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ing lowest, Captain Dtxote ordered every person forward, w hi ch it was very difficult to comply with, from the motion of the mainmast working on the larboard gunwale, there being no other way to get forward. Mr. Cook, the Boatswain, had his thigh broke, in endeavouring to get a boat over the side : of six fine boats not one was saved, being all stove, and washed overboard with the booms, &c. Soon after the people got forward, the ship parted at tli gangways. The crew were now obliged to stow themselves in the fore.channels, and from thence to the bowsprit-end, to the number of zzo ; foi out of 240 persons on board when the ship first struck, I Su pp os e 2 ° to have previously .perished between decks and otherwise. Mr. LAwTota, te inner,. the fi rst person who atttmpted t o swi h G m a-shore, was 'drowned; afterwards Lieutenant W 1 esoN, Mr. Rolle I a, Surgeon, Mr. WCABE, Surgeon's Mate, Mr. STAND LE , M aster ' s M ate, and save. ram men, shared the same fate, by reason of the sea breaking in enormous surges over them, though ex cellent swimmers. About 30 persons h a d t h e goo d fortune to reac h the shore, upon pl an k s an d spars , among wh om were Lieutenant HARVEY, and Mr. CAL L AM, Master's Mate. Mond a y n i g h t our si tuation was truly horrid, the o ld men and boys dying through hunger a n d f at i gue; also Mr. PR"- remained a ßy and Mr. HAYES, Midshipmen. Capt.. DixoN ll this night upon t h e b owspr i t. of Tuesday morning p resented us no better prosPeB blbeing relieved from the jaws of death ; the wind owing stronger, and the sea much more turbulent. About noon this day, our drooping spirits were, somewhat raised by seeing Lieut. HARV EY, and Mr. Catasm, hoisting out a b oat f rom one of the Ships to come to the assistance of their distressed shipmates. They several times attempted to launch her through the surf, b beig a ry heavy b oat, and the sea on the ut beachn ading ve so powerful against them, the fe y could not poss ib ly ef d it, though ass i sted by nearly too me merchant sa il ors, and Portuguese peasants.n of th e ral men w ent upon rafts this da Seve y, made from pieces of th e wrec k , b ut not one soul reached the shore ; the wind having shifted, and the current setting out, they were all driven to sea ; among whom was our Captain, who, about three in the afternoon, went on the jib boom with three seamen ; anxious to save the remainder of the ship's company, and ton sanguine o f getting safe on .shore, ventured " M upon the s ladspar; saying, on j umping into the . sea,— he nos y , I'll sav e you all. " In a few seconds t his hold of the spar, which he could not re gain ; he drifted to sea, and per i s h e d . S uc h was his f ortune. also t h e f ate of the three brave volunteers who chose The loss of our Captain, who until now, had animat e d t h e almost lifeless crew, as well as the noble exertions of Lieut. HARVEY, and Mr. CAL 7,Am, to launch the boat, not succeeding ;—every g lea th of ho pe vanished, and we looked forward for certain death the ensuing night, not only from co e ld, li o nt ter, and f at i gue , b ut t h e expeaation of h remaining part of the wreck nt. going to pi e c es ever y mom e Had not the Apollo been a new and well-built ship, that small portion of her could not h ave so long resisted th e waves , an d stuc k so we ll togeth er, elles;..tr Particularly as all t h e a f ter -p art f rom t h e ter -ees was go ne , t h e star b oard. b ow under wa .' the forecastle deck nearly perpendicular, the We ight of the guns hanging to the larboard bul wark on the inside,lnd the,bower and spare an. chors on the outside, which it w cut away, as the as not pr u d ent to Y afforded resting places to a considerable number of men, there being only the fore channels and cathead, where it was possible to live i n , and about which, were stowed upwarda of 150 men ; it being impraaicable to continue an longer i n t h e head, or upon the bowsprit, b y y reaso of th e b reakers washing completely over those places.n 'The night drawing on, the wind increasing, frequent shots els of rain, the sea washed over us, and looking every inst ant for the forecastle giving way, when we must have all