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London, England, 1804-07-20 00:00:00

DREADFUL tit:lt RICANE.

Lonna-• of • Latter from an Offi:er 01 board the Coutes,
Ch:na snip, Cor Caotoe, ifll. 1, gating an Account of a
elot-nt ff ton, or Horrie.u.e. is the Chum Seas, on the
2M Sept tan.

" On the 20th September, having rounded on the
Macclesfield, w•e had squally weather, and got the
royal masts down, and at noon were under only the
fore-sail, mizen, and mixen-stay-sail. It continued
squally the vie+, of the night, with a good deal of
sea ; tow.lrds day-light, the wind veered to thc south-
ward, and the weather moderated. Soon after noon
the wind freshened, and half-past two p. m. a violent
squall came on, when two of the fore shrouds gave
way, and the sea got up a good deal ; the squalls in-
creasing, and the wind rather farther aft. We put the
helm up, and just as we were wearing, a violent puff
blew theforedop-mastawar handswere immediately
sent up to cut it dway,in its fall it carried away the
lee f ore clue-garnet. We sc add ed an d went easy bet Ore
the gale was increased till about 7 p. m. when the
ship came to against her helm. The fore-sail soon
went to pieces. the ship lay pretty quiet on her bare
pules. The gale now encreaseskto such a hurricane,
that it is impessible to describe it; a l•tle before
eight the main-top-mast blew away. The sea still
got up and the gale continued, and the main-top-
mast kept flying away to leeward, as she rolled with
such violence a: to shake every thing about the
main.mast in a most shocking manner ; hands were
then sent sip in the lee main 'hi coeds to endeavour to
secure it, but withoin effed. The vonlence of the
wind 't-.w surpassed any thing I ever felt or heard
of; the di g.vano-stalf was blown in two by it. It
lightened very much, and might possibly thunder,
but the noise of the wind prevented its being heard.
The sea was driven over us in continued spray and
foam. and about half past eight the main-mast went
by the board. carrying the mizen-mast head with it.
The Captain was endeavouring to get the wreck cut
away, when the ship taking a lurch, he got hold of
the top-sail bran-block to support himself; tome of
the people, in endeavouring to save themselves,
dragged him from his hold, when he fell down and
. was waded backwards and forwards three times
with the liquor cases, poop ladder, and some axes, be-
fore he was able to extricate himself; nut, bowery,
before he was so dreadfully bruised and hurt, as scarce
to be able to stand. Captain Torin, notwithstand-
ing, remaitted in the cuddy giving orders, till he
found himself so sick and faint that he was obliged
to lie down in his cot; he received a most dreadful
gash in his heel, which almost severed it horn the
leg, and occasioned a great effusion of blood. The
ship now rolled dreadfully, but made but little water,
the hand-pumps kept her clear. At I I p. te. us
heard that the bowsprit was gone. an attempt was
made to get the fore-stay cut, which failed ; the fore
tackles were got forward to the knight-head, to help
to secure thefore-mast,but the anchor slings towhich
t;. 'y were hooked broke, and at three a. m. the fore-
-171.04 fell .oft in the starboard waste. The ship at this
time r•,lhd very deep, but she made but little more
arattn than...she shipped ; at day-light the Captain was
brought out and sat in a chair at the cuddy door-
w.ty, 2nd the people were got up; the gale had sow
moderated very much, and thesea faltenconsiderably
the spare and stream anchors had been carried away.
a'l hands turned to, and by nine o'clock we Rut
cleared-A our wrecks except the fore-mast, which
WAS the only thing that gave us apprehension, as it
might have occasioned serious consequences in the
event of its breaking the booms adrift, and fetching
wt•e. We were now in lat. 17 deg. 50 min. N. and
long. 117 deg. E. and a consultation was held, when
the Cereain rr•tmised the men that they should be
well rewarded if they would exert themselves to the
utmost, earning them that many ships had been
in greater d Inger of sinking, and had been saved.
The men instantly set to work, and by I a m. we
not the lone hoat'sanast up forward, a top-gallant
sail and the long boat's main-sail upon it, when the
ship gave a heavy roll to port, and the foremast
more on the cen'rary lurch, it went completely
overboard, carrying the sheet anchor with it. Al-
most ever♦ thing had been cut away before, and
we were soon clear, but launching eft gave her
stern way, and it went a-head of the ship. The wind
was now about S. S. E. ; we put the helm up, she
veered immediately, and we steered away N. N. W.
In the afternoon we succeeded in getting a main-
top-gallant-royal-mast up, upon the stump of the
main-mast, and set a main-top-gallant-sail and royal,
and a royal upon the stomp of the mizen-mast, with
a stay-sail betwixt it and the main-mast. Night
wow came o^t ; the water was smooth, and our people
fortunately got some rest; the hand pumps were,
however. kept generally going. At day-light, we
opened the gun-deck_hatches, and found use lead
had given way upon the orlop, having carried away-
the staunchions the sheet cable WAS upset,having car-
ried away the staunchions also. At eight a. m. we
had the joyful sight of a sail, to the S.S.E. and never
could Divine Providence have interposed, when least
expelled ; the only moments we could retied. were
embittered with the prospect of inevitable denruc-
tion—this sail proved to be the Bari Cench-a. Capt.
Dance, one of oar Beet, to whose kind exertions we
may all conceive ourselves indebted for our lives.
Ile took as in tow: the Bombay Castle now came in
sight. Assistance was now sent on board us, from
' the two ships, and our two passengers, Messrs.
Lance and Roberts, went on tacard the Carideo. On
the 2.7tb, we made the coast, and arrived at Wham-
pre the Ist Odober..

