The New York Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1852, Page 1

ed ~ WHOLE No. 7216. —_—_——— THE HENRY CLAY Rens Conclusion of the Coroner's Inquest. — WERDICT OF THH JURY AGAINST THE Officers and Owners of the Vessel, &o, Ke.. ee. CALAMITY. Tho operations at the wreck of the Henry Clay were Sontinued yesterday. and veculied in the removal of ail that was left, which was worth bringing to the city, Ths whole of the timbers were. in fict. raised, butino more bodies were recovered The floating derrick left the ‘Wreck at about one o'clock I the location inimediately Deneath where the capinin’s «iflce stood, a quantity of gold, silver, amd copper was d. The coin which it bad composed appeared ( huve been complotely molten, ‘and run into all sorts of shapes as it full lato the water. ' The force with which the Uenry Clay struck the bank of the river must bave been tremendous, Some of the heavy irom werk of which the machinery was composed ‘was twisted into contortion; and rude shapes, as if it had Deem mere wire, Oue of the connecting rods, as large round asa man’s leg was bent up like a fish hook, and then broken off. The boilers are said to be in a remark- ably good condition, ‘The Coroner of Westchester county has but 73 names ‘on his List of those who perished, but according to the sta which we bave publirhed, there appears to be 75. ‘The men employed by thy Coroner were still engaged in ‘dragging for bodies, but, up toa late hour last evening, no new disooverics were reported Mrs. Aunio Hill, and hvr +ister. Miss Eliza Smith, Philadelphia, who were drowned by this sad catastrophe were the daughters of the jate Professor Samuel Smith’ of St. Mary's College, Baltimore, Qn the receipt of the sad intelligence, the Managers of tht Philadelphia School ‘of Design, of which Mrs Hill was Principal, held a meet- ing, and adopted resolution expressive of their deep Tegret at her terrible death. and lamenting the severe Joss which the school sustains in her decease. These were the two ladies who were returning home under charge of J. J. Speed, Evq The wife of Thoms Lemon. a saddle and harness maker %f Albany, who left home on the Henry Clay, on the day Pf the disaster, is now in town, endeavoring to gain some dings of ber husband fe was seen on the deck of the Henry Clay, just as che left the dock at Albany, and has not beem heard ef since. Mra. Lemon went up to You- kers te make enquiries. and endewvor to ascertain whethor the remains of her burband were among those buried ‘et St. Jon's Cemetery. There is hardly a doubt of his om. There appears to have been» singular fatality conneot- ved with the family of Mrs Hanford, who, together with ‘her child, perished on board the Henry Clay. Mr@ H. ‘was tho wife of the late Cyrus Hanford, of No, 215 Twen- ‘Heth street. About twenty-seven years ago, Mr John Bayard, the uncle of Mrs Hanford, together with his son, were lost from on board 4 sloop off Nyack The father of Mrs. H,, with his eldest son. were lost at sea about twelve years since, while ou iheir passage from Rio Jansi to New York; and about the same time Mr Hanford’s died auddenty, while travelling on the Western waters. near Pittsburg. Among those on board the Henry Clay at the time of the disaster was Mr, Juies boormaa. ex pro-ident of the Hudson River Railroud accompanied by ‘his daughter. ‘They were both saved. We hepe Mr. Boorman will come forward and testify. The body of Miss M Hawthorne passed through this ‘city, en rowe by steambast to Roston, fur Salom, Ma-a 4 t ‘Was enolosed ina metallic coffin, and in charge of Uriah Jatt, eexton of William: bury. ‘The body of an aged elored woman, which was found ‘om Saturday in the North river at the foot of forty-se- ond street. was recognised yeterday as that of Hilza- beth Williams. by ber son Henry Wiliiams, who is a por- ter in the employ of the Lorg lelaud Rsilroud Company, ‘The deceases was alto the motber of Uhariotte Johnso! and both were lost inthe tlenry lay. The body ha been taken to Potter's Fields but the som arrived and removed it, and intends tuking it to Poughkeepsie where the deceased resided. RECAPITULATION OF DEATHS. Bodles identified. Not identified at 5 Bodies found in the waters Rodtea on the Jersey sbore. sees . Mrs. Wadsworth and Mrs, Bartlett, not named in the Coronce's verdict....... Total.....+ 9 3 2 THE CORONER'S INQUEST. SEVENTH DAY. Tho Coroner's Inquest met a’ about three o'clock. yea- torday. at the railroad depot at Yonkers and proceeded with the examination of witnesses in the case of the deaths resulting from the disaster on board the ill-fated steamboat Heory Clay. on the 28th ult. William Radford. beiog sworn svid:—T was one of the ‘owners of the steamer Heory Clay; [ was not om board of heron the 26th July; she wa~a steamer navigating the Hudson river. and carrying passengers; the other owners: were, Mr mas Coliyer of New York city—he own- ‘ed five eighths; Jno. F Tallman was Captain. and owned one cighth; I owned the remarning two vighths; a young man named Jessup wa clerk; [ think he resides at Newburg; the nome of the bar keeper [do not know; there waa @ bar-keope hoard, the name of the engineer was Jobn Germaine. be lived in New Vork city; tbe pame of the first pilot was Edward Uubbard, of Cornwall; 1do not know that there was any recond pilot; James Eimendorff acted as second pilot; there were four firemen on bourd, [ think there were cer. tainly a4 many ax that E do not remember their namer; the Henry Clay was built by Mr. Collyer; Edo not know the pame of the assistant engineer; the cinders from aces Were drawn out on a platform covered with that platform was plioed in front of the furna- sheet iron 08; the cinders were thrown ov -rhoard throngh acast iron port, formed for that purpoce. they eouta be thrown out be fore the boat topped; L dont kn whether i> was usual to retain them till the boat. stopped at New York or Albany: the bottom of the furure» wus furmou of two thicknesens of tron, with a three or four inch water space between them. to prevent fre; it ir cutl-d a water boticm ; there wurt be water in this «pxce as toog w there is water in the botler; this water botiom ww coa-ider tbe most por- fect preventive to fire; the pir form which wax covered with rheet iron, was itrelt composed of Wood. as all such platforms are, (A diagram was here shown, exhibitiag the fact that there were two boots on the promeaade deck. which bas. in this tueestivation been improverty called tho hurricane deck.) these boats would bave saved, I thik. at least fifty lives fal used in the furpacce was Lackawuna eoul. with wood to kindle; Tam suretbat tar or pitch would have d tendency to put oat a 4 T never saw it tried, bat I think such woald be the tendency ; [ furni-hed sti the fuct for this boat apd 1 never furnisheo anyrhing but wood aud goal, [ don't know that they ever used any other fuel; TE have never been able to lec ro (bat anyihiog ¢ mld be used with coal. that would give more stexm then coal atone; 1 @on't think that wood or rostu would generate fuster thom the coal iteelf unless th fire was very jow ; If the coat fire was in good eondision it would no’ orth could be aed With ws munch rarety as coal or soo. about noon of the dey previous to the Armonia gowg out with the Clay, Drent for Capt Smith the ecmmaader and principal owner of the Armenia; T asked him if it wos true that the Armenia was going out in the morving egain-t the Clay, be rwid it was, Etold hic Tregresiod it very murb, and arked him if it could not be prevented; he