Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-28 00:00:00

LETTER 7ROM THE CARPVITERCTIO HIS WIFE.

Moelfra, Red \Wharf Bay, Oct. 25.
11Iy deafi rife, —I am ?so-rry :to inform you that the
ship is a complete wreck. Eke has gone to pieces this
ntenwhv,.'about five o'clock. There are only about
twenty-five to thirty of u saved out,Sif :about 400 souls.
Dear wife, .give my love to •the children, and tell them
I shall' 3ehorae almost as oocr,as the, letter.

Remember me to Mr. .anil Mrs. Rodgers, and all
inquir—ing friends. I shall till .you 311 about it when: I
come home. So no mere at present ;from your affec-
tionate husband, 'W.LtITA.M FOSTER.
/ETTER FROM EOtEr6WAIN42, MATE.

MY DEAR WIFE,—I have melancholy news to send
you—the-ship was wrecked last night with a terrific
gale from NA.".W. All hands lost, except, to my judg-
ment, about -twenty-five, and, -thank God, I am one of
the saved. -,ceiptain and all the officers. The carpenter
and me are- the only two belonging to ;the officers' de-
partment. • rrn\to the office and -balltthis, and ask if
Captain iUartin is"eoming down to ns,r for the carpenter
and me will:atat leave here aintil he :either comes or
sends us directions to go by. All of =us :have been very
hospitaillyrreeeivtd and relieved by the inhabitants of
this village, and the coast-guard officers have provided
a place to lodge:us in until Messrs.'Gibbs, Bright & Co.,
or Lloyd's agent, takes us away from this.—Your
affectionate husband. (Sigae4) Gnu; SWAGER.
Malpa, (October 26th.
Early yesterday, another letter was •alss received in
Liverpool from a•i•oung seaman 411 board to his wife.
For a copy.of .this letter, which are sub join, we have
been indated •to-the courtesy of Mr. Murphy, of the
Local Marine Board. The writer of the letter and his
brother were ouVin the Channel is a. steam-tug, and the
Royal Charter king short of hands they joised. The
letter is written intthe following terms :
"Island .ef Anglesea. October 26th, 1859.
MY DEAR WIFE,—I am very sorry to •inform you that
we have been east away in the Royal Charter. We were
put. on board yesterday by the tug-boat; and out of 500
there are only twenty -saved. lam very muck afraid
that poor brother Henry is among the missing. it is by
-a miracle and by God's•help that the few are saved. We
hope to be able to get to town to-morrow or neat day.
1y dear wife, kiss the children for me, and -thank the
1,,0rd for his kindness and mercy. God help poor Sarah
Ann if poor Henry does.nct turn up. Console her, my
dear wife, as a sister can d 0..-1 remain your loving and
thankful, yet sorrowful husband, " JAMBS WHirr..."
"'.S.—May God help the bereaved, and be all in all
to those in need."

The latest information of importance which has been
obtained from the Royal Charter is, that she was broken
into four pieces and all of them have sunk. Large num-
bers of bodies were being washed ashore, some fearfully
mutilated ; and some of the inhabitants of the district
were stripping and plundering the bodies to a showing
extent, so much so, that telegraphie messages had been
sent to Cheater for a detachment of military to protect
persons and property.
From the preceding letters, however, it would appear
that only a portion of the inhabitants of the district are
open to the aspersion implied in the statement contained
in the last paragraph ; and it is but fair to say, that the
collector of customs, and the officers and men connected
with the coast guard of the district, have been most
considerate and kind, as well as energetic, in rendering
every assistance to the survivors, and in the protection
of property.
Shortly before dark, hardly a vestige of the ill-
starred Royal Charter was visible above water.
Captain Martin, overlooker of the steam vessels be-
longing to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., pro-
ceeded from Liverpool, in a steam-tug, accompanied
by another, for the scene of the disaster, about six
o'clock yesterday morning. He took with him a number
of working men, and, as we have been informed, returned
in the evening.
The Royal Charter is said to have encountered very
nvere weather in rounding Cape Horn, and to have