The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-04 00:00:00

MON OAY EVENT N&, OCTOB ER 4,

knowu in the productions of riper years," is sufficient
to show how juvenile mediocrity is puffed. We give
the first and the last verse :
" Black Billy! my pony,
My infancy's pet,
I'►e lost thce for ever,
But I canuot forget.

" Thou dost not, my pony,
Remember me still,
Or those joyous rides
O'er woodland and hill."
This is sad stuff. Oa the other hand, we have
read the article on the capabilities and prospects of
Australia with much pleasure and advantage. It is
lucid, explicit, and full of facts. The Church of
England Magazine contains its wonted quantity of
religious literature, which, if not very brilliant, is
written with an excellent purpose. Mr. Joseph
Fearn's Hymns for Sundays strike us as wanting
the simplicity and the earnestness of sound and trust-
ing Christian faith. Dr. Forbes Winslow's Journal
of Psychological Medicine, published quarterly,
is distinguished for the value and variety of its papers.
The subjects in the present number include
information relating not only to this country,
but also to France, Germany, and America. The
paper on " Homicidal Monomania," with its curious
anecdotes and illustrations is deeply interesting. We
think highly, also, of theremarks on snd " Statistics of
Crime and Prisoners." The present number concludes
the fifth volume of as useful a work as medical
science and jurisprudence were ever benefited by.
The Ladies' Companion opens with a compilation, by
the late Lady Biessington, called a " Memoir of
Madame Geoffrin," an almost forgotten contemporary
of Marmontel. This memoir is not worth
publication. Mrs. Newton Crosland's stanzas,
" Helena," evidently would not have been
written but for the appearance of Mrs. Brown-
ing's remarkable poetry. Mrs. Crosland writes prose
very gracefully, but her verses are—verses. She
rarely pours out her soul in song :—it is the differ-
ence between water pumped up, and water spontane-
ous gushing through the flowers. We admire the
American stories and sketches in this magazine ;
they give it interest and value. Mrs. Abdy's Irish
is well set off by the foil of Mr. W. H. Lovell's un-
musical Manx Legend. The criticism in this maga-
zine is good, and agreeably conveyed in the form of
ccaiversation. The present is by no means a good
average specimen of the work, but even this is by
many degrees better than when it was successively
in the hands of Mrs. Loudon and Mr. Henry Chorley.
Sharp's London Magazine, the British Journal, the
Charm, the Picture Pleasure Book, and Newton's
London Journal have also come to band. Mrs. S. C.
Hall is :about to become the editress of Sharp's
London Magazine.

