The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-02
FOREIGN MAILS ny THE FULTON
THE ACCIDENT TO THE HERMANN,

FOREIGN MAILS ny THE FULTON
THE ACCIDENT TO THE HERMANN. 4
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The steamer Fulton, with dates from southau,p
ton to the 17th December, has arrived at New
York. The Dispatch about the arrival of fifteen
paasengersl of the wreck of the stmr. Lyon
| nais At Bordeaux, France, proves to be an
| entire mistake. We make the following summary
of the news by this arrival:
| ACCIDENT TO THE HERMANN.
An accident to her machinery had compelled the
| return 10 southampton OF the United States mail
steamship Hermann which left that port for New
| York, with the English, French and German mails,
| on the ID December. The Hermann encountered
the most terrific weather In the Atlantic the wind
blowing perfect hurricane for most part of the
| time, and the seas running mountains high When
vessel laboring heavily and but just able to make
headway, against the gale, the centre shaft carry
ing the side levers of one of the engines broke
and the shock damaged the piston of the port en-.
gine, entirely disabling it,
The ship was thus made completely dependept
upon the power of the remaining engine II is a
most providental circumstance that the perfect
discipline prevailing On board the Hermann and
in the engine department caused this serious dis.
asser to be OF no injury to che vessel The slight,
est delay In ungearing and stopping the hemachinery
would probably have broken the other engine aud
the Hermann would then have been left at the
| mercy of the waves. Asst was, the wreck of the
broken machine was quickly disepgaged, and the
head Of the ship put about for Southampton stea-
uning, with one engine driving both paddle wheels
The Hermann arrived at Southampton on the eve
ming of the 18th inst
THE TIMES AND THE GEORGIA REvoLvERs
The controversy respecting the extraordinary
story nent Railways and Revovers in Georgia, .
is continued in the London Times, which publish.
ed tt 9 narrative. In the journal of Dee. l3 ano.
ther letter appears from Mr.. Arrowsmith, in which
he stoutly persists that tie whole of my narrative
is substantially true, and that the scenes dis
crtbed therein were but too real He says, "ne-
yer thinking to publish account of these scenes
/ did not provide myself (as might have done on
the spoD with any evidence; nor did I enquire or
learn the name and address of any of my CO pas
sengers, SO as to obtain evidence afterwards;
therefore my assertion stands unsupported" The
Times winds up editorial article in reference to
this letter. by saying, "If strange a story were
told us by the most respectable man in England,
we should be very much surprised, and think Of
thst most respectable man pretty much what we
are compelled to think of Mr.. John ArrowsmNh--
that he was under an hallucination." SO stands
the Georgia Railway controversy.
MISCELLANEOUs
At Atameetipg of the Royal Geographical Society
of London, on the 18th December, DIR. Livingston
was presented with the Societys gold medalfor his
discoveries in Central Africa.
"Barcn Nathan" the celebrated Master of the
Ceremonies at Rosherve Gardens, is dead.
Harrison. the Leeds Wizard, has been sentenced
to four years penal servtude for bigamy
The murderer of Cope, in London, Robert Mar
ley, was hung at the Old Bailey on the 10Th De
cember.
The India Mail brings news of the proclamation
of war against Persia. The last division of the
British feet left Bombay on the 18Th November -
Five thousand troops were to occupy Karrack aad
Bushrie The whole of India was profoundly tfan.
quill.
The new Turkish Ministry has been constituted
~laH, vsn
The quarrel between the Spanish Government
and the King of Prussia is said to have gone so
far that the next step, unless prevented by power
full Intervention, can only be actual hostilities.
Crest seventies are sat! to be practced on the
political prisoners of Neufchatel.
Miland ths soldier who attempted TO asssssiuate
the King of Naples, was harged on the morning of
the 18th of December.
A telegraphic dispatch from Corfu states that the
Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands
had dissolved the Parliament.
Berlin letters assert that the marriage of Prince
Frederick William of Prussia is TO take place on
the 2lst of November next the day on which the
Princess Royal of England completes her 18th
year.
The Duke of Ossuna, charged with Diploma.
tic Mission Extraordinary from Spaia, arrived at
St Petersburg on the 9th of December.
The navigation of the Baltic was re opened on
l4th of December, and several ships released from
the ice
From Constantinople, under date of December
8, we learn that the Persian Government had is
sued proclamation recognizing the English de.
ciaration of war. The British had taken the
islands of Ormuz and karack.
The Prussan General Philipson, has retaken
Sojouk Kaleh, after gallant defence by the Cir.
cassans
The English Parliament is to meet for business
on the Sd of February next.
The English funds remained unaffected by the
great hesviuess the Paris Bourse, and closed on
the 10Th December ct recovery OF ! per cent
Bank Stock left eff at 2l6D2l3: new ptr cents 9530
"a; Exchequer Bonds, 9t 098si India Bonds g. dis
count TO 2s. premium EAcheqcer Bills, 4s ais. pre-
| MUM. Foreign Securities were steady, with
| moderate amount Of business
| LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1S56.-Arrivals of
B ;eadstufa continued, and with dull accounts from
all parts Of the country, and decline at Markane
Yesterday of Ii ass per quarter wheat We had
saan to-day most lfeless trade for ali srti sles In
" heat the b1slness done quite triing, and had
| there been this least inclination on the part of
dealers TO purchase, further reduction would have
been accepted in order to effect sales. Flour also
was very slow of sale at former rates
Trojan Cora in most limited retail inquiry and
resdly obtainsble at S. for mixed SIS ass Sd for
Yellow S4s. .dS4s. Cd for white. We quote wheat
red, ga ass Sd. per 10 h.; vhte 90 9s Cd. Flour,
Phadephis and Baltimore, SIS. Ds2s. 3d., extra
| Ohio 34s ass. good Western, Sls05ls Sd per 1856
| lbs