New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-27
THE SOUTHERN MAIL
Great storm In tho south.
Correspondence Of tho National Iurelisencer

! ~. 49, rSSecASc VI tue Nht4Onhl lGtSulgenccE
WAsuNGroS Jan. 81 ls4S
GENTLEMEN YoG were doubtless as,onished :,
the delay OF the Southern Mail for days which a.
rived here on last night Three mails we're ken, -
Charleston in consequence Of the sea ws,cs
commenced the evening OF The 10Th instan, and cn
,irued until lsst night on the 20th.
The steamer Witn7iE g.oa left the wharf al Charie.o
a. halipasi o'clock P ". Monday, with eigh, cAbis
passengers. bound for Wilmington. Al oclocs IN n.
evening wind commenced blowing fresh from Nortb
East and continued TO increase until near midnight ~
which time we experienced gale from Z. n e We
were in sight Of Georgetown light, think, wner ,hs
wind hauled over TO the Eastward The Cspnin ana
ing II irpossb!e 10 reach OAK Island or Smithvle -
solved 20 pul back into Charleston Il was Tuesday
morning : o'clock sDd the wind again hauling %
another point u y. rendered our safe re.u-r
10 Charleston exceedingly doubtful. ! never before
experienced any thing ike the feelings ! then bad
EVERY passenger gave up that our doom 10
waiery grave inevits5e. thought OF NJ
dear companion and children; my hopes were faint
and vet withs could NOT keep my eye 20 sny olser
ooint the Jolly boat looked only 10 tadt insight
can, shell IS place of refuge, when the hour should ~.
rive for the Wilmington 10 strand upon either Roman
Chs.lsstou breakers. A. tf;ie think viii
in s,on, throw OF the breakers. Some OF the pssser
gers contend that the Wilmington struck upon them
am of different opinion The rouchs OF the were
more extensive than could have ever conceived thea
~ be and their caps beat guards alternately from
eeward and winGwsd with so much violence as 10 de-
ccve many whether were amidst rocks or not
Col O " Towns, the Representative from Gecr,
,ia was one among our number. Messrs. Stotdard
Marsh Parker Galloway Nikols, and another genilerI-
completed whole number. We partooA OF no meal
indeed il impossible set the table tor any pur.
pose-from Monday night until Tuesday night; ccose.
aueuy we were the total abstinence st tor twenty
four hours
ing for the breakers on Charleston Bar and eagerly wish
nr 10 see the point on Sullivsns Island. Some tine
during the night got the bar snd anchored IN the
river fears entertained IL Chareeton ths
the boat and sll on board were lost.
On "Wednesday evening we put 10 sea second tine
lin the Gladistor) and had most delightful passage
NAIL STEAMER Survive learn that soon afte,
the steamer Chesapeake had reached the wharf in hi,
Cit last Friday she sunk in The river Il appeared th.
the ice had into the bottom OF the vessel which
soon filling with water. she went down alongside the
what Tho Chesapeake had been engaged temporarily
to convey the mail while the steamer Pocshontss wss
undergoing some necessary repairs. Fortunately The
passengers (anong whom were some ladies from Rich
nond were landed before the Chesapeake (eu unlucky
name) went down 10 the bottom OF the Potomac
Nat intel
sTsS The MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH between New.
ark and Philadelphia III order again and VIII be opened
the public for correspondence tomorrow at the rates
of charge heretofore published. Communications pre-
any time between sunrise aud 10 o'clock P ~
except the ordinary hours for public worship sun.
day) will be Immediately forwarded. Commune acns
Tor points South OF Philadelphia may be started by 1es.
graph after the departure OF the mails be written By
the clerks in the Telegraph Offices and put into the Posi-
Oi,ice-thereby gaining day. Ia case the communities
ton By Telegraph shall be interrupted pubic notice viii
De immcd cdaicly given. Newark Adv. Monday.
MAGNIFICENT CATHOLIC CHURCH.-We earn
from source entitled respect, that the Catholics Of
this city have il in contemplation TO erect in hs melrop
oils church editicc of magnificent dimensions some.
thing after the OF the most extensive csthedras
OF Europe and be- in the catholic of the term
national church. 1t is intended by the Catholics ap.
peal for aid in this magnificent undertaking every
crccaon OF their denomination IN the United States all
OF whom is thought, Will be influenced 10y lsudsble
pride contribute toward the erection OF noble
which it is expected will about seventy i've
thou sand dollars. Nat Intel.