The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-09
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0AVANAS, OeCemDeR6 6.--Generals Bur.
riei leaves here lto.morrow, Sunday, for
Santiago de Cuba, to reRume charge of
that departments, !l,,r
LONDON, December THE Grew of
the Loch Earn, which ran into and sunk
the Vile du Havre, have arrived at Ply
mouth. They were brought into port
by the British Queen, which took them
OIL the Loch Earn on the 29th ult., at
which time she was in sinking oondi-
ton. The account of the Vile du
Havre disaster, given by the rescued
crew, represents that the captain and
second mate Of the steamer came on
board the Loch.Earn shortly after the
collision, and did not assist in saving
any OF the passengers, and that the ma
Jorlty OF the French exhibited lamenta-
BILE cowardice. The captain OF the Loch
Earn makes the following statement:
"After first sighting the steamer, and
seeing that she was coming dangerously
near, he, the captain, rang the ships
bell and put his helm a-pors. But the
steamer came right across the Loch
Earn. bows. The people in the first
boat from the French steamer did not
say she was sinking, but the captain of
the Looh E.rn. observing that the
steamer was settling down, sent out his
boats. Neither the first French boat
nor the second, which arrived shortly
afterwards, bringing the captain and
frst and second mates of the Vile du
Havre, attempted to return, but, in
spite of the expostulations of all the
crew who were left on board the Loch
Earn, and the threats of her mates, tho
whole of them remained alongside the
ship. The clothing OF the French
officers who reached the deck of the
Loch Earn was dry, showing no signs
OF their having been in the water.
Finally some Eoglishmen seized and
manned one of the French bouts and
went to the rescue of those struggling
IN the sea-" Only one French boats
crew assisted in the rescue. The cap
tain of the Loch Earn considers that
the great loss of life resulted from:the
TACT that his vessel drifted such long
distance from the steamer after the col
lision before it was possible to shorten
sail, from the tardiness OF the steamer
IN showing signals of distress, and from
the misconduct of her crew.
ST.. PETERSBURG, December The
lH;fcs;;s! .ksse a-e!te biz from !. 900 men
to the army. including Poland.
HAvRE. December8 "A grand funeral
service for the victims of the Vile du
Hayre. was held yesterday. 40. 600
francs were raised for the survivors.
LONDON, December 8.-The Ne,rs
special says crisis in the Madrid Cabi-
net is imminent. There is great in.
dignation over Grants message and
Castelar's pandering to the Washington
authorities.
Toie8raphic-Amerlc Matters.
THE v1RGINIUs AFFAIR-DoISas OF THE
CnAnis COMMISSION OF
GOVERNMENT vRssELs-PRo1SINENf IN.
DIvDUALs DEAD-GovRRNMBNT sTEAM
RRs MISREPRESENTATION OF sIoKLRs-
DISABILITIES REMOVED, &o., &o.
OHARnRsToN, December 8-Arrived
Steamships Ponce, Arroyo, P. R.;
Georgia. New York; brig Nornen, Fleet
wood, England.
KEY WEST, December 6.-The Go.
Vernment despatch boat Despatch has
arrived here, four days from Norfolk.
6OO barrels OF powder were transferred
from here to the store ship Pawnee.
Both OF the despatch boats are on tele-
graphic orders and under steam. The
powder from the Despatch is being de.
posted at Fort Taylor.
N.W YORK, December 7.-Yhe mar.
OS.oSotOAA WAC luhCLlto uuO uQ~
settled. The receipts were large, and
there was only moderate export de.
mand, as prices have ruled too high to
admit OF the execution of orders for the
other side. The result has been de.
cline of "a since the opening of the
week. For forward delivery the market
has huctuated-prices closed with
heavy decline. The total sales for the
week were 1876. .9g3 bales; Of which 1872
$50 were for future delivery, and IA, 143
on the epot; of which 3,457 were for ex.
port, 9,75S for spinning, 11s to specu- :
laators, and $40 in transit. Iuoiuded
were 1882 bales to arrive. Naval stores
have ruled dull.
New YORK. December IA burge,
loaded with 200 tons of coal, has sunk
in front of the gates through which the
Spanish vessel Aripiies will have TO
pass. This will detain her few DAYS.
Visitors are excluded from tho navy
yard, because visitors smuggled rum to
the workmen. The Roanoke is receiy-
ing her coal, and will be ready for sea
in a few days The Colorado steamed
ont, to-day. and will receive her am mmu-
milton and go to sen early Monday. A
number of bOilar. n, a lara hoyo I,oon 3o