New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-03

Loss Of the Steamship Independence.
SIX LIVES LOST.
We learn from the officers Of the Louisiana that the In
dependence in attempting to cross the Matagorda Bar
the morning of the 26th u struck and preached to in
breakers and became unmanageabe Sails were then set
and the engines kept working to force the ship but
all to no purpose The entire cargo then thrown
board consisting Of assorted valued about
$4,000 but the ship still worked to the North Of the bay
and brought up the reef where she bged on the 9th
at O'Clock NJ after being ashore for n hours The
engines ceased to perform only when the fires put
by the water The ship soon broke in two and keed
off shore The manmas then cut away to keep the
ship keeling that the could not break her
deck On the evening of the 9th u the officers of the
Louisiana with Capt Kerr Of the Propeller Raybun made
attempt toreaeh the wreck but failed On the 2Sth
they succeeded in reaching her with their boat, and
in ten hours landed her passengers and crew, num-
boring 1853 persons. During the whole Of the 29th
ult the sea broke completely her. When the
Louisiana let the of the disaster the evening
OF the 3Oth u the independence had sunk to the
deck. Cargo and vessel total loss.
Lives LostThe following the of the persons
lost the 18th ut, by the swapping of boat in
tempting to leave the wreck Mrs Mnott and three chill
dren. Mrs Lieut. Jones' Mr. Hovey, chefmate The mate
was drowned in attempting to save Mrs. Jones'
Mr.. WEBSTER IN NEwJERsEY-0n the 26th ultimo, Mr..
Webster, who is in Trenton engaged in the great India
rubber case received at the State House by COM
mtee of the Legislature and he delivered address
| before the two Houses
FILLMORE Scorr yRG1NIA-The wings of Peters,
burg, Va, held public meeting, few days ago, and
adopted resolutions commenting President Fillmore to
the confidence Of the wings Of the whole country The
following resolution, which adopted is evidently
intended for Gen. Scott;
Resolved That the wings Of Petersburg desire to co.
operate with their brethren in the frtheranee Of the
same national policy which has sgnally marked the
present administration but they cannot support for the
next Presidency any candidate whose fidelity to the Con-
suon and to the measures of adjustment shall not be
beyond all question who shall not prior to his nomna.
ton have publicly given his adhesion the measures Of
the Compromise as final settlement Of vexed and dam
| gerous questions
NEwHAMpsHIKE ELEcrIos-The following is the result
for Governor in NewHamphire ali but the little town of
Coos:
1852, 1851.
Martin dem .30606 Dinsmore, dem 81 1858
Sawyer, wing ....... 2OOl5 Sawyer. whig 1S5l5
Atwood, free soil 949O Atwood free soil 70 253
6o1lll SSH
Democratic majority, IDOL Democratic net gain 4516
Asa Cate. democrat is elected Railroad Commissioner
by majority larger than that of Martin for Governor
The democratic majority in the House is 25
| The IMPRISONED AMERICAN HAvASA.-The Baltimore
| Sun says We learn from Washington, on undoubted
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the Department of State for the release of the American
engineer confined the Island of Cuba A COM
munication received few days since by informant
from Mr.. Webster gives positive of this
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RuMoRED RESIGNATION OF LORD ELGIs-The Quebec
Mercury mentions current in that city that Lord
Elgn had rendered his resignation of Office and that his
Excellency expected to leave Canada in few days.
| The New UNIFoRM.-A Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun says The recent revision Of the Ma
val uniform embraces complete system of ornaments
badges Of rank button sword belt plate ETC. The draw
ngs in the hands of the photographer for publication
in book form similar to that Of the army Now the army
and navy have neat standard of dress and uniform but
strange to say the State Department-our Diplomatic
Department-have True, the State Department
have set of copperpate engravings of unmeanng fur
below embroidery got up at the Treaty of Ghent and
ministers have coats made please themselveswear
army staff buttons etc. So that this important branch of
Government has regular appropriate system of
uniform
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New SCHEME FOR JOINING ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
ocEAss.-Mr. J. S. Buckingham, the well known tray
eer is the promoter Of scheme for joining the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, by establishing line Of route be-
tween Boca del Toro, Cheriqu the Atlantic, and
Colo Dulce, the Pacific coasts The distance from
to between these points only seventy miles and
the ground is in the hands of the British who have an
infant settlement, which Mr.. Buckingham recommends
desirable location for eigrans at the southeast
portion of Costa Rica
The CUBAN TRIALS AT NEwYoRK-The testimony in the
of OSuivan and others at NewYor brought to
close the 25th uit. MI BURNETT again brought
into court but still remaining refractory, perssng
in his refusal to the questions put him by the
defendants counsel re-committed with the IMPOSE
ton of fine of $780, which must be paid before he is dis
charged.
Mlsor's LEpGE.-The ship Astracan, at Boston, had
very escape from destruction Mnotis Ledge
during the thick weather last week Her dangerous posi-
ton discovered barely ship and avoid
the rocks The Boston Journal says the widest publicity
should be given to the fact that the Lghtboat is not at
her moorngs. Two vessels have narrowly escaped de-
struction Cohasse Rocks since she driven from
her moorngs and fear that serious disaster will yet
occur during of the spring gales"
STEAMERS TO TRELASp.-The citizens of Galway. Ire
land recently held large meetingthe High Sheriff pre-
sding-at which the Rev Peter DAILY offered and L. s.
Mangan Esq seconded resolutions responding to the eff
forts of their friends in NewYork, establish line Of
steamships between the two cities and pledgng them
every facility in carrying out the project.
TIE HuNGARIASs Nor LEAVING IowA.-Gov. Ladislaus
wicker, in Missouri denying the statement which ap
peared in previous number of his paper that the Hun
garans were about selling out their claims in Iowa with
the intention of colonzing in Texas
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STEAMBOAT EAsroN, Pa. The steamboat Major
VIM Burnett Capt Young, arrived at Easton Pa on the
18th inst being the first arrival of the kind in the history
of that ancient town. The whole population turned out
to welcome her-cannon were fired
SAD CALAMITr.-The dwelling of Mr. Bradley Brown,
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. B. and six children, in Brad
ford, Mexican county, Pa, burned the night of
the It'll u and three of the children were consumed
the flames.
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SENTENCE or NOTED THiEyEs-Bill Ward alias Oliver.
and Harry Howard alias Bcvers, notorious thieves
have been sentenced to the Penitenary at Pttsburg for
robbng returned Californian. j. Thesake. of $1,000
They pleaded guilty The money with the exception of
$4O0 was recovered,
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ANOTHER School ExcIrENENT.-There much excite
ment created in of the public schools in Philadelphia
the 18th ut in consequence of number of boxes in
adjoining yard taking fire. Fortunately, after
thegreat school calamity in New York the directors had