Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-07
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND!
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CALEDONIA.

81 ~ New York, Oct. 81.
The Steamer Great Britain Ashore on the
Irish Coast--Her Passengers all Safely
Ldnded--Marriage Of the Queen Of
Spdin--Adoance in Cotton--F2our, grain
and Produce Markets Buoyant.
The. Steamer Caledonia, Capt. Lott, ar
rived at Boston at a quarter past seven
o'clock, last night, bringing Liverpool dates
to the 4th inst.
The steamer Great Britain, Capt. Hos
ken, left Liverpool on the 22d ult, for New
York, with one hundred and eighty.f Ue
passengers, and on the same night she went
ashore at Bathmullin, in Dundrum Bay,
coast of Ireland. AT The latest accounts
she had not been got off, Her cargo had
been discharged. The particulars of this
disaster will be found annexed.
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 brought on to the United
States by the Cunard steamer Caledonia,
Captain Lott. In the course of the follow.
ing day, Wednesday, 23d, a large number
Of the passengers proceeded to Warren
Point, others TO Downpatrick, with the in
ten,ion of returning to Liverpool, large
number proceeded to the latter place,
where the scene of Thursday, the Oath,
morning, presented one that the people of
that little Irish village never before wit.
messed. Four horse coaches, and some
dozen jaunting cars. loaded with passen.
gers, proceeded al the same time TO Belfast,
10 take passage by the steamer Windsor,
which sailed on that day for Liverpool
Amongst these passengers were the distin.
guished danseuses Viennoses, forty.eight in
number.
During the day the steamer Prince of
Wales went round from Belfast to render
the Great Britain assistance; it was tried at
high water to pull her of, and found to
be impossible. She therefore returned to
Belfast, taking forty of the little fairies and
their guardians to that city,. on their way
back TO Liverpool.
A letter dated Dundrum Bay, October
I'd, contains the following
The Great Britain remains in nearly
the same state as when you left. She is
making little more water; the pumps
were working nearly all day yesterday
They have got the cargo out, and are now
discharging the Goals on the beach. There
are two steam vessels here. Should Mon.
day be fine they will try to take her off at
high tide. hear this evening, the Newry
steamer is to be here on Monday with two
others, to try if they can move her."
The royal marriage in Spain forms the
most prominent point Of discussion in the
European journals. The London Times
and the Morning Chronicle protest in
strong terms against the Montpensier union
with the infant of Spain. The European
Times says that the English Government,
seems disposed to do all that it can to avert
this end.
In Ireland every means are being taken
to find the people employment, which is
equivalent to finding them with food else.
where; nevertheless there have been some
famine riots in various parts of Ireland.
There had been large sales of Cotton,
and prices, ifanything, were shade higher.
The markets for all kinds of produce con.
tinue buoyant, and at rapidly advancing
prices.
Wilmer and Smith caution their friends
in this country against wild speculation. as
the money and enterprise of England will
find and bring food from every corner of
the earth if necessary.