The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-12
FOREIGN.
rURTHra News nv raE EUROPA.


The splendid New York packet ship Hotnguer. Cap
tain Bursey has fallen prey TO the fury OF the sle-
mens and from the tenor OF the last accounts respecting
her a melancholy loss of life attends the disaster.
The Hotnguer sailed from Liverpool Tor New York
on the 10Th January. She had 900 cabin and seerage
passengers together with the captain and crew OF 80
aud boys and had very full freight oil various de-
scriptions OF goods. She had only passed as Tar
Blaekwster bank, which is on the, coast Of Wexford,
when she struck on one OF those dangerous Lodges OF
rock which lie concealed in that quarter.
This occurred on the morning OF the l2th January On
the Of this mishap, part OF the crew and all
the passengers sent ashore Captain Burslsy and
thirteen OF his men remained on board, determined not to
leave the ship while there was the reoiest chance Of
saving her.
of Black bank and bore away before the wind, and
struck Arklow bank, where she afterwards went to
pieces, andsad TO relaeCaptan Bursley and twelve Of
the men, who determined to be the last on the ship met
At the lime the passengers left the ship her situation
seemed utterly hopeless The hold was full of water
and the sea making clear breaches over her. II was
with extreme difficulty and peril that the passengers and
passed in the boats, the sea breaking with
dreadful violence the bank. The passengers were
unable take anything out OF the ship except the clothes
they had the time The boats happily succeeded in
reaching the shore, although with extreme difficulty,
Ga ~ o. he bank 10 land Captain B
LEWIS son. who was on board the Hottnguer up to the
time she struck Blackwater bank, is passenger
The Gay Mannering, for New York, got aground on
the outer sill of the Princes dock on Monday The fine
goods having been landed in good order she was after
wards hauled into the Princes dock She had at one time
eight TO ten feet water in her hold and appeared very
much strained.
The Guy Mannering had discharged all her cargo, and
will be taken into the craving dock Tor any necessary re-
pairs in her caulking lower planks where crushed
| The foreign news is unusually devoid OF interest
France.
Business advances slowly in the legislative assembly
The budget is still in committee The Chamber had been
for some time occupied with M Fallouxs education bill
The latest Partisan advces represent Victor Hugo az
having made speech against II, which was appauded
with phrenzy by the Mountain. The debate adjourned
amid great excitement.
The war against the press continues, The Reforme
has been suspended and the Pres seized The weather
throughout France especially in the south has been more
rigorous than for many years
The Buenos Ayres expedition is said to De abandoned
+ Prussia.
The threatened dissolution of the cabinet appears to
have been avoided by some compromise. Inc king ls
now disposed to take the oath of the constitution.
The Erurt Parliament is declared to be an mperous
political necessity for Prussia In Wuttembug there Is
| change OF opinion favorable to Russian influence.
The Hanoverian Chamber refuses 10 recognise the GEN.
trail commission OF Austria and Prussia constitution
is recommended Tor Germany, nh.r,... .on.,;,uor.
for her provinces The Provincial Diets are to be con-
in October and that Of the empire will assemble in
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1t is said that want Of money prevents the Pope from
returning TO his capital and that France has offered funds
TO his Holiness The Archbishop Bourges is said to be
the bearer Of this OFFER made in the name OF the French
arstocracy.
The Sandman Chamber OF Deputies have approved the
treaty of peace concluded Milan between the Pied
moniese and the Austrians Ii is expected the Senate
will also approve at Berlin Negotiations Tor The treaty
The Russians having resumed diplomatic relations with
the Porte il is expected that the Ausirans VIII not be
slow TO follow.