perished together, afforded a sPeaacle truly deplorable ; the bare recolleiion of which even now makes Inc shudder. The piercing cries of the people this dismal night, at every sea coining over them, which happened every two mi. n otes, were pitiful in the extreme ; the water run ning from the head down all over the body, keeping tiS continually wet. This shocking night, the re. maini ng strength of ever Indi v id ua l safer y person was exerted for his ether, in y. From the crowding *so close to g so narrow a compass, an something to moisten their mouths d , stheev want of eral wretches w ere suffocated; which freq nd uently rempoori ed me o f the Black Hole, with this only diff that th ose poor sufferers were con fi ned by sir erence, on g walls, we b y water; the least movement without clinging fast, would have launched us into eternity. So me unf ortunate wretches drank salt water, several their own urine, some chewed leather, myself and ri lßnY more chewed lead ; from which we conceived W . e found considerable relief, by reason of its draw tanng_the saliva, which we swallowed. In less than the ur after the Ship first struck the ground, all Provns were d Wreck, so that it w as r and the ship a i . m er po w ss a ck e le part. After the to . procure !tit , possible most painful night that is Si) Conceive, on davli t , got appearing, we observed I Aentenant HARV EY and Mr.o again en. d ALLAN!, cdvouring to launch the boat. Several attempts were made without success, a number of men belong -Ing to the merchant • ships, being much bruised and hurt in assisting ; alternate hop s es and f ears now Per- Ir i l o re this aed our wretched minds ; fifteen men g ot sa f e on ti morning, on piece s o f t h e wreck. About h _ l a me i 1 the he 1 • lappmess of ? seeinn- the boat launched through the surf, b the indefatigable ex. on of the abo ve office y rs, assisted by the masters of the r aerchant Ship, with a number of Portuguese peasants, who were encouraged by Mr• WH I TNE Y, the British Consul fro m F - 1 - . th e , Igo era, All til crew then remaining on the wreck were brought safe on shore, praising God for a hap ship wreck : which has npy deliverance f rom a soon as I ste ever had i ts parallel. As pt out of the boat, I found several per sons whose huinaoity promted sustena nce, though impro p them to o ff er me avoided as much perly i n sp i r i ts, which I be c once i ve;) l as possible. O ur weak state may when it is considered that we received no nourishment from noon, an d w Sund a y to Vs•ednesda after. ere conti nua l ly exposed to tl fur y of I ley. t he water y elements. After eating and drinki ng a n t ,l e , I found myself weaker than berote, oteasiott ed, I apprehend, froth having been so long withnut either. Some men died soon afte getting on shore, from impruden t ly dri nkin g too large a quantity of spirits. All the crew were in a very weak and exhausted state, the greater part being badly braised and wounded. About forty sail of Merchant Ships were wrecked at the same time. on Allis dreadful beach. Some ships sunk with all their crew, and alinoSt every slip lost from two to twelve men each ; yet the situation of the remainder was not equal to that of the Frigate's Ship's Company ; as the Mer chant Ships drawing a less draught of water, were mostly driven close on the shore, and no person re mained on board them after the first morning. Th e Masters of the Merchant Ships had tents upon the beach, and some provisions they had saved from the wrecks, which they very generously distributed, and gave every assistance to the Apollo's Ship's Com. pany. Thus was lost one of the finest Frigates in the. British Navy, with sixty-one of her crew. The number of souls lost in the Merchants Ships, was also very considerable. Dead bodies were every day floating a-shore, and pieces of. wreck co vered the beach upwards of ten miles in extent. Last night Dispatches were forwarded from the Admiralty to Faimouth, to be sent on board the ihnelia Frigate, aild Fly Sloop, for Admiral Ducic. WORTH, and Commodore HOOD, at Jamaica and Martinique. Rear-Admiral LOUIS has hoisted his ..Flag on board the Leopard, of so guns, at Dungeness, as Commander on that JDa ifn• • SONS OF THE CLERGY .