said he had chartered tis boat to Mr, Bit p. of tho firm of James ‘chop & Jo, of New York, and was obliged to go there with her. if Mr. Bishop said 0; I then repeated that as we were joint owners in other boo's I was very corry thst our bowls rhould come in op- posiiion with each other, be then srid. “Won't you go with mo to Mr, Bishop and try vo prevent it; we went to Mr. Jumnes T. Scbinidts office, im Wall etrect, and Mr, Schmidt ih ronght him there; I gaid to Mr Bichop (hat we came thore to seo tf some ar Fangement could not be made whereby the Armenia could be kept #bere sbe was. on the Poughkeepsie route; I proposed to Mr. Bishop to give him half the receipts of the Henry Olay, over the expenses for the two days that the Betsarer was obliged to leave the route, if the Arme- nia abould not go on the route, Mr. Bi declined ibe offer aying that it would derange hiv business; we left bim, Captain Smith raying to bi, if you tnsis¢ upon my boat running to Aibany, my boat shull uot race; Mr. B. ‘vory frankly replied that he did not wish it: on leaving tho office, amd previous to ourting with Mr. Smith. we commenced talking (Mr Collyer being present) about how we should run the boats so that there should be mo excitement, or that we should rio no rick. ‘Mr. Smith, previous to leaving. bad pretty much agreed ‘that the Clay should go ont abeud, and Temain so. run ning at her guar rpord; T wae obliged to leave, and did pot ree Mr. ith that olght again; | came home to Yonkers. where I now reside; that bargain not being final with Mr. Smith and being anxious to anow the result of an interview which be was tohave with Mr. Collyer that evening. | returned to New York that evening to seo about it; early the uext morning [ went to the Henry Olay. and found Mr Collyer and Gapt Tallman and then Warned that a fall bargain bad been made; chia bargain waa in effect tho ame ax the one T have mentioned only more explicit; Cept Smith aurewing that the Armenia should ron behind the Clay both ap and down; LT that morning went up on dowd the Heary Clay incompnoy vith Mr Oollyer as far ux Newborg | found that Capi, allman was very unwell and Epeopoved to Mr Collyer ot hould make thet trip to Albaay and back again 9 re to me whether they (the Armenia's officers) ‘kept their bargain to good fain, | betng then agent ve Hepry liv; this was the vay orevious to the ent; 1 of course koew pothing more about the boat came np the river in the Wb a and saw he _ Henry Clay) burning Mr Coliyer aud myself ba ‘wa uently goue wp inthe Henry Clay, but neither of u, t MORNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1852. have ever taken any charge of her, believing the oaptata to be tuily competent to take charge of his owm boat; the Henry (Clay wa- capable of making, with the ticts, im slaok water from 26 ‘0 27 miles an hour; om figuring up the time from Albany to where she burned deduotag the landings. her running wat about 16 to 17 milw por hour; she bas frequevtly arrived at New Yok ot as eorly an hour ax the did on the day of the aeel- deni, at the place where ebe took fire, and that with the same advantages of tide she had on that day, and carlier at more favorable time of tlde cto; to the engincer we bived for the Clay we paid $( 600 ver year. copsidering him a very valuable man; T believe thir is the highe-t wages paid on tho river; we also paid our captain $1 000 per year, he being an old experienced boa'man, avd # practical man; to Mr. flubvard the pilot. we paid $60 ver month he alo belog an old boat man; the other officers and hends were the boat to be bad; we got tho best we could: as an extra preceation pst fire we bad an extra biow cock. for purpo-e of throwing steam and hot water upon any flie that might oceur on bovrd: on the day of going up, Mr Ooll- ut in my presence requeste d Lhe vaptalu to state to epginenr to rup slong at as regular speed and as steady as the Armenia would stay babind chem; she onp- tain aid so inform the engineer, be did #0 as far as Now- burg tomy knowledge; there were always trom twelve to fitteep pails on the upper deck. always filled with wa- ter. to be used in care of fire; I think they were on the hurricane deck in @ position to be used effect: cave of fire; the bout had on board. at the tune Spector's certificate, ceriityipy that she was capabie of carrying thirty-five pounds of steam; the boilers had peg Arn overhauled; L have examined the bollors since the fire and think they are im good order now; on approaching the boat. after seeing her on tire. L immedi ately ordered men to procure boats and grapple for the bodies and to try and secure all the botties they c: T rendered assistance to all whom I found in want, all crders to officers below the captain wore given by the captaip himeeif. but the engineer and pilot were indepen te ent of the eaptain ; this is customary and believed to bo the enly wuy of ruvning # steambeat ; we hold the ergineer and pilot responsible for the discharge of their Te pective duties ; the pilot and engineer would undoubr- edly comply with any reasonable ordor of the captain I ene before. a8 report says she was; L e gince seen Capt Smith who states that the barguin about tho boats was as L bave stated Jno FE, Cubbage sworn--I reside at Hoboken, N. J..and do business in NewYork Twasa or on the ry Clay. from New York, o the 28h July last ; I went on board at Albany ; [went from the hotel to the dock intond- ing to take the Armenia to New York. but heard on the dock that there was to be arace between the boats, and that the Henry Clay was the stronger boat; I then went on board the Henry Clay ; soonafier E got om board I dis- oovered, from the epparent anxicty of all belonging to the Oat. that there was to be a race of extraordinary inter- est ; I did not observe any thing more particularly until we reached Cattekill landing ; the Armenia was bohind when we left Albany ; ehe passed us at Cattskill white we were at the dock ; the Armenia did not stop ; the exoite- ment was now intense, both among the of and men of the Henry Clay ; I saw the officers continually exam- ining the Armenia by aid of a telescope ; this was after we left Cattskill. and when the Armenia was ahead ; theee officers were on the promenade deck and pilot house, it was then I first noticed the intense heat around the emoke-pipe and machinery ; I then observed coal oin- ders coming ont of the smoke pipe periodically ; they were upburned coals ; they came out in showers ; I also observed a continual tapping of a bell ; I thought it ‘Was a bell to increase the steam, for I felt the boat shake considerably after cach ring ; 1 thought if the bell had been one to trim the boat, it would not have rung so often. or in such quick succession ; Iwas at the time near the pilot house on the promenade deck ; I could #o over in front on the main deck, and did not observe a1 moving of the. passengers or ballast to trim the boat ; ‘was on that boat on the day previous, and stood in nearly the same place on the promenade deck, but the host was not so intense as it was on this occasion ; I was near the rmcke-pipe the greater part of the day } the showers of coal which I have mentioned, its reed betweon the tappings of the bell ; we gained the Bristol landing, but dia not land there ; the Armenia did land ; we got up just aa rhe was leaving ; one of our pas-engers and his wife wanted to land there ; they were carried past ; he Temonstrated about being carried on, during the whole passage ; he was on board at the timeof the fire; [do