The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-14

Tia English papers give melancholy aase n
wre4k and loss or life, the Oath Of Septamber il
smooth water and broad daylight. TIE particu-
lars ars drawn up by some Of the survivors, who
have reached Southampton by the Courier steam
er:
"Weregrett TO have the painful duty of announc-
ing the Loss Of the steamer Superb, Captain Priaul,
and L Of tho passengers and crew, on the Min
quiers Rocks, and very near 10 the Identical spot
on which the excursion steamer Polka was run to
Polka was also under command Of the same mas
ter. The Superb left ST. Malo for Jersey at halt
past 0 clock on Tuesday, and did not take the
usual course; but. it is believed, with a view to
making shorter passage, took the course 40
interestingly fatal.
q. M, on the sunken rocks and Immediately filed
with water, her bows having been thrown on the
rock, caused her TO keel over, throwing the pas
sengers on the starbosrd side Of the vessel. The
captain, it IL said, immediately ordered the boats
(of which there were only two) to be lowered,
them. This proceeding produced the greatest
CONSERVATION among the passengers, The fire at
the same moment was extinguished by the water,
and an immediate rush was made for the other
boat; but all who entered it found watery grave,
for there is reason to believe that The plugs were
not in the boat, and they got off without an oar.
The consequence was, The boat was seen 10 be
gradually sinking, without possibility Of relief,
and the countenances or those unhappy persons
presented scene OF horror beyond description.
for they sank shortly in smooth water.
Upon the remonstrances Of MIR. Hamilton and
others, the captain returned to the wreck assisted
on lOard by ladder from point of the rock, not
however, until after his boat had swamped, being
cnps'zed ny his Ieapng from it. Fortunately the
tide wSs falling fast, which soon left the ship high
and dry the rocks; but The scene Of anguish and
alarm battles description. BY the exertions Of the
,t,<,xa As~
played great GOODNESS, signals Of distress were
successfully made to the Cutter Jupiter, about
FIVE or $ miles off. The wind being light, two
hours elapsed before she could reach us, but she
succeeded in doing so, and saved the lives o: all
excepting those who rushed 10 the boat and two
children, who were unfortunately thrown over
board Ivy the shock the vessel struck, the deck
having burst upwards with the blow and thus
thrown them over. The Courier, which had just
come from Sh0reham. having her steam up, came
off to our assistance, with her owner, Mr.. Mares,
on board. and took us all from board the cutter
ut about S in the afternoons; but on approaching
st. Heer's harbnr in the dark, she also touched
Oyster Rack, to the further alarm of the surviving
passengers, already exhausted by their fearful sui-
fr,lEgs. Captain Priaulx and some Of the crew
remained on bonrd the cutter in the vicinity Of the
wreck. The passengers lost were--M,. Gosset.
Rnt,enbury, Miss Price, Mr.. S~dgwick, Beo,
Cook Palmer, fireman, AID Patrick, boy.
The Survivors are about in number.
SmiPwREcK AND PiKAcY.--inieIligence has
reached England that the ship Mary Florence was
wrecked some time since on Cape Guardafel, ia
the Eust Indies, and thai the natives Of the coast
pundered the wreck, attacked and took captive the
crew Of the vessel, and treated them in the most
burbarous manner.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN FaANcE.-At the
very moment when Louis Napoleon was about tn
accomplish his design of attempting to prolong, in
H. 49,. - L.
and only hesitated us to the mode Of dong it, the
utter folly Of the Legitmsis seems to have given
him that which fortune denied--a glorious oppor-
tunity. The Duke OF Bordeaux, or, us lie calls
himself just now, the Count de Chambord or Henri
", has officially announced, through his score
tary Nj. de Barthelemy, that lie condemns the sys
tenn Of an appeal to the people of France, inas
much as It implies the negaonnf the great national
principle of hereditary monarchy" In his mani
lesto he aims at once more atfronting NJ. de Laro-
cheaquelin, whose father and uncle lost their lives
for this stupid ungrateful family, and the monarch
by divine right alone appoints five "mandat ,ries,
seleced from the most outrageous Legitimists who
are to proclaim the policy OF this infatuated Prince
to the world Nj. de Larochejaquen has, in the
most animated letter, withdrawn from all connex-
ion with such hopelessIy bigoted people, and the
schism amongst the Legitimiss Is complete.
This ill-timed declaration Of folly, when, by n
| judicous union Of the two branches Of the Bour-
bons, stand might perhaps have been made
| against the Bonapartsts, has overthrOwD at once
all hopes for either party and Louis Napoleon
has not been slow 10 make ter.dec'aration,
which is little less than an open defane Of the
Legislative Assembly. In this manifesto, Louis
Napoleon declares that the country has right 10
know his intentions. Herepudiaies all ''dynastic
arrierc pensec" HIS object is to re-establish or
der and credit, and close the err Of revolution.
Louis Napolean hopes then, that when the time
arrives for discussing the future condition al
sl~.tsr sAut1 xy~E
nl,iyely, or to decree anarchy,--the National AS
sembly Will comprehend its duties, and not hest
tate to vote the immediate revision of the COnsti
tuition If it does not, and should refuse to adop,
a measure imperatively demanded by the pub
lie safety. Louis Napoleon says that he will APP
he is to adopt the motto "Abnegaion or Persever-
ance. This '.hint' to the National Assembly is
Ineligible enough theintenions OF Louis Naro-
leon are Enthusiastically developed tn. struggle for
power has now to be decided between the distracted
fragments which constitute the Legislative Assem-
bly, and Louis Napoleon, with army and great
body Of the people at his back. Beyond fall in
the French funds Of nearly one per cent, no 9TH
er result has yet arisen out of the declaration Of
the President but ominOus silence Of the Lon
don and Paris Bonapariis' Journalists, who seem
puzLedin what way to consdertbe Pruce' = maui.
fesso, makes US quite prepared for some other pro-
ceedmg.
New GOVERNMENT FOR HuHcARy.-The Wiener
Zetung contains the official DEGREES concerning the
dehnitive political organization of Hungary. A.,
the head Of the Hungarian government is the Stadt-
holder, who reside in Pestl, with Vice Pre-
sident, Councillors, Secretaries, &c In respect to
its administration, Hungary will be divided into
| FIVE districts. Each district will be governed by
an Obergespans Lord Lieutenant, with the neces-
sarv employees The Obergespans are subjected
e. the Statthalter.
| HoNoRs TO HAYNaU--GeneraI Haynau dined
with Baron RothschiId on the day after his arrival
in Vienna. He dined nth the Prime Minister
Schwnrzenburg on the day following, and the next
duv the Emperor gave him grand dinner.
The Emperor Of Russia has sent to Gerer II Hay
nau the grand Gordon Of the order of ST. Anne Of
the first class.
The LoMBARpo- VENIr'AN LoAN.-A letter from
Vienna, Of the 7h inst, says that several banking
houses Of four principal places Of Europe have
proposed to government to take, on conditions
very advantageous 10 it, the hundred million I;vres
Of the Lombardo- Venian loan; bur subject To the
condition that the coupons shall be paid in the
place in which they are issued. The government