The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

POISSMOUTN, JAN. 3.

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The Dutch merchant ship Jeannette, Captain
Visits, was towed into this harbour, last night, from
Cowes, having been in collision with the Monteagle emi•
grant ship off Portland, early in the morning of the '23th
ult. The Jeannette was from Hartlepool, bound to Ceylon,
heavily laden, and the collision appears to have been caused
by the darkness of the morning ; the time at which it took
place being about 3 o'clock. It is represented as
being of the most frightful character, reducing
the Jeannette to a perfect wreck, carrying away
her bowsprit, main and fore mute, together with all her
sails, yard., and rigging. The Monteagle fared muc► bet-
ter, her chief damage consisting in the loss of her jibbooss,
which she left on board the Jeannette. After the two
vessels had parted from each other, the captain of the
Monteagle sent a lifeboat to the Jeannette for the purpose
of bringing off her people, as it appeared very probable that
she would shortly founder; but Captain Vases having as-
sured himself that there was no danger of this taking
p see, declined to leave his ship. The Monteagle,
however, remained by her till daylight, her cap-
tain proffering every assistance in his power, and
he did not leave the disabled vessel till a steamer
came up. Finding, then, that he might quit the Jean-
nette without exposing her crew to danger, he pursued
his voyage. The captain of the steamer, belonging to Cork,
offered to take the Jeannette in tow, but demanding a very
exor►itant price, 1,0001., for his services, Captain Visses
refused to avail himself of them. Shortly after a sloop be.
longing to Penzance, named the Smuggler, came up, and
offering to take the Jeannette in tow on reasonable terms'
the offer was accepted, and the two vessels, after encounter.
ing most severe weather in the Channel, arrived in Cowes
Roads on Saturday. The Jeannette has been brought to
this port to undergo the necessary repairs, by direction of
B. J. Martin, Esq., surveyor to Lloyd's, and the authorisa-
tion of the underwriters of Holland being placed fur that
purpose in the hands of L. A. Vanden Bergh and Son, the
agents at this port. It is considered that the repairs will
entail a cost of some thousands of pounds.

EASTEILN STEAX NAVIGATION COMPANY.
special meeting of this company was held yesterday, at
the London Tavern, to elect a director in the place of
Henry Davidson, Esq., resigned. H. T. Hope, Epq., was
in the chair, and stated, that in consequence of it having
been deemed advisable that this company should extend
their operations to Australia, as well as to India, Mr. Da-
vidson, who was a director of the Australasian and Pacific
Mail Steam Company, had thought it his duty to resign his
seat in the direction ; and Charles Geed, Esq., M.P., had
consented to be put in nomination. That was the only
business of the meeting; sod he would only add, that the
company was advancing in the estimation of the public and
their resources increasing, and he felt no doubt that at the
neat general meeting the directors would be able to render
a very satisfactory account of their proceedings to the pro-
prietary. Mr. Geach was then unanimously elected a di-
rector, and the mi,ting separated.