not know whether Le was lost or not ; his homo was at Bristol ; he would not land at the other landings, as he raid he wanted to come to NewYork and take legal pro- ceedings against the officers and owners of the boat ; the Hemy Clay and the Armenia got side and sido after leaving Bristol ; I thought tho [Henry Ciny had alittle the advantagy ; they continually approached till they ot within a fow of each other ; the passengers then ame very anxious ; I heard a passenger speak to one of the officers. I don't know which, about the disgrace- ful practice of racing; I heard this officer say there is no danger; I don't know who this officer was; 1 woutd kpow him again: I think it was Mr. Collyer; I thought be was sn officer from his giving orders, and by his being €0 anxious at the diflerent landings (o land the passengers quick. the passengers wero then ordered to the other side of the boat, I went there in the crowd; I felt a slight shock but could not see what caused it; many of the passengers screamed and fainted; I was then on the muin deck. in front of the ladies’ saloon; the Armenia let off steam apd we passed her; I noticed how pleased all the officers apd men were, that I saw, that we passed her; I judged trom the expression of their countenances; beard some of the men expres their pleasure; [ don’t re. member tle exact words that they used; there appeared to be a very groat excitement among the men aud ofiloers of the boat from the time we left Albany to this time; the auxiety appeared to be to out rum the other boat; about holt past two 0 ‘k I went on the promenade deck, and founa that the beat around the smoke pipe and machi- nery bad considerably iucreased—so much +o that £ did not deem it safe to pase; I offered to pass, but turned bar keeper told all the to go att; all this ms the boat was on her course; I heard the bar kseper’ end recoga'md his voice; but previously to Las whee Fupposea the boat aa irretrievably on fire. I jumped upom the com, anion ladder. and with several othors implored shore; L said “the the pilot to head the steamer for the brat is irretrievably on fire; for God’seuke head her for the shore; be eaid novhing. but +he was immediately beaded to the shore. but it was three or four minutes from the time the fire was first divcoverd before she was turned fiem her course; and in thia time she had gone folly a mile; che was going folly twenty unites an hour; be had been timed just before; almost breathloss allonoe prevailed at the time rhe struck; [saw nowe of tho offi- cere toke any active part near where [ wis; I saw none of them there; at the time of her striking. I’ was lookiag over fram the companion ladder upon the promenade seck. forward and oft; I saw many passengers on the after promenade deck; as soon as the boat steack. all on the forward deck made one plunge tor the shore; myself and reverul others stood below on the main deck and helped mony ladies and children down from the promenade deck; they were thrown down ta us from above; at (he time she struck, the water was blask with mew. women. and obildren. and I believe the loss of. life ix far greater than is generally supposed; L beliave the tide carried out many bodies; I throw out the big- gage trom the forwnd deok to the shore; all this took Place in a very short time; I them took off my cout and back. in consequence of the heat; the boat was then, I should think, about opposite Yonkers, bat Ido not kuow ‘actly; 1 went down on the main deck; I had been there buta very sbort time when { heard the alarm of fire given; it created great excitement; I thought ibere was bot little danger, and tried ali I could to allay the fears of ind me; I then heard some one ary out, ¢ [t’ I did not recognise this person; Talso ly re say, © It’s put out;” Ldid not seo thi ; Ithen saw a denee c! ning the engine room: it was thrown into the ladies’ saloon; [ wa: sitting at the timo by the side of Mrs. Truax and yn: I took up the child and told’ Mrs. T. to followame; I then saw th lames coming from tue en- gine room; we went upon the guard. outside the ealoot T thought the upper aeck was the only placa of securit I got up and told Mrs, Tranx to hand the child up. and L a that moment the bows a nd I was forced back by 8 UY e deck; I recovered my ion and stooped down to take the obild, but y were gone; a pasronger pointed to the enbin window. avd T concluded that Mrs. ‘Truax and ber child bad gone in there; 1 did not eee them afterwards; [ saw one boat on the Henry Clay; it was on the promenade deck. on the side ; Tsaw it burn; there may have been 9. bont on the other side but I did not see it, L saw no effort (0 get the bont out, before wo arrived at Kingston ding | perceived a smell of fire; it was like buraing wood; it was the sane i that L'percoived afterwards, when the atarm of fire was given; when the boat struck the shore. or just before, come ono sung ont © keep afc;”? Lcspnot ray who it was; the boat J snw was on the south Hide of the stenmor; after tho strock. T jumped eff the Loat into the water; the boat would Kold fourteon or fifteen people, Lieyd Minturn, sw would pull ber up afterw of the boat, struck th the shock some ya pe a resident of Astoria, L, T.; board the Henry Cliy. from Albany, on the 28 cntue from Troy that morning, expecting to take the Kendeer. in company with » Mr Lurrix; I found the ley there instead ot tho Reindeor, and took her. be- ing her to be the best boat; there was an uausnal ex- citement et Albany among the runners, more than C have ever fern before, the Clay starred fir J did not notice any exettement among tho officers or hands of the boat til We pot to Kingeton, when we camo up with the Arote- nia; aftr a while the boats began to draw. together; when the colli-ion took place, I remarked to the bar- ke: peor who ing in some Important office. eisher a8 secoud or third captain. “It is raseally.”—meanivg the nov wy in which the Clay was crowding the arme- ne on a lee shore; he repiled © a her, let br keep cnt cf the way of our suetion;” the alarm, anu) om not ras ly alarmed. was go great, ‘that Ldid not fe | bany part of the boat except forward but onoe, and at dinner apd manr did Likewise; soon after dinner [ went lu: the promenade deck to stand by the pilot houre a ra ment. bur the heat from the pipe wag so intense, that Le uld not tana it; it waa boiter than [ had over por ¢ ved jt before on apy boat; this was a short timo after ditner; We d ned ut 1 o'clock; at Grivtol the landing was . ons and amoug them John Spencer. had ® ticket for that place; there were others; he said be Mrant to prosecute the company when he got to New York; Mr. Collyer was particularly excited daring this r he seemed to have charge of the boat more +o than any other one J raw; did not se Captain Talimen at tho landings: the clerk and bar- ker per officiated Mr. Collyer manifested his excitement by going to his friends, Mr, Harris, Mr. Ridder, aod then guing to and from the pilot house. frequently ; ‘I suppose he was talking about racing; I remarked to him once that I thought it was outrageous ; he replied as usual, there ix no danger ;°” the hands and other officers were o much excited ; did not seo much of the clerk ; he was in bir office most of the time; the bar-keeper and crew secrped to be particularly excited ; many drinks were token at the bar congratulatory of the success of the Henry Clay; there drinks were taken by the bands and passengers , many of them exhibited an interost in the race; Lheard rome of the hands drink to the