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,1 . 35 , one of the Passengers of
the San Francisco
On Wednesday, December 21,the troops, con
sisting of eight companies of the Third Regi
-ment of Artillery, were embarked from steam
tugs on board the ' steamer, then anchored its
the North river. They numbered, rank end
file, some five hundred men. The officers wills
their * families, together with the soldiers' wives
and families—a certain portion of whom were
allowed to each company—brought up the
number to about six hundred. There were
twenty or thirty other passengers. The crew
monitored from one hundred to one hundred
and fifty; NO that, all told, we were between sev
en hundred and fifty and eight hundred souls
on board.
On Wednesday morning the steamer drop.
ped down to the Quarantine, and anchored for
the night. On Thursday, the 22d,after having
been detained fur two or three hours, waiting
for a pilntory slicer, she weighed anchor about
10 o'clock, and stood out to sea. At 12 passed
Sandy Hook, and discharged our pilot.
Our voyage was sow fairly commenced. A
succession of constantly recurring and oft.re
peated delays-had delayed our departure week
after week, and month after month. At Ina
every obstacle had been overcome, and the gal.
lant ship, with her head pointed to the south
west, moved steadily, though not swiftly on her
course. She was deeply laden—far too deeply,
as the result proved. Her engines were new
and untried, and the strain upon them great.
Thursday was a lovely morning, the sea calm
and smooth, with gentle breezes from the north
•reet. Whatever gloomy forebodings might
:utre.existed, seemed quieted by so fair a pre-
Friday morning, the 23d, rose brightly on
our course. We had entered the Gulf Stream,
and the weather, which yesterday had been
chilly, and caused the ladies and children to
gather about the stove, had become mild. The
wind still from the northwest, with sea enough
to cause dinner table to be comparatively de.
sorted. The day passed without incident of
any kind, and gave no pressage of the awful
disaster so soon to tbllow.
Immediately after tea I retired to my room,
and after reading two hours as quietly as if on
shore, undressed and retired. There was more
roll to the ship than I had previously experien•
cod, and the wind seemed freshening; but I
thought nothing of it. But I soon found there
was no sleeping. It soon blew to a gale. The
ship rolled and pitched to a degree that it Was
difficult to keep my berth. All the books,-and
loose articles upon the table were thrown to
the floor. Every article in the room, though
confined, was thrown about in an alarming
manner.
At 11 o'clock I could bear it no longer. I
rose dressed hurriedly, and went out upon the
deck. My room wad on the hurricane deck,
on the forward port of the ship. The scene, as
I stepped on deck, was terrific. The sea woo
'complete mass of foam, boiling sod sdelling
like a cauldron. The scene was terrific. The
steamer had broached to twice, and had really
become untonnageable. ller head was towards
the wind. The whole crew were engaged in'
strenuous but vain efforts to take is the sails.—
They were blown to ribbons. The foremost—
wecarried no mainmast—was wreathing and
twisting like a young sapling. It was largo
enough for the mainmast of a 1000 ton ship.—
The fury of the tempest was such that I could
riot stand before it a moment; but I seized the
* iron brace connecting the king bolts, and our
'veyed the scene for a moment. Then I threw
myself on my hands and knees, and made for
the nearest Web, to get below. This happen.
ed to be over the forward galley. Swinging
myself down by the cabin, I reached the main
'deck. Hero a scene of confusion indescriba
ble and confounding presented itself. Four
'hundred soldiers were berthed on this deck,
in double rows of standee berths, three tiers
'each. They bad all crept from their berths;
most of the standees bad been broken and
thrown down. The live stock, of which there
was considerable, had escaped from their pens
on the same deck; and soldiers, ballocks,
Mdtiet, pigs, sheep and poultry, were all min
gled together amid the broken standees. The
steamer's guards had been carried away some
time previously, and the sea washed over the
deck with every roll of the ship. The lanterns
wore extinguished,and the darkness was almost
total. I made an effort to reach the after cab
in, but found it impossible; With my penknife
I cut a leather belt from one of the soldier's
knapsacks hanging around, and fastening it to
a confine, made a secure place to hold on. I
remained there towards an hour, the storm all
the while increasing. About one o'clock the
foremast come down almost over my head,
crushing in the Luiricane deck. I feared now
that t 11: nin!d be vrer. o'7 every.
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thing, and determined to seek refuge below.—
I went first into the steerage, but as they coin.
tuenced battering down the hatch, with per
haps two hundred soldiers in it, I left, and
went - to the second cabin, occupied by the non
commissioned officers and their families. I
was wet to the skin and chilled through. Al
ter waiting here for two hours, with no abate
merit in the fury of the gale, I crept into one
of the soldier's berths, pulled a blanket over
me, and after it while feel asleep. The first
ray of dawn awoke me. I arose, and through
the store rosin and pantry succeeded in gain
ing the main saloon. Saturday morning, the
24th, had at last dawned upon us, and this aw
ful night had an end.
While passing between the second and after
cabin, I felt a tremendous sea strike the ship,
but I had no idea of the awful consequences.
