The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-08 00:00:00

SHIPWIZECK.

'OREZPIOCK. SOYINISEIL 2.
We Lively stated that the ship Helen, of this port,
J. Kerr, master and owner, from Buccari to Ports.
mouth, was wrecked near Si!sea Bill, and it was
feared all the crew were drowned. We are happy
to state, how Ever, from letters received from the
survivors, one of which we subjoin, that nine of
them were protidentially tskeie nut by the brig.
Bonne fui,•Ceptain Potilain. of Dieppe, and ca►.
reed iuto Cherburgle They speak in the highest
terms 6Y the -kindness of the master re the Bernie
Poi. and of the inl►abitents of Cherburgh. The
folldwing are the Mimes of the men saved : —W.
Dow, mei ft. %Veer, motes; J. Dees, carpenter.;
11.'Kerr, SOD of the master ; R. Brown, W. Urqu-
hart, A. Aitkin, G. APKillup, and Julio Petere,--
(Greenock Advertiser.)
" Charbareh, 'October 20, 1820.
(I We sailed from Buccal, in the Gulf of Ve-
nice. oa the Nth September, loaded with oak ioniser
for the British Government, and bound to Porte.
mouth. We experienced severe Aabes all the way
to the Straits of Gibraltar"; but Willing material
happened to as during that period, excepting that
we had our bulwarks washed *ivory, and s•ertebnat
stove, &c. flail fine weather afterwards, till off
Cape Finisterre. on the 10th instant, when the late
gale commenced, wind from the S.W. On the
160, at eleven a.as saw the land off Uslent; at
noon, the light-house bore S S.W. distance ten or
twelve miles. The afternoon looking worse. we
reefed fore and main-topsails and furled the mizeu.
During the fore part of the night. strong gales, at-
tended with heavy squ Its and emu. On the 17th,
at four a.m. my watch bring out, hove the log ;
ship scudding at the rate of ►even knots per hour;
went down to the cabin to mark the log, and call
Mr. Daw. I haul not barn down rue minute, when
she shipped a heavy sea over the stern, wheel; stove
in the whole of the quitter-dm k from the stertepost
to the companion door, carried 'may the mizeti.
neut. demolished the whole of the cabin, and
washed away the two 'net) at the bubo. The ►hip
bring almost full of a stir, we cut away the
rnyiu-
mast, to lighten her, and kept leer before the sea,
and the puu►ps g.oiug until day-light, when ►toe
filled. The boa's were dims washed away. Some
of the men lashed thenerelves to the stump of the
moils-mast) and the re►t of us to the fore rigging ;
but the sea washed over her so high, that all were
obliged to fly to the lore rigging—our last refuge.
By this time the Cowan* was au weak as not to be
able to get up the rigging. but was assisted by
some of the men, with ropes, from the top; we got
I as high as the eatharpings, where lie expired
:shoat foot p.m. through fatigue. hunger, and cold.
During the day several vessels passed close by us,
but none of them %sould come to our assistance,
although we lead the signal of distress flying. in
the afternoon the cuuuter broke open., and part of
the cargo floated out. About sunset the gale de-
creased, when all our hopes were that our shattered
►hip would keep together till Morning; throughout
the night fresh breezes and rain, the saris falling fast,
which gave us more hope; at day-break saw ssveral
vessels all around us, but none of them appearing
to come to our assistance; at last a brig bore down
on us. hoisted out her boat, and took us off the
wreck, the French roast theta in sight. The brig
is the Rewire /'tai, Captain M. Pouloise, of Dieppe.
The Captaise mid every pe:sou ou board ►hewed us
the greatest attenlime, by giving us nourishment
aad dry clothing. col putting us in their own beds,
which were the menus of preserving our lives. She
made sail, and bore down fur this place, and came
to en anchor at four in the afternoon. The Cap.
vain acid with us to the English Consul, who has
befitted to us as yet, awl,- well. by sending us to
g I kedging►; and the Fiend' are remarkably
kind, and port' us every attention.
s' The names of 11w two men who were wished
overboard. ore 1) ibid Leath, wrantan. and Arclad.
M'Kechint, cock."
Monday se'unigh,, at Sheffield, as EnWARD
FcxlDa, • setjeasit sad roegh-rider in the 19th
Lancers, was breaking in ■ horse. he was /taken
soddenly ill, fumed to alight, and expired soon
after.