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London, England, 1805-02-08 00:00:00

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It was confidently reported yesterday in the city,
own intended
nion that there that the Dutch squadron, under Admiral HART-
:der fir a SUM. RINCK, had taken Prince of Wales's Island, formerly
a already stood Puloo-Penang, in the Straits of Malacca, with se-
iat day. Witi,
he conceived it vent English Indiamen at that place, supposed to
if business that be the Canton, Marquis of Ely, and Brunswick. Af-
ire discussion of ter the most diligent enquiry, we find the only
et the sense of foundation for the report is, an article given, ex-
no mutioa for chord'', in this Paper yesterday, under the head of
but con,..lited 4, Cape of Good Hope," containing a statement to
Id, on th •• ... dos
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that effeß. We added then, as the fan is, that we
tar with Sti...n.
Lordship'. sr... copied it from The New York Chronicle, of the sth
,U112t1,.NH.q.., ti,„, of January, where it is given as part of the commit.
JiwAly.
nications of a Gentleman, lately arrived from the
rusit:ess, an ..3.
Cape of Good Hope. The last accounts received
S.
at the India House, from Prince of Wales's Island,
lack Rod sum-
are of the 9th of August; and, upon reference to the
owls C moos-
article copied from The New York Chronicle, it
ch was ie mi. ils. would mcm to bring down the news from the Cape,
n his return. in. to the latter end of September, at which time the
had been oire
capture of the Island, subseqUent to the gth of
['erosions DU
is
tit a
Hills. . August, if any such event had taken place, might
Chief Secretary have been known there. There is nothing, there-
uant to order, a
fore, in these dates, inconsistent with the report ;
Correspondence
lets of Customs but, on the other hand, the Editor of The New
standing, which " York Chrouiele, who must be presumed to know his
were also an Ac.
authority, does not appear, from' the manner in
rsements of the
Port of the pro. ' which he notices the report, to lay much stress upon
it ; and we do know that not the least credit is at.
ORPUS ACT IN tached to it at the India House. Tke report, how.
eof Mr. Foster) ever, though it should prove true, will not retard
notice, that his the preparations making for carrying the proposed
)crow, move ler establishment En: that. Island into effect, as the
uspension of the
Company anticipate its recapture as a certain and
TRADE. speedy event.
lotice, that, en .—.—....
r leave to brig . At a quarter past six o'clock, yesterday morning,
ave Trade. fie the Purser of the Ecrl or clbergavenho (Mr. S rOART)
[Mr. Windh on) arrived at the East India House, with the melon-
e his motion rt.
choly intelligence of the loss of the Earl of Aherga-
, Country, to a
do so, it could ,enny East Indianian. Intelligence was immediate-
lotion respeain: ly given to the Secretary, Mr. Ita stscir, who resides
no debate likely
at the India House; and before ten o'clock, all the
us frequently tr.
it quest:on : a::1, avenues, leading to the Secretary's office, were
, there would b: completely blocked up with enquirers on this unfor-
wought fur w.u-J.
innate circumstance. Mr. STUART, the Purser, was
it all the delays
ssion of his Mo. the first person who arrived at the House, from the
as he had given ship; after him, Mr. TAYLOR, a Cadet: and Mr.
iy of the Session. ' GILPIN, the fourth Officer, from whom the follow-
!rich he had been
ing particulars of the unfortunate loss of this vessel,
~ hi coasicieN-
ment seemed to and the principal part of her crew and. passengers.,
panish business.) s were communicated to the Court of Dire/6-s :
fight, perhaps, be "
On Friday last the Earl of clberienvenny, Captain
more discussion
Mr. Wilberforce) WORDSWORTH, sailed from Portsmouth, with the
be very inconve. other outward-bound East lnd;amen, under convoy
which his Motion of the Weymouth frigate. The weather being un-
i so soon by ano-
t wish for time to favourable, and the wind strong against them, in-
!fore, if the Mi. duced them to run into Portland Roads. The Wry-
is Motion on the ,north frigate separated the very first night. The
a future day, he We.rford, Captain CLARK, being the oldest Cap-
ke place then, as
t to be informed tain, and of course Commodore, made the signal
ipposed to be so for the ships that had pilots on board to run for port.
there; but, being At about 3 p. ,n. .on Tuesday, having got a pilot
no particular rt 2.
lined not to delay
on board, the Earl of Ab:rvagenny bore up for
Portland Roads ; but the ebb tide setting in fast,
:hancellor of the and slack wind, she drove on the Shambles off
undertake to give
the Bill of Portland. In about an lour she
Hon. Gentleman
it it would be es- cleared the rocks, and signal guns of distress were
debate upon the immediately fired. At 4 p. ma. she made much
panish Papers tea
water, and gained fast upon the pumps. The
ns upon this !:.:- crew endeavoured to bail her at the fore hatch-
was agreed, tit it way ; but all their endeavours to stop the leak, or
re
.present, sr.i:of keep the water under, were found to be in vain.—
ainish Pape,, *ht
ig the Addito it i.rom that time to dark, and till eight o'clock, the
we Trade on I" situation of all on board was dreadful in the ex-
treme; it was impossible to save the ship, which
rn of the recruit*
resterday ), which was eventually sinking fast and settling in the water.
d to be primed. At eight p. no the guns of distress were fired Meet-
:opy of the cam- santly for boats to come off to save the crew, pas.
rr regulating the
disposed of in the sengers, and King's and Company's troops on board.
The Purser was dispatched at eight, in one of the
a ship's boats, with the Papers and Dispatches in order
If into a Conytnio-
as relatiog to the to save them. The Third Mate, Mr. Woaos-
in the Chair, put- lemma, a cousin of the Captain's, accompanied
the Purser with about six seamen. One boat
it persons holding
l 51. per Cent. of came off from the shore ; which took on board
e sth of July, I )40.% Mr. Evans, Senior, Merchant, and his daughter,
of 51. per Cent. I Miss JACKSON, Mr. ROUTLIDGE, and Mr. TAN'-
,nd
. nfa-half Cent.
di. per Cent.
Los, a Cadet, all passengers. About ten p. on
per
obliged to sir:riff the water had got above the orlopsaleck, in spite
.51,,rs of the !Sant of the most unremitting endeavours of the Cs&
tions were agreed sere and crew, who behaved in the most cool, exem.
rceivetl to-morro.
ratory to his Me- Nary manner. In the mean time, all on board were
Trade, nu'lved for anilously looking out for the boats from the shore.
between the Seat. thitortunately, in the general distress and agony of
of the West India
.o the 30th of Feb. :he moment, the ships' boats were not hoisted out.
At lI p. ms. the ship gave a surge, and went down
Bill for allowing almost instantaneously, in twelve fathoms water,
ad Fishery to com-
rtain times and ii two miles from Weymouth Beach. As she was
linking. the crew and pas.engers ascended the tops
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