It was the denouncement—the finale of the aw
ful tragedy which had been going through the
night. An overwhelming sea had struck the
ship on her starboard quarter, carried away the
starboard paddle-box, both smoke stacks, the
whole promenade deck abaft the paddle-boxes,
two rows of state rooms, of twelve each, on the
main deck, and stove in the main deck hatch.
This was the smallest part of the havoc. At
one fell swoop nearly one hundred and fifty
human beings were swept into eternity. The
majority were private soldiers of the different
companies of the Third Artillery. One corn
pony lost all but ten of its members. Fout , of.
fivers went with them:—Col. Washington, dis
tinguished at Buena Vista and other hard
fought fields; Maj. Taylor mid wife; Capt.
Field, and Lieut. Smith. The sea was covered
with drowning num. The roar of the tempest
smothered the "bubbling cry of strong swim
mers in their agony." In a few moments they
sunk to rise no more till the sea gives up her
dead. Two of all the crowd succeeded in re
gaining the ship—Mr. nankin, an army settler,
mid Mr. —, merchant, of Rio Janeiro.
A few moments hail elapsed wben,l reached
the saloon. It was filled with water to the
depth of nearly two feet. The females and
children, mostly in their night clothes and wet
to the skin, were scattered on planks; some
wailing and sobbing; some apparently stupifi
ed; and some enmity awaitiug what seemed
their inevitable fate; All supposed the last
hour had arrived, and in n few moments they
would meet their Maker face to face.
"Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell—
" Then shrieked the timid, and steed' still the
brave."
Happily those who, in this awful moment, -
felt that their peace was made, and nothing left
but calm resignation of their Maker's hand.—
But Death is the King of Terrors, and when he
meets us in the midst of life, with our bones
full of marrow and our limbs fall of sap, hu
man nature clings to life, and oven the instinct
of the dumb animal shrinks front death. The
dream of poor Clarence came over me, and I
thought—°•Alas l it is a fearful thing to drown."
Another sea like that which struck us; and
our fate had been that of the President—not a
soul would have survived to tell the tale. But
it pleased a merciful and all-wise Providence to
say to the sea, Hitherto shalt thou come, and
no further, and hero shall thy proud waves be
stayed." It is proverbial that drowning men
catch at straws, and instinctively did many of
us lash ourselves to life preservers, though in
the raging billows of that angry sea, five hun
dred miles from the nearest shore, one would
have been but little better dependence than the
other.
After the first burst of dismay was over hope
began to revive in our bosoms. The hull was
still staunch and strong, and some passing ves
sel might rescue us from the wreck. Some
thing whispered hope, "you are safe;" and after
committing myself and those most dear to the
to the Father of mercies, I lelf at peace.
Ascending the companion way, from the so
loon to the wain deck, I seated myself at the'
head of the staircase, and surveyed the scene.
The steamer was, in all her upper works, a per
fect wreck. Foremast, smoke stack, the great
er
part of the promenade deck, the saloon, and
all the state rooms en the main deck—all were
gone. The main deck was stove, and the wa
ter rushing in at every sea we shipped. On
the opposite side of the companion way lay the
mangled and bleeding corpse of a soldier, who
was killed instantly by the falling of the deck.
'A few feet further lay a Man groaning and
.near death from injuries received at the same
time. The sea was running mountains high,
and every billow that came with its curling
crest towards us, seemed about to pour into
our shattered deck and sink us.
It was not to be so. We were in hnininent
danger of foundering; hut our gallant and un
daunted commander, Captain Watkins, whose
exertions during all that fearful night had been
almost superhuman, directed all his energies
to save us; To lighten the ship and stop tho
leaks were the first object. To break up the
hatches and commence discharging cargo, was
the Work of a moment. Soldiers and Sailors
all lent a helping hand, and as each man knew
he worked for his life, all worked with a will.
Stancheons were placed under the broken
deck, and it was partially forced back to its
place. It was found that the water gained up
on us rapidly. The steam pump had become
obstructed. Fifty soldiers were detailed to
commencd bailing. All day and all night the
work went on without intermission. Still, with
every roll the ship took in largo quantities of
water, and we gained little upon the leak. Sun
day morning, the 25th, the day of the nativity
of our blessed Saviour, at last dawned upon
us: The sky lighted up a little; there was a
short gleam of sunshine, and the sea calmed a
little. A sail or two were seen in the distance,
but none approached us. It was glOomy Christ
mas to us. The mirk of bailing and pumping
went on, and we bad gained on the leak.—
Monday, the 26th, the gale continued with lit
tle abatement. All night Sunday the tempest
roared 'round our devoted ship. The waves
thundered against our sides and stern like eats-
tie totes cf Li I,743Ellrrvii City. Sleep
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1.854.
wau out or the question. For three nights
had none. Wediscovered a sail not far off.—
On approaching us she proved to be a brig;
we spoke her. She reported herself short of
provNien, and after supplying herself with bar
rels of beef and pork we had thrown overboard
she went on her way. On Tuesday, the 27th,
see discovered another sail hearing down upon
us. She proved to . be the bark, kilby, of and
fur Boston, front New• Orleans, loaded with
cotton, thirtyfive days out. By authority of
Col. Gates, commanding the detachment, she
was chartered for government to convey the
hoops to the-nearest accessible port. Tuesday
was too rough to disembark any part of the
commands, but on Wednesday, the 25th, Col.