" I am happy to add, that Captain Torin is com-
pletely recovered, to the joy of his s lip's crew.
" By the last accounts groin China, the Cram had
been completely repaired, and was considerably ad.
vanced in her lading.
" The Werke also,that had received damages in this
dreadful storm, had been repaired, and would be
able to sail with the fleet from China."

The following persons have lately been conviaed
before the Rev. Dr. Y A Ts, for a breach of the Mi-
litia Laws, in the county of Hereford, viz. William
Plullrpe,4of Ledbury, blacksmith, and games Phillip.,
of F.astnot. husbandman. These men baying bees
duly balloted. and served with precepts to attend a
sub-division meeting, for the purpose of being en-
rolled. or of producing proper substitutes, negleaed
.so to do ; and the constables having respeaively re-
turned villa Costa on the warrants of distress issued
for levying the penalty, warrants were then granted
for apprehension of their persons, and delivery of
them to the regimrsit.

BRIGIITOS, Jutor V

Yesterday evening, about sis. o'o ,c h. a seve:e
connonading was heard dist n6ly ; tt did not seem
as proceeding from the engagemein of mie ship op-
posed to another, for the firing was so incessant, that
it must have been a general attack on either tl.e
shores or flotilla of the enemy ; it continued till ten
o'clock at night, when it ceased. The Stein, which
was crou'ded, was in an insunt deserted, and all
ranks crowded to the Cliff, listening with anxiety,
and expressing various feelings on the occasion ;
several Ladie> earnestly requested to be informed if
there was any danger ? to which the Gentlemen re-
plied with an exulting laugh, " thank Heaven and
Brilish pre iwess, no." However, every post-chaise
was in readiness to carry off the fair, had it been
nee •ssary. This morning we have heard at a great
distance, and not so constant, the firing of guns at
sea. All here is but conjeAure with respelt to the
cause.

The Theatre goes on sy.immingly ; Cita:ear's
Soldier's Daug,4l, r was perlormed last Saturday to a
crowded :rid elegant audience, and received by them
with every mark of approbation. It would be
wrong to pay attention to any of the allots in parti-
cular ; they all did their best, and their endeavours
were snccessful. On Friday Lord PELH AM bespeaks
The School for Scandal ; and oa Tuesday, by bever.il
Ladies of fashion, The Pear Gentlemen is bespoke : it
promises to be a very profitahle season to the Ma-
nager, and he is truly deserving his success.
Quarter past sic, this moment while I write, the
firing is still heard.

