The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-23 00:00:00

IkIUCANTI Slll.l'l'l NG.

DEAL, OCT. 22.--Wiad Easterly.-.—Arrived the Rio
Packet Itesbet, from Hamburgh.

PORTSMOUTIT, OCT. 22.—Wind E.S.E.—Put in by eon.
wary winds the Alliance, Linstrom, from Alicant ; Swan,
Bargeson, from ditto ; Sibson, Trindle, Berhice ; Sorrier,
M`Pherson, Madeira ; Thetis, Lentz, Memel ; Pine, Anson,
Christiana ; and Sportsman, from Cork. Sailed the Hero,
Cumming, for Honduras.

- PLYMOUTH. OCT. :L.—Wind E.—Arrived the Cognac.
Barton. from Charente; Watchfull, Warren, Malaga; Cha-
rente Campbell, Charente, in 14 days; and Romulus, Craw.
ford,' from Quebec.
PaLatOtrraf, OCT. 21.—Wind B.—Arrived the Dlatte.
Joy, from Leghorn t Brothers, Kingstone, Malaga. in AG
days, for Hull, with loss of bulwarks and staunchions;
Brothers, Richards, from Charente, in fi days ; Active; Lord ;
and William and Mary, Way, from Gijon t also the fireur4t
Chasse Ilarce, Paul and Virginia, from Rouen.
RA xso*TE, Oct. 22. Came in the cutter George, Sibston„
from Rotterdam to Sevilla, haring situ* on .a wreck neat the
Brielle yesterday.
Yesterday a Court'of Directors was held at the Bast India
Rouse, when Captain William Elisha Farrar was sworn into
the command of the ship Orwell, consigned to China direet.

BOMBAY, Fs n. 22.—A boat from Surat, hound to BOtrny,
in which Captain Johnson, of the artillery, and Lieutenant
Robinson, of the 20th regiment had embarked, was boat teat
side of Surat-bar, on the night of the 20th ultimo, and ever"-
person on board perished, with the exception of one native (a
Banclaree), who was picked up by another boat on the follow-
ing morning. The account which this man gives is, that he
left Surat in a boat with two European officers (who are
known to be the gentlemen above-mentioned); that in the even.
ing of the same day, the Tindal in charge of the boat, thinking
he should not be able to emu the bar in the night time anchor.
ed the boat in the river, with a determination to remain there
until daylight; before midnight, however, he was called
up b, the gentlemen, who urged him to get the boat under
way and go to sea, stating that the wind was quite fair, the
weather was clear, and that they were only losing time,
by remaining there ; the Tindal remonstrated ; but as they
persisted, he got au anchor up, and proceeded on his voyage.
In crossing the bar, the boat (which was laden with tiles)
struck twice, and began to leak so much that it requiteit
ell the people on board to hale out the water;
peared, however, that in this state they got out to sea,
when in a short time the boat suddenly sunk. On recovering
himself, the Banduree found that he and three others were
clinging to a piece of the mast, which must have been detached
fro .n the boat when it went down. His companions dropped off
during the night, one after the other ; but he, from being ac.
cuetomed to use great exettion with hit arms in climbing trees,
was able to hang on till day -light,svhen he was picked up by a bolt
and brought to Bombay. We understand that the body, of one
of the gentlerrea has since been washed on shore, but which of
' the two is not known. This narrative affords a sad example of
the impudence of interfering with the natives in the .marer.
ment of their boats.

SUICIDE BY AN UNDERTAKEIt.—An
was taken yesterday evening, at the Crown and
Anchor, Fleet Market, on the body of PeTria
Snetnienn, aged 43 years, an underteker,wbo
resided at No. 18, Braziers'-buildings, rivet
Market. Elizabeth Thomas deposed, that on Tues..'
day morning, about 20 minutes before 11, she went
to make the beds in the room where the deceased'
slept. She opened the door, end saw his' hand.
hanging down by the bed side, and his back to-.
aidew r dos the
the bhed bed.
posts,. she a
thennd
went feet
clown on hotaieloetnii r
eon
e
ridering something was wrong, and alarmed her
miitress.---George Cerro' deposed that he is
rn undertaker in Fleet-Market ; that about
eleven o'clock on Tuesday he was told a mats
hail hanged himself; in consequence of which he
went to the deceased's room and found hint Suite'
pearled to the tester of the bed by a cord, the
other end of which was around his neck. lie Was'
in a sitting posture, with his feet hanging a little
over the heal ; the whole of his body rested on the.
rope. Witness cut him down, and thinks he had
been dead several hours ; has known him for
fourteen years, and of late he has been in a very
desponding state through his family's ill-usage.
George Getter deposed that he slept in the
same room with the deceased, and left hitri
alive at half-past five the same morning ; he 401:
peered desponding and unhappy the night before,
and walked about talking incoherently, meddling:
with his clothes and talking to himself ; hes had
been low for a long time, and just previous tvs.
the act ; he got up about three in the morning,;
his usual hour was seven o'clock. Mr. Butler,'
of Fleet-market, deposed that the deceased. ,stirs"
a very sober man, and came Into his shop- on"
Monday afternoon, and partook of a pint 'of-
porter; he was then low, and appeared to hater'
been crying ; his eyes acre much swollen.--
Verdict, Insanity."
SINGULA It CAM—A New York Ameeiertn'
Paper states that there is now in that city a'
young lady, about 13 years of age, a Miss Mary'
Man Barnes, from Middletown, Connecticut, who,l
for more than 11 months past (with a single ex";
ception)" has wholly abstained from vegetable or
animal food. iii July,lB2l, she was taken sick with'
bilious fever, which soon left her, and she
was attacked with a complication of nervetni'
disorders. From the time she was taken sick'
she experienced a gradual loss of appetite, till'
the 31st Aug. 1821, when she wholly refused tilt
kinds of animal or ordivavy vegeteble food. Skis'
takes occasionally an apple, peach, or pear, in
their xenon, but her ordinary nutriment ifs'
molasses and water. A quart of the former'
lasts her live weeks. She has no loathing of
food, (except when she attempts to eat it,) but
a total indifference to it. The last timo site
took animal or ordinary vegetable fond, wee:
about a year ago. It consisted of two pew:
Her health, since her abstinence, has rather
proved than otherwise. She is able, with help,
to walk. Ifor countenance linut rick ly, and her
spirits are cheerful. Strange as this story mei'
seem, its truth is attested by atoll Etpsons
veracity.

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