The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-05
ARRIVAL OF THE
CAMBRIA STEAMSHIP
AT CAPE COD.
EIGHT DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND.
ACCIDENT TO THE CAMBRIA
HER GOING ASHORE ON CAPE COD.
AN ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF
LOUIS PHILIPPE.
Great Excitement In France.
Flight Of the Spanish Minister.
THE OREGON QUESTION IN
ENGLAND QUIET.
RISE IN COTTON.
Activity In the Manufacturing
Districts.
Improvement In the Corn Markets.
ARRIVALS OF INDIAN CORN.
&c., &c., sc.
ARRIVALS OF INDIAN CORN.
Sc, &c., sc.

Alta o'clock yesterday afternoon we received
intelligence atI this Office Of the arrival Of the
steamship Cambria, not at Boston. but as a
wreck, having gone ashore in thick fog. on Cape
Cod, on Saturday night last.
The Cambria had her full complement Of pas
sengers, all Of whom, fortunately, it is expected,
will be saved. When our agent left the wreck,
two had got ashore, one OF them Mr.. Blake, u
merchant Of Boston.
The intelligence OF her arrival and unfortunate
destiny, reached Boston at o'clock on Sunday
afternoon, and after our express started, and
arrived at this city at O'Clock yesterday AFTER
noon, with the most melancholy and disa sttous
news that has reached us for many day.
STEAMBOAT CAMBRIA ASHORE on CARR Cop.-
The steamship Cambria, Captain Judkins, left
Liverpool on the 10Th ult., and arrived at Halifax
on the lst inst, with 80 to 100 passengers-landed
20 at Halifax, and started for Boston. About 20
minutes to IL on Saturday night, the weather
foggy, and the ship running at half speed,
and about taking soundings the ship struck
on the beach of Truro, some Eve miles
from Highland Light, Cape Cod. The engines were
reversed, the anchors thrown out, and every exer-
ton made to get her off, but without effect it was
about half tide when she struck, and the weather
calm, though there was considerable swell OF
the sea. At the last accounts she was heading
south, and very little apprehension was felt for
her safety.
Geo. b. Blake, Esq. and Capt. Chester, two
passengers, went ashore at Truro, procured
horses and rode to Plymouth, where they pro-
cured an Express Engine. which brought them
to Boston on Sunday at half past 4 p. M.
Upon the arrival of the news Of the position Of
the Cambria, at Boston, efforts were Immediately
made to send assistance to her. The steam tow
boat Robert b. Forbes commenced String up at
5o'clock, and left for Truro at nbout7 1t was ex-
pected that she would reach the Cambria at about
eleven O'Clock Sunday night.
The General Lincoln was also despatched for
Truro early in the evening.
An express was sent immediately to bingham
to direct the steamer MayAower to proceed to the
scene Of tho disaster, aid render such assistance
as might be necessary. We understand that in
the two first named boats a very large force of
seamen was sent down, that there might DO no
lack Of manual strength
With these strenuous and prompt exertions, we
trust the Cambria may be got off the beach with
out loss and without delay.
This news is much more important than wc
had any reason to expect by the present steamer.
The last message of Mr.. Polk TO Congress, ON
the Oregon question, was considered pacific.
The great event is the attempt to assassnate
Louis Philippe, and the terrible excitement in
Franc 1t generally believed that his assassi-
nation would have been the signal for new re-
voluton in France, and the establishment of a
republic.
There is grcnt excitement in England on the
Irish Coercion, and the English Corn bills Iftho
first is passed. the other will be Defeated, and Sir
Robert Peel will be compelled to retire from the
Ministry. A terrible time is then expected, all
over Great Britain.
Matters in Ireland were growing worse and
worse. The accounts OF the famine in that coun-
try are truly deploruble.
Narvaez had been driven out OF Spain, in con-
sequence of some disagreement between him and
Christina, to the general Joy of the people.
Nothing later from India
Lord Brougham had been cutting figure ut
Paris.
The Hberna arrived out on the l4th
The packet ship Montszumn left on the Thurs
dry previous for New York, with thirty passen-
gers.
A wreck has been seen of Sborchnm.
In commercial affairs, we note an advance in
the price of cotton. The Hbemin, which arrived
out on tho l4th, carried indisputablc news Of the
shortncss Of the cotton crop, and an advance Of
ia to Id had been obtained. Money was still
scarce, the best Of paper only being discounted at
the regular sales. The corn trade had slightly inn
proved, and there some stir in the iron mar.
ket, but business of almost every kind continued
TO feel the deadening effects of the present stag
nation.
Sir Robert Peel had taken an opportunity, IN
the House, to claim credit for government for hav-
ing ordered supply Of Indian corn 10 meet the
necessities OF the starving people in Ireland and
government had not ordered more, but il had
been deferred by its unwillingness to interfere