VESSEL BURNT AT SEA.
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The barque Burlington of Boston, burthen 4O6,
bound from New Orleans to Havre, loaded with
cotton, struck by lightning on the 10th of
March, <the oath day of her passage, in lat. 81
North, and 81 40 w. long.) at about 9 o'clock in
the evening. The lightning came down the
larboard mantopsail sheet, and knocked down
the second officer and all the starboard watch ex-
cept the man at the wheel.


The vessel was Immediately examined, and
shortly after smoke was discovered issuing from
the BOBBY hatch and forecastle, which were i'm
medately closed, ann sails put them. In
this way the fire was smothered, and the vessel
kept afont for or Z days, when sail was dis
covered, which proved to be the "St. James"
Capt Lebor, who at P. M. Wednesday the
18th rescued them from their perillous situation
Just before the Burlington one complete mass
of flame


The vessel and freight money was insured in
all to the amount of. $3o,562.