Gates and family, Maj. Merchant and family,
Col. Burke, Captains Fremont and Judd, with
their families, Drs. Satter]. and Writs, with
some others whose names are not recollected,
were safely embarked on board the kilby.—
Some forty or fifty soldiers, and some soldier's
wives, also embarked—in all nearly one hun
dred persons. Night came on, and put a stop to
any further operations. It had been agreed
that the bark should lie by us till all on board
the steamer were disembarked, but it came on
to blow heavily in the night, and in the morn
ing site bad disappeared, and we saw her no
more. Thus all the hopes of escape we based
upon the Kilby, were doomed to disappoint
ment; and when, in the morning, we could
trace no vestige of her on the remotest verge of
the horizon, we experienced the sickness of
heart from hope deferred.
Once more we were alone on the boundless
expanse of waters. Our ship lay as helpless
as a log upon the waves. She was completely
crippled. Her engine, R 3 should have been
mentioned, broke,down the first night of the
storm; it was never of use .aferwards, except
to work the pumps. With infinite exertion, a
small sail wns rigged to the mizenmast, which
assisted a little in steadying her; but she rolled
and tumbled about qt a fearful rate. We had
succeeded in stopping some of the leaks, and,
in lightening the vessel to a considerable ex
tent, by throwing over provisions and coal.—
The ship was also very much relieved by cut
ting ore the timber of her guards, upon which
the sea broke heavily, lifting her decks every
time it broke.
We had now (Thursday, the 29th,) reached
the sixth day since the storm commenced. We
were about to encounter deatlrin a new form.
A very large portion of the ship's steerage had
been tilled with cargo, provisions, military
stems, &r. The consequence was that the por
tion left fur the soldiers was much crowded.—
It had been expected we should soon be in tine
weather, and that they could sleep more eon,
fortubly in standee berths on deck. When the
storm came that was impossible, and they
were consequently driven below. Crowded in
narrow quarters, exposed to cold and wet, ob.
liged to be fed on an insufficient diet, in cense
quenee of the loss of the galleys and the im
possibility of cooking for sorb numbers, it is
no matter of surprise that disease soon made
its appearance. Add to this the influence of
depressing passions, anxiety of mind, fright,
and despondency, and it is no wonder that
they sickened and died. The disease more
nearly than anything assumed the form of Asi
atic cholera—commencing with diarrhoea and
terminating in a few hours.
Both the army surgeons having left,the charge
of the sick fell upon the surgeon of the ship.—
To add to our distress, nearly all the medicine
in the ship had either been washed overboard
or destroyed. The mortality Wilt necessarily
great. For several days it averaged ten deaths
a dny. Men, women and children fell India.
eriminately before it, and whole fittnilies per
ished in twenty-four hours. It Was a scene of
awful suffering over which 1 should bather
wish to draw a veil, and the like of which I
trust a merciful God will spare me ever wit•
nessing again.
During Thursday and Friday our eyes were
not gladdened by a single sail. The hours
dragged on most heavily. We had abundance
of provisions on board, but it was almost ins
possible to get them cooked. Tho roll of the
ship was so heavy that the provisions were
thrown front the galley. When we could get a
cup of hot tea with our hard biscuit it was a
treat; and when a roasted potato and a piece
of fried pork was added to our bill of fare it be
came a sumptuous repast. We attempted to
issue to the soldiers once a day, but a suffi
cient quantity of hot water could not be procu
red, and we were compelled to abandon it. On
their miserable fare of hard biscuit and cold
water it was not to he wondered that the sol
diers sickened and died.
During the night of Priday or _ the morning
of Saturday the 31st, the cheering sound rang
through the vessel that a ship was at hand. 'A
light was discovered on the bow. We imme.
diately commenced firing signal guns. They
were answered by blue lights from the strange
vessel. When the morning dawned we discov
ered a vessel with English colors. She came
near enough to speak to us, but the wind was
so light as to render it quite impossible. We
resorted to u kind of telegraphic communica
tion, by writing on boards in chalk with large
letters. We succeeded in making her under
stand our situation, which, indeed, was rufft
ciently obvious. She promised to lie by us.—
This intelligence cheered every heart. The
weather during Saturday and Sunday, was too
rough to attempt to lower a boat. Theta was
too, another dilemma. The English ship had
but one reliable boat, the longboat. We Lad
none at CAL Of the nine splendid boats with
which we left New York not one remained.—
Capt. Watkins, not to be overcome by any dif
ficulty, commenced the construction drafts.—
They seemed but a frail dependence, and prov
identially they were not needed. Other means
of relief Were at hand. Os Monday, the 2d of
January, the sea calmed so much that towards
evening site English ship lowered her yawl-boat,
and our second mr.tt. Mr. G rat Mu, went en
hoard of her:
On Tuesday, the 341 of Sitintafy, our hearts
were gladdened by another sail, under Ameri.
can colors. She came near enough to speak
hor and we learned that she was the Antarctic,
three days out front New York, bound for Liv
erpool. She had five good boats. And after
enduring the agony of suspense for so many
days it seemed that the hour of deliverance
had at last arrived. With the aid of the An.
tan:tic's boats we could all be conveyed on
board the English ship, sow ascertained to be
the Three Bells, Captain Creighton, of Glas
gow, bound for Now York. The Bells had ex
perienced much rough weather, and was leaky.
