Loss of the Soltay West India Steamer Solway
A detailed account of the Solway loss after striking a sunken rock near Corunna. Captain Duncan and officers attempted to save passengers, lifeboats were launched amid chaos, steam boilers exploded, and many perished or were saved by lifeboats, cutters, and a Spanish launch. Surviving crew and passengers faced a grim night, with heroic actions by Captain Duncan and others leading to a tragic yet studiously documented disaster. A witness letter adds onboard experiences and critiques the course and lifeboat timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Mary Woods
Lisbon
Prings
Thaiyregs
Royal Mail Packet Company
Medina
Turk's Island
Iris
Bermuda
Hanes
Solway
Falmouth
Coranna
The
Bay
Biscay
al Tong
Corunna
Pica Wring
Uncen
Duncan
Mr.Lane
Packet
Lewis
Jessioe
Wilder
Lane
Hemsworth
Admiralty
Bevis
Mr. Leigh
Carlisle
Thames
Corinne
Meade Corunna
London
W.N.W
Sisaraga
N.W
Sam
Sughrue
Lia
Essel
Emsworth
Coranns
Daheen-daly
Pell
Antigua
Lieut Emsworth
Sughrae
Wentworth
Columbia Arrives in Liverpool Harbor with Haiti and Mexico News
The Columbia steamer reaches the Mersey delaying at the bar by tide and bringing fifty passengers. Reports from Haiti show insurgent gains near Jeremie and Port-au-Prince as British ships stand ready to protect nationals. Debates over U S repudiation, boundary treaties, and the Monterey affair fill the dispatches alongside fresh notes from Canada Mexico and New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Columbia
Liverpool
Mersey
Boston
Halifax
New York
Haiti
Jeremie
Patriot Party
Meregoaue
National Guard
Port-au-Prince
Boyer
Port-au- Prince
France
Washington
Maine
Senate
O Hancock
Bangor Whig
New Bronsick
John C. Craven
Daniel Savage
Aroostook County
Savage
Madawaska
Fish River
Craven
Joseph Hebert
Velock
Bangor
State of
Monterey
Commodore Jones
Navy Department
Thomas
Lima
Pickett
Couat
Mexico
California
Dublin
Richard Thomas
Callao
Carlsfort
Champion
Lord Ashburton
Marquesas
Washington Islands
Californias
Great Britain
Mackenzie
Guadaloupe
Pierre
Wo Ubster
General Cass
Cass
England
M. Guizot
New Zealand
Nelson Examiner
Wellington
Nelson
Wakefield
Mfr
Spain
Auckland
Port Nicholson
Tn Nelson
Church of England
Eagle
Sydney
Guide
Coal Bay
Thomas Harrison
Olympus
Waimee
New Plymouth
New Zealand Bids For Fresh Start Amid Optimistic Hopes
The New Zealand Journal notes that settlers here stand ready for a new beginning. After recent setbacks, sanguine hopes are now close to realization, with obstacles seen as temporary and likely to be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
New Zealand Journal
Easter feast at The Metropolis Hospital in royal attendance
Easter Sunday at the Metropolis Hospital featured a public supper in the great hall attended by Duke of Cambridge and Duchess of Gloucester among rank and city officials. The event included singing, prayers, and a ceremonial parade before eight. The day concluded with the hall cleared by eight thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
London
Duke of Cleveland
Marchioness
Downshire
Compton
Jones
Glenn
Duke of Cambridge
Duchess of Gloucester
St. Cregest Danes
Tuz Honnoax
Count of
Cnancrny
Court of Chancery
Chancery
Messrs. Twinings
Holborn
Seiarrimins Schoot
Desiany
School of Design
Spitalfielde
Somerset House
Institution
Brown's Lane
Lyons
Somerset-house
Spitalfields
Brompton
Mount-street
St. George
Hanover Square
Field
Royal Naval Bexevon Ext Societr
St. James's
W. H. Dillon
W. G. H. White
B. M. Kelly
Letheredge
W. M. Marshall
J. W. Connolly
Rowland
F. Bedford
D. O. W. Carey
Messrs
Childs
Drummonds
Savings’ Bank
Saumarez
House of Commons
Nile
Copenhagen
Trafalgar
Lim
Curious SuntERRavEAN Effects Of The Earthquake In Bolton
At the Manchester Geological Society quarterly meeting Tuomas Moore junior of Hilcot near Bolton described borehole work near Sharples two miles north of Bolton. After drilling through sand gravel and marl to rock twenty to thirty yards thick they found a spring dry up after the morning quake. Tin casing was flattened and bent by a violent subsurface motion, the bore clogged by sand and boulders when the tube was withdrawn. They have not regained depth and consider whether the quake caused the strata to compress obstructing the bore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton
