The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-13 00:00:00

S:HP NMVS. MATtiEft rAATICULARS •OF VIE LOSt OP HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP COMVS. • •• , , ToanAY; Dec. 11.-.-Arrived the schooner:Ply . mouth, Davis, of this port. By this xe:stel) ire /earn the particulars of' the losa of his Majestic ship Comm, in the Bay 01St. Mary's, at mid night, on the 24th of October, and the wonderful !scope of the Officers , and men in four small boats, !dier rowing from six in the Morning till four in the afternoon, in ilearol of a spot .of landolten obli4ed to march back 18 miles,to the wiech in - search of provisions,',wherethey remained setre-' rat hours before they attained it ; nor had 'giber s change of clothes or.a bet to lie on before' .tkey reached Renews, eleven flays after the t. The extra ship James Sibbald arrived tn , the Downs the 11th instant frinn Bengal and the Mo , , Ineeas : she left Bengal the 6th February, Ba tavia the 20th March, Banda the 21st June, Arnboyna the 16th JulY, and St. Helena the 100 October. nst. 12.—Arrived; and remain, the 'Zones Sibbald, from 13engal ; Lively,. GRAY, frrirti rdiSbAll ; and Oilliker, /how, trom Quebec— Vie latter is damavri, and lost an ..lorbor and ea lie. Came down from tie River, and remains . , the Albion, for Genoa, Fire o'Clock.---Tbe wind blows very fresh front Ott IV. S.W. with rain i—the shipping ride it well. PLYNtenrrff. Dec. 11.—Came in the Fly sloop, eir war from Newkintiliontl, ‘vith the crew of his Inuitsty's late shin colons an board.—Winil W. PontsstouTtl, DEC. 12...a.Arrived his Afajesty's ship Cameleon from the East Indies ; Perseus *tom Newrotindland ; and Misletoe from a cruise. Switett the Gallant, BLYTit, for Sunderland.—.. Wind S. FALMOUTH', PSC. • 10.—Arriverl the Barton, Sampsoist s from l'ailstow for Venice, and Groovy frnin Grenada in 58 days; fir London alit'iit in here, Ewing in want of provisions, hay.. in; shtpped a sea in a gals of wind, which de-, atroyeita great part of their dry owes. , lietvANT, Dec. 7.-0 a ThorSrlay night and yes.. Pe M a y warning, tile storm of wind audoain tut's stn violeut as greatly' to endanger all the shipping fn n, Et.erf, lend we tear that unpleasant'ac counts wilt he Teetived fronithe Channel. A vet*rt from Liierpool to Plymouth, laden wiih cntrls , .which had taken shelter in the Loch e *indered in the gale, neat Carrickfergus, and all tn., board perished, tecept the master .atsti hoy, who took to, the mast, Intl viere -withdiffietaty, tray l% Thu Captain, It iti said, had his wife mid 111$4tglitrr on heard. and the alnietion and bnrrnrs of that dreadful have-deprived the unfortu nate TIMM of his moon. Montt four o'clock in the morning the hrig Ceres, Captain. Wttera, trot* this port for Liver.. yard, with a nnmbst of paiscrigera, among ninotn were many recruits, put into I,tottigor harbour, having droggid her anchors. The passengers were all safely landed. LIVIA1101( 4 . Disc. 7...-From six till tea. o'clock ea Thursday nightlit blew most dreadful storm, ssecompanieti with hvavy rain—we fear that the secoinas from sea will be trulrealatnitons : i n this city the damage was confined to the blowing nrvn est' chitttnies, unroofing houses, and breaking 4 1 windows. Afft.INCHOIX SHIPWRECK. The Hart Gazette of Nov. la, published at St. latin'a, Newfoundland, announces the melancholy F. lass on that coast of the transport ship liar. Picwer, JOSltlitt Bawer, Nester, with more than Wt . of the unfortunate people with whom she *Rs freighted. The Harpooner left Quebec on "le 27th of October, hound for London, with in• /414 4, and detachments from the 4th Royal Ve 7 I '!entl Hattolion, and other corps stationed in Ca ! , sada, an d a onn t b r e of women and children, in all +(t, The ship struck on a reef of reeks off Cape rioe, nn the 10th nit. and. shoitly fined with wa fer,, when a number Qf pepple between decks were sfrnwited. The vessel kept together until three seelnek nu the morning of the 11th, when the Wreck was 'hailed by the mate and four others