The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-20

lighter portion Of the baggage. On Friday the
Palmetto went to pieces. leaving the machinery
and that portion Of the hull supporting Il standing
The engine will probably be saved. The place
where the passengers landed is about six miles
South Of Salnria. The beach was strewed with
portions Of the wreck and cargo. The Palmetto
had pilot board at the time Of the accident, but
whether it was attributable as some think, to his
want Of skill we have no Information whereby to
determine"
The Donna MARIE EXPLOSION Safsty Of thu
AMERICAN O6scsrs-The Baltimore Sun was ia
vored with the following extract from letter from
S. Drinker, Esq, dated Hong Kong, October 30,
1850:
We have just heard Of an awful accident at Ma
Gao. The Portuguese corvette Donna Marie had
caught fire, which communicated to the magazine,
Immediately blowing her up with all on board, at
least 200 men, and all the officers. It occurred
yesterday at half past 2. All the officers of the Y
s. ship Marion were to have dined on board. L
was fortunate escape
In the Southampton Advertiser we find the fol-
saboye, and confirming it, statement Of the safety
Of the American officers. The writer says:
2 A number of civilians from Macao, and the
officers OF the United States Sloep Marion, were
invited. At noon the Donna Marie. III, fred royal
rivl;an. went of a tba vessel which wa, then w.
ing at anchor in the Typa At half past o'clock,
Z. NJ, the ship blew up with a fearful explosion,
entirely destroying the vessel and al on poaic, ex-
ps snJ caPaln son anu =. 'nIssen
of f1e IJntsd States soon II war The crew con.
sisted chiefly Of Lascas, natives Of Goa, with Eu-
ropean marines. The number on board at the
sume q ne catastrophe could not nave been iaf
s snG.a y wv SOUS ~ nae'Isn l.. o.ics =
,,,,, ssssl sssn ,hs srrlo.o s,oL risca WIZ
were The civilians On board Il NOT vet ascertaned 2
The Law OF KINpNEss--Howi Il Works.-The
,,,,..a,,.-..> .h l;.,,s. sci. 80 ~ ~, N.,,,,
y rug a,.so =, 'n0 g. - .ne 4saSy' 81
Of all order and discipline at sea- But the work
ing ofthe system in the first shin solves all doubts
A corye.nondent from The 81 Marv,s Tins writes
= :, I. AT r. - ~ ' - = -
% me i y herald
~ WI De !ecoecled snat lns snip va .e n5st tiatEaea
practice Of essne n our rational vessss Thus far oup
crew have Shown that ssamsn are capable Of being better
governed by knnss than the degrading severity OF the old
ba, % ~ % Sses 0 nc H. n
has been in commission. 2 :
One more abuse must be removed--the whip
,,;v,, 81, bo,rd ,ra,,t.,t,xan TIL 80. e II.
ping VI -. '''au.nen no press u .ne
commercial ciues should continue 70 agltate TINS
reform until It is carried. But we must not stop
here. While we protect the person OF the sailor at
sea, iet us De equally careful Of ms person, ms
property ana ms character when ashore. hat Is
become o. the Seamens Home, OF New VI
leans Shai' those noble ana useful men IND nc
true friends In tins city For shame that sucf
abuses as have been 80 often exposed here are stl
toerafed-that even the completion Of Sea
mans Home Is not brought to bear on them
Shaii sise... oAas.ss ~ feothit az onee-ine Pal
ace iof wealth. ana lashioh--ano MOI humoie roo
wnefe re'pectaolIlly ana safety greet the seaman!
From PERU AND BOLIVIA. - The New York
journal Of Commerce has advices from Lima 10
december Stn: me Presidency o. Gen. Castllia
didaies have taken the field for the succession.
me infee mosa prominent are JensIaIs Ee'isnqie,
rsaaivsi,,ln par,s1, afs.;rs ~ s.ian;r,;s pras
ilent Of the council of Slate, ia supported by the
government, and thought to have plurality of the
Presidential Electors in his favor. Vivanco, with
large portion Of The people devotedto his interests
Is sustained by Gems. Moran, San Roman, and
v ~ HI. a a,, sa.
personal influence, but more gold an important FL
ement in this conflict AS there is little or no prob