1859. November 3. – ….The alleged insurrection and seizure of the Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, of which we received an imperfect account last week, remains still a source of anxiety.
Several fatal storms have recently caused many disasters on the coasts; one of them wrecked the Royal Charter from Australia with a host of passengers on board, and nearly did the same for the Great Eastern riding near the Breakwater at Holyhead. The Channel fleet, too, was in great danger off the Scilly Light, and was only saved by consummate old English seamanship.