success of the Hurry there were a lot of waiters on the forward deck. one of them remarked that he wanted to got well forward when the boiler barat; [supposed thess perrons were walters; they wore Wack men, wih thelr coats Off; a ebort time before the fire. 16 wag the subject of conversation among the passengers, What a dreadfal thing a fire would be an anch @ Cet bon wae sit. Hing on tho Jarnoard ede forward with me arm resting on the rail looking obliquely aft at the beiler ard grating; bie Was just after passing the Porrest place; my atten. tien was attracted by Feeing a light smoke from the gre ting over the turvace room, In front of the boilers; T tm mediately eprang to the grating, and was convinced, at once that the boat was on fire; one of the crew then ised one bucket down, this ‘was before the alarm wae given: at the same time two otbore of the crew wih two buckets exlled out to form alioe; f joined them and we there formed the line; they drew waer from the fiver: there wae no water in the baokets; Cam suie of thie: the Hine Iarted but ainoment the oonfa-ton ie erent: the smoke was now pouring ontin es centre niase ond strenked with dame; about iis time the vest snd jumped into the water, and swam outside the fow that were left around the atern; I got bold of the rudder and looked under the lee quarter; | went there becuuse I thought [ would assist tho-e on the Wwe side; I ducoveded in bringing & womea and two children to the shore; the whole of the larboa:d side of the boat was covered with persons holdimg ow to the braces, tler ropes, wheel. and on overy. part of tho rks; I went out three timos;*I then disabloed my leg was obliged to desist; Mr. Collyer risked his life, ant dio ail he oould to eave tho passengers; ho was the only officer cooncoied with the boat tiat did so exert bimsel!; i tben came ashore and caw a man With @ boat, who re. fused to go under tho starboard quarter to eave the few who were still there hanes to the braces; I bold tafs nan be must get out of the boat and I would asull the boat ont; he went out very quick; he went right over- board, I took the boat under the starboard side, aad ste- ovded in saving all who wore there. seven in all: ono was a very old) man, Mr. Livingston of Brooklyn, Mra. Harris and other; [_ saw three children burned— two on the promenade deck. and one on tho starboard quarter, near the wheel house ; they wore completely pa- ralyzed ; I think if the officers had got out a ba vser. and | et d 1t forward before the boat struck many lives would ave been raved ; the passengers could have got held of it, and by its aid guincd the shore ; the pilot did not Irave the pilgt house till the boat struck ; a hawsor lay coiled up onthe after part of the boxt ; from the time the boat left Albeny there was nothing like discipline ainong the officers and hands ; when the boat struck. Mr. Collyer tried to get a hawser from the shore to the star- board quarter of the boat ; I noticed previous to our landing at Kingston a smoke; it had a resinous smell, alto- gether gifferent from the emeli of anthracite coal; T seked the bar keeper. or some one connected with the bout. what this «moke was; he said it was nothing Tho testimony was here concluded, and tho counsel for the Coroner read the State law under which coro- nor's juries are empannelled, and by which their action is governed. There were no comments mado on the tes- timony. and no charge tothe membors of tho inquest At about 7 o’clock the jury took # short recess. and then met with closed doors, to deliberate upon the ovidenco, and the verdict to be rendered by them. After an ab- gence of five hours, the jury returned with the following VERDICT. Srate or New Yorx, ; County of Westchester, f°" An inquisition indented and taken for the people of the State of New York, at the town of Yonkers, in said Coun- ty of Westchester, on the twenty-cighth , twenty-ninth, thirtieth and thirty-first days of July, A.D., 15b2. and on the first, second and third days of August, A. D., 1852, before mo. Wiliiam H. Laurence, oone of the coroners in ‘and for said county, upon the views of the bodies of Hli- zabeth Hillman, Harret E. Colby, Amelia. Baroroft, John Hasor, Maria Balloy, Maria W. Bailey, Mary Thompson, Wm. M. Ray, Abby A. Ray, Carol, O. Ray, Eliz. Poareall, Juba Hoy, Andrew J, Downing. Bdeline M. Holmes, Cor- nelia Whitlock, George F. Whitlock, Sarah Dennison, Mary Cooper. John {. Simons, George K. Marcuer, Joann | B. M, Uanford. Mary Ann Robinsoa, Isabella Robinson, Matthew Cranneli, Jd—Morgaret Chatilion, George Thiel men, f. A. Sands, Charlotte Johnvon. Jave Marrsy, Chr stopher 13. Hill. Hugene Thompson, Phebe Ana Jor- dan, Jacob 8. Schoonmaker, Abraham Crist, Katrima Chatillon. Joseph J. Speed. Elizabeth McAnally, Hluw Shankey. Stephen Alien, Jerome M. B. Handford, 24— Isauc D. Sands, Jennie B. Thompson. Lucy B, McDaniels. Anna B. Marcher, Henriott Moore, Ma- ria 1 Uawthorne, Elizabeth D. Ledyard, (Harriet T. Kinsley. Ann Hill, and aleo upon the view of the bodie: of five women unknown, and of two mon unknown, and numbered for the purposes of this inqucst as nuiabers, 2 &, 4, 6, 6, 7 and 6 of unclaimed hodies, all of which boaies as Well those known as the unknown, were thea and there lying dexd, upon the oaths of George F. Coddiagton, tore man William G Ackerman James J. Valentine, Join Hy Wollixas, Abraham Knight, Jr, George Bt. ivockwell, Louis Costigan, Isaac H. 1 Augustus W. Doren, Tho- mas Townrow. Edward La .and Hoary Coates, cook and lawful men of the gatd county, who being duly swora to enguire into all the circumstances sttendiag the @esihs of tho said several persons above named— on the 28th Juiy, i852, white che persoas deseribed baving been found dead, were passengers on board tue | Lemy Clay which took fire smd Was run asuore, aad | Ceonstmed. and that John K Simons, ono of the pasrengers, was burned to death. and that all the other persons. cither by reason of tho shook oc- casioncd by the collivion of the boat on the Jand, wae town overboard, or that, in cidor to save themselves from being burned. cast themselves over- bosrd into the water. and there lost their lives, aud that on that day. about seven o'clock: in the mora the Henry Ciay tft Albany, to convey pusseng Hadeon fiver; that John J. Taliman was capt one of the owners; James L. Joesup was cle Hubberd, pilot; James Kimendorf, second pilot She M Gormeir ¢, engincer Titt, agaistant ongin and that a certain you! an, Whose name i¢ unknow to the jury. but who yloyed to attend bar of the chs Albany on thut das Undsou each them had py and that 2 of said steamboat ter leaving a whieh the this called the Armenia, or specd of the said Hen: to be created, av in so doing did or allow to be made ex. cosive fires. and did not use ordinary prudence in the mavegenwnt of raid fires ; and, although often being r mon-tracd with by differcnt passeagors. did for a l tme continue the excessive fires; and in consequence Unereof throngh their culpable aegligeno-, aud exuniual | Teckl@sness, the Henry Clay did, at fifieen minutes after Uizce o'clock on the afternoon as aforesnid, taks fire, and all of the deaths ensued af aforesaid, And so the jurors say that the death of all the eed perrons and of ench of them was the result of am act perpetrated by the John ff, Tallman, Chontas Collyer, James L, Jesup dames Elmendorf Edward Hap- bard Joby Germaine, Charles Merritt and the said bae- keeper, which act was eminently dangerous to others. and. evinerd a depraved mind. regardiess of human tife. al bough it was perpetrated without any prem to effect the death of any particulier ini (Signed by all the jury | UNITED STATES MARSHAL’S OFFICE other srresta made yesterday of the portice charged; but it i ted tha will be all brought op this (Wedaeeday) morning at 10 o'clock to enter into seourity for t Th Mariue Affairs. Tus Sure Sovrneion or THe Seas, C! sails this morning for San Francisco, cargo ever despatched frow this port, amo fain 8. M'Kay th the Larges ting toabou 2,660 tone of assorted merebandise, exclusive of stores for a year’s voyage; and also, probably, with a larger freight List than over before cleared from this country by one vessel. She carries a crow, including offigers, of 103 men and boys, exelusive of the master, consisting of Carpenters: wards: ss Cooke... et Able bodied seamen +80 Boys. GN beuat vastshes . 