The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-22

OF THE AFRICA.
Safety of the Atlantic I!

90 HhN iAHHNNifNN'f
NV YoHE, Teh. Do. T
The royal steamship Africa arrived 90 ta-
port last evening, from Liyerpool lst iu-ti
bringing the heart cheering Intelligence 0f
the safety Of the missing steamship Atlantic
her paasengrr- aud crew
The following arcuunt NJ tle disaster which .
beisl the Atlantic 10 from Liout Stakeholder
,-hief officer, who came pa-seurcr in The Afr7-
"a.
The Atlantic len Liverpool on the 2'ih
Der ia fine steaming condition, and sltho4t
any apprehension on tlc pau ui her olhrrra
ia rrgari 20 the voyage. N WIS blowing %
strong gale az iihr time Ut departure, from
WSW., ~ much W a. IA render it Impossible
~ land her pilot. On. Hir l1u Drr, az -
o'clock, T., VI, She passed Cope Clear and
airlv cnmmrnrtd her homrwaui p1ssagcr hv
ulungug az 0nua into q heavy bead rcl aui
stemIuing strong westerly gales, which cone
tinued vitlrut invrJn--iou for che umr fob
lowing up 10 the ilay of uir acridrnt, on ihr
9Th ni Jauuary, 90 noon, She was in lat ih
u ION u w, n uiu7vIrTT -rrTTT- 1ftrT fr-T'Tt-
.A&Av-Al-.--y-a. -La-l-E NJ Lll rnlgln,-
we're sfappsl. u was first -upposrd' h' Zoo
rnrinerrs, on account Of the breaking ~ the
eccentric strap 10 the starbuard rnmng am
GA examination, u was determined "a go a.
head a,qlin, working that engine by hand
hut anothcr revolution OF lhe wheels proved
that tho maui shaft was broken completely
through ia a diagonal direction. The bear
ing uT The ,LlrLotrd pillar Lio <, AMI iilr pl-
dihonal turn AFTER the dr-t sfopragc. caused
one part OF the shaft "a lap oyer the other
thus FEATURING both pillar hI",ks, and rem
drrng the engines perfectly usrls-s,
The ship was at once love il undrr Storm
canvass, the wheels la.hcd, and AT hands rm-
plOyed DURING the night and tor the following
iay n sending mp her sQU1rr y1rls AMI strip
ping her wheel, uf the huau "a task 'iihrult
and dangerous, M consequence no gale 10
wind, and the decks being covered With ice
but accomplished without lrriucnt ON
the 9Th and sth laying tn with the hope 90 1n
thatsmsut of thr gHir 1r,i r-rrrer %, siH.l.
~ tho Captain and MI h1ud7 vrru r1trrinrtV
anxious 10 reach some port nn ourcdiFu On
ih, nh the wind hauled % a. W, and be-
came quito modcrntc. lumuliltuIy made
all. and shaped our course tor lL,ilale.which
place wa- 800 miles distant and New York
THO miles 'fhis weather. continued until
MERIDIAN of oh, when m ohsrrvntiQn placed
the ship 1870 miles south, and 10 miles west
ct her position at the time Ut the aeridrnt.--
\ galn pow sprung up again irum the south
west. aud II became necessary % hcayc the
ship to- for even with moderate weather it was
evident 10 all that she could do nothing 10y
the wind under canvass. ~ \. VI. OF the
Iith, a large ship passed. bound Eastward.
lmt she either dil not see, or took mo- notice
of our signal of distress. At 20 l.. NJ, aiter
taking an ncclVTts.a egpqpt at stores GA board
and rnusidcriHg the apparent mpussihiity
.of reaching home with the ship no her di-1-
BLEED condition. The Captain determined with
ths assent Of his oiIi t4rs aud Passengers. 90
. bear up tor the coasf Of Europe, winch wa.
accordingly done.
From th. time 10 the 22a: nothing Of I'M
pnrtan,c occurred. We han following ut,L
and high seas, and the ship made ma average
distance OF loo miles per day and loo that il-
tcrvai ran 400 miles. AIS J.. NJ. on. che
22d. she anchorcd n Cork hlrbpr,which i.,rt
when considering the immense size 1t th,
ship. her small spars, light canvas. and hca-
w mar hrncrv. Is sufficient 20 prove her "a
splendid .cahoat, and must add, 100 no small
degree, 70 the reputation already acquired
bv her commander, tor prudence and sea-
manshin In REGARD 90 the conduct of the
100 much rould Scarcely hr .aid. They bore
the misfortune with iort,tude and cheerful
ness.
- The people 81 Cork np,rr'the arrival Of the
AttautIr, wcrr warm in the expressions OF
sympathy for those on board, and rrlTrrucd
the disastcr as much d thcy had h.yn per
sopaily Interested IN her -ucccss.
The Atlantic had on board 55U tons oi
freight, and a considerable quantity of specie
WHICH the Cambria wa. chartered to bring
over, and probably sailed from Cork tth inst
direct tor New York. Before the Africa
lett arrangements wcrc making % tnw the
Atlantic 20 Liverpool for the purpose OF being
repaired. THIS viii probably require THREE
msnths The Africa brinvs her mails and
passengers
The passengers published a card at Cork
bearing high tcstimouy. OF the Ahantic's bear
ing aud great power and strength OF the shif
w rontcndiug for nine days against an al
most uninterrupted westerly gale cot great
severity. They also allude To- her aimirahl,
conduct under sails in returning 100 miles
They award high praise to Captain West toi
his great eNertlou,, bat muru particularly &,
\. his first officer. Mr. Shuicldt who was -icis.a
the time and also to Mr. Rogers. the Chief
Encincer
The Engineers also unite in card at thank.
to Capt West Tor hs kindness and alton
ton.
ENGLAND. .>,.
TnE QUEEN's SrEEcH.-The Liverpool
journal ct FebIstcuntans a summary OF th,
substance ct the Queens Speech. which wa,
20 be delivered on the following Tuesday re-.
caased from member OF the house OF Com
mons.
Upon the actiati7 Of the Pope in rrfcrcnc,
~ the endcavors Of cxtculing his AUTHORITY
t7HgtIHO nc rJHcrn r7HI.iTSs
'Slncc parliament last met. thc Queen re-
Grets that considerable rNcitcu,eui has been
naturally -aecasionCL ~ Ms AGGRESSIVE pro
-ccediug on me part of the head et the Roman
atii,,t,t-t itateh. who 4a. eitlf,.llE =.-.-ii
or Obtaining permission Ii1'csumCd ID t1rstuiv
territorial titles on ccrlcsiastirs. and fnTfi4-
tribute the country into dinccecs. TIL, stat.
tsthe law on this natter being somcwhat un-
certain, the 9neen recommends to parliament
Inrnediato attention to lhe subiact. with the
view OF passing dcclaratory nct defining the
lsw. and amending it il necessary: hut while
indicating her Alaiestys prcroeativc. they
will take care MOTTO cntrrnch On those great
PRINCIPLES Of religious lihertv. the recognition
at which = the. boast % thc empire.
FRANCE
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