TRURO, JuLr 14

An affliaing circumstance occurred on Tuesday
evening, the 10th inst. at Newlyn, a fi.hing-town,
lying a little to the westward of Penzance. SAMIIeI
Jenkins, a fisherman, having drank excessively at
a public-house, because very .luarrelsorne with every
person near him, and challenged to light any one
who would accept of it ; when Thomas Richards,
another tilisern.an, somewhat inebriated, passing by
at the titn-4 declared his determination to accept pf
Jenkill%'l4 challenge. The parties accordingly strip.
ped, and as they were of the point of beginning the
contes;., Swick, a mason, seeit,g the suns-
lion ot Richards, took him up in his
arms to c.ury a.. %away, saying, that he should not
fight. Nutwi:Landing which, Richards obstinate-
ly nersired in the contrary, and gave Strick such
violent blows on the face, that so ex..spwated him,
as to throw Richards from his arms, prottxting,
that he went,' knock the breath out of his body; and,
melancholy to %late, his own ^rds were veri-
fied, for he instantly f-1.7!' the e. fortunate man
two or three hard bk.... on the stomach, on
which he fell, to rise no more, leaving a wifs and
six small children to lament his untimely fate. The
Coroner sat on the body, on the following Friday
evening, and brought in a vershd against Joseph
Strick, of Alansievirtee, who was accordingly cox-
mined to liodmin gaol, the following day, to '.Ake
his trial at the next Assizes.

WESTMINSTER CLUB WESTMINSTER COLLEGE.

Queen Elizabeth granted charter ti the Dean
and Canons of Westminster, a piece of growl,' in
the neighbourho id of Tothili-fields. The intszhit-
ants of Westminster have for a number of years
enjoyed the right of commonage on the piece of
ground alluded to, awl have -:ring been in the ' ai.i s
of playing there at cricket. The Westminster
Scholars insist that they have an exclusive right of
playing at cricket on the ground, and the inhabit-
ants, on the other hand, contend they have an (Anal
right. We understand, that the Masters, on Tues-
day, gave the Scholars a halt holiday. About half-
past five o'clock, while the It'estniiisster Club were
playing a match, the Scholars lielonging to the
College arrived, and waited for one of their Ushers to
head them, against the members of the Club ; this,
of course, our correspondent infers from what fol-
lowed ; about six o'clock a person belonging to the
College arrived on horseback, and made a grand
charge on the innocent amens wickets. The Gen-
tlemen at the wickets, seriously alarmed, did
not know how to a&, being totally at a loss to
a: count fur this extraordinary kind of coming; but
iii all pi..h.thility they would have dismounted him,
had it not been for the intercession of some ot their
friends, ..vlio were spea., tors of their innocent amuse-
ment. The King's Scholars, much to their credit
as Gentlemen, concluded themselves a: such ; and,
had it ant been for the interference of the person
above alluded to, every thing would have been
settled upon amicable terms, to the satisfadion of
the King's Scholars, as well as the Gentlemen com-
posing the Westminster Cricket Chili. One of the
,hers has since been seen, and publicly begged
pardon ; every thing has been finally settled with
the Captain of the School, and his aid-de-vamp,
and the Master of the School, to the satisfadion of
both parties. We cannot (adds our correw4ent)
help agreeing with the Master of the Schno-I, asd it
would have tees much better if the Usher had not
come mounted upon his charger; and must again
assert, that the condu& of the Captain of the School,
and his friend who attended him (his brother colle-
gian), behaved in the most gentlemanlike manner,
mild in argument, and bold in the field.

Mr. Cox, the Colonel of the Bloom bury and Inns
of Court Volunteers, was worn in, on Wednnesday, a
Master in Chancery, in the mom of the late Parma
Hot.n.eu, hsq. The other Mastership, vacant by
the death of Mr. Se Rastas, is not yet filled up. It
has been offered to Mr. PESIIIRTONi but from his
present ill state of health it is uncertain whether he
will be able to accept of it. Mr. Cox's Mastership
is worth 1,6001. per annum.
The Royal Garrison Battalion are, it is said, in
future to be called " the Royal Veterans."
A few days ago an alarming ire broke out in [Es
MAJESTY'S dock-yard at Sheerness, but was happily
extinguished without aay serious damage. The
flames were first discovered to proceed from the
smith's forge, and continued to burn very furiously
fur near half an hour, when they were got under by
the spirited exertions of the military and inhabitants
of the place. Commissioner Gnat and Admiral
Rowt.tv were among the must &Sive to extinguish
the fire, being the first who ware there, and the last
who left it.