who Aad ventured on shore in a boat, at the hazard of their lives. and in(ewmed the sufferers of their si tuation.. For the Imat to return was impossible ; aliO e was'therefore fastened round a dog, which fortunately happened to be on board, end :being tbeown over, he swam with it on shore, which *NI the means of saving the lives of the master, tart~., and abont I(0 pasarngrra, Whet/ the el snare time after - N*Bl.dt went to piecea, upwards of I r perions were precipitated into the ocean . , toil perished. b ffitun passenger* sared—Captain Prime, 4th Tl,nral N'eteran Zt"ahott, and Lad); Lieutenant Milrea, ditto, eldest dough , 7: I! soy; }'4ymi.strr Scott, ann.; airs. Wont and oldest 1 7.!entit!'; Miss Artristroug ; Cniitain 103 d itegh theestin. • enisin P.k”ernrers tettr4erafin t Arantrone, 4th Veteran %uint ' t4i!' hide , son, a n d t an y outii , est d aug ht ers Lieu shun, ditto, tun and two tfAughters ; Mrs. Milreet yeititlg#4l doStighlers; Miss Pihnure, and three tans "r 4 Captain ' [AsoTHER ACCOUNT.) I'nivrinot: tr I uc. , I I .--Arrived his lkidestrs Tiller, wish Admiral PICKSIORE'S 11) , g, in ! ti ght ' 3 Y4 from St. John's, bringing home the n : ' l "Hin tth4l pert of the O ffi cers and crew mf his 10 jekty% hde shift Comas, which vas' realte44o ;241h of October, in S t . Sh ot ' s gay, imittise onit-useit coast of Newfoundhind. .6 . 110 Shit' home the, meittneholy intelligence tsf ,t he Q-11 ‘ k " of the Usrpooner tronsport, 'with a tic of 401) troops On board, some of the artillery, a detachment of the Io3d regiment,.and. the 4th Icoyal Veteran battalion ; the hitter on their way home to be disbanded.' She went ashore (precisely on the same spot where the COMIis flid. ft() short a time before) on the night of the 10th of Novemher, at half-past nine at night. In about . half an bout after she struck, the sea, running , nver her, washed all but one small boat over board. A great _many or the passengers were drowned before they could get on deck. At day light the next morning the mate and four men vo lunteered to go on shore to endeavour to prormre assistance. Immediately on their reaching tl4e . -rocks, the . boat was dashed to 'pieces ; the mate and Ken succeed in gaining the shore ; but not being able to procure any assistance, they went" opposite the, ship, and bailed them to send a rope an shore. 'After trying many ineffectual ways, • Providence at last induced them to tie a small rope round the body of a Newfoundlatid doe, which/ they threw overboard; the dog immediately Made' foi the Shore, but Was prevented from landing by the surf drawing him back five diGrent times.; et , . ast the sailors, by lowering each:other down, tied' by their feet succeeded- in drawing the clog On' shore, just ou the point of sinking. The master cif the ship, on board; made a large rope: last to the small one, which was hauled on slime by the mate and men : they then rigged a sling with a block to sit in, by which means all those saved were hauled on shore. Out of theone hundred and ten who were saved is a Mrs. Wilson and disagb-,, ters. tier bilehAntl. . pf Veterans, and his three ehildrau, were drown-or —a most melancholy even., as site has not a friend or relation left in the world. Captain and Mrs. Prime, of the same regiment, were saved, but lost all their children. Miss Armstrong lost her rather, mother, brother, and i*o sisters. Mr. Armstrong was surgeon to the regiment. The paymaster is also saved, and had tortunated left• his family at Quebec. Miss Milrea is among the number eared ; also Captain W'llock, of' the 103 , 1, to whom great praise is clue for his exertions in 'conducting the men, and to whom the Ladies! are, all indebted for their safety. Mr. Groeson, of the Same regiment, wits also fortunate in gaining the shore. The ship went J O pircrs the following ' h ay, when every one that ►vas left on,board p►trishv4. The rest had all arrived at `►t. John's inevions to 'the Tiber's leaving, and were to bare embarked in another transport for England on the 3d inst. The greatrst praise