The daily union., 1854-10-14

covered by insurance in this country and England. No
duplicate to the manifest has been received The Tribune
states she provided with boats sufficient for 400 per-
sons
The loss of life by the burning of the steamer Prin
cess, Nachez Sunday last is supposed to have
been IL or IA persons
CHIsA.-The China Mail, of July 90 says
"The panic which lately prevailed in Canton had con-
sdcraby abated until the 18TH fresh alarm caused
by the information of the defeat by the band of body
of imperalists villages few miles north of the
city The exodus of wealthy people, therefore, still
nues though not to such extent about days ago
and the arrivals at Macao alone within the past fortnight
number at least $1,000 including several government
poyees Should the expected general outbreak of the
Trads and attack upon Canton and other cities on the
MAN, however actually take place, HongKong to which
considerable numbers have already resorted would be
found safer refuge; and shall be glad since
told repeated warnings have been given of intended
attack upon the Cumsingmoon receiving vessels to the
fleet safely at anchor within sight of Victoria As for their
coming with the bounds of the harbor that is
expected while the present opium regulations in force"
The Mail of the 22d has the following of the cruise of
the Porpoise to the Pratas shoa;
The United States brig Porpose Captain Roando ar
rived on the 9th July from the Praas shoal her decks
crowded With 500 shpwrecked Chinese whom she for
enough from death by starvation indeed
their vea said to have been prolonged only by
lent roots found the island and which, though scarce
yet sufficient in quantity to prolong existence till
ssiance came Four men had however, died-za wonder
fully small proportion Of their number
"The Rorpoae, informed was despatched to the
shoa BY Commodore Rnggod the requisition of Con-
sui Keenan, and the qualification of both these gentlemen
be great the result of the expedition AS for Cap
tain Rolando, his officers and crew. too much praise
scarcely be bestowed upon them for the which
they executed their mission and the kindness shown by
them to the poor creatures after they got board
"The junk previously despatched to the shoal was found
busy savag property, from which profitable pursuit
however, she dessted when called upon and then proved
highly useful in transporting the Chinese from the shoa
the brig
The BURNING OF STEAMER I" Z. X. CoLLINs"-In ad-
don to teegraphc of the disaster which
CURED to this steamer Sunday evening last gather
the following from the Detroit papers of the 10th
This fine burned near Maiden last evening
between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock She
her return-rp from the $500 to Cleveland, had no
freight on board and but few passengers She
aged by of the best tho lakes and enjoyed
high reputation fpr speed safety and comfort any
boat on the western waters
The fire undoubtedly originated from the steerage pas
sengers emptyng their pipes filled with burning tobacco
into the light woodwork of the decks. When the fire
first discovered it spread with such rapdity that e
fort to check II proved unavailng. The reengnes
all in readiness with the hose screwed and brought
10 bear the fire in less than moment; but the smoke
and fire soon drove every person from the engines In
less than two minutes the whole boat was in flames and
the passengers and crew were comp He'd to leave.
The liiezboats, which in readiness, reached
about the time the flames burst upon the quarterback
but the men who went launch them were Immediately
driven from them by the intensity of the flames
There were fepreservers floats and boards sufficient
to sustain 600 people but in the fright and CONSERVATION
of the passengers they failed TO the and in in
stances threw themselves into the water without effort
to support.
1t supposed that passengers and thirteen of the
drowned but it is present difficult to ascer-
tain for certainty several shore and left the
scene of disaster Immediately.
The boat headed for the shore and the engine step
ped possible but the pssssngsrs commenced
jumping overheard as sooA the flames burst out the
boats headway took her to the shore where she lies
burned to the waters edge The Collins worth $780,,
600, had $4,000 of insurance her. and owned by
E. b. Ward and G. f. Lewis.
PASSENGERS MIssISG-W. II. Stone, Berksville Ohio !;
Mr. Dibble New York s. Powell, Cleveland L. Whaen,
Cleveland T. Cook, agent Pttsburg railroad, Cleveland
Mrs McNelly walters wife Mrs Warous and child Ash
tabua, Oho-body of the child found colored man. from
Virginia
CREw Missing. IIalsead, head waiter j. McNelly,
head waiter y Dennis Yaer;,J Trnkner, waiter Ly-
o. Adams, musician s. Brown fireman a. Ellenwick,
deck hand T. Anderson, deck hand John GERMANY
deck hand j. Garnet cook coored y Robinson cook
(coioredil wheeisnlan, name not known)
is said that letter has been received from Fort
Brown the Rio Grande (opposite Matamoros Mexico)
saying that Major Lee of the eighth infantry United States
army not long since killed the way from Ringgod
Barracks TO the Presdio
pistol ball was many years ago lodged in the bowels
Of Lord Beaumont an English nobleman who has lately
died There 1t ever afterwards remained until recently,
when in shifting its place caused peroration of the
intestine, and put an end to his lordshps life
The steamboat boiler inspectors from various parts of the
Union in session at Detroit Saturday, with a
view of general consultation the best means of pre-
venting explosions Capt Shalcross of Louisville KY,
president of the board
The river at Louisville on Monday was at a stand,
with twenty inches water in the capal There was no
prospect Of rise above
The hop crop in New York is very large and fine this
year In the counties of 0ego Madison and Oneida the
yield is very heavy 1t is estimated that the crop Osego
alone is worth half million of dollars at the prices
rungtha from 371 to 40 cents for choice lots and the
prospects for sll further advance
MsRArIos wEsrwARD-The ST Louis Republican, noti-
cling the arrival of party of emgants in that city their
way weswarda portion Of the grand army that push
ing onward and onward subdue the vast unoccuped
wilderness and add il to the fruitful regions where enter