NAV AL I N TELLIG
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.-It is reported bare that
her Majesty has graciously signified her
of
the name of the leviathan line-of-battl:4 ship Windsor
Castle, 140, shall be changed to tha.;, P-I`.,asure that
" The Duke
of Wellington," in token of hp:, majesty's high es-
teem for the memory of thsresolve on the part of the
*,.. lamented hero. This
Queen will be universally
applauded, as we have nothing bearing the name of
the deceased but twr, wretched old 74's (the Welling-
ton and Wellesl-,y).
By the deP:ch of Rear-Admiral of the Red William
Fisher, w'aich occurred on Thursday last, the follow-
ing prornotions take place :-
Rear-Admiral of the White, William Fitzwilliam
Owen, to the Red squadron.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Sir David Dunn, K.C.H.,
to the White squadron.
Captain William James Mingaye, Jan. 29, 1822,
to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
The following is o'l3yrne's epitome of Rear-Ad-
miral Mingaye 's services :-
" William James Ilingaye entered the navy Sept. 16,
1798, 144 a volunteer, on board the Anson, of 46 guns,
Captaiti Philip Charles Durham; and in the course of
the ensuing month was present, we believe, at the defeat
of the squadron under Commodore Bompart, carrying
troops for the invasion of Ireland, and (in company with
the Kangaroo, 18) at the capture, with a loss to the Auden
of 2 killed and 13 wounded; of La Loire, of 46 guns and
664 men (including troops), 46 of whom were killed and 71
wounded. After an attendance of some time upon the King
off' Weymouth, he accompanied Capt. Durham, in Febru-
ary, 1801, into the Endymion, 40, in which ship, besides
assisting at the capture of La Furie, privateer, of 14
guns, he escoried a convoy of ten Indiamen home from
St. Helena. In 1802 he became in succession attached
to the Alarm and Amazon frigates, both commanded by
Captain William Parker; and on next joining the Mag-
nificent, 74, Captain William Henry Jervis, he was
wrecked on the Black Rocks off Breet, in March, 1804.
On February 8, 1805, having in the interim served with
Cart'Ain Jervis on board the Tonnant, 80, he was nomi-
nated sub-lieutenant of the Tickler, gun-brig, Lieu-
tenant Commander John W. Skinner, stationed off Bou-
logne, where he remained until presented with a lieu-
tenant's commission, dated July 6 following. Joining
then the Belligerent, 64, Captain Hon. George Byng, he
served on shore with the naval brigade, under that
officer, at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, in
January, 1806; after which he was, it appears, ap-
pointed, June 10, 1806, to the Bombay, alias Ceylon,
32, Captain Wm. Jones Lye, on the East India station,
whence he invalided, August 10, 1809-March 19 and
December 31, 1812, to the Cossack, 22, and Druid,
frigate, both commanded in the Mediterranean by Cap-
tain Wm. Ring, with whom he continued until July 5,
1813,-and March 5, 1816, and July 21, 1817, as senior,
to the Eridanus, 36, and Royal George yacht,
Captains Wm. King and Hon. Chas. Paget, each em-
ployed on home service. As commander, a rank he
attained Oct. 2, 1817, Captain Mingaye served, from
Oct. 1, 1818, until paid off in January, 1822, in the
Cameleon, 10, on the Portsmouth station. He was ad-
vanced to post rank on the 29th of the month last men-
tioned; became acting captain, July 23 ensuing, of the
Royal George yacht; obtained command, in July, 1824,
of the Romney, 50, annde-en-flute, fitting at Chatham;
and, from Jan. 8, 1825, until the abolition of the service
in 1831, was in command of the Hyperion, 42, lying in.
Newhaven Harbour, on the establishment of third-rate,
for the purposes of the extended coast blockade."
Retired Captain Sir Charles Burrard, Bart. (Jan.
29, 1832), being senior as a commander to Captain
Mingaye, also succeeds to his retired flag rank under
the terms of the order in council of 1846.

Captain Norwich Duff (April 23, 1822), A.D.C.,
is now the senior captain on the active list. Captain
R. F. Rowley comes within the senior list of 14s. Gd.
per diem, and Captain N. Corry succeeds to the
12s. Gd. per diem half-pay list.
Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joscelyne Percy, C. 8., the
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, has returned from
the Continent, and has re-hoisted his flag in the Wa-
terloo, 120.
Rear-Admiral Superintendent Arthur Fanshawe,
C. 8., struck his flag last night on boardi of the
Neptune, 120, Portsmouth Harbour, and proceeded
on a mouth's leave of absence: We understand that
the duties of admiral superintendent will be per-
formed during the Admiral's absence by Captain
Henderson, C. 8., of the steam-reserve squadron.
Captain B. Martin, C. 8., of the Victory, has re
turned from a month's leave of absence.
The officers and crew of the Arrogant, 36, screw
frigate, before paying off, subscribed a day's pay each
towards the fund for the relief of the Birkenhead
widows and orphans, which has been received by the
secretary. The committee met at the Royal Naval
College, on Saturday last, and relieved a number of
persons who lost relatives in that unfortunate ship-
wreck.

The 50-gun frigate Leander is to be paid off at
Portsmouth on her arrival, and to be recommissioned
at once.

Commander G. B. Jeffereys, late flag-lieutenant to
Rear-Admiral Dixon, is appointed to the Royal Naval
College for study.
Letters from Ascension to the Bth of August have
been received.

The Cygnet, 8, Commander White, sailed from St.
Helena on the 26th of July for Cape Lopes and St.
Thomas's.

The Water witch, 8, Commander Gardner, arrived
at St. Helena on the same day, and was to sail on the
3d of August for St. Paul de Loando.
The Prometheus steam-sloop, Commander Foote,
left St. Helena on the 31st of July, and arrived at
Ascension on the 7th of August, and was to sail in a
few days for the Bights as " senior officer." This
vessel is reported to have been the sickliest vessel on
the coast of Africa since the fatal Eclair. Lieutenant
Arthur Fox died on board of her at sea of apoplexy
on the sth of August, and was buried at Ascension
with full honours.

