New Orleans Republican., 1872-09-01
FOREIGN.

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stanley-Steamship BienviIIe Burned al
Sea-ghe Geneva ArbStrators-NJeet5nc
of the EmPerOrs and Gar.
LONDON, August 3l.-The toliowiop letter
together with magnificent snuff box SCI
| with many brilGants, has been received Nv
Mr. Stanley:
FOREIGN OFFICE, August 27, 1872.
SIR have great satisfaction in convey
ing to you, by command of the Queen her
| malesty,s nigh appreciation of the prudence
and zeal which You have displayed in open
ing communication with Dr. Livingstone
ana relieving her majesty from the anxiety
which, in common with her subjects, she
| had felt III regard to the fate of that tray
eler. The Queen desires me to exDress n
you her thanks for the service Won have
thus rendered, together with her 1naiestv's
congratulations tor having 50 successfully
| carried out the mission which Won so fear
lessly undertook. Her majesty also desires
| your acceptance of the memorial which
accompanies this letter.
am, sir, your most obedient and humble
servant, GRANYUIF
HAVANA, August 80, via Kew West, A.
gust 3l.-Captain Jefferson Maury, Of ths.
steamship Bienville, arrived here this
morning from Nassau, New Providence
and reports the burning of the BienviIIe al
| sea.
The steamship BienvilIe LETT New Yorl,
| August 10 for AspinwaIl. When in latitude
| 251 u, longitude 10 I5 at 3:45 A. M. Au-
| gust Is, fire was discovered among the
| cargo. Steam and water were immediately
| turned on but the steam pumps, after a
| few revolutions, broke down, and could not
| be worked.
| Captain Maury then ordered the matches
to be battened, hoping thereby to smother
the fire; and at the same time the fire ex-
| tInguishers were used between decks and
steam kept on. The fire, however, gained
rapidly, and at six O'Clock, CAPTAIN Maury
fearing an eXplosing from the powder
stored in the hold if ha remained by the
ship any longer, ordered the six boats
launched, and the passengers and crew be-
gan to embark. At half-past seven Captain
Maury was forced TO leave the shin beinr
the last one ON board. One of the boats
WAS capsized after leaving the ship and
from seven to ten inmates, including two
women, were drowned
After sunrise fresh breeze sDrung .up.
and the 'capsized boat was righted and
bailed out, and reached Cat island in safety,
The other boats, except one, reached Ecu
thera island, $50 miles from the scene of the
disaster.
p The missing boat has not been heard
from, but its passengers are supposed to
have been picked up by passing vessels, as
an empty boat was seen adrItt near Eleu-
thcra island with life preserver in il.
One OF the boats, in attempting to land at
Eleuthera island, was capslzed, and nine
were drowned, including Mrs. Brander and
her three children
AT 1:30 p. NJ the Bienyille exploded and
sunk.
When the fire was first discovered il was
to be- in the fore hold, where O.
large guantity of the powder cargo was
stored, but 1t proved to be between decks
over the boilers and among the cargo.
The passengers and crew lost all their
ho
clothes which they had on.
Captain Many reports that the people OF
Nassau treated the shipwrecked kindly and
to their wants.
Vice Consul Saunders has cared for the
steamer.
Anna Brain, one of the rescued, became
insane, and was left at Eleuthera island,
because she could not be found when the
party left tor Nassau.
The steamer Anna and the schooner
Dandy were dispatched by the American
consul to search for the missing boat
Out of l27 persons on board the BienvilIe
thirty four are unaccounted for Nineteen
were lost off Eleuthera.
The bodies of six persons were recovered
and buried ut James Point.
The schooner William Magee took thirty
four Of the survivors on the twenty fourth
to Baito and subscriptions were started az
Nassau to ard the sufferers
GENEVA, August 3I.-Slr Alex Ccckburn,
arbitrator on the part of England, did NOS
assist at yesterdays sitting, having been
The counsel Ot both uatiODs
were also absent. MIR. Waite, of the Ameri-
2an counsel, has gone to Chamounx. Moth
ng new has tTanspired in regard TO yester-
lay sitting. The discussions turn daily
IN multitude of petty details, which re-
Iure close attention and slightly retard
he board IN reaching a decision but the
business OF the tribunal is advancing salts.