Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-09-15
Arrival of the IIibernia,

o'clock on Friday morning, in about y l2 days
from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 2Gih
ult.
She brings intelligence Of the burning Of the
magnificent Boston pGckct-ship Ocean Monarch,
Of Trans Inc, and the frightiui destruction Of
not less than $50 lives. The catastrophe occur.
red oil the por. Of liverpool, at about noon on
Thursday, Aug. oath, jusi after tho Ocean Mon.
arch had put 70 sen for Boston.
Nearly all the cabin passengers were saved
and among thcm, Mr. Gregg, Of Salem, Mas
Mr. j. X. Fellows, of Lowell; and Mr. ThomAn
Henry, Of Mobile, Ala. The lost were mostly
English and Irish cmigrants, of course unknown
in this country.
The ship was insured at nearly its full value
in Boston.
The origin Of the Gre is not certainly known.
Capt Murdoch is "incncd TO say that Il nroso
from some Of the passengers smoking in the
steerage, contrary TO orders" but also says, the
first knowledge he had Of il, was statement
that one Of the Storage passengers had in
cautiously made fire in one Of the ventilaiors.
A cabin passenger, however, publishes state
ment in which he attributes the origin to the fall
Of lighted candle among spirits in the store
room, which were removed by some Of the crew
just previous to the breaking out of the fire.
The Boston Traveller says; ave have had an
opportunity of eonversing with one Of the pas
scngers Of the Ocean Monarch, and with anolh-
err gentleman, well known in this community,
who arrived in Liverpool the night aher the ac-
cidcnt. and Who took pains to familiarize himself
with all the details Of the distressing casually
Both these gentlemen speak in terms Of repro
baton Of the conduct Of Capt. Murdoch. We
hope for bis own credit and for the credit Of
American senmanship, that Capt. NJ may be
able to clear up satisfactorily some Of the chlrg-
/ l..
he neglected the ship and passengers and sough;
his own personal safety as soon as possible. The
spars were allowed 10 remain standing, when
they might have been cut down, and by falling
upon the groups of frantic beings clustered up
on the deck, caused 4 great destruction of life.
| Then, again, the five boats belonging to the vcs-
sci were suffered to get on fire before they were
lowered, with the exception Of two. One Of
these, in charge of the first mate, contained on.
| ~ five or six persons. II was without oars the
plug was out Of the bottom, and one poor fellow
pulled of his stockings and stopped the hole,
and they were obliged to bale out the water
with their hats. The other boat vas freighied
with some OF the crew and passengers and start.
cd for Liverpool. Il was asserted that Capt NJ
was in this last boat. The first mates conduct
was spoken of in high terms of COMMUNICATION
Aitcr having discharged his cargo he returned
TO the shin and did what be could 10 rescue 9th.
er.
Our informant remained on The ship six hours
after the 1aInes had burst out, and was finally
picked up by the boats of the Brazilian frigalc
Most Of that time, he was standing on one Of the
braces under the bow, by the side Of the figure
head While standing there many hcart.rcnd-
ing scenes came under his observation. One
poor woman accidentally dropped her child into
tic water, and instantly, with the vain hope Of
rcscuing il, lcapcd in after it. and the last he
saw of her, she was searching in the watery el-
cmeni for her child. Another hung by her
hands from the bow Of the vessel for four hours,
her only support besides being rope which he
assisted her In twining around her feet.
The case Of Mr. and Mrs Dow, a newly mar
ried couple from Glasgow, was also one Of thrill
Ing interest. Mrs Dow had left her friends with
much reluctance on their part, and when she
discovered the extent Of the catastrophe, she
became frantic, and, notwithstanding the efforts
of her husband to pacify her, she leaped into
the sea. Her husband followed her, and clasp
: ing each other, they supported themselves until
they were picked uD Rpq finally rescued.
! The seli-deyotion and heroisln OF the steward.
css is worthy Of a more enduring memento than
it will be likely TO receive. Our informant, who
was himself lifted through the sky-light of the
cabin, which WAS then so full Of smoke as to DO
suffocating, saw the stewardess passing him, and
saying, she 'musi get out the powder !" but she
persisted in the noble attempt to save the lives
Of many others. She was young and beaut.
{ ful Grisettc; and in thus making herself mar
tyr, she deserves to be ranked among the Grace
Darlings Of the race.
The Brazilian frigate remained near the burn.
ing vessel about four hours and succeeded in
rcscuing about one hundred and sixty persons,
yet Captain Murdoch says in his official account
that he did not see the part taken by this vessel
in rescuing the sufferers.
Our informant, from the facilities he had Of
iudging, thinks there must have been as many
as two hundred lives lost He is confident that
: the FIRE did not proceed from the steernge, bu.
from the spirits store rom, where some person
connected with the ship had carclessly carried
lamp"
ESdLAHD.-There is sn organized scheme
amongst the Chartists and Irish Coniederatcs in
the country to disturb the public peace. In Lam
eashire, forty-six persons were included in one
indictment for conspiracy, and committed for
trial. At Ashton and Manchester, the arming
Of Chnrtists has proceeded to great extent, but
the most energetic measures were taken by the
government to prevent further disturbances
Every thing is more tranquil.
The gloomy prospect of the harvest, and the
alarming prevalence of the potato rot, have
caused an advance in the prices of breadstuiis
in England. Flour on the Esd, improved p to
IS per barrel Indian Corn 2s to IS per $50 Tbs,
and Wheat I'D to 3D. On the 25th, however
-four and corn receded each Is from the rates Of
the esd On the 26ih, the market was more an
mated, but no change in prices
IRELASD-No further disturbances have oc-
CURED in Ireland, and the minds Of that portion
of the people which favored the recent outbreak
have evidently settled down into feeling Of sui
len discomfort, which will probably eventually
again burst forth either in violent words or deeds
Arrests continue to be made The condition Of
the Aboring classes is deplorable. The accounts
from all parts Of Ireland respecting the potato
crop are alarming. In the Southern counties
the disease has exhibited itself in the most I'M
mistakeable form in almost every locality.
FRANcE---The agtated state Of political af-
fairs in France betoken that another and per-
haps more alarming crisis is at hand. The low
err classes are evidently discontinued with the
present government, and there are many dsai'
iectcd aud designing men who are scheniing for
its overthrow. The disclosures which were made
by the publication Of the report on the late in
surreetions created an intense excitement not
only in Paris but throughout France. The re,
port occupies three huge volumes, and It IS said
that never in the history of the world has such
mass OF folly, crime, secret villainy, and open
violence, infatuation and reckless daring, been