The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-22 00:00:00

HURRICANE AT BENGAL.

LOSS OF THE " PROTECTOR" EAST INDIA-
MAN, WITH MOST OF HER CREW AND
PASSENGERS.

We regret to announce this dreadful slipwreck, the fol-
lowing particulars of which are extracted from the Calcutta
Courier :

The effects of the late gale have been most disastrous;
three or four vessels have been dismasted and otherwise
greatly damaged, one wrecked, &c.

- By the following detailed account it will be seen that very
little hopes can row be entertained of the fate of the passen-
ge-s that were on board that unfortunate vessel the Protector.
Two men (the ship's cook and a private) have been picked up.
The man who was picked up first says, that he saw the captain
and some other persons get off in the ship's boat:—
" I beg leave positively to report the loss of the London
ship Protector, Dixon, as corroborated by Private James
Mcekin, one of the recruits on board that late vessel, picked
up by me floating on two pieces of timber on the 21st
instant, at seven, p.m., four miles N.N. W. of the F. L. V.
Elope, who states as follows, viz:—The ship Protector
Anchored on Thursday morning last before daylight in 4i
fathoms water, a,d struck about an hour after anchoring,
and went to pieces, which was abut five, A. M. I saw the
clotain and several other persons leaving in a boat at the time
I was precipitated ovt.rboard ; I succeeded in gaining the two
Omits on which I was floated. At about six A. M., totally lost
sight of the ship, and saw nothing around me but floating
loxes of cargo. I saw nothing else until I was picked up by
your boat.

" He states that there was on board the ship Protector a
detachment of 116 privates and non-commissioned officers
under charge of a Captain Monk, and there was a doctor on
board belonging to the troops, who had his wife with him, but
no family. He also states the passengers to be a Captain Mar-
tin and a Mr. Smith. The lady passengers were Mrs. Cooper
and a child, and four other ladies (names unknown). The
doctor belonging to the ship was a Mr. Law, the chief officer's
name unknown, who he states to be a gallant man in danger,
cheering them up to the last. The second officer was a Mr.
Illuett. There were also about ten women belonging to the
detachment and about seven children. The recruit appears to
be a very sensible man, and I think his statement of the fate of
the ship Protector is but too true.
" I have to add that the Eastern Channel is covered with
floating wrecks. Several boxes have been picked up, all
marked Protector,' as well as part of the stern frame of her
long-boat, with Protector, London,' on the outside of it, and
Thomas Buttenshave in the inside. Among one of the pack-
ages picked up by myself is one of a full -length picture of a
barrister pleading in his robes; the outside of the package is
addressed to James Cullen, Esq., Messrs. Mackillop,
and Co." Stewart,
We derive the following statement from a commercial house
in the City :
A distressing loss has been announced to-day by the over-
land mail. The merchant ship Protector, Captain Dixon,
from London to Calcutta, was totally wrecked at the Sand
Ileads, near her place of destination. The loss of life was
great. The following is the list of passengers, recruits, and
crew. The only persons saved were seven recruits and one

seaman
Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
Captain Martin.
Miss Martin.
Captain Monk.*
Mrs. Cooper. •
Mr 3. Hobson.
Mr. Smith.
One servant.
1 Captain Dixon.
[* 'Captain Monk is the office
leading Colonel Gardner's irrc
of Arican at the period of the la
had previously been in the regul
Company, and, at the period to
sanction of the Indian Governs
corps above-mentioned.]

36 Crew,
116 Men,
16 Women, Company of
6 Children, Recruits.

178 Total on board.
8 Saved.

170 Total drowned.

:r who distinguished himself by
egular horse through the forest
Lst Burmese war. The Captain
lar military service of the Hon.
which we refer, was, with the
ment, Adjutant of the irregular

T URKEV.

CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 28.—A Turkish frigate arrived
during the week from Tripoli with the treaty lately concluded
between Askar Paaha's Lieutenant, Tossoon Pasha, and the
Sheiks of the Arab tribes in the interior of the Regency. It
is stipulated by the first article that the Arab populations
within the confines of the Tripolitan Regency shall acknow-
ledge the Sultan as their lawful sovereign, and shall pay him
as token of their allegiance an annual tribute of 75,000 Spa-
nish dollars. The internal administration, in virtue of. the
second article, shall be entirely confided to the elders and mu-
nicipal officers appointed by each tribe. The third article pro-
vides for the unrestricted freedom of commerce throughout
the country. A transit duty of 3 per cent. will be levied on
imports by the Turkish customs along the coast, and .one of
9 per cent. on exports. The Porte pledges herself by the
fourth article to withdraw the garrisons she now maintains in
the interior, and not to send, in future, troops on the Arab
territory.

Hussein Mirza Khan, the Persian Ambassador to London,
left this on the 23d for Trieste. On the eve of his departure
he partook of a splendid entertainment offered him by the Rus-
sian envoy at Pera, and was so pleased with the urbanity and
good cheer of his Amphytrion, as not to leave his palace be-
fore five in the morning.
Letters from Beirout mention the arrival of a Russian brig-
of-war, with a General and officers sent on a secret mission to
Ibrahim Pacha.

The French steamer which brought this intelligence saw the
wreck of an English vessel at Cape St. Angelo, and another
off the island of Mytelene. Several vessels, among which is
an English brig, are reported to have been lost in the Black
Sea. A vessel from Circassia having 70 passengers on board,
was thrown on the coast near Sinope.
The palace intended for the Sultan's daughter, about being
given in marriage, was entirely destroyed by fire on the 26th
instant. This accident, which the whole Osmanli population
has looked upon as a highly portentous omen, has spread great
consternation in the Seraglio.
On the 24th instant, to the great satisfaction of the English
residing in this capital, the British chapel lately built at Pera
was opened for the first time. An impressive sermon suited
to the occasion was read by the chaplain of the embassy, the.
Rev. Dr. Bennett.

EFFECT OF THE LATE STORM ON THE LEICES-
TER TRADE. —We are informed that, in consequence of the
great destruction of manufactured goods in the late storm, an
extra amount of work has been done in those branches in
which fresh orders hare been received or expected.—Leices-
tershire Mercury.

INCENDIARISM.—There are seven persons con-
fined in Abingdon Gaol under charges of incendiarism, two of
whom arc women.