On Tuesday evening we succeeded in putting
a sergeant and filo of soldiers on board to work
the pumps. On Wednesday morning the 4th,
January, the work of disembarking common.
end in earnest. The sick, of whom there was
a large number, and some in a dying condi.
tion, were wrapped in blankets, brought on
deck, and lowered carefully into the boats.—
Casks of water were lowered down and towed
on board the Bells. Bread and bacon, and
other provisions, were sent otf. By evening
much of the work had been accomplished. It
was found necessary, however, in consequence
of the shortness of provisions on board the
Bolls, to divide our numbers between the two
ships. Lieutenants Winder and Chandler,
with about 140 soldiers, embarked on the An
tarctic for Liverpool. Captain Watkins also
determined to accompany that portion of our
number. Thursday morning, the ith, rose up.
on us bright and beautiful. The sea was.calin,
the wind gentle. It is a day which will ever
live in my Memory. By noon the work of dis
embarking and re-embarking wits complete.—
Every man, woman and child had left the ship.
Our captain was the last on ballad. lie saw
every ollicer, every sailor, every fireman, and
every negro waiter, of whoin there were forty
or fifty, safely in the boats, then lowered him
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greeted with nine hearty cheers, and then intl.
led away for the Antarctic. The San Francis.
co had by his orders. been scuttled, and we
could see her settling gratin* deeper into
the water.
About 2 P. N. the Three Bells hauled sail,
and moved slowly away front the wreck. I
stood on the deck and gazed nt the ill-fated
vessel with mingled emotions. She had been
our prison house for fourteen anxious agoni
zing days and nights. She was near being
our grave. Yet she was a gallant ship, and
stauncher hull was never launched, else she
would have been our grace. She had ridden
out in untidy twelve or fourteen days of almost
incessant storm. Now she lay stretched in all
her rout lenlit upon the deep. one hundred fa
thoms long, battered and mutilated, like some
huge monster of the deep which, in a contest
with a dendiy fee, had been conquered and
slain. Farewell to you, ill-starred vessel. Re
ceive your doom and sink down • like leaf in
the mighty waters. The blackest chapter in
my experience is comprised in those 14 days I
passed within your bosom.
Two remarks as to cruces of the awful disas•
ter end I have dune. In the first place, the
ship was sent to sea without having tried her
engines. Shelled, indeed, tried them in the
bay, but her first encounter with the stormy
billows of the Atlantic proved them no more
to be depended on than a broken reed.
In the second place, she was far too deeply
Inden. Her paddle-wheels had so much dip as
to cause n great strain upon her shaft and en•
gines. True, she might in any case have en
countered the storm had she not been dismast•
ed and damaged in her upper works, and had
her engines proved true, she could have reach.
ed a port in safety.
Territory of Nebraska.
Senator Douglass has introduced a hill deli•
ning the boundaries, and for the formation of
a territorial government in Nebraska. The fol•
lowing are the boundaries laid down in the
bill •
"Beginning at the south-west corner of the
State of Missouri; thence running west on the
line of 36° and 30' of north latitude, until it
intersects the 103 d meridian of longitude west
of Greenwich; thence north on the said meridi
an until it intersects the 38th parallel of north
latitude; thence west on toe mid parallel of
latitude to the summit of the Rocky Moon.
tains; thence northward along and upon the
summit of saik range of mountains to the west
ern boundary of the Territory of Minnesota;
thence southward on and with said boundary
to the Missouri Ricer; thence down the center
of the main channel amid river to the State
of Missouri; thence south on and with the west
ern boundary of said State to the place of be
ginning. _ _ _
The bill contains a Fugitive Slave Law fur
the Territory, which is likely to lead to warm
dicussion, and which is deemed absolutely no.
cessary, by the anxious ones, to "save the
Union." It also provides that Congress may
divide the Territory at any time, or annex any
port of it to other States, and that it may come
lute the Union either as us slave or a free State,
according to the will of it; inhabitants.
J Printers with nine children nre to be
exempted from taxation in the State of New
'York. Very safe legislation that. We would
like to see the printer who had anything to tax
after feeding man children.
TUN Pcnuo Loss rnou CRIMINALS.—The
Rev. Mr. Clay, Chaplain of a House of Come.
lion in England, estimates the loss caused to
the public by fifteen pickpockets, whoge careers
he had traced, including the value of the prop.
erty stolen, expenses of prosecution, and main
taining in jail, at $129,000.
Xt.-Flour is selling at eight dollars per bar.
eel at St. Paul, Minnesota, and other articles of
farming pmditee in proportion, mainly in min.
sequence of the rush of emigration thither the
past season.
