Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-31
ry Northumberland Co. PA. Saturday, Oct 81, lS46.

grateful.
The final ebbing Of the tide, lef, the ship bolt
upwright. embedded in the sand, with the wa.
ter so shallow that il could be wnded To the
shore Boats were sent ou., and the ladies' ell
taken ashore by seven o'clock, and the gentle.
men by half past eight. We had to wade a
| little distance as the boats could not be drawn
| to the dry bench. ard the ladies were carried
| on The backs OF men, Then can our trunks, so
'hn, BY five O'Clock p. M. nearly every thing
belonging to the passengers, Vac ashore.
The Irish peasantry al frat behaved we'll but
when they began to come in crowds to gel mo.
nov. they became eSoraitant. and even charged
| fi:teen shillngs in some cases for single car,
| load of baggage tor halfa mile. from the chip
| to the depot. nenr the shore. Some things were
lost from plfering. but no, much. rode with
my luggage six miles from our shipwrcck to
this village, the nearest Post town. in an Irish
cart without springs, seated on the top OF my
luggage. while my Irish friend led his horse.
and for this paid 81 80. There were ten of
us, and the price was not extrnvacsnt. have
received here from ecclesiastical friends genu.
inc Irish hospitality bu, two OF my friends &C.
cnpying one bed were charged 50 75 Poor
human nature! How ready TO make gain
from the miefortunes OF others The Irish
gentry and police did their duty nohly
The Great Britain, think. will never be
got or She went on at high tide. end hard
wind, apd full steam. and is far up plum MP.
wright On the beach a most beautiful but rad
spectacle, as she is all in sigh, bnt nhcut FIVE
feet of her bottom. She cost $3.50 600, and
wns insured for S37O,0O0
We all pity our Captain anG regard him rs a
ruined man. How he mode mistake of 50 miles
in fair sail with guod wind. of 100 miles
from Liverpool, perhaps he can explain, but !
fear not shal be glad to see him justified
by any facts. for he is smahle, noble minded
and scientific, but fear no, careful, and which
would make me afraid TO trust my life with
him. There may have brena magnetic distnr.
bance from the great quantity OF iron in the ship
10 change the compass-there may have been
confusion OF the lights. which with lille self
confidence could account for out misfortune.
hu, fear the world will say that the lives OF
3cO human beings have been put in eminent
jeopardy and vast amount of property socr.
feed In the mad ambition ofCipt. H. to make
quick passage and his want uf care MS nav.
gator. But Iwrte the day after our misfortune
and must wal, for more facts.
Yours tro'y, THOMAS BnArNARp.
LIVERPOOL. (Thursday,) Oct ls,.
The Great Brl,siu' is still on the beach and
somewhat damaged by late gale, il is still doub.
ted whether she can BE- 20, of Capt. Hoskins
! hns offered no explanation of the cause Of the
/ disaster, and is greatly blamed by all Our pas.
soge MONEY has been re'rrnsd, but our erca,
expenses in getting back from Ireland are a
| dead loss The Cunard line were unwilling
10 charter one oftheir vessels. so lhat We are
compelled 10 scatter and get home as we can
in packets. have taken passage in the 'Neu
York which sails TOR New York, on the q o
| October.
| Poor lrcland-thn potato crop, as raw per
sonally, is all gone, and that Island must rel,
~ our country for supplies. In the geniee
families which opened thei, d.rcrs 70 us in Rel
fast dc fried mush' was a common srbs,i
tate for po,n,os at dinner. II tasted well. ",
honored II as Americans. vepturing however, t,
make few modest suggestions 10 the way il
which 1t coul.i be improved. Yours, 7. b.
! A Curious FAcr ~ AGRIcuLrrRE We 6nt
F., 10 the New Yefk Post en- account OF The produc
| ton OF potatoes in the following manner: 4
gentleman in the month of May conceived tbs
cles FINN his grape vine. and he arrorjngl,
| Topped on the unnecessary brauchev, which eau
sed then, TO bleed. and to remedy this he split
potato into two piece, one of which he stact
on the end uf The bleeding branch. lie ther
tied a rcg fast TO ;he branch 80 az 10 cover the
potato and keep il from falling of. and then le'
It. The rag was M; disturbed again unit! day
or two since. when II was remdvrd and found
to contain crop Of four small potatoes, which
had grown from the piece stuck on the end o
the branch.
! GEN. Worm. Mons OF ATTACK An off
Ger in the army, who was present q, the storm
ing of Monterey, says :-"Gen. Worth has jus
completed series of the most brilliant opera
tons in modern warfare, and wiz b.; little loss
lie carried four works. ard men came into tow,
when every nose ,wss a tor,ifca,ion. He &C
pu "'''s- divided his force into columns, mo
wig parallel. and opening their way with pic
4 a YES through the hnnsea and walls Thus who