The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-09 00:00:00

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PORTSMOUTH, -TINE 8 —ln Harbour.—The Britannia, 120 flag-ship ;
Victory, 104, ordinary guard-ship ; Excellent, gunnery-ship ; Racer, l 8;
Termagant, gun.brig ; Arrow, ketch ; Royal George, yacht ; Cracker,
cutter ; and Fanny, Gossamer, and Emerald tenders.
In Basin.—The Herald, 28, for the East Indies.
In Dock.—The Seallower cutter, and Pincher schooner.
At Spithead.—Nothing.
ARRIVALS, SAILINGS, &c., DURING THE WEEK.
On Saturday, June 2, arrived from off the Owens, and came into
harbour, the Messenger, steam.transport ; also came into harbour the
Parmelia transport, and Fanny tender.
On Sunday, June 3, arrived from Jersey, the S,.aflower cutter, and
her tender, Cracker.
On Monday, June 4, arrived from off the Owens, the Messenger,
steam-transport, with the lighters and Pincher schooner in tow.
On Wednesday, June 6, arrived the Racer, 18, from the West Indies.
On Thursday, June 7, the Parnielia transport went out of harbour,
and sailed to the westward.

On Friday, June 6, came into harbour to be paid off, the Racer, 18,
and sailed the Messenger steam-transport, with a detachment of the
29th for Plymouth.

The Pincher was towed in late on Monday night, and too much praise
cannot be given to the offices, and men, by whose exertions mainly, this
unfortunate vessel has been raised from a depth of •16 fathoms. An
inquest was summoned by Mr. Greetham, the Admiralty Solicitor, on
finding that there were still on board ten bodies; and after the jury
(which consisted entirely of the officers and petty officers of the Bri.
tannia), had proceeded on board and viewed the miserable spectacle,
the bo:lies were placed in shells, and on the afternoon of Tuesday were
deposited in one common grave in the burial.ground at Haslar. Sub.
joined I give you an account of the bodies as they were passed up on
deck
Ist Body—a stout person, in clerk's uniform ; '2d—a black seaman;
3d—a white ditto; 4th—ditto, ditto ; sth—a white man, supposed to
be a marine, from his having on soldier's boots ; 6th—a white man, sup-
posed to be a steward or servant, from his having a bunch of keys about
him, and wearing a dress different from seamen generally ; 7th—a sea.
man ; Sth—a boy, apparently very young; 9th—a stout person, in an
officer's uniform jacket, double breasted, rolling collar, buttons without
intermediate spaces, height about fire feet ten incises, or upwards; 10th
—a seaman, very tall, being above six feet.
The first nine bodies were found on the lower deck, abreast the hatch-
ways, apparently as if a rush had been made to those places ; the 10th
body was found in the gun-room, and was the only one abaft. The
glasses were in the rack, the cups hanging up as usual, and a decanter
of wine was on the sideboard. In short, most of the chests, books, &c.
have been recovered, and a considerable portion of her stores.
On Thursday another body was found, it being that of a seaman,
amongst the bags. The convicts are still employed in clearing her out,
and no doubt exists but that she will be broken up : so much for poor
Pincher.
On Wednesday, C. 0. Wood, of the Bellerophon, Charles Nol-
loth, late of Dublin, and Cuthbert Collingwood Denny, late of the
Snake, passed their examinations in seamanship to serve as Lieutenants
in her Majesty's navy, and on Friday, per special order, Mr. Marcus
-!r, late of the Dublin, passed his examination.

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