The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-30


The committee OF the Mexican bondholders have re-
ceived information that the government proposes TO raise
loan OF 2,50O000 dollars upon the security oil Tue da,
ties upon several important articles OF consunpioh vi
this $50 900 dollars would be for the January dividend
but Mr. Falconei proposes that the bills of DeeemoS
lasi Tor duties &C. De gwen up an1Inas - 2o
land by the mex! steamer There has been remittance
of TO 900 dollars TO Colonel Facio and 1000 dollars 10
the committee On account OF arrears.
TBr GRrAr BRrrAM are auth orzed 10 state that
the Great Britain steamship will be placed on the
station between Liverpool and New York early IN the
spring. under the command OF Captain Mathews, late OF
the Great Western and City OF Glasgow. The Great
Brtain's build and dimensions are we'll known TO be
such TO adapt her arrangements IN most remarkable
degree TO secure the economy and comfort OF passen
gers. and at the time 10 afford accommodation TO
shippers. Her engines, boilers, and the whole OF The
machinery, are OF the most approved construction, man
uiactured by Messrs Penn and Sons, OF London; and
she is fitted with all the improvements which expert
ence has shown TO be conducive to speed and regu.
larity.
FATAL FIGHT WITH NEGROES AT LAGos,-Odical in
formation has been received at the admiralty OF des
Niger ships company, in which affair MessTs Dyer and
Hall, mates OF the Niger, were killed, and nine men
also killed and wounded II appears that for some
time there has been display oil some very lll-ieelng
between those the coast who desrous OF suppress
sing slavery, and party whose occupation has gone,"
by the activity of the cruisers in putting down the slave
trade The former party have been Jealous in their en-
deavors to prevent the latter from bringing slaves from
the interior to the coast market and the savers on the
our friends, until at length they have come to blows
The Niger, cruising the coast determining on dem
onstraton against the oacks landed sf Doals 70
encounter ensued, and the seamen and marines OF the
Niger, being oyerpowered by numbers. were obliged TO
retreat lighting their way TO their boats with the dlsas
trous casualties above reported The commandment
chief, Commander Bruce, in the Penelope Q6) steam
frgate, Captain Lyster, with the Sealak Is and one or
two other war, arrived off Lagos, IRON Ascen
sion, after the fight and remaining there, despatched the
Niger TO Sierra Leone 10 complete provisions, and TO
take down detachment OF the West India regiment,
when il was expected the commodore would commence
active operations against the slave dealing wreches and
it is hoped. will nfict upon them such a chaslise-
ment shall avenge the deaths of the gallant officers
and Of the Niger, and shall finally put finishing
stroke TO slavedealing IN that quarter OF the coast
Some Particulars of The Destruction Of the Steamer Ana-
con BY FIRE.
The Amazon sailed from Southampton on the afternoon
OF the "a q January by midnight on Saturday she mad
ITO miles in W. S. w. course from this point. AT
twenty minutes before Sunday morning the alarm
OF fire given In few minutes the flames had burst
up the fore and main hatchways and had spread like
wildhre along the decks. There heavy on at
the ime and the wind is described as blowing half gale
from the southwest The alarm bell was instantly rung
and the crew and passengers-as many OF them as were
not suocated by the smoke in their berths-rushed on
deck. From the accounts have received II would APP
pear that Captain Symons at his post and used his
utmost endeavors TO direct the efforts OF the crew Alright
The attempt OF course was at first to extinguish the
flames. The progress OF the destructive element was
however rapid TO set all human struggles at de
ance. The engne-room was untenable, and the hose
could not be brought to ACT Something indeed, appears
TO have been done in the way OF heavng overheard
stock OF hay, but the task was simply hopeless
from the commencement. The tragedy then in prog
TO begin and end in the space OF twenty min
utes As soon rs the officers convinced that the
fire had decisivey gained the mastery, their next effort
was TO get the boats cleared away. From the inior.
nation have received, IT would seem that there was
suffciency oil boais-of which II is said three
life boals-on board the Amazon when the confagraon
broke out Could they have been lowered in safety there
ygOu baV bppu
on board So happy result was not obained In the
midst OF the confusion that prevailed and OF The wild ter
OF the passcngerswih raging sea aud IN gale oil
wnd-order and unity OF action were no doubt lost
There appears have been the greatest difficulty IN get
ling the boats clear OF The ship The time allowed Tor the
necessary arrangements infinitely small Whatever
may have been the only one hfe-boat was avail
able. A. one oclock-us twenty minutes after the lire
broke out-three boats had got clear OF the burning
sell One Of these almost instantly found TO be use
less but The persons in her picked by OF The
other boats-a Green's hfe-boat Nothing is known OF
the fate OF the remaining boat The survivors and spec
OF the considered most improbable that she
could live long in stormy sea be this as u may at
O'Clock Sunday mornings just twenty minutes alter
the fire had broken oui, no man could remain on me
deck OF the Amazon and live Her magazine afterwards
exploded and by half past FIVE O'Clock in the morning
there vestige left of this noble ship
There were board l6i PERSONS and OF those 40 only
have been saved The crew consisted oil III persons,
and the passengers amounted to so The following is
the list OF the ships officers missing, supplied BY the
secretary OF the company Captain Symons MIR. Rob
ere, chief officer MIR. Treweeke. SECOND officer Mr..
Stuart, mdshipman Mr. Sainforth. midshpman Mr..
Angus, chief engineer; Mr. Angus, jun, second en-:
gineer.
on Tuesday, by the brig Marsden, Captain Evans, OF
London, from Cardiff, with iron for South Carolina,
which picked up from the life boat the following per-
sons viz Mr. X Nelson, for Demaara Mr.. /. Sisey.
for Chagres Mr.. Hawke, secondcass passenger, Vera
Cruz; Mr. Vincent jun, mldshipman; James William
son, chief steward Mr.. John Dunord, quaftemasier
w Foster, A. b. Thomas Carney, A b. James May
lin, A. B.; James Mowait, A. B.; William Stears A. b. i
j. H. Passmore A. b.; II. Williams A. b. William
Stevenson, A. B. John Nerink A. b.; William Nut
man, water-tender James White, fireman John Shear.
ing, fireman Charles Thorn, fireman w Dummer, Geo.
King, coal rmmers IL will be below that, hap
PLY, several more have been saved
MIR Vincent, (son OF Captain Vincent, OF the Sevem)
the mdshipman in the Amazon, who was saved, fur
nisbed the Times the following particulars; We left
Southampton with the w est Indian aud Mexican mails
on Friday, the Cd instant. On the 81, noon, we
were in latitude 40 IL NORTH longitude 81 west, steer
ing by south half south, with an increasing fresh
breeze. At $50, p. m, we stopped with hall bearings
AT IL 40 we proceeded, wind still increasing. About
twenty minutes on Sunday morning, fire was OBJ
served bursting through the hatchway foresde OF the
fore funnel. Every possible exerton was made TO put
out the FIRE, but all Intellectual. The mail boat was
lowered with 40 IS persons in III but il imned
atey swamped and went astern, the people cnging to
one another. They all lost. The pirnace was
next lowered but she hung by the fore tackle, and be-
ing soon swamped, the people all washed out OF
her In lowering the second cutter the raised her and
unlocked the fore tackle, that she fell down perpen
d'culsrly and all but two OF the persons in her were
washed out. Captain Symons all this time using his
rSrarnf IN say a o.