Washington telegraph., 1849-10-31

The storm at the East--Dre sdfal Ship
wreck and loss of nearly One Hundred
Lives.
The storm Of Saturday ragged with
great fury at the east, and Boston and
neighborhood suffered severely The
devastation the gale has wrought upon
the coast must have been sad indeed.
The following heartrending account Of
shipwreck we fear will he followed by
many more We condense it from the
Boston JournaL:
The British brig Saint John, Captain
Oliver, from Galway. Ireland. anchored
inside Minot's ridge about six o'clock,
A. M, on Sunday, dragged her anchors
and struck on the Grampus rocks about
nine o'clock, A. M. The Captain. off,
GERS and crew, with the exception OF
the first mate,) took to the boat and land
ed safe at the Glades. The passengers
who were saved got on pieces OF the
wreck and landed near Whitehead. north
end of Cohasset harbor. The number
of passengers OH board was about one
hundred and sixty-four, out of which
about one hundred and fortyare supposed
to be lost. There were fourteen cabin
passengers, mostly women and children.
Another account states that the Captain
took to the jolly-boat, which soon swamp
ed, and he swan to the long-boatJ and
was saved with the others. The second
mate, two men and two boys were lost.
The balance of the crew were saved.
Z: is supposed that she struck on the
rocks known as the Sea Ledges, little
to the west of Mino,'s Ledge light, and
Immediately went to pieces. Of those
saved and arrived at Cohasset-ten III
number-seven were females and three
males. All Of these came ashore on
pieces of the wreck. Two of the women,
it is thought, will not survive, one be-
ing badly cut OH the head by piece of
the wreck.
The other woman, it is said, has hus-
band residing in Boston. She had three
children OH board with her, all of whom
were lost.
When the brig first struck, the masts
were cut away to ease her, and soon
afterwards the Captain and ten of the
crew took to the long-boat, and landed
safely near the Glades. Previous TO this,
however, one of the mates, with two OF
the crew ard several of the passengers,
attempted to leave the brig in the small
boat. but she swamped alongside, and all
were lost, The brig soon drifted on to
the "Gramp,ls Rocks" and almost i'm
medately went to pieces, strewing the
beach with fragments. The life-boat
was manned. aud every exertion made to
save those foa ting in the surf onspieces
Of wreck. Only ten, however, were
saved, as stated above, Between twenty
and twenty-five of the bodies of those
lost had been recovered yesterday morn-
ing.
The actual number of persons lost it is
impossible to ascertain; the captain states
that there were 12G on board, including
the crew; but the passengers say that
there were one hundred and fifty. If
the former be correct, but ninety-one
were lost; but if the latter be so, it will
swell the number to one hundred AMI
foTY-three.
The captains statement is, in substance.
that previous to the brig breaking up, the
iolly-boat was hanging by the tackles
and the boat fell into the water, The
captain, second mate, and two boys,
jumped into her to clear her, when about
twenty-five passengers jumped in and
swainped her; the passengers, together
with the second mate and two boys,
perished.
The long-boat was got clear shortly
after, and heavy sea coming on board
bleared her from the vessel, when
number of passengers jumped over to
swim to her. but all perished The
captain. first mate, (Mr. Cummerford,)
eight of the crew, and two passengers,
swan to the boat and reached the shore
in safety. Ten others, seven men and
three women, came ashore on part of the
deck, Total loss of life, ninety-one-
saved, twenty-one. Twenty-Five bodies
have been washed ashore this morning.
LOUIS BoNAPARTE.-The Republican
correspondent of the Courier des Etats-
Unis, writing from Paris, respecting the
effect Of Bonaparte's policy towards
Rome, says:
1.-The Spartains prejudiced their chill
dren against intoxocation by exhibiting
to them slaves brutitied by drink. If
France had had for President great man,
or even one true and firm, perhaps our
people, always inclined to enthusiasm
might have been seduced to pick up from
the kennels of Paris the crown of Louis
Philippe to adorn the brow of Louis
Bonaparte. But the affair at Rome has
cured us effectually of that phantasy.
France is cured of its superstition for
great names. 1t sees that one may play
the king and general, have aids-de-camp,
speak necessarily of my policy. my wish