The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-12 00:00:00

1864.

TH-T, LOSS OF THE PRINCE.

We. „have been favoured by the Admiralty with
a copy. of the following' communication :
BALAKLIVA, Nov. 13.
To S. 1 rd. O'Beirne, Epq.,Secretary, General Screw

Conailanyt.
SIR,- -It_ becomes niy painful duity, as thq only
survivin g officer of the Company's' steam-vessel
Prince, - to submit ;to Your notice the following
statemen tt of facts relative to the total loss of that
vessel, w hich occurred yesterday, the 14th instant,
at 9.30 a.m., :about three cables' length• east-
ward of :the entrance to Balalda.va Harbour.
While Iy-bag atanchor in 25 fathoms water, with two
anchorS down, about half a mile from the shore,
the wind. bl.owing a terrific hurricane from the -S.
and W,,VTo. 16 transport fouled us, doing us some
damage, find we were obliged to cut away all masts.
About 9 a.na:- tho port cable parted, all hands
being on ieck at the time. Endeavoured to steam
ahead, bu on account of some of the wreck being
foul of th, s screw, were .unable to do so. About
five minutes afterwards the starboard cable
parted, and the ship drifted in rapidly towards
the rochs. Captain Goodall, who had been on
deck fre'm the commencement of the gale, called
all hands: aft, and with Captain Baynton, R.N.,
transport agent, pulled off their coats, Cap-
tain Goo dall at the same time saying—" Now,
my lads, I've done the best I can for you,
every man. must try and save himself. About 9.15
d.xn. the B hip touched the rocks, and owing to the
great force of wind and severe sea setting in at that
tinie, in fiftoen minufes after not a vestige of her
was to be :seen. After thumping about five or
sir times tine ship* broke in halves, about amid-
ships, and II jumped out of the mizen chains on
part of the -Wreck, and being about ten minutes in
the water - was washed ashore. I did not see Capt.
Baynton CT Capt. Goodall after the ship struck.
Eyery per son seemed very cool and collected under
such awful circumstances. After remaining
upon the' rocks-about five 'hours, with six 'of the
crew of tae Prince, we were hauled up by par-
ties from the Medway, *Trent, Toianing, and
Harbinger `(who-had been, engaged all day, with
life buoys and ° endeavouring to save
litres) over. an , . almost perpendicular cliff of
about 250 feet in height.' Out of upwards of 30
vessels ancluored in this place only three rode the
gale out with masts standing, and I believe about 10
were lost entirely. I have omitted to mention the
praiseworthy conduct of some men in a life-
boat which I have since learnt to be the Avon's;
under the charge of Mr. Hammond, second officer
of .that vessel, who went out in the severe part
of the gale i.o render assistance. At Captain Beale's
kind request I have joined the Harbinger for the
present, where I voit the Company's further or-
ders.—l am,- &c.,
(Signed) E. G. F. COTGRA.VE,
Late Midshipman, Prince.

THE MURDER IN FITZROY-SQUARE.

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Yesterday afternoon, at twe o'clock, Mr. Wakley held an
inquest at the Goat and Compasses, New-road, upon the
bodies of the deceased men, George Moore and Charles
Collard. The ease excited the most intense interest, and
long before the hour for the jury assembling the house
was thronged, and several hundreds were assembled in
the street outside and also about the immediate scene of
the examination. The evidence was nearly a recapitu-
lation of that given before the magistrate.
The only fresh evidence given was that of Mr. William
Moore, of Great Marylebone-street, a tallow chandler,
who identified the body of the deceased George Moore
as that of his brother. His age was 60. He was mar-

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The servant girl, Bennet, was about to give her evi•
dence of a man who was present at the time her mast() r

was shot.
Mr. Wakley said—We are now about to inquire about
a person who is not present.
Mr. Herring, the solicitor, who appeared for the ac-
crtsed Emanuel Barthelemy, said that he had this morn-
ing seen the accused, and the accused was most anxious
that lie should be before this jury, as there were circum-
stances that, if explained, would create a different im-
pression to that which had gone abroad.
Inspector Checkley proved the identity of the other
deceased, Charles Collard.
The nurse, Jane Anderson, proved that the last-named
deceased died upon Saturday evening, at a quarter past
eight, having been about 24 hours in the hospital.
The medical evidence as to the cause of death having
been given,
At the request of the Pury, the inquest was adjourned,
in order that they might -wait upon Lord Palmerston
to endeavour to prevail upon his lordship to allow the
accused to be brought up for the purpose of identifica-
tion.
The inquest was adjourned until Thursday, at eleven
o'clock.