We' A. well dressed female, named Mary
Smith, has been held to bail in $lO,OOO at Bra.
tan to answer thc ehare of pa•?ring eennter.
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ! This statement exhibits to the stockholders
Of the President and Directors of the the resources which will be applicable to the
Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain grading and masonry of the road. To enable
Railroad and Coal Company. the directors to proceed with rigor and success.
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In compliance with the provisions of the let fully it will he necessary not only that the
of Assembl regulatin Railroad Companies friends of the road shall be active in procuring
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they pay in pmmptly the in upon that
additionfil subscriptions of stock, Ina also that
the President and Directors ofHunt
don and Broad Top Mountain Railroad awl
Coal Company" make this, their first nniotal
may hereafter be called for. Without this it is
already subscribed, which have heretofore, and
report, to the Stockholders of the affairs and
rectory which they may elect to prosecute the
in vain for the stockholders to expect any Di.
proCeedings of the Company for the first year.
The first object of solicitude after the or nu- '
work successfully. Payments have been made
isation of the Company was the selection of al
Chief Engineer, upon whose skill and capacity upon but 3185 shares of the stock subscribed,
and all the instalments have not been paid op
the Board could confide fora location of the ,
on these; whle others have manifested their
road combining economy in its construction and '
confidence fa i ths success of the enterprise by
future operations, with the greatest degree of '
paying all thei instalments in advance. It is
efficiency in accomplishing its proposed objects, flue there have r b many recent enbscriptions
viz: The development of the coal and mineral
up. which instalments have not been expect.
products of the Bread Top Mountain and vi- '
ed yet to be paid, but there are also some of
einity, as well as the opening of an avenue for I
paying. Such delinquency continued, must
the first subscribers who have been delinquent
the trade mid travel of the extensive agricultu- ,
in
ral region which it. traverses, and an Ultimate!
connexion with the town of i mford. /Es ht. I finally embarrass the operations of the Board,
and see would here express the hope that sub
hors in the preliminary surveys of the route i
before the Company's organisation, as well as i' scribers w il l belie sa ri city er.ug , t. Pereeire
that their nesflere to pay will be not only spiel
his reputation an a Civil Engineer, designated '
sAmcnt.lv. mts.t.,,tx, )Boa for that
statio -„, , and did to their own best interests, but an injustice
, towards those upon whom they nifty impose
the Directory. These re.
he was chosen by the rd with entire mien-
}roily. His report of the location and construe. the r "P easibil4 Y ' r
marks arc made with a vices- to the future, and
tine of the road thus far, which is herewith sub. I
tot in complaint of the past. Heretofore the
Directors have not desired that rat,: money
muted, conveys to you ail the information'
which can be given peen those subjects, and i
should be called in than would stnee to meet
it is as gratifying, to the Directors, as. It will
I carrent expettsesi conseqeently the Treasarcr's
doubtless be to the Stockholders to learn, that,
report !termite also submitted shows that the
so far as the work has progressed, th,ro is 01 ,
cry reason to believe the netnal would not ex- receipt, ink ' the Tr'isurY icove be " "P to this
ceed the estintated cost, under the eireutostan. r'''''''' , ,s ~ SIP.PO7 011
ens existing when the estimate was made, and , 'a Y me "' ''' '''' Pcrr''''''''' 6.;,t - •01 hi
that the only contingency likely to increarte the 1 t r , , ,
netted, over the estimated cost, Is a continuance ! '';"'"Jr' ''' '' re '''':' .. , ft..'2.00:', tDO
of the unprecedented scarcity find coneeeeent 1 ''' -' s earnest ' l'''''''.' l ~ i'" ,., ' the w' o,l,
dn. , vigorously, and if 'possible, compiMe 013 gra.
cost of labor. Assuming that labor can;
ring the coming season, be procured at the ! (I '"g "" masonry (I"i'l'''''' t:0 'sing """"'
it will herearter be necessary to prep ,re fur
price which it eornmatalcd in July last, when'
the road was put et:der contraet, we woad have. I meeting, much larger estimat., than 1.,,,,,, here
tofore been gratifying prospect of co ws the tre, I t " Il " . ' b"" a i d. The ''''` . "'"" { '" ll ' l ' " e "'
ding and masonry of tltirtyiv . e miles of rail- i " i 'Y sil ' ild ' °f it " lf • I " " Ill ' ic " t l''' it' il '' the
the eentrnet priee, i friends of the road to active exertion la pretea
road at. an average cos!, hy
ring stock. and to promptness in sustai ting the
of 579 25 54 per mile, which is someivhat he • Board in its operations.