The celebrated Megaira iron steam troop ship,
Commander John Johnson, arrived yesterday from
Woolwich on her way to the North America and
West India station, and came into harbour to coal.
She has two companies 9f Royal Artillery on board
for Barbadoes.
A Swedish yacht, called the Svriege, arrived at
Portsmouth last week, and has been sailing about for
the last few days. She was hauled up on Mr. White's
patent slip, at Portsmouth, yesterday, and has caused
.
much attention. She .built nearly on the lines of
the famous yacht America, and rigged like her, but
not finished off. so nicely. She is above 100 feet in
length, and of great beam, has a long sharp, over-
hanging bow, and a long keel, which will be further
increased by her receiving now a false keel of ten
inches aft, tapering to nothing forward. Her draft
of water was about seven feet forward and 11 or 13
feet aft ; her masts are very taunt, the mainmast
about 90 feet ; both masts are fished to strengthen
them, which disfigures them somewhat. Like the
America she has considerable sheer, and turns up for-
ward ; she has not yet been measured, but by the old
measurement will probably be 'nearly 300 tons bur-
den. She is quite new. Her builder, a Swedish
gentleman, has a barque building on similar lines in
Sweden. The Svriege is, it is said, to sail against
the America. The latter yacht is in Portsmouth
harbour, and has been occasionally in and out for the
last week. So soon as the Svriege has received her
false keel she will be again launched from Mr. White's
slip. Her crew are all Swedish seamen.

Avon steam-tender, Master Commander Veitch,
arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning with super-
numeraries from Plymouth. She sailed again in the
evening on her return.
Ajax, 56, steam guard-ship, Captain M. Quin, went
out of dock at Portsmouth on Saturday. She will be
completed by the dockyard by the 10th inst. Her
crew will have the customary 14 days' leave, when
she will probably return to Cork.
Blenheim, 60, screw-ship, Captain Henderson, C. 8.,
is gone into dock to have a leak stopped, which was
occasioned, we understand, by her screw going down
by the run when out on her cruise.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 3.—The Lords of the Admiralty
are expected to arrive at this port on Thursday next,
the 7th instant, for the purpose of making their first
official inspection.

The Tortoise lighter arrived on Thursday from
Pembroke with the caulkers sent from Devonport to
work on the Windsor Castle.

Twenty shipwrights and two labourers were ex-
amined by the surgeon on Friday, preparatory to
superannuation.
The schooner Alpha, Captain Hunter, belonging
to Mr. Charles Roberts, of Sunderland, put into Ply-
mouth on the 28th ult. in a most disabled state. She
registers 102 tons, and left Escumbrere and Faro on
the 27th of August, with lead and cork for Leith and
Newcastle. On the 17th of September, in lat. 4G.30
north, long. 14.35 west, she experienced a gale from
east south-east, and shipped a heavy sea, which washed
two hands overboard, cleared two-thirds of her deck
load, and carried away bulwarks, stanchions, bin-
nacle, watercasks, chain-plates, &c. In this
condition the master was left with the mate
and one seaman only (the complement being
andfive hands), andsa v
e theafter cutting
masts,
he was compelled,
with the other two, to keep seven hours at the pumps
to save the vessel from sinking, and he managed, by
great exertion, to bring the shattered ship, without
further help, safely into port. The two men drowned
are supposed to have been washed away while
relieving the helm. One was a native of Ports-
mouth, James M'llougal, the other a Scotchmau,
Alexander Robertson.

