The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-30 00:00:00

nit SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1836.

boards, and funnel ; . but the majority were close to the tiller, and
all behaving with the thott exemplary obedience, Until the vessel
Went down ell at elite; Mid probably Within half A ininitte, after we
had seen the bank for eh, instant:
Lieutenant Lylich, *lid wit at ,7 ,11.,_, dried tett Underneath
the starboard ridge pe; -at the itio ent Wheli tliefe Was about four
feet Water titi tht dte ; and I had the Odd Willie to get clear, in
the same way, tkiking ' the larbOird Side, and, also to take a direc-
tion which breiight ilia to Ng lid' ikithtitit hatinit teen aftything
rii
whatever td Oldie *e thibilhli ihilllii*, WtAlit thilll ]hat Of ttleht;
Whets ft cleared a little, I found around me neuierant tYncx Z.,...
Mr. Eden (both greatly exhausted), Mr. Thompson, the Messrs.
Staunton, and several of the men. The hurricane was already
abating rapidly. aiv ..- " - '• - • the vessel to the shore
.0 w .w..atance Irolll . _ . _ -
was very short, '..
we indulged the hope that the rest of our brave
companions had reached the bank lower down, For an instant I
paw the keel of the ,Tigtin 41*H:till:tit hear tte,eterti: She item ilewn
ha fcieiiidit* and' Win.- ,it,riick th:2 'otioill iii ilili pSsitioii,
ali PialiblY tliFio'ilidild al ad. bii}4 as a filiTot; Vitt ifii/S,SHOed
iaft df icier liel tdi all ifigigit „ili ilig, lithBr Eitfthiiltf i
ittif her
addle Wm; (i4ti; ahii Ritg Of thg gia Vigrg iilleidk ik. eii ft p,
nd. actliillY dated Ma; ,i 3 Vel!. gee) i ' fi6 fitAt .&kii the
i-oik, Of 'deitriictidii; Fidni the iht,ittent iffitdri ing Y Vault until
the Tiktill iieiit tiotifi if sdfee i We : 6 eight iniiiiitei
Mil ihb dPektlati Of 2iiiiiiiit itki _id 116 et.fitiline
ptitti 4. iiidre thad tlifee i itideea; the gale ita r tl;eb 1
that dealt Whethef the hie* pi4erfiil ieitgl; edell 1.4 a friiiifei
dillci ilafe resisters it; iiiiiegA the ii•efe alrOil§ '&666' to fa tink
souls
Or tllig there ikag; hi di Cage; litile or dB ifiliE3P-ili iMs ir94
doiiil3l6; di the positiiiii Of Oiir consort, to male fagt iiiil ioe in
erel: d I ' , _
'il" idle, tif fattier do hope; iiidi Ole Ei4hijiiies could
have escaped, but the intrepid skill of Lieutenant C.gt1.4./iiiid
and Mr. Charlwood enabled them to get out two anchors in
the very nick of time ; and by the united means of two haw-
sers, and the engines working at full power, the vessel main-
tained her position at the bank until the storm abated, as the
enclosed letter f from Captain Eastcourt will explain more fully;
and as it required all the powers of a 50-horse engine, in the case
of the Euphrates, to keep her hawsers from snapping. j I infer that
the 20 horses of the Tigris would not have been SufliCietit to enable
her to keep the position at the bank, even if the Officers had stte.
ceeded in securing her along side of it.
Lieutenant Lynch and Mr, Eden continued cool and.
collected until the last thoitietiti tittf owe ail titdl4.`'
wanting that skill or presehee of :hind Muhl stiggett
Save the vessel in the first instance, and the lives in the teetirki-
when the former had failed; nor- could anything be More
exemplary than their conduct, and that of all on board; scarcely a
word was spoken, not a murmur was heard, and death was met
with that exemplary degree of intrepidity and resignation which
have been displayed by every individual throughout the arduous and
trying service in which we have been engaged since January, 1835.
Having already given a faithful account of the short, but eventful
period of about twelve minutes occupied by the beginning, the pro-
gress, and termination of the hurricane,l will conclude the painful
part
of my task, by referring you to the inclosed return of the names of
the valuable men who have been lost to his Majesty and their coun-
try for ever. Very different was the result when a similar, but less
violent gale, sent my little vessel to the bottom of this river in
1831; for I had not then the misery of deploring the loss of a
single life, and my little schooner was afloat and continuing the
descent in less than twelve hours ; whereas, all our efforts, as
yet, have failed even to find the remains of the vessel, not a
ripple, or the slightest trace of the unfortunate Tigris, marks the
spot where she went down ; but our search has not yet terminated,
and if she should be found without having been dashed to pieces, I
shall take measures to recover her with the assistance of the diving
bell, and other means ; especially as there are many valuable in-
struments on board, in addition to the hull and machinery, and
particularly as the Arabs here are well disposed.
I am happy to say, that the survivors of the expedition remain
as much unshaken as ever in their confidence regarding the final
success of this undertaking, as well as the manifest advantages,
facilities, and cheapness of this line of communication. The hur-
ricane has been, it is true, a most trying and calamitous event; but
I believe it is regarded by all, even at this early day, as having no
more to do with the navigation of the Euphrates in other respects,
than the loss of a packet in the Irish Channel, which might retard,
but could not put an end to, the intercourse between England and
Ireland.
We are, therefore, continuing our descent and survey to Bussora,
hoping not only to bring up the mail from India within the specified
time, but also, if it pleases God to spare us, to demonstrate the speed,
economy, and commercial advantages of the river Euphrates, pro.
vided the decision of Ministers shall be in the true spirit of Eng-
lishmen, to give it a fair trial, rather than abandon the original pur-
pose in consequence of an unforeseen, and, as it proved, an una-
voidable calamity.
I bare the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) F. R. CHESNEY, Colonel, corn
men
The Right Hon. Sir J. Cam Hobhouse,ding the expedition.
Bart., President of the Board of Controul.

26th May.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duchess of Kent has appointed the Rev. J. R. Pit-
man to be one of her Royal Highness's Chaplains.
The Duke of Cumberland went yesterday to his residence 4
Kew.

Lord Sandon, Mr. Swart, Sir Robert Price, Mr. Fergus.;
sun, and other Members of Parliament, attended yesterday at
the Foreign (Mee,.

Lord dienclg left WWII 011 Thursday for Tonbridge Wells.
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aan-interYICIT ffith VinOM Melbourne
Dr. Somervii,e
yesterday, in Downing-street.
M. Tricoupi, (the Greek Minister,) M. Bourquoney (the
French Charge d'Affaires), and Mr. Poulett Thomson, ;au-
acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.