The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-29
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CHARLESTON, Nov. %, 1859.
The steamship Isabel arrived here last ngnt with aa-
yapa oates oi The 25ih lust
1be steamship Northern Light with the California ails
leit Havana The 25,h for New York.
Sugar 6rm and prices had advanced quarter real
per srrobe. The stock at Havana and MaranzAs
10000 boxes against So 900 last year. Moasses nom
nal Feghts were depressed OWING 70 the unusual number
Of veseels In port Exchanges advancing. Sterling
was lth IL per cent prem nm. Drafts oa New YORK
sixty dAys were 3 per cent premium, and on New
Orleans, short tme per Mexican dollars
at 8 per cent pre- MUM.
serano, the Captain General, landed on the oath
apo amid great demonstrations Of rejoicing, the oath
Of oflce.
The ship Heidelberg had reached Key West.
The ship Charles Croker had biged Two THOUSAND
one hundred and twenty Eve bales Of saved
from her.
The ships Eliza Mallory and Mary Goes had been
wre ked Part Of their cargocs saved.
No cotton had yet been saved from the brig NORTH
The schooner VIM Sewcomb had arrived at Key West
with the remainder Of the cargo Of the wrecked brig
Maj garet
NYw ORLEANS, Nov. %, 1859
The steamship Noses Taylor has arrived here with Ia
yana dates Of the 26th inst The is Of particular
importance.
Accident to tho City OF Hartford.
THE STEAMER BUN INTO BY SCHOONER NEAR
EAST HADDAn-M MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF PAssEN
GERS MEETING OF PASSENGERS
ETC.
Az the steamer City Of Hartford, which runs between
this city Hartford Conn.,, coming down the Con
peccut river Friday evening" East Hadiam, she
into by the schooner David Russell, coasnug
vessel engaged In the brick trade. Fortunately lives
10 but the escape of the passengers under the cir
cums,Ances little less than miracle.
The Osv e HngaGsrA luls nAsscsrd tho usunl tns
(ve O'Clock r. Ny the wind blowing freshly from tns
south Some two hours afser when the steamer Of
East Haddam, the wind had reached furious gale. ana
was intensely dark. The pilot Of the th
course, calling sses under tho rules for the regu
aton Of plOs, having the preferences, Of course over
seamboaas but the signal was UNDECIDED Tue schooner
either not understanding the movement Of the
pareDsiy to go ahead Of toe steamsr; but IS
the latter while under full Roadway, amidships,
the jbboon penetrating the boiler About fifty emgrant
passengers were gathered the boiler keep them
selves The suddenness Of the crash, tying Of the
fragments Of the boiler escaping OF the steam and hot
water, caused immense CONSERVATION It with much
board In the ladies' and geptIemens cabin there was
intense panic for while, ami screaming aad fantng OF
o @ su s
iha, the steamer had sprung aeak from the collision an
that she would sooD sink
Captain Simpson quickly paroeving that disastrous
results likely TO follow from the collision, assured
the passengers Of their entire safety and not hong
before the extent damage was The
had her arboard boiler and surrounding
destroyed The schooner lost her booom DO Esprit and
cptwsier Following the accident the steamer lay TO till
morning With boiler she succeeded aching this
cit, late Sunday night She yesterday taken 70 the
Morgan Iron Works for repair and viii doubtless be able
10 resume her trips in two or three days.
Soon after the accident the passengers had meeting,
and the following the Official cpy Of their proceedngs
At meeting Of The passenger bosrd of the .tsAuer
City Of Hartford, reid this day, Nov B the meetnx
called order by Capt Alex Shaler Of the Seventh regiment
kauora Guard. Rev. A. h. Birmingham appointed chair
Mr. A. Could OF New York, secretary. The fol-
lowing resolutions offered by Mr. y. Kibbe DR. f. H. Ly-
and T Pen6eld, were unanimously edooed-
board of the City Of Hartford tho
time the collision wh the schooner Daniel Russell tho
nigh Of NE 2sh pst coosider duty Capt
speon the steamer from all blame Jake this method OF
eypieasne appreciation the gallant display ed b.
Capt Simpson hts Ocers tho occAson OF this aydent
do resolve that believe would have been avoided had
Of schnorer been efficient hsnds hat
ru and regulations for the government Of ptote been OBJ
served by said pilot effort made by the
avoid the collision We also further resolve that
the lily Of Hartford under her present command The
con6depce Of the travelling public guaranteeing Al kind
attentive treatment while board and 10 OF Asci
den, oooess and nrepidiy and further resolved
these proceedings published the NEW Y0RE Hxz
Times and DoSr Netns and Hartford Pos.