New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-08

tramped over in the holIows positively terrific.
Meanwhile the President, with his immediote suite,
had succeeded III gaining the long gallery while the
passage was comparatively clear But presently
the doors were capped to, after a fierce struggle,
and those might be considered fortunate who had
got through In the first rush. louder tumult til an
ever ensued. All respect OF persons ceased. Am
bassadors and Their Jeweled ladies Jared no better
IN tie crush than the meanest citizen. No consider
anon for sex appeared to prevail, any more than for
rank. Sucn scene OF brutal struggle Violent panic,
snd be- dong confusion never witnessed. noticed
that Monsegneur Sibour. the Archbishop OF Pans.
had saved himself from the wreck IN corner, where
ne patiently awaited the issue Of events. Immense
efforts were made TO thrust back the folds OF the
great door again. and tie crowd al length succeeded
IN busting them open. The soldiers placed at this
entrance we're swept from their post ike chan pc
fore the wind. In burst the crowd, and you heard
the tramp as OF thousands running along the wa1ed
floors, while some of those VINO healed the column
slid, by way Of defiance TO all decOrOus behavior.
By this time the President mad got good way ahead.
tut as the new Eruption was perceived, part
Of bisTeare guard detached themseVesto make stand
against the on-rushing impetuOus column. Edgar NeT
and the Chev NIeuwerkeTke, Director Of the Louvre,
were seen with their arms wldeextenoed, walking
toward the people, and entrea'Ing them 70 keep
back. This produced amOmentsry pause but the
pressure from behind soon drove back and dispersed
the expostulatlng functionares. The tumult. as 10
noise OF least, became worse in the gallery than
i had been in the Salon Care. The screams of the
women were appalling. As IN those streets whlcn
are tIaversed by droves of oxen paSsers by take
shelter within a sort Of pens constructed for this
purpose, those who could sought relief from the
pressure Of the dense forward rolling crowd within
he railing, which guards the pictures One or
two of US taking advantage OF large table
borne by servants through the press, amid
guard of soldiers, got under II for shelter, and
were thus carried along 10 the end OF the gal
lery. Edgar Ney now attempted TO address the
crowd, but the Wild uproar drowned all artic1lite
sound In vain he jesticuated 10 procure hear
ing At length, the President, who showed through
out the greatest presence Of mind, mounting on a
table made signs that he would speak. By degrees
the tumult became hushed He then proceeded to
say that IN consequence ofthe unfortunate confuson
which had occurred from the excessive crowd, 1t was
found impracticable to proceed with the Intended
ceremony, and that this would therefore be deferred
until ia morrow. This announcement having been
made, few with Geographic speed back through the
ihroBe ing spectators and gradually a rearward
movement commenced, until the rooms were ulti-
cleared. The number of people admitted are esti'
mated by the tickets received at lO,UOO.
FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.-The Semd-
pkOre de Mdrseiles contains the following deplo-
Table accident occurred on Sunday morning near the
Isles o'Iiyeres. Between and O'Clock the steam
packets OF our port the Vile de Marseille and the
Vile de Grasse, ran into each other in what is called
the Little Pass" near Cape Langoustler, with such
violence that in few minutes the latter was COM
pletely submerged. Captain Comoes, OF the VlHe de
MaTselle, notwithstanding The injury sustained by
his own vessel, Immediately put out his boats to
rescue the persons on board the Vile de Grasse
and picked up several. But in the confusion the
long boat got swamped Some Of the crew and
passengers of the Vile dc Grasse put of IN
at, and were received on board the other
steamer. When the collision took place, heart
ren0ng shreks and cries from both vessels eS-
pecialy the Vile de GTasse. young Englisman who
board the that he was asleep bed
hafdressed at the moment OF the accident lie imne-
dIately hurried on his clothes, and seizlng hs most
valuable effects went on deck. The confusion was
frlghtiul, and all the passengers were IN despair
In a few minutes, when the vessel was about 10
sink, boat Of Che Vile de Marseile was seen APP
preaching As he was about to fling himself into
the boat by a rope, a German passenger preceded
him, but the latter, seeing his wife and son on the
back of the deck abandoned his own chance OF
preservation to hasten to them. This enabled the
Engllshman 10 seize the rope and let himself into
the boat. At the moment at which he entered 1t,
tie sailors perceived that the steamer was Just on
the point of sinking and fearing TO be swamped IN
the movementof the water, they rowed hastily on
They had scarcely got thirty yards away when the i
Vile de GTasse disappeared. When the boat
reached the Vile de Marseie althe persons rushed
al once TO the side to CLIMB on board; and TINS
would have caused the boot to upset Il the English
man had not seized a rope and held II. Among
the passengers of the Vile de GTasse was french
captain, who rendered valuable assistance IN saving
the passengers. Capt. COmbes, however, displayed
extraordinary zeal, fmness, and intelligence. At
moment he was surrounded by his crew and
passengers, who called him 10 run his vessel on
some rocks which were near, but he refused, and
two hours later able to cast anchor In the road
stead of HyeIes, where he made repairs Which en-
abed him TO arrive i'll the port OF Nurseries, rot
with standing his vessel leaked so much that the pas
sengeis had TO assist at the pumps Ihe Nantes et
Bordeaux, which near the spot at the time oilhe
accident picked up several of the shipwrecked per-
sons, who were most kinoy treated by the captain
Several persons have persisted, but the precise mum
Der has vet been ascertained. The body OF the
son of the poor German mentioned ABOVE was seen
floating on the water. Two ladies, who were taken
on board the Vile &c MaIsellle, died hmmedstsy
after from terror and emotion. The captain OF the
Vile dc Grasse has, ii is said, arrived at Can
mes This vessel, IN addition TO cargo OF merch-
andise, had $4,000 in specie Nothing Was insured