I.IW the average estimate of the Eneineer.—
Satisfied, as wa me, the! . the int.th•lttetion of
The Survey of the extension from IloPew,•11 to
Broad Top coal into the market will at once
Bedford demonstrates that it can he made at
create for it a largo demand. and therefore
the same average cost. It has, however, never ,
been the intend. of the Directors to place, ihr ' w a lar g e airlaat et. t ' lma g' either upon
, the Pennsylvania Railroad, or the State Canal
that extension under contractt, until after tin
to and from linntingdon, or upon both of them,
amount of stock shrill have been subscribed for'
it becomes a matter orimportance to direct the
that purpose, sufficient to justify that step.—
I attention of stockholders to the connectien to
Efforts have recently been made to procure.
that subscription we have been informed, with I he forn , 1 y'''" , t"e'ttt iturevettients at Iluta
good prospects of SIICCeSF, hitt the effort has I ' ' . , l '''' I '•- .' s '•" ti "g Irtw ' "" I '''""' l
,• ! t
been so recent, that the result of the dillhrent I l'r e , t ,'` a: ',' ,. '', , "
.I mast, at least during the
subscriptions have not yet been collected, and '''' '' l n l' en the l'"nn'Yh . ""ia
, ;'""r""' rs'et.
sense,. '• • its chanted to marliet, and
we are not infbrtned of the amount with seta- 1 ''''''."',:
(dont certainty to mido it the basis of future ;i" view d l ' l ' l '' t • '' o " 4 ""'Y II "'""'" red P r " .
i perky in the latt.te ~I, of Huntingdon which rem
Our primary
ca kula t i ""' *
o ' bieet hns been to „tire the , be converted hits. a basin ter the trati,hipinent
Speedy construction of the road from thintins. I
lof coat from oar road toile canal. Would not
the i o the Clth l'e
don to Hopewell, and the two branches upon
ted bynterests
the cons f
truction ofommonwee lia,in which rronire
would
Shoup's and Six Mile Rut, for the purpose of i
twinging into market a coal, the valim of which , c - )l ' a I 'd a trade " e ' : ','"'",, we rnl I n. '" l nee, I
has hitherto been overlooked, and which, on,
revenne . so inrge as Lis w vetopment of toes
developed, will establish its own reputatioe.-- '- ' '`' ''''''''''''' ''• .t . a" st": 4 l.'';
This clone, we leek upon the extension to Bee '' ' 'i ''' s'''..'"'
ford as a natural and necessary cot:severe, : lira '''''• ' '','' '''
''' ... " I "''''' , it'. Itr , ''ts ,, ~,,
The best mode of seeming the extension is at' ; `''' n ' .. . - . .
once vigorously to push the work upon dint part i Rat ' • - , - s-', se iieserhoit ene e e s ie s
of the road now under contract, and supply the ito th , t e•e ~ t .:• , ~a Reilr ,ad ? Fur tiering
means of completing it. i the wieier se e's,: h: least a latt,4e ;menet of
The lands of the Compnity, ehMineil at a ; t'dc, and 4ari " the wln ' le Ye" , " large
; amount of light freight and treeel, meet. be
of $33820, would now bring instils markt t
; thrOWllllj/011 it by our road. It is our interest,
trible that sum. Their intrinsic worth is as
i it is the interest a the whole re ion traverstttd
locations
as that of void lands whieh are selling,. iu
by this reed. that we should he ably to evil on,
less favorable than ours will he. :et, i
, self of the Pentesylvnala railttoad at let - eet dui ,
the completion of the road, for $lOOO mei
512110 per acre. . . in;; tie winter, for the transportation or real.
The lands which we can lii - dil livpereie s It is equally the interest of the Pennstivania
tinder our charter (2000 acres.) arc obtai,,,,t. Kailroad that our ymtl ehould be put in sne•
The company also owes rights and privily"'- ,e..ssful operation, end we enable to catety oar
t red over their road, when elle, - e.- • ,ties are
in other lands, width they are empower ml t.•
Hosed to ns. lithe interests t... t t . tits: road,
equivalent to the ownership. The ceieia•
1 ,
~ , therefore tie identified with r...•,, ~,.. .. , l if
ny owes upon them 510,1'7.1 32, e. tar;{, the county traversed by this re,, , , - • ;:.•,•elv
of it payable in stock; the conveyances t ,, ,•
most of them have been obtained, the reme't derested ill it, sliCe.S as nil t•. , .• ~ c , ; te . :.
e "
NV, deein it not 'out of our lite • .' ~, . • . - •ali
Mg conveyances are now iit course of prepare
t. ,'i . ; • :.• ' .. .t•
lion and will soon be delivered to the compete.. attention to the questiot
These lands have been examined by two of tit. • 'crests 'fall the connli - •• ''' •'. .. - • - 't ' • ' '. '•'' ,4
most eminent geologists in the State. H. '.,-. .7, not deeply invoked in i`''ss '1 1 "•• s .-sei , 1- .
