The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-21

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We eppy ns& MI (xW 09Aans Picayuns the
iouev',e heas - nsws hbom Texas V The 9TH
BY sAis arrival W haze Il. anpla4saa. iusslli
&C. * ~ laee si the Steamship Maria Burt.
Which Aae fhf scms time bsen missing This yes
81 ~ 0nfFn4@aa "A the 2lsh ult. that night .
hsavE. ~ GonnAAnsAd blowing. and the next dAy.
ehoef u -. ~, thS steamer put back fer Sabine
Pass. IT. leak csu&inued. and the hands mutt
nis4 - ssfhesd TO work at the pumps, but were
analey iaauced to work Iitts by the Offer Of ten
dollars pr hour BY Capt. Emerson. She reached
.anme kass - : 7. N. on the 25th, where she
!ay sA Fr'day, the 9Th, when the captain, think
ing that the gale had subsided, started again for
Nsv Ovteans at P. M. The gale increased, aud
he again put hack about IL o'clock on Saturday
night, and made the Pass. striking on the bar in
about four feet water about = A. Nj, on Sunday.
The steamer kept on full sail and was forced over
INTO despsr water. when she continued sinking
On Sunday, ats r. M, Coffin, who Ien Calves
ton a. passenger on the Maria Burt, went on
shore BY TIA aid Of boat he had sent for: Sever
al OF the hands had pervi0usy deserted the vessel
1t II the opinion Of Dr. C. that the Maria uurt is
ivrecoverably lost, with all the cattle on board
about 100 head full grown and 1853 calves. The
cattle, y = said. belonged to Charles Nurse, Of
New Orleans Many Of them had died during the
storm. The Maria Burt, as we learn, was not in
sursd. She was owned by Capt. Emerson and
Msssrs, Green, Harding 4 Co., Of New Orleans
value abon ~, 0o0
Thsr wsvs also on board seventy-nine barrels Of
molasses, belonging to HI. II. Williams.
Tha Galveston News learns that the mutinous
conduct Of her hands, the carpenter being the prn
cpal instgatcr OF the mutiny, jeoparded the lives
Of all on board.
o. sAs sd inst the Maria Burt was still gradu-
ally sinking In the mud, tho water being even with
her boiler deck. All her boilers except one, and
al har mAchanery, together with her furniture and
svevy tAiRg of value, had been taken on shore.
The remaining boiler was nearly filled with water,
and il was Doubtful whether il could be saved.
Ons hundred and twenty head of cattle and calves
had been saved and aold by order OF magistrate.
Capt. Emerson. OF the Maria Burt, had arrived
AT Galveston and portion Of the passengers and
crew came up TO this city on the Pampero.
The sama gale which wrecked the Maria Burt
ragged with great violence along the whole coast Of
Texas. The Malagorda Tribune, fthe 30th ult.,
says that Indianola, Saluria, and Port Cavao suf
fered considerably.
At the former place every wharf was carried
away, and number of houses were either leyelled
10 the earth or blown from their foundation. At
Saluria considerable damage was done. Port Ca
yallo, however, escaped with less injury.
The Tribune says that the loss and injury sus-
tanned among the shipping on the bay has been
very great. The steamship Mexico was driven
ashore, opposite or near Powder Horn Bayou, and
was lying on the fats in that vicinity. The depot
or freight steamer Portland shared the fate
gether with several other smaller crafts. The
her anchorage, near Salura, and will probably be
a total loss.
A letter received by Messrs. boswell, Hill e.
Co., Of Galveston, from Captain. Talbot, dated on
Tuesday, the 18th ut., states that the fret ht of
the Mexico had been discharged before the heavy
blow came on. The Mexico was then dropped
astsrn or the Portland, and both anchors thrown
out. At 10, p. M, on Wednesday,, the 25th ult.,
the gale increased to great violence and grew more
violent till half past H. when the Portland broke
adrift and went ashore. The Mexico had then
got steam up, and was working full stroke with
twenty inches of steam, and two anchors out
with sixty fathoms of chain, but all could not
resist the violence of the storm. About o'clock
the Mexico broke her anchorage, and was driven
on hard bottom with six feet of water,
Capt Behner says he never before saw so high
a tide in that bay. All of Capt. Talbot's hands
were at work getting out coal, and every exertion
was being made to get her off but the captain
has very little hopes Of success until he have
the assistance Of the Louisiana. Captain Talbot
Ids -
Capt. Behner 'slghter is ashore ;the VIM. Penn
is total wreck all the wharves at lndianola are
gone, and some few houses Frustrated. The j.
Smith, although sunk ducks under water, was
driven three-quarters of mile, and is pretty much
all to pieces
The Lone Star speaks in very favorable terms
the recent exercises Of the students at the Baylor
University, in both the male and female depart
ments.
The large furniture shop and turning machine
belonging to Mr.. Hubby, of the town of Waco,
McLennan county, was entirely destroyed by fire
on the 18th ut.
The cotton on board the steamer Eow, from
Houston, took FIRE on Wednesday night, the Cd
inst, in Galveston Bay, butthe flames were extn-
euished with but little damage. In the alarm,
However, young man, German, of Houston,
who had been sleeping upon the cotton, walked up,
leaped overheard, and was lost.
There were exported from Galveston during the
month Of June. by Messrs. Hitchcock & Co., 22G
beef cattle and 1906 calves.
The Washington Star has come out in support
Of Captain Lewis for Congress, and the opposition
to Col. Howard appears to be concentrating upon
the Captain. The Civilian says that Gen. Nc
Leod q prospects appear to be waning, and he is
said to have sustained considerable damage from
his collision with Col Howard at Huntsville on
the Gath ult. Mr.. Potter is also in the field for
Congress in the Western District. Capt. Lewis
has made speech at Galveston.