The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-12
Foreign Intelligence.
Five Days Later From Europe.


man. IRON IlNtrpcOl on The l9th, via London
c,uy On the 10Th ult., arrived off this point at
1 o'clock this afternoon. She was boarded by
the news yacht o. the Associated Press and .
summary VI her news obtait ed.
The steamship Great Eastern arrived at
Queenstown on the 11th ult. She experienced
a terrific gale when two days ou', about go
miles west Of Cape Gear
AL went we'll with her until 4 o'clock on
Thursday, y hen the captain found TO his SUR
prise that the ship woulo not snswer the helm
4 The pin upon which the rudGer turned had
broken on thrte feet above the point where II
entered the stern Of the ship. 1t was wrought
iron ten inches in diameter, and the iron APP
Partd thon ugtly good breaking at that pirti-
culor point where ii appeared the strongest GA
Thurday night the gale was from the south
west, but on Friday morning it had turned
round to the north eet and the ship was drift
ing, an urnianagable log In the trough 81.
sea Ste did not ship mu h water on deck - =
Inc forestry sail was run up, but the wind
Immediately split IL into ribbons The forr-
topsail was then run up but it was blown away.
and IRON that moment commenced a chaos II
bieakages which lasted without internission far
three days. Everything breakable VIA, destroy
ell Two rolls of sheet lead, weighing some
hundred weight each, were in the engine roam
/ rolling about wi fearful force.
| These ", ro scarcely secured, when tremeu-
; deus grinding was heard under the paddle
4 boxes which bal become twisted, and tho bats
we're grinding against the side of tho ship. The
| PADDLES were stopped and thence forward the
scene is described fearful in the extreme.
The ship rolled 50 violently that the boats were
| washed away. The cabin, besides nj dergoin,,
I the dsngers arising from the crashes AMI collis,
ions which were constantly going on, had shin
/ ped, probably through the p.rt holes, great
deal ol water and The stores were llOating about.
Some idea of the roughuess Of thu nights Incl
dents may lie gathered from the fact that tho
chain cables polished themselves bright, with
| the friction on deck
| The luggage f the passengers in the lower
| alter cargo space was lying in two feet Of wa
ter, and before the dcliverance of the ship was
affected, the luggage was literally reduced to
rags. Twenty-Five fractures Of limbs occurred
! from the concussions caused by the tremendous
/ lurching Of the vessel. Cuts and bruises wer,
innumerable. The baker received injuries of a
| very terrible character in vital paris, aud one
| OF Tho mot striking incidents Of the disaster
was this poor, brave man, crawling in his
| agony 10 cXtinguish some PARTON Of tho baking
gear which at that moment had caught ire.
IL was 1t course found necessary 10 rig up
some kind of steering gear. splr was
thrown tvertolrd with the anchor attached,
| which dragging in tho water behind the ship
might bring her bead to tho wind but tho
! swinging u the rudder made il useless, and a
/ plan was then suggested to the captain by tho
Passengers, to which the Cscaye Of the vessel is
probably attributable. II was to pass two or
three turns Of chain cablo around the broken
/ CHAINS, ard a connection being Effected with the
, usual chains attached TO the rudlcr, and tenn
| porary wheel rigctd up below the deck, "A shift
| was made once more TO proceed, but tho screw
| Of the vessel upon which the locomotion now
! depended. soon stopped il being fpulcd by the
ruddcr, by which the rudGer was prevented
from yccring more than was necessary TO steer
| the ship.
All Of Friday was occupied with these ar
rangements. The ship had drift ed up the west
coast Of Ireland, out Of the ordinary track on
| Saturday night.
Sunday, at 2 o'clock the Great Eastern got
under way, the ruldcr was found to act AMI tho
vessel proceeded knots an hour with the screw
alone.
Tuesday morning she reached the head of
Kinsale, where she stopped four hours to arrange
her tackle
| At 4 o'clock she arrived of Cork, and small
steamer came off 90 assist her, and the hlr'sor
was scOn reached.
Our informant states that it is alm'st impos-
sible to exaggeratc the anxious state which pre-
vailed while the fate Of the ship was doubtful.
There were several clergyinen ON board and
ligiOus services were frequent. 4 meeting was
held in the saloon on Tuesday, and resolutions
of a pious and congratulatory character were
passed.
The Cotton Question.
| A letter in the Times says that East India
| cotton is regarded with increasing favor. IL is
said that some spnners have discovered that
Surat cotton makes beautiful cloth; II also takes
dye much better than American.
| The Tunes, also, in some speculitiOns on the
cotton question, adduces evidences TO show that
80 far from American cotton being arbiter OF
England's destinies, her emancipation from all
need of II is perhaps simply question Of eight
or nine millions Of pounds sterling
| large business is being done in Liverpool in
cotton for export to America The next four
steamers take out large quantity each.
Tho American War In England.
| DIR. Russell in his latest letter to the London
Times eulogises the army of tho Potomac, and
SAYS that il will soon Justify the expectations OF
it. lie treats the Hatteras Inlet affair as i'm
portant.
The Times reiterates that the South has de-
monstrated her ability TO resist subjscton, and
it is TO be lameLted that 30 plain fact should
rot have suggested suspension of pEohtless
strife.
The French government refuses to let French
officers Join the Federal army.
GaribaIdi and the United states.
Notwithstanding the announcement that Carl
baldi had refused the offer of command in the
Federal army, the latest Italian journals express
considerable uncertainty rs TO his decision.
The Arnlonid, Of Turin, states that Girbaldi
and several of his companions in arms would
actually proceed TO America, and il asks in that
case, "What is to become Of Italy ?"
The total amount Of Peters pence paid into
the Papll treasury 20 the present time is stated
to exceed two and half million poun Is ster-
ling.
The London Times says that the invitation
to Garibalf is very humiliating to the Ameri-
can government, and it thinks it would bo a
pity for Garibaldi TO accept il.
An official dispatch received at Paris, says
that Garbaldi will certainly decline the offer Of
the Federal Government, but mainly on account
of the unsatisfactory state Of his health.
UNITY or ITALY.
Victor Emanuel opened the Great Italian Ex-
| hibition, at Florence on the 10th inst. lie was
most enthusiastically received. lie made a
speech in favor of the unity of Italy, which he
declared was not yet complete.
MARRIAGE OF EN .DIGNITARIEs.
Rome, Sept. 10 The marriage Of the Prince
of Tuscany with one Of the sisters OF Francis II.
! took place today. The Pope pronounced the
nuptal b, nodiction, and afterwards addressed an
eloquent discourse TO the bride and bridegroom.
Francis H., the ex- Queen Of Naples and the
rest of the royal family were present at the in-
teTesting ceremony.
, watching the Rebel River Batteries.