The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-15 00:00:00

JANUARY .15, 1849.

water—fortunately he was saved from a watery grave.
The rest of the crew did not come off until the tide
went back. The vessel has become a wreck. The
Hero of Fraserburgh then came in sight, about two
o'clock F.M. and attempted taking our harbour, but was.
driven past the mouth of it on the rocks at the back of
the baths, and in a few minutes became a total wreck.
All the hands were saved except one man. About
three o'clock, P.M., a cry got up that the Greenland
vessels in the North harbour had broken loose, and were
dashing on each other, when a great many went in order
to 8, cure them, and we are sorry to say, a good num-
ber never returned. The sea was breaking over the
Not harbour with awful violence ; one heavy sea
swept a great many into the harbour, a number of whom
succeeded in getting out ; but, melancholy to relate,
fifteen have since been taken out lifeless corpses. The
exact number missing our correspondent has not as-
certained. From the dock to Bell's curing yard is one
mass of wreck and ruins, the sea having carried away
the wall, and all the curing stations. Then,- about
six o'clock, r.ar., the-schooner London of this port struck
on the Horse Back rocks. The men were all got off
safe; but she has since become a total wreck. And this
morning it was discovered that a brig had been driven
ashore near the Rope Work. She is supposed to be the
Scotsman of Aberdeen, and it is to be feared all hands
are lost. We hear four vessels are wrecked between this
and Slains, one of which is the Effoit of Sunderland.
BODDAM, JAN. 10.—About nine o'clock this morning,
two schooners and a brig appeared near the land. The
brig went down about three-quarters of a mile south
from Buchanness, and one furlong off the land. She
was a brig of about 140 tons—white paint streak
and figurehead. At the time she went down one or
two men were seen on her quarter ; three or four in
the boat. The fragments of the boat came on shore
about half an hour after. The stern had no name,
either of master or ship. It was an old boat—fir plank,
outside black, inside brown red, gunwales light blue or
leaden grey. A large vane or small burgee of red
woollen, containing the half of the letter S in white cot-
ton, came ashore. The schooners came into Peterhead
bay about two P.m., and went on shore. A brig, with
seven men, reported lost at Crucen, at tea A.M, thought
to belong to Aberdeen. The schooners are reported to
he the Katherine, of Aberdeen, and Hero, Fraserburgh.
The wooden bridge at Buchanness light-house has been
swept away, and a serious breach has been made in the
pier at Boddam.
JAN. 11th.—Cast on shore to-day, a half-length figure-
head, blue bonnet, red coat, white collar, black handker-
chief with sailor's knot, red sash over left shoulder. Part
of a board, Sco-- Abe—.

STONEHAVEN.—On Wednesday we were visited by a
very severe storm. The beach that bounds the eastern
part of the New Town has been completely flattened,
and some of the projections on the western side of the
water-course much injured. During the night, the jetty
immediately adjoining the New Pier was broken down,
and it is foared that the next tide will render it a com-
plete ruin.

JOHNSHAVEN. Early on Monday morning, the
schooner Mansfield, of and for Aberdeen, Leslie, master,
laden with coals, haring lost her foremast, was in the
heavy gale from the south-east driven on the rocks below
Brotherton House, and has become a total wreck. The
crew succeeded in saving their lives in the ship's small boat.
BERVlE.—Daring the heavy gales on Wednesday, the
sea, being much agitated and a stream tide, made a con-
siderable inroad on the low-lying fields in the neighbour-
hood. Nearly a hundred yards of new wall, enclosing
the parks in front of Haligreen Castle, were broken down
and swept away.

NAVAL INT bLLIGENCE.
On Saturday last we gave, with more confidence than
we expressed in previous notices, the name of the Earl
of Clarendon as First Lord of the Admiralty. It would
appear, however, that Ireland having been again the
" chief difficulty" in the ministerial arrangements, the
Cabinet have decided on appointing the Right Hon.
Francis Baring, M.P. for Portsmouth, to fill the vacant
chief seat at the Admiralty Board.—Herald.
OLITUARY.-Our obituary of Saturday contained the
death of an officer whose name has been for many years
associated with, as his services have been most advan-
tageous to, the numerous charities connected with the
Royal Navy. Commander Joseph William Basalgette
(1814) was a lieutenant of June, 1806, and was the 27th
senior commander on the list. He was severely wounded
when lieutenant of the Resistance, on the coast of Spain,
in 1809; was senior lieutenant of the America, on the
coast of Italy, in 1813. Gazetted 1813, and twice in
1814. He was in the receipt of 1502 pension for wounds,
and had received a pecuniary grant from the Patriotic
Fund for his gallantry. By his death Commander John
Harvey (1819) succeeds to the 108. per diem half-pay list.
We regret also to announce the death of Lieutenant
Richard M`Kinley Richardson (1842), who commissioned
the Pluto steam-sloop last February, and proceeded in
command of her to the coast of Africa. He died on his
passage home in the Rapid, on the 2d November, in the
Bights of Benin. He had invalided from his vessel in
consequence of an attack of jaundice, but his death re-
sulted from apoplexy. He was tilt) son of Captain
Richardson, of Gosport, and was a gallant and highly-
promising young officer, having been promoted from
mate of the Sulphur on being officially reported for his
services on the coast of China, including the taking of
Canton. His remains were committed to the deep with
much sorrow.