-The music intended for performance to-morrow in St. Paul's Cathedral, was yesterday rehearsed at that place. We are sorry that there was by no means an audience sufficiently large to afrad much benefit to this excellent Institution, but we hope that the re. gular performance will be more successful. The Vocal Performers were VAUGHAN, WEB B E, HAY Es, and SALE, jun.. BARTLEMAN kindly assisted in the Chorus. Part of the Vocal and Instrumental Per formers, after the Rehearsal, adjourned to the New London Tavern, where a handsome dinner was provided for them by Mr. GLAS3E, the new Secre tary, whose courtesy ,and attention much enhanced the entertainment. The Annual Musical Meeting at Oxford, took place on Thursday and Friday last. The chief Vo cal Performers were MORELLI and Miss PARKE. The exertions of both were very successful, but particularly those of the latter, whose Italian air and Polacca were highly admired. A Violin Con certo was played each evening, very ably, by a little Boy of seven years old, whose name is MOR I. The •whole was under the direetion of Dr. CROTCH, who performed a Concerto on the Organ, in a very mas terly style. The Concerts were very well attended by the neighbouring Gentry. THE TH EATRE.—The little Theatre in the Hay Market commenced its operations for the season last night, vtith The Mountaineeri, and Love laughs at Locksmiths. Mr. ErAtsrort, who resumes the management, was very powerful and animated' in Odavian. The only novelty of the evening was the appearance of a Mr. NOBLE, from the Theatres of Edinburgh and NeWcastle, in the part of Lope Tocho. It is a part of no great importance, but he acquitted himself so well, as shtwe that he is likely to become a useful Ador. The season commences with a favourable omen, which we hope will be-confirmed by its progress, as there was a very numerous and elegant audience. That justly popular Comedian, KNIGHT, took his farewell of the London Stage last night at Covent_Garden Theatre. The Play was Speed the Plough, in which he played Farmer Ashfield with uncommon spirit and success, and iti which he was supported by the happiest exertions of the other Per formers. After the Play, KNIGHT delivered a fare well Adddres, written by himself, which was re. ceived with numerous testimonies of approbation. The entertainments of the Evening were agreeably diversified by several popular Songs, sung by BRAHAM and INC L EDON, and three comic songs by MUNI) EN, FAWC KIT, and EMERY. The finale was The Prize, in which KN I GHT played Lenitive with considerable ability, though not with the same suc cess as Farmer Ashfield. The House was crowded, Mrs. MOUNTAIN had a very produaive Benefit on Monday night, at Drury-lane Theatre. The operatic Farce of Paul and Virginia, was perform. ed there on the occasion, and INCL EDON lent his assistance very advantageously. Though the cause between HILL and FAWC ETT of Covent-Garden Theatre, was not heard in Court, it undergoes, it is said, a facetious trial every night in the Green Room, before a jury of Matrons. The Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE not only opened her noble mansion for the benefit of FERRARI, but provided, at her own expence, all the elegant abund ance of refreshments which were so courteously distri buted on the occasion. This liberal kindness spews that the hospitable hostess is not disposed to do things by halves. There has been no talk at Somerset Place of vot ing a piece of plate to Mr. Tr ERNEY on his retire ment from Office ; but all in that place agree, that his farrivell dinner was the most pleasant enter tainment which that Gentleman ever gave. Mr. Fox, it is said, has often declared, that in all his intercourse with BONAPARTE, he could per. ceive no proofs of a great mind in that fortunary Adventurer. His silly ambition to enjoy " the ,whistling of a name," while possessed of uncontroll. able •power, is a strong proof that Mr. Fox was pettedly right in his conception of the Usurper. MARRIAGES IN HIGH ARTHUR PAGET to Lady C. HARRIS—Lord HI NCHINBROOK to Lady LOUISA CORRY—Mr. BERKELEY PAGET to MISS GRTMSTON—EarI Of UPPER OSSORY to Mrs. RALPH Durrors : (late the beautiful Miss HQ. NORA GUBBINS). • Mr. HUMPHREY HOBART, who is supposed to have killed