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 Burning of1he Steamboat Brdndyrane ond loss of liues.--Neyer, in the annals ot Steamboat disasters, did there hap pen a more terrible accident, than that which we record below. On Monday last (9th inst.) at ' o'clock, P. NJ. the Steamboat Brandywinc, being on her passage from New Orleans for Louis vile and about twenty-five miles above Memphis, was discovered to be on fire and such was the rapidity with which the flames spread, that from sixty to eighty persons perished in the flames or were drowned in attempting to get to shore; those who escaped saved nothing but the clothes they had on at the time. The following letter from the clerk of the boat, giving an account of the dis aster was received on Saturday night by her owners in this place, who have favored HIS with if for the information of the public. In addition to the persons mentioned as among the missing, we have heard the names of Benjamin Mur- reli of Nashville, Hardy Hiliiard of Franklin and Robert D. Stewart of Gallatin.

 We understand that Mr. Hilliard swan the Mississippi to the Missouri side and back, in company with two other persons, names unknown, and sue- ceeded in landing four or five miles be- low the Boat; where he expired.-Nat. Ro,aner.

 MEMPHIS, April 10, 1892.

 Gentlemen-l wrote toyou yesterday from this place informing you of our arrival here and of our welfarc-it now becomes my painful duty to send you far different tidings-at ' o'clock last evening at the twelve outlets the Bran dywine took fire and is burnt to the wa ter's edge. So rapid was tic flames that in two minutes the boat was one com plete sheet of fire, fore and att, above and below. Never did see fire spread with so much rapidity, every one who could was obliged to swim for his life, leaving every thing behind them. Out of 40 or l45 persons on board, only 75 arc saved. We were in the middle of the river when it commenced, the pilot pu! the helm hard ashore and run her on the bar, when all who could got ashore, and are still there trying what can be done with the wreck. am sor- " to say thst among the missing are MT. R. Stothart, Mrs. R. T. Walker, child and servant, Randall, lst cook, Noah and Esther, besides four of the deck hands, and seven cabin passengers, the number of deck passengers we can only suppose. and set down at eighty