The American merchant-ship Franklin King, 1,108
tons register, belonging to Thomastown, Maine, was
towed into Plymouth on the Ist inst. She left St.
John's, New Brunswick, on the 15th of August, with
490 standard deals and palings, bound to London.
On the 17th of September, in lat. 47 deg. 30, min.,
long. 20 25 W., wind E.N.E., she was, at three
o'clock in the morning, hove to under close-reefed
main topsail ; at twelve at noon a heavy sea from
E.S.E. struck her lee bow, broke in the forecastle,
and washed the contents of the cabin out of the win-
dows. At five P.m. she was completely waterlogged.
During the day two barrels of bread and a musk of

1852.

water were placed in the main masthead, fearing the
ship might sink further; however, after the gale, a
reefed foresail and one reefed foretopsail were set,
and the ship bore up without further injury for
, this port.
SHEERNESS, SUNDAY. Her Majesty's steam-
frigate Terr ble, 21, Captain James Hope, was spoke
on Thursday, as she proceeded up the Thames on her
' way to Woolwich, to be put out of commission, and
to have her engines and machinery thoroughly
repaired.
Her Majsty's iron screw steam-troopship meg,re,
6, Commander John Johnson, made her number ora
the 30th ult,, as she passed down the Thames, on her'
voyage to Barbadoes.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam-vessel Myrtle,
Mr. Bouchier master-commanding, returned here
from Woolwich on Friday, to resume the duties of
tender to the Monarch, 84, guardship of the ordinary.
The boilers and machinery of the Myrtle have under-
gone a complete repair at the factory of Woolwich
dockyard.
tier Majesty's brig Bittern, 12, Commander Van-
sittart was removed from the fitting basin on Friday,
and warped to moorings abreast of the dockyard. She
was swung yeterday for the purpose of ascertaining the
local deviation of her compasses, and will proceed
forthwith to the Little Nore, where she will take in
her powder, and sail thence in a day or two for Spit-
head, en route to the East Indies. She is a few
hands short of her compliment of 135.
Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle-ship Agamem-
non, 90, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, passed by here
from Woolwich yesterday afternoon, and proceeded
round the Mouse to test the efficiency of her engines
and machinery. Shortly before five P.m. she anchored
in the harbour. A captain, subaltern, 2 sergeants, 2
corporals, 2 fifers, and 84 privates of the Royal Ma
rines, together with a subaltern, sergeant, corpora]
and 30 gunners of the Marine Artillery, are to em.
bark in her.

Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Lizaad
was dispatched to Chatham yesterday at 9 A.M.,
with invalids for Melville Hospital. On her return
in the afternoon she proceeded to the Nore, to accom-
pany the Agamemnon into port.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Cyclops,
one of the advanced steam squadron of reserve, was
ordered yesterday to take on board, with all possible
dispatch, one month's provisions for 100 men. Senior
Lieutenant Seacomb, Second Master J. W. H. Har-
vey, Mr. G. H. Shepherd, clerk, 20 marines, and 80
blue-jackets of the screw steam-ship Horatio, have
been placed on board the Cyclops for temporary ser-
vice. She is to be commanded pro tern. by Lieute-
nant Seacombe, and Mr. F. H. Blaxhall, Assistant-
' Surgeon of the Waterloo, is to discharge the duties
of medical officer. Mr. Hockley, Second Master of
the London, is also ordered to embark in the Cyclops,
which vessel will leave port to-day for Deptford, and
thence proceed, in company with the Blazer steamer,
to Milford, for the purpose of assisting in towing to
the Clyde, and subsequently to Spithead, the leviathan
screw three-decker Windsor Castle.
Her Majesty's ship Hercules, 12, Commander
Baynton, was taken out of dock on the 90th ult., and
will leave Chatham probably to-morrow (Monday)
for this port, and hence to London, to be placed in the
East India Docks.

Her Mejesty's brig Daring, 12, Commander
Gerard Napier, is expected here on Tuesday next, on
her way to Spithead.
Her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 72, was docked at
Chatham on the 30th ult., to have her defects made
good.

Her Majesty's brig Nerbudda, 12, has been fitted
at Chatham for commission.
Her Majesty's ship Goliath, 80, has been removed
to moorings in Long Reach.
The officers and craws of the ships in commission
were respectively mustered on Friday, by Captain
the Hon. Montague Stopford, of the Waterloo flag-
ship.
Vice• Admiral the llon. Jocelyne Percy, C. 8.,
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, has returned to
his official residence after an absence of six weeks.
The health of the gallant officer has derived much
benefit during his visit to the continent.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 2.—Chief Engineer Alexander
Leys, to the Agamemnon, 90, screw steam-ship
Sheerness.