Lieutenant THOMAS O'REILLY ill a, duel at Chalk Farm last spring, proposed to sorren. der himself on Monday morning at Bow-street, Mr. MoNTAGIJ, t h e Surgeon wh o atten d e d M r. O'REICLY, and several oth e r witnesses, were exa_ tunAiniterd,; and d t nonetiiere therefore them the Magistrates Could identify Mr. Ho.. refused to commit him. LAW REPORT. eatIRT OF KING's BENCH, MAY tla This day the Sittings after Easter commenced in Westminster Hall. WILLIAM JONES V. GEORGE CHAMBERS, E. The„Plaintiff is an Ironmonger; the Defendant, a Member of the last Parliament, is a man of for tune, and an Officer in the Army, The Defendant and his wife have twice parted ; the last time was in April, 1802, and an aftion has been commenced against Captain Caulfield, for criminal conversa tion with this Lady. Mrs. Chambers had called frequenlly at the house of the Plaintiff, and once in the carriage of Lady Charles Somerset, to give orders for ironmongery wares, to fit up different residencei ; and among others, a place called Mint Farm, near Reigate, Surrey, of which Mr. Jaffe is the proprietor. The Defendant paid into Court 9 1 . as part of the bill of parcels-claimed of 2221. and the question was, ii under these circumstances, the Defendant was liable for the debts of his wife, so in curred ? Messrs. GII3BS and MARRYATT, for the Plain tiff, produced evidence to. shew, that Mr. Jones had no knowledge of any disagreement between the parties, and said, that where the wife has been living with her ho4land, and aftetwards separates, and receives a continued confidence from the trades. man to whom the separation is unknown, the hus. band is liable. Mr. ERSK INF, for the Defendant, adverted to the style of magnificence in which this Lady resided, with her paramour at Mint Farm; and he said, the husband was only liable to, expeoces of this kind during cohabitation ; • and the charges to that- extent, being 91. had been paid - into Court.. . Lord EL L F.NBOROUGH.—" For the first items in • the charge, the Defendant has paid. During the subsequent time, she has been living with Captain Caulfield; and there is-little doubt, so living, in a state of adultery., If a husband turns his wife out of the house without a maintenance, he is supposed to invest her with his credit, and to be liable for her reasonable expenses. The only difficulty is,, as the children live with her, to determine. how far he is chargable by this Plaintiff for the portion of his goods that conduces to the maintenance or comfort of his children. In -that case you must separate from the general account, those - articles which are applicable to them ; but this will exclude from the account those of mere luxury and embelliahment.— VerdiCt for the Defendant. EDGE V. HARWOOD. Some copyhold cottages were put up by the De. fendant for sale (at Garrawav's) .on the 4.th of April, 1803. The Plaintiff was the highest bidder , and had deposited 601. Is's. When the ultimate: adjustnient was to be made, the AuAioneer's cipal failed in making out a good title. This action was therefore brought for . the deposit, and further for i si. 3s. for law expenses in examining into the title of the Vendor. 601. is's. had been paid into Conn.. Messrs. .EasKtivE and LAWS, for the Plaintiff, said, that this further' charge was for the convey ances prepared, and produced evidence to spew it was a reasonable charge. Messrs. GIBBS and F , PINASSF, for the Defend_ ant, argued, that the Auctioneer had nothing to do' with the defect of title in his principal ; all his con cern was, to return the deposit into Court, and that. he had performed. It appearing that the money was.paid into Court generally, on the authority of the caes of Gate and W.illan, and Richardson and Morgan, the Jury, under his Lordship's diredion, found a Verdict for the Plaintiff, 1 151. 3s. STEPHEN HILLS, V. SALTKELD, E S Q. AND OTHERS. The Plaintiff is a seafaring man, who had re- , ceived an Annuity of 84.1.. from his brother, John Hills, in consideration of 7001. paid the latter in 1788. John Hills had ceased to pay this annuity since 18o1; in consequence of which, an aaion had been brought, when it appeared, that the Deed on Which the Annuity was claimed, was nugatory. A,' Statute was passed, enacting, that all Annuities, for a fair consideration, must he registered within twen ty days; and if this regulation be not complied with, they are invalid.. .