is 1111,* tp the cool deliberate conduct at the master and crew of the vessel, In Saving the fires of tile soldiers.; Nothing could exceed the itospit.tlity and land; netts of the inhabitants of the island to the ct•ews of these two ships. The cease of both these ships being wrecked. t• from the very great indraft into the 'litierent bays •Erf the island—they both went on shore thick log. This is mentioned'ai - li caution to all ships going On that dangerous coatis, A vessel arrived at Norfolk front Barhadoes, had reported what we hope will, prove iinfotintivd, that the Negroes.in the Island had again shown strong sympionis of insubordination, and that..,se. vera! eoniipir k iries had been detected among them, one of *lila had in view to satirize and take posalkistit of the first at 13ridgetowit. A hip! number of the insurgents 14.01 been apprelienard, and the Civil Authorities 'were constantly occupied with trials and exeentions. fly the arriviit of the ship Oegsn, Wen with coffee on aceount of the Bast India Company, dito , and letters from Java have been receiv. ed to the 7th of August. The island was not, that period, actually delivered peer to the Dutc h Authorities, but it was expected the flag of the 'Netherlands would be hoisted at Ibtavia by the 15th of, that month. A detachment of 50 men ,hart been sent by the Dads to take possession of Macassar, an& the ,r e m stilling force, which did not eixeed 1000 men, "ere to be distributed in the dilrerent .stu'tions Ow Java, wail the arrival of teinlorcements tenni Ettrope„ whirls were confi• dently expected by. the. Dutch Commissioners The British (ioiernment bad assisted the Corm. missitiners with twolats of rupees, to enable them to detach their force to Macassar and the Eastern Districts. Letters trent Qaelsen were received to the 28th, and. Gazettes to the 25th, October :—The former mention, ,that (' His Eacellenc'y the Governor. General and Commander in Chief had dispatched twa Gcntlemeis of great respectability. to kort William , to take possession ot that settlement it, the name of his Britannic Majory, tdretain :the posse,s s ion u n til th e tlispuies het wei , n the Hut!-' soll l l‘ Bay and North West CompAnies were ad justed. The arrangement by his Excellency had given great satisfaction. The' business of the Company will proceed without interruption, sintl would not at all a fleet Ihe dispute as to territory, &c.'betweeum the two extensive establishments. It m i lts b u li evec i the ilkputes wuulit ultimately he ,rts-, ferret! to .the Courts of Great Britain." , . . Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's 'at Gibraltar, dated Nov, 21 :—." Since my letter of the 14th lnot. 1 have not learn, any thing farther respecting the vessels detained by the Maroquins, except that the crew 4, the Count Wittgenstein hive been sent townil to St. Tangier, who being Si 11,foreigners but three, the former n'e to be tic ,tiYrred op to their yespective Consols. It bits been reported that the American squadron tinder „ , uommonore UII4UNCEY, pin of which, with the , Commodore, are now here, were' to *inter at Messina ; it is now,tuated that they will be rein forced here, and proceed to act against Algiers. This, I think, i$ very probable. Sydney Gazettes to the 101 h of March state, that the wheat harvest had failed at 'New South W a les, but the White was attributed more 'to neglect cif tillage than severity of the season. Th e Helder frigate; ot 33 guns, is that sr leeted by Govermnent for the reception of Ilistrestril Foreign Seamen, ,and is . to. be seat immediately from Deptford, to'he off the Tower for the ;veep, Lion of these destitute men; She is counnanded by Lieutenant Cot,tirrot the Navy; and is placed under the special .ilirections of the .40111) MAN 011!; ith respect to the reception of proper, objectso—, `iledviiiions ate ea be sent from the VictuallOg -Department at Deptford, to he issued t 1 the mete board according to the pritutice of the naval service, under the manament of a Purser. BIWIIIYON, DEC. V. With the