STRONII and IV. F. liontn TR, ,110 .116p1,• g,Sintion . will permit our Inineml ',R.1.,.
their report in those words—t"fhe superiority le" be ir a n 'P n rte'l a t rea"aahle in'is'eu; res .,
of the Broad Top semi-anthracite coal for maw the renn ' ylvan ''a 11"ilreal daring the ""er
ufacturing iron, f tn. or generating steam, and for
domestic
uses: its
abundance in tine bursaen t sea s on. The Boartl would not feeLinstifted in
deing more than s cog uggc this qw , stion to
scams, above dap water level,
i ts prox i m i t l o t the con s ideration of stockitolder,, and all oth
market, its purity, and its exemption from' Py-
ens who may by affected by it.
rites: all unite in establishing die fact, that The Compan y his now l''''" in ( ''''. 4, '""';-'
the lands of the Huntingdon and Broad Tort I "rte year. Si'ny'nr' l3 of that time were spent
Mountain Railroad nnd Coal Company will. if i in exPlorethm , surveys, and location, tune and
properly managed, yield a princely revenue, , expense which we feel confident the stockhold
annually and continUous." I es will sny were well spent, considering the
was caused in commencing the
The oraNritry of coal in our lands, is 11,Ii• 1 tolvantageous charecter ef thelintioll PC eutvd.
muted by them at 20,000 tons per acre, so that i "".1(' delay
:;tork. by the scarcity of labor, n difficnlty which
from the company's lands alone we might sere-
I nn : ,or 801110 time inert:at-tech Notwithstanding'
ly calculate upon taking 46,000,000 tons,
l this, foul
me its
the stringeet condi.
amount sufficient to employ the capacity of the
road for one generation at least. When it is I tion of the money merket, the work since its
stated that the coal basin contains SO & m, 1 commencement has steadily progressed, and
miles, we may fairly crane all enquiry nbnuutevery payment has been promptly met. It now
1
QVANTITY of coal. Upon the subject of its I has the e.nfnlenee .ftlie 00.11,0,0itY, and in
quality, the test of exporitueut lets been added i terests i.e., extensive to he higt11 , 1,,, , :1 , 0 in
to, and has sustained the scientific opinions of I valved in its successful terminatioa. All it re.
Messrs. Strong and Roberts. M. W. BALDWIN 1
quires to seen, : not mile a succet. , sful, but a
the eminent engineer of Philadelphia, has used speedy conPletion are the steady adherchey
and active support of those whole interest; will
it for the purpose of generating steam, and
pronounces it of the boat quality for that put, be largely advnneed by that very result. In
your own hands then are- yonr own interests,
pose. It has also been used in the engines
upon the Pennsylvania Railroad anil the engi- rind we feel confident you will sustain those
neers unite in declaring it the best co a l foe wbout pout may delegate to taLe charge of them
that purpose they hare ever tried. for you.
Whatever may be the value of these h in d s .NIIIIII.--SiIICD this report was Vritt cr. :::,,
after the opening of the road, they cannot *ow result of the subscriptions fur tine exalt:doe et
be looked upon ns a source tiom which to anti- the road . froin Hopewell to Medford live bees
cipale means to pay lbc its grading. In corm, ascertained to amount to sSl.ooo—and it izt ttt
puting the assets of i the company however, we . progressing with every prospect of pro,-
ring sufficient to grade it
conceive that we are placing, under the' eir- ,
----e•-•••••
cunistances, a very moderate estimate upon
them, when we count them at ,100 per acre.
This would place our lands and mining privil•
eges at 5223,100 00
Deduct amount vet due upon
them,
5212,335 6,;
The stock taken and entered
upon our book, 31329 shares, 161..150 00
Amount taken by contractors •
estimated at 13,000 00
There are books in the hand:
or those who have been soli
citing subscriptions, thesuh
seriptions upon which are
not yet entered upon our
books
$406,765 68
Total amount of resources
Deducting from this however
the value of lands, which the
Company, to promote its own
interests, must retain 212,335 GS
And we have of stock suhscri•
bed and taken by contrac
tors,
Tile expense of Engineer Corps ;
incidental and Contingent
expenses, and stock taken
for real riArtcr
thil GUM
$121,150 OD
31C.550 F 3
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURL',
Sl,tiAT:
The Senme met at 10 &doe;
10,771 32
The Speaker announced' the appointment ..f
Messrs. Evans jamisou, Slifer, Quiggle and
Foulkrod, as the special committee on that part
of the Governor's Message relative to a sale of
the poblie improvements of the State.
Mr, Foulkrod presented three remonstran
ces from the citizens of the County of Philadcl
phis, against n consolidation of the municipal
governments of the City and districts of Phila
delphia.
Messrs. Prier and Coodkvnt pres.ntet: each
number of memorials in favor a consolidated
government,
Mr. Mester presented a petition front the
Judges of the Supreme Court, asking for the
passage of a law permanently fixing the ses.
sions of the Court in hued at Harrisburg. It
was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Sager presented n petition in favor of a
railroad from Pusnyunk to - Some point on the
Delaware rivers
Mr. Beifiat' pre:Anted a petition to awl! the
hurter of the Franklin Carat Company.
_ .
26,P%:9 17
Quite a nurninr of ^tltcr rtititei;,
presented, and several unimportant-local bills
introduced.
Mr. Goodwin, from the Select Committee to
whom was referred the joint resolutiots froth
the House, against tlie removal of the U. S.
Mint from the city of Philadelphia, reported
the same with come slight amendments.
The resolutions having been taken up, were
briefly debated by Messrs. Goodwin; Crabb,
Foulkrod, Price, Qttiggle, and others, and wore
then agreed to—yens 30, nays I, [Mr. Darling.
tom]
The Sennte then, on motion of Mr. Price re
sumed, on second reading, the consideration of
the bill amending the chador df the city of
Philadelphia and providing for tho consolicia.
tion of the municipal governments of the city
and several districts.
