The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-31

the 9Th ult they stood in to communicate with
the Encounter.
A Braganza letter of the 9th ut states that
Marshal Saldanha was at Oporto the previous
day, and willing to obey the Queens Government
now that the Thomar Cabinet has resigned. Ii
had been ascettained that the King had recon-
mended her Majesty not to lose a moment in dis
missing the Count, because he had observed certain
symptoms in the army under his command which
left doubt his mind that il il was not speedily
done, regency would be claimed until the young
heir to the crown was Of age, by which means the
Queen would be compelled to abdcate. His
Majesty had Withdrawn to Lisbon. Ji'
About hafpast eight o'clock on the night of
Tuesday, the Goth instant, as the steamboat Ohio
was approaching PHILADELPHIA from Newcastle,
with the passengers from Baltimore, she came in
contact with the Gloucester steamboat Commodore
Stockton, bound down the river from Philadelphia.
The collision took place below Greenwich Point,
the Stockton striking the Ohio athwart the bows.
Both boats were terribly shattered by the shock,
and Capt Davis finding the Ohio to be filling mace
for the Jersey shore where she grounded some dis.
lance below Kaighn's Point. By tolling the bell
and other signals of distress from the Ohio the fer
ry boat at Kaghn's Point was attracted to the
scene and rescued from forty to fifty of the passen-
gers, who were subsequently landed at South street
wharf, with single trunk, the only article Of bag
gage saved. or
collision, the boat slipping out into the stream
she sank. The first boat that reached the Ohio
was wherry, which took off about a dozen of
passengers from the stern. As this boat was row.
ing away towards the shore, Mr.. Wills leaped of
with his valse in his hand, on reaching the boat
he threw in bis valise, and then holding on with
one hand sustained himself till he reached the
shore.
Capt. Davis landed on the Jersey shore, with a
portion of the Passengers in the long boat of the
Ohio.
The announcement of this disaster produced an
intense excitement as soon as it known in The
| city, and those who expected friends were dread
fully alarmed.
The Commodore Stockton was so much crippled
by the collision to be unable to afford any as.
| ssiance.
Many har-breadth escapes have been narrated
to us as occurring to the passengers. An elderly
lady, who was accompanied by lad, her son, was
rescued through the united exertions of one of the
| fremen, named John, and Mr.. Middleton, the bar
| keeper. She had bag Of money in one hand and
in her determination to that and her boy, per-
lied her own life.
An infant child Of fourteen months was taken
ashore unknown to the mother, Mrs. Toothaker,
| from Washington, who rendered almost dis
| tracted by her fears that it had persisted. After
| landing, however, it most Unexpectedly re-
| stored. This lady has been Hospitality cared for
by one of the citizens of Kaghns Point. A portion
| of her baggage has been recovered, but all her
money and valuables are contained in trunk tina
| is still among the missing.
| Mr.. John Finlay, gentleman of Baltimore,
about ~ years OF age, who was travelling in COM
pany with DR.. Graud, Of that city, is missing, and
| fears are entertained that he is drowned.
| About half-past o'clock next morning, the Ohio
drted up the stream with the flood tide and re.
manned aground in the Jersey channel, short dis.
| lance below the canal. As the tide receded, the
| after portion of her main deck was exposed and
| access to her saloon and cabins was obtained
| through the windows. Her furniture was all taken
out, and brought to the city by the Schuylki tow
boat b, chartered for the purpose A large number
OF trunks and other descriptions of baggage, was
| also fished up from various portions Of the boat,
which, together with the other articles picked up
| along shore during the previous night, comprises
| the bulk OF the baggage lost. Much of it has been
| restored to the owners.
The whole number of cabin passengers was So,
| in addition to which there were on the forward
deck, making 81 in all, exclusive of the officers and
crew.
| 1t was hoped that this sad disaster would prove
| to be unaccompanied by the loss of life. The ex-
ertons OF Capt. Davis and the hands on board the
Ohio, to secure the s,fety Of the passengers, and
the praise worthy efforts # the citizens Of Kaighns
| Point to the same end, were, however, unavailing
and two bodies have been recovered, aud fears are
entertained that Others will be found when the hui
| of the boat is raised
Interesting Intelligence by Telegraph.
| SESSION OF THE CANADA PARLIAMENT
Toronto, May 20.-The Governor, in his speech,
states that the revenue from Customs and Canals
| is increasing; that the change in the Imperial
| navigation laws has increas ed foreign Shipping in
| the Canadian ports and that the emigration act
has been complained OF as being unfavorable to our
import trade. The new postage law has consider
| ably increased correspondence
| The Arbitrators to settle the boundary dispute
| with New Brunswick have reported
A measure will be introduced for reducing the
civil list and increase in Parliamentary repre-
| sentaton, as recommended; and also amendments
in the school and municipal laws Of Lower Canada
w. l.. Mackenzie took the oaths and his seat.
| AsPIRANTs FOR THE CLERKsHIP.-Mr.F orney
of Pennsylvania, is announced a candidate fol
Clerk to the next House of Representatives.
The Washington Union states that the following
| opposition candidates are also in the field Loren
P. Waldo, Connecticut; Emory d. Potter Ohio
b. B. French. formerly Clerk, and Judge Young
| the present incumbent.
Buffalo,, May 21.-The dinner to the Hon
Daniel Webster, took place at the Mansion House
| at four clock this afternoon, and was most bril-
liant afair-quite unprecedented for Buffalo Or
Thomas M. Foote and Judge Mallett presided
| I'D many distinguished gentlemen were present
Mayor Wadsworth introduced Mr.. Webster to tn.
company in brief and happy address. to which
| Mr. w epster replleo IN speech oil considerable
length.
THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Utica May 2l-The New School General AS
| semby has had animated debate this morning
on the slavery question, and has just rejected tn,
amendments and passed the Committees reports
leaving the church just where she was placed BY
the action of last year.
Niagara Falls, May ia boy two yea
old, named James McGrath was carried over tn
Falls this morning. He was playing on board a
Streets factory, the Canada side, in compan
with an elder brother their father saw them, am
chided the elder one, who suddenly jumped of
when the other was instantly precpiated into tn
stream. He got into the RAPIDS and tn
father hurried 10 rescue him, but in vain--the bo
went the Falls Great horror and consterna
ton prevailed in every quarter and this distressing
incident has created such excitement as seldor
arises from such a cause. But few cases of thi
kind have occurred at Niagara Falls.
Washington, May 2l.-The announcement {
the death OF Mrs. Alexander Hamilton is incorrect
the venerable lady is living here, and though i
her ninety-fourth year, is still in the enjoyment
excellent health.
3 Lancaster, Pa, May 2O.-The National Cor
vention of the Order o. United American Me
; chancs convened at our County Courthouse tt
. day. One hundred delegates are present, repr.
senting nine States Immediately south and west
E NewEngland.
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