The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-18 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

By the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel Calamy, of
the Artillery Companies, Captain Thomas Peard Dwyer
becomes Lieutenant-Colonel ; First Lieutenant Julius
Roberts becomes Captain , and Second Lieutenant
Brookes becomes First Lieutenant.

SHEERNESS, AUG. 16.

The Cyclops paddle-wheel steam-sloop, for particular
service, in command pro tem. of Mr. Charles Pope, As-
sistant Master-Attendant of this yard, arrived here at
3 p.m. this day, from Woolwich, with a part of the
machinery for the Cressy, 80 guns, screw steam-ship,
fitting here for commission. The Cyclops will be taken
into the fitting basin to-morrow for the purpose of plac-
ing the machinery on board the Cressy.
The Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, Mr. John
R. Clush, chief engineer, has had her boilers put on
board, and is progressing with the fitment of her ma-
chinery. Her foremast and mizenmast have been stepped,
and her mainmast will be stepped when her steam ma-
chinery in midships is completed.
The Driver, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, has arrived
from Portsmouth with seamen gunners, and marines for
the Dolphin here, and the President, 50, at Chatham.
The pendant .s not hoisted on board the Dolphin here.
The President, 50, at Chatham, in dock, has sent
top-gallant masts on end, and her rigging entire, fore
and aft, is sparred ready for rattlining down. She is
not progressing very favourably in her entry of seamen
volunteers.

WOOLWICH, AUGUST 17.

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Richard A. Powell (1851), to command
the Vesuvius, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, of 280-horse
power, at Portsmouth, vice Thomas Wilson, her former
commander, promoted to the rank of Captain.
Lieutenant Godfrey Taylor (1852), from the Queen,
116, to the Philomel, 8, brig, at Devonport.
Mates.—C. A. J. Heysham (1851), from the Aga-
memnon, 91, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth, to the
Plumper, screw steam-sloop, at Portsmouth ; Charles
E. Stevens (1851), to the Agamemnon, vice Heysham.
Assistant-Surgeons.—Richard P. Chapman (1843),
additional, and borne on the books of the Victory for
service at Haslar Hospital, is appointed to the Victory
flag-ship, at Portsmouth ; William Edney (1853), to the
Prince Regent, 90, at Portsmouth, vice William Mac-
leod, M.D., promoted ; Thomas McGahan (1853), to the
Impregnable flag-ship, at Devonport, for service in Ply-
mouth Hospital ; John S. Adams (1853), to the Vic-
tory, for service in Haslar Hospital ; James N. Dick
(1853), to the Victory, for service in Haslar Hospital.
Second-class Assistant-Engineer Daniel W. King,
to the St. Jean D'Acre, 101, screw steam-ship, at
Devonport.
Clerk's-assistant Richmond East to the Waterloo,
120, flag-ship, at Sheerness.

Roats;vain John Riddell to the President, 50, at
Chatham.

SHIPWRECK.—Under the head of "Intelligence via
the overland mail " from India on Monday last, we
briefly announced the loss of the ship Nessree on the
coast of B indostan, within 40 miles of Bombay, with
upwards of 300 lives. The particulars regarding the
melancholy catastrophe, collected from papers that have
since come to hand, are as follows :—The Nessree was an
English vessel, 500 tons burden, partly manned by a Eu-
ropean crew, and for some years has been trading between
Bombay and the various ports on the coast of Arabia.
Early in April she was chartered to convey a number of
pilgrims (who were returning, after a lengthened pilgrim-
age through Arabia, to various parts of India) on a voyage
to Bombay. She was fitted up accordingly, and on taking
her departure, had, besides the crew, no fewer than 400
people on board, also a valuable cargo. The catastrophe
happened on the night of the 7th June. The evening pre-
vious the captain sighted Bombay, but soon afterwardsthe
weather set in thick, with rain, and heavy squalls blowing
on the land, amid which the ship got her rudder unshipped
and, in consequence, became unmanageable. The pas-
sengers ascertaining the perilous position of the vessel,
and that she was driving ashore, became frantic, and
attempted to escape by the boats. The attempt, as may
be imagined, proved fatal. A tremendous rush instantly
capsized them, and at least 60 perished. The destruc-
tion of the ill-fated vessel soon followed. Shortly after
midnight she struck, and the next moment her masts,
with at least 100 of the unhappy creatures clinging to
the rigging, gave way and fell overboard. The occu-
pants were either crushed to death or perished by drown-
ing. In the course of a few hours the vessel entirely
broke up, and the whole of the remaining passengers and
that
crew were plunged in among the breakers. Great sacri-
fice of life followed. Out of the 450 souls who were alive
the night previous, all, with the exception of 94, perished.
The 94 seukrvivors ere washed ashore on fragments of
they belonged
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the names
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