COAST GUARD A PPOINTREENTSe—LieII tS. William
Wynne Eyton, to North Yarmouth Station, vice Roberts,
promoted ; R. Cotgrave, from Greenway station to
Stonehouse Point, vice Haines, promoted ; Bartholo-
mew Jeffery, from Newhaven station to Greenway, vice
R. Cotgrave. The remeval of Lieut. John Richards,
from Dines station to Pembroke, previously announced,
has been cancelled.

S UPERANNUATIONS AT DEVONPORT DOCKYARD.—
Richard Davey, leading.man of caulkers, 341. per annum;
Joseph Herbert Thomas Cross, and William Hoskins,
shipwrights, 241. each ; Thomas Cousins, painter, 241. ;
Edward Laundrey, millwright, 241; and John Pengelly,
sawyer, 201. per annum.

THE MOORISH PIRATES.—The Admiralty have or-
dered a deck launch to be built for the Janus, steam-
sloop, to be commissioned by Lieutenant Powell, to be
propelled by a 4-horse engine's high pressure. When
the Polyphemus's services are required at Gibraltar this
boat will be detached for cruising on the Barbary coast
for the protection of the merchantmen.

The Arrogant, 46, steam-frigate, has been taken
alongside the sheer's jetty at :Portsmouth, to have her
jury-gear and masts taken out, and to receive proper
masts and yards. Although her armament is ex-
ceedingly heavy—viz., carrying on her weather deck two
pivot guns, 68-pounders, of 95 cwt. each, with sixteen
32-pounders of 35 cwt., and on her main deck twelve
8-inch 56-pounder guns, and sixteen 32-pounders, of 56
cwt. each—in all, 46 guns—she could with ease carry all
the guns on the main-deck of 8-inch calibre, having
plenty of space and room to work them, and in this case
she would be the most formidable frigate of her class
that ever swam.

A court martial is ordered to be held at Devonport, for
the trial of Captain Sprigg, late of her Majesty's brig
Ferret, on charges, founded on the depositions of the
master of a Brazilian slaver, forwarded to the Govern-
ment through the Governor of St. Helena, and the Com-
modore of the African cruizing squadron, alleging
cruelty and ill-treatment of himself and crew at the
hands of Captain Sprigg.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13.—The Superb's hull has been
accidentally discovered to be in a very unsatisfactory
state. One of the caulkers working round a trcnail
found the substance beneath rather yielding, and on
giving another smart blow, the iron went right into the
heart of a floor timber. A report thereon has been
forwarded to head-quarters, but no order in consequence
has yet been issued. It is much feared that there are
many parts of her hull equally bad. No proof of such
a thing has been made, as the usual practice of boring
for unsound places has not been permitted in the pre-
sent instance.

The Sharpshooter, steam•schooner, Lieutenant-Com-
mander J. C. Bailey, returned from her fishing cruise
off the Sussex and Kent coasts last night. It is under-
stood she is to be. prepared for foreign service. Her
late pilot, Burnett, is ordered not to be employed in
future in any of her Majesty's ships or vessels.
Wind, W. by S., strong gales and hazy, with rain.

[PRICE SD.

THE ARMY.
The 7'7th Regiment will be shortly removed from the
garrison of Portsmouth to Dover, to relieve 'the 50th
Foot, which will take their place at Portsmouth.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.
WOOLWICH, JAN. I3.—The gentlemen cadets who
passed their examinations on the 18th of December last,
and hart, received commissions in the Royal Regiment
of Artillery, are posted as

Second Lieutenant Millar to be first Lieutenant, vice
Johnson,. promoted, and posted to Major Browne's com-
pany, 12W battalion.
Second Lieutenant R. W. Haig to be first Lieutenant,
vice Cornell, promoted, and posted to Captain Fisher's
company, 6th battalion.
Second. Lioutenant C. H. Owen to be first Lieutenant,
vice M'Cirea, promoted, and posted to Captain liamilton's
company, 12th battalion.
Second Lieutenant Milman to Major Lethbridge's
company, fifth battalion; Second Lieutenattl Boyd to
Captain Glasgow's company, sixth battalion; Second
Lieutenant Piers to Captain Ellis's company, eighth
battalion; Second Lieutenant Luce to Captain Fisher's
company, sixth battalion; Second Lieutenant :Benno to
Captain Sindham'a company, first battalion; Second
Lieutenant Pasley to Captain Pickering's company,
third battalion; Second Lieutenant P. W. L'Estrange to
Captain Dnere's company, fifth battalion; Second
Lieutenant Bent to Captain Turner's company, sixth
battalion; Second Lieutenant M'Ternan to Captain
Fitzrnayer's company, third battalion; Second Lieute-
nant Irvine to Major Griffin's company, eighth battalion;
Second Lieutenant Lascelles to Captain Frasor's com-
pany, fourth battalion; Second Lieutenant Grylls to
Captain Markland's company, fourth battalion; Second
Lieutenant Hon. S. A. Ellis, to Major Burnaby's com-
pany, sixth battalion; Second Lieutenant Champion to
Captain Townsend's company, fourth battalion. The
second lieutenants have leave from the Mastez-General
to the 10th of February.