The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-09 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

Livr npoor., Marten. N.W.—Arrived the Din-
dostan, .NPCullen, from Calcutta, sailed the Ist of November,
and from the Sand Heads the 9th November ; the Henry, Por.
cher, had sailed ; the Princess Charlotte had been repaired, and
would sail in about three weeks. The following vessels had
arrived at Calcutta, viz.:—John Taylor, Bencoolen, and Cly-
desdale, from Liverpool. The Exmouth, and the Lord Amherst,
from London, and the Joseph, ..—_—, from Sincapore. .On
the 2d of November, in the Hoogley, spoke the Adrian, Gorden,
from New South Wales; and on the Bth of November, at the
entrance of the River, spoke the ship Susan, of and from
London. The Emma, Wellington, and Castor (whalers), were
at St. Helena. Also arrived the Agnes, Johnson, from Buenos
Ayres, sailed the 12th of December; Milton, Webb, from
savannah, sailed the Bth of February ; and the Apollo, Stevens,
from Maracaibo.

PORTSMOUTH, MMICH B.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrived the
London, Purvis, from the Downs for Demerara; Elbana,
Smale, from Waterford to London, with a general cargo, very
leaky. Sailed the Madras, Faynor, for Madras.
DEAL, 111Ancu B.—Wind Southerly.— Passed through the
Sarah, Elez, for Africa.

FALMOUTH, 111ancit N.W., fresh breezes.—No
arrivals or sailings.

The Merchant, —, and the Lord Nelson, of Sunderland,
were driven on shore near Shields on Sunday ; crews saved.
The following vessels, all from London, had arrived at Ben-
gal previous to the Ist November, in addition to those met:-
timed in the Liverpool letter, viz.: —Marchioness of Ely,
Asia, Golconda, George Home, Lady Rallies, Tairlie,
Regent, Bayne, Claudine, General Hewit, Cornwall, Carn Brea
Castle, Rose, Eliza, and Resourse, from London at Bengal ;
also the Lord Lyndoch, from the Mauritius.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when Capt. John Charritie was sworn in to the com-
mand of the Bombay, consigned to China direct. •
The Georgiana, Captain Badcock, from Bengal to the Cape,
was totally lost at Zanguebar, northward of the Cape; crew,
&c., saved.

The Hyperion, a 36-gun frigate, about ten o'clock on last
Saturday morning, -took her station as a guard-ship in New-
haven harbour.

LOSS OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN.
FALMOUTH, SATURDAY, MARCH 5.-1 he Kent India.
man, in lat. 47 N. long. 9 W., about noon, by a candle catch-
ing some spirits in the hold, caught fire, and the flames increased
so fast, that it was impossible to subdue them. The confusion
that ensued among about 530 souls on board may be better
imagined than described. The Cambria, that sailed from this
port for Itlexico, with miners, happened most fortunately to
be in sight, and the crew and passengers used every exer-•
non for these poor unfortunate creatures. The flames increased
so rapidly that not a single atom of all the valuable property on
board could be saved, and many of the soldiers, Sec. were re-
ceived on board the Cambria in a state of nudity. The
scene on board the latter vessel, on her arrival here, was
beyond description wretched—the men, women, and chil-
dren were crowded together almost to suffocation ; so close
was it, that a candle could not be kept iighted. Sonic
were dreadffilly bruised, others cramped, anti not able to
walk ; some badly scorched, and one poor fellow with his
thigh broken. The Cambria got in here about midnight on
Thursday night, and at day-light on Friday morning, although
blowing a gale of wind, every hand was employed in landing
them, which object, however., was not completed till six last
evening. The hospitality of Falmouth and its environs was fully
proved by the grotesque appearance of the men, women, and
children : some of the women dressed in flounces and furbelows,
others in prime Qualters'sha wls and caps; some of the officers with
large great coats, and trousers rather small ; some with shoes
pinching their toes, and others with boots large enough for both
legs. The females of the town were seen running with their bundles
to the place of rendezvous; a select number of ladies going
in .ouples into every . house, soliciting pecuniary aid. Our
Penryn friends were not behind; a collection of clothes com-
menced at day-break, and a chest provided to convey it to Fal-
mouth ; but on bringing the whole together, it was found a
cart would not contain it. Th.! ladies of Falmouth alone had
collected 801. before five o'clock. It is impossible to say too
much in praise of the inhabitants.—Colonel Fearon had his
wife and four daughters with him ; these, with several other
ladies on board, had nothing but what they escaped in. The
miners in the Cambria stripped themselves entirely, to alleviate
the sufferings of these poor souls.—l hand you a list of the lost.
Officers. Men. Women. Children.
On board 20 344 47 72
Lost 64 1 21
and I seaman and 4 boys belonging to the ship's company.