Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-04

The Noel Elllan WIS TOO nNcu us
abled 10 render assistance. Sever
feet of her bow was carried away
Her lights were burning brightly
at the time. She was sailing free
ou the starbh,d tack. The Pomer
ania ran across her bow and cam,
on her port bow, turning bel
around completely, and then went
away at full speed. He was no.
aware that the Pomerania had sunk
until he arrived at Eolkestone.
A Dover dispatch says, the boats
were harmed without delay, and
succeeded in rescuing l72 persons
This leaves 50 still missing. The
most of those rescued had nothing
on, save their night-clothes, and as
the night was very cold their SUIT
ferings were intense. The larger
portion were in the water, clinging
TO the debris of the wreck when
rescued, hut some few had succeed
ed in getting into the boats before
she went down.
The Pomerania was built at
Greenock-on-Clyde in 1873. She
was of 1888 tons burden. The
following were her principal pro-
portions: Length, 500 feet; breadth,
40 feet; depth of hole, SO feet.
She was brig rugged. Her engine'
were compound and of 500 nom
inal horse power. She had six
bullheads. She was the most pop
Mar vessel of the line, and cost
100000.
The steamers cargo consisted Of
cotton, 500 bales; lard, 1,7S6 tons ;
bacon, 50 boxes; leather, l42 bales;
butter, 1903 packages seed, l.
$50 bags; lead, 1,157 bars tobac-
co, 81 hogsheads; corn, 7S7 bush
els; copper matte, % barrels ; oys-
terS, rs barrels; sewing machines,
l,403 cases; cigars. 26 cases. She
also had on board Mexican silver to
the amount of Sl7, 800, which was
probably landed at Plymouth.
ASIA.
On the Dist Of November, the
British forces crossed the Afghan
iston frontier at three places-thc
Khyber Pass. the Koorum Valley.
and at Quettah. The British force
is about $4,000 strong, of which
two-thirds are Indian troops, and
the remainder British soldiers
The Indian regiments are com
handed by British oflirers-the of.
ficers, from captain to lowest rank.
are Indians. The force at the
Khyber Pass is said to number
10000 men with GO guns. The
Koorum column consists of 5000
men and - guns, and the force at
Quettah, 10000 men and Go guns.
The British soldiers are armed with
the Martini-Henry repeating rifles,
and the Indian troops with the
Enfield breech loader. The
rifles arc all long range pieces. At
Koorum and Quettah no opposition
has been experienced up to the
latest reports, but at the Khyber
Pass a brisk encounter took place
on the 2lst, which resulted in the
defeat Of the Afgbans and the cap
ture of the fortress of Ali Musjid
10y the British. Twenty-one guns
and a large number of prisoners
were captured. The country where
the fighting is going on, is from
5000 feet to two miles above
the sea, and as the winter, which is
close at hand, is very severe in that
region, it is not likely that much
will be done until spring.
The hill tribes bordering on the
British frontier are reported as
friendly to the British.
AFRICA.
Cape Town, Nov. 23.-The re-
cent fighting between the Umbelini
and Amaswazie tribes was con-
trived by Cetewayo, and Zulu King,
with the object of embroiling the
British.
The Eighty-eighth Regiment
(Connaught Rangers) have been
ordered to the front and volunteers
are to be placed on garrison duty.
SOUTH AMERICA.
New York, Nov. 25.-A supple
ment of the Panama Star and
Herald, just received, has a dis
patch from Buenos Ayres, which
says: A part of the press is great
ly excited over the capture 10y the
CHILEAN corvette Magalance of the
American ship Devonshire, while
landing guano. The Devonshire
had the authority of the Argentine
Republic, hut was warned by the
representative of the United States
of the probable consequences. An
attempt will be made by the
CHILEAN authorities to prove the act
piratical. 1t is more than probable
that blows will be exchanged with
the United States, the bone Of con.
tention being bleak, barren, desc.
late Patagonia and the Rock bound
islands which guard her shores.
On the 9th inst. terrible explo.
sion occurred in the coal mine Of
Rosa Rio at Leban, Chill. Sixteen
miners were killed and large mum
Der were wounded, six escaping nm
injured. The damage to the mine
was 100000.
The lampaico gold washings ar,
estimated to yield profit of nearl,