The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-08-03

man at the wheel. | recovered myself in
a moment, shouting for every person to
cling to the steamer as their only hope: !
caught hold of brok en- chain on the bow,
and hauled myself up, shouting at the same
time to the crew and passengers to follow.
| had barely time to get on the steamers
bow, and, while getting up. ] noticed that
her bow was into the ship within foot Of
the after hatch, and that she was stove
dear to the lee side, and that full 20 feet OF
her side were stove in. There must have
been nearly 50 persons killed by the COLI
sion, and every exertion was made by Capt.
Lott, his officers and crew, and the passen.
gers on board the steamer. The boats
were lowered as soon as possible. Unfor.
iuna,ely, only about 10 were saved by the
boats, the balance, making 80, more or less,
saved themselves by hanging to the bow.
The steamer lay by the scene as long there
was a hope of saving any. One Of the
crew, Mr.. Thomas Parker, of Charleston,
S. c., aged % years; Geo. Parsons, Port
land, Me-, aged IS years; and WIN. Rich,
Of Gravesend, England, aged p years.
were lost. A list Of The passengers and
crew saved, will be found in the public
prints. We were most Hospitality enter
tanned by the Captain, officers and passen-
gers Of the steamer.
will notice that all due eyerion was
used by Captain Lott, and officers and crew
Of the Europa, as well as all the passen-
gers. particularly observed one passen'
ger using the utmost noble exartions Isaw
him let himself overheard and clinch Il man
in his arms, and finding him dead let him
20, | next saw him on the bow OF the
boat hauling a man from under the water
with a boat hook, who was afterwards re-
stored to life on board. afterwards found
that person to be Captain r. b. Forbes, OF
Boston. cannot express myself as ieel
for the noble and generous conduct Of all
on board 10 contributing 10 the wants OF the
surviving sufferers, and for the sympathy
felt by all, particularly by the ladies'.
Yours, with gratitude,
WILLIAM BARTLETT.
PARIS, June 5.
The state Of Paris Elections, &c.-lt is
almost impossible to believe that Paris wa
! ill lately the first city in the world for so
cial brilancy-that from every quarter
the wealthy, the .housh,!ess, and the idle
rush to drink, at the fountain, the sparkling
draught of pleasure for all is dizziness 81
lence and suspicion. The crowds are still
to be seen in the streets, either mechanic al
" walking, as if in their sleep, or stupidity
gazing at the wares exhibited in the win
dows of the deserted shops. There is NJ
conversation no confidence. Here ans
there groups nre 10 be seen at the corners
of the streets, but they are silent. The
eyes are fixed, in wonder, and almost II
awe. upon brilliant star, which has beer
visible in the west for the last two or three
days, even when the sun is shining with tn
fullest splendor. They want their usua
stimulus, the newspapers, which to then
is existence and happiness. The few tina
? are published. are fet,ered, "cabined, crib
| he'd, confined" Yet the spirit is only krI
, down by tremendous pre- ssure, which can
! not last forever. The burst will be tel
rifle.
The election on Sunday will produc
greater agitation than any which have ye
are ls'e",ece. The different Republica
by Prondhon, from the >ning to nnanimit
geon. while he himself is exhibiting a pru.
dence and good sense for which no one be.
fore gave him credit. The document tina,
has just issued from the Conoiergene, sign.
ed by the representatives confined there,
which is from his pen, will doubtless satisfy
the different leaders. II contains the names
Of those who ought TO be supported; and
although the name Of Emile de Grarlin
may be less popular than the other, there
are sufficient reasons for including IL with
that of L"sseps, of Jules Favre, aud Du.
pont lie l'Eure.
! The announcement Of the proposed ca.
| piiu'ation Of Rome made in the Assembly
by Odllon Barrot, was received with the
most chilling silence; not an expression Of
pleasure at the long proiraced triumph Of
the army; every thing looked gloomy and
sorrowful; and as If to add 10 the ministe-
rial embarrassment, one Of its usual sup
porterS, M. Sherbette, attacked the favor
lite scheme Of De Fallonx, and gave il "the
unkindest cut Of ALL" by saying that while
they were escaping Socialism, they were
tnmbling into Jesuitism so that the law
for the education Of the poor has been al
ready st,gmatised. As soon as decency
would allow the ministers left their faithful
majority TO shut themselves up in one of
the private chambers to discuss the steps
that are TO be taken in Italy in the presen,
crisis.