The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-09
IEEE0hHT TTiS
a r RIVAL
OF THE
STEA MSHIP HIBERNIA
BOSTON.
SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
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TERRIBLE FIRE AT SEA.
THE DESTRUCTION
PACKET SHIP OCEAN MONARCH.
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DRHADFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
REPORTED REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA.
&c, &c, &c.


day morning. She reached that city at 8 o'clock.
Irish affairs have lost much of their interest," and
now begin to be regarded with Indifference, not
only by the people, but by the government The
State trials have far resulted IN the conviction
of one emily of the chief leaders. John Martin,
proprietor of the Felon newspaper was found
guilty. and has been sentenced to ten years trans.
portation.
In the case of O'Doherty, the second jury were
unable to agree upon verdict He Is still con-
fined, and at the next commission the trial will be
again repeated.
The government have determined upon issuing
special commission for the trial of Smith O'Brien
and the other captured leaders in Tipperary.
From every part of Ireland the reports give bat
poor hopes of saving the great bulk of the potato
crop, added to which 1t is even reported that the
grain crops will be below an average. The reports
of famine have attracted the attention of the 60
yernment. Measures have been adopted for as
certalning the real state of the case, and Lord
John Russell has announced in the House of Com
mons that, should the fears now INDUCED in by
large portions of the population prove well founded
Parliament shall be at once called together to
adopt such measures as may appear necessary for
relieving the evil.
The chartsts of England and Scotland have
caused some uneasiness In the public mind, for
some time past; but the abortive attempt at revo-
luton madelat the close of the last week, has con-
slderably miigated the fear previously INDUCED
IN, though the discovery of pixies, pistols loaded to
the muzzle, daggers and swords, ball cartridges,
powder tow balls, and luclfers, proves the exls
vence of conspiracy, wide spread in its nature.
. nd hoIo
pearto have embraced extensive incendiarism In
the metropolis and the chief towns in the manu-
featuring districts, coupled with which were to
have been massacre, robbery, and the destruction
OF governmental authority.
The London Times, 25th ult, states that Lord
John Russell will start for Dublin in day or two,
not to supervise, nor to CONTROL to direct Lord
Clarendon, but to observe the state of that dis
tracted island, to Its real grievances to exa-
mine their causes, and to confer upon their
remedies.
Messrs. Smith O'Br'en and Meagher enjoy good
health. They are pc united, we understand, to
occupy the same cell In Kllmainham, in conse
quence of the limited accommodation of the
building, in its present crowded state. Mrs.
O'Brien provides the meals, and visits her husband
daily Mr.. Whteside has declined to act for Mr..
VIM. S. O'Brien, and has sent back his retainer
Mr.. Duffy seems to have suffered dreadfully from
his imprisonment.
The Destl uction OF the Packet Ship Ocean
Monarch.
The packet ship Ocean Monarch, Capt. Muir
dock, from Liverpool, oath, for Boston, was burnt
in the English Channel soon after leaving port and
$50 persons persisted.
The Ocean Monarch, Capt. Murdoch, left Liver
pool, August "a, with $50 steerage passengers,
cabin, % second cabin, and, with her crew, had
on board 39S persons. She had not proceeded far,
however, before the utmost CONSERVATION was
produced by an announcement that the ship was
on fire-and scarcely had the alarm been given,
when she was IN complete blaze. The scene
which followed, may be more easily conceived
than described The passengers became frantic
with despslr, and numbers at once plunged into
the ocean, to escape the more awful death which
apparently awaited them. Husbands were thus
severed from their wives, and wives from their
husbands, and children from their parents The
captain finding that all control over the poor crea
lures was gone, and that the fire was making
rapid progress, ordered both anchors to be
lowered, in the hopes of bringing the vessel
hard to the wind In the act of lowering
the anchors, many of the unfortunate pas
sengels were dragged into the ocean, they
having seated themselves on the chain cables, and
were thus launched into eternity. At the time
the fire was discovered, the vessel was about 8
miles to the eastward of the great Orm's Head,
and several vessels were in sight. A signal OF
distress was at once hoisted which was imme-
diately answered by yacht belonging to Thomas
Littledale, and which was about six miles distant.
Mr.. Littledale was himself on board, and at once
bore down to render what assistance was in his
power There was stiff breeze blowing, and
had the yacht ventured alongside, it would have
been total destruction to all on board. A boat
was, however, Immediately lowered, and proceed
ed to the ship, for the purpose of rescung of
the unfortunate passengers. The scene which
presented itself to Mr.. Littledae, on nearing the
vessel, was Of the most appalling and narrowing
description. That gentleman truly describes it as
awful, and such as he hopes never to witness
again.
The flames were burning with intense fury from
the stern and centre of the vessel So great was the
heat in these parts that the passengers male and fe-
male, men, women and children, crowded to the
fore part of the vessel. Their piercing,
shrieks for aid were carried by the breeze across
the blue waters. In their maddened despair, wo-
men jumped overheard with their offspring in their
arms, and sunk to rise no more. Men followed
their wives in frenzy, and were lost. Groups of
men, women and children also precipitated them
selves into the water, the vain hope Of selfpre-
sevation; but the waters closed over many of
them forever. No pen can describe this awful
scene The flames continued to rage with increased
fury. In few minutes, the mizen mast went
overheard IN few moments more and the MAN.
mast shared the same fate there yet remained
the foremost. AS the fire was making its way to
the fore part of the vessel, the passengers and
crew of course crowded still further forward, to
the Jib-boom they chung IN clusters as thick as
they could pack, even one lying over the other.
AT length the foremost went overheard, swapping