Surgeons Charles Smith (1843), to be Surgeon-
Superintendent of the Duchess of Northumberland
convict-ship; Charles T. S. Kevern (1836) to be su-
perintendent of the Didbrook convict-ship.
Assistant-Engineers G. Goldsack (Ist class), John
Lee (2d class), R. C. Reynolds (2d class), and Henry
Lee (3d class), to the Agamemnon.
Assistant-Surgeon John Barclay, M.D. (1846), to
the Agamemnon ; Robert Sproule, to the Dee steam-
vessel, at Woolwich.

The Agamemnon, 90, Captain Sir Thomas Mait-
land, C. 8., when she went down the river on Friday
afternoon, made a speed of upwards of ten knots per
hour until she arrived opposite Purileet, when some
small part of the engine which had been made of
hardened steel, and too tightly fitted, became suddenly
hot and set fast, which caused the breakage of an
eccentric band. This slight damage was made good,
and the corresponding part of the engine ground, so
as to prevent the possibility of its heating and causing
a similar accident. After the accident she was taken
by the Monkey and African steam-vessels to the deep
water below Gravesend, where she anchored for the
night.
On the following day (Saturday) she raised her
anchor and started at 1 o'clock P.m., having on board
Captain Sir Thomas Maitland ; Commander Hall,
who had joined on the previous day ; Mr. Lloyd,
chief engineer of the steam department at Somerset-
house ; Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer
at Woolwich Dockyard; Mr. John Penn, Mr. Hartree,
and Mr. Matthew, of the firm that constructed her
engines ; Mr. Whitworth, engineer, Manchester ; and
Mr. F. P. Smith. Immediately preceding her start-
ing, the Alexander of London, one of Mr. Blyth's
ships, was coming up the river with a strong tide
running, when the Custom-house officers in their
boat wanted to board her, and the Alexander let go
her anchor on being cast off from the steam-tug that
was towing her. The anchor dragged a considerable
distance, and had it not been that the African was
promptly detached from the side of the Aga-
memnon she must have been completely
crushed between the two vessels, but she
fortunately escaped with the loss of her bowsprit
and a rip in front of her paddlewheel. The Alexander
came with considerable force against the aide of the
Agamemnon, and was turned completely round and
clear of the larger vessel. The Agamemnon, in a few
minutes after starting, began to draw the Monkey
and African steam-tugs through the water, and it
was amusing to witness the greatly increased rapidity
of the engines of the smaller vessels when they were
drawn by the screw steam-ship. When the Aga-
memnon arrived opposite the measured mile in sea-
reach the time was taken, and she accomplished the
distance in 6 min. 24 sec., or at the rate of 9.375
knots, and the calculation gave her an average speed of
upwards of 10i knots per hour. As the Agamemnon
proceeded onwards, her engines, of 700-horse power,
Messrs. Penn's patent trunk, worked in the most sa-
tisfactory manner, making 60 revolutions per minute
without the slightest heating in any part.
The cylinders of these magnificent, engines
are 78 inches diameter, equal to cylinders
of 70i when the area of the trunk is deducted. The
number of revolutions was from 58 to GO, or eight
revolutions above the contract speed, and, notwith-
standing this high velocity of engines of 3 feet 6
inches in stroke, not the slightest jarring in any of the
fixed parts could be perceived, and the boilers sup-
plied ample steam with moderate firing. The speed
of the splendid screw steam-ship, drawing 17 feet 7
inches forward and 20 feet 4 inches aft, propelled by
a powerful screw of 18 feet diameter, with a pitch of
20 feet 6 inches, was the astonishment of all the
captains and crews of the numerous sailing-vessels
coming up the river with the tide, and Mr. Stuart,
the pilot of the Agamemnon, had a most difficult task
to steer clear of them when tacking, as they thought
they could oross her path in ample time, instr.ad of
which they had narrow escapes, and it was more
owing to the excellent look-out of Mr. Bean, Master
of the Fisgard, and the care of the pilot, together with
the admirable manner in which the engines could be
stopped and set in motion, and the way in which sho
answered her helm, that her safe progress through
so many vessels as were in the reaches below Graves-
end was accomplished without the least accident.
On reaching the Nore the Agamemnon's boilers
got got clear of the mud, in some degree, which had
into them while working in the basin t
Wool-
wich. She left the tugs several miles behind her,
and the fast steam-packet Dryad, belongingards to the
a
h
Woolwich company, was at that time her.w The
mile astern, being unable to keep up evir
her passage to
City of Canterbury, a fast boat, on.
Herne Bay, had great difficulty in keeping up
with
the Agamemnon, and although the
former had her
foresails up; the Agamemnon kept.. ahead in fine
style for upwards of three miles, until the City
for H
of Canterbury turned eastward erne Bay.
Between the Nore and Mouse Lights the speed of
the Agamemnon was tried by M.essey's patent log
for half an hour, and found to be 10 6-10
knots, against a strong head-wind, the en-
gines making 58 revolutions, and the result
was so satisfactory to Captain Sir Thomas
Maitland and Mr. Lloyd that they congratulated Mr.
Penn on the success of the trial, which exceeded
their most sanguine expectations. This fine vessel
arrived and cast anchor near the Waterloo,
120, flagship at Sheerness, at half-past four o'clock,
and all the officers and crews of the vessels afloat
came on deck to witness her surprising speed. The
Admiral's yacht Triton came out to meet the Aga-
memnon, but was obliged to drop astern ; although
going at her utmost speed the Agamemnon passed
her, and she did not get into Sheerness till some
minutes Afterwards. It is understood that no further

