The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-30 00:00:00

SHIPWRECK.

The brig William, of iioritingtnn,Wm. Elliot, master, *ailed
fro.-n Bulbriggen, in Belfast, on Sunday the If current, home-
ward bound. When oft the point of Ayr, the wind blowing a
severe gale from IV.S.W. and. carrying a press of canvass to gain
the Cumberland coast, the ballast shifted, and the vessel lay down
on her beam ends. The master and crew in this perilous situation
at once cut away the mainmast, which had the effect of righting
the vessel; but the wind veering to eastward, and increasing to a
perfect hurricane, they were obliged to take in all canvass, and the
brig becoming unmanageable, she drifted alone the coast, and run
ashore a little to the southward of Cruggleton Castle, in the Bay of
Wigtown, at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning the 20th. The
place where the vessel struck la a rugged wild coast; the pre.
etpice may be about ninety feet high; and a cave is curiously
formed by nature, into which the bow of the -vessel took its di-
rect course. The stem, with about half of the ship, from the
shock and awful force of the waves, dashing against the precipice.
was literally severrd from the bow, and, lamentable to relate, the
Captain, an industrious deserving man, was carried along with this
part 01 the vessel, and sunk to rise no more. He has left a wife
and four children to lament his loss. The crew consisted of four
men, besides the master, three of whom, by clinging to the cliffs
of the rocks, and ascending a kind of rugged pathway (it' it de-
serves the name), soon escaped from their deplorable situation.
The fourth man was supposed by his shipmates to have met the
lamentable fate of their Captain. This poor fellow, however, was
observed by John Nicol, servant to Mr. Broadfeot, at Paltnallet,
falling from a projecting rock, about twelve feet high, into the
water; fortunately more assistance came to the spot at the moment,
and the drowning man was washed back to the shelving rock he
had been so recently hurled from. Through the humane exertions
of Mr. Broadfoot, his servants, and those of Mr. Hannay, in
Cruggleton, he was rescued from his perilous situation, and car-
ried to the farm-house of Palmallet. Medical aid was promptly
procured, and the poor fellow is now almost recovered. In this
man's case there was truly a miraculous escape, as he was so long
in being discovered. We saw the awful scene a few hours after-
wards from the top of the precipice, and it struck us moat forcibly
that a particular superintending Providence must have saved the
lives of the survivors, as the place presented nothing but death in
its most shocking form. The vessel had on board one hundred
pounds in silver, forty.fiee of which have been picked up and se-
cured. The Earl of Galloway, as soon as he heard of the wreck,
gave orders for his work.people and horses to lend every assistance
in saving the wreck ; but all that has been picked up will amount
to little, except the cash, as everece of wood is so shockingly
mangled. Captain APKerlie, R.N.Isl and Joseph Dayton, muter
of the brig Donegan, of Workington (an old shipmate of Elliot's),
at present discharging timber at Garliston harbour, were most at-
tentive in giving all the aid in their power; and to the credit of the
population at large, they acted a mosS becoming and feeling part.
Mr. Bruadfoot's hospitality and kind attention to the poor sufferers
deserve particularly to be noticed.
It is much to be feared other vessels have been wrecked during
the last storm, as four Irish bullocks were picked up on the Eger-
nese shore on Wednesday ; they were beginning to smell, however.
and it is supposed must have come via Liverpool.—Dublis Corre.
spottent.
About three weeks ago the schooner Mary, of Irvine, Urie,
muter, put into the Bay of Lucy, and stuck fast on the Sands—the
common lot of 111 who resort to such dangerous anchorage. The
Captain went to Stranraer to consult with the pilot and carpenters,
who, we believe, as well as the Agent to Lloyd's, pronounced the
vessel irrecoverable. But mark what follows : in these seemingly
desperate circumstances a weaver and a shoemaker, both residing
in the village of Glentuce. and who keep a small boat between
them, with which they catch most superior flounders, undertook to
raise and tloat the schooner. Nell, after two days spent in making
preparations, they redeemed their pledge, made their words goat
by bringing the vessel into Pultanton burn. where she now lies
quite safe. In the latter stage of this good work two ether shoe-
makers assisted; and our correspondent suggests, with great pro.
priety, that the partners at Lloyd's and Liverpool should take at
least a pair of shoes each from the above various sobs of St. Cris-
pin.—Garnfrics Courier.

In consequence of the apprehension of Fouler, at Chir-
wood, in the cross-road to Royston from Chipping Norton,
with a stolen horse and mare, which he Raid he was taking home
to Sanderson, his master, at (Macy, two others Mealing and Smith,
were taken into custody the next day, and the whole horde of dr.
predators in this way are known. Sanderson has not been seen at
his farm, or rather stabling, the depot for stolen horses, and of
the four found there, two have been recognized by their real
owners. Diligent search is making after others, against whom
there is good :aSormation.