Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-02-05
Three days later from Europe.
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SATURDAY, Jan. Si'n.-MlOnlUnt.
The Royal Mail Steamer America arrived at
her dock about half an hour since.
The ship Columbus, (of New York; Captain
McCerran, from New Orleans for Liverpool
went ashore on the rocks at the East side of
Waterford harbor, during the night of the 9th
instant, and shortly afterwards dashed IN
pieces. Four persons, two Of them ladies and
two Of them Storage passengers, with eight of
the crew, persisted The remainder, twenty in
number, including the captain and both mates,
were saved. The Columbus was a splendid ship
nearly new. and had on board 1881 bales Of cot
ton and 2l97 sacks Of corn.
We have some additional particulars Of the
burning Of the West India Royal Mail Steamer
Amazon, Captain Simons. She sailed from
Southampton with mails and passengers, on the
I'd instant, and was totally destroyed by fire at
an early hour on the morning of the lth. about
! 10 miles to the south west OF the Sicily islands.
The conhagration lasted about twenty minutes,
when the ship was completely Quilted, and hav
ing burned TO the waters edge exploded and
sunk Fory-onc passengers and sxty-nine Of
the crew pershed, amongst whom were Captain
Simons, the four officers and surgeon MIR. Eli
OF Warhurton, the celebrated author Of 4" the
Crescent and the Cross" was also among the
sufferers. many of whom. from the appalling
rapidty with which the flames spread, were
burned or sufiocated in their births. As soon as
every effort to subdue the flames had failed, the
boats were attempted to be launched, but owing
to the CONSERVATION that prevailed, desperate
and despairing rush was made for these be-
4 fore they could be got well into the water, two
were swamped alongside, with every soul on
board two others, containing nine passengers
/ aud thirty-sevcn scamen, succeeding in getting
clear of the burning wreck and were picked up
some hours after by an English and Dutch yes
sci. and the survivors landed respectively at Ply
mouth and Brest. The loss is immense, for the
ship was new and richly frcighted. The origin
Of the fire remains mystery.
LATEST.
We give the following important telegraphic
despatch received in Liverpool just previous to
the departure Of the America.
PANS. Friday, Jan. 9, lSj2.-A conspiracy
has been discovered, the object of which was TO
LET loose the convicls nj the hulks Of Rochetor,.
Sixty persons have been arrested at Montpelier,
on charges connected with the late disturbances.
1t is announced that the publication Of the
Constitution will take place between the 18th
and both inst. to allow time for the publication
OF the most urgent Of the organic laws
From the London Daily News.
( Paris. Release of ChangarnIer, Lsmorciere
and their companions. The prisoners Of Ham
have been set at liberty on the frontier, with IN
! functions not 10 return to France.
The British Ministry. The Times leader
says ~" ~ e merely state the fact as we believe
{ it to be, that the attempts to effect partial i'm
T provement in the Ministry, by the substitution o
/ three or four new members for others Of the
present Cabinet, who would retire. has not led tc
2 any result It seems, therefore, the determine
ton OF Lord John Russell to meet Parhamen
without any material alteration in the Ministry.
We copy the following paragraph from d'
London Shipping Gazette Of Jan 9ih
From information which has reached u.s. bu
which we are not at liberty TO dyuge Just now
b. we have every reason 10 think that the Admiral
p ~ anticipate having TO increase our naval force
3 almost Immediately and they are beginning q,
. inquire where they have a chance ofgetung sea
men. They are, IN fact, asking themselves th
{ question which we have often asked" How
5 Is the fleet 10 be manned, ~ This circumstance
coupled with the intelligence Of our Correspon
p dent al Sheerness, which we gave IN our pape
Z Of Moncay last would imply that the foreign re
lations Of the country not IN that satisiactor
state which It would be so desirable they shoul
1 be- Indeed, it viii be seen, from a statemeu
= which we publish elsewhere, that active prepare
+ tons are in progress for the protection Of tn
= country.