Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-04-12

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. f,osen to death, and their. bodies
s.. dangling in the rigging. All that
ssshe same fearful weather existed, and
M least aid could be rendered to those
~ I'M existed in the rigging. They
...sl3 ,ee vessels passing at y distance, but
- we're loo far off for the crews to OBJ
..vye their situation.
TSursday night and greater portion
frr;day passed away, yet no help came.
IAN four now remained, three sailors and
-. .a,seneer the other two were frozen
. lselh IN the course Of the preceding day
!. "a pieht. The sufferings Of the surviy-
4. posr fellows continued frightful in the
.,preue, and their feelings and horror may
\. readily imagined, when they found the
ARD night setting in, and death likely to
srsrtake them. as in the case of their
rrelched companions. About z clock,
isxsver, great was their joy at perceiv-
ar Ire approach Of . vessel, which prov
IL 81 her Majesty's revenue cutter Pc
ri, The crew belonging to her, by di-
se4ion Of the commanding officer, lower
a their boat, and pushed off to the spot,
~ heavy surf beating round the wreck in
such manner as to render the running Of
,he cutter alongside extremely dangerous.
Afler considerable difficulty, the poor fell
lows we're got off and taken on board the
revenue cruiser, when everything was
done for their comfort. They were in a
deplorable state Of exhaustion, and partly
1ereft Of their senses. Their hands and
lset were severely frost bitten, and how
sheJ escaped with their lives appears most
remarkable. The Petrol made for this
Dort with all sail, and arrived about II
s'elock at night. Mr. Billingsley, Lloyd's
vent, and vice consul for the Belgian gov
anment. afforded the poor fellows every
aiention that was possible, by placing them
y comfortable quarters. The names Of
he seamen saved are Henry Hill, William
Harry, and Swede, name unknown
The fourth is one Of the emigrants, appa-
rently mechanic. He has been derang-
Cd ever since he has been landed.
From accounts received from Bright
lingsea, small fishing village near Wi.
venhoe, we hear that Colchester vessel
lost Eve hands in laudable attempt to res.
cue some ofihe sufferers. The noble fel.
lows saw the quarter deck carried away
with the emigrants On it. They immedi'
ately pushed off in their boat, with view
Il saving some Of the drowning creatures
bat had scarcely got few strokes, wher
heavy sea caught their craft, upset it
and The whole Of the poor fellows met will
awaiery grave
fslsrarhic Dispatches from the Mo Republican
LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YoRK, April 4.
By the arrival Of the sailing packet New
York, last evening, we received dates
frsn Havrs to the 10th ult., and Par
i 10 The 9th.
Money was easier, and there had been
l rise in the funds. The Continental new $
10 nnimportant.
In Italy there was no futher cause Of
alarm.
AT Havfe, during the week ending the
10Th, there had been sold 85l bales OF
New Orleans cotton at 1863 FL; Sol
bales at 1867 so q f70 so, and 1878 bales
Georgia cotton at l68 f8l. The market
during the week was calm, and advices from
the y. States had paralyzed operations.
Election.
PaILADELPHIA. April 4.
In the Rhode Island elections, we have
returns from the counties Of Providence,
keEt and Washington. The vote for
Governor stands thus: For the Wing
candidate, 1887; Democratic, 2, 1856 Free
Sellers, 4OS. In the Eastern Congres-
sional District, King is elected. Returns
from the Western District indicate the re.
election Of Thurston, Democrat.
PIrTsBuRGH, April 4.
There have been no sales Of lumber.
The stock on hand is large, but buyers
will not purchase until concession is
made. Holders will be obliged ultimate
Lo give in.
Ast@ Appointments.
Alexander Irvine, Of Clearfield, ha.
been appointed Marshal Of the Western
District Of Pennsylvania; Switzer, o
kttsburgh, Attorney for the same District
New YoRK, April 4.
The Hunkers and Barburners have uni
ted upon Van Schalck, for Mayor.
During the month ending March 3lst
lS49, there were one hundred and forty.
seven persons committed to the calaboose
one hundred and nineteen for drunkenness
and disturbing the peace nineteen for va.
nous breaches Of the city ordinances; four
ior larceny one for assault with intent to
k.ll two runaway slaves and two color
q persons, for residing in the State with
out licenses. There were two hundred
and eighteen cases tried before the Recor-
Ger. or these, one hundred and nineteen
were fined; four committed to Jail; and
'ne others discharged. Filtyeight per-
sons were committed to the city work
mouse. The fines and fees collected for
NE use Of the city amounted to $780,
70. RPsbiican.
&natoriAl Duel IN Prospect. A Wash
'ngton letter to the N. Y. Herald, says
Mr. Hannegan's pistols and coffee
correspondence with Mr. Webster, in re-