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TUESDAY EVENINCI, APRIL 221, 1862.

done, nor given to the mate. The mate during his
examination stated, that their compasses had some-
times been out of order, and their ship being an iron
built ship, the compasses were very liable to get out
of order. Whereupon Mr. Hamel put the following
question to him :—" Seeing that there is a liability
in iron ships for the compasses to get out of order,
is that not an additional reason why the lead shoul
be kept going ?" The witness, however, declined
answering the question, on his privilege of not an-
swering► any question which might incriminate him-
self, but he stated that the compasses had been ad.-
jisted before leaving the port of Sunderland. On
tae whole, eee are of opinion—lst. That the master
Ras reprehensible in leaving the deck at night, when
the weather was hazy, and consider that he should
not have done so before daylight, or before he had
ascertained the ship's position. 2d. That, consider-
ing the circumstances of wind, swell, and haziness,
the course steered by the compass, as given in evi-
dence, was unjustifiably close to the shore. 3d. That
the captain was neglectful in not ordering the mate
to keep the lead going. With regard to the mate
we are also of opinion, Ist. That he being in charge
of the ship from 4 o'clock, was neglectful in not
keeping the lead going when the fog thickened,
although ho reeeived no instructions from the master
to do so, and also in not calling the master when
the fog thickened. 2d. That ho was reprehensible
in signing a protest, that he did not know where
the vessel had struck before the fog cleared away,
the fact being, on his own evidence, before us (con-
firmed by the man at the wheel), that he saw both
Whitby Pier and Whitby Rock Buoy, and gave
orders accordingly, just before the ship struck. In
refereno3 to the master, we are of opinion that the
conduct If the master after the ship struck on
Whitby Rock was in every way praiseworthy, and
that he used every possible exertion, and adopted
every available means to preserve his ship, and that
in all these respects he deserves commendation ; and
in transmitting his certificate of competency to the
Board of Trade, we are of opinion that the merits
and importance of the case may probably be met
by a suspension of it for a period of six months, or
otherwise, as may be deemed meet by your honour-
able Board. In reference to the mate, we have not
thought it our duty to recommend your honourable
Board to suspend his certificate ; but on the facts
elicited by this inquiry, a sense of justice compels
us to suggest the propriety of a reprimand from
your honourable Board.
Datmd this 16th day of April, 1862.
JOAN CANDLISH, J.P., Mayor of Sunderland.
GEO. HUDSON, J.P.
I hereby signify my concurrence in the foregoing
report.

M. G. H. W. Ross, Commander R.N., Assessor.

THE .STRANDING OF TILE BARQUE

CED.RIAE.

The following is the official report to the Lords
of the Committee of Privy Council in reference to
this casualty :
" In compliance with a request of your lordships,
communicated to us by the Customs' solicitor, we
have the honour to state that, with the aid of Capt.
Harris, nautical assessor to your board, we this day
held an official inquiry into the circumstances con-
nected with the stranding of the barque Cedrine in
Brixton Bay, in the Isle of Wight, on April 2; and
we beg to submit for your consideration the evi-
dence of the witnesses (hereto annexed) who were
produced before us, together with this our report,
and opinion thereon. It appears that the Cedrine
is a barque belonging to Bermuda, built of cedar,
nearly new (not registered at Lloyd's), registered
tonnage 308, corqinanded by Thomas Melville Dill,
who was and is also owner of one-third of
her. That he holds a certificate of service,
dated London, February 24, 1854, which we
herewith transmit to you. That the said
vessel sailed from Bermuda on the 15th of March
ult., well found and seaworthy, for Portsmouth,
with a part cargo of iron, and 233 souls, consisting
of 191 convict prisoners, 7 guards, and one surgeon
in charge of sage, 4 women and 17 children, with
a crew of 13, including master and mate. That she
had a prosperous voyage, with nothing particular
to remark upon up to the night of the 31st March.
That on the morning of the Ist April, the ship being
in lat. 49.28 N., long. 8.16 W., by dead reckoning,
the ship's course being shaped E. by S. 1 S., the
weather became thick. That about 10 a.m. cn tho
same day Portland Lights were observed, bearing
N.N.E., distant, per entry in log-book, about 12
miles. That, according to the evidence of two wit-
nesses, who came on deck at midnight, there were
then visible two lights—one white, on the starboard
bow, the other red, on the lee quarter—the ship
being then on the starboard tack, with wind about
S.W., not very strong, which evidence appears to
be confirmed by that of another witness, Richard
Helmes, who belonged to the previous watch, and
who states that at about half-past 11 o'clock he saw
a red light on the lee quarter. It appeared by the
evidence, and the master's own admission, that the
lead had not been cast after she passed Portland.
That at about 1.30 to 1.40 a.m. on the 2d of April
inst., land being discovered close on the lee side, the
master gave prompt orders to luff, but the ship hav-
ing missed stays, he ordered the helm up, with the in-
tention of wearing, when she struck, and soon after-
wards became hard and fast. That after this the
master did everything in his power for the preserva-
tion of life, which, with the aid of the coastguard,
was perfectly successful, all on board having been
safely landed, and the spars, sails, and rigging of
tho ship. Having fully considered the evidence,
together with the master's own statement, we
feel ourselves, with regret, compelled to report
that the said ship Cedrine went on shore by default
of the said maste, he having, through over confi-
dence as to his real position, neglected to prove the
same by heaving the lead after entering the Chan-
nel and seeing the lights, not taking into account
the indraught of the tide fetching his ship to lee-
ward, for which he should have made due allow-
ance. We beg leave at the same time to recommend
the master to your merciful consideration, on the
following grounds, viz.—That he has been a master
mariner since the year 1829, and, so far as we could
ascertain, the present has been his first and only
mishap; that in every other respect during the
present voyage no fault could be imputed to him ;
and that when the accident occurred, he behaved
well and successfully, not leaving his ship until the
last, and no life having been lost.—Given under our
hands this 14th day of April, 1862.
" CHAS. B. HILLARD,
" JOHN 111`CHEANE,
" Justices of the Peace for the Borough of Ports-
mouth.

