, or ID, $50 annu-
ally; that these statements have produced much
excitement, and that all parties demand an in
vesiigal;on.
NEW DAILY LIME no GEEAIH,