The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-01
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THE STEAMER CANADIAN.

The Agent of the Associated Press at ST. Johns
f. has transmitted details of the loss of the
montreal ocean steamship Canadian not before pub.
lished. We give the following:
The steamship Cana~ian sailed from Quebec for
Liverpool on Saturday, the lst of June, and arri-
we'd of Point Amour, tho west end of the Straits NJ
Belle Isle, at eight 2. NJ, on Monday the al
where considerable ice met, and the ship hove
to for the night. at daylight next morning she
proceeded through the Straits, passing numerous
icebergs and quantities Of field ice, the wind blow.
ing nearly gale from the South with rain, but
the weather was sufficiently clear to see four OF
hve miles. At 80 A. NJ. she was abreast of Bella
Isle.
At ten came up with heavy field ice, when the
engines were stopped at 10 l5-the ships head was
turned back into the Straits to wait for clear wea-
ther. Engines set on siow-half speed-making
from four to five knots an hour. Atll.35 in pass
ing piece of sunken ice, the ship struck the end
Of it with her port bow and Immediately began to
fill. Her course was at once directed towards
Cape Baud, the nearest land in sight then bearing
D W., about eight miles distant, and the engines
set on fu,l speed The boats were Immediately
got ready, and filled with people ready for lower
ing.
About noon four ships were seen LAYING to under
the land Signals of distress were hOisted and gums
fired. At 10 minutes =. RI, the ship was observed
to be fast going down and all hopes of saving her
abandoned, the engines were stopped, and as soon
as she lost headway the boats we're lowered into
the water, but unfortunately number eight cap-
slZsu uhueT lHe quarter, ana all that in her
persisted by this time the ships in the distance
saw the condition of the steamer and were fast an
preaching.
Ia about FIVE minutes after the boats had sheered
OIL the ship went down bow first with a heavy
plunge, leaving some twelve or fifteen persons
h0ating on the water, five of whom were afterwards
picked up by the boats. In a short time the ships
that were running down upon the boats arrived to
their assistance and took on board and on the same
| evening landed, at Quirpon, Newfoundland the
whole number saved one hundred and eighty-one
souls.
All speak in the highest terms of the comman-
der, Captain Graham. Every care that human
iorethought could suggest was taken previous to
the accident and to his GOODNESS and good iudg-
ment, after the collision, may mainly be attributed
the saving ofso great number of his passengers
and crew.
That so many we're lost was owing in a verv
great measure to the upsettiug of No s boat and
to the fact that several steerage passengers re-
naming too long below, endeavoring to save their
effects, the ladders got washed away by the water
and they were unable to get on deck.
Among the lost a Danish captain Wick
mani who, during the trying half hour, between
the ships striking and her sinking, displayed the
grea est coOness and was instrumental in saving
many woman and children, by finding places for
them In the boats. Just the ship was sinking he
was seen to jump off into the sea, but was caught
by rope and drawn down and perished.
Mr.. Panton, the mail officer, had his seat in the
doctors boat, but he gave it to the maid servant
OF Mr. Gilmour OF New Orleans. He also went
down with the ship.
THE OFFICIAL VOTE OF TENNESSEE-INDE-
PENDENCE DECLARED
Subjoincd is the recapitulation of the official vote
OF Tennessee, and the proclamation of the Govern
or declaring her independent of the Federal Gov
ernment 1t will be seen that the vote for separa-
ton is tremendous, and that the total vote of the
State was the largest ever given. We copy from
the Nashville Union and American of Thursday
PRoCLAMATfoN,
BY ISHAM G. HARRIS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEN
NEssEE.
TO all tobom these presents shall come greeting:
Whereas, BY an act of the general assembly of
the State of Tennessee, passed 9th Nav, 1861 an
election On the 8th day of June, 1861 was held in
the several counties of the State, in accordance
Herewith, upon ordinance of separation and
Representation; and also, whereas it appears from
the official returns of said election thereto append-
ed) that the people of Tennessee have in their soy
ereign will and capacity, by an overwhelming ma.
Jority cast their votes for 'separaon," dssoIving
all political connection with the late United States
Government, and adopted the Provisional Coy
ernment of the Confederate States of America.
Now, therefore, l. Isham g. Harris, Governor of
the State of Tennessee, do "make it known and
declare all connection by the State of Tennessee
with the Federal Union dissolved, and that Ten
nessee is free and independent government, free
from all obligation to connection with the Fed
eral Government" of the United States of America
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the State to be
affixed at the department in Nashville, on this, the
oath day of June, 4. d. 1861.
IsHAM &. HARRIS.