, 1860-10-10
Burning Of, the "..Connapght'"
PASSENGERS ALL SAVED.


About l9 O'Clock the brig Minnie Schntner
saw onr signal and bore down. About O'Clock
gers, The brig hxving hawser to tue atean-
e1's starboard side. IT was now very hot. At
50 got all the passengers aboard the brig
Mails ull cured. Capt. Lsitch ws5 the last to
le.ve the wreck. Weather peasan4 after le.v-
ing st. Johns on Wedces day III o'clock in the
heary from the southwest. Whea last seea,
tie CornauEht Was a muss Of hanes. Ste had
81 cabin passengers, AT steerBge passengers,
and 1874 crew. Ali sa.ed. the pnssecge1s
saved lothiug but the c!othfs in which they
stood.
Cuptain Leitca aud Ut. Cox. passenger, land
ea y. scituate this noraing, aud arrived At
Boston ut II o'cleck. Il is suppesed the fire
had been saon'der:ug for long time, trasn the
rapid progrets the hames made after being did
cavered. The Captuin is unable 10 account fer
the leak which filled the veseet aHainat all tic
utd Ut &12o t000, snd il 1u!t iuxused in Egg
Land. She was Of iron, lAuncht d at Newcastle
Oh FRS in april Of l3ss year; was over ,eGt
thne burthen, and had frs water-tigbt comparl-
ments.
The brig Minnie Set mtfsr a1r1ved at1 o'cl..cx.
She is ubuut 500 t3u5 bur:he :, aod The standing
room on her Eas completely covered by tha
rescued passengers Of he Coua4rght.
Mr. II. whitte.l, Of New York, passenger in
the Csnaauyht, furnishes the io!iomluk state
men: as to .ae loss Of that hae st+an,-r:
Passing The circumstances Of .he voyegs
from Galway, which p II *e left st 5 T. al. On
1he 9Th nit, until about S +. 81. ot Saturday,
the 9Th inst, he sa,s: While bsudicg wett,
waruty, tue wind blowing nortaeziy gale, til:
ship began to roll to larhord win singular ue.
tion, go,ng far down and keeping 60 long time,
which caused some alarh}. Meantime the Cap
tain Was heard giving orders ab3ut Eteerinz,
manning the pumps, DC. The iteme1 under tnt
lpa nj lie rASS1a In uhr n{s
log, and tore W+te ether manifestations that
something WIS not right. CONSIDERABLE water
Eas obaeTr&d !Ervagh The 9rst.ngs. The e.
slnes soen after stepped for While. Attr
STRENUOUS e1sttlons py Capt. Leiseh ard crew,
tte th:p s,gh:ed aad the shetIs coz4ineusei
:u7ping, wl'eo Ire passengers beca.Ae noEt
c3'apo.ci. The sea was rough, the wlud bsaw-
i9g ;Tna: sailors cali ordinary tall gale Msst
ot tb. passenge1s turned IL, bua psss.d i zes:-
less night.
Su~a.y,s 4. I.-Tie s3ip began to rsll
asAin wun = At sasgy ,no:iiu similar to ,lte
eveuing EFetioas: fHs Capt. in and Grey cond
neither tack ror wear the snip. Sr On after tas
engt:e s:tppsd-stesu coaio ro. lie saised il.
the + -i!ers. The snip rolled iyitfu:'y to the
1arbourd, ard the pumps wers 1napntd, and a
gang Of men commenced bailiny With hucke;s
Al len o'clock it WAS reported that the water
Was Eos gaining, but CT lie contrary that tae
rnen aud panps we're gaining on Ike leRR, std
reach Rostou that night. Uut these hopes
~e,e .aon cha6ged 10 extreme terrrr,
whes Ike word vas passed ground in
low toaes the ship is IN lrt,' accompanied by
sfse sat.ll Ct huruit Z WOO. Tie +: z appsaY".:
b,tveen The decks. tiancs .~ase 'mr,. diate,y
formed <itb pumps and buckets O * i,guish
the Il ,tIeS, taxing the ~aiee 1zlm lie sea AID
pasa,hg it IA bucket. Az the ta1e gained, Tie
ptiiers beEan to claete:-wcrk, and 8ii eyes @err
st4rics sr und the 1lc-'z3n in hopes to See soue
| neans Of - ely. sesesal talae reports Vi ves-
ne. iu sight ere made, but at last IRE 1i:csrer.d
sail 10 the nor,h.ard, erd scoa afser another
70 the WESTWARD, bot, ser; loE do~r; but il b.
came pia.p b: one o'cluck tua. the rshsci s,te:-
ia ra1tn had three masis anu the oGe west
only IVA We coon found Gu. that The litter
vas passing while the other still ueGred without
lhowin. eny sgu that Sue uo.lc.d us,
dcubs an,il SIZE bore directly towards
US, eviaently showing that she observed the
s:eameI's 1ay Of distress which hai been flois.-
ed. Ns th+u coMmeEced to Gear away and
launch boats, which wass very difficult ,b, the
ship lSi:y alu1cst On her side ia tbs tror. d oi
,he SEA. Nj this time The ire had Cut on A!l
>ontnun;cation with the salrons. The nret
;,a:tey pt ut lowered was struck hs the counter
al last, wnch Gaused hesitatinn about lau CO.