exception_ of the Itatsce littoisrr i who took his. usual.exereisein the illiding.schonl, there his been no movements among the 'Royal Fatniiy during the whole course of the day, which has rair t id incessantly., The invitations to the Nobility to join the evening parties ut the Pavilion considerably' adds to' the bustle of ,the town , 8 1141, obove all, to. the interests of the inhabit ants.. . , • ,T g,bis•erenin a ;Mather of . the•Nohility are in ,ored-to. the Convert, at nine o'clock. • 'independent of these hospitalities tx) the 'Nobi lity, we are glad to - observe the example of her :Majesty at Windsor, and the Pt ince Regent at Brighton, •to distribute among the poor families: the fragments of the Royal tables, is strongly re.: commended to theN?ability;. and. we are happy to learn that numerous fatuities in,this town are daily fed and proteeteti. :AG IVatte‘r, ike Prince Regent's . Steward, well tleserves. , the -highest commendation for his fume voleot niteniiOn to the distribution of tickets to poor families who are deserving of a participation of the Itnyal bonnty. We are sorry to notice an instance of depravity in a man of the name of hall, who was a footman in the service of Mr. Forbes, M. P. and was de,. (viva last night robbing the house uf Mt. Hod son, who had left his, mansion. in the-nate of two female servants. He was secured with the stole', artielesin bI possession, end this morning broug4 up for etamination, and fully committed to pri— sou, Forbes's family had lost many valuables lately, but never su,pected their•nu worthy ser vant. • LINES, • On a Portrait of the' LORD Cit,irect:Et.oo, painted by wow , Sebald this form august, with patriot nwe The faithful Gunrtlitist of his Country's 14tv ; Tly.Wistintu,sway'd, ou Virtue's purest plant The righteous Jildse, and. t he benignant Man: ileuee Fame shall Et n\'3 worth record with - pride, `it bright extunple, tin unerring Guide. .7-TUE ougE..,t , DOWAGER (W WIRTEM RERG. 4,01ec from Stitt tgard, Nov. 26.--The Questi ,DowetGuslookup her abode On the 14th at Lud• wigshurg, and Coma Von DlLLort i entered on his office them us Grand Malter of the Household. ADMIRAL BROWN. We have been Immured with the following an , hentic information respecting the noted Malin 13HowN The Heratles, , Commodore Noyes', arrived at Batt:Woes towards the end of September.; at ' the seine time his Majesty's ship the Beaver, Captain STlttusd. came in from tvcruise. ' Tile :Custom-house. Officers went on board the Her vides I t but. not being able to rend •Spiroishp- or it* otherwise deceived, they did nut ,oeize.llo, and Sir ../imus LEITH ordered tier to quit the lslaatt -By some circumstances Capt. STitioNo's suspicions were excited, and on searching her papers he found out.who she was, and littoken acknowledged be had abandoned the came 'of Buen os Apes, and was reeking a port to dispose of Isis cargo.' The onlyeommissions he had were, a commission for another vessel, and,one to a perkon not oo board., Captain STtaLrlea fore seized her limier the Navigation Laws, end carried her to the Admiral at Antigua, who ap .proved, of what had done. . The Hercules Mounts 22 guns, and bus 56 men, with a valuable cargo of vicktilver, silks, steel, dry goods and wupplited wOrth a million of dolbrs, the proditce,.ouplumiered towns and vessels in the Pa ctOc UCtun. The awyers have no doubt of her L'cOriii , !ention ; 'hitt *,there appears' Much donht of if:a. is td he done with Admiral Brtowist and his crew, whether or not they are to be sent home and 'decks pirates..' DRURY-LANE TIIHATKR...