The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-06

ARRAY 1T THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
We understand the students at the University
have been thrown into terrible excitement by
difficulty between some of them and one of
the professors. 1t seems that party Of them,
painting for little sport, rode the horses of this
professor almost to death painted them white
and turned them loose in the mountains near the
college. The professor suspecting student of
the deed, had him arrested and sent to Jail but
he proved his innocence aud was released
Whereupon the students became awfuly exas-
perated Some Others were suspected, and
whilst the sheriff was endeavoring to arrest them,
he received a Gu. with bowie-knife. They
were apprehended, however, and sent to Jail, but
the students marched down in a body and lib
Grated them We are informed that the excite
ment against this professor (of modern Ian
guages) is tremendous.-Pef. Dem. of Friday
BURNING OF AN lNDIAMAN.-We hear of the
burning Of the Duckinghamshire, Indiaman, in
the Hooghly, on March 4th. She had on board
200 persons, but only five were lost, and they
were invalds.
The fret intimation Captain Macgregor re-
ceived of its existence was about ten minutes
before 10 o'clock, when man reported to him
that he feared there was something wrong in
the forehold, as smoke was coming out Of the
lower hatchway. He went instantly forward and
found such was really the case, the smoke and
heat almost overpowering the men below. Sus.
pecting that it emanated from some jute slowed
away in that part of the hold, the pumps were
got to work, and the most energetic steps were
taken by ell hands to prevent it getting ahead
but, to the great alarm of all, the smoke and
heat increased to rapidly so to drive the men
away from the hatchway and ere ten minutes
had transpired from the time of the actual dis
covery, a body of flames burst forth and shot up
through the quarter deck. Already the noise
and confusion on deck had alarmed the troops
and pass GERS and some, seeing the fire through
the bulkheads, screamed out, "Oh God the
ships on fire." and in an instant the scene be-
came appalling.
With the aid of the officers, Captain Macgre-
por succeeded in inducing the soldiers to keep
calm, and with all hands, passengers and all
made another attempt to save the ship. Tuns
and tuns Of water were discharged on the burn
ing CARGO in the hopes it would be accomplished
but without producing the slightest effect. The
fire, in fact, gained ascendency tremendsau sly
and communicating to the fore-rggId the
whole was quickly in blaze. Captain - gre
por perceiving that the destruction Of his ship
was inevitable, with judgment determined, il
possible, to run her ashore. The current forum.
ately favored the plan, for setting in strong in
shore, it drove the burning vessel in that drec-
ton, and in the course ola hour she grounded
in such position on the shore that those who
could swim could gain the land with little diff
Guilty. Soon after the wreck touched the shore
a steamer came down to the spot, the crew OF
which had heard the fling Of the Bucking
hamshire's signal guns, ard was guided TO the
spot by the light of the confayration. Her ar
rival at the critical moment was beyond measure
fortunate for had it not been the case, the boats
Of the burning ship could not have accommodate
Cd one half the number on board, consequently
great sacrifice of life must to certainty have
followed