The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-07 00:00:00

MERCANTI LE Sal PH NG.

DEAL, APRIL A.—Wind S.W.--Arrived this morning and
sailed for the River the Bombay 'Merchant, Kemp, from Bom-
bay—sailed 10th November, and frotn St. Helena IA February ;
'Woodstock, 314'Whinnim, from Jamaica ; and Highlander,
Miller, from. the Mediterranean. Came down from Highlander,
River
the Charles Forbes, Itrythin, for Bombay ; Marquis Wellesley,
Napier, Grenada; Hannah, for Cape Breton; Stranger,
rnichi ; Swift, Seville ; Ceres, St. John's ; and Genoa packet,
for Genoa—and remain in the Downs with the rest of the out-
ward-bound as per last.—The BoMbay Merchant spoke on the
20th February the Hon. Company's ship Herefordshire in lat.
2. S. long. 21. W.
APRIL 6.—Wind N.,--Arrived and sailed for the River the
Libson, Trindle, from Berbice ; Elizabeth, Taylor, Galipolis ;
London packet, Corneby, Odessa; Ruley, Stephano, St. Mi-
chael's ; Lord 51u11,►rave,. Tankersly, ditto ; and Riga, from
Jamaica. Came dOwn fimn the River the St. Lawrence,
Douglas, for Quebec and Montreal; Hyperion, Stephens, St.
John's, if.B. ; and British Tar,, Clark, for Prince Edward's
Island--and sailed with the whole of the. outward-bound mer-
chantmen, coasters, And colliers,. for their different destinations,
with a moderate breeze front the Northward,-except the Charles
Forbes and the Miles.lndiaman.

HALF-PAST SlX.—The wind has again backed to the lirest-
ward, and the whole of the outward-bound are coming back.
FALMOUTH' APRIL s.—Wind N.—Sailed his Majesty's
brig Calliope,. for Lisbon, with mails • ' the Marquis of Salis-
bury packet, for the Mediterranean. Arrived off the port the
Kingston, ninny, M days from Jamaica. Sailed under con-
voy of his Majesty's ship Falmouth, with several other vessels,
for London.

PORTSMOUTH, ATM I. s.—Wind
APIIII. N.,---Sailed his Majeitty's ship Tribune,
for Plymouth; and Sisters, Sergeant, for Demerara.

THE ALERT PACKET.
[Front the Dublin Correspondent. April 3.1
One of the survivors of this deplorable shipwreck gives the
following heart4ending statement young. mother, to
whose tortured bosom two shrieking infants clung, was seen for
some time after the vessel sunk .clinging to a crate. The crew
agreed to save her, and rowed round for that purpose, and inc.
ceeded in reaching the crate, when a wave struck the female
and her offspring, although not with great' violence, yet with
sufficient power to overwhelm the exhausted creatures, and
they were numbered with the dead.
The following names are taken from letters and other papers
found on the bodies of those unfortunate passengers on board
the Alert packet :
Mary Olevers, or Obers, a poor woman.
Anne Murphy, one sovereign, Os. lid. in silver, a silver
thimble, a pen-knife, and a gold ring. •
A man with a top-coat only, with a character from J. Brown,
dated Westport, March 8, 1823.
A man, with a letter, directed James Weld, 13, Hold-street,
(it is supposed Holles-street), Dublin. .
A woman, with a letter, direct Mrs. Sarah Barlow, 10,1
Brunswick-street, Dublin. • 1
A carpet bag, a pocket-book, marked William Heart ; let- ,
ters in it directed Robert William Heare, Harhour-street, Tul-
lamore, King's County ; his mother, Anne Butterly, Dublin.
Some letters addressed Anne Reed, at Alderman Itl'Kenny's,
Fitawilli an t-square, Dublin, from her daughter, Ellen Watters,
dated Liverpool, March 10.
James M eldon on a letter.

A case, directed Mrs. Ford, North Gate-street-row, Chester.
Two letters, one directed R. Marchill, Esq.; and the other
P. M`Donnell, Esq.
A book, Edward Howard; March, 1823.
A bundle of prayer books, directed Thomas Brown, Leeds.
A brush, marked W. ,Maddock; a letter addressed W.
Maddock, 52d Regiment. Birmingham, county of Tipperary,
from his father and mother, dated Middleton, 14th October,
1822.

Mary Willan, with a good deal of property.
A Bible, marked John Hawkins--this man had on him a
Waterloo Medal, with John Hawkins, 2d Battalion Grena-
dier Guards.

Mary Ashford, a letter from her sister, Sarah M'elbte, Man.
cheater ; this is the young Lady who had the child in her arms.
Mr. 111‘31aster, son of Mr. APillaater, of Belfast

TIIE WEATHER.

Extratt from a Alateorological Journal for March, 11123, kept at
the Observatory of the Academy (Dr. BISONEY'S) Gosport,
Hants

" This month; excepting a few days, has betal,cold, with,
high winds and sudden rains; in most of the nights either,
ice or hoarfrost collected. on the ground ; and the lower
air was generally humid and vaporous. It has snowed here
more or less on five different days, and the quantity that
fell on the 7th instant, was three inches in depth, which
is not usual in March ; althofigh it is, perhaps, the most trying
month in the whole round -of the seasons to the human consti.
tution. The mean temperature of spring water," during the
last three months, is 3.011 degrees lower than in the same
period last year;. re and. the mean temperature. of the external
air 6* degrees lower. The temperature of spring water, at the
present unite, is 2i degrees lower than at the close of 3larch,
1822. The return of Spring, and the leafing of the trees,
are of course two or three weeks later than the beginning
of the preceding Spring. The barometer, at the tune of
the snow storm on the 7th sunk suddenly and low, and kept
so about forty-eight hours. The atmospheric and mete-
oric phenomena that have come within our observation this
month, are, one solar and three lunar halos, two meteors, and
nine gales of wind, or days on Which they have prevailed—
namely, two from N., three from S.W., one from W., and
three from the 111. W.
Summar), of -the Treater. —A clear sky, 2 ; fine. with
various modifications of clouds, 12 ; an overcast sky without
rain, 11; foggy, ; rain, hail, and melted snow, 414 Total,
91 days.
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" Scak of Alic prevatijitg Tfrinds.—N. 4;N.E. 3i
E. 2; S.E. 3i; S. 1 ; S. Mr. 4 ; W. 6; N.W. 7.

Mackerel sold on Sunday morning at Billings.
gate at 80s. per hundred. At Portsmouth they-
are about one.fourth this price..
FEMALE GARRULITY.--.Some Latin Epigram.
matist gives it for a reason, why nature has not
furnished wome►► with beards us welt as men,
" that they could not hold their tongues long
enough to be shaved."