The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-07

ferred with his mate Mr. Davis ON the subject and At
length resolved to make for tbs light They arrived
they at once perceived what had happened The boats OF
the no common were lowered without delay and pro-
ceeded 10 the wreck, where they took of the who
cnaing TO the mainmsst and rescued Others who
were then struggling in the water little child
picked up it's dy yet warm and the signs of life family
Ralph and those hom he had saved and landed the
rocks, were also picked up by the Roscommons boats,
and the gre was shown to the sufferers on
board that vessel All Of them had suffered intensely
from the wet cold and fatigue which they had
dured and many sere reduced to the lowest state
OF mental and physical prostitution About forty five
rescued in this manner Of whom
females and they safely landed at King yes
terday morning. by the Captain Of the R0scommon They
at placed under the care Of the police who did
everything in their TO minister to their necessities
in which they were most kindly and humanely assis ed
by many II the inhabitants Of Kingsto~n. 1t will be
seen that the entire number saved amounts to g. OF
whom, we are informed, twenty belonged to the
When the Queen Victoria first struck about ten twelve
Of the and scrambled her bows upon
the rocks and eight of them succeeded in obtaining
the of Howh and from thence for warded by rail
road to Dublin where they arrived In most deporabe
condition from exhaustion and exposure The Iron
Duke Captain Grifiths, arrived at Kngstown, from Ii
verpoo about half past ten and Immediately order
cd of BY Mr. Howell 10 the scene Of the catastrophe.
Inflated vessel had gone down. nothing was to be seen
but her funnel ten feet Of which then above water
part OF the and tsrsma quantity Of floating
longed to the passengers or crew.
The following tho Of the eight persons who
liams, second engineer Patrick Dunno fireman; Charles
Eangan, seaman; r. OBsien, passenger John Bendon,
passenger; Matthew A'Guire, passenger, shelbourne
place; Joseph salmon passenger eighth company frst
battalion Royal Artillery James Birmingham, passen-
ger. Glenmore, Kings county.
also been saved -1homas Davis chief mate; Anne Aul
lgan, Mary Anne Spencer, Mary Anne Cough, Thomas
James Reardon. and Roger McManus, passengers.
Some truly melancholy scenes occurred in connection
with the wreck One Of the passengers, James Aanus,
who had saved sum OF money, which not, however
sufficient TO the respective passages of himself and
his wife and three children to America returning
from Liverpool when the unhappy circumstance took
place ard underwent the agony OF witnessing the death
Of his family after another-hs wife, with the young
est child cngng her BOSOM being the last be torn
from him and for whore sake he manfuly but neectu.
ally strove, until obliged to relnaush his hold and
her perish before his eyes, Another poor man, named
OF cheese, and returning from Liverpool to the Dub
lin market With it, likewise forced to be witness to
the death of his own family.
Dir. Charles Ralph, shipowner, of Wicklow whose
mentioned above and to whose skill and heroism
due under Providence, the preservation of many lives
had upwards OF f4OO in sovereigns in his pocket at the
time when at the risk Of his life and property he made
several trips between the ship and the island with the
view Of assisting his unfortunate co passengers
O'Brier, discharged soldier states That when the
danger WAS seeD, the shrieks and lamentations of the
women ard children awful The vessel backed out
about hall mile from the Shore and the water came
rushing in the breach made in her like torrent at
this time the captain, who, l believe was
i
women and children ut any rate The vessel after
wards towards the shore OF the boats YER
ed. and number Of persons got into her, but she At
once swamped and all persisted There plugs in
the boats. The confusion on board was dreadful and
the cries of distress The vessel was
now within about three hundred yards Of the shore and
prepared 10 leap out and swim to 1t, ether
chance for life. As about doing 80,
near with child in her arms and as thought
put it my shoulders but she took it from again
refusing to part With her child and Immediately after
could have saved her child # shs hsd let e hut both
lost and her husband among persons saved
Seeing that the vessel was going down. leaped in and
swan ashore in my clothes.
TIE Case Of the Madiai
The case of the Madai was brought before the
British Parliament on the 18th ut and led to long
debate. The following striking letter was published
IN Parliamentary paper on the 18th ult-
LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO SIR HENRY BULwRR
. "fokrIGI oFFIcH, January.1s 1853.
r-AccordDg 70 the last accounts received from y0u
the Grand Duke Of Tuscany still hesates the subject
Of the Madiai.
But this is matter on which hesitation implies ca pita
punishment 1t is the thing in effect to condemn
man to die by fire like savonarola or put him to death
by the slow torture Of An unhealthy prison.
the ae tSs bsv b M
execution on the cafold they will escape the odium to
themselves and the aympathy for their victims, which
attends upon the punishment Of death for offences of
political or religious character.
But this is an error 1t is well understood that
weakening of the mind but additions to the capital
punis hment shca long and close confinement too often
the Madia were TO die in prison the Grand Duke must
xpec that throughout Europe h. will be considered
having put human being to death for being Protes
tant 1t will be said, no doubt, that the offence Of
francesca nsdai was not that Of being Protestant but
that OF endeavorng to ssduce others from the Roman
Catholic faith that the Tuscan government lad the most
merciful Intentions and to have shortened the
Period of imprisonment allotted by law to his osnce
ished.
All ills however, will avail very little. Throughout
the civilized world this example OF religious
proaccs addressed to the Of the Grand Duke
that the of Leopold Of Tuscany has been thus desc
departed from: The peaceful, mild, and ingenious cha
racer Of the Tuscan people makes this severity the less
necessary and the more odious.
AS this is matter affecting Tuscan subject. it may be
said that Her Majesty yernment have right to in
terfere this that interference by force OF
would not be ustifable, confess at that nothing
but the most extreme would justify such interior
ence.
point out to friendly sovereign the arguments which
have prevailed in the most civilized nations against the
use OF the civil sword to punish religious opinions,
tirely deny the truth of such IN allegation
You are therefore instructed to speak in the most
rious tone to the Minister Of Foreign Affairs and to lay
You will do it in the most friendly TONE and take to
the to which you accredited that
none are more sincere in their wishes for the ndpen
Britain. am, &c. J. RUSSELL.
Kossuth ana the Insurrestion at Milan.
We have been requested by Captain Mayne Reid
to publish the following communication
TO CAPTAIN NAYNE Reid.
LONDON, Feb IS, 1853.
Ny dear SRI feel myself under high obligations for
the generous and chvarc in which you stepped
forth to do me justice when knew me be wrosged
in that proclamation matter, also feel bound to
lasting gratitude towards for the noble readiness with
which you gave me at once your helping hand At my 70
did not approve but which, Of course mast have been
anxious to join.
Your generous assistance which you readily granted
me, can the appreciate, sorry to say with
there any difficulties in reaching any field
of honorable danger at all. We not free to msve
Evidence Of it-tLat when, not long ago. my departed
dear mother her death bed in exile = certain
8 constitutional government would allow to go to
imprint the parting kiss Of al devotion her brow
upon the condition only that should submit to the dis
graceful PROCLAMATION OF being panied by gendarme
TO my dying mothers bed.
thank you, sir most asctionatsl, for that your