The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-06 00:00:00

OF THREE VESSELS.

Yesterday intelligence was received of three very
serious collisions leaving taken plate during the very bois-
terous weather of Saturday—two in the English Channel
and the other liter the mouth of the Thames, which elided
in t►e Wes of u• many vessels and the very narrow escape of
the several erre.. The mint serious occurred some miles
off Dungeness light. A flue Greek barque, the Despina,
Gird, commander, which was on a voyage from hlarianople
to Antwerp, last from Falmouth, having put in there for
orders, was making her way up Channel on Saturday
evening, the wind blowing strong from the N.E., when
she came in fearful contact with the East India trader
Cambridge, Mr. Wilson, captain, which was bound
to Calcutta front London. The shock is described
to have been of • very severe character. It was quickly
aecertaised that the Despina was rapidly filling, and that
there was no chance of saving her. Every effort was then
directed to the preservation of the crew, and the Cambridge
win promptly brought to, on board of which the whole of
the unfortunate fellows belonging to the barque were
eventually Not. That was scarcely accomplished, however,
before she wandered in deep water, Dungeness bearing
BE., six mile, distant. The Cambridge appeared to have
mastained but little if any damage. A logger cruising by,
she was hark J, and took off the shipwrecked crew, and oa
the following morning they were landed at Deal. The Cam-
bridge proceed. don her voyage. The second disaster h►p-
pened on the same evening, rather later, lower down the
simnel. MI Beacry Head. The Benevolent, brig, of Pl
mouth, Pie. Breese, bound to Harbbrg from Cardiff,
was pursuing her way up channel through the
squally weather, when she was run into by a brig,
the name of which could not be ascertained. The crew had
most sharp work to save themselves, as the vessel went
down in a few minutes after she was struck. There wee
just time for them to launch the boat and get away before
she foundered ; the hands who were down below asleep,
and who had a must marvellous escape, not being a►le to
snatch up any clothing to cover their nakedness. After
WWII hours• buffetting about i■ the boat, they were for-
tunately pieked up by the Hope bagger, of Deal, and landed
sear Hastier., although in an entwined and very dia.
tufted condition. Owing to the severe weather which pro
Tailed, they were unable to kern the name of the vessel
'nth which they came in contact. Toe third ill-fated craft
which suffered was the Rapid, of Harwich, laden with
stone*. She was making her way up to London, when she
came is collision with a light collier brig bound north,
which is represented to have gone on wit►out rendering the
best assistance. The mew had barely time to get the boat
off and pre•. rye themselves, before she sunk in several
fathom.. The above three WINS amount to a considerable
MD, but they are reported to have bum insured.

FuNERAL OF THE LATE LIEUT.•OENERAL

SIR C. J. NAPIER.

PoIITSMOCTII, SEPT. S.—The funeral of the above-
wad great soldier has been filed to-day to take place on
Friday ant, at the Garrison Chapel, in this town. It will
set be a military funeral, but it will be sanded by the
Cemmander-in Chief, Lord Harding*, the Earl of Ines.
borough, and a large nomber of other military officers of
distinction. To-day a requisition by :rum presented to
the Mayor by members of the Town Co inei! of tale borrtgh,
asking him to call • sped 41 meeting of that body, in order
to make arrangement. for their attendance at the funeral,
and so allow the appreciation in which the inhabitants of
reirtimestli held the talents and the services of this great
man. It is also understood that the Masonic brethren of
the locality will pay their tribute of respect to the memory
of the deceased general, who was a distinguished member
of the order, and one of its zealous supporters