American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-23
FOREIGN NEWS.
IL DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF
STEAMER CALEDONIA AT BOSTON

I'D Tic ALL Hist Inc lnteIIgCnce Is lInpOE-
tant. We make up the following summary
from the New York Herald, which received
the news by special express from Boston,
The most important news is the loss of the
steamer Great Britain on the coast of IRELAND
on the night of Sept. 22d. A full account o.
Times will be found below. Passengers anc
! crew all saved.
The state of trade at Manchester had i'm.
proved. A belief was prevalent that the Amer
lean cotton crop would prove an average one
In the manufacturing districts, trade was still
dull, and there was but little alteration.
The prices of Cotton and of Germ and Flour,
had improved-the latter articles materially
We refer to our schedule of the markets.
The rate of discount in the London money
market remained unchanged, but the demand
for money had improved, and the funds were
dull and neglected. The state of Ireland, and
the relations Of Europe, arising out OF the
Spanish marriage, had had an extensive effect
upon the market.
Ireland was in state of famine, and great
exertons we're making for the relief Of the
people.
The steamship Britannia, from Boston, ar
ult in thirteen and half days She encoun-
tered severe weather, which protracted her
passage.
The papers announce the death Of Thomas
Clarkson, the we'll known philsuthropist
DR.. Cox, OF Brooklyn, was to preach in the
Scotch Church, Liverpool, 4th October, on the
Providential escape of the passengers of the
Great Britain.
The first number of Dickens new "Serial'
called Dealings with the firm of Domeby and
Son." was published on the LIST inst aud CO.
pies of it were undoubtedly received by the
steamer.
The Bishop Of St. Asaphs, and Sir John
williams, Judge of the Court of Queens
Bench, have died since our last advices. Mr..
Vaughan Williams has been appointed as The
successor of the latter.
On the 29th ult. Robert Scurfield, ESQ, one
of the largest ship owners of Sunderland, COM
mtted suicide.
The steamship Great Britain, Capt. Hosken,
left Liverpool on the 22d ult., for New York
with 1876 passengers, and on the same night she
went ashore at Rathmullen, in Dundran bay,
on the coast Of Ireland. The passengers were
all safely landed. At the latest accounts she
had not been got off Her cargo had been dis.
charged. The particulars Of this disaster may
be found below.
The Great Britain left Liverpool amidst the
roar OF cannon and the cheers of thousands,
with a fair wind and beautiful day, but in the
afternoon rain SGT in and the wind increased.
Night then closed in, dark aud wet, and the
wind gradually treshened to half gale. The
log was repeatedly taken. The weather was
thick and ieggy, and the ship passed the Call
lights before dark, without being able to dis
tlnguish the light house at that station. About
hall-past nine O'Clock at night the passengers
/ were startled by an extraordinary noise On
deck, and cry OF "stop her." aground, "a
ground" "the breakers, the breakers" 1--WE
are wrecked" sob! we are wrecked!n
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 necessarily up
on the sane, the breakers repeatedly breaking
heavily over her, and one of the life boats was
carried from its fastenngs on the quarter
! Alarms and cries instantly pervadcd the ship
and approximations 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
10 add to that moment OF wo, the lightning
glazed, the thunder beloved portentiously
from thick curtain of overhangng cloud
and the rain began 10 fall in torrents. The
scene was one that battles description. So fa
as the eye could pierce through the gloom, the
sea was general cauldron Of foam, and white
spray ashing the sides of the ship, flew ove
all on board like snow flakes. As we said be
fore, the ship had outsaed her Captains reck
oning, and the light on St. Johns Point being
mistaken for that Of the "Calf of Man." sht
went ashore at Rathmullin, in Dundrum Bay
The Surgeon of the Great Britain was the
first who landed with the mail bags, with which
he proceeded to Liverpool, via Belfast They
were sent on to the United States by the Ca
ledonla. In the course Of the following day
i (the 22d,) large number Of passengers pro
ceeded to Warren Point, and others to Dowr
Patrick, with the intention Of returning to Lii
j Verpool.
The larger number proceeded to the latte
place, where the scene of that morning pre-
sented one which that little Irish Town neve
before witnessed. Four horse coaches, ant
some dozen Jauntlng cars proceeded, at thu
same time on to Belfast to take passage by tn
steamer WInder, which sailed on that day 70
Liverpool.
3. Amongst the passengers were the distin
gulshed "Danseuses Vienneses," forty-eight II
number During the day the steamer Prime
OF wales went around from Belfast to rende
the Great Britain assistance. 1t was tried il
high water, and found to be impossible, sh
therefore returned to Belfast, taking these
little fairies and their guardian to that city, o.
their way back to Liverpool
, A letter dated Dandran Bay, Oct 3D. coll
tains the following: "Tho Great Britain re
e mains IN nearly the same state as when 20
t left She is taking little more water, tn
$ pumps were working nearly all day yesterday
lhey Lave got the cargo out, and are now di
charging the Goals on the beach; there are tw
u steam vessels here, and should Monday be fin
y they "!Il try to take her off at high tide.
hear inns evening, heavy steamer is to be hel
on Monday, with two others, to try if they ca
II move her"