The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-02
I III E DISPATCH
Tne mtsaing sfeamship Indtau E IN.
pirc--List OF Her Pasasn9ers. a..

The steamship Indian Empire, Of the Galway
aad New York line, which left the latter port on
the sd, aud Halifax on the 2eth Of October. far
6alway, had not been heard from up to the time
the Europa sailed from Liverpool, on the Goth nit.
when sae was twenty~one days out from Hallfax.
Serious apprchensions of her loss are entertained.
She had on board 81 passengers, besides q crew of
Sc men and officers. The following are the
names Of her
Cabin Rlsseryers.-Rev Mr. Hennessy, Timo.bv
Harrison aud wife, Rooney, W 8 Keebill. Rich.
ara Wallace and wife, Hugh sicDowelJ, Jane KEN
nedy, Patrick Dalton. Il RoyIoif P Reardon. Nc.
Goyern, Michael Clifford, David Hennessy.
Passengers in The Ebrpard Catin-H A Mapjev.
VIM Creeney, Margaret Zaiiousky. Mary j
Evaus, Anne Hughes, Mary Muncy, John DeIsny,
CathartEe Canon. Jeremiah IIaetnel, wife and two
children, Edward Cauwee, Edward Peter Carroll,
Jane Bradley, Timothy Kelly, Thomas Tiemann
and wife, Anne Me0iven, Mary Jaue Mctiivcu. Gao
Greenfield and wife, James Conror. Robert Reed.
Denis Hsnnisan, William Kennedy, Jchc Jsnn.
ipgs. James Kelly, George Fades, Michael McHan.
son, James Dinman, James Walsh. Joseph Bing.
ham. Mary May, John Groghsm, John McCiyen.
Michael Mclaughlin, Patrick McHealy, Michael
Warde, Hugh Kuox, Robert scuilen, Mary Ann
anrphy, Mary Ann Lynch, James Auell, Mary
Aueil, Elizabeth Auell. James Auen, Margaret
Foley, Robert Clarke, Honora Clarke. Thomas
Collins, Eugene Dsiy, Thomas Healy, John Kie.
mann, Elizabeth Kiemann, Ellen Kiemanp, WIN
ktemann. Nary Jane Kiemann, Tobias Boyce,
Michael Doherty.
The following are the names of the officers of
the vessel:
Captain Cour.enay: Mr.. Berry, First officer: Mr..
Hastings. Second officer Mr.. Coslett Third oflcer:
Mr. Read, fnurth officer; SIR. Gilmore Fifth
officer; DR.. PsYtington, Surgeon; Mr.. Hewston.
Purser; Mr.. Wagstafi, Purser; Mr.. Ashley, Rngi,
neer.
she encountered terrible hurricane on the
ia frnr Neu yorE tn
main at the latter port two days, for supply OF
coal and repairs. She left there about six O'Clock
on the evening Of the 2sth October, and has no,
| since been heard from. The Herald gives a de-
scription of the vessel, which Is fnterestioe at
this time:
The Indian Empire was a remarkably staupeb
aud massively steamship, of 1,SjT tons ra
gister, and she ranked A IL at Loyd's. She was
built Of oak, and strengthened by iron aud COP.
per fsstenings. She was also copper bottoraad
and very dry vessel. She was eide wheel YES,
sci, having two cylinders each Of then, seventy.
two inches in diameter. She was rugged as a three.
! masted brlgatine, but did not carry many spsrs.-
Besides all this, her commander was man OF
great experience, and her officers were we'll ac.
quapted with their duty. Before she left Galway.
her last voyage from that port, she had under.
gone thorough repairs, at great expense. She
vas heightened and thoroughly oyerhauled, ard
when she left that port, she Wac believed to be as
safe and strong vessel as any afsat.
She may have been delayed by au accident to her
| macbirery, which would have deprived her Of i,s
further use on the voyage. If this has been the
case she may have put Into Fayai, or continued her
course under sail alone to Galway. In either case
il would be some time before We could hear sny.
thing as to her whereabouts. As her masts were
small in proportion to her size she could not carry
large amount CT canvass, and would, therefors
| take much longer time to arrive az any port
than u sailing vessel. Ifshe put into Fayal, the
first news we could have Of the fact would proba-
bly, be conveyed by herself to GALWAY, before it
could be known here.
The history OF tbs Indian Empire Is varied. She
was built in this city by Wm Ii. Webb, in the year
lss3 and called the United States She was then
engaged in the trade between New York and Lv-
erpooi fer about two years. She was subsequently
engaged ~ q transport vessel. She was next pur-
chased by the Gsrmsnic Confederation, and for med
one OF the navy of that ephemsral government
Alter this she became the property of Bremen
| steamship company, and she made several voyages
to New York, nader the name of Hansa. She was
finally purchased by John 0. Lever, for the Galway
line, and her name changed to the Indian Empire.
She made the pioneer trip of the new line from
Galway 70 this port.