The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

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The Aheona, of 328 tons, under the command of
Lieut. Mudge, sailed (rum Greenock in October
last, with settlers for the Cape of Good Hope.
On the 25th of November, about noon, in lati•
tude 4 deg. 30 min. North, and longitude 25 deg.
30 min. West, the Aheona unfortnnately caught
fire, and was burnt, under circumstances of the most
awful and distressing nature. Out of a crew of 21
persons, and 141 emigrants, men, women, and
children, making a total of 162 persons, only 49
arc saved. These are happily all safely funded at
Lisbon ; and have subsequently sailed in the Royal
Charlotte merchant brig, for Greenock, except ten
orphan boys, whom the gentlemen of the British
factory, at Lisbon, have taken under their kind
protection. _

I The fire broke out in the after store-room whilst
the chief mate was occupied in some necessary busi-
ness there; and such was the awful progress of the
flames, that only three small boats could be got
overboard, betbre the flames consumed the tackles,
&c. necessary for hoisting out the long boat.
In these three small boats, 49 persons were re-
ceived on board with so scanty a supply of provisi-
ons, that the consequences must have been almost
equally dreadful with the ultimate Cate: of those left
on board, had nut a Portuguese ship, front Bahia,
hound to Lisbon, most providentially fallen in with
them at clay-light nest morning, and received them
on board, in which they were safely and hospitably
conveyed to Lisbon, atter cruising about the fatal
spot till noon, in hopes of descrying some of the
miserable sufferers who might have clung to parts of
the wreck, but without success.
Of a crew consisting of twenty-persons, fourteen
are saved, including Lieut. Mudge, the Agent, Mr.
Fisher, the Surgeon, the Master of the Ship, and
Second Mate—the First Mute, in the most feeling
manner, refusing to go into the boats, saying that
he would abide the fate of those left on board.

Of the emigrants, consisting in all of thirty-one
men, twenty-four women, fifty-five boys, and thirty
girls, only ten men, three women, sixteen boys, and
six girls arc saved.
Lists of the persons saved have been sent to the
Chief Magistrates of Glasgow and Greenock, for the
information of the friends of the respective parties
in that country, and having been favoured with a
copy thereof (from official authority), we publish
the same for the satisfaction of those in England
who may have had friends or relations on board this
ill-fated vessel.
NAINIZI or PERSON/ S•VED.Liellt• Mudge. agent, R.
N.; Mr. Fisher, surgeon, R. N. t Mr. J. Pun, hard, master;
Mr. Luck, second mate; Mr. Stages, carpenter; Manic,
Mans, Jordan, Lawson, Henerson, Reece, Paterson, sea-
men ; Edwards. Robinson, boys, (crew.) Walter Kay,
John NPLaran, Thomas Reid, Robe; t Bellardie, J. Clark
John M•Leati, Hector Monroe, James Bright. Blanch,
Bottain, men; Catherine Kay, Mary Suffield, I,,thyllat
Basset!, women Catherine Barrie, Mary Baffle, Isl.
Freeland, Mary M'lsaae. Charlotte Sidfii Id, Isabella Bob.
well, girls; James NPLucky, Thomas Barrie, George
Barrie, Willi:11bl Bari ie, Robert Barrie, Archibald Bari le,
Alexander Burnie, Lindsay Paterson, Charles Coverly,
Alexander Bata, John Bain, Win. M`lsaac, G. Suffield, T.
Suffield, Wm. Boswell, boys,einigrants.