Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-26
THE WEATHER AND THE MAILS

The Georgia, Capt Cannon, arrived here I'M
expectedly Yesterday morning from Annapolis
with the mail, bringing us perfect avalanche of
newspapers. They contain, however, but little
news OF interest The Georgia had severe
time III making her way through the ice, which
extended forty miles in the bay. She would
gladly have yetarned, after finding the difficulties
which obstructed her path, but not BEING accus-
toned to make revolutions backwards her valiant
Captain drove her through in safety. We learn
that the steamer Cambridge, on her trip to Frede-
reksourg. run ashore in the Curatoman river du-
ring severe snow Storm The Mary Washin gton
was sent to her rescue, who succeeded in pettinr
her OIL after which she Ohe Mary Washinpton1
found her way to Annapolis, and immedatelv
sunk at the wharf, having been cut through by
the ICE The Cambridge is fast in the ice below
oharp,s lslend, sixty miles from Baltimore. A
passenger VINO had been ten days in duress on
ooafa Oh her' walked three hundred yards upon the
ice Ict 10 take passage in the Georgia The ship
Flora Mcdonald, Capt Wedqe. from T.ivernool
with two hundred emigrants on board toaether
with quite fleet ofvessels, are all frozen nm in
the bay. A bark dismased, name unknown vaa
ashore on Poplar Island. The ice is reDrasented 70
be five inches thick and extending from shore to
shore. In some place it is piled up as hiob so
six feet.-Noyok Argus Of Friday
MosT DISTRESSING IF TRUE.-We announced M.
t-rdsy that the ship Fora Mcdonald. from Iva
pool, with number oil emigtants on board bopnj -
Baltimore, was detained by the ice some distance be1
low Annapolis. We since learn that the number n,
board is $50, instead OF 3hundred AS first repor,ed
Thursday afternoon despatch was received here nom
NJ N. Falls, Esq, the President OF the Bav Line
COMPANY, directing the steamer Georgia 10 take on
board quantity OF provisions, and repair without de-
lay 10 the relief of The Fora Mcdonald as her pas
sengers were in famishing condition. The Georgia
had left unfortunately half hour before the recent of
the message, but II weud have uuavaiue had il
come in lime there possibility OF her Getting
wi hia twenty miles OF the snip.
but we trust there is some mistake ia this matter
w are informed by MIR. Parks, the Clerk of The
tfeorsla, that inform lion was communicated 10 them
on their way down TO Norfolk Wednesday. Thai
me stores Of the Flora were exhausted and the
steamer passed immediately her for the pprnose
OF aherolng assistaDeehat they had rolles out bar
res oi poultry eggs. oysters, NC. ready to be hand
60 oKer-ihs me officers of the Georgia exchanged
uta!loss with ihs commander and passengers of The
fIofa, VINO were all upon deck lacking, il is true.
some hat ated but cheerful and they did moi to-
innate mat they stood in need of the slightest assIs-
ahct besideH, The ship was not at the tiyna frozen
u on al aAehof' and could have put iute Norfolk h
thefe oeeh any necessity FORT STAGE then however
she has become surrounded by ice. There il reasoo
10 hope, therefore, that the melancholy intaligenC
communicated by telegraph from Baltimore - ILL
out iouadation-NsJ0dk Arg,s Of satwdog. .