2.10 ‘This Le ship was bulit by Mr Donald M-Kay. of Boston, und. uotwithrtanding ber large tonnage, was despatched by her ogents. Mesers Grionell, Minturn & Co,, in thirty working days, She leaves with a draft of twenty-one ‘etn following Is a list of her passong he following is a of her OTS ta Mrs Charles stout end son, Ca Poor Boston; H F Poor, do; B Byrvo. dr, WL Ryckman, Mes GW Ryckman and two clildren; BT Moore, b T Lowohk, J T Van Duso: Teor, Mra RGorham. six children and serv ‘Tho ship sails this morning at six @’clook. New York, August 3, 1862, Mr. Eniror—You will confer a favor by giving the shortest paseege between thie prt and Liverpool, of any sailing ebip, theso last two years Respectfully yours, R. B. [The quickest trip we have recorded within that period ia that of the packet chip Washingtom She loft hore at 7 P.M. on the 20th of January, 1862, and took a pilot off Point Linas at 2 P.M. othe Sd of February—making the distance in 15 days, nineteen hours ]—E. Annivacs From THe Sourn —Tho steamship Alabama, Cept Luclow. in 66 hours frem Savannah, aad the «team- Dip Marion, Cept, Berry. tn 66 hours from Charlescon. ortved yesterday mornibg —Throngh the politences of Meeers Cempbell and Mather the pursers, and tioey & Cove Expross, we were promptly put in possession of the ustal favors of our Southern contemporaries, vemicule on loard the » y. charged with bavi deat of Charles Waldron, on board the sbip Devow'nire, co bee late veysge to this port, was banded over ‘py the nonce to the eustady of the United States Marrpal che fence having been committed beyoud tbe jrardiction he frete” An exumination will be Woig this day, cdntecny.) Vv ( | |e for said steamboat, and that they were sll on hoard, and | { ELEGRAPH /NBWS BY T ie Po vernce fod wie the nate of Amecioas fisher. acacia eats ara, ase eat HIGHLY INTERESTING FROMEVERYWHERE, | the‘ismcrceniet, of i, Snaty o€ 1818 amt roading tromt flowers who ucgotiated that ty. as welt as of the writings Ly the Britis commissionors and ministers on the eubject showing that the British omstruction of that treaty was wholly untenable. He centended that the American construction was the proper one. Ho al- luded to ely adam of the interests engaged in the strenvounly urged that they should be tected by ali the power of the Unired States, if avow: sey. He regarded the movement on the part of Great Grit ae most extraordipary. Mr.C moved that the ax THE FISMERY TROUBLES IN WASHINGTON. Position of Prosident Fillmore and Secretary Webster. DOCUMENTS AND SP EOMES 11 THY SENATE | Snasccsmpoaying doouineate'be nies tothe, mittee on ian Relations, RELATIVE TO Mr Da (wbig) of Mare, satd his opinion, oxpresaad come time since. that there was we cxu-o for olarin, an€ that no war would grow out of this matter. wan stil un. changed. Stitl, he covsider:d there was much in it of aw irvitating 9nd vexatious character He had listened to THE DISPUTE WITH THE BRITISH PROVINCE: The Cencral Appropriation (11 in the House, | che senator tec Michigan with amich ploasure Cuct om rides 1c, Bhoulders, 845 a O30 sy dentally connected with she beer was tLe queatica of Aumany. Aug, wat 3 Yay Sppaaadanapaaangnned reciprocity. He now protested against any sottle) of | The receiptacf prodnce duriag thy pact. twenty THH REPORTED MASSACRE OF CAPT. | the reoipricity question by eaty. Ts would over | hours hove tren meuwneced enue teeay | sarrele, a8 MARCY CONFIRMED. yield that question to be determined by negotiation. He | 10.000 bushels wheat 6.000 bushela: corn 1. 000. baie did mot believe Congress would conwnt to yield the cone | cla; rye. 2.000 burhels Flour continues dy WL Ost eV UY SARIINAAD trol of the revenues of the country to the trenty making We boarof no rales Corn in steady, at 620. ~ — h power, Ope year the wants of the goverament would ro- esterm, with eles of 10000 bushels, Whe “*e— THE ELECTION IN MISSOURI. quires revenue of forty mibions, uud the wext year | barbels epring upper Inke rold at 60, Wate Key—9® were eighty millions perlepa would be necessary. Waile | bbis, cold, at 2140. for Obio and for pewoa Fatal Accident to RB. Sands, the Fquestrian, nts were 80 unceriain aud finctuatiog. the question 9 | of the revenues of the country should nover be ™ ins bke., ko. bo. piased bryond the power of Congres It would | BXtraordinary and Fatal Ma Tine never doGoltnst by treaty tho revenues of the nation— to do so would be on encrorchment upon the fuudamen- tul principles of the constitution So jealous war the constitution; that it did not. permit the Sonate. ia its 1e- gi-lative capacity. to originate money bills Should such & treaty come to the Senate It would never meet with bis probation, He cousidered this movement on the part of Great Britain as intended asa stroke of policy. which might recult as a dangerous one, and the colonies might perhaps find out that the object they ad in view was ant to be udyanced by it. Ho thonexamined the question of right, and pronounced the construotion passed on the by Great Britain as altoge:her erroasous, tie did not think @ war would grow out of this. He did not be- lieve Great, Britain wanted a war to grow out of it. but if she did. rho could have it, [ke would novee surrender any right to her Mr Hastin, (dem ) of Mo, followed, im a critical ex- amination of the treaty and of the correspondence ut the time of ita negotiation. He malntained that the Ameri- can interpretation of the treaty of 1818 was correct, and rustained by all the authorities, Ho considered that the conduct of Great Britain could not he submitted to with- out disgrace and dishonor, He had not concluded when the subject war postponed. LITARY ACADEMY Wi the House, with a message that all the Senate amendments were coucurred in, except the one appropriating $12 000 for the construction of «riding hail at West Point. ‘Tho Senate then, on motion, reseded from its amendmont, and after an Executive session ad- Journed. Highly Intorestivg from Washingion, DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THH FISHERY DLP RIOULTY —OAUSE OF THR TEOUBLE—CANADIAN RECIPRO- GUTY—VRESIMENT FILLMORE AND SKORKTARY WEBSTER, ETC. PERCIAL CORBEAFORDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Wastuncrow, Aug 3—T7 P.M. ‘The subject of the fisheries diMloulty has been engaging the most careful attention of the President for some days past. Tho clerks of the State Department have copied every document bearing upon the subject since the for mation of the government; and im order to do so with the least possible delay, they worked till # late hour on Baturday night, all Sunday, and a greater portion of Sun- day night. So great am interest bas the President taken in the