The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-25

/ The CRY GLAsGow.-The Philadelphia Inquirer, in
recording the discovery of the floating chest inscribed sc
b. City OF Glasgow by Captain Taylor of the British
barque ABritons Pride adds:
HThe above statement II true, places the commander OF
the Britons Pride in position which sheds but little lus
ire upon his humanity Aware as he must have been OF
the mystery which viii forever shroud the fate of the City
of Glasgow he could yet pass this relic upon the open
enough observe infinitely its color its ornaments
and TO whom i belonged and then let II float away with
the current The head-board afterward goes for
nothing The City OF Glasgow had nonei but she had
among her crew q seaman named George Baker, whose
the initials There is plausible for the
neglect of Captain TAYLOR in securing this chest Had
the weather been rough he could not have noted the details
he gives-the letters the gilt ornamental wreath-for
sailors have tar other duties in storm thap TO the
STRAY WAITS Of me OCEAN hsvnly as be appears to have
done this The oss of few hours sailing would have
been nothing compared with the Importance of regainng
object which had been board the missing steamer
her last fatal voyage True that old green chest could
relate the particulars of the catastrophe which
guphcd four hundred souls common ruin but
il could speak loving hearts who long awaited the
turn of its ownerit would have been dearly -prized
relic the family and friends of THE gallant but unortu-
| nate tar George Baker.
at almost incredible the number oil steamers seen N
distress since apprehensons for the safety of the City OF
Glasgow first entertained From the bunging ac-
count Of the large black steamer few leagues from
the Azores and which suddenly disappeared when the OBJ
serving vessel within two miles OF her without
leaving spar indicate who she down to this last
hearess attempt open aresh the fountains of in
thousand hearts find nothing worthy of credence
With the exception of this last all are too vague and UNI
satisfactory In instance she spoken four days
sail from the coast bnt strange say report of that
meeting the waters made until her loss
matter of certainty Again steamer in Distress evident
ily propeller in the latitude of Cape May but
nearer approach proved it TO be og-bank Then she
turned up anchor the Florida Reen place where
only vessels of light draugh Of water could anchor but
this too was fiction the vessel proving to be of the
small steamers employed in the coast survey We only
wonder that the large steamship painted black with two
whee-houses on deck in flames the night of the
10th ult near Cape Henry land which proved to be
hern brig of $50 tons abandoned and set fire. not
also set down the missing steamer
EMIGRATION TO LIBERlA-The Colonization Herald saws
that arriving in New York from the 25h to the
3st of October will be in time and shall have free pass
age their registered by the middle of Septe
ber From present appearances it has anticipate
larger emigration this fall than has sailed from New
York in previous years Applicants will state name age
church. connexion if any education and profession
trade
little girl daughter of iona Fuller of Milford Wis
consn bitten the ankle by ratuesnake, and the
experiment of councractng the poison by making her
drink whiskey until intoxicated tried At lastaccounts
the wound had not healed but prospects were hopeful