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DREADFUL AccIDENT-Loss OF LIVES.
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 Loss of the Steamer Lioness.-The steamer Lion ess, Wm. L.. Cockerelle; master, her passage from New-Orieans tO Naiehitoches, took fire when about 40 miles above Alexandria Red river, and was entirely consumed. The lives of Is or 16 individ- uaIs were los and as many others were more less wounded. It occurred about o'clock the mOFn- ing of May l9 wheM but few mad leit their berhs, which accounts in part for many deaths.

 The nalnes of the unfortunate sufferers are fol- lows :-

 PasSeagers dead.-Hon. Josiah s. Johnston, oGLou- siana, and others. Crep dead.-Ten in humber. WOunded-Hon. Edward D. White, Of Louisiana, badly Josah Johnston, son of the Hon. J. $. John4 | ston, and others. Cretc.-Six in number. All others on board escaped without injury-muct of the baggage and some money belonging to passengers was lost.

 How the fire originated is known it is supLos ed however to have been communicated either by sparks from the furnace being drawn down the hatch which was open to get out a lot of way freight, or through the hole for the fly wheel of the engine, or else from spark of the candle used by the mate and men in the hold getting up freight, which being lods ed in crate of straw, oil, other materia kin. died rapidly 10 defy their exeriions to exlingus it, and in attempting which they lost their livee not one of them getting out to give the alarm or after wards account for the misfortune. The boat and cargo went down near the middle 0 l the river, and are entirely lost. | P. $. The melancholy disaster above occurred 1 from un-powder, which blew UP the boat from tht fire in the hold.