The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-24

The Central America f0uudercd on Sat
urday. Fifty passengers were rescued by
the Eloisc. including twenty ak females. and
have arrived in the Hampton Roads. The
officers were all lost. except James NJ. Fra
zer, the second officer Chief Engineer
Asbby took a boat and deserted the ship.
Two million dollars in specie is loot.
The following is copy of u dispatch to
N. d. Roberts:
NORFOLK, Sept. u.
The Central America foundcrcd at sea
on Saturday evening last at q O'Clock.
Fifty passengers were rescued from pieces
Of he wreck by Norwegian bark, and
brought into Hampton Roads. Twenty
xix females were taken from the ship by u
brig Of yours, previously. The officers
were all los, eSccp, Mr.. James VI. Frazer,
The chief engineer took n boat and deserted
the ship. start for New York, with the
surviving passengers, at 10 o'clock, A. N.
"Signod: j MCtowAs,
Commander Steamship Empire CITY
NEw YoRK sept. H.
The following lat embraces the officers
and crew Of the Central America, nearly all
Of whom are undoubtedly Lost.
SAVANNAH. Sept. IL
The Bark SaXony arrived here this morn.
ing with five OF the passengers Of the Zen
trail America. She reports the total Ices Of
the vessel treasure aud mail. AMI about five
hundred ol the pass, necrs anil crew. She
reports that forty women and children wgre
sav~l by the Brig Marine Of boston. The
@a was very heavy. Forty-ninc other pas
ccng,rs Of the Central America were picked
up by TIM BARK Eloisc.
The names Of the five passengers saved
by the Saxouy, are II. u Chilts, oi n. -
Jnbez liawcs. of San Francisco Geo W.
Look. of Maine and Adolph Fr~lcricks, Of
San Francisco.
NoRroLN, Sept. ~.
The brig Marine rescued 20 women and
children and 20 uru from tho Central
America The Eioisc. bound 10 Falmouth,
England rescued Capt. Converse, w. BAL
ger, A. Y Yeaston. Il, l.. Brown. q. liar
Vey. Jos. II Ross, Thos Week, W. \.
Osborne, l.. w falua. ", Chase. !, &.
Taylor. q. Agrillo. II. Holland W. Fletcher.
WIN, E,le, Chas. A. Nose. Il easy. j. w
Cary. Jno. W Crafts. Henry A. Bur,lcll
Jacob iuncir, Henry Hartman, Jno. Me
Cartier. j, Birch. }, a. Barrstcr. A.
MALONE. u. Clark Jnu, u, Enmcn. H.
Emmcn. II t. q. Conner. julius S,ctson,
+. A Wales. Georgc Bruin,
BurINoRr sept Il.
The following is additional to the list al
survivors in the bark Eloise
:. Caldwell, Bcnj Sayrc John Gcorgc,
Edward Moon Il N. See, James Jackson
and Charles Reeves. On board the bark
Snltony. hnanJ Ia Havana - M,Ssrs. ChilJs
Howe, Cook and Robert Ridley. On board
the brig Maine Mr.. Rra,lccr. Mrs Eaton,
Mrs. brown. Mn Harvey. Mrs. Birch and
Mrs. Conner. OF the crew James VI.
ant Engineer; John Jones and McAu,hy
Finmcn 4. Il. Holland. II lIanlnburl
aud Tim NcCaurh.
The Central Americn WIS los, 2oD mil,.
of Cans u.,teras
Tn, steamship En,nlr, civ sail,,I from
Norfolk on Friday. Tor New York. and
took part ol the passenr,ra. An the latlic.
aud children who wcrc saved nrc ON lsarl
the brig Maine.
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OF the rold hy the Central America. il
IA cstlmatrd that about u million Is insured
IN London. and 100000 here. The gold
coming to Duncan. sherman & TO. Robert
llallc,,. lioag y Co.. llaviland II Aspin
wall, Is insupoi aboarl. McsSrs. prcNrls
shipment which Is the only other cargo in