matter, that he personally visited the State De partment on both these nights, All the correspondence was laid before the Cabinet yesterday. The Secretary of the Navy, who had loft for Maryland on Sunday, was unexpeotedly called back to attend the meeting. It is also known that Mr Corwin visited Canada by desire of the President, to personally acquaint himself with the views of the government of that province. T have the best reason for bolieving that Mr. Webstees view of the matter, in his proclamation, was @ mistake, and that the British government nover contemplated, at this time, at all events, enforcing their claim to the waters inside of the headlands, but simply to the threo miles from the coast, leaving the disputed point to be adjusted by diplomatic nogotiations, But there is a secret history connected with this whole subject, of great importance to the people of the United Slates, not because of any fear of foreign aggression, but rather the danger of a stretch of the power of the oxecu- tive encroaching upon the duties of tho legislative branch of the government, It is well known that for several years past, England has endeavored to get a treaty negotiated which should practically givo that measure of Canadian reciprocity which Congress had been in vain importumed to grant, Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Clayton dectined to enter into any such treaty, upon the ground that, as it interfered with the revenue, or means of raising » revenue, it properly belonged to Oon- gress to act upon the subject. Mr. Webster entertains a different opinion. and renewed the negotiation with Sir Henry Bulwer, But he failed to convince the President that the exeeutive would be warranted in taking the mat- ter out of the hands of Congress: aud therefore the treaty war not made The course now udopted by Engiand, is, soubtless, with a view of forcing the whole matter upon the executive, as a rubject mow propor “for nogo- tintion; and the attempt will be made to carry tho reciprocity measure by treaty. If the Pre. edent consents to ruch an arrangement, which scarcely think probable. the Senate will promptly reject the treaty. It is clear Uhat if the treaty making power, assumes the right to regulate tha articles wuich miny and may not enter tho country fieo of duty, that it tokes away entirely from the House of Roprosontatives the power it now possess of regulating the duties of imports, A treaty is the supreme law of (ho Iand. an + once made canrot be abrogated unless with the consent of both the governments who ore parties to it, Congress would, therefore. no longer have the power to change modify, or repeal a revenue law, as now, because the ox ecutive would have the whole and supreme control. The correepondenca sont to the Senate to-day, by th: President. does not contain anything from either hims or Mr, Webster, the last written by Mr. Raneroft, with the single tion ef the letter from Mr Crampton. which your Senate reporter bas already forwerded. But it va from Lord Aberdeen’s despatehes that the most the British government ever expected from a relaxation of theterms of the treaty of 1815. was 9 modification of the daties on fish—that goverement conteuding that if Amorican ibermen were permiited to pursue their calling on gronnds claimed as of right belonging to Fngland that the provincial firhermen should be permitted to ell fish House of Representatives. Wasiiveron, August 3, 1362. THE FALLS OF onto. A resolution appropriating $600 to $800 for procuring maps to accompany a report as to the best mode of im- proving the Falls of the Ohio, was debated, and thon tabled. THE PRPH. ETC, OF JUDICIAL OVFIORRS, Mr. McTanaran, (dem.) of Pa., from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back, with amondments, the bill to regulate the fees and costs to be allowed to clerks, atterneys, and marshals of the Cironit and District Courts. Pending a motion to recommit the bitl, the morning hour expired. CUTTING Orr AUNCOMDE srEKCH Mr. Onn. (dem.) of 8. C.. offered # resclation to termi- nate the debate on the Civil and Diplomatic, or Goncral Appropriation bill, in one hour after it shall be again taken up, Une gentleman. be ssid, already has tho tloor for anhour, If otheze bave «preches on general subjects to moke. let them wait till the general appropriation bills shall have been pwssed, and then, if there shall be time. they can bo gratitled, Mr. Joimsor, (dem ) of Ga. said ho had not troubled the House this session, and ho wished to detine his posi tion on the Presidential question. as bis constituents ex- pected this from him, Le would iaform gentlemen tuat there are five other appropriation bills behind this one, ‘Mr. Sisvess. (whig) of Pemn., moved to lay the resolu- tion on the table. The question wos takeu and decided negatively, by 4107, The resolution then passed FNEEAL APPROPRIATION BILL s. (Whig), of Pa. examined tho plat. © democratic and whig parties -rospeotively, dissenting from both and expeciaily opposing the eight reeolutions of the latter which he suid pledged.the whig party to the faithful execution of the Pugitive Stave law. He Was ready to vote cither for tie modificution or re this abom !nuble law. vic having glosed. the commities pro- t 1 mendment ws ing $75,000 for 0 of books for the Congressional Kbrary, dings om amendments followed, aud when the cominittee resumed tho House adjourned, Non: Arrival of the Magara at Ha'ifar, N.S, Augnat S11 P 9 There are no signs of the Tt. M. stoatn-hip Ning now in ber cleventh day, and fully due at this port. ara, Fatal Accident to Mr, R. Sands, the Eques. in our market upon equal torma., Under no clreum bayer Hier ois can the ne ty bill be tra from the Wolcott Sian Wayne ¢ n equivalent, han suspected that th in this el ‘on Saturday afternoon ft was advertised that erformer would walk ac ceiling. w award, by apparent us his feet Tl performed to the eatiefeetion of the andience excepting one individnal. who said Mr. Sands could not perrorm the whole pm & F 4 that pw in Moutreal, which asse that. the whole e nd force throv stake wae Dev frat out of the chrous | Mr. 8 at once offered nlaha) have<t abies the seme porformance in any place where a coiling. having the cobeticn might have had; i¢ snow outol | se coth surface and of sufficient strength to sustain his Phe Courter contradict oitient. that the weight. could be obtwined. The te Jods ‘not. apptove hetat’a CGdinS. was selected, shen Mr. Sands repaired to the (Mull + perhaps Ippo ht: bat. © es c odes romenide over t per hay poses b right ; bat L kaow that ipodeaw pt nide over the from the floor, Mol stout ond was in the act of returning when «largo portion of the plaster gave way, precipitating bim to the floor, Mr Sands was taken up «¢ His neok was broken by the fall, and dea'n en- tantly, Breaidont wrote to. Mr. We wat ot hia course. and signifying which was to be communica’ tho Amer! wngt oppesr in the usual manver, as coming frem the head of the government ; and Mr Webster Wil mot authorise tradiction of this fact, L venture to say We. Webster bas written to a distingwi here thet he would return to Washington if at all, ral ¢ umating that any nC Another Fatel Ratlroad Accident, Scuesrorapy. August 3, 1862, afternoon. shout three o'clock, while a son of James Pickett. about fifteen years of ago was etanding on the track. looking at the Saratoga train eoming ato the depot. he was struck by an engine of the Ution and Schenectady rond (hat was backing into the engine house, and instantly killed Railroad Cottton—Canal Break, Prncaoriemia Aagust 8, 1852 A collision oeonrred on the Colambia Rutlroad this af- terncon. a few miles from t pity, by which Amos Little and Thema Fil had their Lege erushed A deépateh irom Easton. Pa.. atates that ab red on Monday afternoon inthe Delaware Di Pennsylvania Canal. on the seven mile | Hope, and it would take eight days to repuir it. PREEMPTION RIGHTS OF ACTUAL SETTLERS, PROM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wassinoros, Auguat 3, 1852 Mr. Ficklin’s bill granting pre-emptions to actual pottlors on the line of the Chicago and Mobile Railroad, having become a law. orders have been issued to suspend public sales of the lands to which pre-emption rights attach WHIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST E8SION. Congressional Nominatio 3 Mo. 8. 