The Sun.
London, England, 1801-03-20 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, 19.

ARRIViD 'the Traliole, Aria, Woodford, Al-
fred, Sir Stephen Luthiagtoni • Fort William,
AlbioN, and W.orcester outward-bound Eastindii-
men,. from the DoWns.

9;iled His Majesty's Ship God Design, with a
convoy for the Downi.

YARMOUTH MARcil 19. •

,SAILED the Fia'ette and Trimmer Brigs ; and
the Earl of LeicesterXacJcet, 'Capt. THUNIPSVN,
io Cuxhaven.

SHEERNESS, '9.

ARRIVED His Majesty's hired Cutter the
Mat)', of 12 guns, Lieutemint MORGAN, from a
Cruiic.

DE.2IL,' MARCH 19.

• His Majesty's Ship Savage sailed this morn-
ing on a-Cruize to the Westward.

Arrived the Princes:a, LEE, from Smyrna for
London, to which Port she instantly proceeded,
without stopping in the Downs.
The American Ship Romulus, FALLS, 'for
Charlestown, came down this morning from the
River, and sailed thtough the Downs on her
voyage.

In the Downs, His Majesty's Ships aveuirel,
Nemesia, and Raven and Eugenie Sloop 3,
and Taumn Castle East Indiaman.

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crew as she could possibly hold, instantly jumps
:board, and had only time to clear-'the
poop, when the vessel, with upwards of four.
hundred 'souls, •entirely disappeared, and went
to the tidt,tbm. A number of the unhappy. suf.
timers attempted to get on board the already over-
laden. launch, but as. no more co.ild_be permitted
to enter, witholit the certain loss of the whole,
they were struck' away with the oars, and in a
few seconds became ~wholly inguiiked in the piti_
less waters. - • -

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Captain RENNIE, after the ship had sunk, at..
temptetl toTswina' to the launch, and after a severe '
exertion got within reach of the Oars', when, ex,;.-
hausted with. fatigue, and- unable to- make any -
fartlier effort, ,he calmly resigned himself to his
fate. Lifting up- his-- hands, -as if to implore
the blessing -cif Heaven, and immediately after -- -
plaeinfthem upon his face, hewentdiredly down r_
iLhout another struggle.- Thus perished a brace
and meritorious Offiter, whose eminent virtues as
a man,ensured him the esteem of all who :knew.
him, and whose professional fame,- had 'he
vived, -bid fair -to render him. an Ornament •-to his
Country. :All the other Commissioned Officers of
the Ship, except LieUtellalltSTUCKEß andQUAty, •
tog,ethet with all the Officers of Marines,- and -
inost'of their men, likewise went to the bottom.
About lo•or 8o 'of .the crew - were saved by
means of the launch; the whole of whom had 'as. .
sembled upon the forecastle ; but all those who
remained on the *poop were lost. • Among tho •
number of humfn beings who thus found a watery►
grave, wel-e several passengers, on their Way to
join other.' ships belonging to the , North Sea -
Fleet. The number saved, including Officers, is
stated at Inp
-TEs afflieting disaster is attributed solely to
the ignOrance of thailot. He belonged to flat-
wieh, and wis taken on board at Sheerness:, In-
.steail of taking the 'ship through 'the ordinary
channel from 'Yarmouth; he steered her througla
the narrow . passage' of the Cockle ; and when
she ran upon the Sands, he insisted that the
fatal spot was not laid down in any Chart. In
this point, however, he was soon confuted by the
Gunner of one of the Ships of Admiral AIt.XE R'S
Fleet, who was only a passenger on board - the
Inei,inc;6le. This man soon convinced the Pilot -
of his error, by shcwing him the. exatl spot dis-
tinaly -marked. ,But the Pilot is among the nu..
merous sufferers, and,
_in common charity, death
must.now be considered-as haVing expiated.all his
faults, When the iniien.rnast went overboard,. -71
he also fell from the deck, and was never after. - .!
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seen,
-Theii.vetiCutter was:forseveral hours width: L. I
.sight of the wreck?' but was unable to afford the
.distressed people on-board, the least, assistance.--
A boat from Winterton was very-attiveon the
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occasion. •

..Both at theinstant.of.the shock, .and until the
sinking of 'the ship, the utmost order ‘vas
::creed on. board, and: the subordination was in
every respea as complete as if the vessel had not
.been threatened with the least danger.
The bou;nc;ble was One of the oldest ships in
the Is;,tvy. She was built in 1756, and Iva ct riot:
returned many months from the , West Indies,.
‘i•here she had been stationed under the Conunaurt
of Capt. CAYLEY since 1795.
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Admiral TOTTY arrived yesterday-evening at
the Admiralty, with the particulate p.fthis' un.
fortunate accident.

LCSS CF TILE LONDON TRANSPORT,

Particulars
.respeCiing the loss of
.this Ship, as
related by the Chief Mate :--0u the F 7th of Fe.
bruary they were chased by a, Privateer near to
the shore, and were wrecked that night. at ele-
ven o'clock, on some rocks called- the Merlinsk to
the southward of Lisbon. The following persona
were providemially saved, by staying by the..
Ship, and when she Went to pieces,- got on a raft,
and drove•on shore

H. Hill, Chief Mate; Andrew Lawson, forenAst man;
and three lads, John Childs, Eng'i'sh Tobias Christiani
a Dane; and John Cram, a French bq.
Drowned by the oversetting of the
. boats, Cap_
tain AN DR I ws, Master, the carpentei, the Cook,
and six Sailor:.

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Passengers drowned.— Cat: NJ:un veil, of the 17th
giment ooti, Lieqt.Watnwrig'nt, dittol Lieut.
ritt, ditto; Capt. Durint,-En&in4,-.1 ; Mr. Owen, Assist..
ant Surgeon of the 44th Regiment 41r. Lynn, Par.
veyor•:. Clerk • Mr 6. Groves, and threz servaui,7 Ninc•
teen drowned: five saved. The ship: belongtd to Mr.
:gather.

Ciu4;.7o s hose- who never -
culatie but on. the 'greatest probable grounds of .
stiecesb.are now
.indu.ceFl to. Come farmird in the '
purchaie of Lottery TiCkets.—They argue thus
.1f Tickets were worth tos. on the com-.: •
raencement of the Diawino- .whejf.there Were but.
Seventeen large Prizes in favour of the rurehaser;
what must they be worth ?WV), • when there arc
iFoitrieen large Prizes still left (With a Thirty
Their:and Ponndeilt their, head) and With little
more than about'. three "draw'ing' in the
Wheel ?—Why—,that Tickets, are' worth at least
one-third more than their present nominal_ value;
and that by fallowing this plain example of the
Rule of three, they have discovered the Ride
of Right.
The arrival of -the last liambUrgh.lViails has
brought over very large Order for the I'4-
chase of English Lottery. Tickets frourall parts of
the Continent, for whatever may he the general
policy of Foreigners, they feel it their.particular „
interest to look up to the long.tried faith of this
Country, as the best security for their investment,'
either iii Funds or Lottery Tickets.' This with
the great influx of Irish gentry at, present in
the Metropolis, (who, by ,the bye, will have, no
Lottery of own in future) must considerably
'increase the demand, and .of 'course the price of
Tickets...

DIED, -
On the tith inns at Southampton, Mrs'. Mary HAM-
mood Mattison, Wile of Gilbert Iblatnison,:,Esq. in T.::
;1-I.n year Qt her agv..