trial of the Agamemnon is considered necessary n,n til
she is completely equipped and stored for sea. Sh at
to mount a 10-inch gun on a traversing platform
her bows, and her other 90 guns will consist of long
32-pounders, of 56 cwt. each, and 32-pounders, of
42 cwt., and she has ample room to work them with
effect, should their services ever be required. Not-
withstanding all the reports of the high performances
of the Napoleon French screw steam-ship of the same
class, and about the same size as the Agamemnon, but
fitted with engines of 1,000-horse power, it is very
questionable whether the Agamemnon will not in all
respects equal her, although fitted with engines of
comparatively much less nominal power, which do not
occupy one-half the space, and probably do not weigh
one-third of the Napoleon's.

DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.
LITERPOOL, SUNDAY.—We have received intel-
ligence this evening of the total loss of the American
ship Mobile, Captain Furber, which sailed from this
port on Monday last for New Orleans. The particu-
lars of the melancholy occurrence, so far as we hare
been able to learn, are as follows :
The Mobile sailed from the Mersey, as above
stated, on Monday last with upwards of forty pas-
sengers and a crew numbering about thirty men,
dhalf-past two o'clock on
n Wednesday proceeded
morning,safely
which time she struck on
a
sa y
atitl
Blackwater Bank, and shortly afterwards began to
break up.
At the time she struck the wind was blowing a
perfect hurricane from E.N.E., with a very heavy
sea running, the only sails she carried at the time
being the fore and maintopsails, close reefed. Shortly
after she struck efforts were made to launch the boats,
but, in consequence of the heavy sea running at
the time, they were fruitless. The scene on board
the ill-fated ship a few minutes after striking ball ea
all description. The poor passengers were running
about in all directions crying out piteously for help,
but, alas, there was none at hand, and at every suc-
ceeding sea one or more of their number were washed
off the wreck, until, in a very short time, all had dis-
appeared, with the exception of eight seamen and one
passenger, who had fortunately lashed themselves to
the channels.

A few hours after the vessel had struck the weather
moderated considerably, and about 11 o'clock on
Thursday morning two schooners hove in sight, and
immediately bore down to the wreck. One of the
schooners, which was bound to Glasgow, took four of
the sailors and the passengers on board, and the other
took the remaining four off, and landed them at Wex-
ford. When rescued they were in a very exhausted
state from cold and exposure. They were forwarded
to this port in the Wexford steamer, and arrived
this evening, destitute of everything but what they
stood in. Captain Furber, the commander of the
ill-fated ship, together with all his officers, perished.
There is no doubt the ship went to pieces on Friday,
as great quantities of wreck, crates, several water-
casks, and portions of a vessel, were passed on Fri-
day night and Saturday.
The Mobile was a fine ship of upwards of 1,000
tons burden, and nearly new.