1852, Tho whigs of the Kennebes Congressional district, in convention, today nomivafed Samuel BP Renson, of Winibrop. for Congress. The first ballot was, George Evans. 22; Benson. 46, The second ballot resulted thus :—Benson, 70; Mr. Paine, scattering, 2. Senate. Wasrixeron, August 3, 1862. Bovetal unimportant petitions were presented. MILITARY APPAIRS. Mr. Smuezps, (dem ) of Ill.. from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back some thirty petitions, &c. on a varlety of enbjects. and asked to be discharged from their farther consideration. Among theee wasa mo- moral of visiters to West Point, asking an inorease of the pumberof Cadets and an enlargement of the course of s(udy at that institution, INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE FISHING TROUBLES—yMrOR- TANT OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. ETC. A mestage Was reccived from the President. In answer to Mr Muson’s resolution calling for information re spectivg the tisberi+s transmitting therewith # report of the acting Secretary of State. The greater part of the correspondence accompanyiog the message tas beea ap ad heretofore These documents embrace all that Whig Mecung tn Troy. Tor, August 3, 1852, The meeting of the whigs at the Court House. last night, was thinly attended Nothing was done except the appointment. of a committee to call a farther meeting, if thought proper. as The Potatoc Rot in New Branswiek. Bosrow, Angust 3, 1852. Rumors of the appearance of the potato rot are current in New Brunswick From the South, ADDITIONAL FROM TEXAS—ARMY MOVEMENTS-—PRO= as taken place on the sobject since 1823. a large part of | reerion AGAINST THR BANDITS ON THE RIO which was sent to the Senate in February, 1845 Wehad GRANDE, &e. Baurorone, August 9. 1 sa Tho mail is through from New Orteans, by which we Inarn that the steamship Louisiana had arrived, with ‘Texas dates to the 25rh July General Smith bad estsblishad the quarters of the Second Kegiment of Dragoous at Fort Crogham, fifty mile: above Austin 7 ; General Harney will soon visit his family, on leavo of brenee i the San Antonio Ledger Varna that General Smith hae ordered five companies cf Rifles from Fort Merrill, to scour the Rio Grande ar grits vicinity. ' We leann from the Sr Antonio papers that the encin- cers have postponed @stabliching the terminus of the rai road on the Bay, aul the 2d ef Desember wie ‘An attempt was tocently made by three Mexicam be murder Wiliam 4, Ferd, of Victoria, while on bis w+¥ Rio Grande. Every paper Yrom the interior specks in the = glowing terms, of the plantora’ proepects, the crops P) miseing 10 Y' ld am extraordinary abundance aie ‘The rur sored msasnore of Caprata Morey ane bho t wns not believed by the army officers ab Nv He bad * gich him two twetre pounders sad sufficient men and &P ,wunition to render them eifeotive only opportunity to copy the following note trom MR, CRAMPTON TO MR. WEBSTER, Wasinsoron, July 5, 1852. Try How. Dasier, Wenster. &o , hc, Sir—I have been directed by Her Majesty's govern: ment to bring to the knowtedge of the government of the United States, a measure which has beea adopied by Lier Majesty's government to prevent a repetition of the complaints which have so frequently been mado, of the encrowebments of vessels bdonging to citizens of the United States and of France upon the fishing grounds revervod by the convention of 1818. Urgent repre- rentations having been addressed to Her Majesty's government by the government of the North Amari can Provinces, in regard to these encroschments. whereby the colonial fivherice are most seriously prejudiced. directions have been given by tho Lords of ler Majesty's Admiralty for stationing off New Brons- wick. Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and in the Guif of St. Lawrence. such a force of «mall sailing vessels and steamers as shall be deomrd sufficient to provent the infraction ofthe treaty — It ix the command of the Queen tbat the offloers employed pou this serviee should be specially enjoined to avord all interference with the vos «lof friendly powers. except where they are in the act of violating the teeaty. and on ail occasions to avoid yiving grounds of complaint by the adoption of harsh or upnecetra@sy proceedings, when circumstauces compel their arreet oF reigure Levant myreit of this opportunity to renew to you the sourance of my high connderation JOHN F CRAMPTON Acting Seoretary Huwren. under date of July Oth ag koe Oped the reeeipt of the for gerne note The Prerlcent states that Gormodore WO, porry with the United States steam tigate Miele! api ander bis «mmsud, bas been dispatchyd, to hab quarter, for ster gure St Jomes had been found, making ® total of 38 of Mr, Bead Pg Rag ioened afew days since in James river, thas been found, and interred at Petersburg, Va. Marine Disaster, Nonvouk August 3, 1852. yea with frutt auger &o in dieteen, having loct eails and eprung « teal Fo" gf wore ‘bodiew of those lost by the explosion of the nected with the Coast sar. mer Victoria. Wrigh’, eight days from Wstan hog Sys w New York, Ear patia here THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE, TWO UENTS. Tho Missey. ‘Ft Election, Lo Siri, August 3. 1858 Nothing definite has been reo MY"d fre yet. regarding the cleotion, the wards of the city not being counts © preesion fe that the demoorata bave ture while for Copgrees the result is v: Pperties are very sanguine. Naw Onucans Aug ‘5: 158; The Picayune has reorived intelligemoe from 1 confirms the report of the maxwaore of Capt + the troops under his command, by the Indians. Markets. New Onixans, A august ‘The airs of colton. yesterday aud t 3, Wet. Disaster. REVENUK CUTTER TANEY CAPSIZED: THREE MEN AND TWO BOYS DROWNBA A dieaster most oxtraordinary a4 to the cause, an@ most fatai in the result, occurred to the goveramea® revenue cutter Taney, yesterday afternoon, when om her passage down tho bay, to Fire Istand, The Taney was a strong, substantial wand sea-worthy vessel, having been rebuilt within the last three months, for the serview of the revenue department of the government. She was 8 swift and steady suiler and was commanded by Senios Lieutenant Francis Martin, a gentleman of more tham sixteen yeara stagding in bis profession. Her regulae complement of crew waa twenty-three men and two boys, The full number was on board yeatorday, under the command of Captain Martin, First Lieutenant Nicholas Austen, and Second Lieutenant Campbell Saunders, the Third Lieutenant being absent. The pilot on board was Mr, Lorenze Dow Clook. The burden of tho Tameg te one bnndred and twenty tons, and she carried one long. brass twelve pounder amid chips, ‘This voseel left her moorings at about