Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-11-18
Foreign News.
470 PERSONS LOST IN THE ROYAL
CHARTER.

CHARTER.
The loss of the Royal Charter, near
Bangor, has been fully confirmed; bat
owing to the prostration of telegraphs,
and damage to railroads, details have not
yet been published. Over four hundred
/ persons on board persisted, and only thirty
were saved. All the officers perished.-
The ship was breaking up; but it is sup
posed the treasure was saved.
The Royal Charter was being plumber
ed. The effects of the storm was most
disastrous in all directions. Ship Eng
land, from Liverpool for New Orleans, !
went ashore in Holyhead harbor.
The only parts of the ship Royal Char
ter standing on Wednesday evening, were
small part of the stern, with the wheel
and screw-lifting apparatus, She struck
at o'clock Wednesday morning, and
broke ~ at o'clock. Before striking,
her cables parted one after another
She tried to steam off the coast, but the
wind blowing hurricane, she drifted
ashore Several bodies were washed
ashore, the majority greatly mutilated.-I
Men were picking up sovereigns off the
rocks, and an efficient guard was much
needed.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday, midnight
Reporters have arrived from the wreck
Of the Royal Charter, and state that the
vessel struck at 2 P. NJ. The strain
being too great for her cables, one heroic
sailor swan ashore and made fast haw-
ser, by which several lives were saved,
and more might have been rescued had
not the vessel parted in two with a dread
ful crash. The passengers and crew
were either killed by the falling masts, OF
persisted in the waves; 40 persons were
lost, and oily 81 saved. Allthe women
persisted. The bullion, it is expected
|ill be recovered.
A large number OF wrecks are report
ed on the English coast, with much loss
of life, but no American vessels are men
toned.
Garibaldi issued stirring proclama-
ton to the Neapolitans. Fighting in
! Naples is considered imminent.
b PARIS, Wednesday.-The Minister of
:. War has placed material of war at the
disposal OF the Spanish government, and
e has declared that the Emperor will sup
; port the military operations of Spain in
4 the war against Morocco, in similar way
+ to those made to Piedmont during the
G late war,
+ It is asserted that the Emperor will
It pay visit to the King of the Belgians.
: Conslantinople advices are to the 18th
= -Four Chiefs of the late conspiracy have
# been condemned to death. The condem-
c nations had created ferment among the
2, populace, and direct threats of revenge
had mysteriously reached the Palace o
Q the Sultan.
Is TIE Montenegrins have begun to com
( NIT great atrocities against the Turks.
y A conspiracy had been discovered a
ID Aeppo, and arrests made there.
t. BREsCIA, Tuesday.-The Austrian
It. have evacuated FIVE Cantons of the Dis
s trict Gragnano, on the Lago di Mazda
N The enthusiasm of the inhabitants /
ly great.
ne MADRID, 24th.-Marching order
lie have been given to the troops, which ar
E. to join the expeditionary army agains
Ill Morocco. Marshal O'Donnell will star
ID. at the end of the week. General en-
IS thusiasm prevails among the people.
VI Hurricanes are now prevalent in tn
Oh Straits.
ty The Constitutional says that Franc
ne will not stand the action of England
n the Suez Canal affair.
Hone KoNG, Sept. 12.-The Amer
can Ambassador had returned fro
Pekin, without having obtained the ra;
NJ fed treaty at that city. The ratifcatiC
.. had taken place by commission at P
~. Hoang.
The French Expeditionary force
Morocco is to be augmented by two bri
=. AIDES, including two regiments of Zouavt
The Herald correspondent says t
,oo tone of the semi-oficial journals of Pa
o.n is daily becoming more acrimonious
ara wards England.
The earth is tender and kind moth
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