Manchester Geological Society
Tuomas Moore
Hilcot
Sharples
Earthquake and mine alarms echo through towns and mines
Reports from multiple districts describe a severe earthquake felt near Hyde and Pendleton, with miners and colliers alarmed by tremors. A toll gate attack at Haverfordwest ends in destruction as assailants loot the gate and signboard. Separately, a notorious impostor, Robert Taylor alias Lord Kennedy, is arrested after targeting women with fake property claims. A Willingford fire destroys a malt house, killing a child during rescue efforts while a man sustains injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Tea
Ad Bankman
Renity
Abin
Jong
Beanan
Delton
Binney
Hyde
Fitz
Pendleton
Pest
Havertrdnent
Cotta
Phillips
Philips
Hereford
Times
Primi
Manchester
Poeta OF
Crane
Birmingham
Bilston
Statford
Robert Taylor
Kenned
Rai
Speer
Deborah Forster
Mater
St. Helena
Storey
Pigot
W. Seas Acton
Eiuniy Maguire
Joshua
Littleborough
Kershaw
Biset
Wig Secemaies
Horato Mraven
John Hansell
Varden
Job James
Bernas
Didee Kaok
Dick Pabwe
Willingford
John Featherstone
Stanfeld
Bei He
Iris
Featherstone
Edinburgh schismatics press secession amid pushback and doubt
The Edinburgh faction led by Chalmerz Cunningham and Candlisk pushes secession through weekly leaflets and public speeches while urging adherence to scripture. Doctors warn of backsliding as General Assembly veto repeal bids rise and anti veto presbyteries form, signaling a shaky path ahead for the schismatic movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Chalmerz
Cunningham
Candlisk
Iitness
Macfarlane
Greenock
Candish
General Assembly
Hamilton
Moncrieff
Muscriell
Dumfriesshire
Forfarshire
Auchterarder
Burns
Paisley
Cendlish
Rdeesi Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soltay
Foreign Intelligence
Chamber of Deputies
d’Aumele
Palais Bourbon
Daguerreotype
Tuileries
Duke de Montpensier
Courrier Francaise
Clementine
Madlle Gronville
Pote
Neuilly
Charles
Saxe Coburg
St. Cloud
Beron Schickler
Paris
Exeter Ball
Tahti
Tahiti
Exeter Hall
Wesley
Paria
Rouen
Journal Des Debats
la Presse
M. Meguin
St. Germain Y Auxerrois
Legion of Honour
M. Dupont
de Eure
General Thiard
Woniteur
Sicily
Austria
Aoniteur
Sentinelle de la Marine
Toulon
Minister of Marine
Mediterranean
Montebello
Hercules
Trident
Généreaux
Friedland
Brest
Ville de Marseilles
Toulonnais
Algiers
Sth
Moniteur Algerien
Minister of War
Staoueli
Order of Trappists
Gentil
Beni Zerouch
Mostaganem
Madrid
Signor Cardero
Moderados
Badajoz
Badajos
Calatrava
Gorzales
Lajaro
Cordero
Lord Ellenborough
Gonzales
Ayacucho
Barcelona
M. Lujan
Maduz
M. Pareja
M. Roda
M. Domenech
Don Francisco de Paule
Infante
Tapis
M. Jose Segundo Ruiz
Bank of San Fernando
Barcerona
Losa
Davin
Peara
David
Perth
M‘callum
W.S.W
Her
David Wes
M.callum
Turkhy
Levant
Augsburg
Constanti- Inople
Nesselrude
M. de Boutonieff
Suspene
Stetersburgh
G. Canning
M. de Bourgenay Apears
Tahir Pasha
Rauf Pasbs
Salim Effendi
Foreign Office
Shekib Effendi
Rusela
Shekib
Constantinople
Euphrates
Persia
Nedshib Pasha
Athens
Greece
Russia
Bavaria
Otho
Count de Bre
St. Petersburgh
Trieste
Dolgorouski
Nicholas
Elderfield
Dolgorovski
Charles Bagot
Kingston
Sir Charles
Charles Metcalf
Albany
Mr. van Buren
Vansittart
Woodstuck
Canada West
Quebec
Montreal
Quebec Mercury
Nova Scotia
Lord Falrland
Indicateur Des Bordeaux
Monte Video
Bordeaux
Emile
Admiral Brown
Brown
Prate
Buenos Ayres
Havre
Buenos Ayreans
Oribe
Colonia
Monte Videan
President Riveria
Aguada
Paz
Liverpool Times
Hart
Charles Herard
Pople
Aquin
Anse d'Hainault
Miragouine
Hayti
Henanv
Aine
Faubert
Bazelais
Indies
Liverroot
Simeon Hardy
Barbadoes
Cork
West India Mail
Maria
Bristol
Seconp
Charleston Courier
Smith
Francis Cannadsy
Bussaterre
Point Pietro
St. Thomas's
St.Thomas's
the Metropolis
Scotland
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