The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-14 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

The Xenophon, bound to London, was on shore on Pluck-
ington Bank, Liverpool, on Thursday.
The Earl of Balcaras, Cameron, sailed from Bengal for
China the 18th of July, and on the 20tli broke her rudder, lost
anchors and cables ; returned to the new anchorage on the 24th,
and lay with only a small anchor and cable ': she was expected
to sail again the 4th of August.
The Susan, Hamilton, from Bengal to London, passed the
Earl of Balcarras on the 20th of July.

. DEAL, DEC. 13.—Wind E.S.E.—Remain the Severn frigate.
VORTSMOUTII, DEC. 13.--Wind Eagerly.--Arrived the
Roaalu from Demerara.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 12.—Wind E.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Phaeton from the eastward, and the Berwick, Jeffrey, from
Van Dieman's Land, to take in goods and passengers ; the Prin-
cess Charlotte, Way, from Lisbon in 15 days ; Elizabeth Jane,
Potter, 20 days, from Seville; also the Porte frigate from
Portsmouth.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 12.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived from Lon-
don the Enterprize and Union. Also the Harriet, bound to
the South Seas, and the Arno, Crow, 21 days, from Mogadore ;
the latter has been run foul of, and sustained damage. Sailed
the Francis Freeling packet for Jamaica.

GRAVESEND, DEC. 13.—Sailed the Lusitama, Langdon,
for New South Wales.

LOSS OF VISE LIVERPOOL AND ELLESMERE STEAM
PACKET.—The following melancholy particulars of the loss
of a steam packet are from the Chester Guardian :—" This
packet left Liverpool about three o'clock on Thursday after-
noon, having twenty-three persons on board, including her
crew. The wind at this period blue fresh, and was a-head of
the picket, and there was no appearance in the weather to jus-
tify a suspicion of danger. About 5 o'clock the wind had greatly
increased, andat 6 the packet had reached within a quarter of a
mile of Ellesmere port. It now blowing a complete hurricane,
the Captain found it impossible to make the port. He then con-
templated a return to Liverpool, and steered the vessel round for
that purpose, but was soon convinced that it was impossible, the
tide having so far receded. The vessel then beat about for se-
veral hours, it being impossible to steer for any particular point.
At nine they cast anchor, but she continued to drift ; and about
twelve ran foul of a flat, whose cable was also cut, but drag-
ging her anchor. The concussion was tremendous, every per-
son on board expecting she was going down. • Several of
the passengers were at this time in the cabin, and were
violently thrown down by the heaving of the packet, one
side of which-was under water.. Tint• confusion and alarm
itere now at their height. As the' 441. t remained. some short
titne.alongside the packet, 4 of the crew and two of the passen-
gers caulght hold of the side ofthe flat, and got on board her.
There was now one foot water in the cabin ; it was determined
I. to cut the cable, and let the vessel drift with the wind and tide,
the sea dashing over her in all directions. About one o'clock
the tide began to flow ; and the packet was driven about two
miles above Ellesmere port, where she ran against a sand-
bank, continuing for several times to recede from and ap-
proach to it. At length she stuck fast in the sand, nearly
opposite Stanlow-house, and the freebie glimmering of the
moon discovered the shore at about seventy yards distance,
most of the intervening space being sand, or rather mud.
It was now near four in the morning. Captain Dimond here
pressed as many of the passengers as he could prevail upon
to make the shore, when Mr. H. Whittle, son of Dr. Whit-
tle, Mr. William Leatherbarrow, of the Exchange, and Mr.
Nixon, a farmer, near Stanney, leaped into the water, and suc-
ceeded in gaining the land. There were now fourteen indivi-
duals on board, only five of whom reached the shore in safety.
The captain with his son in his arms was washed overboard,
while in the act of disengaging himself of his great coat; Mrs.
Deakin, a stonemason's wife, of Flookersbrook, with her in-
fant in her arms, and her niece, about 10 years old ; the blind
tidier, who accompanied the boat ; the son of Mr. Burt, a pro-
mising youth about 0 years of age ; Mr. William Davies, mill-
wright, of this city ; and an elderly person, all perished in at-
tempting to gain the land. The packet is been got up, is
found to have sustained comparatively little injury, and has
been taken to Runcorn.

On Saturday last, a Meeting of the Inhabi-
tants of West Mailing, was held at the Swan
Inn, for the purpose of forming a Patrole Asso-
ciation at that place, for the protection of pro-
perty from nightly depredators, when several
resolutions were entered into for that purpose,
and upwards of 401. subscribed to carry the same
into effect.
At Marlborough-street Office yesterday, a
Captain in the Army made a charge of robbery
against the landlady of the house in which
he lodged. It appeared from his statement,'
that he had been in the house i f the pri-
soner ever since the month of September last,
when he arrived in London from the East
Indies, on letzve of absence for the improvement
of his health. During the period of his being in the
house he had been in various ways annoyed by the
prisoner, who although solicited frequently to de.
liver her bill, always delayed, in order that he
might not quit the house, and when she did de-
liver it, witness requester. her to return him a
gold broach, which he had missed, and which
had been seen in her possession. It was the gift
of a young lady in the East Indies, and valued
at forty guineas. She denied all knowledge of
it, when the Captain said he could bring forward
further evidence. The parties were ordered to
attend Male evening.
Elizabeth Hutchinson, about 20 years of age,
ervant to Mr. Clifton, farmer, of Timberland
Thorpe, near Sleaford, was burnt to death on
Friday the 6th instant. The accident is sup-
posed to have arisen from her standing too near
the fire. It was some time before her master and
others could succeed in extinguishing the flames,
the young woman herself having lost all recol-
lection and presence of mind. She lingered for
a few days.