a quarter pase twelve o'clock. yeaterday afternoon, with a sufficiont babe last of tron. The day was very fine, and sho procesded down the tay in gallant style, until sho came to & point southwest of Governor's Island snd almost two miles and a half from the Staten Idland show, Arrived here the outter came in a lino with the steamer Gazelle, standing for New York. trom the Quarantiag ground, with a large number of emigrants on bowrdy One of theee emigrants, a man. fell overboard from the stenmer apd would havo inevitably perished but for the prompt humanity of Captain Martian who with his cers and men. perceived the accident and immodiatelgy lowered boct and saved him. The wind wat thea southwest, with a gentle breeze, and the Taney was runpipg under jib, mainsail. and topeuil. the rect of the sails having been previously fuiled. Whem tho bont re turned. a slight sprikling of rain came on, and Martin descended to his cubin to exchanges light fore henvier coat, and he had scarcely taken it in his hee@ whon bis vessel received a most terrific shook proceed. ing from 8 stroke. as ifgiven by a hard substanoe. to hee topmiast under the foree of wlileh she quivered in ov plank and joint, aud immediately settled over, an weink. The Captain had only time to vurn roued. ia 4h endeavour to rush on deck when he fund the water roch in, and the cutter immediately capsized and weet down. ‘Three men and two boys were droweed almag® immediately. two of the men aud one of the bu: below, jurt at, orufter dinoer Captain Yarda up. aod with bis officers and the remaining pertton of his crew, clung to tho spars and rigging. ina very pitiable condition; and it ix probable that a guod mavy more of them would have heen lost bat for the unmediate avast ance rendered by Captain Hagerty. of the steamer Thomas Hunt, plying between this city and Shrewbury. whe ) immediately few to their help and. with the aid of hig crew and passengers. took them from their posiiion. and brought them t6 this city. Li rare ee of the United States Navy, was active im hole ing them. All hands weee @ good deal bruised. and the first of cer, Mr Saunders. was in a complete state of exheus tion, The confusion alarm and gtivf of Captain Maries completely prostrated bin and Inte hour yextoréay eveping, be remained at his house, in Brooklyn, ina very low and pervous state, The following is the list of the persons drowned :-— 1—Thomaa Jackson, aged 47, seaman, « naturalise® Trichman, twenty-three years tn the American servioe. 2—James Doran sged’37. American. seaman, i= James H. Still aged 30. American, seaman. 4—Henry MeGregor. Iriyh. boy, 5—James MeClue, Irixh boy. ‘Two arm-chests, containing twenty-four stand of arme, twenty-four pistols, and one dozen of cutineses. were picked up by the Yankee, 150 yards from the wreck, in @ litle time after, A man named James Hoyt, who was missing. is aid to have been picked up by a pilot boat. The cause of this melancholy disuster, was whe te termined a * streak” of wind. which travelled from tae chore through the surrounding atr ina dark and straight live, and aotunily struck the dromed vessel. [t was ob- served by'some persons on the Battery. and by gentlemem on the steps of the barge office to run like a dack baw towards the ship, and when the pont reached her she almort iinmediately sunk Mon who have spent the bebe ter part of their lives at een, have met with notbiog like it Captain Hagerty. in the Thomas Hant, experie: only mld winds at the same moment. and the surroande ing rhore wax enim The Taney now liex in wine fathoms vf water. right in the channel and almoa\ mid-way be tween the Battery and Staten Istand. Her mast ane visible above the wu'er to the cross.trees. and also het «pers snd rigging. The tovmast inclines to the Statem Island shore. ano when the vessel is acted apon by the tide. or oth ie. the mainsail is partiatly dragen@ up and presents alarge triangular rent. Arraagemente ore being made to raise hee by means of a derrick, The caplin wus not aware that any men were missing. RAVAGES OF THE CHOLERA. Rocrieaver. —The Board of Health ot Rochester met ow Monday. aud reported tbat since tho 3Ist of July, there | have beep forty +e casos of cholera. twen'y-4ix of which terminated fatally The mortality ia & single block. in the north part of the city wax grentor then ow apy previous day. Kighteen persons died in ous b itiding from Sa'urday to Monday moroing. but an examiansiom of the premi-es explained the cause The basement was damp and clorely shut up. The wonder is, that psople could have lived there so Jong ’ Ono.—Mr George Eddleman. a farmer, who lives six miles beyond Perry-burg. on the Stone road. recently sold his farmi to a company of Gerinane, who had just arrived frow Germany ‘They took quarters in hix house, await ing bis rem ‘The house is «mall ond the number al. together. with the fowily of Mr. Eddleman, amounted to about thirty olera broke out among the Germans veral of whom died. Several of the members | of Mr. B.'s femily took {6 aud up to Laat evening. his wife, mother, and one or two children bad died, Mer. Bd= dleman was euffering from ic and not expected to reco | ver, The blow will p ove terribly afilictive to a large faa | ily of ewall children, The presences of the cholera ia | his healthy quiet egroultural district, has produced grent coneternation among the people.—7» | July 30. Arnuess, Ky.—The Lexington (Ky ) Observer of the 27th, rayr :-—We regret to iearn that the cholora bas broken cut at Athens, in this county, On Monday oight | there were roven cases and three deathy up to the time our informant rfl, on Tueeday morni | four remaining cares. 1 was feared that most, them, wouid prove fatal [ce w Marra, Mo—A letter from St Charles, Missor Pe that intelligence has been received there of the occurrence of about eighty deaths at New Malta, a neigh= Horbood «ome sixteen iniies west of St. Charles. Ut hed been raging there for about two weeks, The ravages of the disease stil] continued and there were from two to six cases every day. TELEGRAPHIC. THE CHOLERA AT BUFFALO. Burraro August 3. 1952, Cholera still prevails in thix city apd several deathar have cecurred but only im pertioular neighborhoods aed. from local causes. The mortality of the city is greater than usual. but theres no panic. nor much fear of the disewe epreading. The weat ver le olcur, aud the air pure, Sunday was the most fatal dey; but since then, the owes bave tecn more mild and scarce The disease, at appeared mere virulent than formerly. many bartog ted very suddenly with only threo or four bours’ illness The teigraphic despatch from Albany exaggerates the matter, THE CHOLERA IN ROCHRSTER. Rocuesren. Ang, 3. 1852. ‘There wero. leat night, over twenty deaths, by cholera. ATH OF JUDGE DEVEREAUX ca Acaavy, August 9, 1852, Judge Devereaux, of og county, died of choters tim at N Falls Penne Rocwesten, Angas St ie There ia not ao much cholera prevatling * je confined prineipatly to the lower classe. Be An vot bern over ten death to-day The Boar ot yet made their repo 3 Sea ee armerly wn operator on Morse’ telegragta Npe) was taken with it at 10 0 clock verday morw’ ard died last evening at Congress Hall tile oy, Vero taken to Mount Hope Cemetery, this Morung. THe CHOLERA IN TEXAS ; Aw sast 3, 1863, A fetter from Vietoria rays the from cholers tm that place, om the 14ub: St. Lonta ae voto-fot the differems The general tm warried the Legi ts wy doubtful Boum ‘oxas, while’ Maroy and ‘4ay. were a 200 bulew; priees quite nominal Meas , pork is