The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-13
From ulo Boston Aims Of Oct. o,
Dreadful ShiPWrCck Il less of Life,

PGnce reached Ibis city, thni the British brig .
SL.JOhn, Cam. Oliver, from Galway, lreluud .
with f2O souls on honrd, had beeu wrecked .
nahr Cohhsset Sunday morning, about q /
o'elOcll, and tlint 90 or those on bonrd had /
perirhed. ltappeRrs that the hgig stood IN
10 the Bay on SuHdny. having pissed Cape .
Cod lilo preyiOug awning. hnl the Weniher .
Incoming foggy, The captain deemed IL pru I
dcuI 10 haul oil. Accordingly lhe vessel was /
put under snug working sail, and Whs /
brought 20 the wind. She Stood 10 rlie /
Noul Shore, innde Tie lnnd, rul wore round 1
on the other tack, hcnd 10 tie Souhwnrd,
A. q 30, A. NJ, size mode Minota Ledge, !
80 close aboard, llhi il was almost ilnpossi-
blo 20 wen,her H. There was not room 10 |
wear TO stay was Impossible. ln this dllem' !
mn, the captain saw u brig NJ anchor inside (
Of the Light md resolved 10 run for her- ]
lilo did 80, aud anchored; but tie heavy
ground swell, and tie fury Of tie gale, soon
brought the anchors home, The mnsts were
cuJ nwny; hut Brt rho unchors 'sotil'l Hol
hold, md eventually sho struck lho Proundi
aud an tie tide fell, her bottom wna literally
separated from her upperworiT.
Previous to breaking zap, Capt, Oliver snys
- "lhe Jolly bnnt wns hanging 10y the tackles
alongside, bui the stern rinphol broke, mud
the honl l,ll mo The water Tho cnpluin,
second unite, mud two boys Jumped into her
90 clear her, when nhput twenty five p1ssru-
/ gers jumped In aud swnmpcd hers the pms
rcngcrs, w,lh the Second mate and two boys
persisted. The ruplnin caught rnpo haua'
ing over the quorlcraud WAS ,.0wu 81 board
by the iirsl mate.
, The long boat wns got clear shortly uiier,
ma hcnvy sen coming on hpnrd cleared
her from the vessel, WhCun number of p1s-
scnFers jumped over io swim Ia her from ihG
vessel hul ull pcri-hcd, Tic captain, 1T
mnle Mr. Cumucrurd,l eight of The crew,
rTrrt Tr~-rt'-.r-r- 44al.ll.. s,iti
reached the shore IN safety, Eleven others
four men ard seven women, cnmo n-horr
on part Of iho dock. Total loss ~ lite, !F'--
saved o."
The people of Collnssci Witnessed the
mchurholy spectacle without tho power e"
launch sluglc boat tpnid the sufferer.
The Survivors, who were washed ashore,
received every gucutiou lhni humanity could
dicp,r The people Of Colns.ct We'd with
one another IN their nets of Kindness. Mr.
i.iln', the English Consul, when ho heard
of the dl-nsIcr, with commcndnhc prunli-
,udc proceeded to the spot himself tdrcndrr
-r,,y i,id dat might hc required, lie return.
frd iasl evening, mud from him We learn Inn,
- huhlrs bad boon recovered. yiG 81 ic-
uplos, 3 males, Nnd 7 cbiIdr1n, -fnTy ytT'I'Ti
Zee buried this afternoon, at Coh1sscf.
tsruT-uy- TIT ttr-T'Ly-yr tttvTrTuvr-7- 4rr-
rainy day last week, large number Of Cork
uIiuns, employed upon the divisions OF tie
Rutland Railroad around Mount EVlly, took
advantage of u leisure day 10 march down
in strong force upon gang of Far Downcrr
employed on the No. dvision,ncnr Ludlow.
, Information OF the Intended aItack WINS Civ
en-, mud The contractor of No. en- fortress and
rcsoluto man, told his hands 10 arm aud pro
tcci themselves under the defence of their
shaniics mud not To llcc' from the superior
. force, informing them also that lac would
shoot down any man who attempted tn run
: away when attacked. The assaulting party
were met, and several Of them were shot and
: wounded, when the sheriff and posse, game
= in, aud ton of the rinPlcndcrs were scturct
\ md sent to the Woodstock Jail. Tho re-
4 mniudcr dispersed. II j. said that the Shhr,
I. IN received Sigh, wound in the squnbhlc.
. DKowNEp.-Drowncd, in EnnsburgJ Sept
2Jh Oryllo :. spr OF Rev Moses Robinson
aged , years aud II months
. The spring which supplies the family will
: winter, is 10 feet deop The water, rising
:, 10 level with the surface Of the ground, Is
, -ccurrd 10y curb h 10y 90 inches ia diane
~, Ter, aud > feet deep above the winter. II mp
. pears that n COW, but few hours prcviuu
, Ia the fatal accident, had entered the yard
: and in Nucmpuugto drink had burst of ou'
=, side OF the curb, down To within six inches
, of the water.
As the family were assembling around th'
/, tea table, on haC memorable evening, and n
they were preparing sent for the lltle hoy
lis father asked, "where is he 2" An, ljttt
did thar fond father think Of the solemn i'm
= port of that question, "where * ho y Tia
), child, Ms Rppcars,iu attempting 10 dip mp wa
/, ter with his cup, lost his hHlnnce nRd suul
- into the wafer tie WIS Vcrhuf'T tt,t tti-rit't
:, more than twenty minutes before he4was dis
y covered; but all efforts to restore him wer
:, unayniling. Chronicle
u MoRE CHOLERA ON BOARD sHIP.--Tho shi
c Columbus, which arrived here yeslerdn
J. from Liverpool, has had one oftho most IN
5 fortunate passages ON record. Two days nj
7. ter she TciI Liverpool, Ti1e cHutrrU urrrUrr
4 on board, mud carried of ihirty-siX of III
,t stccrage passengers. Oar ship news collcc
l TOR saysthe disease is still prevalent on hogc
l. The Columbus had over four hundred pas
y sengers " J. Express, Sh,
h o. The Montreal Courier discusses Il,
:, the question ofFrnnce and the United state
" mud after rcmnrking that, should there i
- war growing out oft, there would be II
- fear as to the result, Concludes MS follows
The sympnthies of the British people %
Canada are entirely with The United state
IN this matter, mid none Of us would bo so
~ ~ the power which has behaved
. such "a yillaiuous manner to the people o
1t Rome well beaten by &ie great Republic q
ni the Western World.r
- Mss Frcd,tica Bromeythc Swedish nutho
ess, who has just arrived IN New York, wi
l.,,,.,s tt, ~ .,,,,,tay iu Hnstnu Tho Np,v Nnt