" I concur in the above report,
" HY. HARBIS, Nautical Assessor."

A BISHOPRIC OF NEWCASTLE.—At a presenta-
tion to the Rev. T. Brutton, curate of St. Nicholas Church
in Newcastle, on Saturday, it was mentioned that the Right
Rev. the Bishop of Durham is willing to give up £1,500
per annum of his own salary for the endowment of a bi-
shopric of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The bishop, it is stated,
feels the duties of hi! episcopate to bo too many for one pre-
late to discharge, and is willing and anxious that the dio-
cese should be divided. At present we can only say that if
his lordship carry out his proposal he will become the most
popular bishop that has been in the diocese for a long series
of years, and—what will weigh with him more than his
own personal popukrity—greatly advance the interests of
religion throughout this town and the county of Northum-
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EXTRAORDINARY RECAPTURE OF A
FEDERAL PRIZE slur.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

One of the most extraordinary events in the
career of the present Amerixn war was made
known in Liverpool to-day, by the arrival here of
the Confederate ship Emilie St. Pierre. The story
of this vessel's capture and recapture reads like a
" romance of the sea." She left Calcutta towards
the end of last November, laden with 2,000 bales
of gunny bags—a kiud of course canvas—bound for
St. John's, N. 8., but her real destination was
Charleston, if she could reach that port. The vessel
was under the command of Captain Wilson, and
everything went well with the ship until her arrival
off Charleston on the morning of the 18th of March.
The following report of her eapture appeared in the
New Fork herald of April 2 :
" United States steamer James Adger,
off Charleston, S.C., March 18.

" At half-past 12 p.m. to-day sighted a vessel in
the offing, and immediately weighed anchor and
started out to her. As soon as she saw us start in
pursuit she shortened sail and hove to. She proved
to be the Emilie St. Pierre, now sailing from Liver-
pool, and previously from Calcutta, the 28th No-
vember last, and from Sand Head, December 7.
"We sent two officers on board, took possession
of her, and took her to an anchor, one officer
remaining in charge, the other taking the captain
and papers to the senior officer, who condemned her
as a legal prize to the United States steamer James
Adger. A prize crew was put on board and she
was sent to Philadclphia.
" The ship was built at Bath, Maine, in 1854,
and was formerly a Charleston and Liverpol packet
but has been employed for the last three years in
the Calcutta and Charleston trade. She had a
full cargo of gunnies, and was ostensibly bound
to St. John's, New Brunswick. She showed
no colours, nor was any national ensign found on
board. A few moments before she was boarded they
were observed to throw over the stern a small
package, which immediately sank. She was for-
merly owned in Charleston, and doubtless is at
present. Many things on board were marked
Charleston, and Charleston on the stern had been
erased and Liverpool substituted."
Now comes a change in the story. All the crew
of the captured ship, with the exception of the cap-
tain, first mate, cook, and steward, were taken off
the vessel, and in their stead were placed a prize
crew of 15 men and one lieutenant, for the purpose
of working the ship to Philadelphia. The course
of the Emilie St. Pierre was then shaped for Phila
delphia. Captain Wilson, his mate, and two men
were permitted to walk the deck, and, as subse-
quent transactions show, they made good use of they
privilege allowed them, for by a bold stratagem
they regained possession of the Federal prize. The
prize crew of the Emilie St. Pierre would appear
to be a set of easy-going men, particularly fond of
their bunks. Before going to rest, however, they
always placed the usual guard to keep watch on
deck. The steward was on the gui vine, and
watched his opportunity; and when the Federal
lieutenant was asleep he crept softly into the cabin
where the officer was, seized his arms, and then by
a bold manoeuvre secured the hatches, so that none
of the Federal crew could get up. Capt. Wilson
and the remaining portion of his crew then pro-
ceeded to secure the guard,when a scuffle ensued, in
which one of the Federalists attempted to stab the
cook, who fired at him in return, the ball wounding
the man-of-war's man in the shoulder. This was
the only injury sustained by any of the crew on
either side, and as those below could not get on
deck to assist their comrades, the latter ultimately
came to terms, consented to b© made prisoners, and
the ship, once more in the hands of Capt. Wilson,
was steered for Liverpool. This occurred two days
after the vessel was despatched from Charleston to
Philadelphia.
Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm, and Co., of the town,
the consignees of the Emilie St. Pierre, deny that
the vessel was intended to run the blockade, and
state that Capt. Wilson's orders were to call off
Charleston, and if the blockade was raised to enter
that port; if not, he was to go on to St. John's,
N.B. They also say the vessel is owned in Eng-
land, is commanded by a British captain, and manned
by a British crew. The chief mate of the Emilie
St. Pierre, they say, is a prisoner in the hands of
the Federals.