The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-19

ohe oay last week caDln was burned at
the Roekbridge Alum Springs, and two ne.
in the house when it took fire, and could net
be reached when the fire was discovered, as
1t had progressed too far.
Mr.. Maupin, Editor of the Union, is still
sick at Monterey, and We have no news of
any Improvement 10 his condition.
.- OCCASIONAL.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch.
THE WEATHER-LATE PERIOD OF OPEN.
ING THE cANALs-TRADE-EX OF
MISREPRESENTATION OF GOTHAM.
New YORK, April II, P. NJ
l learn that ia Richmond you are enioyinp
almost midsummer temperature. Hare We
have had genial sun and showers, and the
buds are fit to burst with delight at the vel
come change; but there is still good sleigh
ing in some parts of New Hampshire; and,
strange to say, the Canal Commissioners
have determined not to open the Canal until
the lst of May, which, with the single excep.
ton of 1929, when it was opened en- the I'd
of May, is the latest period at which the
opening ever took place. Much ice and snow
still cover the surface of the ground through
the interior, and doubts have been express
ed whether they would not interfere with
the opening even at so late day but l do
not believe it will. Your James River Canal,
were it completed to the Ohio. could have
been in operation for two months or more!
Produce is not coming in rapidly. Large
amounts of merchandise, however, have been
sent Westwardly lately. A very large ship
ment of specie will be made by the Baltic
the largest for many months-amounting to
probably million and half of dollars
This can be spared, however, in view of the
small exports for some time, and the accu.
mutations from California.
The stock market is heavy. Virginia sol
to-day at 500 So. Yesterday 90 "a. Money
is stu plenty though the market is little ex.
cited.
The morality ofNew York is not at all i'm
proving. There is raseality and depravity on
every hand; but we can stand all kinds of it
with very little pain. now that we have got
ten pretty veil used to it, until poor female
is the victim
OF the eases where there are such victims
the number is very large. One just brought
to my notice is that of young Dutch girl.
lnveigled into one of the bells here. A young
eountryman, who was her lover, made COM
plant before the Mayor, and seemed almost
demented by his affiiction. The Mayor shows
laudable determination to punish the guilty
in these distressing outrages. b.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING OF sHIPwREcKEp Crew.
-Wehave already announced the loss of the ship
William Layton. Captain Tucker, on the passage
from New York to Antwerp, and the drowning of
three of the crew. She encountered terrible
gale on the Goth of February and on the 22d be-
came complete wreck. Lashed to her floating
and helpless hull, the captain and the remainder of
the crew passed six days and nights without sin.
gle drop Of fresh water and without a mouthfuI to
eat excepting single rat that was found swim
ming about the wreck, and which was, fortunately
caught and shared among the sufferers. The cap
tain has published thrilling of their mi
rsculous escape from death, from which we take
the following:
The first day past at our lashirgs and we were
weak with hunger. The second day, and the
cravings of hunger made all other sufferings In.
significant in comparison. The third day, and our
thirst and hunger together held US In tortures but
little short of the pains of hell ITSELF Death at this
time would have been relief. In the meantime,
the matches OF the ship had burst open, and the
cargo was floating around US, but none of the pro-
visions within our reach.
The knowledge that our ships hold was full Of
provisions, and we were starving and unable TO
reach il, only added to our sufferings Still, to
sggravste our paine, the potash In the ship was
dissolvipg, and making a ley that was eating in.
to our flesh. Having no water. we each took a
piece of cold lead into our mouths, and chewing
this kept our mouths moist, and was found to be
great relief. At this period of our sufferines,
rat WAS seen swimming about, and coming near
enough to one OF the sailors, 1t was captured -
Never did hupter secure bis game with greater
satisfaction than did the seaman secure this drown
Ing rat. The ratwas shared among the company;
and never was moTeeau received with better
All that we had In addition to this rat were the
boots and shoes upon our feet, which were mostly
used up at the time of our rescue.
On the NTH and sixth days some of the crew
mot foa1 al r.
they did on the third day. This was the feeling of
most, if.uot all of US. The fourth day aud nieht
passed, and no assistance came The fifth day
came, and with 1t succor-on this day we were
Guadalupe, bound to st. Peters, Newfoundland
This vessel spoke us, and learning our situation.
promised to FAY by till the storm abated. It still
blew gale, and the sea was very hesFy. This
promise revived VI.
During the night of the fifth day of our sufferiugs
the 9th of February-the Sylph drifted away
from No, and the next morning was out OF sight
cannot describe our feelings when the next morn.
ing aaWned up and again showed US nothing with
IN our vision but the tempestuous ocean
Capt. Hellox, however. upon aseertaining nm the
morning OF the 18th, that he had lost us, crowded
on all the sail his barque could carry and commen
ceo me search Tor re He was successful and found
u after aew hours search, aud at 10 O'clock on the
morning OF the 28th, we were taken from our iash
iags and taken on board the Sylph When reliey>
%, none OF NJ were able to stand although all of
us SUI retained our senses One of the crew when
taken from his prison Of ropes, lost bis toes which
M IauPpeo rom MIN % he WAS lifted from the ship.
The potash Icy had eaten the feet of the sufferer 10
this effect =
The CuBA QUEsTIon IN FaAKcg-The Paris
fstrie states thst the Spanish government had re-
seiyed from u cnetto, ~ Minister Plenipoten
nafy to the United States. the assurance that the
Caoinetof Washington seemed disposed 70 pre.
vent any nIiibusterfpg attempts sgainst the island
&
RETALIArIoN.-The London Times 10 compelled
70 is.ue supplement daily and - tho act abolish.
leg the stamp duty requires ell supplements to be
charged with postage, the Times win have 70 pay
ior two stsmps, while the other English papers
eenerslly Will require but one. The price OF the
Rostese stamp d much lower than the stAmp duty
= iotimated that he Get was passed bY way Of
ss;siissing on the Times Tor it, bold attack on the