Mr.. Price took the deer, and in an able ar•
gumentative speech, advocated for an hour the
iminediate passage of tLe bill. He spoke of
the general interest feit throughout the city
and county in itg success, and contended that
the opposition to it was so slight, as to demand
of the Legislature, not only its immediate pass
age but a unanimous vote in its favor.
The several sections of the bill to the eighth
etion were then passed, with only sonic slight
veri;al nrnentl•nenia
The Senate ill., at 12 o'clock, proceeded to
11,11 of the lion,c, for the purpose of tak.•
in the election of a Siate Treasurer.
Upon the return or the members to tho
Cha:nher, the result of the election was an•
nomacc,l.
h I3ai
vntep, and,,, L selecthd.
The Senate oon adjourn:A;
HosE OF REMESENTAIIFFS.
Nun, roux petitions; wern
ntcd and referred.
Mr. Hart pr3sented a memorial. asking for
the citabliiihment of a House of Correction in
Baldwin presented several romonstran•
cos from citizens of Philadelphia, against thu
enactment 4'a prohibits} liquor law.
Mr. Pouhon submitted a resolution for the
uppointtnent (do special Committee to visit and
through the State of Mine. to examine the
workings a the Maine Low in that Statee and
',Tort the Houze.
Tne msolatiov, niter litti, debate, welt
neeatirea•
Mr. Bingham submitted a joint resolution
increasing the salary of the Executive of the
State $lOOO per annum, and the Chid Justice
e , , ,7,00 per annuta.
Tile rOSOillfen, F,ine little tleltete, was
63 th. tai
Thn House then, cm motion of 31r. Hart,
:main took up the joint resolutions of the Hones
with reference to the Mint at Philadelphia,
whicli had been rcturntd from the Senate
slightly amended.
Tim amendments were, ,m motion, concur•
r,d in, and the resolutions sent to the Exeeu•
Wednesday next, tin: 1.51.11 inst., was then on
motion agreed npcnt for opening the returns of
the election for Auditor General and Surveyor
Ocn,ral.
The members of the Senate were here inito
L:oed and provided with scale, and the . Con.
vention of the two ITon,ee being organized,
proceeded to the el,th,:t of a State Treasnier
for the cnittitt,; yoar.
The vote having been taken was stiintnoinr
by the tellers, and announeen A's follows,
For Jomph Bailey, Don,, , SO votes.
" N. P. Hobart, W., A
- Gettiager,F q 12
" John Strohm. ~ 5 4 .
"Lends Burke, W., 4 "
The balance senttering. There well; 121
votei emit.
Scnate met at 10 &vied:, when a large
number of petitions, inemarials, kc., were pre.
52nted and referred.
Mr. Crabb presented d ,petition from the
Guardians of the Poor, asking for the repeal of
On section of the net compelling , their cogni•
Mlle° in cases of emigrants landed in Philadel•
phis with infectious diseases.
A number• of local and. unhnportent bills
\(N3 read in place.
Mr. llemirteks read •a bill to annul
the ellarter of the Franklin Canal CoMpany.
Mr. Goldwin, n hill to incorporate the Lade.
reliant Medical, School of Philadelphia:
Me. Parole moved that the Semite proceed
of the bill to annul t.ho
el F,anklin C,lnpany, which
passLd s,c,nd reading, was
• . •,• . pr,t,nt.
.
. • :I,llagain resumel the consid,
of the bill to mend the charter of the
Philadelphia, sold provide for a eon•
of the Ci:v and District goyernments .
:• • ritorat;or. . .
•. .1 further sections of foe bill were eon
..'c.,•::;:tl agreed to, with only some trifling
ws4 still under consider:l6mi when
,ante rttljoured.
Moi.jiu: , , J. , 10
liere presented
referred.
Several unimportant matter... including the
introduction of n number of private arid local
bills occupied an hour.
The House then, at 12 o'clock, pursuant to
the resolution of Saturday last. proceeded to
the drawing of the committee on the contested
seat of Thomas Manderfleld, of the County of
Philadelphia.
The Committe consists of the following
members: Messrs. Struthers, of Carbon; Patter.
son. of Philadelphia; Moser, of Cumberland;
Gilmore, of Fmnklin; Calvin, of Bucks; Foster,
of Contre: Gibbony, of Mifflin; Magee, of Arm
strong, and Fry, of Montgomery.
The committee meets at S o'clock this even.
in to enter apt, the investigation.
Mr. Hills read in place a bill relative to the
highway, roads and bridges of Erie County.
Mr. dart a billproviding for the establish.
Mont of a House of Correction in the City of
Philadelphia.
Several other bills of a local nature were ales
introduced.
Mr. Carlisle read in place, a bill to incorror
ate the Northern Flaunt , fcr frindlcto-ebildran,
and also sin!! to incorporata the
Fund Amo,iation of Philadellos;3
Th, th.n arljn,n,4.
NO. 3.
of Perry conuty, had rreeired
F.\ TM.
Tuesday, Jan. 1