.,x The other.s hut the worst Of our fea5s baB,
bat nuppcsiug .he boats should ride She sca
~,:aea Ten showed sizns Of 1uodsra1irg, nrd
that .ra c:u:d sately tsuuch and ill them With
passengers
Tiers was no chance Of rsnainioz bu. SHIRT
tine un hoard. the fire making such progress
that The flames were monsnturi!y expected to
burst out End sweep the decks. The tire gangs
had g;rsn up all hope Of xtrguishiag them,
hu: continued to apply vet blankets, IL. The
ti5e # the ship was then 50 e'"t that when ele
rolled it would hiss aud make steam Of the SRA
na'er-. The gallant little Yankee brig saiied
a'nrgsIde Ant bore 10, sFe:ns our dep'orahle
situation, and showing esery tisn Of pxiely
for ", bas We began 10 think it would b. iul-
p3hsi1le ia store all our members on boart shs
looked s. s1,usl.
Ne hav: since ascerta1ued that she was only
133 tons hartllea. tapt. j.eisch made afl has,a
to ret Us mo The host which was extremely
difficult, bei:g lowered one by oEs with ropes,
con mrnc!nS with III. women sud children.
Cap:. Lecn s.oed BY all the time, hut with all
tue txsr:ions that could be male, when the eu1
vent do~n only about 200 had been got Oh
bea-d the brig. Capt Wilson Of the brig said
this is horrible attlir, 10 see the suu goibg
iowa and 70 mauy people get on board the
! wreck, settling down It'd burning u2, will do
all III ,ay power to save them.
Several OF the boatz' crews on reaching tbs
briE refused to return, when Capt. Wilson said.
II wi:i 10 Einl'st aiongside a~d take q hawser
from on board, and tt.ea you wilt be IN little
no dazgtr-i nnst get eFert cue from tie
wreck" This he did. which hai the effect Of
| giving confidence, and hS great exer,lon HI!
were got on board the brig by II o'cock p. ",
Capt. i.et,h md ha first otlicsrs repalnjnx o,i
! board until a!n'oet surrounded By liam g, aud
until every soul IVES saved. Capt. Wilson then
! sent el7ngs1de to beg him 10 conc awav.
The flames we're stoo:iug up the mss r,
t throwing st1snge and melancholy lgh. OVER
! the sea. Capt Latch reached the brig just ut
| midnight. Scarcely i pArcel Of anE baggage
was sased. TIE trunks and even the raouTy Of
] ths cabin passengers being lett below during
| the ennfosiou and alarm. which called lhem on
| deck in the unrninR, litter which commnnica-
ton was Gu. cf by the A.mes.
| MI. Whipp speaks ia the highest terms, ns
ress of Cent- lao. Wilson Of the brig Minnie
| S:aselisr+ liz wss from Malaga ior uoston with
| charge OF iru't.
The Connausht had elo.oco in gold on board
| Of government money, t.ken on at s.. Johns,
| EEi,h was lost with the ship.
/ Three huadre1 ct the passengers went to
| New York 70 night hy the FaH River route.
J The remainder are taken care IT bare by their
| fricats.
Another Schro In Virginia..
| Nonrol1. Va, Oct. 9.-SorFok pspers Of
| Saturday gave accounts Of u negro plot IN prir-
| oes, Ann: ard Norfolk Counties. Several a.
! rests were made, aud the CONFESSIONS Of the Ut
| resftd n; rlles show that rising WAS toatetn-
| pfa:ed Sunday night, and that tue ma!tsr wss
| 1ts:igated by free persons, rome Of then, free
| negroes. Patrols had been organ Esd VINO had
| named Su,.ik-1h. latter not killed. One Of lbs
! nrtested negroes, who numbered some 1weiv.,
| states that plan of operations bad beea ula-
| tu.i, since Lass spring, aaI that vessel w1,a
| arn,a AEd 1aeu waa 10 arrive Saturday evening
10 assist in The liberation Of the slavea.
BALTIMORE, Oct. a~-The sccounts receistd
h.ya To-Day IRON Norfolk represent that all i.
| r.