•Messrs. ERSKINE and ESPINASSE, for the Plain tiff, stated, . that the Annuity had been punflually paid until 1801, and then' John Hills, whom the Defendants, as Executors, represented, took advan tage of this Register Aft. They contended, that although they could not claim upon the Deed, they might, for money had and received, amounting to 7001. which was the consideration proposed for the Annuity. Mr. GARROW said, they were inccmpetent to do this, under the Statute of Limitations ; he said there were no arrears in 180 a, and that the amount, al ready paid for the 7001. was 11331. 145. including interest. Plaintiff normuited. Mr. MARSHALL, the Author of the Memoirs of Washington, was one of the three American Envoys who were appointed to treat with the French Di reetory, and it is to his high charader that the world are indebted for the . exposure of Messrs. X. Y. Z. He was during many years the confidential friend of Washington ; and his appointment as Chief Justice of the . United States, was the last ad of the Presidency' of Mr. ADAMS. The Chief Manager of the Theatre in the French Tribunate conduded the Farce of a discUssion on the expediency of his Imperial State,in as bungling a way as he did the Tragedy of PICH FORD'S death. To engage CARNOT only in the performance of the part of at, opponent in this Drama, was by no means likely to give it due stage-dea. CmovoT played his part very languidly, for want of some supporters in the scene. The Piece, however, is -likely to have a run, and the catastrophe will of course he exattly what the Chief Manager desires,. though it will be deplorably deficient in poetical justice. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has been pleased to appoint RICHARD F. SHARR EY, Esq. Paymaster of Corn Bounties, in the room of. the late Sir JOHN TyDD, Bart, I' - If THE fashion to enter into -Priests Orders in France is entirely past. The Bishop , of Aniletis has opened in his See a Subscription, intended to prdvide for the edUcation of young men destined to take orders. In imploring the charity of the faithful, the Prelate exposes, in a moving treinner, the wants of the Church, and the necessity let the continuance of Religion, to continue the Cleriee! Order. " As a Father," says he, " who opens his heart to his children, we unload in yoer b os oms t h e whole weight of onr melancholy inquietude. Al. ready since our advancement to the episcopacy, sixty priests under us. have died ! and who are us fill their places ? Others, and those in great num. bers, are advanced in their careet, afflided by in-, firmities who' are to succeed them ? Good God 1 the piety. of our ancestors, is it replaced in us by a mortal indifference ? Exclusively fond of our selves, will we fix all our thoughts, all our afe feetions, upon the present moment, without hav ing any solicitude for our posterity ? and are wee to see the happiness of future generations sacrificed to our indiffeteoce, egotism, or irreligion, by oen gleEting all means to bequeath to other ages the gion of Jesus Christ, with the great virtues which it alone inspires, and with the abounding heavenly consolations which religion alone gives and 3:f - orris ? The deplorable times will then soon come, when the night- of ignorance, superstition, prolanation,sand all the shocking vices, their attendants, will cover the church, of 'France! Her churches will stand 3 but no priest will be found to officiate at their altars, to sing with the people the praise of the Almighty, to explain to them their duty, and to she w them the way to eternal happiness! All charity will be ex etinguished. Orphans,•Widows, and the ceildren of the poor, will in vain stretdh out their hands for a morsel of bread; all hearts are ,shut to pity. The afflided will in vain look for consolation—they will find none. They.seek, in their sufferings and'agoa nies, the old man near so breathe his insr,„ the se. pentant agonizing sinners, all in vain 11 ill call foe' the consolation and support of religion ! Fathers and mothers, if you have any tenderness for your off spring—if a-desire