The National Register.
London, England, 1811-12-15 00:00:00

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NAMICAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOSS OF THE SALDANHA FRIGATE.

" Dern', Saturday Evening, Dec. 7.
" Six—On Saturday, the 30th ult, the Saldanha frigate, in
company with the Talbot sloop of war, sailed on a cruize to the
Westward from their station in Loughswilly. Early on Wed-
nesday, the 4th instant, it blue a'gale of wind, which increased
until evening, when it became a violent storm.—From tiro
knowledge that these vessels were off the coast, the wind N. W.
blowing directly upon it, much apprehension was entertained.
Thursday passed over without any information, but on Friday
morning some persons came up from Loughswilly, and stated
that several pieces of wreck were found upon the coast, -with
the mark of Saldanha upon the timber. This excited great
anxiety, but this evening produced certain information of the
total loss of the ship, accompanied with the distressing informa-
tion that the Talbot had shared the same fate—both on shore,
and both mere wrecks, without a single soul having escaped
alive.
" This night an express has arrived, which states, that up-
wards of two hundred of the dead bodies had been cast on shore.
among which was that of Captain Pakenham, who was buried
this day; he had nothing on him when taken up but his shirt
aud night-cap. You may judge of the distress that so calamitous
a circumstance has produced here. The hay they were drivta
in is called Ballyinastaker, and is at the entrance of Loughswilly.
The Saldanha was a fine frigate, of 38 guns, commanded by the
Hon. Captain Pakenham. The Talbot carried 18 guns, and
was commanded by the Iton. Captain Jones."

Another Letter, dated .flfc. R.
" The report of the Talbot sloop being also lost not true.
But she is said to have been distnasted. The Sallanha's lights
were visible in passing Tainiet point, at half-past nine yi. vi.
It was blowing a hurricane, with snow, but fair for the Lough•
It is supposed she struck on Swelly rock. The direcflOn of
the wind has drifted the wreck on shore in Ballymaslacken Bay.
The shell of thevessel is atvardll off at low water mark. Fdur
.bodies only have been saved."

The Saldanha was a new frigate, and one of the finest in our
navy. She had probably near three hundred souls on board,
and her Commander was a young Officer of the highest cha-
racter. Captain Pakenham was brother to the Fart of Long-
ford, Lady Wellington, and the Hon. Colonel Pakenham, De-
puty Quarter-Master-General of the Army in Portugal. The
Lieutenants of the Saldanha were D. Thomas, G. H. Camp-
bell, and John Gardner, The bodies of Captain Pakenham,
and about 210 of the crew, are said to' have been washed
ashore, and were to.have been interred in a neighbouring burial
ground.

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There is now living in a room at a chandler's shop in Houns-
low, a Countess, the daughter and mother cf a Peer, -the real
aunt of two Peers, the actual sister of a Princess, and halt sister
to a Countess. 'lbis lady is expected to be married very sbcrrtly
to a corporal in a regiment of dragoons.
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