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London, England, 1826-08-15 00:00:00

LOSS OF TINE JEAN OF PETERMAD.

From the .40etyleett Journal of Wednesday.l
• We are sorry to elate the total loss of thiskeersel, under eircum.
Stoners of a'alery distecseinee nature, whereby several of her aew
have wield, andamirers are grievously injured. The following
ite_is the particulars :
Trelean, Ail.Volizbasel. Captain blitgos sailed from that
oa the 19th of March, hounti for ltreentnerd, and de
April arrived at the WO Ice, where, in the course of sin (NIP,
13,070 seals were killed. Zht the 48th or the mine month, ft began
to blow very hard, and about ten o'clock at night, the tempest be.
game tremendous. As it waithen dark, they could not discern the
exact situation of the ship ; and, in consequence, after stowing all
her sails, they were obliged to let her drive before the wind. She
was at this time in lat.-70. 20. N., and in long. 111. W. About
halt psst twelve o'clock, the crew were obliged to cut away one of
the roasts; and the vessel having driven agait.st one of those float-
ing streamers of ice, which are se numerous at the seal ground,
was upset. Another of these streams coming up, beat imibly
aga.nst the vessel. The masts that were still standing here got ea.
tangled, and were nit away. The vessel then nearly filled with
water, and soon became a total wreck, the quarter-deck being only
visible. Alter remaining at the wreck till the 27th, the crew,
seeing no ground for expectations of speedy relief, determined to
put to sea, with the two boats they had still left their. Out of 51
men, the number of the crew, 47 were still alive; but many of
them so much injured by the intensity of the frost and cold, which
prevail in these inhospitable regions, as to be rendered almost use.
lam. Without charts, or other guide to direct them, they were
at a loss in what direction to steer ; but, fortunately, when they
had not been above thirty lours at sea, they reached Orimsay, an
island about 35 miles from the coast of Iceland. Here they landed,
and after being kindly used by, the natives, obtained die assistance
of two boats to convey their sick to the main land. They had
rowed about 150 miles before arriving at Iceland. They remained
there about eleven weeks, until the 111th July; and during that
period they were very kindly treated, and the moat marked atten-
tion was paid to their wants. The whole of the clothes belonging
to the unfortunate crew were lost ; and many of them were sup-
plied at Iceland with such as could be procured. Two mote of
them died there, making the number of the sufferers six, all of
whom belonged to the Shetland Isles. Besides these, several of the
rest ere still severely injured in their feet, end some of thins are
otherwise hurt, to such a degree as to disable then. from working.
The survivors, at last, on the Ifith July, lest Iceland (not without
the Mast lively feelings of gratitude for the benefits they had re-
ceived) on board a Danish brig, from which they were landed at
Shetland; and those of them who came front this quarter, were
brought to Peterhead on Saturday last, on board of his Majesty's
surveying vessel Investigator, happy to escape with their lives, after
enduring so many acme hardships.