—Last night a new 'Farce, christened Nota Jiene, was produced at this Theatre, so unfortunate in all Its' Cows. Nota Bette Forms no , exception to the run of ill lock, and though the. puff of yesterday told us it had been approved by two managements, it turned outthat the public entertained a different opinion. It is in truth a very trifling and insignificant work, founded on the disputes of a Surgeon. and a Bar• bee, carried On by 1110141111 of rival Sign-boards— upoif vihich all we shall say is, that,they are not fit for 'elm BOafill of a Theatre. . The Parisian Journalists are amusing their readers with the following tale Three weeks ago, during a violent night storm in the Categat, ie 'Nolan and a Dutch vend drove against such other with a ttemendons crash ; tertified by, the shock, the wife of the Dutch Captain visited upon deck in her'shift, and thinking her intsband7s vett eel 'was sinking, sprung into the s h rou d s of the Russispo ship.;•lii an instant a hurricAtte separated the two nisei*. The Dutchman continued hi% yoyage to Copenhagen, and the itusrie9, with his prize,'lteered towards the Mediterraneanc The poor Dutch Captain is 'inconsolable fur his loss,' and waits with anxious solicitude for theleturit of the Russian ship with his Leto' hale!" Mince the execution of Tuu:fr, the Jaws: mill dam, adjoining 'to the ci-flevant lace-factper at Longliburetogh, has been let off, and the sediment (entirtnonly called the sludge) carefully exainincda. in consequence, as it is generally rumoured, of some diselbsures said to have been ma d e by the popritslitriq his tatter hours, respecting the im plements need by the Luddites- having been thrown therein, on the memorable night whets the frames were destroyed and which, if found, would elneidoteconsideral4 that daring emer prise. tint 'whether in this recent seats: any thing of importauce has hews discovered, or not, we are incapable of stating with any degree of accuracy, ''Pt: ;..,,LAM n p:f4:, A EH I .SNltig 'OF 'SVAPEC I'ED ItERSONS. mAi.,:sii,i,i'lrcir,E:',..L.Tii, 'starch after Watsonis - unreinitted. Tlif perton arrested et, catibridge, wtio 11051trider . ;091"twti ex imiinaiioni before the Magistrate. ut dint plaee, he :who tras - appi•rhiutled in. Ilertfordshireand . others (.4 - shoH - stwure, yontliful comitenaric'e,Und sickly appeArance, have m Droved to be , en ~-,,e Atereetible conduct, we ll enough satisfied' With - the existing government, and nut it all inclined to mintier. k young man, Who 'reie m b ei the diseription given of young Watson,. yesterdsy complained to the Lord' AfayOr that he: hail met with very hard treatment tioni Lc:Whetter and' cartsviight, the, marilialmen, who took him out of his bed at three o'clock in the morning; tinder the suspicion that he was no other person than Watson. The Loan ,MAYoft.regretted that such # circum stance had occurred, ,but it had arifien: front en, error that WHS.. unavoidable. The person of the • m 1 1 10 1441114 hod been - described to him as bearing alitrong resemblatice to that of the object of has , search, .snit some circumstances were added which pre additioyet strength to the suspicion ; under sods an impression he bed given direetions to the Marshalmee,,'whieh they were obliged at their peril to eteente. .. The complainant WtiS not at all satisfied at this explanation, and intimated that he expected a re compense forlbe loss of his character, and.cer- • lain 0041E0 . 4.4 hat-incurred in consequence of the iiiistatc, . . - --The , Laavi Alayor• yest er d a y rece i ve d a letter from:the Magistrate or Cambridge, before whom the examination, of the person: apprehended two days ago was held: The letter stated, that the prisoner wits 23 years of age in appearance, that hp said he Wsi3 32, and that he bore some resent- Nance to the description of IVinson given its the Hue and Cry. :tiler; were, however; some rir. heuotstenee ;trorts,„winch his Lordship concluded that he. was , not -the man. The prisoner said his moue *As Witi,'"Williunis, and that he had been a oririae. .qpiiti ,one of : his arms were the letters I. W., andmpon the other the mails ot. a croco dile, apparently burnt in theflesh. Yesterday ' morning, his Lordship received a letter, of which-the following is a copy " My Lool,—Seeing I cannot escap e th e vig il ance o f , th e law, or any longer trust to soy friends, I presurau to roist.,o this proposal to vont Lordship :-..