The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-22 00:00:00

SHIPPIA G INTEL LIGEXCE.

LOSS OF A DUTCH INDIAMAN.
Extract of a letter from the Agtnt to Lloyd's at Rotterdam.
dated July 13, lnil
Sult,-1 beg to inform you that having learnt from the pas-
sengers who arrives' from Batavia in the ship Baron Van de
Capellun, on the Bah instant, that there was every reason to
suppo.e the Dutch ship Arinus Marinus, commanded by Capt.
Ary Lantrerweld, from Bs 4tvia to this port. w. s lost near Christ-
roes Island, I addressed Cit-tain Purvis and requested him to
favour me with such partict;ars as he might be in possession of.
and who, by his letter of the 11th, replied us follows:
Si a,—Agreeably to your request. I forward en extract from
my journal, communicated on the 7th of March, by Captain
Boyle, commanding the Danish brig Sovereign, bound to Batavia.
(In the 7th of Februat y, near to Christmas Island. lie picked up
tour men from a woolen house boil. b.xwecn. and still attached
to, what he conce'vial to be the cable bits, for the purpose of
loading an eleoliant. The sell being them high, he did not take
them: they informed him that toey belonged to the Arinus
Marinus ; that on the precAling evening, during a violent storm,
after mudding some time under titres:A, the ship became dan-
gerously leaky ; all efforts to save her proved inellictual; an
endeavour to get out the boat also proved abortive; and I hope
their opinion will prove unfounded, that the ship must have
foundered, as they were not Annie of their dreadful situation.
or how they left the ship, or clung to the above mentioned piece
of the wreca. Captain Boyle must have been in the vicinity, as
his sails were all blown Away, and he had been under bare poles
all the night, labouring excessively, the sea rising in tremendous
pyramids on cinch side of tine vessel. (Signed) •• • PLTHN' IS.'
" I am, respectfully, Sir, &c,
(Signed) " JOHN II UDIG, Agent to Lloyd's.
" Mr. Joint Bennett, jun. Lloyd's."

" Harwich, July 75.
" Sta,—ln compliance to your wishes of yesrenlay, Captain
Knocker being out of town, 1 inquired of his mate respecting the
misfortune of the Arinus Marinus, and he intbrms me, the only
information that had reached Helvoet when they left, was brought
by the Baron Von de Capellar., and which was the same as con-
tained in your letter, viz. :—that she was totally lost about Sou
■tiles this side of Java, every soul having perished except four
Rotterdam men and one Donman, part of the crew.
(Signed) "S. BILIANGSLY.jun. Agent to Lloyd's.
`• Mr. John Bennett, jun., Lloyd's."

ELECTION OE AN ALDERM.►N.—On Friday, Mr.
Lucas Prince was elected Alderman fur the Tower
Ward, in the room of Sir W. Curtis, who, in con-
sequence of the death of Sir Watkin Lewes, has
become the father of the city, and has been trans-
ferred to the Ward of Bridge Without, to which
there are no duties attached, excepting the attend-
ance to the civic feasts. Sir Charles Flower pre-
sided at the Wardmote.

It is the intention of Government to retain pos-
session of the island of Ascension, for which purpose
Major John Campbell, Lieut. Blennerhassett and
Aitcheson (the latter of the royal marine artillery),
with two sergeants, two corporals, four gunners, a
drummer and fifer, with eighteen privates of the
royal marines, embarked at Portsmouth and sailed
on Wednesday in the Herron brig, Capt. Hanmer,
to•garrison the island for three years. Ascension is
almost a barren rock. The Heron took despatches
tbr Sir Hudson Lowe and Admiral Lambert.

Letters from the banks of the Dattubestate, that
Prince Ypsilanti has transported his head-.quarters to
Chalumitz, and that his advanced posts were on the
left bank of the Danube, from Korolunga to Obi-
lescht. It is said some new advantages have been
gained by the Greeks in Lidavia over the Turks.
As to the More*, the insurrection becomes more
and more menacing.