The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-26 00:00:00

DISTREiiING ACCIDENT•

(From Ca Whitehaven Gazette of Aug. 2:3.) ce,
011 Sunday afternoon, the fine brig deS,i
01'?
M'Kenzie, master, belonging to Messrs. Thompson, of '''wta
fries, sailed from this port for St. John's, New Brunswick,
_te.
a valuable cargo, consisting of sails, rigging, and other
rials, for two large vessels now buildir, at the latter place's but
sides a quantity of rum, brandy, wine ,&c. The wind W3nori
light, and the vessel was in the offing the whole aftern-oiile
about seven o'clock in the evening she was not more than 3.,,g
from the harbour. About two o'clock on Monday inciralo-o'
tity of oakum was stowed ; the people below
fire was discovered in the fore part of her hold, where a %oaf
were insrwitti
called ; and so rapidly did the flames extend, that it '11,39„01
the utmost difficulty they all got upon deck, many 01 it"; fel
their shirts, and others with only their trousers on. IrellAitlz
minutes the flames issued from the fore hatch, anti rag
w•ar
irresistible fury. The crew consisted of 19 persons and It ei
sengers, a Mr. and Mrs. M'Alliston ; and the terror an eite
sion which reigned among theta may be more easily cAlollir.
getting son, and Alexander
into A a, nder
pushed Hannah,ofir)T n lowered than described. Three sailors James Hamilton, Irn,';'„lt-
their shipmates to the horrible fate which seemed .04
before them. The second mate instantly leaped into jog the
and swam towards the boat, with the intention of ird,aloculanihtle
men to return ; but they rowed away, and with an 'o' vor
almost unparalleled, heeded neither his entreaties„dipg 'as
.4
shouts which were sent after them from the vessel : n"osy wrA
efforts vain, he returned to the brig. Every exertion);,co
e•-•eesdselt,b ele'ajltYo7;e:oteStillsi
used to get the long-boat overboard, but the fire haiabo
her, this was accomplished with difficulty. At lerg'fejlows4o
ii
launched, but not a single oar was to be found, the BY
the jolly-boat having taken three away with thein. .0, fa•
sr/
time the fire had reached the rigging, and was for anlaa
riously. A long pole was found, which was ta"e,,ii d off 'r- rs
and the boat, with eighteen hands on board, pus the caber
the brig. As soon as the men in the jolly-boat saw jo tow,
in the boat, they lay-to for them, and taking the b°fit'„esteef:
the whole of the people were landed about five o'cit of 0
day (Monday) morning. The people lost the wheun`4 pear
clothes, except what they had on. The vessel ,Wdiscvercip',
a-breast the St. Bees' Heads when the fire was ors` ' Cust°
About seven o'clock, Mr. Wales and the crew of
followed'
house boat went out to her, and at eight were the r°' d
two other boats, in one of which was Mi. MlCenrie,_niculate,,
4b
ter. About twelve o'clock, the life-boat (as best the
to hold a number of people), with Mr. Turnbull, `fa 05
and eleven others, went off with provisions, &e7g,ht ha,ne
who went out in the morning; another boat With F._ ofbrl;
on board went out at the same time, with the inteno!tr.k P.
04
ing what remained of the vessel into port. At 4 clot des
she was seen from the Brows,apparent about se
:„red,"#si
due West, and the boats had her in tow, and -rtiu eroiate
making tolerable way: the vessel, of which the
left, was then burning.—Forty minytes past four too t►iltilts
vessel has this moment gone down. Her disalloulfroni Ae
very sudden ; the smoke rose in a cloud as it does „,inute -n
r
when a quantity of water is thrown upon it,; in a seen °f eti
t
ra
the smoke cleared away, and not a vestige could he the 0
Jessie. The boats returned about hale-past six ; teus and P;el
report, that they towed her in shore about three an'ari'd
Chs
site went down, St. Bees' Heads bearing E. by
Bank, N.E. ti N., distant from the harbour four
BIRTHS.
On the 25th inst., in we
.seer
-"r-' to
of a son. • IVIarY, .e
the flee
On Saturday last. at Over, Cambridgeshire, , 4 dlr..
of John Norman, labourer, was safely delivered
girls, who are all well, and likely to live. g Waller -
Jots
MARRIED. 4 VorkigArt
Galsworthy, of Symonds-inn, London, of S
On the 20th inst., at Wistow, in the counserl Y;crtto, to 6sto'
youngest daughter of Mr. NVilliani Nicholson,
Lordship.
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DIED r bn"
On the 22d inst., at the house of his brothe,:a nepol].tots,;
son, Bulstrode-street, Manchester-square, thei".orat ReP;arer,tc
more, a Peer of Great Britain, one of the 0r.41,nt Treca'reltr_
tive Peers for Ireland, a Privy Councillor,_ in „op
Remembrancer of his Majesty's Court of Excheq.uo'f oppoctolly,
a General in the Army, Governor of the county i the are
&c. His residences in Ireland were Knoek,_l°.t,t7' :i to P,
of Tipperary, and Pahnerston-house, Dnultrc.antirnlivie6firif
I the hereditary advocate of the Catholics, and uninterenietto
death their leader in the House of Lords. "t of theireworl,
zealous, able, and uncompromising support nisgatdst,
they have any gratitude, must for ever en -les old eO.,
them. Never having been married, hit tit n, leeiste
vols'e upon his next brother, Lord Hutchinso.on Fat,
tt,•9
On the 11th inst., soddenly, at Doncarrhis Ma.lieettier 010,T:a
in his 35th year, Captain Edward Clabon, ° , Of
Regiment, leaving a widow and four childrerL.
r, 010 hig_er
municating the melancholy event to his bron:oied. so,tiolof
observes, " Your brother was respected, est`rovself,..iip e..o‘
regarded by us all, and by no one more thanofe, v
well and highly appreciated his upright, joss mill is'
Hi. „
sense of the word excellent character.
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felt and deeply deplored in the 58th Reginiton, weeks.
On Wednesday, the 24th inst, at BroniPged oh,-50
fant daughter of Captain H. Napier, ILN" w , in t r-ard-gt
On Tuesday, the 23d inst., at Kentish-tow o Ger eta,
of her age, Mary, the wife of Mr. PountneY' lirs'oeto/
Soho.
tier, widow of John Cartier, Esq., go t
On the 22d inst. at Bedgbury, in Kent; a °overßO°or,Oe
of Bengal. tthe
erolls'
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