, 1870-10-24
GREAT BRITAIN.


LONDON, Oct 2e--laie on Wednesday eytEa--
word reached Londonderry that the ST, q .,,ain
Cambria, Of the Anchor Line, had been w-rc.1.l
Oh the coass Of Donegal. Tae Information WIS
brought to that city by the only survivor, iona
McGast1aod. s1ee1age passenger. The tnteli-
Repce was at nrst d1sbe!ieyei, but has since been
Confirmed The telegraph lines have been dlsaI-
facG' ~ The recent storms, an1 the following
sumnaary Of NcGast]and.s narrative has Just got
ten through from LONDONDERRY:
The voyage from New YORK WAS generally for
tuuate, Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather
which prevailed most Of the time, uutl the night
u Wetne st!aJ, oc.obes -, between 10 and II
O'clock. The Cambria was then under SAIL aud
steamlog rapidly Suddenly. when Ill WAS appas-
eItF chlng well, she struck on Miss1at.ne Island,
small Island ten niles west Of Donegal, Ite1ao,i,
and thirty miles west of Londonderry. The
vessel Instantly beEaa to dill through
large holes stnve in her bottom. and
ker fscs were scou cxEngulshed.
It became evident that the steamer was hopeless.
Efforts we're directed 10 save the lives OF ,ae
passengers who were ma.sei upon the deck.
Fnur haas crowded with passengers were
launched aud put on sEnm the einkt6g steamer.
AxGai'!aud entered one Ut these, and he saw no
m"Fa OF The ship or other hoats. H. thinks there
z 10 ccuht that a1l the boats were s3aEGel. ard
that be Is The only survivor Almost instantly
his eunscloasness. Upon rrvivtug, he fencd him.
self in the sea. but graspioH the gu1wale
OF the bea-. which had rtghtett, he sue
cctdetl In gettlu9 In the boat second time, and
found the dead body Of . lahy dressed In black
siIK. Nj. Mcfarland was tossed about man7
lH ura when te WAS PICKED up By the steamer En-
terptse, Captain Gillespie, who erntset ahcnt the
SEN" CT tue disaster fer loug time In the hope
Of SAVING lie and properly. Mcfarland says nj
almost The very time Of the disaster the passen-
gers and crew were cougrasulaupc themaelrrs Oh
the temrestuous voyage being nearly finished, and
re17:cng In tie fact that in one Bhofr hour more
TIL wGuld laud at Moyli1e. There were certainly
Ont Hundred and eighty souls on toa1d, and per.
haps nO:e.
LATIK.
LONDONDERRY. Oct -Aidnsht-veasefs just
rrtnrunR from tho scene OF the Cambria disaster
IN the SoIth Channel, report that they discover
Ell culy lot Of bfukfn sraFs anu few barrels Of
d ur which form ed part OF her carco- Nothing
has Jet been heard OF the three snQ!l bnats which
put on FROM the Cambria when she struck. the
here tf their safety has not been entirely aoaal-
.;ltd. but McGa1t,an,l reports that u;ntl little
.hoFt OF hui stcia"e Prevailed at the time, wb!ch
1t tTt u!n he miraculous Tor such small craft t.
weather.
THE Loss OF TIE CAMBRIA.
NEW YORK. Oct e2.-The total loss Of tte Seam
~efr taubtts. Thca ~as Yesterday rumo.cd, is
FULLY ca. trned hy lncr tlt sratcaes and there Il
Ets!e 10 give hope tnat the passengers wn3 hal
taken 10 boats hare esc3pes3- Tha coast Is q ycry
dangerous one. and # IL evident. from the uoset-
ting Of the one boat from which srele Survivor
o. the Wreck was picket. up, that the esa was very
rough ut the time Of the dtsas.er. Nevertheless,
those who had friends abolrd need not ht. In haste
to imagine the worst The coast Is a.1n,1.a.
hlE guarded By expert anh a.iyertu-uus
ntf, and It is not tmposssh'e that II the
ooa&8 We're dEtren ashore zone Of the assenRers
were taveG. The Cambria was considered In 4
sound condition, ami has eycr been regarded a.
The anett vessel on any OF the ocean lines She
was hut recently rchutls thoroughly Of Iron, and
Was In every way prepared for the aeyerest con-
tests with wind and wave Captain Carnachen,
the commander OF the Cambria during this H.
ia'c's voSser, WAS one Of the most experienced
Arf tft!fu1 naval Officers visiting this port, He
has hecn commander Of vessels OF the Anchor
hhe 1or several years, and was Thoroughly con-
sersaut With The navigation OF the tsans-Atiauttc
route TO GLASGOW.
OrIIER DISASTERS,
Other less fatal hur still Serious marine losses
ate 1efofted this morning, many OF them on our
OWL coa*ts- The late gales were everywhere
dsnserous, and We may expect TO hear for several
tissa Of serious wrecks along the Atlantic and
GUT coasts.
LONDONDERRY, Oct. IA c1refuI examination
OF the ross'a ami Eatsra for mics around the
scene Ct The Cambria disaEter, by t1ver steamers.
lats 70 discover any traces Of the misslug boats
from the cambl1a.
lnAhs. ocf. as.-Aisuark has repudtated all
shatc sicz1hed 10 him IN the sorrnws Of II. II.
Russell. newspaper correspondent whom he as
seFis LIE had oIty corrected In rua,era. po1nt,
The challenge for the annual boat rare has
originated with the O1fort. crew. for the rst time
IN tcn yeaIa
Losp7s, Oct e2-The authorities lately seIze.,
Twenty-Five barrels Of powder at q Feniaa store iu
lreand. They were taken to Wcolwlch. opened.
aid seu1l 10 contain :ucifer matches and nails in
onsitseiatle quantities, ntxel through tho now
'"t. The Gaf'tts. with contents, were placed on
10 CID large and sunk IN the river,
loafoS. oct ess-Ihe channel squadron has |
IL Gu I" eersd to embark as much provisions as
ean Ike slowed under the hssches.
oao Husseil, the present Secretaryot Legation |
Al Rome, will fe replaced hy 3Ir. Jesvoise.
htvtt;g OF the Catholics to protest against the
ra:'sn annexation Of Roue, which vas held tn
Ger.esa, Was nrestded over By Bishop SpauIdIuv,