CHAPTER OF STE.1 M-B0AT ACCIs

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The Steamboat St. Martin, Captain e. Cash, on her way to New Orleans, with cargo of cotton, passengers, &c. took fire on the 31st Oct. few miles above Donaldsonyille, and in three minutes after the alarm was given, she became unman- aeeable. There were at the time so or 90 passengers on board, of whom 10 were la dies. The number of lives lost is not pre- eisely known, but is estimated by the survl- yors at GO or TO, at least.

 The Steamboat Caspian has been burnt near the mouth of Red river, and 1t IS said that 20 or 30 lives were lost in the flames. No particulars are known.

 The Steamboat New Brunswick, from New-Orleans for St. Louis, took fire near Memphis and was entirely destroyed. with her whole cargo. It is not known whether any lives were lost.

 The boiler ofthe Steamboat Illinois ex- ploded, Nov. sth, thro' carelessness, four miles above the mouth of the Ohio. 16 lives were lost, and among them the engi- neer, and as many were more or less injured.

 The Steamer Peruvian lately struck a snas on her way up from New Orleans to Louisville, nine miles below Natchez, and sunk in nine feet water. It is thought that she can be raised without material injury The principal part of the cargo will be saved

 On the lst of Oct. the splendid Steamer George Washington went on shore two miles above Long Point on the Canada sidf of Lake Erie, during heavy gale' onls