The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-20

tno larry C'HmebeNu "es bo"''
passage by plonging At once h'o 4
heavy hesd sea. ard siemmsac strong
" eaetly gale. which eo'',in'ed without
ior the time following up
TO the day u the accident, on the Sh !
II Jan. q, noon. She was ~ lot. ID
u. lon. West. 4 blowing strong ea'e.
from the w. y. W.
A, G 50 +. " the .nrih". w'rr
stopped. as it Was FIRST Supposed by the
cupin.ct., on account 81 the breaking
of the eccentric strap 10 the t'rhonrd
engine. ard on examination il was de-
lernsned io go abea1 again. working
that engine hy hand bat another row
ulat.pn of The wheel. proved that tie
man .lait va. broken completely
through in n diagonal direction. the
hearing Of the siarh ard pillar block
and tie addiiionn! turn after the first
sioppap". caused one pa't Of the shaft .
to lap over the other thus frncturine
both pillar blocks, rendering he engines
=, rt,cily useless The ship was hi oacr
hove 10 under storm canvas. the wheels
dashed and all hands employed daring
The nigh; ard HE following day in send
ing up her ,quare wards and stripping
her wheels Of the floats, a task difficult
and dangerous in gale OF wind and
! the decks covered with ice. but accom-.
plished without accident on the 9TH
and Slh, In, Ing to with the hope Of M
abatement of the gale and change Of
wind, rs the Captain AID al hands were
anxious 10 reach some port On our own
coast.
On tie 9lli wind hauled to n. w.
! and became quite moderate immcdi.
" made rail and shaped course for Hal
fax. S91 miles distance, and New York
: 400. This weather continued until
meridian Of tenth. when an observation
placed the ship $50 miles south ard 40
miles west of her position Mt the time
Of the accident. \ gale now sprung
up again from the southwest, aud it be-
came necessary 10 hcave the ship TO for
even with moderate weather it was c:-
ident to all that she could do nothing
10y the wind, under canvass. At 8 =.
Of the llth a large ship passed bound
to the eastward, but she either did not
see or took no notice Of our signal Of
distress. At 10 =. NJ, after taking an
accurate account Of stores on board
and considering the apparent impos>i-
bil,y Of reaching home with the slip
IN her disabled condition, The Captain
determined, with the assent Of his OIL
GERS and passengers, TO bear up for the
coas, Of Europe, which was according
ly done.
From this time TO the 22d nothing of
: importance occurred. We had on the
, following day gales and high seas. and
t the ship made an average distance OF
, 80 miles per day, and in that interval
ran 400 miles q, > r. Al. on the 22d
-, she anchored in Cork harbor, which,
. fact, when considering the immense size
OF II ship Of her small spars, light cal.
: vass, and heavy machinery, is suiIicien,
J. SO prove her IL splendid seaboat and
s must add, in no small degree, to the
reputation already acquired by her com
j. mandcr for prudence and seamanship
c In regard to the conduct Of the passcn
=. gers under such trying circumstance,
G too much could scarcely be said. They
J.. bore the misfortune with fortitudc and
, chcerfulne.s and on leaving Cork, a.
much sympathy was expressed for them
e: and for the Atlantic, as could have bee,
by those who have more direct anc
; permanent interest in the gallan. steam
I CIR ard her fortunes.
:. The Atlantic had on board $50 ton
+ freight and considerable quantity o
c specie, which the Cambria was charter
V ed TO bring over, and probably saile'
n from Cork Oh the 18th inst, direct TO
, New York. The Cambria was dcs
patched from Liverpool for this pur
3 pose.
Before the Africa left. arrangement
: were making to tow the Atlantic t,
u Liverpool for the purpose Of being re
n paired. This will possibly rcquir,
h three months. The Africa brings he
Z mails and passengers.
NLi7oNiLb Hpp'Na 'ipN W HE fof J.
" A report has been received that tn
' Pope is about to ablicate and return t,
= the MONSTERS for life. Cardinal An
Il tonelli it is reported regrets the recen
papal aggrcssions were rot attempted
r ia another form and that the steps wer'
/. no. taken simultaneously with the ap
/. poin,mcnt of three Cardinals for The
n United States,
II MISCELLANEOUS.
Il The weather on the British Coas
l. has been very severe and stormy. an,
d many vessels have been obliged to pu
4 back.
Y. A second batch of ministers hav
t been appointed in France giving tn
. executive popularity and Strength
!, The rents are up to SO 40, and trade j.
: improving,
= Money is easier and more plentiful
" No further change in The rate of bunl
" discounts, which are three per cent
II Exchange ON Continent in favor O
England.
. Trade in Manchester is good. Blu
checkered by the state Of Cotton mar
ket at Liverpool. Sale Of stocks il
Manchester small. Many refrain frou
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