-I will volunta ily ;come forward if yo u , will t ore she the reward offered fur toy appre hension, 1 not behtg.the person who actually shut Mr. Mel. Money only in the hands of Couto.el, at preq e m, , w in avil ill me any thing, in order to st i b s t ant i ate soy innocence. 0 Lonati n,:bee. 10, 1816% J. WATSON.!' " To Matthew. Wood, Esq. Lord Mayor.'' In a .sinrt of I'. S,. Was molded the following;--- " On being idleted a free pardon, I will discover a p lot, now going on, more dangero us th an t h e CiunTowder one , ' lite Lortr'"Alfreyott received it letter front Mr. %Yawner, ihe Th .t../.ppefliatshat, who is in search of young W.atson, and ntiw,eta considerable dis tance nom site •inetropolis, stitting, that he hat an_ excellent scent after the offender. M. Pla4,Avas nmel► better yesterdsjr than he has been since he was shut, but the ball is nut yet extracted.' WATSONS. , intelligence hod been re ceivid•se the' etoviretlictr, or the Secretary of Stew's Office for the Horne Depurtmenr, of the appreheitiion of young Irotron. 41r. &north waite, the keeper of the Leaping linr. Livvry Stables to lilicktriars•road, who let horse to Tinitnas ISutlet,. Who vss taken into custody at Hatfield on Mondityitight, on suspicion of brill young Watson,- attended yesterdSyttt the Office, but :I , Aront,,airived In4,,action, • oWing . to Lord Granborne;•tbe.comtnitting lkteglstratc in .Hertfordshire,, not being itt [mine, on WeduesdAy ,to regi4val to London. Mr. timurth. Waite williatiend ose ilottive flay at• the examine* tion Of %Her? ryas not , exttmined yesterday. Os was intendett.. Several Gentlemen were bilOW.. Vd.to go iltid'see him in the Home of Correction, by the special order at Sir NATHANIEL CONANT. Letters have been received from Vieltrry Huai Lavender', wh Tete sent iti iiursnit of Wattynt the younger, 'on, Saturday last, oit the road to Lincoln, stating that they have not Ws yet been able to filid atiy trace of him. They, Were about to set off for Lynn, where the fugitive's mother resides with a person of the name of Binge. The 61ticers dispatched to Liverpool have, as yet, been equally toisuccessfid iu their searches. The lad who was 'detected at Whetstone, with a, pistol inAii'VaSseiiion„ which he, admitted he had got among the rioters in L-mtlon, was brought to the office, but did not undergo another eia. mination. 1:11t 1 A K ETS. CORN DWI-JAN(4,IR, ) c. 13....-Our Market was well supplied this morning with all - of Grain ; tine Old IVbeat and Qats sold at Monday's prices, but ordinary was very dull, and 2s, per quarter cheaper • New Barley . is 25,. per quarter cheaper; Gley. Peas bare - also deelineil 2s, per quarter, Itai , lng a large, quantity of Ne%ir Tick Beans, and' yet inferior;' they are also 4s. or 55. per quarter , 104t114--.10 o ray eigu Fine ditto - Mt. 74: For ditto bu s . —s, ()I si ditto 7 110, live. - • - , 504, Gpit rum diti4 401. 6611. nar . kel 404. 44,. C aoto 6 ;4 , Now ditto .- 404..41;4 Ntalt, )145. 9(h. Prue turif, Whitt ihu+sit (110iit cs j Flue tatto 7t;t:ios. bet. article; no itlOalition, Gill Pease - • - Vine Pease - — b , 4es. OW ditto 70," Sit)Mi Tick Nails 45.. Mis, Old 74g, P,:eci - 101. Fthe ditto < 301. 345. P01 , a041. dirk. 904. Q4li. Vii)o ditto - 40,4. _NW 0# ditto -.; • - flits. Stint 410. 621. per 180., Pi.ottr - 1004. C4.c0001 90x.944' Sul - mt . ! EIJI, pre Is,— . l7iiii tl4) * * NI'lE 1( ° ( " 4 a P ctt lg Q°4 ttuPPIY ul 'lilt, 411e t irtnit kiniti ut t,' Mee; Ike' anti Ntotton won - , d W clearer i° O air PLO* were cbraptr t alba the trade in gept. rut wet ittA. titlitigq,, *lite ittkii in hie tlay-inneitet tt.t.re not t:oniniernt4 ,"' : ' , ll Itivtitrolipt.d rat price i St, _i , 144101td i iiiti ii, tattc,r . iwittll , . _Aided last pritv. li The, ul4,tt Zita adinicei Lll4 lit:Ili/Mg arc au accutrais ttatrinctit °--.: 'l*(43llh.in''--011.111. per state of kin. Derr, : 1 11: Att. t 9 e „.{,41; mi.„,h, .. 413. to 41, CI .Vent, 44. 44. 1,4 i 5*.:4 - i ? 1.,;,1 4 8. 'nit. to 44. 104. Brags, 1 leo. Slwep. 4 . 10:). L'Alrei, 9t;f) , 1' g' 399. 11..a.M.tntitr,`--Bay, SI, 04 it, Si. lib. ' Struw, 11, ils. SP 11, Its, cilvitLl*,. 41, to, It, 4. Of.