to preserve them,ftortthe worst of wretchedness in this world, and ~f misery in the next, inspires youh generous humane sentiments— if you do not see with inalifference the extinetion of the Christian faith, the total cessation of instrudion in the evangelical religi in in your farnilie4, and in France ; if you tremble in thioking on that fatal. hour, on that. disastrous moment, where: religion descends into the .tomh w;th the last of its Mi.' nisters, remain not insensible to our prayers ; do not refuse a small donation to our pressing solicita tions, which the preservation of the most invalua ble of all things, and your own great interest s claim imperiously."—( journal des Debats.) Such is the indifference to religiOn, closed by the persecution of our revolutionary philosophers, and our philosophical barbarians, that of five thousand curacies, vacant in the French Republic, not ft' f . r y proper subjeas are found to fill them up. The faith. ful are therefore forced to trivet forty, ',fey, and sixty miles, to finsl a church where a priest officiates.' CORN EXCH,MTGE, MAY 16. To.DA Grain is here vemt SAt r viy,.vrith th,as of. Monday's remaining on hand ; fine Wheat kecps ite price, but other sorts go off heavily and cheaper; prinie Dantzic 575. per quarter ; fine Boleys and Malt readily keep. their prices, as Lib Pease ; Pearls at 44.5. ; Beans are something lower, owing to the large arrivaN of Oats, with several Foreign, they are noted at less price; Flour in lull ple►ity. : _ Wheat . 26s . a 36s a 52s od Tick Beans -26 s a 33s of Fine ditto -53 s a 54s 6d Oats -17 s a rgs a ats od Rye ... - , 2Ss a 28s od Poland ditto 235 a 243 c.d Barley - - 29$ a 25s 6d Rape Seed - ~ 37i a 391 Malt - - • sos a 575 od Vine Hour -39 s a 43S od White Pease 35$ a 425 0.1 Seconds ' 345,a 39$ od Beans - - 315 a 37s 6d . . It has been thought by some, who do not knotv the charader of Frenchmen, that BoNatsAßte will ruin himself by indulging his Aml.,ition to such art excess as to assume the title .of EMP ERoTt, as it will shew, that all the. devastation and 11 , rrois of the Revolution, incurred' in pursuit of the ph_antom LIBERTY, has produced the most odious despotism; ' but itFrance can overlook the enormities of which BONAPARTE has been guilty in his military career, even by the most wanton sacrifice of his own troops in ,battle, and by poison, it is !lot' probable that Frenchmen will be offended by the assumption of theslmperial name, in additiim to his enjoyment of lmperial power :on the contrary, they likely to be dazzled by the grandeur of the new dignity, and to worship', with increased idolatry, the Ty. rant who enslaves them. It-is said, that the French Government has signi. fled to the Courts of Munich and Stutga«i, that they have no occasion for an accredited Minister from the Court of Great Britain in futre. The rage. of Duelling has descended' even to Schoolblys : a short time since, on a trivial dispute happening at one of our public schools, between a son of Sir. JoHN RAMSDEN, Bart. and another of RICHARD DAVOON, Esq. of Ireland, a challenge ensued, and the young combatants met with 'pistols, loaded with swan shot, to decide this affair of ju!ve ?rile honour, in the presence of more 'than twenty of their school-fellows: for.tonately only a shot or t WQ were. lodged in the,skin of the challen g ing Duellist. .The Mof :Marquis iART,IICGTON was Second to one of the parties.' BREAD.—Yesterday the LORD-MAY(3R ordered 'the price of tread to Le continued at the quite. tern loif of wheaterr, and 7d. household. Yes'kerday nitining, between the hours of one and two o'clock, the house. of Isaac - VNlaroe‘r, at Peckham-lone,, New Cross, was.broketi into, and robbed of plate, of consiAerahle value. On Monday, as sosne of the waken tilg Iron Foundry, in St. George's, Norwich, were anwsing themselves by pouring a small quantify of Lot me tal into an iron pot ..of water, in order to produce minute particles, °too great a portion fell into the water, which forming a-shell like a bomb, burst the pot with such violence as to knock four Men sense. less upon the floor—a fifth had his leg broke, and a splinter .was driven seven inches into a large beam in the cieling.. The weight of the rot was 2 CWI•