Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-24
FOREIGN.
Frightfal Collision in the British
Channel.
Sinking of an Emigrant Ship.

Channel.
Sinking Of an Emigrant Ship.
Over Three Hundred Lives Lost.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-Report of a terrible
marine disaster last night in the English
Channel has Just been received. The Lon
don emigrant ship Northleet, which sailed
from here several days ago for Australia
with four hundred and twelve passengers,
exclusive of her crew, was in collision ct
midnight, two miles off Dungess, with an
unknown foreign steamship, and was cut
to the waters edge. Only eighty-hve per
sons are known to have been saved. 1t is
believed every other person who was on
board has found watery grave. No at
tention was paid by the steamship to the
emigrant vessel after the collision, and she
proceeded on her course leaving the suffer-
ers TO their fate. @ BOA
A Horrible Scene.
The collision caused a frightful panic on
board the emigrant ship. The passengers
who we're asleep rushed from their berths
to every portion of the ship where they
thought they might be safe, and utterly re-
fused to obey the orders of the captain.
That officer as last resort TO enforce ODE
dience to his command was compelled to
fire upon the terror stricken people. One
of them was wounded. 1t is believed that
If the passengers had ODE yed the orders of
the captain more Of them would have been
saved.
Additional Particulars.
Additional particulars of the terrible ma
rine disaster Off Dungess Light House last
night have been receiYed. The Northfieet
was living at anchor at the time the COLI
sion occurred. Her ca consisted of rail
way iron. Three hur red aud tYenty-One
persons were browne including the cap
tain of the i'll fAted vess /. The name Of
the steamer which ran into the ship has not
yet been ascertained, but she is believed to
have been a Spanish vessel bound from
Antwerp for Madeira. The Board of Trade
of this city has offered reward Of one
hundred pounds for her discovery.
Later.
The steamer which ran down and sunk
the emigrant ship Northfeet off Dun
CESS is believed TO be a Portuguese craft;
her name cannot be ascertained until she
reaches port.
Twelve other persons have been saved
from the emigrant ship Northfeet, making
81 known to have been saved. The Lloyds
have telegraphed to their agents at all
Southern stations to stop If possible the
steamer which run the Nortbfeet down.
The Government has ordered 2 prelimi-
nary inquiry into the disaster to The North
feet. The investigation begins tomorrow.
The remains Of Lord Lytton Bulwer will
be buried in Westminster Abbey.
Abolition. ~
A public meeting was held at Birming
ham last night, at which a resolution was
adopted urging her msjasty's Government
to support the American Government in
he demand it makes on Spain for the abOI-
ton of slavery in the Antilles.
MADRID, Jan. pa great anti-slavery
meeting was held in the Royal Theatre to-
day under the auspices Of the Abolition So
Getty, the Terullia and the PrOgressista
Cubs. The theatre was crowded from
floor to dome. Brilliant speeches were made
and the enthusiasm was intense.
The committee Of the COltes on the
on the abolition of slavery in Porto Rico,
6SlmdJ6 I0as Jl9 luueunlJy 70 Oo paIl Uf
The State to slave owners in that island will
amount to 10000, ,000 reals.
Duke de MoItpensier has written let
| ter discartiDg the AlphOnzisGs and GisavoW-
ing all connection with their intrigues.
A decree has been issued granting con-
cessiOn to Lescarte for laying telegraph
| cable between Spain and CUba.
| The Heir Of Orleans and the Heir of
BOuTben-The FIeur de Lis.
PARIS, Jan. 23.-The Legitimist depu-
ties say the Count Of Paris will visit tie
Count of Chsmbord in. few days. a
| compromise in regard to the white flag is
anticipated. Chsmbord will insist on re-
tanning the white flag as the royal standard,
but consent to allow the army to keep the
| tri-colOr.
PacifyiDg the British Lion.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23.-The OGciat
Gazette states that there are no important
| differences in the views of Great Britain
and Of RUssia in regard to the present
movement IN Central Asia.